Shafter PTA Benefit Honors Bob Snively and Wildcat Success
The Shafter High School drama instructor Bob Snively receives community praise for turning Wildcat into a hit on stage and raising about 1800 for the PTA scholarship fund. The piece notes future hopes for another strong show and thanks volunteers who helped. It also reports poor attendance at Rich Elementary School function meetings with two upcoming sessions on April 6 and April 20.
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Shafter
Posey
Robert Snively
Shafter High School
Wildcat
Tory
Bob
PTA
Bob Snively
Richland Board of Trustees
Mayor Proposes Joint Police Building Plan with Wasco
Mayor Jay C. Atkinson presented a plan to the Shafter city council for a cooperative police facility with Wasco to share Kern County costs. The proposal targets replacing the outdated Shafter and Wasco police departments with a joint building venture funded in part by county support and joint construction.
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Shafter
Jay C. Atkinson
Atkinson
Wasco
Kern County
M Shafter Police
Dentists From Shafter Finish Two Week Mission Tour
Dr Bong of Shafter, Dr Cameron, and Dr Yong Cheong logged 60 hours of flying time aiding about 400 natives in Central America. They worked with Episcopal and United Methodist missions around Lake Izabal and Utila, Honduras, delivering dental care and donating 1500 pounds of equipment for Guatemala City and El Salvador programs.
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Robert M.rg
Shafter
San Felipe
Gu Central America
Dri Rlm
Bong
Dientists
Central America
Mariscos
Son Felipe
Lake
Izabal
Guatemala
United Methodist
England
Utila
Honduras
Tom Cameron
Yong Cheong
Astoria, Ore
Cameron
Bongberg
University of Pennsylvania
Fayag Dental Association
Christian Dental Society
Cheong
Lake Izabal
Bananera
United Fruit Company
Sgn
Registrations Continue for Shafter Head Start Opening
Final preparations completed for the year around Head Start program to begin April 1 in Shafter. 54 children signed up after special registration sessions held Saturday and Sunday. Register at Boy Scout Hall through Friday 9 am to noon for ages 3 to 5. enrollment capped at 40.
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Shafter
Maria Torre
Richland Elementary School District Board of Trustees
Boy Scout Hall
Sunset
Walker
Shafter Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
No Halt in Mail Service in Shafter
Mail deliveries in Shafter continue on normal schedule as Postmaster Gene Guenther reports staff on duty 100 percent despite nationwide strikes. Bakersfield postal operations have been restored after a brief walkout with clerks and carriers voting to return to work on Tuesday by a large margin.
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Shafter
Gene Guenther
John Loustalot
Bakersfield
Guenther
Shafter Plans Entry in Korn Parade April 28
Frost appoints Dorothy Whisler and Mrs. Whisler to organize Shafter entry for Korn Parade with an antique car and the 1921 Seagraves fire truck from the Shafter Fire Department. Miss Lupe Flores to ride in the car as roses highlight Shafter’s role in Kern County rose production.
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Merce
S. Dorothy Whis
Frost
Shafter
Seagraves
Shafter Fire Department
Lupe Flores
Whisler Gald
Shafter Women’s Club
Spring Arrives in Shafter with Warm Temperatures
Official arrival of spring in Shafter Friday brought a warm hint of summer. Highs reached 74 degrees this Sunday as the week topped out, signaling a mild spell ahead.
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Shafter
Mercury
Easter Recess Allocated for Shafter and Richland Schools
Shafter High School and Richland High School announce a full week off for Easter. Pupils will resume classes on Monday March 30. The break ends schedule gaps before the term closes in early June.
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Shafter HS
Richland
Shafter High School
Richland Elementary
Susane
Absentee Ballots Available At City Hall In Shafter
Shafter city clerk W H Johnston announces absentee ballots for the April 14 municipal election are now available at city hall. Voters unable to attend polling places must file forms with the clerk’s office. state law sets a Tuesday April 17 deadline.
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Shafter
W. H
Bill) Johnston
City Hall
Easter Week Plans Highlight Shafter Church Services
Shafter churches announce Easter week activities with Sunrise Service at Stringham Park at 6 30 a m and a Community Good Friday Service at Memorial Hall from 12 15 to 1 p m Free breakfast will follow the Sunrise Service sponsored by the Shafter Ministerial Association Union Congregational Church offers 9 30 and 11 a m services St Therese s Catholic Church holds 8 and 10 a m Masses St Mark s Episcopal Church lists morning services and other churches plan multiple Easter services The notices note outside speakers and Holy Communion and Easter egg hunts at Freewill Baptist Church details include 30376 Richland Drive with Rev F A Ferguson and Rev Calvin Stuebbe and Pentecostal Church at 425 S Shafter
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Shafter
Memorial Hall
Stringham Park
Shafter Ministerial Association
Union Congregational Church
St. Therese’s Catholic
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Service Planned For Good Friday in Veterans Memorial Hall
A community Good Friday service is planned in Veterans Memorial Hall at California and James Street from 12 15 to 1 p m. Rev Dan Friesen of the Mennonite Brethren Church will deliver the sermon. Rev H A Thomas of the Pentecostal Church of God welcomes worshipers. Wesleyarry leads singing with special music from the United Methodist Church. Invocation by Rev RF Eatage and benediction by Rev Calvin Stuebbe of Ebenezer Reformed Church.
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Shafter
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
California
James Street
Dan Friesen
Mennonite Brethren Church
H.A. Thomas
Pentecostal Church of God
Urvey
Cross
Ee . Saviour
Wesley Arry
United Ethodisat Church
Eataie
Hymn Christ Arese Led by Scripture Reading
A brief item notes a hymn titled Christ Arese led by a church service with a scripture reading. It mentions a congregation gathering and an orderly worship moment. No additional names or locations are provided in the available text.
Easter Sunrise Service Sets Day at Stringham Park
The Shafter Ministerial Association sponsors a Sunrise Service at Stringham Park on Easter Sunday at 6:30 a.m. A free breakfast follows. Rev. Edward Rhoades chairs the Sunrise Service committee with Rev. H. A. Thomas as president. Rev. Kenneth Clark will deliver the Easter message. Local mural The Open Tomb by Larry Lynch will be on display. Community members donate camellia lilies for the program.
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Stringham Park
Edward Rhoades
First Baptist Church
H. A. Thomas
Pentecostal Church of God
Kenneth Clark
United Methodist Church
Shafter
Larry Lynch
Calla
Will Moir
Mennoni Brethren Church
Mr. Reimer
Mennonite Brethren Church
Clark
Owen
Union Congregational Church
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Bill Plummer
Wasco, Kern
E. David Cooke
Richland School
Korn Parade
City Churches Plan Services
Freewilis Baptist Church
Richland Drive
F. A. Ferguson
Music Hollows
Calvin Stuebbe
Pentecostal Chu
S. Shafter
Tae
Tess
Ebenezer Reformed Church
T Hte
Tinitg
Wareld Raiper
A. Thomas
Ralph Gardner
Er Eee
Warold Reimer
Mrs
Milton Whisler
Rev
Ken Clark
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