Richland Swimmers Open Valley-Wide Meet This Weekend
Richland Aquatic Center representatives will compete in the first annual San Joaquin Valley Swimming and Diving Meet at Jefferson Park Pool. Notable entrants include Mike Adams in 25-meter free for boys 10 and under and Carol Witcher, Verna Peters, and Le Roy Moser among others from Shafter. Adams and Witcher earned top placements at last week’s county meet.
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Richland Aquatic Center
San Joaquin Valley
Mike Adams
San’ Joaquin’ Valley
Shafter
Carol Witcher
Kathleen Revell
Verna Peters
Carolyn Roberts
Mary Margaret Revell
LeRoy Moser
Ronnie Siemens
Kenny Handel
Jefferson Park
Southern Pacific Associated
AAU
United Sates
Adams
LeRoy
Grible Couple Take Coastal Drive to Newport Visit
Mr and Mrs Ralph Grible left for a short trip last week and drove along the coast to Newport. They visited Mrs Grible's brother in Whittier before returning home.
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Ralph Gribble
Newport
Visitors and families on vacations and visits in Shafter area
Street Scenes lists visitors at homes around Shafter and nearby towns. Names include Scott McMichael and brother Stanley with Seattle relatives, the Neufelds visiting Pismo and Hume Lake, Wiedmanns at Lake Falce, Harlin Wilsons at Santa Cruz, Vine family in Paso Robles, Koennings in Shafter, Della Bradford visiting from Oklahoma, and visits to Riverside Drive and Turlock.
Social Visit Notes Pine Neighborhood Circles
Mrs. Troy Marlin of Modesto and the former Mrs. Alice Simonsen of Shafter spent time with friends last weekend in Shafter. Mr. and Mrs. Jo Walker of Shafter with Alan and Susan visited Morro Bay to see Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Dixon of Oildale.
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Shafter
Troy Marlin
Modesto
Alice Simonsen
JO Walker
Alan
Susan
Morro Bay
B. C. Dixon
Oildale
Vacationers Visit Sequoia in Mixed Family Group
TESS of Sanger vacationed in Sequoia last weekend with her son and family Mr and Mrs Doyle Gott and her mother Mrs Frances Johnson. ORAN BEAVER of Boron visited Shafter last weekend with his sister Mrs John Laughlin and other relatives.
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Tess
Euclid Ave
Sequoia
Doyle Gott
Frances Johnson
Sanger
Oran Beaver of
Boron
Shafter
John Laughlin
Stone St
Local visitors noted at Huntington Lake and Atascadero
Dr and Mrs Leonard Duck of 221 Atlantic Ave were recent guests at Huntington Lake with Mr and Mrs S R Smith. Mr and Mrs Ed Gaede with Eddie spent last weekend in Atascadero visiting his parents Mr and Mrs George Gaede.
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Leonard Duck
Atlantic Ave
Huntington Lake
S. R. Smith
ED Gaede
Eddie
Atascadero
George Gaede
Camp Yenus Hante Hosts Campfire Girls Week
Carol Barton Nadine Bellows and La Rue Pilgrim attend Camp Yenus Hante summer camp this week. Mr and Mrs Harvey Funk of Lerdo Avenue hosted last week his sister and family Mrs Howard Brunson and daughter Floreen of Wichita Kan who visiting Shafter for three days.
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Carol . Barton
Nadine Bellows
LA Rue
Yenus Hante
Harvey Funk
Lerdo Ave
Howard Brunson
Floreen
Wichita
Kan
Shafter
Dinner Guests At Grant Street Home
Saturday night dinner guests at the Grant street home of Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson included Mr and Mrs Marvin Neuman and Mr and Mrs Art Craig.
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Grant Street
Harry Thompson
Marvin Neuman
Art Craig
Local News Snippets From Kern and Shafter Visits
Mr and Mrs R L Graves with Ronny and Robert visit Mrs Graves sister Mrs J S Mitchell in Oklahoma. Mr and Mrs Lloyd War Den with Rodney Deeanna and Cliff from Shannon spend Sunday with Mr Warden and family. Kay Ray Jr visited in the southland. Seaman Apprentice Chappell Smith and Paul Robey of Shafter visited Pfc Kenneth Barker in Pendleton Hospital at Oceanside.
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Lloyd Warden
Rodney
Deeanna
Cliff
Shannon
G. H. Fox
Marengo Ave
Chappel Smith
Paul Robey
Miss Eunice Bales Visits Relatives This Summer
Miss Eunice Bales of Red Lands visits her sister and family Mr and Mrs Elliot Garrison at 243 Cross St She is spending the summer with her mother in Oregon.
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Eunice Bales
Redlands
Familly
Elliot Garrison
Cross St
Oregon
Local residents host and visit relatives across towns
Mr and Mrs G R Haworth and family from Orange avenue spent last week visiting relatives Mr and Mrs James Barton of Tule Lake. Priv Joe Haworth, a private, arrived home from Fort Ord for a visit. Mr and Mrs Dan Gloeckler and address 467 Faber St returned this week from a Lake Arrowhead vacation with Mr and Mrs Herb Bartel of Los Angeles. Dinner guests at Cross Street home of Mr and Mrs Elliott Garrison included Mrs and Mrs Burley Dudley with Annette and John. Mr and Mrs Jack Woops of Emporia Kansas visited sister and family Mr and Mrs Albert J Heindricks at 18660 Santa Fe Way then left to visit relatives in Santa Monica.
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G. R. Haworth
Raymond and
Wesley
Orange Avenue
James Barton
Tule Lake
Priv
Joe Haworth
Fort Ord
Dan 'Gloeckler
Faber St
Lake Arrowhead
Herb Bartel
Los Angeles
Cross Street
Elliott Garrison
Mrs. Burley
Dudley
Annette
John
Jackwoops
Emporia
Kan
Albert J. Heindricks
Santa Fe
Santa Monica
Mosquito Control Efforts Intensify in Shafter and Wasco
The plan targets eliminating breeding ponds with concentrated patrols across large areas. Shafter gains more protection as six abatement units operate from a new headquarters, while Wasco shows a strong early effort in locating breeding centers and expanding district coverage.
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Shafter
Gerb
Wasco
Geib
Transportation and living conditions survey for Shafter
The report outlines wage ranges from $1.73 per hour for truck drivers to $150–$300 per path, and notes California’s population concentration and rail access via Santa Fe Railway. It highlights living amenities, medical facilities within 20 minutes, rail and stage passenger transport, and compares Shafter’s rates and LCL freight costs with Bakersfield as a nearby industrial center, citing railroad service and harvesting fluctuations.
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Shafter
F. C. Raney
Santa Fe Railway
Chamber of Commerce
Whitt L. L. Bonds
Santa Fe Transtion Company
Nion
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Ea!field
Athletes Foot Germ Ter Advertisement
An old ad promoting T-4-L at McClure Drug Store 398 Central with a phone contact for foot care. The terse notice highlights fast acting relief and availability at the local drugstore.
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McClure Drug Store
Central
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Inere
Nis
MOTEL
Cawelo
Highway
Lerdo
Richland
Parathion
Agriform
Agriform Co., Inc
G. Wasco
Er Neg Ome
Scott McMichael
Stanley McMichael
Joyce
Kelsey
Seattle
Wash
Pete, Neufeld
George Willems
Beverly
Ruth Neufeld
Pismo
Neufeld
Hume Lake
Merton Wiedmann
Lynn Ann
Lake Falce
Harlin P. Wilson
Santa Cruz
George Vine
Paso Robles
John Dutra
H. L. Koenning
Pasadena
O. G. Ohlsson
Acacia St
Della Bradford
Stigler
Okla
Tom Fowler
Riverside Dr
Patsy
W.T. Frame
Turlock
MR. and
Mrs. Raymond
Potomac
Chevrolet
Richland Chevrolet Company
Jack Harris
Vernon Hiller
Shafter Avenue
Raymond Kay Ray, Jr
The
Southland
Indus
Calihaster
Sha
James
Tom
Evelyn Scott
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