Farming Project Film Shown At Shafter High Library
A Goodyear produced film on the mammoth farming project in Arizona and New Mexico will be shown at Shafter High School library next Thursday at 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Future Farmers of America the event invites local farmers residents and their sons. Attendance is free with a 6 tube radio prize offered. The film depicts large scale farming over 70 000 acres and demonstrates project training for veterans and high school students.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Goodyear
Shafter High School
California Farmers Post Record Two Billion Income
California farmers posted a preliminary gross cash farm income exceeding two billion dollars in the first postwar year, a record high. Strong wartime efficiency carried into peace, with high income and high output despite looming agricultural readjustment and rising freight costs.
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California
Joint Choir Practice By Two Reformed Churches
The choirs of Shafter Reformed Church and Grace Reformed Church of Bakersfield met in Bakersfield for a joint rehearsal to prepare the Sunday program for the installation of the new church. After practice, Grace Reformed hosted a wiener bake at The Bluff for the Shafter group and guests, with many attendees from Shafter and Bakersfield.
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Shafter Reformed Church
Grace Reformed Church of
Bakersfield
Grace Reformed Church
Bluff
Shafter
Messrs. and Mesdames
Alvin Weidenbach
Roland Mettler
Delmer Mettler
Mylo Mettler
Harold Schnaidt
Maxine Albright
Elsie Mettler
Elaine Klaudt
Corrine Mettler
Evelyn Handel
Freda Mettler
Bob Mettler
Bob Warren
Marvin Weidenbach
Ivan Mettler
Allen Mettler
Elmer Mettler
Messrs
Jack Stoller
Henry Schnaidat
Edwin Preszler
Arnold Pfeifle
Fred Delzer
Robin Kundt
Ed Delzer
Tehachapi
Bonnie Wilson
Paula Massey
Nancy Rosenthal
Grace Wahl
Beverly Bore
Joint
Congressional Budget Committee
John Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mies Somite
Hegre Milikin
Orrego
Snatans Committee
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Senate Finance Committee
Scandinavia Visit Pictures Shafter P T A Program
Ben Evans Kern County Union High School District librarian will present color slides from last summer’s Norway and other Scandinavian travels to Shafter P T A at the regular meeting on Tuesday March 18. The program includes a talk with views of war damage and natural scenery plus music by the high school girls' glee club directed by Ernest Graf.
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Norway
Shafter
Ben Evans
Kern County Union High School
Evans
Ernest Graf
Birthday celebration for Adolph Kirschenmann at Shell Beach
A birthday party was enjoyed by Adolph Kirschenmann at his Shell Beach home Saturday. Guests included Walter Kirschenmann Earl Roscamp and children from Cuyama Valley and Mylo Mettler.
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Adolph Kirschenmann
Shell Beach
Walter Kirschenmann
Earl Roscamp
Cuyama Valley
Mylo Mettler
Warren Urges Fire Prevention Conference in San Francisco
Governor Earl Warren endorsed a statewide fire prevention meeting called by State Forester DeWitt Nelson. He urged broad representation from 45 groups to develop a cooperative program for the coming fire season, stressing protection of timber range and watershed resources. The San Francisco meeting is set for March 4 amidst forecasts of a potential severe fire season due to limited rainfall and snowpack.
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Earl Warren
DeWitt Nelson
Warren JT. Hannum
State Department of Natural Resources
Warren
Nelson
Forester
Surprise Guests Visit Harper Family in South Dakota Heritage
The Harper family hosted visitors from Santa Monica and longtime South Dakota contacts. Rev and Mrs William S were surprised last Sunday by Mr and Mrs Harold Woodward Mrs Anna Duncan and Mrs Gladys Brown, former residents of South Dakota, who attended church then returned home.
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Wm. S. Or
Santa Monica
Harold Woodward
Anna Duncan
Gladys Brown
South Dakota
Harper’s
Harpers Harper
Bakersfield pair enjoys fishing and clamming trip in Pismo
Emil Kirschenmann and the Kirschenmann family from Bakersfield spent several days in Pismo last week on a fishing and clamming outing.
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Emil Kirschenmann
Kirschenmann
Bakersfield
Pismo
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Shafter Press
Future Farmers of America
Food Town Grocery Dept
Lerdo
Joe Frizzell
Elas Ank
Cobutow
John R. Burns
P.T. A
Scandinavia
Chrysler & Plymouth
Central Ave
Pumpernickle
Vienna Tomato
Lacresta House OF Sweets
Alta Vista Drive
Kirschenmann Bros
Stringham’s
Elmo Fine Cosmetics
Dorothy Gray
Cara Nome
Coty
Leatherie
Shafter Drug Store
Pacific Finance Loans
Chester
Jack Seiple
Mgr
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