Shafter youths complete summer crafts class display
Shafter Recreation Commission sponsored a crafts class at Richland School supervised by Melba Katz. Students’ handiwork is on display at Shafter Drug Store. The program kept children busy all summer alongside swimming at the Richland Aquatic Center and activities at the North Shafter Labor Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Recreation Commission
Richland School
Melba Katz
Shafter Drug Store
Recreation Commission
Richland Aquatic Center
North Shafter
College Names New Instructors For Two Courses
Kern County Union High School and Junior College board hires two instructors for the 1950-51 year. H Parley Kilburn will teach psychology and advise in the counseling program after earning a Stanford EdD and degrees from Utah State Agricultural College. John Zimmerman Jr will teach geology with an AB from San Jose State College and an MA near Stanford, plus prior teaching experience at Stanford and other institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield College
Kern County Union High School
H. Parley Kilburn
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
Utah State Industrial School
Ogden
Stanford University
Kilburn
University of Michigan
Teachers College
Columbia — University
New York
John’ Zimmerman, Jr
San Jose State College
Ile
Mae Jor
Stanford
Uai
Ais
S.coltelozy
Stanfort
Bek Wits
Taova Ais
Mythe
Local Social Visits Highlight Weekend Travel
Mrs Larvie Williams of St Paul Minn visited relatives including her niece and nephew Mr and Mrs P C Guenther. The Guenthers spent last weekend at Kings Canyon and Sequoia. Mr and Mrs George Vannatta stayed with Mr and Mrs J C Adams in Inglewood as they visited relatives in the Southland. Mrs Roy Steinfeldt and her son Bud Stone of Riverside spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J E Bland before leaving on their Reed V trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larvie Williams
P. C. Guenther
Kings Canyon
Sequoia
George Vannatta
Inglewood
J.C. Adams
Southland
Roy Steinfeldt
Bud Stone
Riverside
J. E. Bland
Nin
Reed
Phyllis Higgins and Mrs Clifton Brewer at Sequoia Park
Phyllis Higgins and Mrs Clifton Brewer are spending a week at Sequoia Park, enjoying a brief retreat. The pair plan sightseeing excursions and report fine weather during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Higgins
Mrs
Clifton Brewer
Sequoia Park
Fresno Pair Visits Harold and Beverly Greene
Mr and Mrs B B Smith of Fresno and their daughter Beverly spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Harold Greene at 601 Sycamore Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Smith
Fresno
Beverly
Harold Greene
Sycamore St
Agnes Dobren Home From Kern General Hospital
Agnes Antonia Dobren of Route 1 Box 324 Shafter returned home this week after three weeks at Kern General Hospital. Although her condition from the heart attack has improved she remains under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes
Antonia Dobrenen
Box 324
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Water in CVP Controversies Continued From Page One
Interior discusses power in the Central Valley Basin and the push for low cost hydroelectricity from multi purpose projects. The debate centers on who distributes power and water rights for transferred flows, with precedents set by Los Angeles and Owens Valley. Next week examines the Big Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior
Central Valley
San Francisco Bay Area
Sam
Widpavers
Shasta
CVP
Metropolitan Water District
Los Angeles
Owens’ Valley
Shafter-Wasco
San Joaquin River
Baptist Evangelist to Speak at First Church
Dr Henry Hedrick regional director of the National Association of Evangelicals will deliver both morning and evening sermons at the First Baptist Church this Sunday. Pastor Rev Bernard E Andrews is on vacation and will return July 23. His Sunday morning message is Christ's Alternative to the Atomic Age. The evening sermon features revival centers of Europe with pictures of Switzerland Greece and Italy and a focus on the Vatican and St Peter's during the Holy Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hedrick
National Association of Evangelicals
First Baptist Church
Bernard E. Andrews
Hedrick
Europe
Switzerland
Greece
Italy
Vatican
St. Peter's
Watsonville Friends Entertained by Hahns
Dr and Mrs James B Hahn of 18431 Poplar Ave entertained Johnson Chinn of Watsonville last weekend Chinn a real estate and insurance broker was a classmate of Mr Hahn at Stanford University He left for Watsonville Monday night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Hahn
Poplar Ave
Johnson Chinn
Watsonville
Chinn
Hahn
Stanford University
Suspended Sentence for Limmie Lee in Buttonwillow Case
Limmie Lee a laborer at Hair's Camp Buttonwillow received a 60 day county jail sentence for drunkenness. The sentence was suspended for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limmie Lee
Hair’s Camp
Buttonwillow
California Supplies the Entire Output of American Raisins
A terse note states that California supplies the entire output of American raisins. No further details on production or distribution are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Janzens Care For Two Grandchildren
Maple notes Mr and Mrs H J D Janzen care for Donna and Keith Janzen while their parents Darrel and [Mrs] Janzen of Wasco vacation in Colorado. Their older brother Stephen stays with maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Wiebe at their country home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple
H. J. D. Janzen
Donna
Keith Janzen
Darrel Janzen
Wasco
Colorado
Stephen
Frank Wiebe
Shafter Families Plan Visit to Robert Mettler Cabin
Shafter families will visit the Robert Mettler cabin at Shaver Lake next week for a fortnight vacation. Mrs. Robert Mettler, Mark, and her sister Mrs. Herschel Rodgers and Billy leave early in the week. They will be joined later by Mrs. Harvey Neuman and Ro.
Parents Gather at Greenhorn Camp Fire Girls Site
Sunday morning several Shafter families met at Greenhorn Camp to pick up offspring from camp. A crowd of 25 included Mrs Jake Siemens and the couples Mr Mrs Eckmann Robert Mixon Dan Weitz and Ben Peters for a post visit picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenhorn
Shafter
Jake Siemens
Messrs
and Mesdames E.C. Eckmann
Robert Mixon
Dan Weitz
Ben Peters
Point Lobos, San Francisco’s Western Tip
The fragment notes Point Lobos as the westernmost tip of San Francisco.
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Ssn
Francisco
Point Lobos
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Dolores Westerman
Smacr
San Jose
Baptist
Hahns
H. J. D. Janzens
Hsco
Swift
Can
Doles
Gerber
Best Foods
Mayonnaise
Sunshine Graham
Golden State
Underwood
Calo Dog Food
Penn
Justesen
Bouquet Soap
Ene
Pka
Peet
Utah
Ibs
Reg
San Joaquin Valley
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