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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1980

Page

7

Kern Red Cross membership drive kicks off in Kern County

The Kern Chapter of the American Red Cross launches its annual membership drive March 15 through May 15 led by Co-Chairmen Dr. James Barnard and Charlie Dodge. The chapter emphasizes disaster relief funded by voluntary gifts and notes ongoing aid from Kern disaster van driver Steve Curtis at Lake Elsinore. Founded in 1918 by Bakersfield Woman's Club, the chapter has spent over $2,000,000 on disaster relief since 1952. Members or donations can be made at 238 Eighteenth Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301.

Kern American Red Cross James Barnard Charlie Dodge Red Cross Congress Steve Curtis Lake Elsinore American National Red Cross Kern County Bakersfield Woman's Club Woman’s Club Eighteenth Street

Ann Landers Advice Column Excerpts on Courtesy and Sensitivity

A compilation of Ann Landers letters addressing newspaper delivery complaints, handling of mistakes by paperboys, and promoting understanding. Readers seek guidance on courtesy, privacy, and respectful behavior toward those in need, with responses encouraging maturity and consideration.

Bathing in a New Town: Woodward’s 1893 River Bath Tale

In 1893 Woodward Oklahoma on the Cherokee Strip run day, Mr and Mrs L B Collins began the town’s first hotel in a tent. L B Collins arranged a river bath for Temple Houston and his wife, describing scarce water and a protective bank shelter. The tale frames frontier thirst, novelty of baths, and daily life after land rush progress. A second note recalls two bank robberies in Washington DC where dye packs and exploding money thwarted criminals.

L.B. Collins Woodward Temple Houston Beaver City Cherokee Strip Washington, D.C

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