Home Department Reports Successful Spring Flower Show
The Farm Bureau Home Department held its first spring flower show and card party at the Farm Bureau Building in Buttonwillow. Judges named prize winners across divisions for flowers and crafts, with grand prize going to Mrs. Lloyd Frick and numerous honors awarded to local participants. Unusual blooms and world dolls enhanced the display, reflecting strong community support.
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Buttonwillow
Home Department
Farm Bureau
Mary Lou Thomson
Hazel Rimmer
Frances
Selvidge
Wildwood
R. Ly. Agams
Lloyd Frick
Mary Norton
Bill Pelfier
Fannie C. Tracy
Leland Whitaker
Other Young
Mary Ellen ‘Brodbeck
Mary Hughett
Ervin Baublitz
F. Tracy
Anita Merlo
Vivian Wegis
Ervin’ Baublitz
Hazel Cooper
F. C. Tracy
Mary Bottorf
Jean Smith
Canasta
Mary Ellen Brodbeck
Mary Lewis
Fair Is New Feature At Shafter Festival
Secretary Ernie Hofman announced a new feature for the sixth annual Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival. Implements for potato and cotton crops will be shown in a vacant area near the barbecue site. Several dealers from Shafter Kern County have shown interest in the program, which may become an annual event. Information is available from the festival office at 410 James St Shafter.
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Shafter
Ernie Hofman
Kern County
James St
Council opposes new state tax measure A-817
The Shafter City Council voted to oppose a proposed state sales levy amendment A-817 that would raise the levy and potentially strip the city of taxing authority. City Clerk Frank Shaw said the bill faces a May 21 hearing before the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.
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Shafter
Frank Shaw
Assembly Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Couple Otis Glad Den Visit Visalia and Pixley
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Glad Den of 30366 Orange Ave visited Visalia and Pixley last weekend to see her aunt Mrs. W. S. Slover formerly of Shafter.
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Otis Gladden
Orange Ave
Visalia
Pixley
W. S. Slover
Shafter
Two Coaches Win H S Appointment
Two new Shaft er High School staff members were announced by Principal Dr. Grant Jensen. Donald M. McCauley becomes football coach and assigns physical education duties. Don L. Murfin will coach Class C basketball and teach physics and biology. McCauley is University of Oregon trained and Marine Corps veteran. Murfin is Denver University graduate pursuing further work.
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Shafter High School
Grant Jensen
Donald M. McCauley
Don L. Murfin
McCauley
University of Oregon
Jordan
Turk) Eliades
Colonels
Marine Corps
Murfin
Denver University
FCC Radio Tests Set for May 23 Bakersfield
The Federal Communications Commission will hold a single radio and telephone operator license examination day in Bakersfield on May 23. Examinations start at 9 a.m. in the sheriff's classroom behind Kern County Jail at 812 17th Street and the city will not host another Bakersfield FCC exam this year. Future exams require travel to the Federal Building in Los Angeles. For details contact William E. Whiting at 3-1788.
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Federal Communications Commission
Bakersfield
17Th Street
Kern County
FCC
Federal
Los Angeles
William E. Whiting
Director of
Communications
Telephone
Rancheros Visitadores Claim Greatest Trek In History
Shafter participants led by H. D. West Charles West C. J. Vignolo Harold Greene Bates Dewey and Walt Fillmore rode from the Mitchell Ranch in Santa Barbara county. The group of more than 600 riders finished Sunday describing this as the greatest trek in the history of the organization.
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Shafter
Rancheros
Mitchell Ranch
Santa Barba County
H. D. West
Charles West
C. J. Vignolo
Harold Greene
Bates Dewey
Walt Fillmore
Buttonwillow man progresses after motor repair burns
Leroy Shellenberger of Buttonwillow who suffered severe burns last week while repairing an electric motor is reported as convalescing and very much improved.
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Leroy Shellenberger
Buttonwillow
Scout Trails Urges Scout Uniform Orders for Jamboree
Anxious Boy Scouts are urged to order uniforms promptly for the National Jamboree with a Friday deadline. Troops 59 53 903 and 77 will run a cold drink stand at the high school pageant and park barbecue to raise funds, with proceeds shared among the four units and a festival commission. Summer camp reservations for Camp Kern run July 27 to August 1 with a reduced one week fee of 13 dollars.
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Leonard Johnson
Fred Mason
Fred Hasty
Tony Vasquero
Camp Kern
Mrs Willie Hell Recovers After Tonsillectomy
Mrs Willie Hell slowly recuperates two weeks after a tonsillectomy at a Bakersfield hospital. Local doctors report steady improvement and expect full recovery with rest and follow up care.
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Willie Hell
Bakersfield
City Approves 1250 Dollar Recreation Funding
The City Council authorized a 1250 dollar city contribution to the Shafter Recreation Commission. Recreation Director Roy Farrell explains 1000 goes to county and returned to the program with 2900 for summer worker salaries, 250 for supplies. Additional funds come from Richland School District and other sources.
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Shafter Recreation Commission
Roy Farrell
Shafter
Farrell
Richland
Rio Bravo School
Shafter Community Chest
Kern Schools Folk Dance Festival at Harvey Auditorium
The annual Kern county schools folk dance festival is set for Friday at 7 30 p m in Harvey Auditorium Bakersfield. Louis Leon general chairman says hundreds of participants from all Kern schools will perform representing every area. Park and recreation officials estimate as many as 5000 youngsters may be on stage.
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Harvey Auditorium
Bakersfield
Kern County
Louis Leon
Harvest Underway in Shafter Potato Fields
Spud harvest begins slowly in the Shafter district as three sheds start processing tubers. Agriculturists expect full stride with 25 sheds in operation next week. Prices rise to about 2.75 dollars as growers report. Main sheds include Lachenmaier Brothers D W Ferguson and Rolf Jacobsen. Neuman shed still processes potatoes from other Kern belt. Total spud acreage in Shafter reaches 5805.
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Shafter
Lachenmaier Brothers
D. W. Ferguson
Rolf Jacobsen
Neuman
City SPUD to Buy Accounting Machine
City council and Shafter Public Utility District members will join in purchasing a sensimatic accounting machine to handle future business affairs. Burroughsman Harold S. Hillis says the device, tailored to city SPUD specifications, can perform almost any task. Total cost is $3598.61, to be repaid over a two year rental purchase plan. the utility district moves to pay its share in full.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Harold S. Hillis
Harness racing season opens at Bay Meadows
Bay Meadows marks the opening of the harness racing season with guests including R. A. Jacobsen, William Lachenmaier, and S. A. Camp arriving for the Tuesday morning event.
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Bay Meadows
Messrs. and Mesdames
R. A. Jacobsen
William Lachenmaier
S. A. Camp
Ebenezer Women Elect Officers
Mrs Aduél Mettler becomes president of the Ladies Society at Ebenezer Reform Church succeeding Miss Lydia Bender. New officers were installed at a mothers day program with Installing officer Mrs Edwin Pressler of Bakersfield. Others named include Emil Stoller vice president Alan Zenk secretary and Eugene Handel treasurer.
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Aduél Mettler
Ladies Society of Ebenezer Reform Church
Lydia Bender
Edwin Pressler
Bakersfield
Mesdames
Emil Stoller
Alan Zenk
Eugene Handel
Kelly joins state school building finance panel
H. W. Pat Kelly the 38th district assemblyman from Shafter becomes a member of the state school building finance committee The committee will meet with Gov Earl Warren at 2 30 p m Monday in a scheduled session
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
Earl Warren
Meanest Thief of Week Sought by Policemen
Constable Blake Witcher and Shafter police seek a thief who broke into the Shafter High School snack bar and stole 75 dollars worth of candy and chewing gum. The intruder pried off the door hasp to gain entry.
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Blake Witcher
Shafter
Shafter High School
Witcher
McClure Drug Store Advertises T-4-L Foot Treatment
An ad promotes T-4-L for athlete’s foot claiming it kills fungi on contact and reveals skin. It promises immediate drying and a 40 cent refund if not satisfied. The copy notes availability today at McClure Drug Store.
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McClure Drug Store
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Truxtun
Ernie Hofman General Insurance
James Ph. Shafter
Brandi West NL UU
18Th St. Bakersfield
LO J. Brandt
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Central Ave
Acme Finance CO
18Th St
Dee
Call
Shafeo Plumbing & Electric
CaliforNia Ave. Shafter
California
Council
First Southern Baptist Church
Kern & Sunset
Sam Wilcoxon
Dean Moore
Leonard Jordon
Pentecostal Church of God
Shafter Ave
West Ash
Cecil Pool
Kguhsd
Claude New
Dolores Stout
Ernest Graf
Charles Glenn
Civil Defense
Richland School
Bruce Crawford
John, Prueitt
Wasco
George Vales
Keg Gchools
angs@hanies Pierce
Kern County Civil Defense
H.S. Appointment
Rancheros Visitadores
ED Bender
Kern
Chaldun
Shafter Texaco
Central Valley Highway
Sullivan
Alma Mae
Oildale
City
SPUD
Ebenezer
Cornel Wilde
Steve Cochran
Chrysler Air Conditioning
Schneider
Wikoff
K. IT. W
Emurtone CO
Calif
Pioneers
A. W. Eckmann
W. B. Camp
C. C. Duerksen
E. V. Kattenhorn
Louise Neufeld
Glenn O. Nay
T. V. Little
E. K. Grant
E. B. Stringham
Bob Bann
Brown & Bryant
James Street
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