Americanism Essay Winners Named in Shafter Contest
Miss Phyllis Mettler won the eighth grade Americanism essay contest sponsored by Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 and Danie Davidson took second place at Richland school graduation. Honorable mentions went to Nell Chinnes Ann James and Woodrow Patton.
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Phyllis Mettler
Shafter
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion Auxiliary
Danie Davidson
Nell Chinnes
Ann James
Woodrow Patton
Miss Mettier
E. H .Mettier
Davidson
K. D. Davidsons
Richland
America
United States
Francis Scott Key
Conservation Talk Highlights Fire Costs To Land And Wildlife
Lowell Bowhay of the county fire department spoke on conserving natural resources including wildlife forests and fish and game as well as oil gas and soil Bowhay warned that fires cause long term erosion losses that offset short term gains Pan Martin showed motion pictures on wildlife forest fires and CCC erosion control work The two were introduced by Art Craig local fire warden.
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Lowell Bowhay
Pan Martin
Shafter Business Men's Association
Bowhay
Martin
CCC
Bowhav
Art Craig
Who's Who in Kern County Being Distributed
County residents receive Edition One of Who's Who in Kern County a civic history of active business professional agricultural and civic leaders. Edition Two planned with added civic organizational history and continued every three years making a permanent living record of Kern county progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Who's Who
California
W B Camp Leads Fresno Meeting on Farm Policies
W B Camp presided over a San Joaquin valley officers and directors gathering of the Associated Farmers in Fresno this week. The group met to map organization policies and voiced opposition to building additional federal migrant camps in California.
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W. B. Camp
San Joaquin Valley
Associated Farmers
Fresno
Caliaoe
Remember When Recall of Early Motoring Era and Fashion
John Sample of the Mobilgas Mobiloil organization lends the paper pictures that recall straw-ride days horse less carriages motor ulsters bonnets and snappy fashions of two and three generations ago. The items serve as reminders of America's rapid progress in a brief, fast-moving period.
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John Sample
Mobilgas - Mobiloil Organization
America
North District Scout Meeting Set at Shafter Legion Hall
North district Boy Scout representatives meet next Thursday evening at the Legion hall in Shafter to complete district formation and appoint committees. Glenn O. Nay vice chairman announced the gathering, presided by Harry Paulden newly elected district chairman from Delano.
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Kern County Council
Legion Hall
Shafter
Glenn O. Nay
Distric
Harry Paulden
Delano
Taxpayers and Reliefers Pack Bakersfield Supervisor Hearing
About one hundred taxpayers and 500 reliefers crowded the county courthouse in Bakersfield for a board of supervisors hearing on relief policy. Taxpayers pressed for government economy while reliefers protested 30 percent relief cuts ordered by the SRA led by Workers' Alliance officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers’ Alliance
Board of Supervisors
Bakersfield
SRA
Hi Y Round Robin Tournament At Shafter High
Shafter Hi Y announces a three team round robin basketball tournament. All three squads will play each other twice, with games already underway.
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Shafter High School
Hi-Y
Problems class to visit Kern county airport
Members of the senior problems class at Shafter high school will visit Kern county airport in Bakersfield tomorrow afternoon. Cecil Meadows, superintendent, will conduct the tour around the field.
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Shafter High School
Kern County
Bakersfield
Cecil Meadows
Nikkel Scores 20 Points As Marketmen Win
Jona Nikkel scored 20 points on nine field goals and two free throws to lift the Central Market basketball team to a 53 35 victory over the Volunteer Firemen in the city league finale at the high school gym. Bob Wardwell added 14 for Central Market while Tufty Janzen and Bill Brown led the Firemen with 10 points each. The Marketmen led from start to finish as the Firemen narrowed the gap early in the second half.
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Jona Nikkel
Central Market Basketballers
Volunteer Firemen
Bob Wardwell
Nikkel
Tufty Janzen
Bill Brown
Firemen
Marketmen
Wardwell
Wildermouth
Gaede
Heiser
Janzen
Hansen
Callaway
Kirschenmann
Rodgers
Lockard
Uriarte
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Daniel Davidson
Europe
Russia
Germany
W. K. Peterson
W. B
Mobilgas
North District
Taxpayers and Reliefers
Sam
KPMC
Monel
Home Appliance Co
Emil Stoller
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Brii
the Press
Pathfinder
Woman's Home Companion
Woman's World
American Poultry Journal
Farm Journal and
Farmer's Wife Shutter Press
Shafter Press
Womans Home Companion
Woman’s World
American Poultry Journal Farm Journal and
Farmer’s Wife
Movie Mirror
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