Local Swimmers Will Feature Summer Show
Local swimming talent will be showcased July 31 at the Richland Aquatic Center during a summer aquacade. Acting recreation director Dwayne Brimhall says Shafter youngsters will demonstrate new skills and receive graduation certificates. The event will feature swimming and diving with races likely for different age groups.
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Ual
Richland Aquatic Center
Dwayne Brimhall
Shafter
Brimhall
Student Wins Praise for H S Studies
Marian Mettler, 16, senior at Shafter High School, has 29 A’s and one B in prep subjects and homemaking. She plans college, serves as future student body secretary, enjoys English, reading, sketching, and cooking, and belongs to Horizon Club and California Scholarship Federation. Ballet demonstration planned with local youths. Kern County Swim Meet seeks more entries with prelims countywide and July 18 district meet at Richland pool.
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Shafter High School
Marian Mettler
Alvin Mettler
Marian
Horizon Club
California Scholarship Federation
Brimhall
Bill Benton
Kern County
Richland Pool
Swetzer Visits Fresno with Christmans for Two Weeks
Gary Swetzer travels to Fresno to stay two weeks with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Clyde Christman. The aunt and uncle are the brother and sister of Mrs Sweterz.
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Gary Swetzer
Fresno
Clyde Christman
Christman
Swetzers
Gary
Fort Des Moines First WAC Training Center
Fort Des Moines in Iowa served as the earliest training center for the Women’s Army Corps establishing the basis for later mobilization and integration programs. The site trained female recruits in military disciplines and led to expanded roles for women in the armed forces.
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Fort Des Moines, Ia
WAC
Major Merkel Dips His Wings Over Shafter
A black B 26 piloted by Maj Eddie Merkel a Shafter native dipped wings over Shafter as a farewell on his way to Korea. The gesture honored his family and friends in the area with Merkel headed overseas from Sacramento. His mother Mrs Katie Merkel resides in Lakeview.
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Shafter
Maj
Eddie Merkel
Korea
Major Merkel
Sacramento
Katie Merkel
Lakeview
Trammells Attend Jehovah's Witnesses Convention in New York
Mr and Mrs John Trammell travel to New York Tuesday to join the International Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses at Yankee Stadium July 19 to 26. They will meet with about 125000 fellow adherents from roughly 100 countries and visit Niagara Falls during their vacation.
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John Trammell
New York
Yankee Stadium
Lions Defeat Kiwanis In Annual Summer Softball Showdown
The Shafter Lions Club defeated the Shafter Kiwanis Club 14 to 7 to retain the perpetual trophy for another year. Harry Blumkin earned the win for the Lions while Bob McLain led with two triples for the Kiwanis. Sam Becker took the loss, and Tommie Tucker hit two homers for the Kiwanis as O. D. Handel foiled Dr. Grant Jensen of Shafter High School.
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Shafter Kiwanis
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Harry Blumkin
Les Williams
Jack Manweiler
Kiwanis
Sam Becker
Bob McLain
Tommie Tucker
O. D. Handel
Grant Jensen
Shafter High School
Grant
O. D
Tragedy Strikes Shafter Family In War and Auto Death
Mrs Vera Smart endured two calamities within three weeks. Her husband John Abe Smart died from injuries in an intersection collision. Her son Terry V Smart, a 21 year old Shafter High School graduate, was wounded by mortar fire in Korea while serving with the infantry. Terry entered the Army about a year ago after moving from Fresno. He has siblings William in Bloomington Troy at Fresno State College and five sisters in Shafter: Ruth Blatton Lotta Taylor Fay Tudor Olivia Foster and Bonnie Lewis.
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Vera Smart
Pfe
Terry V
Vic) Smart
Shafter High School
John Abe Smart
Carl. van Zant
Wasco
Young Smart
Korea
Smart
Shafter
Fresno
Terry
William
Bloomington
Troy
Fresno State College
Ruth Blatton
Lotta Taylor
Fay Tudor
Olivia Foster
Bonnie Lewis
Ice Cream Social Aids Buttonwillow Camp Fund
A Wednesday event on the First Community Baptist Church lawn in Buttonwillow raised funds for the youths summer camp. Mrs Leota Adams and Mrs Ethel Rey chaired the affair, sponsored by the Fellowship group.
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First Community Baptist Church
Buttonwillow
Leota Adams
Ethel Rey
Principal Reports Major Evaluative Study At Shafter High
Principal Grant W. Jensen details the 1952-53 evaluative criteria study at Shafter High School, noting weaknesses in the physical plant to be addressed by the district bond program. He cites curriculum analyses, added courses such as personal typing and landscape gardening, dropped courses, and a shift to a general subject pattern with personal counseling. Attendance rose to 548.04 daily with 573 in Oct. enrollment.
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Shafter High School
T. L. McCuen
Kern County
Union High School
Grant W. Jensen
Doctor Jensen
Jensen
Agriculture Department
Spade Cooley Orchestra Sets Fire Benefit Show
Spade Cooley and his orchestra will perform at a fire benefit Friday night at the New Fair Grounds. Cooley defends his varied repertoire blending western melodies with swing as audiences demand a wider range. He balances daily rehearsals, TV work, and occasional horseback rides near Encino.
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WCC
Spade Cooley
Spade
New Fairgrounds
United States
Codley
Encino
Beverly Hills
Bakersfield
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