One Man Art Exhibit Draws Kern County Praise
Harry Sturm's Wednesday Afternoon Club show at Harry Sturm's draws praise as a promising young artist. The 14 year old, winner of an art scholarship in junior high, explores oils and charcoal and watercolor under Mr Howen. His animal sketches in charcoal show motion and life and he is hailed as a future regional art celebrity.
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Harry Sturm
Harry
Shafter
Howen
Art Museum
Houston
Texas
Kern County
Local Farm Laborer James Miller Dies in Bakersfield Hospital
James Harvey Miller a 57 year old Shafter farm laborer died Saturday in a Bakersfield hospital after several weeks illness. Services were held Monday at Flickinger-Janzen Mortuary Shafter with Elder Richard Monroe officiating. Burial followed in Shafter Cemetery. Survived by widow Mary Miller and children Bessie Popson Lester Miller Horace Miller, three siblings Lewis Miller in Los Angeles and brothers in Oklahoma, sisters Ida Miller Lizzie Combs in Oklahoma Fannie Sutton in Salinas. The family resided in Shafter and Kern County for three years.
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James Harvey Miller
Shafter
Bakersfield
Flickinger-Janzen
Richard Monroe
Shafter Cemetery
Mary Miller
North Shafter Farm
Miller
Kern County
Bessie Popson
Lester
Horace Miller
Lewis Miller
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
Ida Miller
Lizzie Combs
Fannie Sutton
Salinas
Residents and Guestsat Kern Homes Notes and Meetings
Community updates from Kern Homes detail new residents Mr and Mrs John Kieth moving into 125-A Godey Road Shafter on February 25. Reports cover bridge club meetings at the recreation hall, refreshment committees, recent visits to Bishop Reno Tahoe and San, and recreational planning at Minter Field.
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John Kieth
Godey
Road
Shafter
Recreation Hall
Loraine Goss
Helen’ Barker
Dale Knopf
Golley Road
Walter Snook
Deck Hunt
Ae Cauar
I, T’o Minier
Joseph Bruner
Godey Rd
Las
Minter Field
Dan Morrison
Claire
Kern Homes
McFarland
C. O. Squier
Carmel
Washington
Elsie Randall
San Francisco
Randall
Stanford Clinic
Sean Mathews
Long Beach
Buchanan
Godey Road
John Collins
Coalinga
Collins
J. H. Gallagher
Mr. Gallagher
Les Blades
Peo
Sy Juanita Battaglia
Local Spud People Attend Kern County Growers Meet
A number of Shafter potato growers and shippers plan to attend the Kern County Potato Growers Association annual meeting in Bakersfield March 15 and 16. The program features a state-wide perishable transportation meeting on Monday March 15 at the Stockdale General theme Transportation. Further details on times and sessions will be released later.
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Shafter
Kern County Potato Growers’ Association
Bakersfield
Stockdale
Fisther
Ben Stoller Birthday Party Hosted at Stoller Home
Ben Stoller was guest of honor at a February 13 birthday party at the Stoller residence. Attendees included the Schnaidts, Kirschenmans, Layton Wiedenbacks, Bakersfield Stollers, the Weidenbacks, Schnidts, Mettlers, Guenther, Bill Stoller, and Emil Stoller. Guests enjoyed games in the evening.
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Ben Stoller
Stoller
House-Warming Party at New Handel Home
The Eugene Handel home hosted a house warming Sunday evening February 22 with Mrs. Daniel Schnaidt as hostess. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schnable, Mr. and Mrs. Benny Mettler of Upham North Dakota, Mrs. Rachel Kirschenmann and son of Cayama, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kirschenman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schnaidt, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Mettler and family, Mr. Edwin Bender and family, Mr. Ben Stoller and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schnaidt, and Jerome Mettler. Refreshments were home-made ice cream and cake.
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Eugene Handel
Daniel Schnaidt
Handels
Henry Schnable
Benny Mettler
Upham
North Dakota
Rachel Kirschenmann
Cuyama
A. Kirschenman
Fred Schnaidt
Maple District Activities Meeting Promises Maple Grown Dinner
Regional Directors of the Boy Scouts of America in the Maple District plan a 7 00 p m meeting at Maple School cafeteria to discuss activities. They received an invitation headed Maple Chamber of Commerce promising Maple grown food prepared by Maple PTA ladies and a standout gathering in northern county.
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Northern County Boy Scouts of America
Maple School
Walt Nicol
Maple Chamber of Commerce
Northern County
Maple P.T.A
Harness stars from Shafter prep for Santa Anita meet
Phil Horwith notes Shafter harness horse syndicate led by Camp Lachenmaier Neuman and Crawford plans to enter at Santa Anita opening April 2. They built a major stable with records including a 42 000 yearling trotter White Hanover and Red Streak earnings record, fueling local publicity.
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Shafter
S. A. Camp
Bill Lachenmaier
Robert Neuman
Jack Crawford
Camp
Lachenmaier
del Mar
San Diego
Neuman
Crawford
Hanover
Red Streak
L. A
San Francisco Harbormaster Pioneered by Richardson
Capt. Wm. A. Richardson became the first harbormaster of San Francisco when appointed in 1837, marking the start of formal port management.
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Wm. A. Richardson
San Francisco
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Kern Homes News
Kern County Growers
Henry Schnaidt
Jake Stoller
Albert. Weidenback
Layton Wiedenback
Marvin Weidenback
Don Schnidt
Calvin. Mettler
Guenther
Bill Stoller
Emil Stoller
New Handel
MAPLE
Phil Horwith
L.A. Sports
Steeds
King Abbey
Frontiersman
Skychief
Post Office
Wasco
Paul Otto
Evangelistic
C. G. Emanuel
Cossimidis
Worth Reporting
Flickinger
Chester Ave
California
Janzen Mortuary
E. Lerdo Highway
Loewen Plumbing & Electric
Marvair
First Baptist Church
Lth & F Street
Erwin Kohfield
And
Frank Hornkohl
Truxton Ave
California Ave
Santa Fe
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