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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1957

Page

7

Candles a Cake Events List Through March 28 1957

A sequence of birthday observances runs from March 22 to March 28 1957 listing celebrants Candles a Cake events include Jessie Heit Billy Cummings Willard Neumann Desmond Carroll Glen Putman Patricia Baze Robert Neumanopal Kadel M M Fenderson Doyle Holmes Al Anderson Hanley Witcher and Sharon Grundy. An education simply supplies the pattern the rest is up to the individual.

Jessie Heit Billy Cummings Willard “Neumann Desmond Carroll Glen Putman Patricia Baze al Anderson Hanley Witcher Sharon Grundy

Brandt Investment Co Real Estate and Insurance

Brandt Investment Co operated by Louis J. Brandt offers real estate and insurance services from 18th Street Bakersfield. Contact via telephone FA 4-6786 for agency offerings and inquiries.

Brandt Investment CO. Real Estate and Insurance Louis J. Brandt Bakersfield Acme Finance CO 18Th St

Richland School Library Expands to Meet All Abilities

The Richland School Library enhances learning with encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, and magazines for all levels. Teachers and librarians guide students from kindergarten to eighth grade in catalog use and research, while room libraries and a Shafter Branch visit broaden access and avoid a one size fits all approach.

Richland School Richland Genevieve Craig Richland Abrarian Shafter

Receiver Off The Hook Warning In Old Telephone Lingo

A reader notes the term R O H meaning receiver off the hook in telephone line testing. The message explains the situation where the receiver is not fully down and the line stays busy, causing missed calls and potential outages.

Cotton Industry Highlighted on Kern County Directory Cover

The 1957 Kern County Telephone Directory features a full color cover with a mechanical cotton picker in operation. The image is a composite from the season showing Kern County cotton in bloom. Delivery of the new book is scheduled from April 9 to April 12.

Kern County Kern County Telephone Directory

Buttonwillow Man Ends Army Career

Pvt. Alejandro G. Rodriguez 22 of Buttonwillow California son of Mr and Mrs Momegeed Rodriguez completed basic training at Fort Carson Colorado after enlisting last October He graduated from the lineman's course at the Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Georgia

Alejandro G. Rodriguez Momegeed M. Rodriguez Buttonwillow Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Rodriguez Fort Carson Colo

SHS Club Food Sale Supports Church Parsonage Fund

College officials addressed the Shafter High School Commerce Club with Bakersfield College guests Miss Ruth Maguire and Dick Tigner. They discussed courses, living costs, admission qualifications, part time work, and registration procedures for college. Proceeds from a Saturday sale fund the Central market bake sale at Central avenue.

Omen Society of the First Mennonite Church Central Market Central Avenue Ruth Maguire Bakersfield College Dick Tigner Shafter High School Bill Arnold Miss Maguire Tigner

Garden care and flowering plants in peak bloom season

The article advises pruning and shaping flowering trees now, checking newly planted stock, and fertilizing new growth. It highlights Red Satin and Glitters petunias as All American 1957, notes camellia foliage care and common pests including tea scale and camellia scale, and recommends oil sprays, fall spraying resume, and aphid control with nicotine spray for tender camellia growth.

Annual Banquet Held by Seniors at Shafter High

The Shafter High School Senior Banquet was held Thursday evening March 14 in the high school cafeteria with a large turnout. Honor guests included Mr and Mrs Emil Bender and others. Gary Wilson was MC, Pat Cornell gave the blessing, East Bakersfield students played dinner music, and principal Arthur H Johnson introduced guest speaker Kilburn who discussed personality and mental health.

Shafter High School Emil Bender Don Aberg T. L. Avery Allen Vernon Ross Grant Jensen Parley Kilburn Gary Wilson Pat Cornell East Bakersfield High School Arthur H. Johnson Pat Sherrell Mae Scott Jane Dauphin Jo-Ann Mettler Allene Anderson Amelia Cornell Don Murfin Tom Pettus

Quarters small but information plenty at Maple School Library

Maple Branch library expands adult selection with titles by Chiang Kai Shek Paton Glasscock Zamparini Marshall and more. Sewing cooking gardening and home repair books plus current magazines available. Library Week March 10 16 with extended evening hours and special displays planned for open house. Community invited to share hobby interests.

California Kern County Maple School Mary Long Bruce Bryant Janet Klingenberg Oscar Bergman Bruce Wiebe Janice Broom Sally Franz Maple Branch Madam Chiang Kai Shek Alan Paton Here Death Valley Glasscock

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