Shafter Area Social Notes Range From Births To Visitors
A sequence of local items covers births in Kern General Hospital including Leola Jane and Jerry Ann, weddings and anniversaries, and visits by friends and relatives in Shafter. Notable names include Mr. and Mrs. Floyd N. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. D. Peters, and the Wiebe and Thiessen families, with regional ties to Bakersfield and Reedley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bobby) Grant
Dallas Baucher
la Habra
Gr.a. Wittmayer
Shelley Stone
South Gate
Bobby
Floyd N. Grant
Shafter
Ventura
T. R. McDowell
Marengo Avenue
Bobby Lee Davison
Robert Davison
Betty Lucille McDowell
Howard Richard Anderson
Leola Jane
Kern General Hospital
Reedley
D. Peters
Compton
George Strauss
Gerhard
Bill Siemens
Washington
Elmer Ray Chesser
Jerry Ann
R. L. Stubblefield
Engineer Stricken on Sewer Project Waits Return
Engineer Joe Flynn, resident engineer for the Shafter Public Utility district, is bedbound with a severe cold after overseeing sewer installation. He expects to resume work by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Flynn
Shafter
Date Change for Los Angeles Stock Event
The Great Western Livestock show moves up three weeks to be held at Shafter High School in mid December. Officials and organizers at the high school are already making preliminary plans for the exposition with Sue assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Shafter High School
Aiould Sue
House Group Okays Valley Funds
The House appropriations committee reported an interior department supply bill carrying 9,000,000 dollars for the Central Valley Project plus total appropriations of 125,498,730 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appropriations Committee
House
Interior Department
Central Valley
Train Time Changes Noted for Santa Fe Schedule
New time changes for Santa Fe trains affect Shafter service with morning 7 28 unchanged noon 12 50 instead of 1 05 night 6 36 unchanged and late night 9 35 instead of 10 05, reflecting updated daily departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Shafter
Dinner guests at the Harder home in Delano
Entertained as dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Harder in Delano Friday evening were the Rev. Gustave Frey pastor of the First Mennonite Church here Mrs. Frey and daughter Jean Mr. and Mrs. John Unruh all of Shafter and Mrs. Elizabeth Wiebe Delano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedley
William Wiebe
Mr. Wiebe
B. D. Wiebe
Shafter
Maple Schoolhouse
Ben J. Harder
Delano
Gustave Frey
First Mennonite Church
Frey
Jean
John Unruh
Elizabeth Wiebe
Shafter Athletes Show Promise Across Classes
In the Sierra League meet and county meet last year several Shafter athletes stood out. Key players include Herb Neuman as top shot putter and Lars Hen as high jump hopeful, plus Dahl who placed second in the league. B class features Evans and Unruh aiming for sprint and half mile success, while C class highlights Johnny Channeson and Donald Kliewer in high jump and sprints. The inter class meet begins tomorrow as the annual event draws near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Neuman
Shafter
Lars Hens
Combs
Dahl
Coagh
Evans
Donald Kliewer
Interclass Track Meet Opens At High School
Track season begins with Coach White preparing top material for action. Veterans like Collins Olson Neu man Combs and Dahl lead the A class along with sprinter Good Collins who is among the county’s fastest runners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinders
Shafter High School
White
Shafter
Collins
Olson
Herb Neuman
Combs
Dahl
Good Collins
Blue Shirts and Gold Trunks Highlight New Track Uniforms
The article notes the team will debut in blue shirts and gold trunks at the upcoming meet. It lists tentative contests with Delano McFarland Tenachapi and Maricopa ahead of the Sierra league championship, signaling a busy schedule as they aim to outpace rival classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tive
Delano
McFarland
Tenachapi
Maricopa
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Ducor
G. A. Wittmayer
Joe Heekin
Andersons
Cecil Raye
Louis Edmond Miller
Siee
Mrs
Ed Weidenbach
Kern County Air
Violet Goehring
Acampo
A. Funck
Shafter Reformed Church
August Bender
First
Shafterites
Nightengale
Granite
Marion Stockton
P. P. Kroeker
Canada
Kroeker
T. R. Nickel
Maple Grammar School
Nickel
Earlimart
Shafters
Professor Nickel
Earls School
Bakersfield
Mary L. R. D. Hughes
Norman
Cotter
William Bartel
E. J. Thiessen
Los Aneles
John A. Thiessen
Norrisons Tee
W. R. Sexton
Norris
Bertha Rothell
Mountain View
Phebe Carter
California
LeRoy Dillingham
Justesen’s
Ray Ferguson
Bank of America
Ralph Tucker
Hanley Witcher
Camp Westwe
L. A
Okays Valley Funds
Ising
Unruh
Johnny Channeson
Autocrat
Penn’s Toggery
Central Ave
George Brent
Olivia DeHaviland
Nazi Germany
National
Super Chiefs
New Chiefs
Snes
Kansas Cityan
San Diexan
Weir
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