Local Shafter News Notes Include Obituary and Socials
Graveside services for Beverly Joyce Heaton two year old daughter of Mrs. Katherine were held with Rev. Joel Wieber officiating at Armstrong Mortuary. Surviving grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ernest Lewis of Shafter. Mr and Mrs Paul Arnes with Paula and Ricky of Thomas Lane visited Osner and San Lorenzo relatives. Bill Jacobs purchases home at 120 Walk St Shafter and leads Central Market meat department. Ragsdale former Shafter President named manager of House of Fabrics Bakersfield. Maurice Knowles of San Jose visiting Merced Avenue. Mrs Les spoke at a Bakersfield club event. Jack event noted. Three local men Harry West L J Golding Bates Dewey completed a Texas business trip and inspected cotton equipment. Myrtle Goodwin of Lassaire Texas to visit Bakersfield relatives. Dee Wilson of Burbank Avenue to attend layette shower in East Bakersfield. Nancy Frey of Bakersfield won Camellia Show awards including special flower arrangement and ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Joyce Heaton
Katherine
North Shafter
Joel Wieber
Armstrong
Ernest Lewis
Shafter
Maurice Knowles
San Jose
A. P
Merced Avenue
Les
Bakersfield
Jack
F. R. Schmeidher
Herry West
L. J. Golding
Bates Dewey
Texas
San Antonio
Water District Plan for SWID Faces Bureau Hurdles
The SWID board reviews a proposed $11 million water distribution system backed by a government loan while the Bureau cautions against overreach in a small district. Paul C Bailey, Santa Ana district engineer, studies the plan and expects a report. Officials believe the main contract for 60,000 acre feet of Class I water and 39,000 acre feet of Class II is near signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodner
Peters
Bureau
SWID
Paul C. Bailey
Santa Ana
Thes Bureau
Rodner
Wilsons Spend Sunday With Relatives In Bakersfield Visit
Mr and Mrs Bob Wilson of Bakersfield spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs L Dee Wilson of 30740 Burbank Ave On Monday evening Mr and Mrs Dee Wilson Jr were dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Austin Purcell of Shafter Avenue. The Madera Irrigation District adopted a resolution asking Congress to obtain excess flood water from Werton Lake for canal drainage at a reasonable price to replenish underground water. The Bureau will not pay more than 1.50 per acre for this water according to Director Clarence Annin Wasco. Directors noted any surplus water would help the SWID area and could be used for orchards fields and reservoirs. A field trip was planned to the Orange Cove Irrigation District which is built and financed differently from other Valley setups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wilson
Bakersfield
L. Dee Wilson
Burbank Ave
Dee Wilson Jr
S. Austin Purcell
Shafter Avenue
Madera Irrigation District
Oakley Hun
Werton Lake
Clisis
Clarence Annin
Was¢co
Swid
Orange Cove
Interclass Track Meet Set on Shafter High Campus
The interclass track meet at Shafter High School is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday on campus. All classes will compete in A B and C events with the hurdle races run first this year starting with the B class 70 yard high hurdles. Jordan Turk Eliades serves as starter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Lowell Todd
C. C
Dusty Rheads
Mad
Jordan
Turk
Eliades
S W Concert Forces PTA Meeting Postponement
The De Paul Infantry Chorus in a Shafter Community Concert forced the Maple Parent-Teachers Association to postpone its March 11 meeting by one week. The rescheduled session will feature Wasco police chief Tiny Oliver as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Paul
Shaftertee
Wasco
Tiny Oliver
Del-Kern Drive-In Theater Opens Friday With Double Bill
Bill Duerksen, manager of Panero Theater Co, announced the Del-Kern Drive-In Theater will open Friday. The debut program features a color double bill with Lew Ayres and Marilyn Maxwell in New Mexico and Maureen O'Hara with David Wayne in Bagdad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Del-Kern Theater
Del-Kern Drive-In
Bill Duerksen
Panero Theater
Lew. Ayres
Marilyn—Maxwell
New Mexico
Maureen O'Hara
David Wayne
Bagdad
Mrs Laurence Leach Convalescing at Home
Mrs Laurence Leach wife of T Set Laurence Leach of Norton is convalescing in her San Bernardino home after a nine week illness in Norton Air Force Base Hospital. Visitors included Mrs H M Marrs of Roseville and Mrs R S Talbert with Alan. All are Meter Shafter residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Leach
T Set
Norton
San Bernardino
Norton Air Force Base Hospital
H.M. _Marrs
Roseville
R. S. Talbert
Alan
Meter Shafter
Baseball Tourney Slated for Apr 10 at Shafter High
Shafter High School will host an invitational baseball tournament on April 10 with four diamonds at Richland primary and the high school. Four Kern County high schools invited. Games set for seven innings with a consolation round and trophies for champions runners up and consolation winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Richard Heber
Richland
Kern County
Max Wall Birthday Feted by Mother
Max Wall celebrated his birthday Sunday afternoon with family at his mother Mrs Iva Wail s home in Shafter Bakersfield guests included Mr and Mrs Max Wall with Marty Jean Allan Mrs Wall and Miss Pauline Wall and his aunt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Wall
Bakersfield
Iva Wail
Shafter
Ose
Marty Jean
Allan
Wall
Pauline Wall
Wednesday Bridge Dessert Meeting at Mrs Harrison Home
The Wednesday Afternoon Club bridge section meets for dessert at 1 p.m. March 12 at Mrs George Harrison's home on Shafter Avenue. A special club meeting follows at 9 30 a.m. March 13 in the clubhouse to discuss club properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harrison
Shafter Avenue
Netmen Open Season with Taft Win at Home
Shafter High School tennis team beat Taft 3 2 in a Thursday match led by coach Robert Gates. Singles saw Taft take two of three, while Shafter swept the doubles 6 4 6 0 and 6 3 6 2. The squad faces East Bakersfield today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Handel
Shafter High School
Robert Gates
Ashley
Tutenkian
Kenny
Shafter
East Bakersfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Arnes
Paula
Ricky
Thomas Lane
Trobert
Osner and
San Lorenzo
Bill Jacobs
Walk St
Jacobs
Elail
Central Market
Ragsdale
House of Fabrics
Kersfield
Ollis Ragsdale
Myrtle Goodwin
Lassaire Te
Will. Teave
L. F Cotton
Poplar Avenue
Dee Wilson
Burbank Avenue
Johnny Wilson
Oeny Wilsons
Tulare Avenue
Nancy Frey
Dakersfield
Bob Wilsons
iMusic Station
PTA
Mickey Perry
Harold Gaede
Dwight Harvey
Harvey Friedley
Camp & Barrows Motor Company
Wheeler Furniture Co
Bendix
Porterville
Wizards of Ease
Wizard of Ease
Washday Freedom
Bendix Perfect Pair
Wheeler
Sunshine Boys
Kwo Wasco
Kcok Tulare
Wheeler’s
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