Forty Two Students to Be Honored at Annual Banquet
Tomorrow evening May ten forty two students will be honored for academic work at the fifth annual Achievement Awards Banquet. The event starts at 7 p.m. in the Richland School cafeteria. Names include Wiebe Janice Schultz and Janet Klingenberg.
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Richland
Gordon Hawkins
New York Life Insurance Company
Bak- ST
Renee
Fale
Honor Wiebe
Janice Schultz
Janet Klingenberg
Autowreck Details From Eyewitness Accounts
Two eyewitness accounts describe an auto accident involving Robert E Schultz. The report references the Chamber of Commerce and local post members, with mention of preparations and estimates for anticipated arrivals.
Death in Lost Hills Crash Claims William Bert Smith
William Bert Smith twenty two of 168 Ash Strarter died from injuries after a Friday evening crash on U S 466 near Lost Hills. Police say he appeared to have been drinking. He died Saturday night at Kern General Hospital. Survived by Linda Smith and other family. Funeral services pending.
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William Bert Smith
Ash
Strarter
Lost Hills
U.S
California
Smith
Stevenieier
Pitenge
Kern General Hospital
Blue Moon
Leven Nner
Vier End
Linda Smith
Shatter
Cotton Field Station Reports Year to Date Rainfall
Temperature and humidity readings provided by the U S Cotton Field Station show rainfall to date. The report notes weather conditions and environmental data gathered for agricultural assessment.
Kindergarten Registration Dates Announced by Richland District
Bruce M Crawford of the Richland School District announced kindergarten registration for next year will be held in the Primary Cafetorium from 1 30 to 4 00 p m. on three days in May for different last name groups. Parents must present birth certificates or evidence of age.
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Bruce M Crawford
Richland
Kndergarten
Hammond son receives appointment to Naval Academy
Reg Hammond, son of Mr and Mrs H Reginald Hammond, has received word of his appointment to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis. He recently returned home on leave from the Naval Preparatory School at Bainbridge Maryland and will attend ceremonies on May.
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Reg Hammond
H. Reginald Hammond
S. Naval Academy
Naval Preparatory School
Bainbridge
Maryland
NPS
Hand Cart to Modern Trucks Fire Fighters History 1923
National Fire Service Week honors Shafter Volunteer Fire Department with 176 years of combined service and notes evolution from a hand pulled hose cart in 1923 to the GMC fire truck of 1941 and the white Crown Coach of 1959.
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Shafter Volunteer Fire de
City of
Shafter
GMC
Arthur Craig
Glenn Nay
Harold Bowhay
Kern County Fire Department
Jimmy
White Crown
Kern County Awards Dinner Set For May 23
Kern County board of trade announces an outdoor awards dinner May 23 with a spotlight salute. Television announcers will deliver citations to honorees including 1956 recipients Bob Bann John Peters and H. W. Pat Kelly alongside 1957 E. B. Doc Stringham Merrill Thomas 1958 T. W. Little John Turner 1959 Bruce Crawford and Mert Wiedmann 1960 G H Ben Grundy 1961 Albert Finkbeiner and Gene Guenther.
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Kern Board of Trade
Robbery at Valley Food Center Ends With Escape
Two youths robbed Valley Food Center at 537 Central, tying the owner Douglas Mitchell and taking about $200 before fleeing through a rear door. A subsonic rifle and a getaway vehicle were reported, with police pursuing a description of the suspects and car but not yet apprehending them.
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Valley Food Center
Central
Douglas Mitchell Tiea
Ee Peg Oyew
Local Doctor Praises SOS Clinic Workers In Polio Push
Dr. E Russell Kodet coordinated Sabin Ovel Sunday clinics in Shafter noting success due to broad cooperation. About 6800 people were treated, roughly 1000 per hour, with aims to reach grandparents and youngsters as part of Kern County polio eradication efforts.
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Sabin Ovel
E. Russell Kodet
Shafter Area
Absentee Voting Opens For June 5 Primary
County Clerk Vera E. gon says voters may cast absentia ballots starting Monday May 7 for the Direct Primary on June 5. Under the new law ballots must be received by June 2. The clerk will count the ballots after that deadline. Previously voters had six days to return ballots. Eligible voters are those registered and qualified who will be absent from their precinct on election day.
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Vera E. Gon
Ballot Application Process Details at County Clerk Office
The notice explains obtaining a ballot and absent voter forms from the County Clerk at the Civic Center Bakersfield. Applicants should appear in person if possible to apply, or state the mailing address if they cannot. Each applicant must sign a separate application. forms are available at the Clerk’s office.
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K. Gibson
County Civic Center
Cotton Week Proclamation in Shafter May 20–26
Harvey Goede mayor proclaims Cotton Week in Shafter covering May 20 through 26. The notice highlights cotton as a dominant fiber, creator of wealth, and essential to freedom, urging residents to honor the industry and its workers.
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Harvey Goede
Shafter
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Shatter Robert E. Ao
D. Schultz
Willie Ee Ee Momma
Chamber of Cad Ment
Postee
U. S
Art Johnson
Shafter High School
Harvey Geede
Johnson
Frank Wisner
Shafter Press
Art Hemingson
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Gaede
Naval Academy
By Bill Tyler
Fire Service
Absher
Don Little
Edwin Bender
Vernon Pierce
T. V. Little
Nhe
Jack Zimmermann
D. Midgley
Stringham
Buick
Seagraves
Kern County
Bob Bann
John Peters
H. W
Pat’ Kelly
E. B
Doc’ Stringham and
Merrill Thomas
T. W. Little
John Turner
Bruce Crawford
Mert Wiedmann
G. H. ‘Ben’ Grundy
Albert Finkbeiner
Gene Guenther
Valley Food Pte
Panion
Mitchell
Bethe
Qlitford
Tt Auxiliary
Melvin J
SOS
Kern County Medical Society
Ceanes
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