Widow Sues for 69000 in Fatal Fresno Crash
Mrs. Vera May Smart files a damage suit in Kern County Superior Court seeking 69000 for her husband John A. Smart's death after a two pickup collision at Fresno and Beech avenues on June 11. Defendants include Burl Vanzandt truck driver and Em H. Mettler and Sons. She is represented by Morris B. Chain of Bakersfield.
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Vera May Smart
Kern County Superior Court
John A. Smart
Fresno
Beech Avenues
Burl Vanzandt
Em. H. Mettler
Buttonwillow Swimmers Enter District Meet
Buttonwillow swimmers enter local eliminations at Minter pool at 1 pm on July 24 per Nelson Lewis recreation council chair. District meets in the county feed the Third Annual Kern County Swim Meet at Lakeside Pool under the Kern Municipal Athletic Association on Friday July 31.
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Buttonwillow
Minter Pool
Nelson Lewis
Graves Family Visits Son at March Field Base
Mr and Mrs Curtis Graves and daughter Norma toured March Field Air Base to meet their son and brother 2nd Lt Curtis Graves who flew F 84 jets from Albany Georgia to March Field They spent a day in Buttonwillow with relatives Mr and Mrs Hardy Hair and children Debra and Daria before returning to Georgia
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Buttonwillow
Curtis Graves
Norma
March Field Air Base
Albany
March Field
Graves
Hardy
Hair
Debra
Daria
Georgia
Honest Night’s Sleep On The Honor System
Joe Marsh recalls a hotel stay with no clerk and a sign offering rooms for three dollars and a key to take. He paid three dollars at the desk after sleeping well and leaving, praising trust in strangers and the honor system.
Benson Speaks to Shafter Area Growers on California Farms
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson addressed Shafter area growers in Fresno with a focus on California agricultural issues. The event, sponsored by state agricultural groups, drew many San Joaquin Valley cotton farmers and discussed potential 1954 cotton acreage reductions and federal farm policies. Frank M. Shay introduced Benson as Eisenhower’s top farm aide.
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Ezra Taft Benson
California
Fresno
Agricultural ‘Council of California
The
State Board of Agriculture
California Farm Bureau Federation
State Grange
State Chamber of Commerce
San Joaquin Valley
Benson
Pacific Slope
Eisenhower
Frank M. Shay
San Jose
California Prune and Apricot Growers Association
Extension Telephones Return for Home Use
Extension telephones are available again enabling households to install additional telephones without extra cables or central office work. The extension adds value to the home phone and costs only pennies per day.
Dawson Family Receives Aid After Fire Loss
The American Legion Auxiliary donated boxes of food clothing and dishes to the Dawson family who lost two houses in a fire on the Goodspeed ranch. The family was away in Bakersfield at the time and returned to discover the damage.
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Buttonwillow
American Legion Auxiliary
Dawson
Goodspeed
Bakersfield
Richland School District approves audio visual upgrades
The Richland School Board accepted bids totaling 4616 for desks chairs and tables covering kindergarten to high school. They approved audio visual contracts including five 16 milimeter projectors for 2189.94 and bids for five strip projectors. A bus and a truck were authorized for replacement. Resignations and new contracts were approved for staff and an auditor may be hired to review past year records.
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Richland School
Shafter Drug Store
Oeone Ae
Alice Eistaber
Elimination Meet Set for Swim Matches
Shafter swimmers enter local eliminations at Richland pool at 9 a m July 18. County Recreation Department eyes 700 plus participants for district events with boys and girls in classes A B C D and age ranges under 16 14 12 and 10 respectively.
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Shafter Andh
Richland Pool
Jack Manweiler
Shafter Recreation Council
Kern County
Lakeside Pool
Kern County Municipal Athletic Association
Siemens Visit Hume Lake During Summer Recreational Day
Mr and Mrs William Siemens spent a day at Hume Lake visiting Mr and Mrs Elmer Engel who work at the resort soda fountain. The two couples fished together and the Engels planned a brief return home to check on things. The Siemens then drove to Hartland to leave their son Bill at a week long youth camp attended by about 25 Mennonite Brethren Church youths.
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William Siemens
Hume Lake
Elmer. Engel
Engels
Siemens
Hartland
Bill
Young Peoples
Mennonite Brethren Church
Final Rites Held For Jeff Ashmore
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Jeff Ashmore 48 a Shafter resident for 17 years. He died last Friday morning of natural causes after hospital resuscitation failed. Survived by widow Al one son Jeff one daughter Azegenatwo sisters eight brothers and four grandchildren. Armstrong Mortuary arranged with services at Southern Baptist Church Rev Sam Wilcoxon officiating. Interment followed at Shafter Cemetery.
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Jeff Ashmore
Shafter
Jeff
AzeKgena
Armstrong Mortuary
Southern Baptist Church
Sam Wilcoxon
Shafter Cemetery
Sailor Guenther Takes 20 Day Navy Leave With Family
James R. Guenther son of Mr and Mrs George Guenther is on a 20 day leave from the United States Navy In training as a dental technician he will transfer from Windy Island Washington to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center Over the Fourth of July weekend he and his younger brother Freddy joined another brother Gene his wife and small daughter Jeannie Lynn camping and fishing at Cedar Grove
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James R. Guenther
George Guenther
United States Navy
Young Guenther
Windbey Island
Wash
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Freddy
Gene
Jeannie Lynn
Cedar Grove
California's first oil refinery near Newhall 1876
The article notes that California's earliest oil refinery was constructed in 1876 near Newhall in Los Angeles County. It highlights the early development of the state's oil industry and marks a milestone in regional industrial history.
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California
Newhall
Los Angeles County
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