Shafter News Briefs From Locals and Visitors
Portland visitors Mrs E H Becker and daughter stay with Mr and Mrs Henry Neufeld. Dave Y Trelul recovering from pneumonia at Bakersfield hospital. Rollin Franz family depart Shafter for Boyd Oklahoma after three months’ visit. David Feigenbaum from Pittsburgh plans a two week stay for spud operations. Evelyn Devine returns to Pasadena Bible Institute after San Francisco wedding. Reverend C C Van Gorkom heads to Pasadena convention then returns. Hilman Nelson to occupy First Baptist pulpit during absence. Bill Steinman from Visalia to oversee Payne’s menswear. C B Day returns to Baltimore after two week Shafter visit. Mrs I V Hayes of San Bernardino visits. Sinner of Pond visits Snider home. Van Gorkom in Delano Saturday. La Rue Livers attends Kern County Christian Endeavor meeting at Arvin. Cosmo Formway visits Delano. Mrs Wiebe guest at Nikkel home. Anaheim visitors J C Burkhard and daughter Kathleen. Ernest Wiens visits with Karber family. Deputy Roy Dodenhoff assigned to Shafter during spud harvest. W H Hitchcock tours Kings County. Mrs R D Moore taken to Kern General hospital in serious condition. E T Edwards convalesces at Taft hospital. Rev Alfred Chandler attends state Congregational convention at Pomona. LeRoy Levi and wife welcome baby boy. Virginia Stone visits parents in LA. Bud Haliburton family visit from Taft. L A Morris of Porterville visits. Gribble and family visit southern CA. Richard Stansbury birthday party aboard Captain Bartholomew’s Cayucos boat.
Gaelic language history and current status in Ireland
Gaelic reached peak form in the 17th and 18th centuries before a ban on its use. It is now the official language of the Irish Free State.
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Irish Free State
Shafter High School Awards Honor Many In Assembly
In a holiday mood assembly, Shafter High School distributed letters and pins. Superintendent Herman A. Spindt presented awards as Mike Janzen opened the program. Recipients included state dairy judging champions Herbert Neumann and Marvin Neuman, plus numerous delegates in debate, home economics, athletics, and tennis.
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Shafter High School
Herman A. Spindt
Kern County Union High School
Mike Janzen
William White
Spindt
Herbert Neumann
Marvin Neuman
Victor Voth
Ted Collins
Ruth Kirschenmann
Elnor-Frances Schierlmann
Norma Lea Cloud
Willie Steele
Block
Cecil Golding
Orley Berg
Bernie Koop
Jack White
Tommy Dorris
Marvin Potter
Fred Heinrichs
Art Hein
Elmer Unruh
Lewis Edwards
Jack Goodman
Powell McCoy
Elmer Anderson
Marion Stewart
Don Suydam
Merwin Olson
Elmer Dahl
Darrel Griffith
la Verne Kliewer
Jesse Combs
Doctor’s Prescription Williams S L K Formula Promise
An advertisement urges readers with sour stomach sluggish kidneys and bile to try Williams S L K Formula from Shafter Drug Store. It claims kidneys improve with a diuretic effect, bowels cleanse, and a money back guarantee if no immediate relief. It cites testimonials and letters from eastern cities.
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Williams S.L.K
S.L.R
S.L.K
Williams
Williams S.L.K. Laboratories
Shafter Drug Store
Large Shafter Group Attends Dedication
More than 150 Seventh Day Adventists attended the dedication of Bakersfield’s new church Saturday afternoon. About 1000 people witnessed the program with Rev J H N Tindall chairing the event. J E Fulton offered the dedicatory prayer and Rev H M Blunden gave the benediction.
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NEW Adventist Church
Bakersfield
J. H. N. Tindall
Kern County
J. E. Fulton
Pacific Union Conference
Glendale
H. M. Blunden
Sherrif Ed Champness
Jay Himan
Charles Wimmer
S. A. Woody
Perry Brite
Attendees Listed From Shafter at Local Event
The Shafter delegation includes Professor Vernon Barry of Kern Academy Professor Par shall How of the Academy Mr and Mrs Abe Buller Mr and Mrs Walter Zummerman Mr and Mrs Hawthorne Mrs Kath erine Strauss and others attending.
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Shafter
Vernon Barry
Kern Academy
Parshall How
The
Academy
Abe Buller
Walter Zummerman
Hawthorne
Katherine Strauss
Final Scout Trip of Season at Cambria Pines
Shafter Boy Scout Troop 41 plans its last outdoor trip of the season to Cambria Pines near Paso Robles. The group leaves Shafter Saturday at 8 am and returns Sunday around 6 pm, packing lunch for Saturday and cooking other meals over open fires.
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Cambria Pines
Shafter Boy Scout
Paso Robles
Shafter
Troop Plans Two-Truck Trip Supplied by Phil Ohanneson
The troop will make the trip in two trucks supplied by Phil Ohanneson.
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Phil Ohanneson
Typical London Home in Independence Kansas
A description notes Independence Kansas features a typical London style home reflecting a standard American prairie dwelling. The piece highlights simple architecture and residential scenes emblematic of the region.
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Independence
Kansas
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Peter Franz
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Pittsburgh
David Feigenbaum
Evelyn Devine
Pasadena Bible Institute
Southland
Herbert Midgley
Shafter Mercantile Company
Los Angeles
C. C. van Gorkom
Southern California Baptist Churches
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Berkley
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Lois
University of California
Hilman Nelson
Visalia
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Payne’s
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C. B. Day
S. D. Sinner
Pond
E. C. Snider
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Miss la Rue Livers
Kern County Christian Endeavor Executives
Arvin
Cosmo Formway
R. L. Formway
P. Z. Wiebe
Ulysses
Henry Nikkel
Katherine
A. F. Beese
J. C. Burkhard
Kathleen
Anaheim
Ernest Wiens
Shafter Tueesday
Harry Karber
Wiens
Abe Neufeld
Roy Dodenhoff
County Sheriff’s Office
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Kings County
W. H. Hitchcock
R. D. Moore
Kern General Hospital
Janzen
E. T. Edwards
Taft Hospital
Alfred Chandler
Union Congregation
Congregational Churches
Pomona
LeRoy Levi
Virginia Stone
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Taft
Bud Haliburton
June
Jackie
Porterville
L. A. Morris
Emery Kincaid
R. E. Gribble
Richard
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Stansbury
Cayucos
D. E. Glantz
Stanley Bartholomew
Captain Bartholomew
Electric Shop
Central Ave
Loretta Head
Rosella Heinrichs
Margaret Gdede
Rehe Evans
H. Porterfield
Amanda Johnson
James Livers
Gregory Malory
Boise Unruh
Elrot-Frances Schierlmann
Henry Janzen
Richard Hetz
Jimmie Horton
White
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Girls’ Letters Club
Miss Sullivan
Olga Emerald
Gladys Breckenbridge
Lois Annis
Barbara Caldwell
Esther Hein
Dorothy Johnson
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Rubella Peters
Sophmores
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Mary Helen Connell
Luella Dahl
Mary Virginia Edwards
Lily Hein
Bernice Janzen
Leola Kirschenmann
June Lachenmaier
Virginia Rexius
Bety Spry
Ella Wiebe
Einor-Frances Schierlmann
Rosie Unruh
Rhoda Kirschenmann
Monna Latta
Rubena Peters
Erma Wendland
James Ollar
Lawrence Beavers
Harold Janzen
Edward Nikkel
Shafter Cabinet Shop
Shafter Garbage Service
G. A. Wittmayer
Yellow Pages
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Westag
Kelloggs
Oda
Ghent
Catsup
California Club
Golden City
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