Golden Anniversary festival opens with parade and barbecue
The 50th anniversary celebration begins Friday May 3 with a yiil event sponsored by the 20. City officials introduce the reigning young lady. Saturday at 10 a.m. features a color parade with more than a dozen bands and decorated floats. The parade ends at City park with a large barbecue by Ameri can to feed hundreds. Dozens of local and outside groups host Country Fair booths and exhibits. Concessions promise a wonderland of fun and goodies for all ages.
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Lehegriga
Red Cross Drive Nears End In Shafter
The final week of March marks the end of the Red Cross drive with reports flowing to chairmen. Eugene Guenther postmaster and civic leader is honorary chairman, aided by Joe Bradshaw as business chairman and Mrs. George Starrh for rural solicitations. Richard L. Adams leads house-to-house teams and serves on the Kern County board.
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Red Cross
Eugene Guenther
Red Cross Drive
Shafter
Joe Bradshaw
George Starrh
Richard L. Adams
Kern County Group
City to Review Lerdo Manuel Drainage at Corner
Letters from Wiens and Stan A. South cite recurring street flooding at Lerdo and Manuel and in a gutter area. The council will conduct an investigation into the drainage problem and consider remedies.
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Lerdo
Manuel
Wiens
Stan A. South
Cross
Acting Judge Fred Pritchke Steers Shafter Court
Wasco jurist Fred Pritchke has presided at the Shafter justice court for two weeks while Judge Blake Witcher is on vacation.
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Fred Pritchke
Wasco
Shafter Justice Court
Blake Witcher
Local notices and honors rollout in Wasco area events
Brief mentions include CSF president Charles Pineda, Richland Teachers head Gene Dorsey, Al Finkbeiner cited by E Shrine club, Maureen Revell winning a DAR essay prize, mayor and council codification talks, and Rotary Ladies Night at Granite Station with full attendance.
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Gene Dorsey
Richland Teachers Group
al Finkbeiner
E! Charal Shrine Club
Maureen Revell
DAR
Rotary Club
Granite Station
State farmers list includes Peters era honorees
John Peters among state farmers named in past years with mentors Bert Neuman 1937 38 Louis Starrh 1938 39 Walter Kirschmann 1939 40 Alvin Roberson 1939 40 Charles Hitchcock Fred Starrh Donald Zachary 1945 46 Marvin Kirschenmann 1946 47 Leland Kroeker Tom Fletcher Steve Rodriguez 1947 48 Jack Janzen 1948 49 Dee Wilson 1950 51 LeRoy Kirshenmann 1952 53 Woody Wilson 1954 55 Sam Baker 1955 36 Kenneth Mebane Gordon
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Herbert Neuman
Louis Starrh
Walter Kirschenmann
Alvin Robertson
Charles Hitchcock
Fred Starrh
Donald Zachary
Marvin Kirschenmann
Leland Kroeker
Tom Fletcher
Steve Rodriguez
Jack Janzen
Dee Wilson
LeRoy Kirschenmann
Woody Wilson
Sam Baker
Kenneth Mebane
Gordon
Rotarian meeting shift aims to boost attendance
Richland Board of Trustees will meet Monday April 1 an off night to avoid Council conflicts and possibly become permanent. New electric machines praised though readers question lifting a 100 pound weight by outthinking it.
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Richland Board of Trustees
Council
Car Crash Near Union Station Causes Minor Damage
Ora Lee Littlejohn and Joseph Agee Jr. were involved in a three vehicle collision on Central Valley Highway in front of Union Station on Friday March 22. Littlejohn sustained slight damage to his car while Agee’s vehicle was towed from the scene.
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Ora Lee Littlejohn
Joseph Agee, Jr
Union Station
Central Valley Highway
Littlejohn
Agee
Kadel Ill Restores FFA Leader In Shafter
John Kadel son of Mr and Mrs Art Kadel long time Shafter FFA leader was ill with valley fever and went south to recover He returned to Shafter to preside at the FFA meeting Thursday evening indicating his continued role with the chapter
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Thriftway Sondter
Kay Bailey
Oklahoma
Smith's Corner
Cb's
Mrs. Riley
Janice
Shafter High School
Kirschenmann
John Kadel
Art Kadel
Shafter
FFA
Kadel
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