Rhythm Classes At Richland School Face Review
Richland School Board pauses cancellation of rhythmic classes for upper grades after protests by four Shafter mothers. Trustees plan a full study of academic and mechanical elements, including curriculum impact, with an expert survey likely next year to decide whether rhythmic classes continue.
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Richland School
Board of Trustees
Comany
Shafter
Leonard Gaede
Ernie Pancro
Richland
Shafter Potash Festival Tabloid Edition Highlights
The Shafter Press this week releases its annual Potato Cotton Festival edition focusing on agriculture and community events. Avery Allen of Kern County Union High School District provided pictures while Grant Jensen of Shafter High School supplied a summary of the school and education.
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Shafter Press
Avery Allen
Kern County Union High School
Grant Jensen
Shafter High School
Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival Promises Big Parade
The fifth annual Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival opens at 10 a.m. with a grand parade expected to draw thousands from the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Judge E. K. Grant will ride as grand marshal, with West Horse Co. supplying mounted units and antique wagons. A Junior Horse Show and 10 bands accompany the festivities, continuing into Sunday morning.
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Shafter Area
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter
American Legion
Kern County
E. K. Grant
Judge Grant
Ae West
West
Ernie Hofman
Ag Engineer Named for X Farm Work at Shafter Cotton Station
N F Herb Miller 32 year old Texan to serve as ag ricultural engineer at Shafter Cotton Station announced by Director George Harrison. Miller is a 1942 Texas A and M graduate with a BS and earned an MS after returning from World War II. He served in the Army ordnance and with the seventh Armored Division in Europe and at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. His wife Flo and daughter Kathy plan to join him in Shafter in July.
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N. F
Herb
Miller
Shafter Cotton Station
George Harrison
Texas A
Texas Agricultural Experimental Station
College Station
Tex
Ordnance Department of the Army
Seventh Armored Division
Europe
Ordnance Research and Development Center
Aberdeen
Flo
Kathy
Shafter
Beulah Bartlett Wins Post with Army in Japan
Miss Beulah Bartlett, longtime Richland School curriculum director, is appointed to supervise teacher training with the American Dependent Schools in Tokyo, Japan. Her friend Miss Blythe Monroe also receives a parallel assignment, and both will depart after August 1 to work at the Tokyo in service training program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Bartlett
Richland School
Tokyo
Japan
Miss Bartlett
Richland
Shafter School
Blythe Monroe
Beardsley School
Oildale
Faber Street
Fiesta Opener Parade Signals Pototo n Cotton Festival
Big parade to mark Fiesta opener features hundred of horses at 10 a m Saturday. E K Grant named grand marshal, with 17 floats and 10 bands in the procession led by Kern County Naval Reserve color guard and Wasco American Legion. Bakersfield High School Driller band to headline beside the queen float.
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Shafter
Kern County Naval Reserve
Wasco American Legion
E. K. Grant
Nebraska Plains
Grant
Richard A
Dick) Larson
Wasco Foel
Bakersfield High School
Pasadena
Ernie Hofman
Jack Cook
Delano Chamber of Commerce
Kern County Shrine Club
S. A
Tudor and Brown Seek Student Body Presidency
Max Tudor and Morty Brown will seek election as student body president for the fall semester at Shafter High School. The ballot is on Tuesday and the winner will succeed Harley Martin. Other candidates include Dale Scales and John Notley for vice president Elaine Stoller and Donna Wedel for secretary and Donna Hare for social chairman. The campaign assembly is set for Monday.
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Max Tudor
Morty Brown
Shafter High School
Harley Martin
Dale Scales
John Notley
Elaine Stoller
Donna Wedel
Donna Hare
Six North Kern Scouters Win Praise for Youth Work
North Kern District honors last Thursday night in Shafter with Court of Honor awards and certificates of appreciation for six scouters Edwin Bender Walter E Nicol Anthony Forquer McFarland Harry Smith H Fisher and Albert C Hiett. Merit badges and scouting awards were presented to numerous youths across troops including Tenderfoot Second Class and First Class recognitions.
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North Kern
Court of Honor
Shafter
Edwin Bender
Walter E. Nicol
Maple District
Anthony Forquer
McFarland
Harry Smith
Wasco
Voters Back Amusement Tax Road Crew Starts on CVH
The Madonna Construction Co began a 10.29 mile Central Valley Highway project from southeast Shafter to Rosedale. Funds split between Kern County and federal aid, bid $343,308 under engineer estimates, with a two lane road and safe curve at Santa Fe tracks. Crew aims to finish within 210 days after delays while Aren Adams oversees site work.
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R Lbildignil
Madonna Construction Co
Shafter
Rosedale
Kern County
Vernon Smith
State Division of Highway
Aren Adams
Madonna
Madonna Company
Paso Robles
Beach Avenue
Rosedale Highway
Santa Fe
Central Valley Highway
Allen and
Hageman Roads
Electors Back Entertainment Levy in Shafter Ballot
The City of Shafter approved a five percent amusement tax after July 1 by a voters majority of 431 ballots with 328 in favor and 101 opposed. Ernie Panero of the Panero Theater Co. led opposition arguing the levy is discriminatory and burdens theater patrons. The council adopted the ordinance to fund city improvements, with canvassing of votes to follow next Tuesday and an effective date likely June 1 or July 1.
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Shafter
Ernie Panero
Panero Theater Co
Panero
Shafter Citizens Exceed Cancer Drive Quota by 250 Percent
Shafter residents surpassed the Kern County cancer prevention drive quota by about 250 percent. Chairman C. J. Vignolo said donations totaled $2426.22 against a $950 goal.
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Shafterites
Shafter
Kern County
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
Jensen Will Give Graduation Address at Maple School
Maple School prepares for graduation next Tuesday at 8 o clock in the auditorium as Dr. Grant Jensen of Shafter High School will deliver the commencement address. The program includes an orchestra, solos, a class welcome, and diploma presentations by Principal Ralph Gribble with students Johnny Brantley through Jerry Wood among the fourteen graduates.
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Maple
Grant Jensen
Shafter High School
Maple School
Ralph Gribble
Melvin Krug
James Prestley
C. Paul Herfurth
G. Underwood Jr
Carol Giesbrecht
Norma Nicol
Pomponnette
Auguste Durand
Dr. Jensen
Kenneth Gaede
Donald Neufeld
Leroy Balzar
Willard
Gribble
Ruben Siemens
Hazel Haag
Mendelssohn
Johnny Brantley
Dean Burnquist
Rachel Chernabaeff
Shirley Coody
Effie Douglas
Donald Jones
Mary Sue Jones
Patricia Neeley
Marvin Neufeld
Otha McWilliams
Patsy Sage
Jerry Wood
Graduation Rite Scheduled for 10 Rio Bravo Youths
Rio Bravo school will host graduation exercises next Thursday for 10 eighth grade students. Students include Eva Pauline Anderson George Paul Anderson Beverly Jo Blair Carol Jean Calder Johnnie Helen Criner Anna Gail Jones Earl Dean Reynolds Jack L Robbins Donna Rae Skidmore Wayne White.
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Rio Bravo
Eva Pauline Anderson
George Paul Anderson
Beverly Jo Blair
Carol Jean Calder
Johnnie Helen Criner
Anna Gail Jones
Earl Dean Reynolds
Jack L. Robbins
Donna Rae Skidmore
Wayne White
Frank O'Neill
Rio Bravo Ensemble
Melvin Krug
Eyning
Jack Aees Skidmore
Earl Reynolds
Beverly Blair
Grant Jensen
Shafter High
O'Neill
Donald Kinser
George Fisher
Miss Williams 1952 Pototo Cotton Queen Named
Dortha Rodgers placed second and Bonnie Williams third as Marjorie Robertson was crowned queen at the Shafter festival. The top six candidates wore western costumes during a press reception at Motel Cantelo, while Mayor Adolf Kirsch enmann announced the final ticket tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dortha Rodgers
Miss Williams
Petite
Bert Marjorie Robertson
Shafter
Richard A
Dick) Larsen
Adolf Kirschenmann
Marjorie
Bonnie Williams
High School Lensmen Help With Edition
Kern County Union High School District public relations head directs a student and staff production for the yearbook art spread on page 9. Cast includes Raymond Myers Ellen De Loach Joe Grumbles Lewis Bell Jimmy Barbour with Ernie Graf Carl Holland Albert Prender Harvey Mizell Jr Glenn Nay Donna Johnson John Notley James Wilson Kyle Hill Ken Smith Dave Muir Lester Smith Leroy Thompson Rex Allen Jack Yates Anna Cooper Harley Martin Olga Banuc les Max Tudor Dan Bledsoe student leaders and advisers with track squads and exhibit animals.
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Kern County Union High School
Allen 4Lato 'N Cotton
Raymond Myers
Ellen de Loach
Joe Grumbles
Lewis Bell
Jimmy Barbour
Ernie Graf
Carl Holland
Albert Prender
Harvey Mizell, Jr
Glenn QO. Nay
Donna
P. O. Stores Plan To Close For Fiesta Events
City wide cooperation for Shafter’s fifth annual Potato and Cotton Festival was confirmed by merchants and offices including the post office. Downtown stores will close 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for the parade and barbecue. The post office will open 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Shafter
H. L. Wiedmann
Shafter Merchants Association
George C. Guenther
Festival Timetable for Shafter Pototo Event Schedule
Secretary Ernie Hofman releases a detailed timetable for Shafter Pototo festival activities. The day includes parade judging at 9:00 a.m., grand marshal arrival at 10:00 a.m., Neon Barbecue at Memorial Park, family rope tricks, and a 2:00 p.m. junior horse show on the High School grounds, followed by an Aquacade and a memorial hall dance. The night closes with a 10:00 p.m. prize ceremony for a 1952 sedan.
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Richland School Board
TAB
Jack Fleming
Katherine Conron
Ray Hoskins
John E. Loustalot
Clyde E. Gibson
W. C
Billy Willis
H. F. Miller
Army
Tudor
Brown
Lions Club
Dwaine Banks
James Banks
Dana Ditmore
Michael King
Dick Gerrard
Jesse Gerrard
Donald Trout
Bobby Trout
James Waymire
Minter Village
Ronnie Harrison
Robert Graves
Royce Miller
Billy Shetley
Rotary Club
Robert Funk
Vern Kern
Larry Vannatta
Elwood Enns
Pete Jara
Earnest Estavillo
Robert Florez
Cruz Saberdra
Lawrence Chavez
Glen Putman
Barb Brown
Gerald Bender
Glen Stoller
I"hote
Jimmy Radoumis
Marjorie Robertson
Lloyd
CVH
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Jensen
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