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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1954

Page

7

Fate of Kern County Seed Potato Growers Association Hinges on Meeting

The 14th annual field day and business meeting of the Kern County Seed Potato Grower Association will decide whether the group continues. Members and officers like president J C Jacobsen Jr and manager T H Hawkins weigh usefulness, future service, and seed stock certification growth in Tehachapi and nearby areas.

Kern County Seed Potato Grower Association T. H. Hawkins The Seed Association J.C. Jacobsen Jr Adams Street U.S. 99 State Department of Agriculture Tule Lake Eureka Hawkins Agriculture Department Tehachapi Cuyama Kern County Jacobsen Arnold Kirschenmann Elmer Unruh H. L. Pomeroy Clarence Newman Dan Barling W. B. Camp, Jr E. H. Mettler Dale West

Population boom spurs school building plan in California

California faces a surge in students with 3,024,800 pupils expected by 1960, an increase of 1,059,685 since 1952. Dr. Kenneth Brown of the California Teachers Association says 33,930 classrooms will be needed, about 93 rooms weekly, to educate the growing cohort through primary and secondary grades.

California Kenneth Brown California Teachers Association A. C.T.A State Department of Finance and Education Brown Department of Finance

Shafter High Hosts Five Week Tennis Lessons Program

A five week tennis lessons program at Shafter High School began this week and will conclude with a June tournament. Sponsored by the Shafter Recreation Commission, sessions run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. at the high school courts. The school provides racquets and all youths are invited to join.

Shafter High School Shafter Recreation Commission Blanche Smith Ma Ager P. L. Arnold Center Robert L. Gates

Wroten Robbins Top Honor Roll For 5th Grading Period

Barbara Wroten and Jack Robbins led Shafter High School on the fifth grading period honor roll with all A’s. A total of 97 students are listed. Barbara and Marion Mettler tied for high point totals with 24 each, while 21 points earned by several students include Jack Robbins and Barbara Hardwick.

Barbara Wroten Jack Robbins Shafter High School Barbara Marion Mettler Bob Funk Barbara Hardwick Norma Hooks JoAnn Mettler Mary Montgomery Jean Thomas Barbara Aday Pauline Anderson Irene Arreola Henry Badgett

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