Flag Day Editorial Urges Patriotism Against Red Flag Propa ganda
Editorial reflecting on Flag Day in Shafter urges renewed patriotism, decries anti patriotic trends and calls readers to examine why Khrushchev warned Americans would lift the Red Flag. Cites Hoover speech at Valley Forge and stresses loyalty, honoring symbols, and defending freedom.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Bucharest
Romania
United States
Shafter
Memorial Hall
J. Edgar Hoover
Valley Forge
America
Khrushchev
Graduation night praised by Shaffer High Class of 1964
Letter from Shaffer High School Class of 1964 thanks parents and community members for an unforgettable graduation party. They list numerous chaperones and donors and urge continued community support for future graduates.
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Shaffer High School
Abe Bers
Shafter Junior Woman's Club thanks local press
Mrs. Robert Merz, past president, writes from Shafter California thanking the Shafter Press editor Frank Wisner for coverage and community support that aided the club's projects during the past year. She attributes success to cooperation of the staff and local people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rice
Robert Merz
Collins Crosby
Kenneth Handel
Ivan Myers
Clifford Ratzlaff
Ernie Hofman
C. W. Christopher
Walter Bergen
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Woman's Club
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce
Button
Shafter, Calif
Frank Wisner
Shafter Press
Central Valley Highway
Shafter
California
Mr. Wisner
Mrs
Shafter Junior
Woman's Club
No Shelter for Nearly Half U S Passenger Cars
Report notes almost half of U S passenger cars lack shelter from summer and winter elements. The finding highlights exposure to sun heat cold and weathering across regions and car types.
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United States
Foreign Works Highlight Julia and Borges in Transnational Display
Review notes Elsbeth Dored’s I Loved Tiberius a Rome portrait focusing on Julia Caesar. Borges appears with Ficriones, praised as top Spanish language short fiction. Other items include A Time of Wrath by Luis Spoza and translations from Italian German and Portuguese alongside Seven Japanese Tales.
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Tiberius
Elisabeth Dored
Julia
Caesar Augustus
Rome
Livia
Argentina
Jorge Luis Borges
International Publishers Prize
Luis Spoza
Mrs. Mason
Lorenzo Mazzetti
Gunther Grass
Local Navy Seaman Participates in Ligtas Exercise
Billy J. Rosales seaman USN son of Mr and Mrs Tony Rosales of Shafter sails aboard the Navy ocean minesweeper USS Conflict HTNC to take part in the Ligtas airborne combat training exercise May 12 to June 10 in the Philippines under SEATO. The drill, meaning Saved in Filipino, is sponsored by the United States and hosted by the Republic of the Philippines with all SEATO members participating. It aims to test allied force effectiveness to assault and regain areas behind an enemy advance and to improve inter nation cooperation. This is the second Ligtas exercise this year and the 27th since 1956 as part of SEATO defense planning.
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USS
Billy J. Rosales
USN
Tony Rosales
Shafter
South-East Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Philippines
United States
Republic of the Philippines
South- East Asia
Ligtas
Supervisor's Race Precincts and Local Visits
Precincts listed for the supervisor's race include 177 Poso 178 Bender 179 Maple and Mettler 180 Lerdo North and Lerdo South 181 Richland Shafco and Shafter South 182 Shafter 3 and 4 183 Shafter 5 6 and 7 184 Shafter 10 and 11 185 Shafter 8 and 9 186 Shafter 1 and 2. Precincts 182–186 are in Shafter. others lie in the judicial district. Also notes visitors from Rupert Idaho and local hospital stay for Mr Hehn with relatives.
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Poso
Bender
Maple
Mettler
Poplar
Burbank
Lerdo North
Lerdo South
Richland
Shafco
Shafter South
Shafter
Shafter 1
Ares
Republicans and Democrats Split Votes in Shafter Area
In Shafter and surrounding areas, Goldwater led California trends with 419 to Rockefeller 307 while area results show 725 to 456 for Goldwater. Democratic ballots favored Shafter delegates 472 to 214 for Browns ticket, Yorty trailed Salinger and Cranston led in the area with 547 to 426. Kaiser edged Murphy 453 to 370 area wide, Clemens led supervisor race 1051 to 369, and a judge and supervisor tally is given for city and area precincts.
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Shafter
California
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Brown
E. Yorty
Pierre Salinger
Alan Cranston
Sacramento
Washington
Cranston
Salinger
George Murphy
Lee Kaiser
Murphy
Kaiser
Surprise luncheon welcomed Mrs Goertzen in Bakersfield
Mrs Bill Goertzen was entertained at a surprise luncheon at Bakersfield Hacienda before a trip to Alaska. Bill and their son Bill Jr have been away for a couple of months and Bill returned home to bring the family back for the summer.
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Bill Goertzen
Bakersfield
Bible School Set to Begin at Ebenezer Church
Ebenezer Reformed Church will start its Daily Vacation Bible School on Monday June 15 for a two week period ending June 26. Pastor Melvin B Nonhof will lead the staff of teachers with Mrs Robert H Merz Miss Sandra Nonhof Mrs Harvey Neuman Mrs Robert Warren and Mrs LeRoy Weidenbach directing. High school girls will assist in the Bible based program.
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Ebenezer Reformed Church
Melvin B. Nonhof
Robert H. Merz
Sandra Nonhof
Harvey Neuman
Robert Warren
LeRoy Weidenbach
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Rupert
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Solomon Hehn
Hehn
Memorial Hospital
Louisa Cummins
Santa Rosa
Shafter Football Stadium
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Demos
Clemens
Wasco
Ken Smith
Bank of America
National Trust AN
Shafter Branch
Central Ave
James Street
Bible School
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