Mrs Jimmie Fay Thompson Named Mrs Shafter 1956
Mrs Jimmie Fay Thompson 229 Elm street a 22 year old mother of two small boys was named Mrs Shafter of 1956 by a committee of day judges. She nosed out three contestants in a close Kern county contest judged on baking sewing and homemaking neatness. Thompson has a 21 month old son Douglas and a six month old baby David. Contenders were Mrs Clifford Weaver Mrs John Notley Jr and Mrs Ernest Ehrhardt. Thompson will compete next month against seven county finalists in Delano for the Mrs Kern county title. Emil Stoller chaired the event and awarded a silver platter to the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Fay Thompson
Elm
Shafter
Thompson
Bakersfield College
Southern California Gas Company
Kern County
Mrs Shafter 1956 crowned among four candidates
The judges faced a tough choice as four candidates contested Mrs Shafter 1956. Jim my Fay Thompson is congratulated. Dorothy Hale begins work from home as society editor with contact via Pioneer 6 2931. Election for city council set April 16 with eight candidates for three seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hale
Society
Pioneer 6
Richland Artists Named Finalists for District Exhibit
The Richlan district festival selects top six exhibits per grade for the April 20 to 23 event at Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall. Names include Cecila Carrasco Rebecca Foreman Martha Turner Vickie Hei Roger Lott Denny Evans Paula Thomas Sev enth Grade Rudy Palomo Jim Carpenter and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlana Sehent
Richland
Shafter’s
Veterans Memorial Hall
Cecila Carrasco
Janice Tatum
Michael Enns
Jan Dargatz
Janet Kroeker
Kathy Lebo
Rebecca Foreman
Tommy Ware
John James
Linda Escalante
Steven Ruggenberg
Margarite A
Cheryl McClure
Paula Thomas
Smith
Julie Todd
Jimmy Whitson
Rudy Palomo
Freddie Connell
Darlene Cole
Mary Gross
Betty Tillman
Israel Alvarado
Jim Carpenter
Dennis Klein
Jesse Ricketts
Brenda Ballard
Lions Club Ham Shoot Near Shafter This Weekend
Shafter Lions Club will hold its annual ham shoot on March 26, three and a half miles south of Shafter on the Taft highway. The event runs from about nine in the morning until dark with trap and Lady Luck games and refreshments. Proceeds fund community projects including the Shafter Sharpshooters Jr Rifle club and Camp Fire units. Easter hams will be awarded to lucky shooters.
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Shafter Lions Club
Shafter
Taft Highway
Lowell Todd
Shafter Sharpshooters Jr. Rifle Club
Shafter Lions Scout
Lions Club
Lucky Shooters
Open House at Scout Hall in Shafter Set for April 13
Open house will be held April 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the remodeled $22,000 Shafter Boy Scout Hall. John Revell says the building has been remodeled and cleaned up. Scouts and Camp Fire girls will host the public. building committee and scoutmasters assist only. All hall debt was paid off last month after a successful drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Boy Scout Hall
John Revell
Revel
San Joaquin Valley
School Board Trustees Seek Re-Election in Shafter
Two elementary district trustees announce re-election bids. Greene aims for a full three-year term after two years on a five member board. Election will be held at Richland school from 7 am to 7 pm along with high school and college district races. Inspectors named Ann Raney Nellie Lassiter Catherine Wey Lorraine Christensen Marie Bender Ben Thompson will serve as judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coberly-West Company
Shafter
Richland School
Thomas
Greene
Anno
Ann Raney
Nellie Lassiter
Catherine Weyand
Lorraine Christensen
Marie Bender
Ben Thompson
Generals to Play Exeter Friday in Sequoia League
The Shafter High School Generals travel to Exeter for their SSL contest hoping to notch their first league win. They opened SSL action with a 7 5 loss to Corcoran despite eight Shafter hits and five unearned Corcoran runs. The JV won 6 5 over Corcoran, while the Taft game ended 11 11 after six innings due to darkness.
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Generals
Exeter
Shafter High School Generals
Corcoran
Shafter
McFadden
Rogas
Conally
Estavillo
Gladden
Taylor
Taft High School
Buttonwillow Votes on New Water District Borders
Buttonwillow residents will soon decide on forming a special water district to address sanitation. Supervisors approved the boundaries after a year of study by a citizens committee, with plans to abandon the 1940 sanitation district that never functioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Citizens’ Committee
Eight Teams to Play in 1956 Shafter Baseball
The Easter baseball tournament at Shafter High runs March 28 with a round robin format and consolation prize. Invited junior varsity teams include Taft, East Bakersfield, Bakersfield juniors, Garces, Maricopa, Corcoran, A pough, and Shafter. Games are seven innings at three high school diamonds and Richland Park. each team plays at least two games starting 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pare
Taft High School
East Bakersfield Jayvees
Bakersfield
Garces
Marricopa
Corcoran
Apaugh
Shafter
Richland School
Partain Elected President of Shafter Ministerial Association
Rev. Roy Partain pastor of the Nazarene church was elected president of the Shafter Ministerial Association this week succeeding Rev. Waldo Wiebe. Officers include Rev. Wiebe as vice president and Rev. Melvin N. Krug as secretary treasurer. Terms run until June 1957. The group aims to speak with one voice on community church life matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Partain
Nazarene Church
Shafter Ministerial Association
Waldo Wiebe
Wiebe
Melvin N. Krug
Herman Ficken Dies at 66 in Bakersfield Hospital
Herman Ficken 66 of 283 East Lerdo highway Shafter died Wednesday night in a Bakersfield hospital after an Armstrong ambulance ride. He was the father of Mrs. Floyd Cooper of Shafter. Funeral services set for Saturday at 11 a.m. Armstrong Mortuary, burial in Shafter cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Ficken
East Lerdo Highway
Shafter
Bakersfield
Armstrong
Floyd Cooper
Armstrong Mortuary
Shafter Cemetery
Two Shafter Gas Station Operators Join Eco nomy Run
Central valley highways and Olive Grove Mobile operator Neil Boardman join 24 Mobil dealers in a cross country efficiency test. The convoy travels 1468.8 miles from Los Angeles to Colorado Springs, passing Death Valley and Monarch Pass amid extreme temps.
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Central Valley Highways
Neil Boardman
Olive Grove
Mobilgas
Cali
Los Angeles
Colorado Springs
Death Valley
Monarch Pass
Colorado
Easter Sunrise Services Planned by Shafter Churches
Easter sunrise services will be held at Shafter City Park on April 1 with participation from all member churches of the Shafter Ministerial Association. Rev. Roy Partain will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter City Park
Shafter Ministerial Association
Roy Partain
Ground Breaking Held for SWID Ten Million Water System
Wasco Irrigation District broke ground on a ten million dollar project tapping the Friant Kern canal of the Central Valley water project. The system aims to supply up to 89,000 acre feet of water for farmers and residents, with a 90 inch main pipe narrowing to 12 inches for distribution and a pressure system similar to city lines. Peters and fellow district board members were honored with a plaque by the Shafter and Wasco Chambers of Commerce for advancing the water program.
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Swid
John J. Peters, Jr
Shafter-Wasco
Friant-Kern Canal
Peters
Wasco Irrigation District
Friant-Kern
Central Valley Water Project
John J. Peters
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Tea
Bisciouae
Chambers of Commerce
Shafter
Wasco
David Muir
Clarence Annin
Loren Voth
Ed J. Peters
VFW Installation Planned Monday Night
Alva Fleming, department Junior vice commander of the Western states area, will install the newly elected VFW officers. William Waits will be commander, Eugene Dirksen junior vice commander, H. D. McCormick senior vice commander, Dale Spohn chaplain, and a quartermaster to be elected. The meeting is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Fleming
Western States
William Waits
Eugene Dirksen
H. D. McCormick
Dale Spohn
High School Talent Show Winners Named at Shafter High
Baton twirler and trumpet trio led the high school division with Jim Dandies. Gerry Ohls son of Richland won elementary with a baton routine. Second and third in the high school were a singing trio and L G Flores. Flores sang Many Times while the trio performed No Not Much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Dandies
Gordon Pipkin
Mary Suderman
Noel Wilson
Shafter Hgh
Gerry Ohlsson
Richland
Clarice Mouser
Carol Barton
Barbara Wilcoxon
L. G. Flores
QO. G. Ohlsson
Shafter High School
FFA Banquet Tonight At Shafter High School
Theron MecCuen, Kern speaker, will preside at the annual FFA banquet at Shafter High School tonight at 6 30. Glenn Nay notes an invocation by Rev Paul Babbitt, with awards including California and FFA achievement honors to students and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theron L. MecCuen
Kern
FFA
Shafter High School
Glenn O. Nay
Paul Babbitt
Union Congregational Beef
FEA
We Ee
California
Shafter
Registration Closes for Apel 12 Voting Rights
Six classes of residents must register to vote or change affiliation for the upcoming election. Those who did not vote in 1954 primaries or general elections, and others who have moved or owe county late fees, must register. Miss Gibson named registrars for Shafter including W. H. Johnston, Mrs. Cosmo Thomas, Mrs. H. F. Branner, Mrs. Juanita Perry, Frank G. Shaw, and Mrs. Alice Wilcoxon with listed addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasiated i
Aes
Pny
Miss Gibson
Shafter
W. H. Johnston
Cosmo Thomas
City Hall
H. F. Branner
State Avenue
Juanita Perry
Beach Avenue
Allice
Smith
Frank G. Shaw
East Acrengo Avenue
Alice Wilcoxon
North Kern Street
Mrs. Ross Elected New President of High School PTA
The Shafter High School Parent Teachers Association elected Mrs. Vernon Ross as president for the coming year, succeeding Mrs. William Irvin. Officers include Mrs. Leonard Gaede vice president, Mrs. O. D. Handel secretary, Glen Putman treasurer, Aduel Mettler parliamentarian, Clarence Neuman auditor, and Mrs. C. E. Mullins historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School Parent—Teachers Association
Vernon Ross
Ross
William Irvin
Leonard Gaede
O. D. Handel
Glen Putman
Aduel Mettler
Clarence Neuman
C. E. Mullins
Grant Jensen
Lowing
Carter
Dennis Foreman
Devi Moreh
Marsh
Kenneth Fahsbender
Hal Williams
Wilson Stone
Amelia Cornell
Pat Jones
Betty Maxberry
Pat
Betty
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Jimmy Fay
Thowspsétits
Mrs. Shafter
Bob Nage
Jimmy Fay Thompson
Delano
Health Department
Scout Hall
Emil Stoller
W. K E. Brown
R. A. McNeill
W. W. Brenner
Bureau of Reclamation
R. B. Lloyd
Hi. J. Peters
M. A. Johnson
Pat Kelly
Shafter Baseball
Oklahoma
Fahsbender
Gaye Pare
Shafter Generals
Pat Cornell
Town
Two Shafter Gas Station
V.F.W
Vicki Laverty
Janet Schardt
Larry Meredith
Larry Barwick
Jack ‘Smith
Jaxon
KTAR
Jo Ann Mettler
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