Free Wedding Offer Stirs Shafter Parade Plans
Shafter officials announce the fifth annual Potato and Cotton Festival parade on May 17 with 81 entries. Judge E K Grant will perform a free wedding at the downtown corner of Central avenue and James street if a couple requests it, and may conduct a double ceremony if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Hofman
E. K. Grant
Shafter Oldtimer
Central Avenue
James Street
Shafter
Grant
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
Kern County
Meeloden
Wemie Nnts
E. Loustalot
Clyde Gibson
W. C
Billy) Willis
Mrs. Conron
Willis
Aquanettes
Aquapettes Club
Bakersfield
Kern potato leaders rail OPS over price ceilings
Kern County Potato Growers Association officials say the OPS refused to raise the base ceiling price for the first 15 days of May while granting two other requests. Don Maupin cites truck rates and a five to 15 day time lag as savings, warning of ongoing pressure on producers and potential shortages without higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Leaf
R.L. Draper
Watsonville
Delano
Chamber of Commerce
Esther Bristol
Greekhorn Mountain Veterans Association
Faye M. Smith
Wasco Elementary School
Kern County
Shafter Press
Deaulaire Bros. Ranches
Shafter High School
Naval Reserve
Eagles
Janet Johnson
Henry Bartel
American Legion Rough
Bob Hackett
Veterans of
East Bakersfield
Progressive Club
Shafter
Young
Wasco
Oildale Saddle Club
Al's Associated
Kiwanis Club
Rotaryiff's Posse
Wasco Color Guard
Pioneer Girls Club
Bakersfield Rangerettees
Jim Williams
Oklahoma Dan
C. C. Miller
Kern County Potato Growers Association
OPS
Don Maupin
Mississippi
Maupin
Edison
United States
Congress
OPA
USDA
Ass. Ton
Wheeler Wins Trip to Honolulu From Philco Dealers
Mr and Mrs Jarvis E Wheeler of Wheeler Turniture Co Shafter are invited to join about 400 Philco dealers and spouses from 11 western states for a week at Waikiki in Hawaii The reward from Philco Corporation and distributors honors top western retailers for sales in the first four months of the year The trip features hula dancing champagne suppers and tropical nights
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarvis E. Wheeler
Wheeler Turniture Co
Shafter
Honolulu
Philco
Waikiki
Philco Corporation
Philco Distributors
West
Richland School Faces Swelling Enrollment and Planning Strains
The first in a series on Richland School District traces growth since 1935 from 575 to 1275 students amid Dust Bowl pressures, wartime declines, and oil-driven valuation jump to 24.6 million. Trustees warned against hasty expansion while long range planning remains essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Richland School
Rio Bravo
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Parade
Velyn Scott Studios
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Potato
Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Nikkel Iron Works
Wasco Concrete Pipe Co
Coberly-West
Jack Cook
Maricopa Unified
Fremont
Cecil Avenue
Wasco High School
McFarland
Shafter Drug Store
Fiker's
Shafter Fire Department
Bakersfield High School
Douglas Voorhees
Kern County Shrine Club
Marchin
Ersfield Police Department
Brown
Dave ‘Wilson
Palomino
Taft Junior College
Frances V. Stafford
Eagle Drum Corps
E. J. Kruger
Barbara Adams
Canter Cadets
Kern
Rap Ops
Kcuhsd
Jand School
Viola Levrich
Wheeler
Jack Fleming
Defense
Burlington Mills
GUAGE
Denier
Ouls Lad
Kings Department Store
Dad
Central Ave
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