Selvidge wins election at sellout Chamber meet
A full house at the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture event last Saturday evening backed Wesley Selvidge for a decisive win with 13,912 votes against Woody Hoggard's 9,690. The tally of 27,460 was split among the Ghilarduccis, Mary Art and Ernie, while Rex McLeod was elected president for 1968-69. Arbor Day observances at Maple School included tree plantings and Smokey the Bear visits, with students staging songs and poems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ghilarducci
Wesley Selvidge
C.A
Maple School
Luther Burbank
Junior Women’s Club of
Wasco
Kelly Blanton
Smokey the Bear
Janet Peterson
Belle S. Mooney
Janet Dargatz
James Nichols
Brent Futrell
Hazel Hagg
Wally Schroeter
Buttonwillow
Tracy
Shafter Leaders Eye Wage Development Plan for Growth
A Wage Development Corporation idea seen in Taft and other towns could boost Shafter with small industries. The Boosters Club and Improvement Committee might merge with Wayne Wood guiding the Chamber to a record year, as local residents weigh economic options. A quip about nutrition closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wage Development Corporation
Shafter
Taft
Barco Company
Dupont
General Motors
Dow Chemical
Boosters Club
Improvement Committee
Wayne Wood
District Meeting Is Held by Shafter Junior Women
Seven members attended the district meeting in Wasco led by Shafter Junior Women’s Club officers. Reports covered state convention plans for Bakersfield hosts Sequoia District Juniors, with April 20 elections at Porterville.
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Shafter
Wasco
Collins Crosb Shafter
Sequate~Brestrict
Martin Ascotian
Kern
C.F.W.C
W.F. Summons
Kenneth Wedel
JWC
Bakersfield
Sequoia District
Joe Fulwyler
Porterville
Donald Nighbert
Wm. Riggs
Visalia
Odell Joiner
Robert Mills
Philana
Frank Jaeggers
Robert Gibbons
Portersville
Delbert Bowles
Robert Benson
Tulare
Gene Price
Ronald Beck
Tom Cochran
Scrap Drive for Troop 935 Nets About $300
Fifteen Boy Scouts from Troop 953 sponsored by the Shafter Rotary Club collected scrap metal over the weekend. They earned about $300, funds to recharter the troop and buy tents, led by Jack Bingham. Fathers helping included Evron Barber Lanis Cates Billy Jack Thompson Lloyd Roberson Don Zachary Calvin Goehring Bob Diltz Jack McMeans Dave Anderson Don Camp and Wayne Siemens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Rotary Club
Dob Diltz
Jack Bingham
Evron Barber
Lannis Cates
Billy Jack Thompson
Lloyd Robertson
Don Zachary
Calvin Goehring
Bob Diltz
Jack McMeans
Dave Anderson
Don Camp
Wayne Siemens
Sunday School Teachers Institute in Bakersfield
Trinity Wasco Sunday School teachers attend the South San Joaquin Circuit Institute in Bakersfield. Sponsored by the California Nevada District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Directors include Rev. Robert Bendick and Robert Golden with Crosby as district chair. Attendees from Shafter are several named women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Wasco
South San Joaquin Circuit
Bakersfield
California- Nevada
The
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
James Spille
Trinity
St. John’s Lutheran Church of
Robert Bendick
Robert Golden
Zion
Lutheran School
Terra Bella
Small Burglaries Plague Shafter Police
Small burglaries continued to trouble the Shafter police department with three reported last week. Frank Preston of 364 Elm reported the new tool box stolen from his home. Stan's Furniture store reported a burglary on March 9. Ferro Bros Trucking on Los Angeles Ave reported March 10 that two tires were taken from their business.
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Shafter
Frank Preston
Aew
Stan’s Furniture Store
Ferro Bros
Special Midweek Lenten Services at Trinity Lutheran Wasco
Trinity Lutheran Church Wasco hosts midweek Lenten services each Wednesday at 7 30 p m The theme The Word from the Cross interprets Jesus words for 20th century faith The exchange of pulpits features Bakersfield Lutheran pastors including Rev Arthur Day March 30 and Rev Robert Bendick Grace Lutheran uses a filmstrip series blending Bible and modern visuals
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Luthern Church of
Wasco
Christ
Jesus Christ
Bakersfield
Trinity
Arthur Day
Bethany Lutheran Church
Robert Bendick
Grace Lutheran
Beautility plants blend utility with beauty in new project
The text describes a project named Beautility that merges architecture design and landscaping with surrounding nature. It emphasizes making neighborhood builds attractive and useful through extensive plantings and integrated design.
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Houchin
Dennis Giannini
Don Antoniovanni
Harold Russell
Fay Rutledge
Robert Williams
John Parsons
Chamber
Jerry Buerkle
Carr
Anacyor
Chamber of Commerce
Martha Frey
Kimberlina
F Street
J. C. Atkinson
Don Christensen
Richland Park
Ash Avenue
Lewis Carroll
Walker Street
Grundy
Rodriguez and
Hudson
Rex McLeod
Shafter Chamber
Shafter Press
C. Crosby
Teachers Institute
Sr. High
Congregational Church
480 E. Tulare Ave. Shafter
Owen C. Onsum
First Baptist Church
North Pine Street
Edward M. Rhoades
Union
Family Bible Hour
Red Cross
Walker Fairview
Shafter, Calif
Pioneer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Mountain View
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