Public thanks from Shafter club for cancer drive coverage
The Wednesday Afternoon Club of Shafter thanks the Shafter Press editor for publicity that aided their successful cancer drive. Corresponding secretary Jane K. Vignolo expresses appreciation for cooperative notices and support from the newspaper. Also notes guests Mr and Mrs Harold Beck of Long Beach staying with Mr and Mrs W C Northam with Beck as Northams’ brother.
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Shafter Press
Shafter
Harold Béck
Long Beach
W. C. Northam
Beck
Juvenile Talent Show Planned For Shafter Community Night
A juvenile amateur talent show for elementary students is the second program on Shafter summer community night at the high school next Tuesday. Young singers dancers and musicians will compete for prizes donated by Shafter merchants. Entries remain open via Ray Kitts at the high school Shafter 4611. The season opener last Tuesday drew a good crowd for an outdoor film near the gym despite brisk weather.
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Shafter
Ray Kitts
Sunday Guests at Hunt Home Include Sloan Strickland Reynolds
Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs Merwin Hunt were Mr. and Mrs Roy Sloan Betty Strickland and Mr. and Mrs Buford Reynolds.
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Merwin Hunt
Roy Sloan
Betty Strickland
Mrs. Buford Reynolds
Mathis Family Visits Son During Stanford Visiting Day
Mrs. Ida M. Mathis a Richland school teacher visited her son Jerry Mathis at Stanford on Saturday as part of the university's annual visiting day.
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Stanford
Ida’ M. Mathis
Richland
Jerry Mathis
Weekend Visitors Gather With Local Residents
Week end visitors Mr and Mrs Tommie Mizell and Harvey joined Mr and Mrs Ernest Gray of Tipton and Mr and Mrs Travis Garton of Porterville for a weekend visit on Saturday and Sunday.
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Tommie’ Mizell
Harvey
Ernest Gray
Tipton
Travis Garton
Porterville
Memorial Day Auto Crash Claims Ernest Unruh
Ernest Unruh was killed instantly Friday night in an automobile accident near King City on the way home to San Jose. His wife, with a broken shoulder and possible head injuries, survived, while their three year old daughter was unhurt. The family had been visiting relatives in Shafter. sister Mrs. Abe Neufeld and others attended the funeral in San Jose. The Unruh family had long lived in Shafter and Ernest was a well known church member.
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Unruh
Abe H. Neufeld
First Baptist Church
San Jose
Shafter -A- Number
Ernest
Real
Lassiter House-Guests Invite Travelers to Weekend Stay
Week-end house guests of Mr and Mrs J W Lassiter included Earl Fulton of Inglewood L Coker and Earl Snyder of Los Angeles and Dora Rueker of Olathe Kansas with Mrs. Dora Rueker visiting from Kansas City.
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J. W. Lassiter
Earl Fulton
Inglewood
L. Coker
Los Angeles
Earl Snyder
Dora Rueker
Olathe
Kansas
Baseball lights at Richland school diamond debated
residents discuss installing real baseball lighting with stronger arcs and larger poles. proponents say night games could draw big time teams and boost local spending, while noting cost and multi use for evening events. wild drivers also threaten a traffic sign on James and California.
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Richland
James and
California Ave
Visitors from Sacramento Make Weekend Trips
Mr and Mrs Walter Zimmerman and Mrs Raymond Howe with her granddaughter Shirley Werner visited Sacramento. Mrs Howe's daughter Anne Saunders and family joined them. During the trip Mr Zimmerman and his son Kenneth Saunders traveled to Fallen Nevada.
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Walter. Zimmerman
Raymond Howe
Shirley Werner
Sacramento
Sunday Dinner Guests at Driggers Home
Sunday guests for chicken dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Driggers were Mrs. Otha Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Askew and their son Stanley, and Mr. and Mrs. Art Branch and son.
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W. A. Driggers
Otha Carter
Dillard Askew
Stanley
Art Branch
Rose Family Dinner Hosts Guests from Community
The Rose family entertained dinner guests including Reverend and Mrs. Cecil Pool with daughters Joyce and LaDonna along with Mr and Mrs Burford Reynolds on Friday.
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ROSE
Jewell Rose
Cecil Pool
Joyce
LaDonna
Buford Reynolds
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jane K. Vignolo
Northam
Jack Davenport Typewriter CO
Allen
Little Yankee
New Hampshire
Bakersfield
Ernest Unruh
Orvin’ Mettlers
Ed Warrens
Mettler Ranch
Messrs and Mesdames
Merrill Thomas
Ed Brown
Pete Bender
John Jacobsen
Eugene Mettler
O. G. Qilsson
Grace Miles
Stockton
U. S
Sliders
Victor Adding Machines
Service and Supplies
Lynch Typewriter Co
Chester Ave
North
America
South America
Pan American World Airways
Honolulu
Kern Travel Service
Ernie Kreyenhagen
el Tejon Hotel
Laaoure
Courteous Service
ALGUT
Insurance Group
Santa FE Ave
Shafter, Calif
Erie
Central
Wm. Stoller
Shafter’s
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