Stringham Family Led Shafter Growth Through Pharmacy Roots
In 1919 E B Stringham and wife Angie arrived in Shafter launching the town’s first drug store and a drive in soda fountain. The family helped build local services and education, with Pat Stringham later becoming a pharmacist and the business evolving at 315 Central.
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Pat
Helen
Ed A. Brown
Mert Wiedmann
Stringham
Mert
Lynn
Janet
Ted
Diane
Shafter
E. B. Stringham
Angie
John Maurer
Shafter Pipe Company
Stringhams
Corcoran
Stringharms
Charlie Shomate
Shomate Mercantile
Western Auto
Central
Schnidt
Charles Campbell
King Lumber Co
E. B
Edward Kennedy
Kern Co
Kern County
Doc
Angie Stringham
Burglaries in Shafter Have Small Losses and Damage
Police investigated two burglaries and a grand theft last week. A full book of trading stamps was stolen from Terry Cargill at 232 California Street after an open window entry. Biloff Manufacturing at 661 Walker Street suffered a damaged door but no theft. A cutting torch and hose valued at 275 dollars were taken from Lee Bergman at 30775 Orange Street, after a pickup was parked at 521 Sycamore about two weeks ago.
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Lee Bergman
Orange Street
Sycamore
Three Arrested in Two Shafter Marijuana Cases
Shafter police report two separate marijuana arrests this week. Arvel Rye and Saul Gonzalez, both in their early twenties, were stopped near Manuel Park at 2 10 p m and charged with possession of more than one ounce of marijuana for sale and selling or furnishing marijuana. A second group including Tommy Dunlap of Wasco and a 16 year old girl faced multiple charges from 1 20 a m Monday including possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and other offenses. Dunlap faced alcohol and open container charges while the girl faced curfew, license, and stop light violations along with marijuana possession.
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Shafter
Arvel Wayne Rye
Beth Eden
Saul Arce Gonzalez
East Euclid
Manuel Park
Tommy Wayne Dunlap
Wasco
Pace
Dunlap
Betty Pogers Mistakenly Listed as Bridesmaid Correction
A miss in last week's Press incorrected Betty Pogers as bridesmaid to Karol White at the marriage to Glenn Flanary. She was actually a personal attendant to the bride and the groom’s sister Evelyn Flanary of Santa Ana.
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Betty Pogers
Karol White
Glenn Flanary
Evelyn Flanary
Santa Ana
Pick Pods From Fuchsias To Preserve Color
Remove faded blooms before seed set to keep plant color full and continuous. Regular pruning encourages new growth and longer flowering.
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E. B. Stringhams
Adobe
City Hall
Mollie McKinley
Fresno
Helen Stringham
Manual Arts High School
Los Angeles
USC
S‘ng
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Henry Neufeld
Floyd Grant
George Stout
T.W. Little
Hearndon Hitchcock
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter High School
Hazel M. Robertson
First National Bank
Bank of Italy
F. W. Handel
G. W. Thompson
A. S. Edelmann
7Th Day Adventist Church
Riverside
C. J. Buller
Tops Market
George Globe
Bakersfield
Habla Espanol
19Th Street
Woolworth
Colony
Quaker
Mall d
Walker Street
Melinda Zachary
Susan Zachary
Anne Zachary
North Shafter
Jane Zachary
Jesuean
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Bloomington
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