Ten Years of Notable Leadership for Kern Potato Growers
The Kern County Potato Growers Association marks its tenth anniversary with an upcoming convention. Founded in wartime to solve fertilizer and transport woes, the group helped secure a statewide marketing order. Shafter leaders praise Maupin for directing marketing efforts as he assumes new duties, while Botkin and Unnruh are acknowledged for early and current leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Potato Growers Association
California
Kern County
Shafter
Don Maupin
Maupin
Kern
Delinquency concerns meet church and school roles
Education Today argues family and church influence help curb youth delinquency while schools, teachers, and community programs provide guidance. In Shafter a stable community reports low delinquency, yet Richland School and teachers continue to support youth development through morals, citizenship rewards, recreation programs, and youth group leadership.
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Richland School
Richland
Shafter
Bordeaux spray for shot hole fungus control
Ready to use Bordeaux spray available at local nurseries for shot hole fungus on peach, apricot, and plum trees. Apply just before heavy rains, typically in late November, following container directions for mixing and use.
Shafter High Names Honor Roll Students for Fourth Six Weeks
Shafter High School lists 96 students on the fourth six weeks honor roll. Four students earned all A's: Eric Hanson, Gerri Reynolds, Jack Robbins, and Lucillie Wiebe. Additional honorees include Barbara Aday, Virginia Bender, Patsy Cook, Harvey Friedley, and many others across the student body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Eric. Hanson
Gerri Reynolds
Jack Robbins
Lucillie Wiebe
Barbara Aday
Virginia Bender
Patsy Cook
Harvey Friedley
Barbara Hardwick
Marion. Mettler
Mary .Montgomery
Phyllis Stoller
Rita Tiberghien
Barbara Wilcoxon
Gary Wilson
Barbara Wroten
Pauline’ Anderson
Henry Badgett
Sam Dbaker
Don Beaver
Janis Beaver
Gerald’ Bender
Joe Borton
Louise Burrows
Vernon Carr
Karen Clarkin
Patricia Cornell
Edna Crane
Ellen de Loach
Marlene Enns
Royce Eslick
Luis Flores
Clotilde Franco
Glenda Frost
Bob Funk
Mary Gates
Carol Giesbrecht
Edna Giles
Charles Glenn
Bennie Goossen
Carroll Graves
Robert Grossmann
Dean Hearon
Margie Hearon
Joe Hicks
Lyda Holman
Norma Hooks
Sue How
Gas Range Prize Drawn With March Sales Campaign
Safeway Stores teams with local appliance dealers to offer a modern automatic gas range as a March prize. Entries are free and open to all, with drawing tickets from Safeway or dealers. Drawings occur April 10 at the Safeway Store. no purchase or attendance required. The prize is a Seauerak Wow WedEswood model.
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Safeway
Whealer Puctitastral Hardware
Schneider and Wikoff
WedEswood
Crop Spraying Safety Book For Farmers
A. E. O Donnel Farm Safety Director of the California Farm Bureau Federation sent copies of a new Spanish language safety book to all County Farm Bureau secretaries. The book titled Look Out for Yourself When You Are Around Crop Spraying aims to reduce accidents and is issued by the State Division of Industrial Safety. Employers of Mexican labor are urged to obtain copies from county secretaries to distribute to workers.
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A. E. O'Donnel
California Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
State Division of Industrial Safety
Shafter FFA Banquet Planned With Fresno State Speaker
Shafter FFA members plan their annual father and son banquet on March 25 in the school cafeteria. Dean Lloyd Dowlar of Fresno State College will speak. Barbecued beef is prepared by Charlie Castro and served by home making students and staff. Tickets are one dollar.
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Lloyd Dowlar
School of Agriculture
Fresno State College
Shafter High School
Future Farmers of America
Charlie Castro
FFA
Kirk Fitzpatrick
America
Keneth Kroeker
Sam Baker
Billy Bown
Paul Jones
Paul Anderson
Delano Plans Teachers Institute on Child Play
An all day conference will be held Saturday March 20 at Delano High School from 9 a.m. to 3 15 p.m. The topic What the Child Reveals Through Activity targets parents clinicians and specialists to expand understanding of child play. Dr Louis F Levine of San Francisco State College leads as principal speaker with demonstrations of play therapy and group discussion.
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Teachers Institute
Delano High School
Louis F. Levine
Department of
Psychology
San Francisco State College
The
Mental Health Society of
Bakersfield
California Speech Therapy Association
Central Station
Kern
Kern County
New Division For PFC Carl Taylor
Pfc Carl A Taylor 22 wife Zereta lives in Buttonwillow California was transferred to the 3rd Infantry Division in Korea. He arrived on the Korean peninsula last May after serving as automatic rifleman with the 45th Infantry Division which is returning to the United States. He will finish his tour with the 3rd Division now in training to maintain combat efficiency. Son of Mrs Adam Taylor Cho lame California he entered the Army in November 1952 and received basic training at Fort Ord California. He holds the Combat Infantryman Badge. White spruce reaches 150 feet tall with diameter up to four feet.
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Buttonwillow
Carl A. Taylor
Zereta
Calif
3Rd
Korea
Taylor
Peninsula
45Th
U. S
Adam Taylor
Cholame
Army
Fort Ord
Eugene Moore
James Moore
3Rd Infantry
Moore
45Th Infantry Division
U.S
3D Division
Camp. Roberts
Moore Transferred to Third Division in Korea
Gene Moore 21 of Buttonwillow California has been moved from the 45th Infantry to the 3d Infantry Division in Korea. He arrived on the peninsula in September 1952 after jeep duty with the 45th Division and enlisted in February 1952, training at Camp Roberts California.
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Gene Moore
Lawmakers Fight Budget Cut to Kern Apprenticeship Program
Assemblyman Pat Kelly and Assemblywoman Dorothy Donahoe urged the Assembly Ways and Means Committee to restore $219,523 for the Kern county apprenticeship program. They argued the cut would wipe out a top state program run by the Department of Industrial Relations, affecting eight offices and 27 field reps. The committee voted 18 to 4 to oppose the cut, sending the measure toward Senate Finance hearings.
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Pat Kelly
Dorothy Donahoe
Kern County
Full Assembly Ways and Means
Legislative
Kern
Bakersfield
Department of Industrial Relations
Assembly Committee
Ways and
Miss Donahoe
Kelly
Assembly
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
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Shafter Press
State
Claude Botkin
Arvin
Waldo Unnruh
National Editorial ‘Association
Paul ©. Newell
Paul C. Newell and
Florence J. Newell
W. R. Standacher
South Central Valley Highway
Education Today
Socrates
Harpe Girls
Boycouts
Truxtun
Central Drug Store
Lavina Regher
Ruby Sanders
Dariene Schmidt
Marvin Schmidt
LeRoy Schultz
Donna Skidmore
Marilyn Smith
Lavelle Stoller
LaVonne Stoller
Dolores Stout
Roger Tatum
Vaughn Taylor
Jean Thomas
Nel Thompson
Mary Thornton
Larry Vannatta
Adriana Vasquez
Robert Vignolo
Eddie Watts
Barbara Webb
Dorothy Weitz
Alvin
Walker
Donna Young
Sete
Jarvin Wheeler
Wheeler Puente Company
Emil Stoller
Shafter Maytag
Lavelle Wishintt Mine Kitchen Freedom
Bob Tatum
Loent Salesay
Shafter Ffa
Delano
Contab
PFC
Carl Taylor
Tin
Cio
Are
Earlie de Loney
Eft
Jimmy Blanton
Central Valley Television
Central Ave
Packard Bell
Davises
Chesler Irvine
Fike Motor Port
Ral Valley
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