Wake Banner As Present For Church In Africa
An Episcopalian priest from Bechuanaland will visit San Joaquin on exchange, with a diocesan priest spending a year in Africa. St. Mark's vacation Bible school created banners for the Republic of Botswana and St. Mark's Church, assisted by Mrs. John Kelly and Mrs. David Anderson. The Botswana banner shows a native home and a giraffe. the St. Mark's banner features cotton and potatoes. The Botswana banner will be sent as a gift to the Botswana church after display at St. Mark's.
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Bechuanaland
San Joaquin
St. Mark’s Church
Republic of Botswana
John Kelly
David Anderson
St. Mark's
Botswana
Pacific Coast
James Gibbs
Edward White
Ferndale
San Rafael
Jack London
San Francisco Chronicle
Robert Silverberg
William McFee
Vincent Gaddis
Marie Lawson
Kern County Census Tract Committee Forms To Plan 1970 Census
Local leaders across Kern County meet at Royale Palms Motel Bakersfield to form the Kern County Census Tract Committee. They approve in principle changes to census tract boundaries coordinated by the Board of Trade and Planning Commission as preparation for the 1970 federal enumeration.
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Cvic
Kern County
Kern County Planning Commission
Kern
Kern County Census Tract Committee
Darwin Dennis
City of
Taft
Phillip W. Rathbun
North Edwards
Pilgrim Fellowship Tours Universal Studios in Hollywood
The Junior High Pilgrim Fellowship of Union Congregational church toured Universal Studios in Hollywood on Saturday June 25. They left Shafter at 8 a m and returned about 6 p m after a four hour trip with guides explaining the filming process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Congregational Church
Universal Studios
Hollywood
Shafter
Roy Farrell
Art Kadel
Don Zachary
Mert Wiedmann
Disneyland
Pilgrim Fellowship Group
Carolyn Diltz
Cindy Farrell
Wendy Lacy
Linda Sutton
Teddy
Dian Wiedmann
Patricia Anderson
Bill Bann
Kris Albright
Nancy Lawson
Janet Bongberg
Randy
David Zachary
Arnold Tanner
Bobby Griffin
Lynn Warnock
Gary Farrell
Linda Duncan
David Kadel
Debbie Bell
Land of the Free critique omits Eisenhower era details
The text reviews Conrad and Frankly’s Land of the Free noting scant treatment of Eisenhower. It highlights pages discussing the New Deal and Truman era, then alleges a vague condemnation of McCarthyism. It cites a page stating Eisenhower’s security orders and removals, without naming specific spies.
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Conrad
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Alger Hiss
Rosenbergs
Central District BPWC Holds Bakersfield Convention Planning Meet
Audrey Waters Gray presided at the Central District BPWC planning meeting in Bakersfield on Sunday June 26 at the Hacienda motel. Helen Hasty represented Shafter, with Velva Reagan and Anna Mae Anderson among state officers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Waters Gray
Central District Business and Professional Women
Bakersfield
Olamina Solomon
Central District
Central
Fresno
Jo Wheeler
California Federation of Bpwc
National Federation of Bpwc
Firecracker 50 to Headline Bakersfield Stock Car Meet
Stock cars race this Saturday at Bakersfield Speedway in the first annual Firecracker 50 lap classic. Pacific Racing Association stock cars compete for double championship points with about 50 Valley speedsters aiming for a 20 car starting field. Top entries include Bob Earnshaw Jay Tannehill Bill Brown Bob Millington Norm King Frank James Jim Sullivan Eddie Bradshaw and others. The program features Trophy Dash four eight lap heats a ten lap consolation a 15 lap semi main and the featured 50 lap race.
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Bakersfield Speedway
Pacific Racing Association
San Joaquin Valley
Bob Earnshaw
Oildale
Jay Tannehill
Bakersfield
Bill Brown
Bob Millington
John Wayne Millington
Norm King
Frank James
Jim Sullivan
Eddie Bradshaw
Driving Accidents Spark Call for Defensive Highway Use
Sacramento reports blame accidents on carelessness, drunkenness, animal acts, and emotional disturbances during a three day period. State Engineer J C Womack urges drivers to stay alert and drive defensively, especially for the July Fourth weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
California Division of Highways
J. C. Womack
Womack
Highway Patrol
California Transportation Agency
Division of Highways
Department of Motor Vehicles
Mysterious Tales of the New England Coast
Kern County readers explore Edward Snow's sea history books including a new work titled Mysterious Tales of the New England Coast. The rugged coast areas and bays host mysteries from Norse landings to Boston air disaster and famous sea fates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Library
Edward Snow
New England
Boston
The
New York Times
Missionary to Speak At Baptist Church
The Rev. James Garrison, a missionary to Chinese people, will speak at First Baptist Church in Shafter, California, on Sunday July 3 at 10 50 a.m. and 7 p.m. He and his wife spent 18 years in China and Taiwan and will return to Taiwan in 1956 after teaching at Taiwan Bible College.
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First Baptist Church
North Pine Street
Shafter
James Garrison
China
Taiwan
Formosa
Garrison
Taiwan Bible College
Baptist Foreign Mission Society of
Wheaton
Illinois
Churches of
Chiang Kai Shek
Examiners Sought for California Driver Licenses
California Department of Motor Vehicles seeks driver license examiners. John Matthews of the Shafter office says applications are at 350 Sunset Ave due by July 22 for the August 13 Civil Service exam. Pay ranges from 510 to 619 dollars monthly with requirements including college graduation or four years public contact work and a valid California driver’s license. U S citizenship and California residence for 12 months prior to exam are required. Senior students may apply if graduating before appointment. The DMV currently employs 500 plus examiners across about 150 field offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Department of Motor Vehicles
John Matthews
Shafter
Department
Sunset Ave
California
U. S
Bank of America Time Certificates Offer 5 Percent Interest
The ad promotes Bank of America Time Certificates at 5 percent per year for balances of at least $5,000 held six months. It promises security from the world’s largest bank and urges contacting local branches for details.
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Bank of America
Bank of America Today
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