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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1961
Page
1
Six weeks of public voting drive endgame as contestants race to win top prize Plymouth car with cash awards for others. Contestants must verify totals in person with the campaign manager before final official counts.
SHS sophomore Wayne Bennett won the sweepstakes award at the District II Art Festival in Wasco for his chalk drawing titled The House. The festival awarded two second place ribbons and two honorable mentions to SHS students, with 34 participants entering drawings and paintings. Bennett advances to Kern County Art Festival at Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery May 6 to May 22, 1961.
Mr. Jack Janzen, Special Gifts chairman, aims to finish the Shafter Cancer Crusade within a week or two by calling previous donors. The drive emphasizes research education and service, with Mrs. Ivan Meyer and the Shafter Junior Woman's Club nearing completion of Neighbor to Neighbor outreach. Educational materials stress early detection and regular health checkups.
A report outlines Adventist Disaster and Famine Relief sending 7 348 000 pounds of surplus food valued at 442 198 73 to hunger spots Chile Hong Kong Korea Philippines and distributing hundreds of clothing articles locally The program also shipped vitamins medicines and relief equipment totaling 66 177 21 and forwarded 120 tons of powered milk and corn meal to the Congo Early this year with monthly follow ups planned The biennial offering was taken May 6 at Adventist churches.
H P Auto Clinic owner operator L C Harwood at 676 Lerdo offers a 4c postage stamp with each dollar spent. He says the plan uses government stamps and is a real stamp plan with real perks, showcased in the Shafter Press display ad.
Lena Marie Baldwin 64 of 1901 Verde Street died May 3 at home. Funeral held 10 a.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church Bakersfield with Rev. J. Wesley Farr officiating. Interment Greenlawn Memorial Park. Survived by husband Barrett S., three daughters, two sons, one brother, one sister and 14 grandchildren. Pallbearers named Richard Griffin Bryan Haworth Joe Smith Merle Suarez.
Maple School trustees discussed early sketches for a new building to replace the plant lost to fire. A master plan anticipated larger facilities with five units around a courtyard, including a separate kindergarten with lavatories and two units with three classrooms each.
Jan Dargatz won first place in the Richland TA scholarship awards for clarinet at the placement contest held Saturday in the Primary Cafetorium. Other winners were Betsy Penner, Barbara Jacobus, and Donna Gloeckler on piano, with extra participants Kaylene Johnson and Sharon Smith. The award, funded by the Shafter-Wasco Ginning Company, will be performed at the May PTA meeting.
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