Mrs. Vernon Pierce Leads Hawaiian CAP Cadets Tour
Mrs. Vernon Pierce a 1st Lt in the CAP Southern District directs a tour of Hawaiian women cadets visiting Southern California. She met Col Freeman and Major Mueller in Burbank and will guide activities including Balboa Beach Knotts Berry Farm and a movie studio visit before the group heads to Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Vernon Pierce
Vernon
Addie) Pierce
Civil Air Patrol
C.A.P
California
Mrs. Pierce
Bakersfield
Col. Freeman
Air Force
Major Mueller
Burbank
San Juan Capistrano
Knotts Berry Farm
Pierce
Los Angeles
Arizona
Islands
Shafter Queen Enters Miss Kern County Contest
Shafter's Anne McKenzie competes with 32 contestants for the Miss Kern County title in a county wide elimination to select Kern's Maid of California for the state fair. The 8 p.m. event at the Bakersfield Inn pool is open to the public with Ruth Ellerbroek as technical consultant guiding judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter's
Potato ‘N Cotton
Anne McKenzie
Kern County
Kern
Bakersfield Inn
Shafter
H W
Pat” Kelly
W.R
Sherie Braden
Shirley Giminiani
Jo Ann Thompson
Judy Gregory
Jacquie Phenix
Maureen Greenlee
Lou Ann Langford
Mabel Greene
Diane Peery
Cheryl Wagner
Mary Lou Bundy
Dorothy Isaak
Fay Martin
Marsha Jennings
Stephanie Drasin
Nancy Bryan
Carolyn Mathis
Lynn McCart
Richland School P.T.A. Carnival Set for October 7
Richland School schedules its annual P.T.A. Carnival for October 7 with Mrs. L. A. Willis as chair. Volunteers will prepare booths for guests, Castro will offer barbecue beef, and a queen contest plus other events are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School
P.T.A
L. A. Willis
Castro
Festival Committee Seeks New Chairman At August Meeting
Lions and 20 30 Club members from Shafter fished off Point Loma in San Diego on a weekend albacore hunt aboard a hired boat. Dr. Voth won the jackpot with the heaviest fish around 14 pounds as 26 anglers logged six albacore, noting the species as a stout fighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Lions
Point Loma
Dr. Voth
Point Loma Pier
San Diego
Harvey Neuman
Marvin Neuman
Louie Pelosi
Harry Blumkin
J. W. Sanderson
Alec Kloeppel
Jim Lester
O. D. Handel
Tom Tucker
Jack Stepp
Cliff Stepp
Tony Brown
Albacore
George Vine
Don Zachary
Bill Duerksen
Mike Michaels
Ben Laverty
Carl Taffera
Marvin Lane
Bill Fairbanks
Elliott Garrison
Dick Rhodes
Ed Gaede
E K Grant Celebrates Ten Years As Shaffer Judge
E K Grant marks ten years as Shaffer city judge and recalls the town’s growth from desert to thriving community. He bought two lots for Grant's Garage, built a three room home, and later ran the business amid a long photo hobby dating to the Santa Barbara quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Grant
Shaffer
Grant
Woodard Motors
Ing. California Avenue
Shafter
California
Santa Barbara
Rotary Troop Plans Camp Trip For July 17
Rotary Troop led by Herb Engle schedules a week long camp starting July 17 with a wooden floored tent city. Activities include swimming boating scout craft handicraft and hiking. Participants listed: Buddy Engle Bill Thompson Harley Barling Jim Woodard Billy Harrison Frank Ware Warren Neilson Douglas Toews Ray Beech John Dooley Howard Duck Bill Schacht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Engle
Buddy Engle
Bill Thompson
Harley Barling
Jim Woodard
Billy Harrison
Frank Ware
Warren Neilson
Douglas Toews
Ray Beech
John Dooley
Howard Duck
Bill Schacht
Funeral Held for George Strauss
Funeral services were held for George Strauss 58 of Shafter who died in Willits California where he had worked in the lumber industry for four years. Last rites were conducted by Elder Clarence E. Smith of the Shafter Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is survived by his mother Elizabeth Strauss and sister Mrs Walter Zimmerman, both of Shafter.
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George Strauss
Shafter
Willits
Calif
Clarence E. Smith
Bank of America in Shafter marks 50th anniversary
Bank of America staff in Shafter plan a steak barbecue at the county park tonight to celebrate the bank’s 50th anniversary observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of America
Shafter
Bank of América
Last Rites for 59 Year Old William C. Davis
Last rites were held Saturday for William C. Davis of Shafter born in Middlesboro Kentucky. The 59 year old died last Tuesday of a heart attack. Funeral at Armstrong Mortuary with Rev Carl Magnuson officiating. Interment in Shafter Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Juanita Davis a son Bertram of Bakersfield and a daughter Doris Crockett of Altadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willaam C. Davis
West Tulare
Shafter
Armstrong Mortuary
Carl Magnuson
Congregational Church of
Wasco
Shafter Cemetery
Davis
Kern County
Fuller’ Ginning Company
Middlesbore
Kentucky
Juanita Davis
Bertram
Bakersfield
Doris Crockett
Altadena
Guest Pastor to Lead Union Congregational Service
The Reverend Edgar Bell of the Los Angeles County Probation Department will supply the pulpit at Union Congregational Church this Sunday at 11 a.m. in Rev. Gordon Baker’s absence on vacation. Bell previously served as interim pastor.
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Edgar Bell
Probation Department
Los Angeles County
Union Congregational Church
Gordon Baker
Mr. Bell
Week Of Fun In Store For Shafter Girls
Camp Fire Girls from Shafter prepare for the fourth week of summer camp at Camp Yenas Hante on Greenhorn Mountain starting Monday July 19. Mary Broaddus, executive director, oversees an enlarged facility and full enrollment. Seventeen Shafter Camp Fire girls attended the first week from June 28 and look forward to more sun and fun. Names include Judith DeCater, Annette Dooley, Barbara Jones, Georgia Ann Jones, Retha Ann Stacy, Mary Ann Thompson, and Margaret Whitner.
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Camp Fire
Yenus Hante
Greenhorn Mountain
Mary Broaddus
Bakersfield
Shafter
Judith Marie DeCater
Annette Dooley
Barbara Jones
Georgia Ann Jones
Retha Ann Stacy
Mary Ann Thompson
Margaret Whitner
Quiz Suspect In Death Of Shafter Man
A farm worker charged in Will iams Arizona will be questioned about the death of Virgil Trantham of Shafter whose bruised body was found in the Kern River near Bakersfield. An autopsy ruled drowning but head and facial bruises prompted a further probe as deputies prepared to quiz Ted W Phillips who is jailed in Arizona for allegedly stabbing E H Hays after an argument in Hays car.
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Williams
Ariz
Virgil Trantham
Beth Eden
Shafter
Kern River
Bakersfield
Trantham
Joseph Taylor
B. B. McBride
District Attorney's Office
Arizona
Ted W. Phillips
Nashville, Tenn
Phillips
E. H. Hays
Hays
Shafter Chamber renewals climb to forty three
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce reports 27 renewals since last week, bringing total memberships to 43 as the drive continues. Renewals include Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. and Shafter Mercantile among others, with September slated for new member outreach and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Adolf Kirschenmann
Shafter Drug Store
Simon Mettler
Ernie Hofman
Courtesy Food Market
Clara J. Schnidt
Paramount Manufacturing Co
A. A. Camp Co
Shafter Mercantile
Post Office Market
Sprouse Reitz
Sante Fe R.R
Grant Jensen
J. J. Baerg
D. C
Hitchcock Auto Parts
Shafter Concrete Pipe
Fuller Ginning Co
Irvin E. Fike
Kern County
Mobile Blood Bank Arrives in Shafter Thursday
Kern County's Houchin Memorial Community Blood Bank mobile unit will stop in Shafter on Thursday afternoon July 22, from about 4 to 7 30 p.m. A local physician will assist processing donors as the community builds a blood fund for emergencies. Donors are urged to fast for three hours beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Houchin Memorial Community Blood Bank
Shafter
al Finkbeiner
Campaign For New Hospital Set For Fall
The Shafter-Wasco Community Hospital Board met July 8 with local leaders to discuss building a hospital this year. The vote to proceed with a fall campaign was unanimous and the board hired Louis D. Barr of Veterans Hospital as an advisor and began required preliminaries. Attendees included C. J. Vignolo Bob Bann Merton Wiedmann Bruce Crawford Grant Jensen John Dalke Leonard Gaede Anthony Brown Irvin Fike A J Hemingson Phil Clarkin A G Mortimore Clarence Neuman Les Williams and board members Phil Clarkin Irvin Fike A G Mortimore J C Ohanneson and Art Hemingson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter-Wasco
Bob Bann
Merton Wiedmann
Bruce Crawford
Grant Jensen
John Dalke
Leonard Gaede
Anthony Brown
Irvin Fike
A. J. Hemingson
Phil Clarkin
A. G. Mortimore
Clarence Neuman
Les Williams
Shafter
J. C. Ohanneson
Art Hemingson
Sergeant Janzen Returns From Korea After Service
Sergeant James Janzen is back from Korea after serving 15 months with the 27th Wolfhound Infantry Regiment in the 25th Division. He was previously in the Army during a week and is now returning to duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Janzen
Vides Janzen
27Th “Wolfhound” Infantry Regiment
Local Police Use Cannabus Plant for Marihuana Education
Assistant Police Chief Hanley Witcher at the Shafter police station oversees a Cannabus Sativa plant received from the State Narcotics Bureau. The plant, growing heatingly at about one inch daily from 12 inches to over five feet, serves as a visual aid for education on marihuana characteristics and dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Hanley Witcher
San Francisco
Witcher
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Shafter Queen
Lions
E. K K. Grant
Sac Soe
Central Avenue
Jack Janzen
Nick Johnson
Tut’ Anderson
Rotary Club
George Guenther
American Legion
Doc Jenner
Kiwanis
Margaret Smith
B.pw
William Spraggens
LaVertie Jacobs
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Hofman
Shatter
Tel
Las Vegas
Rotary Troop
Jack Harris
Harris
William C. Davis
Shafter Girls
Shafter Man
Taylor
di Giorgio Farms
Hope Rogers
T. W. Trantham
Richard Monroe
Church of Christ
Mobile Blood Bank
Tee
Shafter Fund
Kern General Hospital
Korea
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