Richland School District tax plan faces May 15 vote
Readers see garbled front page text about Richland School District proposing a 1.85 per 100 value tax rate to fund a pay as you go building program. Trustees led by Dr Lloyd Morrisett aim to avoid bonds and prepare for growth with long range planning and new facilities and classrooms.
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Shafter Press
Richlanéé
Richland School
Richland School District Board of Trustees
Lloyd N. Morrisett
Ernie McCoy
Bedlam
Santa Fe
Richland
Bruce Crawford
Funeral Service for G. F. Wray in Shafter
Funeral services for George Franklin Wray 69 were held last Friday at Armstrong's Mortuary with Bro. C C Truex presiding. Interment followed in Shafter Cemetery. Wray a former farmer born in Arkansas is survived by a widow Minnie two sons James Wray and Castle Barker six daughters Dororthy Washan Culla Johnson Alphea Baker Ida Cook Alameda Bassett Alma Standfield two brothers and four sisters.
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George Franklin Wray
Shafter
Armstrong’ S
Bro. C.C. Truex
Shafter Cemetery
Arkansas
Minnie
James Wray
Castle Barker
Dorothy Washan
Culla Johnson
Folsom
Alphea Baker
Longview
Tex
Ida Cook
Selma
Alameda
Bassett
Elk City
Okla
Alma Standfield
Sacramento
Tabor College Choir Plans Easter Show
The 50 voice Tabor College Choir directed by Herbert C Richert will present a sacred concert at the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church on Easter Sunday. The program features anthems and spirituals with male octets, a ladies quartet and solo numbers.
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Tabor College
Herbert C. Richert
Shafter Mennonite Brethren
Tabor
Midwest
Canadian
California
U.S
Canada
California State Polytechnic College
Collegians Dance Orchestra
Shafter High
San Joaquin Valley
Harold P. Davidson
Cal Poly
Don Clark
Ellensburg
Wash
Gordon Ray
Long Beach
Robert Chaney
Fillmore
al Giraudo
Santa Cruz
Cal Poly News Bureau
Abaters Conduct Campaign Against Mosquitoes Population Said High
The Kern Mosquito Abatement District began full field operations with a higher larvae population than usual this season. Manager Gordon F Smith notes weather delays but stresses urban and rural sources must be drained and residents cooperate to prevent breeding as most mosquitoes are controllable with insecticides. The Hanford district renamed to Kings Mosquito Abatement District to reflect expanded operations.
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Kern
Gordon F.“Smith
Hanford
Kings
Missionaries battle customs and disease in Africa
The piece continues the Rev. Eldo Epp family’s missionary work in Africa. It describes efforts to civilize tribes through education and Christianity while facing a new scourge venereal disease among natives. The editor notes this is the final article in the series about the Epp family and their mission.
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Reverend Epp
Eldo Epp
Africa
Marchman in Korea with 25th Infantry Division
Pvt. Kenneth B. Marchman, wife La Vera of Orange Avenue, serves with the 25th Infantry Division in Korea. The unit joined the fighting in July 1950 after the Communist attack. Marchman trained at Camp Roberts, California, enlisted last June, and serves in Company I, 35th Infantry Regiment. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Marshman, reside on Shafter Avenue.
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Kenneth B. Marchman
la Vera
Orange’ Avenue
Korea
25Th Infantry
25Th
South Korea
Marchman
35Th Infantry Regiment
Camp Roberts
Calif
Ray Marshman
Shafter Avenue
Barnett Team Keeps Pushing For Second In League
In the Sportsman Alley major league bowling, Barnett's used cars contended for second place against Bennett's Cafe while Sportsman's challenged the league leaders Richfield Oil Co. Ed Gaede led individuals with 586 pins, and Richfield's Ed Wagner topped the singleton with 243 pins as the season pinged along.
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Barnett's
Sportsman’s Alley
Richfield’ Oil Co
Bennett’s Cafe
Barnett’s
Sportsman's
Richfield Oil Co
Singleton
Ed Gaede
Sportsman
Ed Wagner
Richfield
Wagner
Frank Migdat
Harry Mayes
Ralph Hadlock
Gordon Bennett
John Gaede
Glenn Unruh
Bridge at San Francisco Stands 746 Feet High
The San Francisco bridge rises to a height of 746 feet, emphasizing its towering span and engineering scale. The fact notes the structure's notable elevation and landmark status in the city.
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San Francisco
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Eddie Eidsen
Ed Eidsen
Orange Ave
Ford Ord
Camp Pickett
Bakersfield High School
Eidsen
Fresno Junior College
Pacific Bible Institute
Sters
Kelly & Somers
Your Shafter Insurance Agents
G. F. Wray
Tabor College Choir
The
Chevrolet
Kolvin
Richland Chevrolet Co
Central Ave
K. B. Marchman
Barnett
Sierra Chicarees
Milford L. Baker
California Baptist Theological Seminary
Covina
Community Baptist Church
Buttonwillow
J. Leland Whitaker
America
Fhe. Pharmaceuticals
Standard Oil Company of California
West
Standard
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