Bill Plummer Back in Huron to Relay Shafter News
The Shafter cor net column notes Bill Plummer in Huron South Dakota for his sister's funeral and plans to return soon to resume city reporting duties. A council meeting mix up involved the Rose Garden plaque honoring E Gordon Smith near Tulare Avenue and Shafter Convalescent Hospital.
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Bill Plummer
Bac
Huron
S. Dak
Bill
Smith
Shafter City Corporation
Tulare Avenue
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
Smithh
E. Gordon Smith
Tulare
Shafter Avenues
U.S. Cotton Reservch Station
Shafter High Parents Committee Sets June 9 Meeting
The Shafter High School Parents Curriculum Committee will meet Tuesday June 9 at 7 30 p m to review languages and arts with Dr John Revell as chairman. Diplomas will be presented by Principal John Peterson with Neal Olsen accepting on behalf of Shafter High. A Richland PTA reception follows in the school cafeteria along with a memorial hall dance and party. List of graduation candidates includes Elizabeth Hernandez Cecilia Holguin Pale Whe taska Wh r Shelby Williams David Williamson Patsy Wilson Patsy Yarbrough Ann Zachery.
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Richland
Shafter
Mark Kennath
Jeanne Eeley
Lydia Segura
Edwin Camp
The
Berniece
Berket li Ae
Yvonne Bassett
E. David Cooke
Phillip E. ‘Zachary
Board of
Shafter High School
John Revell
Revell
John Peterson
Neal Olsen
Principe
Beir
Shafter High
Richland Pta
Pale Whetaska
Shelby_ Williams
David Williamson
Patsy Wilson
Patsy_ Yarbrough
Ann Zachery
Shafter High to Hold Commencement for 167 in 1970 Class
Shafter High School schedules 167 seniors to receive diplomas at 8 p.m. on June 11 in the football stadium. Two seniors, Jean Robinson and Ted Moquist, share the commencement address. Baccalaureate services are set for June 7 at 4 p.m. in the school auditorium with local pastors delivering addresses.
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Jean Robinson
Ted Moquist
Disneyland
Ralph Gardner
First Southern Baptist Church
Dan Friesen
Mennonite’. Brethern Church
Kenneth Clark
Shafter Methodist Church
Shafter Memorial Day Honors Fallen War Heroes
Several hundred people attended Memorial Day ceremonies in Shafter honoring war dead. Rev. Sam Wilcoxon delivered a Christian reflection from I Thessalonians 4 16 18 and spoke of veterans sacrifice. Bakersfield attorney Ralph L McKnight gave a brief eulogy and read In Flanders Fields while Legion Commander Elvis Haskins led the pledge and ceremonies.
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Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Cemetery
Sam Wilcoxon
First Southern Baptist Church of
Shafter
Bakersfield
I. Thessallonians
Paul
Christ
God
Wilcoxon
Ralph L. McKnight
Flangers Field
John McCrae
Flandersfield
Flanders Field
Legion
Elvis Haskins
W.nd
Pat
Grae
Bares
Oes
Unidentified Driver Blamed in Central Valley Crash
A two car collision on Central Valley Highway 600 feet north of Burbank Avenue left Wasco resident John Elmer Burrows and Wasco area resident Mrs. Evin Jones with serious injuries. The CHP blamed a third car that cut in too fast after passing, causing Jones to lose control and be struck. Burrows was hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday morning. Jones was not hospitalized. authorities said Jones may have been with a daughter in Shafter.
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Evin Jones
P.O. Box
Shafter
John Elmer Burrows
Second Street
Wasco
CHP
Burrows
Bishop’s Acres
Central Valley
Burbank
Mercury Sees 104 Degree High In Shafter Sunday
Shafter residents endured a 104 degree afternoon amid a week of highs mostly between 88 and 98. The Cotton Research Station in Shafter recorded daily high and low readings for the period, noting the heat boosted cotton crop prospects.
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Shafter
Flea Market to Open Saturday in Downtown Shafter
Up to 2 1/2 blocks of Central Avenue will close for a Flea Market and Sidewalk Sale sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce Merchants Division. The event mixes garage and patio sales with rummage and swap features. Nonprofits and individuals may join. inquiries go to James Fike or Lee Fike or Bob Gilbert.
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Central Avenue
Shafter
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Fike
Junior Women’s Club
Fike
Don James
Bob Gilbert
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