Easter Sunrise Service Set In Shafter Park At Dawn
Easter sunrise rite in Manuel Park at 6 a m sponsored by the Shafter Ministerial Association will feature Rev C Fig pirate delivering The Meaning of the Resurrection with Michael Hernandez trumpet solo and a girls trio from Nazarene Church plus jubilee quartets from Mennonite Brethren Church. If rain, service moves to Mennonite Brethren Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement
C.fig Pirate
North Shafter Labor Camp
Shafter Ministerial Association
Manuel Park
Michael Hernandez
Nazarene Church
Mennonite Brethren Church
Orval Seago
Menno Schellenberg
Mother Nature
Shafter
Union Congregational
St. Therese's Catholic
Shafter Scout Benefit Aims to Erase Hall Debt
Local service clubs and civic leaders organize a benefit at the Shafter Theater on April 9 to erase the Boy Scout hall debt. Ernie Paneto arranges two shows at 7 and 9 with a bale of cotton prize for a donor, donated by C. J. Vignolo. General Committee head David Muir with Lions Club, Rotary, Kiwanis, and 20-30 Club members oversee concessions, tickets, prizes, and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Boy Scout Hall
Shafter Theater
Ernie Paneto
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
Boy Scout
David Muir
D. Handel
Lions Club
John Revell
Edward Kirschenmann
Rotary Club
William Lowe
Kiwanis
Merton Wiedmann
C Of C Observes Good Friday in Shafter
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce will not hold its weekly Friday meeting in observance of Good Friday. President P. C. Clarkin announced the decision for the observance of the religious occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
P. C. Clarkin
Chamber
Red Cross Drive Nears Halfway Mark in Shafter
Lions Club campaigners in Shafter approach the $2,000 target with $780 raised so far, including $325 in advanced gifts. C. E. Mullins urges prompt envelope returns as 90 workers begin canvassing under heads Mrs. A. E. Brown, Robert Somers, Dusty Rhoads and Ralph Boels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Shafter Lions Club
C. E. (Moon) Mullins
Bank of America
Lions
A. E. Brown
Robert Somers
C. C
Dusty) Rhoads
Ralph Boels
Tom Hayhurst
Shafter Potato Festival Queen Contest Opens Signups
Bobby Reeves leads area entries as the fourth annual festival queen contest begins signups. Entrants must be sponsored, sell tickets for votes, with a 1000 vote bonus for the first signed entrant. Girls aged 18 to 25 may enroll with Ferrelene Zachary at 4664 tomorrow at 10 a.m. The Junior Women’s Club and Wednesday Afternoon Club arrange sponsors but cannot sponsor entrants. Five contestants join the Bride of Paradise contest with $100000 in prizes nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stoller
Ferrelene Zachary
Mrs. Zachary
Mary Lou Collins
Pierce Jewelers Lovebright
Talent Show Plans at Shafter High School Set for March
Shafter High School prepares a Junior Talent Show on March 30 with George Day of KAFY Bakersfield as master of ceremonies. Twelve high school finalists and five elementary winners will compete after auditions chaired by Katherine Roberts. Judges will use an applause meter built by Wes Linda to measure audience response. Richland entrants include Mary DeVincenzo and others. Rosedale entrant is May Helen Moore. First prize awards radios, plus notebooks ukuleles and merchandise certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Tom Letizia
George Day
KAFY
Bakersfield
Katherine Roberts
Gram
Wes Linda
Richland
Mary DeVincenzo
LaVonne Stoller
LaVelle Stoller
Betty Wilson
Midge Miller
Anita Paslay
Lorretta Bender
Linda Lee Robey
Terry Robey
Virgina Mendenhall
Arlene Codel
Roretta Mann
Darleen Colvard
Geraldine Stewart
Rosedale
May Helen Moore
Spring Spud Harvest Slated To Begin Soon Burtch Says
Kern County begins 1951 spring potato harvest likely between April 1 and 10 as acreage figures lag. Crop expected about 30 percent below last year due to planting spread and prior frost. Rodent control underway in Buttonwillow and Isabella South Fork. poison work to start early April north of Bakersfield. February shipments totaled 232 cars including 195% potatoes and other produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burtch
Kern County
Lewis A. Burtch
U S.no. 1
Buttonwillow
Isabella South Fork
Bakersfield
Kern River
Mosquito Threat Battled as Pests Prepare Invasion
A. F. Geib, manager of the Kern Mosquito Abatement District, warns a mild winter and larger cotton acreage raise the risk of a stronger pest invasion this spring and summer. He says control must target breeding sites and educate farmers on irrigation to reduce stagnant water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Geib
Kern
Shafter Rotary Club
Geib
Free Concert Set Wednesday by Richland Students
The Shafter Recreation Commission hosts the second annual community concert on Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Hall. Open to the public at no charge, the program features Richland School mixed chorus boys and girls glee clubs and the pupil band under Martha Glockler and Rex Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Recreation Commission
Veterans Memorial Hall
Richland School
Roy Farrell
Chland
Richland
Richland Boys
Glee Club
America
Beautiful
God of Our Fathers
Richland” Girls
Glee” Club
Washington Post
Martha Glo¢ckler
Rex Thompson
Two Shafter Officers Complete FBI Training Course
Shafter police report two officers finished a federal FBI training program in Bakersfield. Assistant Chief Hanley Witcher and Officer Lester Reeves completed the course, signaling continued education within the force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Shafter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bakersfield
John Reily
Hanley Witcher
Lester Reeves
Buttonwillow Tree to be Designated Historical Shrine
The Buttonwillow tree, once a meeting spot for wandering vaqueros, moves toward designation as a historical monument. The Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club, with Frank Latta and Richard Bailey, plan highway signs and official recognition after a meeting with Floyd Ming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce and
Lions Club
Frank Latta
Kern County Museum
Richard Bailey
Kern County Historical Society
Floyd Ming
Eagle Badge Features Court for Rolf Jacobsen Jr
The Northern District Boy Scout court of honor at Shafter scout hall tonight features Rolf Jacobsen Jr. receiving the Eagle Badge. The 7 30 p m ceremony includes Kiwanis Troop 59 color guard, Rev. Paul Nelson, Tenderfoot investiture, and awards by local leaders and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolf Jacobsen, Jr
Shafter Scout Hall
North Kern
Herbert Loewen
Kiwanis Troop 59
Paul Nelson
Wasco
Defense Enlistment Drive Seeks 1600 Volunteers
The Shafter Civil Defense and Disaster Council opened enlistments to reach a 1000 member goal with only about 225 volunteers currently. Executive Secretary F. G. Shaw said the effort covers nearly every local group, appealing to clubs, veterans and service organizations to recruit members for three active units: observation post, auxiliary firemen, and auxiliary policemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Civil Defense and Disaster Council
F. G. Shaw
Veterans
Shafter
Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis
Chamber of Commerce
Business and Professional Women
American Legion and Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Christian Businessmen's Association
Future Farmers of America
Shafter High School Parent-Teachers Association
Richland
PTA
Farm Bureau
Young Farmers and
Shafter Art Asociation
Shaw
Air Lines Still In Air About Flying Cadets
Indonesian flight program at Shafter Airport awaits Air Force approval for a cadet training plan. About 600 Air Force trainees may be processed, with Minter Village residents shifted to make space. Wright Field officials have not confirmed any approval, keeping details uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transocean Air Lines
Shafter
J. S. Hennessy
Airorce
Minter Village
United Press News Service
Wright Field
Dayton
Air Force
Finishes Fort Ord training visits at home
Just finishing a 14 week basic training course at Fort Ord Pvt J T Badgett Jr son of Mr and Mrs J T Badget Sr 18624 Shafter Ave was visited by his parents last weekend Accompanying his parents were his brothers and sisters Willie Mae Alma Dorothy James Stella Harold While there they also saw Harold Dunham son of Mr and Mrs Tom Dunham Scaroni avenue and Calvin Potter son of Mr and Mrs R A Potter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Ord
Pvt
J.T. Badgett, Jr
J. T. Badget
Shafter Ave
Willie Mae
Alma
Dorothy
James
Stella
Harold
Harold Dunham
Tom Dunham
Scaroni Avenue
Calvin Potter
R.A. Potter
Navy Leave Brings Seaman Apprentice Stoller Home
Willard Stoller 19 year old son of Mr and Mrs William Stoller is on two weeks leave after completing boot camp at San Diego He is unassigned as yet and holds rank of seaman apprentice A Shafter High School graduate he attended Bakersfield College before joining the Navy Also mentioned are four other Shafter youths from boot camp Measee Paloma Vernonards and Earl Byrd who were sent to San an for further assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Willard Stoller
William Stoller
San Diego
Young Stoller
Shaf‘er High School
Bakersfield College
Shafter
Stoller
San
Measee Ee Paloma
Vernonards
Earl Byrd
Contest Watch Winner Tops Shafter Press Contest
Bobby Reeves won the five week Shafter Press subscription contest final awards on Saturday night after leading from start to finish. James Banks climbed to third to claim a bicycle and wristwatch, while Bobby Trout rose to second in week three and earned a Cedar best and a wristwatch. Gerald Bender received a wrist prize flash camera as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Reeves
Shafter Press
Bobby
Lester Reeves
James
Banks
Bobby Trout
G. TC. Smith
Gerald’ Bender
Funeral Rites Held for Pioneer Mrs Elizabeth Mettler
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Mettler longtime Shafter resident were held at Ebenezer Reformed Church with Rev Robert Kraudt in charge. Interment followed at Shafter Cemetery. She died in Los Angeles after birth in 1866 in Russia leaving 14 children and 31 great grandchildren. Immediate survivors include seven sons and seven daughters with several siblings listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Mettler
Shafter
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Robert Kraudt
Flickinger-Janzen
Shafter Cemetery
Mettler
Emmanuel Mettler
Kern
Tulare
Los Angeles
Russia
Willie
August
San Jose
Emanuel
Tehoviel
Henry
Daniel
Eugene
Bakersfield
Henry Schnidt
Lodi
Albert Kurtz
San Mateo
James Temple
Burlingame
Ella Kurtz
Olin Whitaker
Santa Maria
Fred Schnaidt
Edward Schnaidt
George Treszler
Fred Mettler
Santa Cruz
Jacob Schmabel
Edison
Spud Industry To Thrash Out 1951 Problems
Kern County Potato Growers Association holds its annual meeting in Bakersfield to discuss the major issues facing Kern growers in the coming season. Delegates from member farms plan to address production costs, market prices, and potential shifts in planting strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Bakersfield
Kern
Potato Log Panel Topics At Fresno Session
Wednesday afternoon panel discussions cover pre cooling packaging and bags wartime problems pest control and fertilizers new developments for livestock feed quality merchandise and transportation marketing. Experts include W R Barger A E Mercker FH Leavitt Harry Amenta L F Fadler Claude Botkin and H J Evans with affiliations to Fresno Los Angeles Washington Bakersfield New York City and Empire State Potato Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Barger
Department of Agriculture
Fresno
Art Lane
Chase Bag Company
Los Angeles
A. E. Mercker
USDA
Potato Division
Washington, D. C
FH. Leavitt
Shell Chemical Corporation
Harry Amenta
International Seed and Fertilizer Company
Bakersfield
L. F. Fadler
Claude Botkin
Arvin
Bakersfield Inn
H. J
Red) Evans
New York City
Empire State Potato Club
Critical Days Ahead Examined In Thorough Airing
A brief note indicates a comprehensive airing of all facets is planned, with details continuing on page seven for readers seeking full context and analysis.
Shafter Marine Cpl John Mixon Receives Bronze Star in Korea
Cpl John David Mixon of Shafter is awarded the Bronze Star for heroic actions during a Korea conflict operation. He dismounted under heavy fire to attach a tow cable to a disabled tank, aiding his platoon and the crew, including his brother reportedly piloting the other tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
John D. Mixon
Shafter
Korea
Mixon
Donald
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Mannel Park
Scout Fund
C OF C
Lee
American Red Cross
Harold Freedman
Mullins
Tars
Tenderfoot
Elmer Anderson
P. C/Clarkin
Shaf‘er Chamber of Commerce
Ben Lazarus
Delano
Wall
Adrian Bellinger
Migr Sigan
Jacobsci
Council
John David Mixon
Opt
John D, Mixon
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