Balzer West Coast Farm Machinery Plans Noted
A reader reports on Balzer West Coast led by Abe Balzer of Mountain Lake Minnesota with Delk as manager. The Balzer Swather Farm machine aims to aid farmers by cutting green seed and boosting oat and barley output. Parts are made in Mountain Lake and shipped to Minter Field for assembly, amid labor shortages and West Coast demand.
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Abe Balzer
Mountain Lake
Minnesota
Abe
Balzer
Midwest
May Econ Feol
Ruth Gates Named to All Western HS Orchestra
Ruth Gates of Shafter High School has earned a place in the 159 member All Western High School Orchestra. The group will perform at the Music Educators National Conference in Santa Monica March 25 to 29 1961. Selected students come from Arizona California Utah Hawaii and Nevada. Ruth a SHS sophomore plays violin six years and has prior honors with All-County Orchestra and Kern County Philharmonic in Bakersfield.
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Shafter High School
Ruth Gates
16Cines
Santa Monica
Robert
Robert Gates
Shafter
Lawrence Weiss
Music Educators
Arizona
California
Utah
Hawaii
Nevada
Weiss
Ruth
SHS
Beeeech
Ornd
Ceenenss
Kern County Philharmonic Orchestra
Bakersfield
Wedge Dies at Coast in Santa Cruz
Thomas Wedge aged 81 in April, a 37 year Shafter resident, died Sunday in Santa Cruz where he had moved a year ago with his wife Effie. They came to Shafter in 1923. Funeral services were held in Santa Cruz on Wednesday. Mrs. Wedge's family, including Harry Thompson and children Mary and Bill, and son Donald Wedge from Sacramento, joined the funeral travel.
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Thomas Wedge
Shafter
Santa Cruz
Wedge
Effie
Harry Thompson
Mary
Bill
Boy Scouts Plan Fund Drive For Repairs
The Boy Scout committee schedules a coffee hour to raise funds for repairs. Tickets go on sale Monday morning for a March six event from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the designated venue.
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Satur- Mittee
Gary Shwetzer In Germany
Army specialist Gary G. Shwetzer son of Mr and Mrs il G Shwetzer Route 1 Button ing area in Germany radio operator trained at Fort Hood Texas completed training in June 1959 and arrived in Germany.
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Gary G. Shwetzer
Il. G. Shwetzer
Buttoning
Germany
Army
Fort Hooda
Tex
Special Offer Lets Families Save on Child Portraits
Food Banks Inc offers a group and individual child portrait event with a 11x14 print for 1.89, reduced from 19.95. No appointment needed for single portraits age 6 weeks to 12 years. add 1.00 per extra child for group shots. Hours unspecified.
Finkbeiner Resigns as PUD Vice President After Thirteen Years
After thirteen years of service including periods as president, Al Finkbeiner resigned from the Public Utility District. Glenn O Nay and Adolph Kirschenmann will appoint the new Vice-President.
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Resig
al Finkbeiner
Finkbeiner
Glenn O. Nay
Nay
Adolph Kirschenmann
Adams Home Hosts Mrs Dandoy During Visit
Mrs. Dandoy, supervisor of student teachers at Fresno State College, stayed with Mrs. Leota Adams. The International Relations committee hosted a coffee for teachers, while Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Dandoy served fried coconut cakes and shared Philippines slides with Richland School classes.
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Versity
California Business and Professional Club
Fresno State College
Daridoy
Shafter
Leota Adams
B. and
Richland
Richland School
Philippines
Committee On International Relations
Dandoy
Adams
Dandy
Joe O'Brien Presents Special Sportsman Award Dinner
Joe O Brien hosted an award dinner at the Oildale Veterans Memorial Building on March 20th. Iris Road in Taapal spoke as president John L Lambert announced honored guests Jamie H and William J Harp from the California game commission. About 350 Kern Wildlife Federation members and officials from city, county, state and national levels were expected.
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Kern Wildlife Federation
Brandt
Oildate Veterans Memorial
Norris Road
Ralph L. Smith
John Kovacevich
Jim Trine
Oildale Veterans Memorial
Bulding
Nor
John L. Lambert
Jamie H
The
California and Game Commission
William J. Harp
Commission
Warrens Recovering From Sudden Illness At Home Visit
Mrs Warren and her husband Mr Warren were found incoherent. Dr. and a local pharmacist treated them after Mrs Warren called for help. Mrs Warren was taken to Bakersfield Hospital in good condition. Mr Warren recovered at home.
Pre Easter Rally Scheduled by Dr Phelps
A church rally organized by Deseregations Church and led by Dr Phelps is set for Sunday, March 5 at 11 am. Community members are invited to participate and hear a message ahead of Easter.
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Dr. Phelps
Eg Deseregations
Capacity crowd gathers for chamber affair
New officers were installed and pioneers honored at the Chamber of Commerce installation in Richland Elementary School. The 200 attenders from Shafter Buttonwillow Wasco and Bakersfield heard a musical Babiting Hold Your Hats and a satire on beatniks.]]>
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Chamber of Commerce
Richland
Shafter
C. J. Vignolo
Sam Wilcoxon
California
Buttonwillow
Wasco
Bakersfield
Robert Snively
Richlands
la Gene Guenther
Central Valley
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