Shafter Students Interview for Zone Awards
A panel of five judges will select zone winners from Shafter high school students interviewed April 2 in four study fields. Top zone winners earn at least 150 dollars and compete for area finals with prizes up to 1000 dollars. second and third in each field receive 50 and 25 dollars.
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Willsie Pyecae Tatine
Jack W. Bradley
Bakersfield
Art Tognini
William C. Erickson
Taft Mortician
Keith V
di Giorgio
Robert W. Karpe
Theron MccCuen
Allen Cannon
Kern County
Communist Merchandise Ahern County Committee Warn Arrival
Ahern County committee issues a public notice warning residents about the arrival of a communist merchandise seller. Officials urge vigilance and report details to authorities.
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Ahern County Committee
Handel Funeral Service Held for F. W. Handel
Friends and relatives attended the last rites for F. W. Handel a Shafter pioneer at Ebenezer Reformed Church on Wednesday March 20. Rev Melvin B Nonhof officiated, a ladies quartet sang and he was buried at Shafter Cemetery. He was 77 and active in farming business civic affairs and church life survived by wife Katie Emmanuel Handel of Lodi.
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F. W. Handel
Shafter
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Melvin B. Nonhof
Victor Bender
Leroy Kirschenmann
John Notley, Jr
Harvey Neuman
Handel
The
Reformed Church
Salute to King Cotton at Kern County Fair 1963
The Kern County Fair will run Sept 29 with a Salute to King Cotton. J A DiGiorgio announces planning by cotton industry leaders and district party officials. Jack Hurt chairs the cotton salute committee with Vern Highley handling public relations. The fairgrounds will showcase cotton from seed to fabric with models and exhibits in the Goode Auditorium. Planting starts soon after cotton seed allotment approval, aiming for a vivid display and an estimated 250000 visitors.
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J. A. DiGiorgio
Kern County
Jack Hurt
Cala
Vern Highley
Kern
King Cotton
Cy Allen
Long
Albert S. Goode
Kern County Cotton Festival Promises Grand Salute and Floral Gates
A fragmented note describes a Kern County event highlighting cotton as a pillar of the region. plans call for a grand entrance with gates opening into a bower theme and a maroon color scheme. The emphasis is on showcasing major crops and industries shaping local prosperity.
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Kern
Kern County
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