Roy Farrell Leads Shafter Summer Recreation Program
Roy Farrell, Kern county native and Richland School physical education director, heads Shafter's summer recreation effort. He favors inclusive intramural play over cutthroat competition to engage all children in physical activity. A WWII veteran, Farrell graduated from UC and began teaching in Bakersfield before joining Richland School after 1945.
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Roy
Kern County
Richland School
Mr. Big
Mr. Farrell
Roy Avent
Bakersfield
University of California
Santa Ana
Greenfield School
Touwork
Richland
Arvo Mggram
Shafter
Weekend Guests At Shafter Motel Include Several Visitors
The Shafter Motel hosted guests from Brooklyn Fresno and Pontiac over the weekend. Ely Freedman and family from Brooklyn visited with their son and daughter in law Dr and Mrs BC Freeman. Miss Ly Smith and Miss Nellie Jones from Fresno stayed as weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Hefman. H A Arthur of Sportsburg South Carolina visited with Mr and Mrs SS A. E G Clark of Pontiac Michigan came to visit L J Woodard who is opening a new automobile agency in Shafter.
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Shafter Motel
Ely Freedman
Brooklyn
BC. Freeman
Yosemite
Ie’ Ly Smith
Nellie Jones
Fresno
Pee Hefman
Smth
Ofman
Meat Production Shift: West Gains Two-Thirds Share
A regional shift in meat production shows about two thirds of U S meat comes from western states west of the Mississippi. The trend highlights growing output from farms and processing facilities in the western United States.
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America
Mississippi
Women Hold Baby Shower at Home for Mrs John Isaac
A baby shower honoring Mrs. John Isaac was hosted at Mrs. Elmer Isaac home with Mrs. Elmer Isaac and Mrs. William Tillman as hostesses. Prizes went to Mrs. Bernice Nightengale. attendees included Mesdames Nightengale Hei Toews Wilcox Zach Fries and many others from Shafter Pixley and area. Gifts were sent by several local ladies including Mrs. Kraid Ashbaug and Mrs. Marie Nigizengale.
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John Isaac
Elmer Isaac
William Tillman
Bernice Nightengale
Galen Rusk
Dar. Toews
Virginia Wilcox
Abe Zach- Fries
Jake Baerg
Bernice Nightersgale
Walter Hei
Alvin Buller
Laurence Sabriar
Ezra Schneider
Kate Peters
Pete Isaac
H .B. Duerksen
Fred Rice
John Dirksen
Dan Toews
Walter Baerg
William Isaac
Joseph Lafton
Shafter
Pixley
Mesdames Abe Zacharias
George Siemens
Mary Claydix
Mesdames Kraid Ashbaug
Vernon Schneider
Guy Wolfe
P. R. Klatt
Hazel Brockett
P. T. Wall and
Marie Nigizengale
Eight Boy Scouts to Head for Valley Forge
Eight Scouts from Shafter Troop 53 and Maple Post 277 join the national jamboree trek to Valley Forge Pennsylvania June 30 to July 6. Leaders Bill Siemens and Vernon Isaac accompany the group. The itinerary includes flag ceremonies, arena shows, patrol displays, Philadelphia tours, and a special train journey with multiple cars and meals.
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Valley Forge
Boy Scouts
Shafter
Maple
Rolf Jacobsen, Jr
Gary Weyand
David M. Muir, Jr
Bruce Muir
Maple Post
Donald Loewen
Kenneth Nicol
Douglas Peters
Edward Peters
Bill Siemens
Vernon Isaac
Post 277
Brotherhood of Scouting
Philadelphia
Arm of Liberty
Kern County
Birthday Party Honors Lynette Holmes on Seventh
A Memorial Day party celebrated seventh birthday Lynette Holmes daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert R Holmes 581 Klassen Drive. Guests enjoyed ice cream punch cake candy with jump ropes for girls metal cars for boys. Winners were Mickey Hanson and Judy Neleck. Attendees included Lavonne Kraft Janice Biloff Carleyne Fitterer Lynette Neuman Evelyn Bowley Freddie Sowder Aletha Crawford and Doyel Holmes plus relatives from Bakersfield Ducor and other areas.
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Memorial Day
Lynette Holmes
Robert R .Holmes
Klassen
Mickey Hanson
Judy Neleck
Lavonne Kraft
Janice Biloff
Carleyne Fitterer
Lynette Neuman
Evelyn Bowley
Library Offers New Craft Book Then Profitable Hobbies
The Kern County Free Library at Shafter adds Catherine Roberts's Make it and Make it Pay a craft book to help turn hobbies into profits along with Money-Making Hobbies. New titles Leroy Pynn Let's Whittle and Dorothy Alhpeter How to Make Braided Rugs join the collection, each emphasizing practical craft guides.
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Catherine Roberts
Shafter
Kern County
Leroy Pynn
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Uest
Chrysler Air Conditioning
Schneider
Wikoff
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Home Appliance and Furniture Company
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