Shafter Press Wins Best Over-All Award in Fresno CTA
The Shafter Press received the California Teachers Association Best Over-All Coverage award for 1959 at Roosevelt High School in Fresno. Publisher Bob Evans and editor Mrs. Evans accepted the honor after nomination by Richland Teachers Club chaired by Larry Schellenberg, with award ceremony at 9 30 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Press
Bob Evans
Rosevelt High School
Fresno
California Teachers Association
Larry Schellenberg
Richland Teachers Club
Evans
Ervin Nephew
Richland
Central Section Council
Central Section
California
Shafter Pregs
Clark W Crossman
CTA
Association
Merced
Tehachapi Mountains
Lawrence Schellenberg
R. Robert Evans
Clark Crossman
Schellenberg
Richland Teacher's Association
Dulcie Wilson to Demonstrate Encaustic Painting in Kern County
Dulcie K. Wilson, now a Kern County Art Festival winner, will present an encaustic painting demonstration at the Veterans Memorial Hall on Saturday April 2 at 3 p m. Trained in Denver and active in Colorado and California, she earned multiple festival honors from 1958 to 1959 and is a former Denver Art Club president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulcie K. Wilson
Kern County
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Mrs. Wilson
Dulcie
Denver University
Colorado
Clarence van Duzer
Denver Art Center
Angelo di Beneditto
Denver Art Museum and Opportunity School
California
Denver Art Club
Denver
Colorado Desert
Wilson
Shafter
Bakersfield Art Association
Veteran’s Memories Hall
City Threatens Legal Action Over Paving Dispute
City councilmen voiced strong action after city attorney Al Mortimer rejected a letter to Dieco Inc of Bakersfield seeking a meeting on the Central Avenue paving issue. The letter, mailed three weeks ago, requested representatives from both sides to convene to resolve the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Mortimer
Dieco~ Inc
Bakersfield
Central Avenue
Volunteer Firemen Prove Speed In Practice Session
Thursday evening at Shatter Fire Station the Volunteer Firemen trained under Robert Irwin. Two crews competed with Wes Gorsching leading one and Chuck Firkins the other. Timekeeper Vernon Pierce and station coverage by Roy Bellows supported a realistic drill with brush burning near City Hall and a 35.5 second fastest five man run.
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Shatter
Robert Irwin
Wes Gorsching
Mel Parrett
Don Little
Ralph Beahr
James Holt
Chuck Firkins
Cliff Ratzlaff
Bob Irwin
Don Bellows
Nick Johnson
Vernon Pierce
Roy Bellows
Roy
Decker Insurance Agency
Dim Prospects for City Recreation Financing
City Councilmen gave limited hope for added funding to the Shafter Recreation Commission. Jack Manweiler, chair of the finance committee, asked to raise the annual appropriation from 1750 to 3000 to maintain recreation programs. He argued growth in city activities and participation requires expanded facilities and activities.
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Jack Manweiler
Chaiman
Shafter Recreation Commission
Manweiler
Bill Gladden Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury
Bill Gladden narrowly escaped death when his truck and trailer rolled 275 feet down a canyon after smoke erupted from the floor boards. He jumped to safety, avoided the oncoming trailer by eighteen feet, and was treated at Santa Maria Hospital before recovering at home.
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Bill Gladden
Elm Street
Gladden
Santa Maria
New Cuyama
Santa Maria Hospital
Rabies Vaccination Clinic Set for Shafter Dogs
Kern County Veterinary Association schedules rabies vaccination clinics for dogs at the Shafter County Fire Department on Saturday March 19 1960 from 1 30 to 4 30 pm. Dogs four months and older should be vaccinated and licensed at these clinics or veterinarians offices. Rabies area status noted with public clinic fees $1 50 and license tags varying by location and sex.
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Kern County Veterinary Association
Shafter County Fire Department
Kern County
Bakersfield
Shafter
McFarland
Valley Food Center Opens Under Mitchells In Shafter
Lifetime Shafter residents Mr and Mrs Douglas Mitchell open Valley Food Center at 537 Central Avenue offering meats vegetables frozen and canned foods with late hours until 10 pm. The couple bring local knowledge with Doug a 1955 Shafter High School graduate and Darlene Schmidt Mitchell.
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Shafter
Douglas
Mitchell
Courtesy Food Market
Doug
Oklahoma
Thomas Butane
Mitchells
Danny
Darlene
Menno Schmidt
Scout Coffee Hour Tickets On Sale In Shafter
Tickets for the Shafter Boy Scout Coffee Hour on April 9 1960 from 9 to 11 am at the Veterans Memorial Hall are now available. Proceeds support Scout Hall upgrades including taxes utilities and roof repairs. Tickets through Service Club members Boy Scouts or Stringham's Drug Store.
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Shafter Boy Scout
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Shafter Boy Scout Hall
Sarvicen Club
Stringham’s
Emergency Number Card Recall Warns Shafter Residents
Residents of Shafter and Shafter Ares are urged to destroy an incorrect Emergency Telephone Number card mailed to them. Do not use the card as it may lead to delays in obtaining emergency equipment. A corrected card will be sent soon.
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Shafter
Shafter Ares
Flight To Fresno Enjoyed by Couple
Mrs Harry Thompson joined her husband on a trip to San Francisco where he caught a flight to Alaska. Mrs Thomas Wedge, mother of Mrs Thompson, drove to San Francisco and the two women returned with the Wedge home party to Santa Cruz. Mr Wedge later joined for a drive to Shafter for several days with Mrs Thompson. They plan to return to Santa Cruz later in the week.
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Harry Thompson
San Francisco
Mr. Thompson
Alaska
Thomas Wedge
Thompson
Wedge
Santa Cruz
Mr. Wedge
Shafter
Shafter Wife Nominated for Kern County Young Woman of the Year
Marijane Allen wife of the Shafter Press advertising manager is one of three finalists for Kern County Young Woman of the Year. She learned of her nomination last Friday by postcard and will attend a Bakersfield meeting at 1 45 P M at the Woman's Clubhouse 2030 18th Street. The winner will be announced at the Woman's Clubhouse on March 26 at 12 30 P M with a fashion showing by Haggarty's Bakersfield.
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Marijane Allen
Shafter Press
I For
Kern County
Woman's
18Th Street
Bakersfield
Shafter
Allen
Haggarty’s
Reg Hammond to Assume May Office as Central Section Leader
Reg Hammond, assistant superintendent at Richland Elementary School, elected president of the Central Section of the California Elementary Administrators Association at the Bakersfield conference on March 4. He will take office at the May executive meeting after prior roles as president, program chair, and second vice president of the Central Section and leadership in Kern administrators groups. The Central Section includes Tulare Kings Fresno Merced Madera and Kern counties.
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Ervin Nephew
Richland
Dick Scott
Richland Teachers Club
Reg Hammond
California Teachers Association
Fresno
Hammond
Bakfeld
Central Section
Kern Administrators’ Group
Central Section Administrators Association
Tulare
Kings
Merced
Madera
Kern Counties
Canney T R Robert Evans Conventioneers Hotel Bill Tale
A long exchanges over a hotel bill and meals ends with a joking claim that the meals were consumed locally. The note shifts to local tidbits about taxes, a 1959 award, and praise for Shafter teachers, mentioning a plaque to be awarded March 19 and continued coverage on page 14.
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Press
Teachers Club
Dulcie Wilson
Fornia
City Hall
Valley Food Center
Vailey Food Center
Per
Scout
Bob Hammond
Boy Scout
Ben Grundy
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Canney
T. R
Robert Evans
Paul Revere
Sam
Pieaven
Larry Perry
Shafter High School
Kipling
Kipper
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