Chamber to push member drive including growers in Shafter
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce will press for new members now with emphasis on adding growers. President L. J. Woodard says a June drive was planned but directors decided to start early and tie farming to year long publicity to aid agricultural development.
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Shafter. Chamber of Commerce
L. Je (Lew) Woodard
Woodard
Veonieer
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Industry
Woddard
Coberly-West
Beech Avenue
Central Valley Highway
CIF Structure Keeps High School Sports Running Smoothly
Shafter principal Dr Grant W Jensen notes the Central California section of the Interscholastic Federation ensures uniform eligibility rules and centralized control over state championships. The CIF divisions organize by school size and geography, easing travel for teams like Shafter 90 miles from Coalinga, while a B and C program increases participation and safety across sports.
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Pepe
San Joaquin Valley
Merced
Bakersfield
Shafter
Southern
Los Angeles City
North Coast
San Joaquin
California
Oak State Council
Central
State Department of Education
Yosemite
Sequoia
Shasta
Sierra
Wasco
Coalinga
Corcoran
Exeter
Lemoore
CIF
Grant W. Jensen
Montalvo Man Fined for Fictitious Checks Case
James Edward Robison, 26, of Montalvo, was fined 50 dollars and given a 180 day suspended sentence after passing fictitious checks in the Shafter area. Judge E K Grant ordered him to satisfy 391 dollars in checks. Constable Blake Witcher made the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward. Robison
Montalvo
Shafter
E. K. Grant
Robison
Blake Witcher
Hospital Fund Campaigner Plans Meeting for Feb 25
Louis D. , campaign director for the Iter-Wasco Community Host, will meet with directors February 25 to arrange the drive. Elbert Franz reports Barr plans a Washington state hospital campaign starting March 10 after a feasibility survey. Schematic drawings by Stone and Malloy of San Francisco support the plan, which envisions a 24 bed hospital over 13,000 square feet and includes a typist clerk to compile resident lists for Shafter-W area.
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Louis D
Iter-Wasco
Elbert Franz
Barr
Washington State
Shafter
Stone and Malloy
San Francisco
Franz
S-W
August W. Koenig
Shafter-W
Adn
Highway 466
Race Set In First District Of SWID Election
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District schedules a Feb 4 election with Maynard Crowder seeking the District 1 seat held by Clarence Annin. Uncontested seats go to E. J. Peters in District 4 and David M. Muir in District 5, with Rolf A. Jacobsen not seeking re election in District 5. Voting runs 12 to 6 pm at five polling sites in Wasco and Shafter.
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Shafter-Wasco
Allen Johnston
Maynard Crowder
Wasco
Clarence Annin
E. J. Peters
David M. Muir
Shafter
Rolf A. Jacobsen
Johnston
Grange Hall
Wasco Fire Station
Shafter-Wasco Ginning Co
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Jackson St
New Japan Forum Presented at Bakers Field Open Meeting
The Bakers Field Open Forum series continues with a winter meeting in Harvey auditorium tonight at eight. Dr. Bowen Dees presents his color film and narrative The New Japan about his four years in Japan with General MacArthur, focusing on rehabilitating Japanese scientific education and research. Robert H. Young introduces the speaker as forum director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Japan
Robert H. Young
Eight Year Old Seeks Kern County Facts From Shafter Chamber
An eight year old Bakersfield student, Danny Garvin of Wayside School, Room 3, asks the Shafter Chamber of Commerce for information about Kern County as part of a classroom project. Chamber Secretary Ernie Hofman sent him materials about Shafter.
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Bakersfield
Shafter
Danny Garvin
Room 3
Wayside School
Kern County
Danny
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ernie Hofman
Founders Day Program Planned in Rio Bravo
Preliminary plans for Founders Day are under way as the Parent-Teacher Association outlines a 7:30 evening program on February 19. Life membership committee members named are Mrs Gladys Addington Mrs Marie Lilliehourne and Mrs Wanda Dozier. Hostess is Mrs Marvel McClellan. The event includes nominating committee elections past presidents introduced and the Founders Day ceremony.
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Rio Bravo
Paul Wilson
Parent-Teacher Association
Life
Gladys Addington
Marie Lilliehourne
Wanda Dozier
Marvel McClellan
Friends of Homer Holt Improve After Serious New Year Accident
Homer Holt of Buttonwillow shows improvement and is recovering from a serious accident on New Years Day. He convalesces at the Porterville home of his daughter Mrs. La Vera Waddle.
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Homer Holt
Buttonwillow
la Vera Waddle
Porterville
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Bennett
Gordon Bennett
Sportsman's Cafe
Feam
Richfield Oil Co
Barnett
Harry Mayes
Mayes
Ralph Hadlock
Ed Ratzlaff
Earl Wipf
Jim Hahn
Bennett's Cafe
Sportsman's
By Sid Ouman
Carr
Jesse G. Cooper
J. F. Cooper
Monterey
Gulf of Mexico
U. S. Navy
SWID
New Japan
Ischoolboy
North Kern
Walkersneld Savings and Loan Association
Duncan Gleason
Shafter-Wasco Art Association
Veterans Memorial Hall
Gleason
A. W. Eckman
Vania
TWA
McCall Easter
Paris
Hollywood
New York
McCall Corn
Shafter Mercantile CO
McCall's
Duat
General Motors
Pontiac
Harvey
Caede Pontiac
E. Lerdo
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