William Jahant Wasco Pioneer Who Shaped Kern County Planning
William Jahant known as Billie Jahant to Kern County residents, died last week after years of frail health. He chaired the Kern County Planning Commission, guiding highway standards, rural beauty, and master plans for roads and a county airport system. His leadership helped erect the Shafter Cawelo divided road and restrained billboard growth, earning respect as a community servant.
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William Jahant
Wasco
Billie” Jahant
Kern County
Mr. Jahant
Kern County Planning Commission
Billie
Planning Commission
Shafter
Cawelo
Jahani
Local Couples Fly to Santa Barbara
Dr. Ohlsson and Mrs. Ohlsson with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Pierce of Shafter flew Sunday from Shafter at noon to Santa Barbara to attend an Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Flying Association meet. They stopped at Angeles and Monrovia for brief ground stays before returning to Shafter, enjoying air travel that auto trips would have needed days to complete.
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O. G. Ohlsson
Vernon Pierce
Shafter
la Barbara
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Flying Association
Dr. Ohlsson
Santa Bara
Thompson Family Attends Montebello Picnic
Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson visit Montebello for the annual Se er service picnic held at Monte Stadium after a day stay. Their children Mary and Bill joined the outing on Sunday evening.
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Harry Thompson
Mary
Bill
Montebello
Monte Stadium
Lt. Anderson Laid to Rest in Final Services
Lt. Robert Anderson was buried in Union Cemetery Bakersfield after being returned from abroad. Military honors were provided by Wasco VFW and Shafter American Legion post for the Shafter native killed in action flying a P-38 during the North African campaign.
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Robert Anderson
Bakersfield
Union Cemetery
Anderson
Shafter
Army
Navy
L. A. Anderson
L. A. Anderson, Jr
San Jose
Elaine Stoddard
Week end drunk driving arrests and listed violators
Virgil L. Smith charged with drunk and reckless driving after a Saturday crash. fined 325 dollars and 270 days, suspended for two years. Bill Wilson jailed for drunken driving and disturbing the peace. similar sentence 350 dollars and 260 days suspended. Additional city arrests include four drunks Guy Foster Chester Nichols Willie Phipps Manuel Phipps. County cases feature Cecil Sherman Avants and Arvin Her Rickpateih Gate. charges include Grane and battery.
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Virgil L. Smith
Bill Wilson
Guy Foster
Chester Nichols
Willie
Manuel Phipps
Cecil Sherman Avants
Arvin
Ma We Grant
Grane
Dieting Dent
Shafter
Birthday List Acknowledges Wide June Celebrants
A community birthday page notes several residents with June birthdays including Mrs. Frank Hawkins Dan Kliewer Dale Voth Mildred Guenther Gwendolyn Gottfried Jack Battaglia and others. Additional names appear with June 23 24 25 26 or 27 as dates.
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Frank Hawkins
Dan Kliewer
Dale Voth
Mildred Guenther
Gwendolyn Gottfried
Jack Battaglia
John Fox
Walker Fry
Tom Kelly
John Kelly
Benny Lamas
Merlan Jensen
C. E. Nightingale
Dale S. Voth
Martha Ruth
John Lachenmaier
Paneros Return From Six Week Rotary Trip
Mr and Mrs Ernest Panero return to Shafter after a six week journey covering 16728 miles. Panero served as Shafter Rotary Club delegate to the Rotary International Convention in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The pair toured New York City and sailed May 3 on the New Amsterdam enjoying liner facilities and island visits including Samoa and Bahia with notable sites and events along the way.
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Ernest Panero
Shafter
Kern County
United States
Panero
Paneros
Fred Beck
Los Angeles
New Amsterdam
Bahia
St. Francis Catholic
Kathina
Court House Square
Adults Enjoy Recreation Set-up at County Park
A number of adults are using the new lighting system and visiting the park in the evening for games of horse shoes and ping pong. Volleyball, badminton and softball are also played at the County Park.
Eichman Wins Jackpot On Alaskan For Eleven-Pound Calizma
Mr. E. B. Eichman of Shafter won a $13 pot aboard the sport fishing boat Alaskan at Avila. He landed an eleven-pound Calizma caught off Pecho, up the coast.
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E. B. Eichman
Shafter
Avila
Abatement District Urges Mosquito Reports
Kern Mosquito Abatement District operates from a depot in Shafter with two workers daily. Officials urge public cooperation to eliminate breeding sites and report mosquito problems. The district uses aerial spraying on large water bodies and cites 90 to 95 percent reduction as economically practical.
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Kern
Shafter
Shafter Area
Mosquito
Shafter City
Young Bakersfield Dancers Singers At Community Night
Talented Bakersfield youths perform a song and dance program tonight as part of the summer Community Night series. Roanne Hockstad 7, Terry Kinney 13, Peggy Brewer and Cedric Kleinhans head a line-up with ballet to toe work and accordion solos on the high school gym steps starting at 8 p.m.
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Bakersfield
Roanne Hockstad
Madie Tee Fresne
Vocal Stuent
Ruby Dean Holt
Children’s Theatre Guild of Hollywood
Terry Kinné¢y
Peggy Brewer
Cedric Kleinhans
Tulare
Washington
Post
McFarland Drug to Meet Lawson Lowe in Friday Exhibition
McFarland Drug leads the Delano League and will face Lawson Lowe this Friday night at the Primary Diamond in an exhibition game. Lawson Lowe sits atop the Shafter Men's League with pitcher Jim Brown, as Hitchcock's and K of C also prepare for a high quality matchup featuring Jack Dial and Harold Garrish. Attendance remains strong at the North Shafter Camp as youth crafts and arts programs continue at the County Park playground.
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McFarland Drug
Delano
Lawson Lowe
Lano
Angel” Gonzales
McFarland Boys
Hitchcock
Shafter
Jim Brown
Crackerjack Knights
Jack Dial
Hitchcock’s
Harold Garrish
K. of C
Garrish
Smart
Santa Fe Road
Kern County
Bakersfield
Legion Hall
Ohanneson To Start Naval Reserve Cruise At Berkeley
Gregory Ohanneson of UC Berkeley begins a two month ocean cruise as part of a peace time V-12 style program. He earned top ten percent in ROTC competitive exams and will spend eighteen months with the Navy before earning ensign’s commission. He plans to spend time at home until June 26 before joining the voyage to Seattle and then Hawaii.
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University of California At Berkeley
Gregory
Navy
Oe Ohanneson
Reserve Officers Training Corps
United States Naval Reserve
Chaos
Klaudts Plan Vacation Visit To Lincoln Iowa
The Reverend Robert Klaudt and his wife will drive to Lincoln Iowa to visit their son Reverend Ernest Klaudt. They will be away from Shafter for about three weeks beginning Sunday June 27.
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Robert Klaudt
Lincoln
Iowa
Ernest Klaudt
Klaudts
Shafter
Whale Classification Clarified as Mammal
A scientific note confirms that whales are mammals, not fish, due to their warm-blooded physiology, live birth, and presence of mammary glands. The distinction aligns with standard taxonomy highlighted by biologists and educators.
Body of Harold R. Klassen Returned for Final Burial
Harold Robert Klassen, a Private First Class with the 7th Infantry Division, 3rd Army, killed in France on November 3, 1944, is due to arrive at 6 57 p m for a burial service set for Saturday June 26 at Shaffer Cemetery. Dr G W Peters and Rev Waldo Wiebe will officiate. Klassen leaves behind parents Mr and Mrs Jacob E Klassen and several siblings.
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Shafter
Harold Robert Klassen
Klassen
7Th Infantry Division
3Rd Army
France
Shaffer
G. W. Peters
The
Pacific Bible Institute
Fresno
Waldo Wiebe
Mennonite Brethren Church
Jacob E. Klassen
Josephine
Robert Anderson
Los Angeles
Richland and
Maple Grammar
Shafter High School
Shafter Recap & Tire Shop
Army
Camp Shelby
Harold R. Klassen
Jake Klassen
Rummage Sale Here Saturday at Legion Hall
The Altar Society of St. Teresa's Catholic Church sponsors a rummage sale this Saturday June 26 at the Legion Hall corner of James Street and California Avenue. Hours run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mrs J B Nugent is general chairman.
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Altar Society
St. Teresa’s Catholic Church
Legion Hall
James Street
California Avenue
J. B. Nugent
Nelson Family Notices North Dakota Funeral Return
The Nelsons of Eewala North Dakota report the death of Mr Nelson's father. They left Shafter last Tuesday and attended funeral and burial last Friday. The family plans to stay in North Dakota for several more days and return home likely this week.
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Eewala
North Dakota
Nelson
Nelsons
Shafter
Stroh Connell Wed in Surprise Las Vegas Ceremony
The couple, Stroh and Connell, married in a suddn Las Vegas ceremony. The bride wore a sheer black street dress with green accessories. The groom presented a corsage. Mr Connell works in farming near Shafter. They will host friends at 235 Orange Avenue.
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Mr. Connell
Shafter
Orange Avenue
Newlyweds Feted at Buffet Dinner
Mr and Mrs Arthur Heming hosted a buffet dinner last Wednesday to honor newly married Mr and Mrs Richard Jett who wed June 9 in Las Vegas Mrs Wanda Juntle of this city is the former wife of Mr Jett Guests at the Hemingson home on Golden West Avenue were Ted Kinman Vernon Kroeker Vernon Searcy Gene Guenther Bertha Funk Bertha Kroeker Leola Engel Barbara Kinman and Bill Bob Roscamp Don Long who attended games and motion pictures after a chicken buffet and gift presentation
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Arthur Hemingson
Richard Jett
Las Vegas
Jett
Wanda Juntle
Hemingson
Golden West Avenue
Messrs
Messrs. and Mesdames Ted Kinman, Vernon Kroeker
Vernon Searcy
Gene Guenther
Bertha Funk
Bertha Kroeker
Leola Engel
Barbara Kinman
Billee
Bob Bob Roscamp
Don Long
Island of Hong Kong Location Overview
The Island of Hong Kong lies at the mouth of the Canton River off the coast of China. It describes its geographic position and relation to nearby waterway.
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Island
Hong Kong
Canton River
China
Gonzales Booked For Mistreating Six Year Old Girl
The incident occurred near the Mexican Colony where Faustino Gonzales attempted to pull a 6 year old girl into a potato field around 9 30 p m. Passersby heard the screams and alerted the child's father. Gonzales was booked at 10 35 p m by Officer Jack Harris and is serving 120 days of a 180 day sentence in the road camp.
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John Rodriguez
Faustino Gonzales
Gonzales
Jack Harris
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Sharon Nusz
H. B. Duerksen
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America
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McFarland
Lawson L Lowe
Greg Ohanneson
Stroh-Connell
Richland Chevrolet CO
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Parts
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