Zachary wins American Legion Speech Contest at Memorial Hall
Jane Zachary daughter of Phil and is first in the Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 oratorical contest on the Constitution topics Constitutional Rights and Why Does Justice Fail with an extro talk The event named judges time keeper and tabulators and awarded pins and gifts Jane Zachary advances to district contest in Bakersfield Feb 5 1:30 p.m. Scholarships for top four finalists range up to 8000 dollars plus smaller awards and future levels outlined. The SHS Marching Band performed at Magic Mountain noting the coaster construction and crowd scenes during a separate feature.
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Leslie L. Robinson
The
American Legion
Memorial Hall
Grady Bartlett
John Sloas
Bartlett
United States
Jane Zachary
Phil Zachary
Michael Finch
James Finch
Mike Finch
Maureen Russell
Don Rodgers
Richard Burger
Frank Wisner
Lawr
Bakersfield
National Organization of the American Legion
National American Legion
Miss Zachary
Girl Scout Cookie Campaign begins in Shafter
The local Girl Scouts and Brownies start taking orders for cookies in their first year of the national sales drive. They are raising funds for their troops and earning merit badges while enjoying community events. In December they joined Kern County Scouts for a skating party and Shafter troops held an investure ceremony inviting parents to an international Cookie Testing Ceremony.
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Shafter
Girl Scouts of America
Kern County
Joshua Tree Council
Jeannine Sheldon
Rachel Wilson
Evelyn Gaede
Services held for Genevieve Irene Cooper
Funeral services were held for Genevieve Irene Cooper 72 at St Mark's Episcopal Church. She died January 14 at home after a life in California including Shafter and Bakersfield where her family runs a flower shop and nursery. Survived by two sons and five grandchildren with memorials to St Mark's. Six and a half weeks after South Dakota repealed helmet law ten motorcyclists died nine helmetless and one wearing an unstrapped helmet of a child under seven.
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Genevieve Irene Cooper
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Shatter
Cooper’s Nursery
Bakersfield
Cooper
Shafter
Eastern Star
Richland School Parent Teachers Association
American Association of Retired People
George
Ken
Teri
Russell
Connie
Brad
Tommy
South Dakota
Bevenmicch
Local girl Tina Jackson dies in Oklahoma accident
Tina Marie Jackson, 13, daughter of Jimmy and a Shafter resident, was killed in an auto crash near Sepulpa Oklahoma on January 22. She visited her father every summer and was known as Okie Queen on CB. She leaves her mother Jerry Don, brother, two half brothers, grandmother Lextie Jackson of Modesto, four uncles and three aunts including Jack Jackson of Shafter. funeral set for Wednesday January 25 in Oklahoma.
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Tina
Marie Jackson
Sepulpa
Oklahoma
Jerry Don
Jimmy Jackson
Shafter
Lextie Jackson
Modesto
Jack Jackson
Okathoma
Revival at Church of God begins January 29
An eight day revival starts Sunday January 29 at 6 00 pm at the Church of God 18473 South Shafter Avenue with Reverend Terry Tungen of Lawton Oklahoma as evangelist Services run nightly 730 pm Monday through Saturday and 600 pm Sunday Pastor G B Kingsland invites the public
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Church of God
South
Shafter Avenue
Terry Tungen
Lawton
Oklahoma
Tungen
Ronnie Miller
Shafter Church
Lee Street Church of God
G. B. Kingsland
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Richland
Don Jones
Gerald Brown
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Mike Hutchinson
Magic Mountain
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Mike Finchon
Valencia
California
Tina Marie Jackson
Wasco Medical Clinic
7Th
Wasco
Jerry C.fox
Carrie Teasdale
Anton de Fede
Farmers Club
Front ST
Buttonwillow
Shafter Festival Committee
Santa Barbara
Checkkss
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Valley Plaza
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