Shafter High to Add 959 Seat Auditorium by 1956
Kern County Union High School district approved preliminary plans for a $500000 auditorium at Shafter High School. The 959 seat hall includes a green room and dressing rooms with a separate wing housing choral and instrumental facilities. Construction is slated to begin next fall, with completion expected by September 1956, as part of a $17 million bond project.
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Shafter High School
Kern County Union High School District Board of Trustees
Arthur C. Metcalf
Wright, Metcalf and
Parsons
State’ Division of Architecture
Grant Jensen
Kern County
Volunteers Sought for Local Skywatch Operation
Skywatch volunteers needed as civilian observers ready to begin once manpower grows. Bill Banks reports city council will fund a new aluminum building and weekly watch commitments already from several groups. Fifty Wasco Skywatch members will serve in Shafter Sundays. American Legion and auxiliary to staff on Mondays.
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Operation Skywatch
Bill Banks
Banks
Wasco
Shafter
American Legion
Legion Women Set Poppy Days in Shafter May 27 28
The American Legion Auxiliary in Shafter announces Poppy Days for May 27 and 28. Wear a memorial poppy to honor war dead and donate to help disabled veterans and veteran children. Poppies are made by disabled veterans. all contributions fund welfare, with no overhead. Last year the drive, led by Mrs. T. P. Rootes and Mrs. J. P. McCoy, raised 296 dollars, much of which stayed in Shafter.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Shafter
Elmer Eckert
Leslie L. Robinson
American
Flanders Fields
Battle Fields
Europe
T. P. Rootes
J. P. McCoy
Buttonwillow Lions Trainride Promises Pioneer Era Fun
Buttonwillow's Lions Club hosts its second annual train ride on Sunday with about four hundred participants. A post ride barbecue marks the club’s 38th birthday. The event uses an old Southern Pacific steam engine and 1910 cars, from Bakersfield to Buttonwillow, with a warning about possible holdups, and ends with a Bakersfield return at 6 30 p.m. Proceeds go to the sight conservation fund.
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Buttonwillow
Lions Club
Ford Williams
Bob Hughett
Southern Pacific Railroad
Bakersfield
Southern Pacific
East Bakersfield
Office of
Kelly
Sight Conservation Fund
Music Awards Given to Three by Richland PTA
Richland P T A awarded music scholarships to Janice Shardt Marilyn Gaede and Betty Tillman at Tuesday's Richland School cafeteria meeting. Mrs Ervin Toews new president announced 55 56 chairmen for budget and finance character education health hospitality legislative and citizenship life membership founder's day magazine membership and more.
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P.T.A
Janice Shardt
Marilyn Gaede
Betty Tillman
Richland P.T.A
Richland School
Ervin Toews
John Dalke
Milt Johnson
Harold Freedman
Special Census in Shafter Set for This Month
A special population census in Shafter will begin after May 18 with Francis J. Dailey supervising. Five full time helpers will be hired to conduct house to house counts, city will provide office space and about 400 to cover costs, with wages around 10 per day.
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Shafter
William Johnston
Johnston
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Francis J. Dailey
Harry J. Nolder
Johnson
Record Attendance Expected at TE X-Ray Chest Examinations
Kern County TB and Health association plans a four day mobile X ray drive in Shafter next week. Free chest screenings will be offered at multiple local sites including Bank of America and various corners with evening hours to reach residents. Officials urge participation to combat tuberculosis which is projected to claim 110000 U S victims this year.
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Lad Aeee
Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Shafter
Bank of America
Smith's Corner
Myrick's Corner
North Camp
Dennis McDonald
Elmer Richards
Kern County TB and Health Association
United States
Kern County
Postal Survey To Start Monday In Shafter Area
Acting Postmaster Eugene Guenther announced a two week postal survey in the Shafter area to measure delivery efficiency. Max Pearce will supervise as 1250 mailboxes are checked comparing current totals to last year to find possible improvements for patrons.
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Shafter Area
Shafter
Eugene Guenther
Max Pearce
Guenther
Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival Junior King Queen Contest
Prizes for the junior monarchs include 25 dollars in cash, clothing, theater tickets, and various novelties. The contest is open to sixth to eighth graders and will run through May 24 with winners to ride the queen’s parade float.
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Shafter
Opal Spitzer
Levis
Fines Rise as Speeding Penalties Increase in Bakersfield Region
Justice of the peace E. K. Grant notes rising penalties on Highway 98 and northern districts near Bakersfield. He recalls fines averaged ten dollars four years ago, climbed to seventeen fifty last month, highlighting a broad uptick in driving rates.
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E. K. Grant
Justice of the Peace
Highway 98
Bakersfield
Grant
Shafter Community Chest Names New Board Leaders
Jack Stepp elected chairman of the Shafter Community Chest board at a motel meeting. Harold Miller becomes secretary and Dick Larson treasurer, joining Elmer Unruh and Dick Zenk. The group plans future activities and a drive to support Boy Scouts Campfire Girls and local recreation groups through a single donation effort.
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Shafter
Ag Man of the Year to be Revealed Next Thursday
Glenn Nay of the agriculture committee announces the Ag Man of the Year for the eighth annual Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival. The honoree will be feted and given a position of honor in the parade on May 28, chosen from Kern county potato and cotton growers and cattle raisers candidates.
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Glenn
Nay
Agriculture Committee
Kern County
Festival May 28 Parade Draws 60 Entries From Valley
The eighth festival will feature a Fashion Crafts Show and parade with more than 75 entries expected. Parade marshal is E. B. Stringham of Shafter. Parade plans cover traffic, route, assembly areas, line up and transport. Banners and flags adorn Shafter streets signaling the festivity.
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Shafter
Don Zachary
Zachary
Wasco
Delano
Taft
Bakersfield
Porterville
San Joaquin Valley
E. B
Doc” Stringham
Valley Deeame
Whit Whitson
Art Hemingson
Earl Johnson
Models
Chosen for Shafter High Graduation Speakers
A student master of ceremonies and four senior speakers were selected for Shafter High School’s commencement exercises. Barbara Hardwick was chosen as master of ceremonies, with Robert Grossman Adeline Arreola Sue Howell and LaVonne Stoller named the top four. The five minute speeches will be delivered at the June 10 ceremony.
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Shafter High School
Amelia Cornell
Barbara Hardwick
Robert Grossman
Adeline Arreola
Sue Howell
LaVonne Stoller
Lee Speich
Odile Stannard
Charlies Tyner
Cotton Tests Expand at Shafter Experimental Farm
John H. Turner Jr leads expansion of the United States Cotton Experimental Station near Shafter California. The station, a pioneer in winter cotton farming aims to boost yields and quality through broader research and higher quality seed development. Turner, formerly a University of Georgia breeder, was assigned in January to oversee the program.
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California
Shafter
United States Cotton Experimental Station
John H. Turner, Jr
University of Georgia
Turner
Shafter Station
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SHS
Education
Ross Harrington
Kern County Union
Skywatch
Legion
Reginald Hammond
Richland
Idanell Prickett
Prickett
Christy Neuman
Deanna Toews
Parade
Herb Spitzer
Wes Janzen
Jim Paul
Howell
Richland Pta
Lerdo
Salk
Kern County Health Department
Lerdo School
Mmes Ann Raney
Lena Panero
Dorothy Woodard
Wanda Mullins
Marie Bender
Vivian Crandall
Jack Stepp
Shafter Community Chest
Janice Schardt
Union Congregational Church
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