Two Shafter Girls Win Prize for Patriotic Essays
Ruby Daniels and Clara Nickel, students at Shafter grammar schools, won first and second prizes in the Leslie L. Robinson Post American Legion Auxiliary Americanization contest. Daniels advocates courteous, loyal citizenship and active education, while Nickel emphasizes personal responsibility, respect for rights, and civic duty including voting and jury service.
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Ruby Daniels
Clara Nickel
Shafter
Leslie L
United States
Mannel and Reily Reappointed in Township 16
F. E. Mannel was appointed justice of the peace and J. C. Reily constable of Township 16 for the second time. The Kern county board of supervisors approved the appointments at their Bakersfield session as part of pre ordinance staffing, with the effective date to follow.
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F. E. Mannel
J. C. Reily
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Bakersments
Shafter News Roundup From County Areas
Local visits include Roy L. Mead of Tulare County Line Service Station near Delano and visitors from Oregon. Bakersfield residents ride the new Santa Fe stainless steel coach to San Francisco. Bayless recovers and returns to South Shafter. Linnea Johnson visits San Jose. Irene Parker leaves for Fresno. Shafter High faculty hosts a noon lunch. Harold and Barbara Dye visit with Bakersfield relatives. Clarance Baughman arrives to manage a local chain store. February fertilizer shipments total 20 carlots by rail, two by truck, with 175 carloads since December. Ed H Ganegan arrives to relieve A S Cooper at the depot. Charles Hitchcock and E C leave for new homes as Southern California Gas appoints Hitchcock as Shafter representative and opens an office in his warehouse.
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Shafter
Santa Fe
Delano social visit noted in Shafter
Delano resident Beryl Nisely visited friends in Shafter on Monday afternoon, sharing a brief local social moment.
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Delano
Beryl Nisely
Shafter
Grain thefts in three counties halted by police effort
For over two months Kern Tulare and Kings counties pursued a coordinated grain theft ring. After a January robbery in which sacks of poisoned grain were taken authorities warned buyers and traced the grain to prevent harm. No arrests have been made and the thefts stopped, with officials undecided whether fear of poisoning or retirement prompted the pause.
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Kern
Tulare
Kings Counties
Shafter Vets Given Legion Decorations
At the Leslie L. Robinson Post American Legion meeting in Shafter, seven veterans received long service awards. Glenn O. Nay, current post commander, earned the 15 year decoration while others received 5, 10, and 10 year pins for consecutive memberships.
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Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Shafter
Legion Hall
Glenn 0. Nay
Homey Department Sets Tuesday Meeting Date
Mrs A W presides as Shafter Home Department announces a chair cover meeting open to any interested community woman. The session aims to discuss project plans and participation details for the group activity scheduled for Tuesday.
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Homey Department
Shafter Home Department
A. W
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T. V. Little Complete Machine Shop and Welding
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
J. A. Webber
Baptist Church Life
Frank Edwards
D. V.S
Price R. Edwards
D. V. M. Bakersfield Veterinary Hospital
Chester Ave
Bakersfield
A. W. Gaede, M. D
Duehren
McFarland
Willys
L St
Shafter Jno
Demos
Mannel and
Reily
Roy L. Mead
Tulare County
W. W. Tannahill
W. A. Regester
San Francisco
Oregon
Virgil A. Montgomery
Aurora
Clackamas County
San Jose
Linnea Johnson
Richland Grammar School
Irene Parker
Richland
Fresno
Shafter High School
Mrs. Dye
Harold and
Barbara
Ray Dye
Clarance Baughman
Visalia
Ed. H. Ganegan
Turlock
A. S. Cooper
Cooper
U. S
Greenville
Texas
Kernville
Charles Hitchcock
E. C
Southern California Gas Company
W. H. Hitchcock
Tappan
Shafter Furniture Co
Emil Stoller
Legion
T.v’s Corner
Frank Shaw
Walter Zimmerman
Standard Station
Oil and
Auto Parts
Shafter Dairy
J. P. Harris
Eugene
Harrow
Chicago
Beauty College
Charlotte E. Fay
Nineteenth St
Krauter
18Th Street
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