Benham Johnson Scholarship Award Won by Bill Johnson
Bill Charles Johnson of Buttonwillow edged 136 Shafter High seniors to win the $300 Benham Johnson scholarship. The judging weighed academics leadership and an essay urging United Nations world court authority and disarmament, with praise from Shafter High Principal Arthur Johnson.
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Bill Charles Johnson
Benham & Johnson
Buttonwillow
Shafter High School
Benham & Johnson, Inc
Kern County
United Nations
Victor Cerro
bin Nolo
Tonstine
Myra
Kenneth Frick
Kenneth Wegs
Arvin
Cerro
Bakersfield
Memorial Day Services By Legion Announced
The legion announces annual Memorial Day services to honor fallen friends and relatives. The ceremony pledges to re dedicate the principles for which the fighting men gave their lives. It invites public participation in the solemn event.
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Legion
Statewide Folk Dance Festival Slated For May 15 16
Bakers field folk dancers announce a statewide festival in California at the Kern County Fair Grounds Pavilion. About 3000 dancers expected with 500 participants in exhibitions over two evenings 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday with open air performances featuring countries’ costumes. A Friday program ends with a square dance jamboree on the same platform. spectators may watch or join.
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California
Kern County Fair Grounds
Scholarship Night Honors Five Area FFA Students
May 7 marked the Second Annual Achieves The Yecopaltive ceremony sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce. President Roger Thuman led the event as dignitaries and guests attended the banquet. Speaker Donald Kent urged continued education for active citizenship and noted benefits of advanced study beyond high school. Noel Wilson and Dennis Paul E. Babbitt presented awards to students, with Kiam Kendrick leading the banquet committee.
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Shafter Cham
Roger Thuman
Shafter Chamber
Donald Kent
Bakersfield
Kent
Sup- Noel Wilson
Dennis Paul E. Babbitt
Tional Church
Grundy
Kiam Kendrick
Shafter High to Install PTA President
Ernest Panero, newly elected president of the Shafter High School Parent-Teacher Association, will be installed next Tuesday May 19. First vice-president of the 7th District PTA Mrs K B Strange will serve as installing officer at the 7:30 meeting in the auditorium. The drama class directed by Mrs Yvonne Milliken will present entertainment and refreshments will be served.
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Ernest Panero
Shafter High School Parent-Teachers Association
K. B. Strange
7Th District
PTA
Yvonne Milliken
Special City Census in Shafter Set to Begin May 25
City Clerk Bill Johnston announced a special census in Shafter will start May 25 when the census supervisor arrives from Los Angeles to oversee the enumeration. Seven enumerators will be hired at six cents per name, with applications available at City Hall and to include a clearly printed phone number.
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Shafter
Los Angeles
Bill Johnston
Johnston
United States
Warning on fire danger near fire trucks
A warning states dangerous fire proximity to fire trucks and the risk of accidents from sudden stops or turns, urging extra caution for responders and drivers in affected areas.
Islands To Be Constructed Soon At Two Intersections
The state will build concrete islands at Lerdo Road with Central Valley Highway and at Shafter Avenue with Central Valley Highway. The Lerdo intersection will gain a smoother northbound turn and relocated railroad signals for four way alerting. Plans await Public Utilities Commission approval after council endorsement.
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Lerdo Road
Central Valley
Shafter Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Lerdo
C.V
Public Utilities Commission
Second Annual Achievement Awards Banquet Honors Scholastic Aca de mics
Community praise marks the Second Annual Achievement Awards Banquet with proud parents watching students receive scholastic honors. Valedictorian and salutatorian noted. athletic honor symbolized by a fourth ber on the sweater. Spuds are arriving as Santa Fe train crews join the harvest season.
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Cct
Santa Fe
Peggy
Voters to the polls for three local school elections
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday May 19 to elect trustees for the Richland School District Kern County Union High School District and Kern County Board of Education Two trustees for Richland District will be chosen Thurston Anderson and J C Atkinson have filed for the Richland Board Polls open 7 am to 7 pm at Richland Intermediate School office in Shafter Wasco and Kern County area communities vote on the three races
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Richland
Kern County Union High School
Fom
Kern County Board of Education
Thurston “Tut” Anderson
Shafter, Wasco Ginning Company
J. C. Atkinson
Shafco
Committee On Baseball To Meet In Shafter
The Shafter Junior Baseball Committee will meet Monday evening May 18 at 8 00 p m with team managers in the Recreation Office with Director Roy Farrell. Members include Dave Andersen Muriel Swan Art Johnson Jack Thopson Gaye Pare. Managers expected Vernon Kern Floyd Bar ton Bill Frizell Billy Gladden Vaughn Taylor Cubby Bryant. Six sponsors are Garratz Pontiac Pepsi Cola Seven Up Lions Club 20 30 and American Legion. About 110 boys have signed up and are assigned to teams. League starts after the team at June.
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Shafter
Roy Farrell
Dave Andersen
Muriel Swan
Art Johnson
Jack Thopson
Gaye Pare
Vernon Kern
Floyd Barton
Bill Frizzell
Billy Gladden
Vaughn Taylor
Cubby Bryant
Garratz Pontiac
Pepsi-Cola
Seven Up
Lions Club
American Legion
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Shafter Play Center
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Sondra McMichael
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Mae Marilyn Gaede
Julie Todd
Pamela Hendricks
Jewell Armstrong
Tueson
Paula Thomas
Christine Mattson
Vicki Laverty
Shirley Kendrick
Mike Panero
Philip Anderson
Bill Thompson
Frank Ware
Kenneth Mettler
Jim Nikkel
Gina Hoe
Pan Tape bin Gleak
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