Record Enrollment Hits 327 for Shafter Swimming Classes
The Richland Aquatic Center reports 327 youths enrolled in free swimming lessons using Red Cross standards. Farrel l says late registration is next Monday, with programs for beginners, intermediate and advanced swimmers and adults. Classes run six weeks with no extra instructors needed.
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Shafter
Richland Aquatic Center
Roy Farrell
Tony Farrell
Red Cross
Farrell
Ferrell
Putnam To Build $16,000 Home At 417 Pine Street
H W Putnam initiated construction of a new three bedroom house at 417 Pine Street this week. Building inspector E K Grant approved the project planning a living area around 1600 square feet.
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H. W. Putnam
Pine Street
E. K. Grant
Four Teachers Hired By Richland School Board
The Richland School District board approved four new teachers for 1955 56. Bruce Crawford announced the hires for Shafter with Aline Schidler Fresno State to teach fourth grade Vincent Sakowski University of San Francisco to teach seventh grade Virginia Senior Corcoran to teach fourth grade and Shirley Kent Mary Hardin Baylor College Texas to teach speech.
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Richland
Bruce Crawford
Shafter
Aline Schidler
Fresno State College
Vincent Sakowski
University of San Francisco
Virginia Senior
Corcoran
Shirley Kent
Mary Hardin Baylor College
Texas
Shafter Woman's Club Renames Itself Wednesday
Shafter's leading women’s group, long known as the Wednesday afternoon Woman's club, voted this week to rename itself the Shafter Woman's club. President Mrs. C. W. Christopher announced the change and urged adding a second and third vice president to the by-laws. A $15 donation was made to the Shafter Fire Department for a Fourth of July fireworks celebration.
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Shafter
Shafter Woman's Club
C. W. Christopher
Shafter Fire Department
Christopher
Bert Heber Plans $1000 Garage on North Shafter Avenue
Bert Heber intends to construct a garage costing about $1000 at his residence on North Shafter avenue.
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Bert Heber
North Shafter Avenue
Betty Wilcoxon Returns Home After Teaching in Santa Paula
Betty Wilcoxon has come back from Santa Paula where she taught at the high school to spend the summer vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wilcoxon.
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Betty Wilcoxon
Santa Paula
Sam Wilcoxon
Personal notices from Around Town
BARRY WIPF, son of Earl Wipf, plans a summer visit to his grandparents in Menno SD. ROGER TATUM, son of Roland Tatum, enjoying Boys State in Sacramento. Earl Wipf attended an American Legion meeting in Sacramento. JAY AND KAY RANEY, San Jose State students, visiting parents for about a week. Dinner guests for Father's Day at Sam Wilcoxon's included multiple Wilcoxon and related families. Other locals visited or hosted relatives from Sherman Oaks Fontana Shafter Santa Paula Oklahoma and Vista. Several residents spent time at Hart Memorial Park and on Kern Avenue. visits to Kern General Hospital noted.
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Roger Tatum
Roland Tatum
Sacramento
Earl Wipf
American Legion
Jay
Kay Raney
San Jose State
F. C. Raney
Sam Wilcoxon
Kern Street
Jack Wilcoxon
Gene Wilcoxon
Mack Wilcoxon
Porterville
Everett Baker
Betty Wilcoxon
Santa Paula
Three Shafterites Elected Directors of Golf Group
Clifton Clemens of Wasco named association president and launched a fundraising drive to support a new golf site two miles east of Cawelo approved by the supervisors. He succeeds W D Jlaskill and plans appeals to Oildale service clubs for backing.
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Shafterites
The
Northern Golf Association
Clifton Clemens
Wasco
Association
Cawelo
Board of Supervisors
Clemens
W. D. Jlaskill
Oildale
Boys from Richland district repay for Shafter vandalism
Police chief Reily explained that three Richland area boys will restitution and the school board will hold action. An Oklahoma visitor lost an identification bracelet in Shafter causing mistaken identity until tips from friends helped solve the case. The boys admitted the prank caused damage and inconvenience.
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Richland
Reily
Oklahoma
Shafter
Hanley Witcher
Potato Shipments In Kern District Rise By July 18
The city reached 4 198 carloads and 1 512 truckloads in potato movement. Last year Shafter shipments accounted for about 20 percent of Kern district totals, this year local shipments are near 16 percent.
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Shafter
Kern District
Blum Kin Attend Beverly Hills Wedding
Mr and Mrs Harry Blum kin and Herb Schirmer, visiting his daughter and family, drove south last weekend to attend a wedding. The Blum kins stayed with her parents in Beverly Hills.
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Harry Blumkin
Herb Schirmer
the Blumkins
Beverly Hills
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Lerdo Avenue
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