Shafter Chamber Seeks Growth To Aid Community Development
Editorial urges stronger merchant grower ties through a bigger Shafter Chamber of Commerce. President Lewis Woodard announces an annual drive aiming to double the roughly 100 members with a breakfast this Friday seeking 100 attendees who might recruit new members. Enthusiasm is key to advancing the chamber’s past achievements and driving local progress.
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Lewis Woodard
Shafter Chamber
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
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Shafter Mourns Mary Lou Collins A Community Leader
The Shafter community mourns the untimely death of Mary Lou Collins a dedicated leader who contributed to numerous projects. A memorial fund is being established by local groups and individuals to honor her memory and sustain the impact of her service. The outpouring of sympathy reflects her lasting influence on the town.
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Shafter
Mary Lou Collins
Shrine Club circus brings joy to Shafter children
Thanks to Shrine Club members and local business leaders, many Shafter children were treated to the annual Shrine circus. The generosity of these people enables attendance that might not occur otherwise, part of the broader goodwill acts by the Shriners throughout the year.
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Shrine Club
Shafter
CROP Aids Famished Regions With Surplus Goods Support
CROP a project to aid destitute peoples worldwide receives local backing in Kern County led by Bob Davidson of Kern County High School. Donations include surplus farm commodities shipped to Korea and other areas, with potatoes sold at reduced price to hospitals funding overseas supplies. Railroads contribute haulage.
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Christian Rural
Korea
Kern County
Bob Davidson
Don Maupin
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Junior Championship Playoff Series Draws Near
The Sh after summer Junior League heats up with playoff series to decide the first half champion. Rio Bravo meets Central Hardware tonight to face Al's Associated in a crucial semifinal, with the second round pitting Al's against the Baptist team. Standings show recent scores across Junior, Men’s, and Pee Wee leagues as preparations move toward the decisive games.
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Rio Bravo
Central Hardware
Al's
Baptist
Dalke Brothers
Associated
Giants
Wasco Power Club
Buttonwillow
Woodard
Maple Leaf
Shamrock
Neufeld
American Legion
Lions
Wood's
Stringhams
Baptist Church
Shafter
Lions Club
Frank Russell
Wasco
Buttonwillow Merchants
North Camp
Potatoes in Kern County Face Move Toward Standards
Kern County potato growers and leaders from eight counties push for a state wide market order to ensure only top quality Long White tubers are shipped. A 11 member regulatory board would oversee mandatory standards to lift nationwide market acceptance amid fears of immature stock poisoning prices. Opponents favor voluntary self regulation without a board, hoping growers set high internal standards to avoid market distortion.
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Kern County
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Spedmen
California
More About Twins Continued From Page One
The article profiles twins Tom and Kelly, both ROTC students at Stanford and Annapolis respectively. Kelly, top 10 percent in his class, completed CAMID at Little Creek with midshipmen and West Point cadets, plans aviation training aboard a carrier, and serves as advertising manager for the Lucky Bag yearbook. Tom begins his senior year at Stanford, majors in physical education, leads as fraternity house manager for Alpha Tau Omega, and was sponsor of Encina dormitory.
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West Point
Little Creek
Kelly
Tom
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Alpha Taumega
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Encina
Spanish Dishes Benefit St Therese Club Dinner
Spanish dishes will be served Sunday from 4 to 8 by women of the Mexican Colony under St. Therese's Catholic Club. Mrs. Charles Pineda, chairwoman, says tacos enchiladas frijoles refritos Spanish rice and other dishes will be offered with a choice of spicy or plain. Tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children and can be bought at local merchants or from committee members. Proceeds fund a new church rectory. A dance at 9 features Pablo Ranuelo s Orchestra and Mexican dances in costume by Bakersfield performers.
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St. Therese’s Catholic Club
Charles Pineda
Johnson-Neuman
Cornet, Shafter Mercantile
Freedman and Jacobus
St. Therese’s Altar Society
Pablo Ranuelos
Linda Diaz
Marshal Diaz
Bakersfield
Linda Macias
Madeline Baca
City council weighs carnival ban and petitions
In Richland county near the primary school a council meeting discussed banning the Legion carnival from the South Camp grounds after Kattenhorn presented a petition opposing the event. Three Times Finkbeiner claimed petition strength, while Councilman Jacobsen noted potential fundraising without carnival disruption. The council awaited missing members before deciding on a ban as both sides continue their petition drives.
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Richland
Kattenhorn
Legion
Finkbeiner
Jacobsen
Central Valley Highway
A. G. Mortimore
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Kelly & Somers
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Bruce M Crawford
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