Richland School Board election set for May 21
The Richland School Board will hold a May 21 election with two separate ballots for two short term seats and one regular three year term. Incumbent Leonard Gaede faces D Handel for the regular vacancy, while Clarence Neuman Harold Greene and J C Atkinson compete for the two new seats. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm in the Music Room at Richland Elementary School.
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Richland School Board
Leonard Gaede
D. Handel
Clarence Neuman
Harold Greene
J. C. Atkinson
Richland Elementary School
Bob Ross to Headline Shafter Cotton Festival Show
Bob Ross will headline the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival as a major entertainment highlight. He recently closed a engagement at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas and has appeared on multiple television shows. Ross toured Korea and performed in Europe with a vaudeville act.
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Bob Ross
Las Vegas
Ross
Korea
Maxine Stone
Europe
Oo Conny
North Fe
Shafter City Hall Dedication Slated
A dedication ceremony for the new Shafter City Hall is planned for 1 p.m. on May 27. Assemblyman Pat Celly and the Richland and Shafter High School bands will participate, with organizing remarks by Lou Woodard for the Shafter Chamber of Commerce.
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Shafter City Hall
Pat Celly
Stateegislature
Lou Woodard
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Lls
Richland and
Shafter High School
Pre registration of Kindergarten Youths Urged
Richland Primary School in Shafter calls for kindergarten pre registration on May 19 and 20. Principal Mrs Letha Brock will sign up eligible children ages four and up between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Lerdo and Wall Streets corner. If unavailable, call Shafter 365 to arrange.
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Richland School
Letha . Brock
Richland Primary School
Richland
Lerdo
Wall Streets
Shafter
Brock
High School to Honor Past Graduates on Friday Night
Shafter High School hosts an open house titled The Gold Old Days to honor first graduating class alumni. Displays include yearbooks, athletic trophies, papers, and records. science labs show old and new methods. drama, puppets, and radio performances run alongside shop displays. An agricultural beef preview at 2 PM precedes the 6:15 cafeteria dinner and 8:30 gym program.
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Shafter High School
Aurion
Adent
Agricultural Department
Shafter
Leroy Itcher
James V. Wilson
Nick Johnson
Ann (Nix) Martin
Ag Man of the Year Honors California Pioneering Agriculturist
California agronomy pioneer C A Camp was named Ag Man of the Year by Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival officials. Born in 1894 in South Carolina, Camp introduced Acala cotton to California and led the Shafter Experimental Cotton Station. He advanced fertilization for potatoes, expanding cultivation east of the tracks and elevating the state’s crop status.
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W. B. Camp
California
Shafter
Shafter Potato ‘N Cotton Festival
South Carolina
Camp
Clemson College
du Pont
Shafter Station
Blacklands
Sandier
Richland PTA Meeting Recap and Year-Long Plans
The Richland PTA met Tuesday May 11 1954 at 7 30 p m in the Richland Cafeteria. Dr Freedman reported on the State Convention with Mrs Ervin Toews and Tilley. Music scholarship winners and thanks to Bluebird groups highlighted the gathering.
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P.T.A
Richland
Freedman
Ervin Toews
Tilley
Noel Wilson
Linda Hanson
Kathlene Ball
Carol Froese
Fuller
Neufeld
Blubird
Bluebirds
Sylvia Badghman
Kenneth Pipkin
Crawford
Harold Greene
Robert Snively
Harold Freedman
Reg Hammond
Elmer Richards
David Channeson
Leroy Chase
Raymond Kay
Art Craig
Vignolo Mare Wins Phoenix Championship
C J Vignolo's five year old sad die mare Heavenly Daze won the five gaited championship at the Phoenix Charity Horse Show three weeks ago. Hube Young rode the mare in the $500 champion stakes event. Young trains at the Vignolo stable in Pomona. Star Reward won the novice three gaited class. Bob Vignolo placed fourth in the American Medal Class. Susan won second in the up to 15 years horsemanship class. Future shows include Santa Barbara International and Pan Pacific Auditorium in LA.
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C. J. Vignolo
Heavenly Daze
Phoenix
Hube Young
Western Horsemen
Young
Vignolo
Pomona
Pacific’ Coast
Bob Vignolo
American Horsemanship Association
Susan
Bob
Santa Barbara
Pan Pacific Auditorium
Los Angeles
Lions Club Elects Burley Dooley President
Lion's Select Burley Dooley was elected president at the club meeting last Wednesday. Installation will occur in June, with Kenneth Pipkin named 1st vice president, Harry Blumkin 2nd vice president, Lou Carrol secretary, Dick Larson treasurer, Tommy Tucker tail twister, and O D Handel and J W Sanderson as two year directors.
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Lion’s Club
Eve i Dooley
Soenacation
Kenneth Pipkin
Queen Crown Contenders Sought at Shafter Festival
The Seventh Annual Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival crowns a queen via May 19 fashion show. Top eight ticket sellers after May 12 advance to the finals at Leo's Beauty Salon Bakersfield. Prize package includes trips and more than 16 rewards.
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Sues
Leo
Bakersfield
Shafter
Last Frontier
Las Vegas
United Air Lines
Reuben Mettler To Address Open House
Shafter High School honors 1941 graduate Reuben F. Mettler with an open house talk on Electronics in Aviation. Mettler, associate division director at Hughes Aircraft Culver City, will discuss aviation tech and national defense links in simple terms. He pursued Stanford Caltech Navy service and radar work, including Bikini tests, before joining Hughes in 1949.
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Shafter High School
Reuben F. Mettler
H. F. Mettler
Shafter
Doctor Mettler
Hughes Aircraft Company
Culver City
Defense
P. L. Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Arnold
Stanford
Navy
California Institute of Technology
Cal Tech
Naval Midshipman’s School
Columbia University
New York Yacht Club
Electronics Field Service Group
Naval Research Laboratory
Pacific Ocean
Bikini
Washington
Potato Cotton Festival Pageant Full Dress Rehearsal
Preparations for the Potato Cotton Festival Pageant involve over 200 Shafter School children this week. Ken Fahsbender and Grant Jensen plan and produce the Friday night program at Shafter High School ahead of the gala. Miss Jeanette Wheeler's English class will perform in tableau scenes while a Richland school choir and high school musical groups provide musical settings for the Shafter Salutes themed event. The crowning of the festival queen is a main highlight.
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Shafter School
Ken Fahsbender
Grant Jensen
Jeanette Wheeler
Richland School
KWSO Plans Special Program Ahead of Festival
KWSO announces a five day run next week at 5 55 p m with special interviews from Pototo n Cotton Festival committee as a kickoff to the May 21 22 event. The station will also air the Saturday parade.
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Merchant's Association
Tony Brown
Wood's Shoe
Five Point Market
Justesen’s
Shafter Press
Vines Fine Ice Cream
Irvin E. Fike
Neufeld’s Auto Parts
Woodard Motor Co
United Cigar Store
Ernie Panero
Central Machine Shop
Niles Studio of Beauty
ABC Barber Shop
Central Hardware
Central Market
Clint’s Bottle Shop
Gaylord. Fox
Howell's Photo Studio
Johnson- Neuman
King’s Department Store
Kirby's Shoe Store
McWhorter’s Jewelry Store
Shafter Drug Store
Shafter Mercantile
Shifter Paint
Shamrock Cleaners
Western Automotive
KWSO
Pototo N Cotton Festival Committee
Best Annual Festival Parade Nears With 80 Entries
Over 80 entries including 10 marching bands prepare for the festival parade next Saturday morning. Bakersfield College Band plans to compete for multiple marching band trophies in the afternoon showcase alongside entries from Exeter Chamber of Commerce Wasco Women's Club Davies Machinery Co Wasco and Virginia Hitchcock with her horse General.
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Bakersfield College
Bakersfield Band
Exeter Chamber of Commerce
Wasco Women’s Club
Davies Machinery Co
Wasco
Virginia Hitchcock
Senator Kuchel to Attend Shafter Festival Parade
U S Senator Kuchel will be present for the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival parade in Kern County touring the area that week and will be in Shafter the morning of the 22nd to view the festivities.
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Kern County
Shafter
Patsey Bartshhe
JoAnn Cummins
Vel Smith
Julia Lang
Doris Brown
Frontier
Fabulous Las Vegas
U.S
Kuchel
Shafter Festival Parade Entries and Events Planned
Entries from the Shafter Trail Riders and Bakersfield riders join officials from Kern County boards and city council for parade float and trophy sponsors. The festival features a historical pageant by Shafter High School and a queen’s reception, with Kiddie Rides, exhibits, and a late night dance by the Shafter American Legion post.
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The
Rio Bravo 4-H Club
Shafter- Wasco Gining Company
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Kern County Board of Trade
Shafter City Council
Shafter High School
Pat’ Kelly
Memorial Hall
Santa Fe
Shafter American Legion Post
Herb
Highway Bids Sought for Shafter to Cawele Route
County road officials announce bids for a new four lane divided highway from Shafter to Cawele. Construction to begin in July with bids opened in Sacramento on June 9. Estimated cost around $540,000.
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Shafter
Cawele
Juty
Shafter of Commerce
Sacramento
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Fa of
Ray
Caetano I
Richland Pta
Lion's Select
Burley Dooley
President
Reuben Mettler
Bulletin
Mat
Shafter Trail
Jerry Hubble
Tom Abbott
Shafter Concrete
Jack Thompson
King Ker Cee
Sportsman Cate
Shafter Fire Department
Shafter Pump and Machine
Shafier High School
Ben Goossen
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