Shafter News Highlights Scout Award and Class Reunion
The Shafter Union Congregational Church awarded the God and Country Scout Award to Tommy Garber Robert Miller and Larry Dean. The Shafter High School class of 1939 held its 25th reunion at Veterans Memorial Hall with speeches photographs and prize announcements.
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Tommy Garber
Robert Miller
Larry Dean
Shafter Union
Ommy
R. H. Garber
Robert
Harold Miller
Larry
John Dean
Shafter High School
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Marvin Neuman
Luellia Klassen Russell
Frank Russell
Adolph Goertzen
Amanda Johnson Perry
Hoot Perry
Shafter Nursing School grads listed in 1959 class
Ten years ago from June 24 1959 era four Shafterites joined 21 students to form the College Nursing school class. Barbara Christine Mouser Virginia Weishaar Judy Janzen and Barbara Wilcoxon are named among the graduates.
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Shafterites
College Nursing School
Barbara Christine Mouser
Virginia Weishaar
Judy Janzen
Barbara Wilcoxon
20 Tears Are Week of June 24 1949 Central Valley Notes
A June 24 1949 slice reports on local topics including highway expansion planning by the Central Valley Highway Group and growth outlooks for cotton, with farm acreage changes and falling spud shipments. It notes a two week Shaver Lake vacation by Mrs. Herbert Neuman and daughters at the Robert Neuman summer home, plus a local accident at a Root Beer Stand where Doris Gilwitz 17 suffered severe contusions and lacerations after being caught between a car bumper and a customer.
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Central Valley Highway Group
Herbert Neuman
Shaver Lake
Robert Neuman
Doris Gilwitz
Food Town Market
James and
Lerdo
4-H Youths Spark National Resource Projects
About 300000 4-H youths nationwide lead conservation efforts in soil water grasslands wildlife and forests. A 17 year old built a 37 acre watershed on a family farm to control floods and create a wildlife refuge with bass and bream stocked lake. profits support college education. Non farm 4-Hers gain local opportunities to learn conservation for food water and shelter for a growing population.
Quarry Fails in Bid For Boxing Title
Shafter native Jerry Quarry challenged Joe Frazier for the heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden New York. The bout ended when a doctor stopped it after seven rounds due to a deep cut over Quarry's eye. Quarry was born in Bakersfield and has family in Shafter and Anaheim.
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Quarry
Shafter
Jerry Quarry
Madison Square Garden
New York
Joe Frazier
Frazier
Bakersfield
Anaheim
Melvin Foeltz
Atlantic Avenue
Oildale
Fishing at Nacimiento Shows Strong Bass Catfish Return
Lake Nacimiento reports by marina manager Dick Kelsey show bass and catfish making a solid comeback this week. Anglers report 3 to 4 pound bass on points with Baby Hellbender and Ula Poppers, and catfish improving on Snake Creek and Dip Creek banks with night crawlers as top bait. Big bass honors go to Charles Funk of Castroville with two six pounders. Weather and water remain favorable with surface 76 degrees and dam releases keeping levels 44 feet below spillway. Second note: Kern High School District approves sprinkler installs district wide to cut watering costs.
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Paso Robles
Lake Nacimiento
Dick Kelsey
Ula
Snake Creek
Dip Creek
Charles Funk
Castroville
Funk
Kelsey
Frank Gifford Named CNB Vice President in Public Relations
Frank Gifford, famed football star and broadcaster, joins Community National Bank as Vice President of Community Relations. He will remain sports director at WCBS TV and CBS Radio, live in Scarsdale, and frequent Bakersfield visits to promote the bank while handling advertising and public affairs.
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Frank Gifford
Community National Bank
Mr. Gifford
Bakersfield
USC
New York Giants
Wcbs TV
New York
CBS Television
CBS Radio Network
CNB
Gifford
Scarsdale
Winona Friesen
Bank
Activites
Local Ledger Snippet Mentions Adams and Electric Union
A fragmented OCR item references Adams Value King, Commissioner National, and Electric Union. The readable text hints at a community or organizational notice but lacks complete details on action, date, or location.
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Adams Value King
Natl
Electric Union
Cancer Group Launches Five Point Anti Smoking Campaign
The Kern County Branch of the American Cancer Society unveiled a five point plan to curb smoking. It aims to recruit physicians for local prevention efforts and urge patients to quit, with face to face outreach, IQ buttons, and targeted educational materials for schools and workplaces. The group stresses lung cancer prevention and notes quitting lowers risk.
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Kern County
American Cancer Society
Lawrence Weill
Weill
Kern Budget Set No New Positions Issued For 1969 70
Kern County budget requests for 1969 70 totaled 105.3 million before cuts. During hearings the figure dropped to 102 million and the board closed at 98.6 million with 1.36 million rebudgeted items and 0.8 million for flood damage. Excluding those, the budget stands at 96.2 million. 326 new positions were requested, reduced to 117 as required by law for the Welfare Department. This marked the first Kern County budget with no new positions.
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Kern County
Leroy M. Jackson
Jackson
Last Vest
First Annual Wasco Road Run Set for July 12
The Wasco Active 20-30 Club and Wasco Recreation and Parks District sponsor the first annual Road Run at Wasco Recreation Ball Park on Saturday July 12 1969 at 8 30 am sanctioned by Central California AAU Four races award trophies medals and ribbons open 6 2 mile division features AAU runners from the San Joaquin Valley a 2 6 mile high school race and shorter youth events 1 9 mile for 12 15 and 1 3 mile for 11 and younger Runners may request entry forms from Meet Director Dale Knox 714 Sixth Street Wasco California with more events planned across the Valley if interest grows
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WASCO
Wasco Recreation
Wasco Active
Wasco Recreation and Parks District
Central California Aau
AAU
San Joaquin Valley
Dale Knox
Sixth Street
California
Assembly OKs Funds for Buena Vista Recreation Area
Unanimous Assembly approval authorizes state funds for Buena Vista recreation area development in the Buttonwillow region. The bill AB 521 by 29th District Assemblyman William M. Ketchum moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Sacramento
State Assembly
Buena Vista
Buttonwillow
William M. Ketchum
Paso Robles
State Senate
Shafter Defeats Delano in Dual Swim Meet
Shafter swimmers from the city recreation program routed Delano in a Saturday dual meet at Richland School aquatic center. Officials have not tabulated final results, but the Shafter margin was about 200 to 100. A return match is planned in Delano next Saturday.
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Shafter
Delano
Shafter City Recreation Program
Delano Recreation Department
Richland School Aquatic Center
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John Hamman
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