Shafter High School Holds Largest Graduation Class
Fitting ceremonies marked the commencement for Shafter high school’s 1936 class of 43 graduates, the largest in the school's history, at Richland auditorium. Loyd E. Wilson of the Y M C A San Francisco gave the address. E. P. Jones presided. diplomas were presented by H. D. West.
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Shafter High School
Richland Auditorium
Loyd E. Wilson
Young Men’s Christian Association of San Francisco
E. P. Jones
H. D. West
Shafter
Kern County Union High School
Ernest Siemens
Paul Vander Eike
James Livers
Monna Latta
Vivian Bartel
Myron Janzen
Lewis Edwards
Kern County Ranks Low in Unemployment Reserve Act Figures
Kern county reports 187 employers and 4 764 employees subject to the unemployment reserves act, ranking 14th in the state. California lists 746 out of state employers with 88 342 employees contributing. Kern population is 82 570 with Alpine, the only county yet to register any employers.
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Kern County
Commission
California
Alpine
Crystal Treasures Found on Greenhorn Mountain Exhibit
Dr. C. D. Hanna of the California Academy of Sciences led a party including Edward Little T. V. Little and Don Little of Shafter on Greenhorn Mountain Sunday. They hauled out a crystal specimen described as large and valuable by the group.
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C. D. Hanna
California Academy of Sciences
Edward Little
T. V. Little
Don Little
Shafter
Greenhorn Mountain
Dr. Hanna
Old Landmark Razed as Santa Fe Plans Downtown Terminal
Santa Fe Railway announced the purchase of the Argonaut hotel site in downtown San Francisco to build a bus and rail terminal. The Argonaut, a historic Bay City landmark, had hosted the Pioneer Society of California and many early life events. Negotiations concluded with the $500,000 transaction.
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San Francisco
Santa Fe Railway
Argonaut Hotel
Bay City
S and An Fe Railway
Com- Pathe
Argonaut
Pioneer Society of California
Shafter Men Lease Oil Land Near Rio Bravo
In the Rio Bravo area there is notable oil leasing activity. A tract leased to prospective drillers is owned by Shafter men H Midgley F W Handel E B Stringham H C Neufeld W H Hitchcock J R M Jones and E I Wallace.
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Shafter
Rio Bravo Area
Rio Bravo
H. Midgley
F. W. Handel
E. B. Stringham
H. C. Neufeld
W. H. Hitchcock
J. R. M. Jones
E. I. Wallace
No Faculty Changes At Local High School
No faculty changes announced for the upcoming term at the high school. All members of the teaching staff remain under Principal E. P. Janes.
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E. P. Janes
Local M D Sees Friend Receive Master’s Degree
Dr W A Gaede traveled to Los Angeles for the University of Southern California graduation where his old classmate Peter Rempel earned a master’s degree. On Sunday Gaede and his son Calvin attended air races for small gas model airplanes with 150 plus entries built by boys eight and older.
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W. A. Gaede
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Peter Rempel
P. P. Rempel
Shafter
Gaede
Calvin
Long Beach Launch Christening by Engle and Hare
J B Engle and family and Jack Hare and family spent the weekend at Long Beach to christen the new 28 foot launch of Mr. Hare. They enjoyed a fine bass catch during the maiden voyage.
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J. B. Engle
Jack Hare
Long Beach
Mr. Hare
Subscription Notice for The Press
A brief item announces subscribing to The Press. It lists Casualty A. J. Jack Zimmerman as fire notary public, insurance counselor, and public weighmaster in connection with automobile matters.
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Ser Careet
Wee Ee
Shafter HS Glass
Glenn O. Nay
Frasquita Sullivan
P. L. Arnold
Eleanor H. Schapp
James V. Wilson
Robert L. Gates
William B. White
Frank F. Latta
Walter E. Emrick
Amelia Finck
Katherine Goode
J. H. Porterfield
Arnot Annis
Ruby Ayres
Aldeen Boese
Bob Davidson
Reba Evans
Gladys Fast
Johnny Goode
Elizabeth Goertzen
Richard Gribble
Martha Harder
Leonard Heinrichs
Ernest Hofman
Lawrence Kattenhorn
Ray Kay
Lenora Kirschenmann
Agnes Koehn
Milton Koop
Elmer Lachenmaier
Ralph Lachenmaier
Virginia Lachenmaier
Essie Ruth Mayfield
Gideon Mettler
Selma Mettler
Clarence Neuman
Edna Nikkel
Florine Patterson
Geneva Payne
Dorothea Peak
Harold Pedersen
Johnny Penner
James Reily
Patricia Rodriguez
Willie Schultz
Rgiht
Gerald Starrh
Irwin Starrh
Waldo Warah
Grace Weyand
Everett Wiedmann
Verlen Hughes
Irene Wilson
H. G. Reif
Paso Robles
Christen
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
Shafter Garbage Service
G. A. Wittmayer
Shafter, California
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Bakersfield
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