Shafter High School Annual Report Highlights Counseling and Programs
The 1949-51 annual report shows a 29 member faculty guiding 103 students under 14 and 83 older than 14, with high attendance and extensive counseling. It describes multiple projects from guest speakers, career surveys, and agriculture to health education, personality adjustment, work shops, Red Cross first aid, and career placement efforts.
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Shafter High School
Kern County Union High School
Red Cross
Marvin Dirksen Completes Medical Replacement Training
Pvt. Marvin Dirksen son of Mr and Mrs P H Dirksen Rt 1 Box 355 Shafter Texas will graduate from the Medical Replacement Training Center Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas after eight weeks of training He will be assigned to advanced study in another Army school or to duty in a hospital or field medical unit The training center teaches fundamentals of medical support for patients in hospitals and troops in the field
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Marvin Dirksen
P. H. Dirksen
Rt. 1
Box 355
Shafter
Medical Replacement Training Center
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Army
Four Troopers Assigned to Kern Patrol Positions
Four recruit officers of the California Highway Patrol have been assigned to Kern county for duty after graduating from the Patrol Academy. The officers are Orin K. Camenish Odale, Robert E. Reed Taft, Verne L. Vassar Stockton, and John L. Kegg Weed.
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California
Highway Patrol
Kern County
Orin K. Camenish
Oildale
Robert E. Reed
Taft
Verne L. Vassar
Stockton
John L. Kegg
Weed
Hundreds sign up for Fresno State summer sessions
About 2150 students registered for the Fresno State College summer courses in Fresno Bakersfield and Merced with roughly a 10 percent drop from last year. The Visalia branch will open after Fresno and Merced end, with registration July 28. Students may transfer to Visalia for up to 11 credits and a post-session starts July 30 offering extra courses across multiple fields.
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Fresno State College
Fresno
Bakersfield
Merced
Visalia
College of the Sequoias
Fresho
Willard F. Tidyman
Colorado River Length Ranked Second in U.S.
The Colorado River runs about 2000 miles, making it the second longest river in the United States.
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Colorado River
United States
Nazarene Sets Bible School Summer Session at Shafter
The Shafter Church of the Nazarene will run its annual summer Bible school from July 2 to 15 for ages four through eighth grade, 9 to 11 am Monday to Friday excluding July 4. Rev. Orval Seago and Mrs Seago lead chapel and arts, with department heads Lanham Forehand, Thomas Dunham, Hollis Ragsdale, and F M Britt directing beginner to intermediate groups. The text also notes the federal wage hour law restricting under 16 employment in manufacturing areas and a note on US Bureau of Labor Statistics wage surveys.
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Shafter Church of the Nazarene
Orval Seago
Lanham
Thomas Dunham
Hollis Ragsdale
F. M. Britt
Shafter Merchants Edge Wasco 6–4 for Victory
The Shafter Merchants defeated Wasco 6 to 4 last Friday night at Sam Lynn Park. Pitcher Boyd held Wasco to five hits and led Shafter with four of the eight team hits. Next league game is July 4 against Arvin. Shafter remains in second place in the Kern County League.
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Shafter Merchants
Wasco
Merchants
Boyd
Shafter
Arvin
Sam Lynn Park
Troop 53 Boys Enjoy Swim at Richland Pool
Troop 53 members swam Tuesday night at Richland Pool with Acting Scoutmaster Don Little and Scouter E F Bender. After swimming they met at the county park for refreshments and received last minute instructions for summer camp July 4 to 13. The next meeting is set for July 31.
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Don Little
E. F. Bender
Million Dollar Share Granted Cotton Men
San Joaquin Valley members of the California Cooperative Association received a new million dollar distribution announced in Bakersfield by J Russell Kennedy. The cotton marketing organization issued 1 060 694 dollars from the Modified Credit Corporation as settlement on 1948 cotton placed in government loans. Grower members marketed cotton through the association in 1948 49 and shared in the returns. Earlier this month the association distributed about 2 180 000 dollars in final settlement for the 1950 51 marketing season.
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San Joaquin ‘Valley
California Co Cooperative Association
Bakersfield
J. Russell Kennedy
Modify Credit Corporation
Fort Fort Scott in San Franc Builds 36 Foot Walls
The Old Fort Scott in San Franc was modeled after Fort Cumtor and features walls thirty six feet thick, reflecting its defensive design and historical inspiration.
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Shafter Billiards
Central Ave
Chrysler
Plymouth
Irvine
Hitchcock Auto Parts
Shafter District
Lerdo Ave
Neufeld’s Automotive Parts
Beauty Shop
Helene Curtis
Cold Waves
Bessie's Beauty Salon
Ale’e Cosmetics
Reguire
Lee’s Drive Inn & Dining Room
Tulare & Walker
R and W Cafe
Department Stores
Shafter Mercantile CO
Central
Santa Fe
Building Contractors
Dalke Bros. General Building Contractors
E. Lerdo
Kern
Avith College
Nazarene
Bible School
The
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
E. A. Weil
Hamilton Service
Golden Eagle
Leido and
Jackson
Kelly & Somers
James ST
Spence Company
Walker St. Shafter
Wasco Club Foe
Troop 53
Richland Pool
Shafter Hwy
V. E. Murray
Prop
Wittenberg’s Poultry & Fish Market
Cones Valley Highway
Central Hardware CO
Shafter Pump & Machine Shop
G, D, Prather
Central Machine & Pump
Alex Kloeppel
Variety Store
Earl Weill
Mgr
Electrical Contractors
Schneider & Wikoff Plumbing & Electrical Contractors
Home & Electrical Supply
James & State Streets
Loewen
California Ave
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