Shafter Potato Queen contest headlined by ticket bonus race
In the third annual Shafter festival, contestants compete for queen honors via ticket sales and a daily bonus point system. Mary Frances Channeson leads with 28,930 points as Friday through Saturday bonuses offer 12,500 to daily top sellers and 10,000 to next, shaping a tight race among Edna Rodgers 22,400 Donna Dalke 21,940 Donna Baughman 15,940 and Sybil Nelms 11,370.
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Mary Frances
Bebe) Channeson
Edna Rodgers
Donna Dalke
Donna Baughman
Sybil Nelms
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Adolf Kirschenmann
Miss Channeson
Kiwanis Club
Miss Dalke
Rotary Club
American Legion
Miss Rodgers
Miss Baughman
Migs
Nelms
School board trustees election announced for May 19
The trustees election at Richland School will run from 7am to 7pm on May 19. Superintendent O T Olson announced the ballot, noting Thomas did not seek re election after six years on the board. Other members are Ed Kir schenmann and Rolf A Jacobsen.
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Richland School
O. T. Olson
Thomas
Ed Kirschenmann
Rolf A Jacobsen
Press Changes Local Phone Number to 4421
The Shafter Press announces a new telephone number 4421 for the sports city and society editors updated to handle calls.
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Shafter Press
Shafter Festival Opens With Parade And Rodeo
The third annual Shafter Festival opens May 28 with a 10 a.m. parade featuring a barbecue and a two day rodeo. The event includes a glider meet at former Minter Field and the dedication of Shafter Airport as a national soaring site. Local queen coronation and multiple activities cap the weekend.
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Shafter
Minter Field
Kern County
Chamber of Commer
Jumcheon
Bill Sto
Shatter Airport
Shafter Press Announces Third Annual Souvenir Festival Edition
The Shafter Press will publish a May 19 souvenir edition featuring 40 pages of local pictures and news. It will cost 10 cents per copy, 15 cents for mailed editions, with sections on agriculture schools and city workers and a Fritz Miller cartoon. A two page Buttonwillow and Tracy Ranch feature, plus profiles of women’s club presidents, round out the festival edition.
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Shafter Press
Fritz Miller
Bakersfield
Buttonwillow
Tracy Ranch
Shafter
New Mobile Postoffice to Arrive Between Bakersfield and Fresno
A shiny new mobile postoffice with a .40-foot body will visit Bakersfield and Fresno for a preview on Monday. George Guenther notes the halt will include a brief ceremony and a 20 minute stop while Walter Reese oversees the division. Stamp collectors must mail first day covers by tomorrow with sender details in the lower right corner and proper postage to the Shafter postmaster.
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Bakersfield
Fresno
Ter
George Guenther
Walter Reese
Guenther
Shafter
Fire in Smith's Corner club causes light damage
A fire at the Star Club Cafe Bar at Smith's Corner caused minimal damage. Shafter fire officials, with trucks from Wasco and Minter Village, responded quickly and had the blaze under control 19 minutes after arrival. The fire affected a cooling duct exhaust fan and a wall while investigation continues.
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Star Club
Smith’s Corner
Shafter Department
Wasco
Minter Village
T. L. Kinkaid
Cowboys Sign for 20-30 Club Rodeo at Shafter Potato Fest
The 20-30 Club hosts a two day rodeo starting next Saturday afternoon in the Deacon Fuller Gun yard. About 50 cowboys from the region will compete in bronc riding calf roping Brahma bull riding team roping bareback riding and bull dogging. A calf riding contest for youngsters is planned.
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Ray Dault
Richland
Fuller Gin
American Legion
Shafter
Wild West
Duff Burrell
Burrell
Deacon Fuller Gun Yard
Banquets to honor Richland School Chief Olson
Retiring Richland School Superintendent Olson will be honored tonight at a community banquet in the Richland Cafeteria. The event marks 22 years of service with Bruce Crawford set to replace him on July 1 as Pepperdine president Dr Hugh Tiner serves as guest speaker and Rotary and Teachers Club members organize the program.
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Olson
Bruce T. Crawford
Buttonwillow
Hugh Tiner
Pepperdine College
Richland Teachers’ Club
Shafter Rotary Club
Harold Freedman
Rotary
Gordon Baker
Helen Holmes
Edward Walker
The
Gospelaires
Sylvia Baughman
Roy Farrell
Winifred Fairman
Loraine Kleinkauf
Santa Fe
Irene Tilley
Kenneth Pipkin
City Council Probes Shafter Low-Cost Housing Plan
Shafter officials debated federal slum clearance housing for 35 units. They urged Housing Authority of Kern County director Fred Widmer to May 22 meeting to explain the program and clarify needs. City Attorne y Mortimore noted Monday deadline for a second resolution to start a survey. Chamber of Commerce opposed. Veterans of Foreign Wars supported the project.
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Shafter
Fred Widmer
Housing Authority
Kern County
A G. Mortimore
Widmer
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Firemen Rescue Infant From Breathing Trouble
Seven firefighters, led by L. F. Cornelius and Vernon Pierce, revived six month old Brinda Streetman at the North Shafter Labor Camp on May 4. After five minutes with a resuscitation inhalator she could be taken to a doctor for a check up and was reported in good condition.
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Brinda Steetman
North Shafter
Little Brinda
L. F. Cornelius
Vernon Pierce
City Council to Discuss Park Plans with Richland School District
Three city councilmen will meet to arrange a park project with the Richland School District trustees. The district board of trustees will work out arrangements for a park at the primary site, with details to be finalized in upcoming sessions.
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Richland School
Pri
Radio Station Delays Opening At Shafter
The Maple Leaf Radio Station KWSO will not start broadcasting Sunday as planned. Manager Theo Spud Heinrichs announced the delay and the original launch date on Mother's Day at the Mennonite Brothers Church in Shafter. Staff will meet with the Shafter Chamber of Commerce tomorrow to discuss broadcasting work, per Secretary Ernie Hofman.
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Maple Leaf
KWSO
Theo “Spud” Heinrichs
Mennonite Brothers Church
Shafter
Recreation Commission Secures 1250 City Funds
The Shafter Recreation Commission received city approval Monday night for a 1250 expenditure to support upcoming summer programs. Council members unanimously sanctioned the operating expenses for the recreation commission.
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Recreation Commission
Shafter Recreation Commission
Recoration Commission
Potatoes Backlog as Railroad Strike Halts Spud Trade
Growers report flood of potatoes on the Southern Pacific lines as the strike blocks shipments. Some delay harvests while others leave crops in the ground awaiting clearer guidance. SP crews and officials describe yard congestion and stalled freight, with local mail moved by truck and lineside crops uncertain amid the disruption.
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Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Jacobsen
Ed Brown
John
Lachenmaier
Shafter Plans Mother's Day Tributes Across City Churches
Shafter churches and residents prepare services and events this Sunday to honor mothers. Community members and families expected to join in nationwide tribute with planned church services and family outings.
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Shafter
Mom
Pop
Mother
First Shafter Potatoes Sent To Iowa Markets
Jack Hare ships the first batch of Shafter potatoes to Iowa markets from a local field. The plant graded and sent tubers to feed spud-hungry residents, with onions from the same area planned for shipment east later in the week.
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Shafter
Jack Hare
Iowa
Richland School Spring Festival Tuesday Night
Richland School plans its annual spring festival Tuesday night featuring music dancing and swimming at the aquatic center. Roy Farrell reception director says the program starts at 8 pm with bands glee clubs dances and a finale by the music groups.
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Richland School
Roy Farrell
Aequatic Center
Band
Clee
Women club delegates attend California federation convention
Mrs George Collins and Mrs J A Nugent of the Wednesday Afternoon Club travel to Sacramento this week to participate in the California Federation of Women's Club convention.
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George Collins
J. A. Nugent
Caifornia Federation of Women’s Club
Sacramento
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