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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1936

Page

4

Open House at Shafter High School Visitors Night

Shafter High announces Open House on Friday May 15 inviting parents and friends to tour the new shop study and assembly hall in use since January. Displays include home economics fashion show music, agricultural projects with hog and poultry demos, milk testing, and student work across departments. Freshmen-hosted party for juniors occurred May 2. state judging trip planned for San Luis Obispo. project judging in Merced and Fresno counties May 2. Future Farmers officers elected. honor roll released. Father and Son Feed rescheduled to May 18 at the high school.

Shafter High School Eleanor Schaap Katherine Goode Robert L. Gates Agricultural Department Merced Fresno Agricultural Department of San Joaquin Valley Bill Shultz Greg Malory Theodore Collins Harold Pederson Wilmer Enns Walker Fry

Sequoia Club Plans Dinner and Program at Richland School

Richland School Y will handle dinner duties while the High School Sequoia Club runs the program. Earl Shaw of the Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau presented a sound film on nitrate of soda and its effects on plants, with U S Department of Agriculture and New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station experiments highlighted. The piece notes a Kangaroo Court staged by students, chaired by Gregrey Malofy, targeting J W Wilson for long assignments as part of the Forensic Club jinks.

Richland School Y Sequoia Club Earl Shaw Pacific Coast Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau, Inc U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Experiment Station of New Jersey J. W. Wilson Hijinks” Assembly Hizzoner Gregrey Malofy

Courtroom Drama at Student Assembly Ends in Convictions

Waldo Unruh led prosecutions with firm precision while Henry Janzen and James Livers defended without trial rights. Sheriff Harold Pederson and bailiff Marlien Neu Feld oversaw proceedings as Dorothea Peak Alma Penner Hildegarde Mettler Reba Evans Ernest Siemens and Clark Wiedeman testified for the state. The event featured a piano solo by James Livers a reading by Dorothea Peak and a Barnacle Bill skit, delighting the student body with its reception.

Waldo Unruh Henry Janzen James Livers Marlien Neufeld Harold Pederson Dorothea Peak Alma Penner Hildegarde Mettler Reba Evans Ernest Siemens Clark Wiedeman Wilson Giedon Mettler Ralph Lachenmaier Barnacle Bill White Porterfield

Greece Requires Date of Packing on All Canned Goods

Greek government enacts new rule mandating packing dates on every canned food item. Regulation aims to improve freshness, reduce waste, and aid consumers in choosing products. Manufacturers must print a clear date on all packaging within 60 days.

Greece

Shafter Public Utility District 1935 Financial Statement

Audited balance sheet and receipts for Shafter California utility district covering January 1 to December 31 1935. Includes assets such as water mains distribution lines pumping equipment buildings and lands and operating revenues from water sales piping and connections with gains from operations and net addition to surplus. Certification by accountants Le Roy H. Guntner & Co.

Shafter Public Utility District Shafter California LE Roy H. Guntner, & Co U -Power Wesvest Eeee Aneewe Rvicas Cnemenerunasebessassenseresieeebe Menewenee Onan Ween Ees Heen Een Eeerens Wereeearasen Wells Haan

Visits and social trips across Shafter Wasco and L A

Mr and Mrs Bud Hayes of San Bernardino spent Sunday in Shafter visiting Ray Dye and family. They plan a Yosemite trip for a week. J B Henderson returns to Shafter after business in Los Angeles. Herbert Midgley Jr will visit his sister in Los Angeles. Ed Warren spent Monday in Wasco on business and with friends. K C Horton and Kenneth and Charles Pasley attended a Wasco party. Jack Bundy of Bakersfield, a car dealer, transacted business in Shafter.

Bud Hayes San Bernardino Shafter Ray Dye Hayes Mrs. Dye Mrs. Hayes Yosemite L. A Los Angeles J. B. Henderson Herbert Midgley, Jr Wasco Ed Warren K. C. Horton Kenneth Charles Pasley Jack Bundy Bakersfield

Fifth Period Triumph in Girls Speedball at High School

Tuesday's girls speedball match determined the fifth period as a top contender alongside the seventh period. Edna Nikkel captained the fifth period team to an 8 to 0 victory in a close game, with indoor competition expected to close the year.

Edna Nikkel

Rose of Shar on tulip misleads readers

A fragmented clipping mentions a tulip mistaken for a biblical rose of Shar on, lists names including A. J. Zimmerman and Frank Edwards, and cites Bakersfield services such as a veterinary hospital and notary public.

Frank Edwards Price R. Edwards D. V. M. Bakersfield Veterinary Hospital Chester Ave Bakersfield

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Mary Crandall Clark Wiedmann Amanda Johnson Doys Glenn O. Nay Walter Emrick San Luis Obispo Victor Voth Herbert Neuman Arnold Kirschenyaann Marvin Neuman Harold Janzen Jack Fry Donald Kliewer Future Farmers of America Gregrey Malory Vivian Bartel Marie Bayless Gladys Breckenbridge Elmer Dahl Luella Dahl Marion Flores Rosella Heinrichs Ernest Hofman Rhoda Kirschenmann Lenora Kirschenmann Leela Kirschenmann Ruth Kiirschenmann Monna Latta James Lives Essie Ruth Mayfield Clarence Neuman Joe Paloma Eleanor Reimer Einor Frances Schierlmann Rosie Unruh Grace Weyand Ella Wiebe Everett Wiedmann Irene Wilson Arthur Wittenburg Renee Meena Ises T. V.’s Corner Albert Knopf Standard Oil Products McFarland Willys Izer Ave Ste Nl Sharon A. J Jack” Zimmerman Notary Public Insurance Counselor Public Weighmaster Automobile Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
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