Louise Jones Runs Humpty Dumpty Children’s Shop
Louise Jones and her husband Don run Humpty Dumpty Children’s Shop at 313 Central Avenue in Shafter. Louise sources and prices children’s clothes to fit local demand, balancing city trends with Shafter’s tastes while managing the home and family. The couple, active in local chambers, entertain growth plans amid competition and the need for extra income.
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Louise Jones
Atage
Dumpty Children
Saar’ Impty Idren’s
Central Avenue
Louise
Shafter
Don
Davy
Bobby
Kenny
Bakersfield
Humpty Dumpty Children's
Joneses
Chamber of Commerce
The
Merchants Association
Elks
Kern Ridge Oil Company
Chuck Johnson
Shafter High Discus Star Bender Wins Meets Invite
Paul Bender of Shafter High finished second in the Golden West Invitational in Sacramento behind Clint Johnson of Shawnee Mission Kansas with a 185 7 inch throw. Johnson reached 1946 inches. Bender earned a Chicago national finals invite for June 21 and weighed options between USC and Cal State Fresno while turning down trips to Tennessee Hawaii and Taiwan.
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Shafter High School
Paul Bender
Sacramento
Bender
Clint Johnson
Shawnee Mission
Kansas
Johnson
Chicago
Frankie Martin
Bakersfield
Tennessee
Hawaii
Taiwan
USC
Cal State
Fresno
Smith completes basic Marine recruit training in San Diego
Pvt. Michael R. Smith, son of Frances G. and Carson W. Smith Jr., of 30747 Riverside St., Shafter, California, completed an 11 week Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego basic training. He learned battlefield survival, daily routine, standards, and physical conditioning, gaining skills in first aid, rifle marksmanship, and close order drill. A 1979 Delano High School graduate, he joined the Marine Corps in July 1979.
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Michael R. Smith
Frances G. and
Carson W. Smith Jr
Riverside St
Shafter
California
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Delano High School
The
Marine Corps
Transportation aid offered for Adventist VBS parents
Parents needing transport to Seventh Day Adventist Vacation Bible School next week may call two transportation committee members at 146-3604 or 746-2087. The theme is Jesus, Our Wonderful Creator, with activities including crafts, nature study, singing, and Bible study led by Mrs. Frances Feibrantz, director.
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Seventh Day Adventist Vacation Bible School
Transports Committee
Jesus
Frances Feibrantz
Trailer Club Marks 14th Year at Shafter Gathering
Dale and Lula Spohn hosted a May outing recalling the club’s first trek to Three Rivers. Wind delayed some trailers until Saturday morning at Kaweah Park Resort for a potluck and barbecue with members Ray and Elvina Cummings Norval and Pat Winter George and Faye Bender Bud and Gloria Boggs Neal and Rosalee Sperling and visitors Chris and Carol Unruh Eric Bender and Vernon and Kathren Kroeker. June outing hosted by Ray and Elvina at their home featured potluck barbecue and homemade ice cream.
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Shafter Trailer Club
Dale
Lula Spohn
Three Rivers
Kaweah Park Resort
Ray
Elvina Cummings
Norval
Pat Winter
George
Faye Bender
Bud
Gloria Boggs
Neal
Rosalee Sperling
Chris
Carol Unruh
Eric Bender
Vernon
Kathren Kroeker
Southern Sierra Council Camp Brings 100 Troops To Summers Program
More than a thousand boys from over a hundred troops join the Southern Sierra Council Boy Scout Camping Program this summer. Council President Robert McCarthy notes day camps in Bakid Tehachapi and Ridgecrest for Cub Scouts, a week of Sports Camp, a long-term camping option, and an in town merit badge camp. Arvin Ellison, Shafter Scoutmaster, highlights the weeklong Camp Kern at Huntington Lake as a core strength and says the patrol method helps boys learn cooperation while at camp. Scouts receive instruction in skills aquatic sports ecology and field sports, with education integrated into the overall program.
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Sierra Council
Robert McCarthy
Bak Id
Tehachapi
Ridgecrest
Camp Kern
Huntington Lake
Ned Arvin Ellison
Shafter
Ellison
Hinckley graduates from Shafter High School
Hinckley completes a high school diploma at Shafter High School. She is married to Steve Hinckley and the couple reside in Yucaipa, California.
Letters to the Editor in Shafter praise Chief Kaplan and call for lawmen backing
A reader defends Shafter Police Chief Kaplan, blasts soft on crime judges, and urges council support. The letter also reflects gratitude for campaign supporters, cites 12,000 votes on June 3, and encourages citizen engagement while noting interest in a series on Women in Business and local work force trends. Pat Bryant signs off.
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Elconin
Link
Shafter
Kaplan
Red Cross
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Shafter Press
Sunshine Land Clothing
Los Angeles
Smith
Trailer Club
Boy Scouts
Hinckley
Albert W. Wilson
Kern County
Women In Business
Pat Bryant
Aly
Coudor
Wasco
Americas No. 1
Weet Kern
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