Final Rites Held For Rema Wagner
Funeral services were held in Wasco for Mrs. Rema G. Wagner 50 of 231 Faber Avenue who died Monday in a Bakersfield hospital. She was born in Indiana and survived by her husband Elliott a son James R. Wagner of Shafter her mother Mrs. Dora Galloway of Lancaster brothers A L Galloway Robert Galloway and John Galloway and one grandchild Burial was in Wasco Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Jones
Wasco
Rema G. Wagner
Faber Avenue
Bakersfield
Indiana
Elliott
James R. Wagner
Shafter
Dora Galloway
Lancaster
A. L. Galloway
Little Rock
Ark
John Galloway
Nevada
Local Farmer Reveals Long-Standing Ties and Family Estate
A Shafter area farmer, residents say, lived here 21 years before retiring. Survived by two sons, nine daughters, two brothers, three sisters, 45 grandchildren and 53 great grandchildren. Notice to creditors lists mortgage details with Hitchcock’s Ames Parts in Shafter and Bank of California as mortgagee, dated 27 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Shafter
Jay Dollinger
Gottlob
Lodi
Calif
Lydia Duerksen
Emma Krueger
Tolstoy
So. Dak
Maggie Loewen
Marie Lorenz
Christine Cramer
Katie Bitzer
Rose Kiesz
Leola
Ella Anderson
Maple Plains
Minn
Martha Kiesz
Indianapolis
Indiana
Jacob
Chris Dollinger
Katie Meier
Wapata
Wash
Elizabeth Dolligger
Bowdle
Mefornia
Charles * V. Hitchcock
Lydta- Hitchcock
Pacific St
Hitchcock’s Ames Parts
Bank of Yysebeg National Trust and Savings Association
Aivoin
Sun Motor Tester
Peterson
McCoy Steam Cleaner
Black & Decker
Black& Decker
Hartman
South Bend
van Norman
Ausco
Eton
Ace
Ox Bra
Honda
Shepard
T.C
Decker
Bee & Decker
Lincoln
Colttorals
Mnatar
Central Ave
California
Charles V. Hitchcock
Linderman letter draws tax revolt alarm among governors
W G Linderman, controller for Em H Mettler and Sons, appeals to 48 state governors and 77 conservative leaders including Eisenhower and 13 members of Congress, urging tax cuts to avert a taxpayer revolt. Several governors reply with plans to review budgets and push for tax relief, while others voice alarm at rising expenditures and debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Linderman
Em. H. Mettler & Sons, Inc
Shafter
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress of the United States
Linderman
Vernon W. Thomson
Wisconsin
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Missouri
James T. Blair, Jr
Legislative Committee On
Joe Foss
South Dakota
T. Goleman Andrews
Internal Revenue
Frederic Nelson
Saturday Evening Post
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
United States
State of
California
William B. Ruggles
The
Dallas Morning News
NEA Banquet promotes education as lifeblood of free country
Myron B. Olsen of the University of Education will be guest speaker at the NEA centennial banquet. He has spoken to high school and junior college groups and served 16 years in various teaching and administrative roles in the Midwest. A string quartet from Shafter High School will provide the musical program, featuring Carol Froese, Carol Barton, Larry Meredith, and Vickie Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron B. Olsen
Olsen
NEA
Midwest
Shafter High School
Carol Froese
Carol Barton
Larry Meredith
Vickie Davis
Arkansas Cotton Growers Visit Shafter Station
Cotton growers from the Mississippi River delta toured the Shafter station in California for a field day on irrigation. E. D. McKnight of Parkin Arkansas helped organize the annual trips since five years prior, with Farm Advisor George W. Ferry guiding earlier tours. The Arkansas delegation included Robert E. Lee Wilson III, president of the Agricultural Council of Arkansas, H. R. Adams, and irrigation committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sissippi River
Arkansas
Mississippi River
E. D. McKnight
Parkin
Ark
Kern County
California
George W. Ferry
New Mexico
Arizona
Shafter Station
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Robert E. Lee Wilson, III
Agricultural Council of Arkansas
H. R. Adams
Irrigation
Final Rites Held For Mrs Halsell
Funeral services were conducted in Shafter for Florence Ada Halsell 44 of P O Box 147 Shafter who died March 24 after a lengthy illness. Rev Wesley T Williams officiated with interment in Shafter cemetery. She was born April 1 1912 in Fitstown and had lived in the area. survived by seven daughters two brothers five sisters and numerous relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong Mortuary
Florence Ada Halsell
P. O. Box
Shafter
Wesley T. Williams
Pentecostal Church of God
Hassell
Fitstown
Wayman L
Bakersfield
Harold J
U. S. Army
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Lloyd M
U. S. Airforce
Amarillo
Texas
Thomas B
Kenneth W
James D
Jonnie D. Kasner
Tumcumcari
New Mexico
Cecelia J
Linda
Judy
Carron
Laura
Marquetta Hassell
Frank Talbott
Antlers
Oklahoma
Lloyd Talbott
Long Beach
California
Jessy Corbell
Mary Stone
Ellen Taylor
Frances Collins
Trudy Jones
Texas Blizzard Forces Family Return to Relatives in Shawnee
The family traveling with Smithson and the baby faced exposure during the blizzard. They returned to relatives in Shawnee Oklahoma to recover from colds. Smithson, a sailor at San Diego, is set to return to base next Thursday. The Bullocks reside near East Riverside Street in Shafter with paternal grandparents in Minter Village and great grandparents on Gibson Lane North Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithson
Shawnee
Okla
San Diego
Bullocks
East Riverside Street
Shafter
Minter Village
Gibson Lane
North Shafter
Bullock
East Riverside
Mrs. Smithson
Smithsons
Red Cross
Navy
Red Cross Campaign Aims for Completion by April Fifteenth
Chairman Howe hopes to complete the Red Cross drive by April 15 with a long list of volunteers including B Boland Addy Allen Sadie Fenderson Blake Witcher Nor val Winter Betty Byrde Fred Senn Elizabeth Voth Mary Hernandez Vernon Schneider Ernest Adamson Ruth Wedel Ervin Toews Bud Janzen Max Pearce Ralph Gribble Leon Templeton Jim Witcher Leon Morgan Bill Irvin John W Notley Melvin Foeltz Alvina Howe Leroy Witcher C L Jensen Edwin Bender J B Butler Richard Larson Emma Horst Lois Lebo R F Lopez Leland Marjorie Bobst Arthur Dirksen Ernest Siemens Willie Mitchell L J Fuller Willis Reimer. The effort centers on community fundraising and outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Boland
Addy Allen
Sadie Fenderson
Blake Witcher
Norval Winter
Betty Byrde
Fred Senn
Elizabeth Voth
Mary Hernandez
Vernon Schneider
Ernest Adamson
Ruth Wedel
Ervin Toews
Bud Janzen
Max Pearce
Ralph Gribble
Leon Templeton
Jim Witcher
Leon Morgan
Bill Irvin
John W. Notley
Melvin Foeltz
Alvina Howe
Leroy Witcher
C. L. Jensen
Edwin Bender
Contest Troops Report for Lerdo Maple Rio Bravo Vote
Contest contestants report to the Press before noon Saturday. Each contestant turns in a vote tally and is awarded 1000 votes. A committee of judges tallies total votes after the contest and prizes are awarded.
Infant Dies of Pneumonia in Shafter
Graveside services were held Tuesday in Shafter Cemetery for Gladys Sue Abernathy three months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Abernathy. Found dead in her crib after a rushed attempt at revival, autopsy shows pneumonia. Born in Georgia, the family had moved back two weeks ago after five years in Shafter. Survived by parents, sisters Judy Carol and Sara, grandparents Marvin Abernathy of Shafter, Carl Stegall of Georgia, and Mrs. Leonard Bill of Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Gladys Sue Abernathy
A. Q. Abernathy
North
Georgia
Judy
Carol
Sara
Marvin Abernathy
Carl Stegall
Leonard Bill
Alabama
Spring oddities and aid at hand as police investigate local mischief
Mara Khan notes rescue of a Smithson family amid blizzard distress and Red Cross aid. Police investigate springtime misdeeds including damaged roses, a torn hose, a vandalized car, and a banana tree destruction across Maine and West Side streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Street
Faber Street
Spring Fever Sparks Mean Moods Across Town
Residents report sudden bouts of spring fever causing unusually sharp tempers and brief bursts of hostility. Community leaders urge patience as warmer weather and longer days lift spirits and energy.
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Rema Wagner
Stir
Announc
Ralph W. Grober
7Th St
A. L. Robey
Woodrow Alexander
DeWitte’s Paradise
Fresno Ave
Fred Kennedy
Tfe
Shafter Ave
Jones
Sta. A
Guarantee and Commission, Inquire Shafter Press
St. Louis Park
Minnesota
Schnidt
Delano
Acme Finance CO
18Th St. Bakersfield
W. Marengo
Pauline Wiles
Pixley
Plaza
Ed Merkel
Pacific Aven
O.K
Klassen Drive
Thomas Lane
Riverside
Harvey
Grede
Celline
Schnaidt’s
E. Calif
Stone Ave
Smith’s Corner
Clara J. Schnaidt
Bakersfeld Realty Board
Notary
Central Ave. Shafter
Deeter
Cherokee Strip
Beech Ave
Maple St
State
F.H.A
Sie
Jost and Neuman
Elm Street
Allen L. Zenk
Pacific
Pioneer
Few
Corner Shafter
Central Valley Hwy
E. H.morman Ranch
Furn
Sabcellaneous
Five Point Furniture Store
Ite
Cross St
Walnut St
Cross
Ernie Hofman
James St. Ph
Phone Pioneer
F. Gutcher Music CO
Baldwin Pianos and Organs
St. Bakersfield
FO Ale
Eueaa
Vv. G. Linderman
N.E.A
Ana Arin
Bell & Howell
Electric Eye
Cas
Stringham's _ SHAFTER DRUG STORE
Rexall Drug Store
Cotton Growers
Larry
Mac
Chicken Cacciatore
Larry's Steak House
Shafter, Calif
Mac's Central Valley Cafe
Cole
DuPont
Sventh St
Inga Aces
Kracketts
Shafter Hardware
Mrs. Halsell
Bessie Brooks
Poso St
Priv
Odus Brooks
France
Germany
Sgt
Cecil Brooks
Delores
Lerdo, Maple and
Rio Bravo
Mara Khan
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