Local Shop Makes Model T Fender Parts in Back Yard
Bill Tyler profiles Merrill Lehman assistant agronomist at the U S Cotton Field Station in Shafter who builds Model T fenders in his garage at 30591 Jack Avenue. Lehman, aided by two colleagues, ships fenders to customers including a Venezuela buyer and Ford Motor Company restorations for the New York World's Fair, while balancing family life with three daughters and a supportive wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tyler
Merrill Lehman
U. S
Shafter
Lehman
San Luis Obispo
Howard Caccia
Red
Custom
United States
Caccia
Jack Avenue
Venezuela
Ford Motor Company
Hearon and Peterson Approved to Teach In Evening High School
Bakersfield area school board approves Ray Hearon and Waino Peterson to teach at Bakersfield Evening High School with Hearon teaching U S History and Peterson Government. Enrollment projections for Kern County Union High School District and Bakersfield College show 16 620 high school students by Oct 31 next year and 2 996 college students, totaling 19 616 across both institutions.
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Ray Hearon
Waino Peterson
Shafter
Bakersfield
Hearon
Kern County Union High School
Dist
Theron L. McCuen
Bakersfield College
Board of Trustees
McCuen
Ben E. Batey
Shafter High School
County Board of Supervisors
Delano Joint High
Wasco Union High
Tehachapi and
Mojave
Kern Junior College
Muroc
Junior College
Board of Supervisors
Albert S. Gould
24Th Street
Shoes Stolen by Two Men at Stan's Used Furniture
Two men entered Stan's Used Furniture on January 22. One man tried on a pair of shoes, discarded his old pair, and the pair left the store together with the shoes.
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Stan
Shafter Senior Susan Walker Seriously Injured in Toboggan Accident
Susan Walker a Shafter High School senior and daughter of Mr and Mrs John Walker was seriously hurt in a toboggan accident at Greenhorn on Saturday. She convalesces in a Bakersfield hospital.
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Susan Walker
Shafter High School
John Walker
365 Faber
Greenhorn
Bakersfield
Lillie Johnson Returns to Nick’s Drive-In After Absence
Lillie Johnson returns to Nick’s drive-in restaurant with her husband Nick after years away. The couple owned and operated the business for 13 years before Nick’s death last year, and she resumes management at the established site.
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Lillie Johnson
Nicks
Bicycle Found by Officer Near Golden West Lerdo
Neil Sperling reports a red 24 inch bicycle found in the alley between Golden West and Lerdo. Police hold the bike for identification and return.
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Neil Sperling
Golden West
Lerdo
Obituary: Deitrich Epp Funeral Observed in Shafter
Funeral services for Deitrich Dick Epp were held Monday at the Shafter Seventh Day Adventist Church. He died after a sudden illness January 24 in Arroyo Grande. Born 1893 in Rosenthal Russia, he lived in Shafter, Old River, and Arroyo Grande, fostered eight children, and was a Seventh Day Adventist active in his parish. He leaves wife Neta Nightengale, son Raymond of Old River, two grandchildren, three sisters Helen Toews, Marie Howell, Elizabeth Voth, and brother Gerhardt Epp. Burial in Shafter Cemetery.
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Deitrich
Dick) Epp
Arroyo Grande
Shafter
Old River
Rosenthal
Russia
Canada
Escondido
Neta Nightengale
Oregon
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Neta
Raymond
Helen Toews
Cafada
Marie Howell
Bakersfield
Elizabeth Voth
Gerhardt Epp
Caruthers
Shafter Seventh Day Adventist Church
Epps
Rueben
Nightengale
Wagner
Shafter Cemetery
Karlen speaks on new Parent Youth League in Bakersfield
Dr. Karlen of the Parent Youth League of Greater Bakersfield addressed Alpha Kappa Chapter Phi Epsilon Phi at Mrs. Roy Farrells home. He outlined aims of the newly formed group and invited interested parents to join, with hostess assistance by Mrs. George Haworth.
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Russell Karlen
Parent Youth League of
Greater
Bakersfield
Alpha Kappa
Phi Epsilon Phi
Roy Farrell
Karlen
Paderewski Piano Donated to El Paso High School
A piano played by the famed Paderewski was given to El Paso High School after his Paso Texas tour in 1923. The instrument remains in use at the school today.
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Paderewski
el Paso
Paso
Tex
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Fender
Wanks Ton
Bagby
E. Euclid Avenue
Luther Bagby
Bob Love
Cotton Station
Love
Peterson
Supt. McGuen
Harry J._Ward
Io of
Dudley Bagby
Ilene
Carl Lustron
Creemy
James Shafter
Jack D. Groves
D.D. Optometrist
Central Ave
Dr. Karlen Is
Farrell
George Haworth
Ige Cooper
Wayne Horn
Tom Leigh
Harvey Neuman
John ,Nicholson
Jim Paul
Lloyd Robertson
Phil Zachary
Bill Thompson
Ben Batey
Lyle Carter
Jack Keinath
Shafter Drug Store
Tintype
Gus
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