First Model Homes Of Deeter Subdivision To Be Shown
Completion of the first two houses in Bakersfield’s 36 home Deeter subdivision was announced by Deeter Improvement Inc. Model homes, two-bedroom with attached garages and 850 square feet, will be displayed Saturday and Sunday. Homes priced at 7950 with 60 by 100 foot lots, built for low cost housing in Shafter, with FHA and conventional financing and payments as low as 400 down.
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Deeter
Deeter Improvement, Inc
Bakersfield
Mark Deeter
Shafter
Euclid
Ash
Shafter Press
Two Hurt in Lerdo Highway Auto Crash
Lesly Kenneth Massey 22 of Wilmington was charged with drunk driving and excessive speed after his car hit Roy Cornell 21 of Bakersfield from the rear on Lerdo Highway 26 miles west of Highway 99. Cornell and Raymond G. Massey 29 of Wasco were taken to Kern General Hospital with slight injuries.
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Lesly Kenneth Massey
Wilmington
Los Angeles County
Lerdo
Raymond G. Massey
Wasco
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Merle Combs
Joe Ducato
Lesley Massey
Roy Cornell
Cornell
Police Halt Death by Own Action at City Jail
Al Madron a 31 year old farm laborer from Wasco tore his blanket into strips and attempted to hang himself at the city jail. Police chief John F Reily said the blanket gave way and the attempt failed due to inmate noise. Madron later pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined $158 after arrest by Glenn Holt and Blake Witcher following a highway patrol radio request from Cawelo.
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John F. Reily
al Madron
Wasco
Reily
Madron
Glenn Holt
Blake Witcher
Highway Patrol
Cawelo
Teacher Resigns From Shafter High Staff
The Kern County Union High School District announced the resignation of Mrs. Odile M. Stannard of Shafter High. The district appointed Miss Rose Marie Katz to teach Spanish and English at the local high school.
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Shafter High
Odile M. Stannard
Kern County Union
Rose Marie Katz
Desperate Community Aids Terminal Boy in Shafter
In Shafter and Kern County crowds rally for Ignacio Noriega a 17 year old boy dying from blood cancer. The family blind since birth relies on gifts groceries clothes and funds while Noriega’s travel viability and treatment plans hinge on tests in Los Angeles.
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Minter Village
Ignacio
Jack) Noriega
Bken
Jack
Thomas P. Cannon
Richad J. Doherty
Kern General Hospital
Aburrino
Angelia
Noriega
Noriegas
Noriecas
Shafter High School
The
Los Angeles
Shafter Farmer First to Receive Social Security on Self-Employment Farm Income
William G. Neumann of Shafter became the first farmer in the United States to earn social security benefits entirely from self-employment farm income. The 1954 law change extended coverage to 3.6 million self employed farmers. Neumann’s last tax return and year ending January 31 provided six quarters of coverage, with initial checks issued to him and his wife.
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Shafter
William G. “Coyote” Neumann
USA
Harry A. Rose
Bakersfield
Social Security Administration
Neumann
William G. Neumann
Edith
H. A. Rose
SSA
Jett
Thomas P. Hart
Court to Have Real Cool Times in Shafter
Judge E. K. Grant said a large cooler will be installed in his court next month. Temperatures will be cooler in the Shafter judicial court as the new equipment arrives.
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Shafter Judicial Court
E. K. Grant
Funeral Services Held for Victim of Heart Attack
Funeral services were held at Armstrong mortuary for Jacob Henry Ratzlaff 74 of 18440 Ratzlaff Lane who died of a heart attack in a barley field along South Shafter avenue. Elder A C Harder of the Seventh Day Adventist church officiated and burial was in Shafter cemetery. An inquest found he was stricken while driving south on Shafter avenue and the car rolled into the barley field. Survivors include three sons and three daughters, a sister, four brothers, and 12 grandchildren. Pallbearers were George Mayer Abe Toews Pete Richard William Neuman C C Duerksen and C C L Fenderson.
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Armstrong Mortuary
Jacob Henry Ratzlaff
Ratzlaff Jane
Shafter Avenue
A. C. Harder
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Shafter Cemetery
Ratzlaff
Walter Baerge
Baerge
Eugene Johnson
Mr. Ratzlaff
John
Vista
George Mayer
Abe Toews
Pete Richard
William Neuman
C. C. Duerksen
C. C L. Fenderson
225 Will Participate In 8th Annual Water Carnival Next Thursday
Two hundred twenty five children are slated for the eighth annual water show at Richland pool on July 28 under the Shafter Recreation commission. Roy Farrell says the aquacade caps a six week swimming program ending next week with emcee Robert Bann and performances by James Williamson of East Bakersfield.
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Richland Pool
Shafter Recreation Commission
Roy Farrell
Robert Bann
James Williamson
East Bakersfield
San Joaquin Valley
Ferrell
Tom Guerrero
Leroy Moser
Bob Reeves
Emenee
Goertzens Return From Belgian Congo Mission
Mr and Mrs William Goertzen and their four children have just come home to Maple district after two years in the Belgian Congo. They aided Mennonite Brethren church mission stations by teaching modern tools to native workers and overseeing building efforts. A foreman trained by missionaries helped manage shifting crews. Minor incidents included a power saw mishap and a cautionary remark from Goertzen. Mrs Goertzen plans American housekeeping with relief and contentment.
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William Goertzen
Maple
San Joaquin Valley
Belgian Congo
Mennonite Brethren
Goertzens
Africa
Goertzen
Make Up Polio Clinic Set For Wasco Tuesday
The Kern County Health Department announces a make up polio clinic for eligible children who missed their second shots. It will be held Tuesday July 26 from 9 to 10 30 am at the Wasco Health Center in the county building. Children who attended first and second grade at Richmond Meple Kern Kens Academy may participate in the free inoculation program.
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Wasco Health Center
Kern County Health Department
Richlond
Meple
Kern
Zachary Plans $34 000 Home at 400 Oak Street
A building permit was issued this week for Clyde Zachary to construct a 1700 square foot four bedroom house at 400 Oak Street. The contractor is Dalke Brothers.
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Clyde Zachary
Oak Street
Dalke Brothers
Semi-Tropic Area to Form New Water District
Semi-Tropic area plans to form a water district covering about acres south of the Kern county line and west of the river. Robert McClain of Shafter and the water committee discuss placing the measure on a vote by year end. The district aims to bring more water to spur land development and possibly support the River project. over 150 landowners show interest. next meeting set for August 16 in Wasco with officers Wedel and Ma lory among the team.
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Kern County
Robert McClain
Shafterer
Wasco
McClain
C. R. Wedel
Larry Wedel
Ray McCoy
Waste
Gregory Malory
North Kern Golf Association Seeks Better Course
The North Kern Golf Association has begun actions to improve the local course. It has mailed letters to Southern California golf architects asking for land review and cost estimates for design and construction supervision. The group plans to present these estimates to the board of supervisors, arguing a well designed course will attract more golfers, raise popularity, improve investment return, and gain a higher Professional Golf Association rating.
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North Kern Golf Association
California
Board of Supervisors
Professional Golf Association
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Sun
Adolf Kirschenmann
Bank of America
Lerdo Highway
Kern County Recreation Department
Lakeside
Bob Thompson
Verna Peters
Brenda Beel
Marilyn Thomas
Jerry Heiser
Don Blumkin
Pat Kirschenmann
Sue Mullins
Carol Witcher
Ron Blumkin
Mark Larson
Sandra Jacobsen
Sharon Peters
John Putman
Ronnie Schmidt
Houchins Bloodmobile
Aoe Ee
Poe
Celia
Jin
Kenny Melving
Farrell
Zachary
North Kern Golf’ Association
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