Buttonwillow Salutes Local Star Jack Thomson
The town of Buttonwillow honored Jack Thomson a Buttonwillow farmer named by the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of the four most outstanding young farmers in the United States The welcome included a motorcade to Bakersfield Inn for lunch and testimonials with Kern County leaders present W B Camp attended as a Chamber of Commerce member and Kern County agriculture dean The piece lauds Thomson and Buttonwillow as model for wholesome community life
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Buttonwillow
Jack Thomson
United States
Jack
Kern County Union High School
Best In the
Bakersfield Inn
Future Farmers of America
Butwillow
United States Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
W. B. Camp
Injured in Valley Highway Crashes Reported
Patrolman Gene Phillips details two accidents near Shafter involving six injured in a head on collision on Central Valley highway and a boulevard stop run causing injuries to Mrs. Edis Dudley and three others. Mrs. Walters cited for failure to stop and improper brakes. Spradlin cited for speeding and running boulevard sign.
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Gene Phillips
Kern General Hospital
Edis Dudley
R. N Weston
Hallie Mae Mollett
Harold Freedman
Shafter
Ona Nadine Walters
Highway Patrol
Walters
Central Valley Highway
Merced Avenue
Dudley
Weston
Mollett
Jacob Lawrence Stafford
Dorothea Stafford
James August
Stafford
Rosedale
Clifford Edward Spradlin
Ruth Sprain
Tarr
Charles Doyle Davis
Wasco
Spradlin
Phillips
Beech Street
Armstrong
Golf Course association awaits supervisor sign for site move
The county’s decision came ahead of Wasco officers election at 7 p.m. Thursday. Clarkin said equipment would be deployed once the county approves. The alternative site east of Famoso is abandoned. the new location is central, more accessible, and potentially purchasable by the county, improving permanence.
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Wasco
Clarkin
Famoso
Hkern County Land Company
Local Girls Lead Senior Division Clothing Contest
Susie Nicodemus of Bakersfield won first in the Senior division. Karen wore a beige dress with reversive jacket, Norma modeled orchid taffeta, and Maple entrants Evelyn Penner, Lela Kelley, Dianne Loepp, and Nadia Nevarov also competed. All garments were self-made, with blue ribbons and top two prizes awarded. Karen received a merchandise order and sewing box while Norma won fine shears.
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Susie Nicodemus
Bakersfield
Karen
Norma
Maple
Evelyn Penner
Lela Kelley
Dianne Loepp
Nadia Nevarov
Richland Teachers Plan Broad Summer Activities
Richland teachers will spend the summer in varied programs and travel. Many plan trips to Mexico Canada and across the United States. Summer school will take place on twelve campuses in four states with assignments at UCLA USC Fresno State and other institutions.
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Richland
Mexico
Alice Brown
Mildred Patterson
Clayton Montgomery
Canada
Mary Todd
Diana Leichman
Burnis Morris
Edna Prieve
Europe
Ruth Kenig
New York City
Denie Hodges
Weirton
West Virginia
Inez Moser
Virginia
Viola Coltran
Texas
Willie Kelley
Oklahoma
Edna Smith
South Dakota
Chicago
John Peterson
Richland Teachers Club
Midwest
Helen Green
Ohio
Alice Camp
Nebraska
Missouri
Doris Bondurant
Kansas
Ruth MacMillan
Orgeon
Bill Clanin
Arizona
Nellie Kreig
Portland State College
Oregon
Genevieve Craig
U.C.L.A
Los Angeles State College
Tom Flanagan
Fred Swehla
Lucette Senesac
Eileen Hickcox
Japan
U.S. Army
Kinnaird
Long Beach State
Irene Tilley
Santa Barbara
Bakersfield
Fresno State
May Newcomb
Laura Hare
Leona Vannatta
Dorris Wood
Bob* Snively
Ruth Koenig
Rosie Wiens
Lois Robinson
Visalia
Ardys McKillip
Letha Brock
Fresno
Superior Oil Company
Frank Bortz
Lawrence Schellenberg
Joe Norris
Shafter Recreation Commission
Roy Farrell
Free Mason
Fred Hasty
Tom Guerrero
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Helen Wilso
Victorine Bair
Auchland
Shafter
Graduation Day Reflections At Kern County High School
LaVonne Stoller praised education for more than material gain, noting its social and political awareness. Seniors performed music including Mary De Vincenzo marimba piece and Lionel Nightingale piano, while the band and choir under Kenneth Fahsbender and Eve lyn Micheletti presented selections. Avery Allen represented the district, with Dr. Grant W. Jensen presenting the class.
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LaVonne Stoller
LaVonne
Mary de Vincenzo
Lionel Nightingale
Kenneth Fahsbender
Evelyn Micheletti
Lord
Stanley Hien
Kern County Union High School
Avery Allen
Grant W. Jensen
Lions Club Plans Installation Dinner in Bakersfield
Blair of the Delano office of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph outlines the forthcoming dinner. The installation of new officers will occur Saturday at 8 p.m. in Bakersfield with Louie Pelosi leading the committee on arrangements.
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Man Blair
Delano Office
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bakersfield
Louie Pelosi
Tractors and Care in Farm Safety Tips
A 1935 piece notes tractors resemble horses in danger when misused and warns that heat and monotony cause lapses like failing to throttle down during turns leading to spills. It credits Slim Hartman’s wife for keeping tractor trouble away by delivering snacks mid shifts.
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Slim Hartman
Phillip Zachary to Compete in Army Marksmanship Matches
Corporal Phillip E. Zachary, husband of Roberta Lee and son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Zachary of Shafter, will compete in the All-Army marksmanship matches at Fort Benning Georgia this month. He serves as a military policeman with the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team and is on the Army Far East pistol team. Zachary earned a spot on the team after placing at the Army Forces Far East and Eighth Army matches held in Japan last month. He joined the Army in March 1953 and completed basic training at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
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Phillip E. Zachary
Roberta Lee
Clyde Zachary
Shafter
Fort Benning
Zachary
187Th Airborne
Army
Far East Command
Army Forces
Far East
Japan
Fort Campbell
Calcot Growers Receive 1948-49 Dividends
Calcot Growers, longtime members of a cotton marketing cooperative since 1948, receive a half million dollars in mail dividends. General manager Russell Kennedy notes the payout equals full grower reserves for 1948-49 and averages 4.74 dollars per bale for cotton marketed that year. Kennedy adds current volumes exceed the 1948-49 level despite acreage limits as membership and production grow.
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Calcot
Cotton Marketing Association
Russell Kennedy
Calcot, Ltd
Kennedy
Edward Ross Helps Move Horses to Mono Hot Springs Stall
Edward Ross traveled to North Fork with his uncle and the Bob Quunninghams to relocate horses to their pack station in Mono Hot Springs, assisting with the move.
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Edward Ross
North Fork
Bob Qunninghams
Mono Hot Springs
Scout Troop 903 Plans Four-Day Campout Near Carpinteria
Troop 903 of Shafter Lions Club will spend June 17 to June 20 at Carpinteria State Beach Park Youth Area. Activities include coastal camping and ocean swimming in the lifeguarded area. funds from a soft drink concession support the trip and Santa Barbara mission visits.
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Boy Scouts
Shafter Lions Club
Carpinteria
Shafter
Santa Barbara Mission
Santa Barbara
Carpinteria State Beach Park
Lions Club
Boy Scout
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Shafter High School
Sue Howell
Robert Taylor
Robert Millwee
Kirschenmann
Deeter Construction, Inc
George Globe
Liberal Credit
Chester Avenue
Leeds
Chevrolet
Chevrolets
Chevrolet Co
E. Central Ave
LaVenne
LaVelle Stoller
Emil Stoller
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Phil Zachary
Jim Stinnott
Patricia
Mary
Ontario
J. B. Nugent
Rio Bravo
Carpenteria
Sil
Ae Li
Shell Chemical Corporation Agricultural Chemicals Division
Bush Street
San Francisco
California
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