Mothers program shifts to competitive swimming at Shafter
Holliday leads junior life saving and coaching duties as the Richland swimmers train daily. About 50 local youngsters will compete Monday night at Jefferson Pool in Bakersfield. District meets in early July select top swimmers from Shafter Delano and McFarland for the county meet July 19 at Richland Aquatic Center.
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Holliday
Karen Waterman
Richland
Shafter
Jefferson Pool
Bakersfield
Richland Aquatic Center
Rhoads
Shafter, Delano
McFarland
Boy Scout Camp Plans Underway
Local men involved with Boy Scout groups used the Scouters Weekend to visit Camp Kern at Huntington Lake. Executives and junior staffers prepared for a record number of Scouts, with work on a new mess hall and electrical installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Huntington Lake
Big Creek
Lakeshore
Bob Dunsmoore
The
Bible Institute of Los Angeles
Howard Harper
Shafter
Maple
Bill Siemens
Walter Nicol
Bill Goertzen
Maple Group
Kenith Pipkin
North Kern
Bruce Crawford
Leonard Johnson
Leonard Duck
Harvey Funk
Bakersfield Couple Host Sunday Dinner Guests
A Bakersfield couple hosted Sunday dinner at their Poplar Avenue home for Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brooks from Bakersfield. Joining them were her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schnaidt of San Jose, who expect to depart Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mettler
Poplar Avenue
Clarence Brooks
Bakersfield
Henry Schnaidt
San Jose
Funeral Services for Canal Victims in Buttonwillow Area
Joint funeral services were held for Chester Dale Bartlett eight and Wanda Janell Bartlett ten drowned in the Buena Vista canal near Buttonwillow last Friday. Franky Melvin fifty seven drowned after attempting rescue. Graveside rites were by Armstrong Mortuary in Shafter. the Bartlett children were Buttonwillow School pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Franky Melvin
Chester
Dale Bartlett
Wanda Janell Bartlett
Buena Vista Canal
Kern River
Tulare Lake
Melvin
Armstrong Mortuary
Shafter
Buttonwillow School
Survey of district school administration and survey terms
The district undertakes a survey of district administration and school affairs including personnel and other necessary items. Payment will be in three installments on Dec 1 1952 Feb 1 1953 and upon completion. Dr Morrisett recently conducted a survey of the Pasadena system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrisett
Pasadena
Wives to Fete City Firemen
A Bakersfield auxiliary to the Volunteer Firemen planned a dinner for their husbands at Mrs. Nick Johnson’s home on California avenue. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be July 3 at Mrs. Mel Vaux’s 413 Munzer Ave. Attending were Mesdames Don Little Nick Johnson Orval Long Steve Roberts Wes Gorsching Vernon Pierce Ed Bender and John Notley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Nick Johnson
California Avenue
Mel Vaux
Munzer Ave
Mesdames Don. Little
Orval Long
Steve Roberts
Wes Gorsching
Vernon Pierce
Ed Bender
John Notley
Richland Teachers Plan Summer Study and Travel
Richland School staff members pursue advanced study this summer at institutions across the West Coast and beyond. Fred Hasty and 24 credentialed personnel engage in graduate education, with destinations including Oregon State College, St. Cloud Teachers College, Fresno State College extension, and universities from California to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hasty
Richand
Oregon State College
Corvallis
Richland School
Richland
Bruce Crawford
Minnesota
Rachel Rolf
St. Cloud Teachers College
Fresno State College Extension
Bakersfield College
San Francisco
Letha Brock
University of California At
Los Angeles
Dorothy Fee
New York
Alice Camp
South Carolina
Helen Wilson
Midwest
East
Edna Smith
John Peterson
Canada
Funeral services for Mrs. Lawrence Leach held
Rites conducted for 25 year old mother who died Sunday after a lingering illness at Armstrong Mortuary. Elder C. B. Goffer of San Bernardino officiated. Interment followed in Shafter Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Leach
Armstrong Mortuary
C. B. Goffer
San Bernardino
Shafter Cemetery
Mrs Leach Beside's Family Notices Inherited Ties
Mrs Leach Beside survives with husband T Sgt Lawrence Leach a former Shafter area resident. She leaves two sons Larry Don and Jerry Duane and her mother Mrs H M Morris Roseville. Five brothers and three sisters also survive. The family resides in San Bernardino where he is stationed with the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Leach
Shafter Area
Larry Don
Jerry Duane
H. M. Morris
Roseville
San Bernardino
Air Force
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Patsy Kelly
Jill Panero
Gail Wipf
Ronnie Witcher
Gordon Wiens
Donald Mettler
Bill Benton
Pyrenees
Sumner Street
Marvin Bartlett, Buttonwillow
James
Leon
Clifford
Eva
Brenda
Earl Wipf
Shafter American Legion
Harlin Wilson
Kiwanis
Shafter Fire Department
Witte
Parana
Foen Niebta
Alues
Hills Bros
M.J.B
Hills
Padi Canning
Pirates’ Gold Grahams
Safeway
Sunnybank
Ma Delrich
del Monte Brand
Chicken OF the Sea
Black Hawk
Ape K
U. S
U.S. T-A
U.S
Globe Mills
Health & BE
Phillips
Alka Seltzer
ZEE Towels Reuasieulion
Mrs. Leach
Delano Theatre
Robert Taylor
Deborah
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