Air Force Awards Bid for Unmanned Facilities at Minter Field
The San Luis Obispo firm won the bid to install unmanned radar facility buildings at Minter Field. Other bidders included Schneider and Wikoff of Shafter. Local contractors say they were not officially notified and learned of the call in a trade publication with only two days to bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Minter Field
Bop Ansan Y
Mes
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Ob
Schneider and Wikoff
Shafter
Southern California
Minterfield
Harlan Hagen
Airforce
Congress
Minter
Dalke Installed as Head of Kern County Contractors Group
William H. Dalke of Shafter becomes president of Kern County Chapter of California Building Contractors, succeeding David N. Biggar of Bakersfield. The statewide body has 1800 members. Kern County has 40. Officers include James Stewart, Ted Brooks, and Forrest Frasie as directors. Drunk Driver Fined Arnold Berry of Bakersfield, 42, paid 150 after pleading guilty to drunk driving arrested on South Shafter Avenue by reserve deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Dalke
Shafter
Kern County
Building Con
California
David N. Biggar
Bakersfield
Larest Association
James Stewart
Ted Brooks
Forrest Frasie
Dalke
Shafter Planning Commission
Arnold Fred Berry
South Shafter Avenue
W. K. Smith
Don Lockler
Esheriffs
Shafter weighs fall event plan and homecoming
Chamber directors favor an annual Shafter celebration to be held in fall, with hopes for then funding Minter Field revival. Air base personnel may number up to 1000. Two 10 year old boys confessed to rifling mailboxes and looting cars as a prank, with police handling the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber Board of Directors
Shafter
Minter Field
Congress
Air Force
North Shafter
Blake Witcher
Edward Poole
Kiwanis Club Installs 1957 Officers in Shafter
A record crowd of 100 attended the Shafter Kiwanis installation of new officers at the Cawelo Motel. Incoming president Bob Bann spoke on the 1957 crusade, and Dr. Cliff Lodermeyer, Delano Kiwanis past president, presented slides from Melbourne Australia about the Olympic Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cawelo
Shafter Kiwanis Clubs
Dennis Gaede
Larry “Meredith
Ken Fahsbender
Bob Bann Saithatapne
Harrington
Oxford
California
Cass Garratz
Paul McDonald
al Finkeiner
Ross Harrington
Bob Bann
Shafter Kiwanis
Art Hemingson
Kiwanis
Cliff Lodermayoror
Delano
Delano Kiwanis Club
Melbourne Australia
Voters set February 6 for Shafter Wasco district balloting
Shafter and Wasco residents vote February 6 to pick three directors and one treasurer-assessor-tax collector for the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District. Polls open noon to six at five locations including Wasco Grammar, Wasco Fire Station, Shafter-Wasco Ginning, Shafter City Hall, and Union Congregational Church. Candidates: J M Billy Banks, Arthur Sawyer, Douglas Little compete for treasurer role. directors Marvin Neuman E J Peters Warren Carter unopposed for their seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter and
Wasco
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Mestic Arts Building
Or Wasco Grammar School
Wasco Fire Station
Shafter-Wasco Ginning Company
Central Valley Highway
Bender Avenue
Shafter City Hall
James Street
Clarence Annin
Shafter High Plans Spring Band Concert in New Auditorium
Shafter High School outlines plans for its spring band concert in the new auditorium in April. Kenneth Fahsbender leads committees including program and advertising and Gervis Robey handles tickets. The event features a 58-piece band with Noel Wilson Rodney Wiens and Gervis Robey in a trumpet trio and the Swinging Sergeants. Proceeds fund a band uniform fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Kenneth Fahsbender
Esse Grumbles
Joe Partain
Helen Partain
Carol Hooks
Gervis Robey
Lucianio Carrasco
Ray Villalvazo
Margaret Warkentin
Beverly Shultz
Lavina Unruh
Noel Wilson
Rodney Wiens
Swinging Sergeants
Fahsbender
County to Hold Rabies Clinic at Shafter Jan 26
Rabies vaccination clinics are set for Saturday with three stations in Minterid and Shafter. Timings run 9-10 a.m., 10:30-12:00, and 1:00-4:30 p.m. Fees are 2.50 for tags and vaccination. Dr. W C Buss, health officer, calls it a compulsory measure. strays will be impounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Minterid
Smith’s Corner
W. C. Buss
Mothers' Porchlight Brigade To March For Polio Relief
A large group of Shafter residents will solicit door to door for the March of Dimes from 5 30 to 7 p m. The drive is part of the 1957 Polio fund raising with events planned at Shafter and Wasco including games and a bowling night. Irvin Spowehen 27 remains in serious condition after an electric shock while installing a TV antenna near Driver and Riverside. His wife Vera ran for help and a county fire department rescuer revived him after about 45 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
March of Dimes
David Channeson
Shafter Woman’s Club
Don Little
A. J. Smith
Irvin Burdett Spoweden
John Jacobsen
Kern General Hospital
Driver~road
Riverside Street
Spowehen
Vera
Jack Cutherell
Blake Witcher
Shafter Woman's Club
Junior Women’s Club
Business and
Professional Women’s Club
Bill Irvin
Shafter Avenue
Richland School
Roy Farrell
Shafter High School
Shafter Lions
Jim Carrell
Wasco
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Bicycle Safety Campaign Set by Richland School
Richland School district joins Shafter Lions Club and Shafter Police to run a bicycle safety drive next week in the Shafter area. Roy Farrell, project coordinator, says demonstrations will occur during physical education with printed materials provided by the Lions Club. Targeted at fourth grade students, demonstrations are scheduled for Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Shafter Lions Club
Shafter
Stepp Named to High Post with S A Camp Firm
Jack Stepp representative of Cal Spray insecticide and fertilizer firm named manager of the S A Camp Fertilizer and Insecticide company. He replaces Irvin Nickel who quit to operate a Union service station in Shafter. Stepp to begin Monday and has been in fertilizer business since 1946 and in Shafter over 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stepp
Cal-Spray
S. A
Irvin Nickel
Shafter
Stepp
Scout Leaders to Meet for Two Day Training Course
Scout leaders and interested public urged to join a weekend training course at Shafter High School agriculture building. Sessions start 1 p.m. Saturday and run through Sunday with instructors Dick Uheler Delano Lewis Woodard Bill Irvin Cliff Gaynard and Leonard Johnson. Topics cover patrol organisation program planning hiking troop meetings and helping a boy grow. A Sunday morning religious service will be held. Attendees provide meals for Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Dick Uheler
Delano
Lewis Woodard
Bill Irvin
Cliff Gaynard
Leoard Johnson
Shafter
Free Chest X Rays in County TB Drive
Kern County Tuberculosis and Health association offers free chest x-rays for residents 15 and older on January 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the County Building, with the Christmas Seal Mobile Unit. The unit will also operate January 29 at Minter Village Recreation Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Kern County
James Moquist
TB Association
Minter Village
Second Lecture Set January 29 At Shafter High
The Forum Series lecture at Shafter High School sponsored by the Adult Evening School features Phillip Cummings presenting "Conflicting Defense Forces in the Middle East" on January 29. Cummings is described as a world recognized authority on education geography and sociology with past roles in England Europe and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Arthur Johnson
Phillip’ Cummings
Middle East
Cummngs
England
Europe
United States
League of Nations
Spain
Shafter to Play Corcoran Delano Friday Saturday
Shafter high school faces Corcoran in a South Sequoia league con test Friday night seeking a first league win after three losses while Corcoran aims to sweep to a fourth straight league victory and 10th straight overall. The 5 30 start features Bucks versus Corcoran C team with Delano non league games on Saturday. The match was suspended last fall but CIF ordered relations to resume a week ago.
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Shafter High School
Corcoran
Generals
Colonels of
Shafter
Bucks
Delano
CIF
Pianist Natalie Hinderas Headlines Wasco Concert
Natalie Hinderas, renowned pianist and former child prodigy, will perform for the Shafter-Wasco Community Concert Association at Wasco Union High School on Tuesday February 5. Her early career included a five year old stage debut with Mickey Rooney and Tod Heathly in Oberlin Ohio and appearances on NBC and Chicago Symphony Orchestra tours reaching Trinidad and the British West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie Hinderas
Shafter-Wasco Community Concert Association
Wasco Union High School
Mickey ,Rooney and
Tod~Healy
Oberlin
Ohio
NBC
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Trinidad
British West Lies
Installation Banquet Set for Shafter Chamber Tuesday
About 250 civic leaders guests and wives are expected to attend the Shafter Chamber of Commerce annual installation banquet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Richland Elementary cafeteria Bruce M Crawford general chairman announced The program includes installation of the new chamber president man of the year award and a talk by Orvin Mettler Em H Mettler and Sons vice president who will discuss Shafter agriculture future including potatoes and corn The man of the year will be announced at installation Sam L Becker will be installed by Mayor Adolf Kirschenmann Becker will outline board objectives. Entertainment by the Mennonite Brethren church mixed quartet with invocation by Rev Waldo Wiebe. Accomplishments of 1956 reviewed by Sibi Bread Merton 2. Fried chicken dinner by Richland cafeteria staff Bob Bann program chairman Robert Somers ticket chairman Tickets available from Somers and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Richland
Bruce M. Crawford
Orvin Mettler
Em H. Mettler and Sons
Mettler
Shafter
California
Crawford
Chamber
Sam L. Becker
Adolf Kirschenmann
Becker
Mennonite Brethren Church
Waldo Wiebe
Mennonite Church
Chamber of Commerce
Sibi Bread
Merton 2
Richland School
Bob Bann
Robert Somers
Somers
Restaurant to reopen at Shafter Tulare site
Gene Guenther of the American Legion announced plans to reopen a restaurant at the intersection of Shafter and Tulare avenues. Ray Barr and Bennie Hill will operate it starting Friday February 1. Barr is a former Fresno restaurant manager and Hill a former Olive Grove cafe chef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter and
Tulare Avenues
Gene Guenther
The
American Legion
Guenther
Ray Barr
Bennie Hill
Barr
Fresno
Hill
Olive Grove
Lee Riley
Fire Log: Antenna causes burns to man near Riverside
Irvin B. Spowehen suffered severe burns to his legs and groin when a television antenna he was installing fell across a 12,000 volt powerline on Driver Road, about half a mile south of Riverside. He was transported to Kern General Hospital by an out of town ambulance with resuscitator equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin B. Spowehen
Driver Road
Riverside
Spowehen
Kern General Hospital
Exchange Club Names Committees and Plans Charter Night
At the January 17 1956 meeting of the Exchange Club of Shafter committeemen for six months were named with Tommy Tucker as program chairman and others handling finance attendance fellowship and more. Clyde D Keith explained duties of committeemen and recruitment while plans for the charter meeting on February 7 1957 at 7 30 in the Veterans Memorial Hall were outlined with National Exchange use to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange Club of
Shafter
Tommy Tucker
Max Pearce
Jack Thompson
Bill Hildebrand
House
Harvey Neuman
Ed Gaede
Dick Rhodes
Fred Schardt
Ralph Baehr
Darrel Buckland
Irvan Meyer
Aims
C. E
Moon) Mullins
J.W
Sandy) Sanderson
Clyde D. Keith
National Exchange Club
Keith
Exchange Club
Board of Control
Veteran's Memorial Hall
National Exchange
Bloodmobile to Visit Shafter on February 13
Houchins Bloodmobile makes its first annual stop in Shafter on February 13. Jack Janzen chair of the Shafter bloodbank says the local quota is nearly used up and 75 pints must be collected. The drive runs from 3 to 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houchins Bloodmobile
Shafter
Jack Janzen
Shafter Bloodbank
Janzen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minter Field Base
Bill Dalke
Bob Nage
S.w.ld
Art J. Hemingson
Kiwanis International
Robert T. Bann
S. A. Camp Firm
Sat
Sun
County TB Group
Shafter High
Philip Cummings
Shafter Chamber
New Exchange Club
Art Stepp
Sanderson Ranch
Wasco Road
Stepn Enid
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