Sir Roy Woollames Leads Shafter Central Valley Highway Drive
Aside from his countywide service Sir Roy Woollames has pushed major Shafter and Wasco projects. He secured the county building wing for Shafter, helped park improvements, and backed a large Veterans Building. He led the Central Valley Highway effort, naming the route and securing over 400000 in federal and state funds for Kern County with segments from Wasco to Elmo and Elmo to the Kern Tulare line under construction this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Roy Woollarnes
Shafter Police Department
Woollames
Region Hall
Woman's Club
Shafter
American Legion Post
Woollomes
Wasco
Highway Association
Corcoran
Hanford
Bakersfield
Fresno
Federal Aid Highway
Sys County Board
Kern County
Elmo
Kern-Tulare
Walter
Maple Graduation Class Day Set This Week
Maple School seniors prepare for their annual class day featuring motion pictures and an ice cream social, to be held tomorrow. Commencement exercises follow on Thursday May 20 at 8 15 p m in the Maple School Auditorium. Twelve graduates listed: A R Borders Paul Boederoff Norman Buller Eleanor J Chernabaeff Ima Dell Dansby Carole Joane Hancock Ida Lovelle Koenig Le roy Neufeld Raymond Rhoades John Slivkoff Billy Joe Smith Dixie Olean Sturges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple School
A. R. Borders
Paul Boederoff
Norman Buller
Eleanor J.chernabaeff
Ima Dell Dansby
Carole Joane Hancock
Ida Lovelle Koenig
Leroy Neufeld
Raymond Rhoades
John Slivkoff
Billy Joe Smith
Dixie Olean Sturges
Stoller Elected President of Shafter Chamber
William Stoller, manager of Central Market and Home Appliance, was elected president by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce board after Joe Cosgrove’s resignation. Cosgrove transfers to Bank of America East Bakersfield branch. Herb Schirmer named to the board to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stoller
Central Market and Home Appliance & Furniture Co
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Joe Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Bank of America
East Bakersfield
Stoller
Herb Schirmer
C of C President to Boost Festival by Blimp Tour
General Petroleum blimp will tour Kern county this Friday and Saturday to advertise the Shafter Potato Festival set for June 12. Bill Stoller, new Shafter Chamber of Commerce president, will fly Friday from Kern County airport in Bakersfield, cruise over Shafter, then return. In flight, Stoller and navigator Captain Bill Tyler will discuss the festival. the interview will be recorded by Radio Station KPMC and rebroadcast Saturday at 7 PM. Sponsored by Farmers Oil Company of Shafter and General Petroleum Agency for Northern Kern county, Kyle Austin arranged the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Petroleum
Kern County
Shafter
Bill Stoller
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield
Stoller
Bill Tyler
America
KPMC
Farmers Oil Company of
General Petroleum Agency
Kyle Austin
Mother of Local Pair Passes in Azusa
Mrs. Margareta Hiebert died Sunday May 16 in Azusa at age 97. She was mother of Henry Bease and Mrs. Anna Enns of Shafter. Services are pending.
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Margareta Hiebert
Azusa
Henry Bease
Anna Enns
Shafter
Shafter Potato Festival Queen Contest Offers $100 Wardrobe Prize
The winner will receive a $100 wardrobe from Shafter's three department stores plus other prizes to be announced. Entrants must live within five miles of Shafter, be 16 to 24 years old, and single. Deadline is Thursday at noon, with about 48 hours left for applications. Local girls are urged to apply now for a chance at fame and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter High Finishes Fourth in Fresno Medley Relay
Shafter High School’s medley relay team placed fourth at the West Coast Relays in Fresno. The quartet Roy Packard Bobby Baze Tom Fletcher and James Crabb competed in the 450 to 1000 enrollment division, with Crabb closing strong to edge Delano and pass two rivals in the anchor leg. Edison High School won the race Taft was second and San Luis Obispo took third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crabb
Shafter
Packard
Bobby Baze
Tom Fletcher
Five Week Old Baby Dies Sudden at Home
A five week old baby, Bennie Henry Voth III, died suddenly at dawn after a resuscitation call to the H. W. Handel ranch at 29953 Los Angeles Street. Funeral services are pending with Flickinger-Janzen Mortuary. Surviving are sisters Emily two and Sydney fifteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Handel Ranch
Los Angeles Street
Bennie Henry Voth
Bennie Henry Voth, Sr
Flickinger-Janzen Mortuary
Little Bennie
Emily
Sydney
St Theresa Altar Society Plans Friday Bingo Party
The St. Theresa Altar Society sponsors a bingo night on Friday May 21 at 7 30 p m at the Woman's Club house to raise funds for Shafter Catholic Church building. Donuts and coffee served. Chairman Mrs Clifford Weaver. If successful similar events may become a regular affair in Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Theresa’s Altar Society
Bakersfield
Shafter
Catholic Church
Clifford Weaver
Auxiliary Makes Final Poppy Day Plans
Final arrangements for Poppy Day Friday and Saturday will be set at a Legion Auxiliary meeting tonight at the American Legion Hall. Mrs J W Lassiter unit Poppy Chairman announced that all women who refused to distribute the flowers should attend for assignments and supplies. The unit expects the biggest Poppy Day in history as volunteers increase and funds are raised for disabled veterans and children of veterans. Poppies were received from Sawtelle Veterans Hospital and were made by disabled veterans under the California Department of the Auxiliary.
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The
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
J. W. Lassiter
Leslie R. Robinson
American Ion Auxiliary
Iias
Lassiter
Leslie L. Robinson
Sawtelle Veterans Hospital
California Department of the Auxiliary
Legion Home
American Legion Auxiliary
Westwood
Public Concert Sunday by Robert Haag in Bakersfield
A public concert by Robert Haag will be held at 2004 Verde St Bakersfield on Sunday May 23 at 8 p.m. The program is classical and soprano soloist Mrs Hemingson will assist. Haag is presented by his teacher Mrs Ethel McManus Shaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Haag
Verde St
Bakersfield
Hemingson
Bob
Ethel McManus Shaver
Woman's Club Installation Friday
The Woman's Club invites members to an installation luncheon on Friday May 21 at 1 00 p.m. at Cawelo. Reservations requested.
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Cawelo
Spud Shipments Start Zooming and Prices Firm
Ten Shafter potato sheds were operating yesterday with five more due by midweek. All twenty three local sheds are expected to be active by next Monday. The weekend total shipments from Shafter reached 283 cars, with 80 to 90 more expected yesterday and a midweek projection of 150 to 175 cars daily. Demand rose after Edison wound down last week, with U S No 1 prices around 2.85 per cwt. Shafter streets crowded with potato workers as sheds fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Edison
Clubs Plan Food Booths for Potato Festival Meeting
Local service clubs and organizations planning a food booth for the Potato Festival are urged to attend a principal meeting tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. in the Kelly and Channeson building lobby. Each group must send at least one representative with voting authority, with more members preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly & Channeson
E. B. Stringham
Stringham
Poppy Day Proclaimed in Shafter California
I P V McClure mayor proclaims Saturday May 29 as Poppy Day in Shafter urging all citizens to wear the Memorial Poppy to honor war dead and inspire patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
United States of America
I. P. V. McClure
City of
Calif
Richland High Graduation Program Lists 157 Seniors
Richland grammar school holds graduation on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. on the school lawn. The program features the Invader band, speeches on freedom and worship, awards, and diplomas for 157 eighth grade graduates listed in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School
Shafter Avenue
Richland Grammar School
Hope Chest Prize Awarded to Vera Klassen
Vera Klassen of San Jose won a prize of 16 to 20 embroidered pieces for a hope chest in a Khesma Club event. She is sister to Mrs. Frank Russell of Shafter. The club also held a progressive dinner with cocktails at Sylvia's home and courses by Nickel, salad by Evelyn Gaede, main by Esther Unruh, and dessert by Edna Nikkel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khesma Club
Vera Klassen
San Jose
Vera
Frank Russell
Shafter
Sylvia
Evelyn Gaede
Esther Unruh
Edna Nikkel
McClellans Welcomed 8-Pound Baby Daughter
Mr and Mrs Ora McClellan announce the birth of an eight pound baby girl born Sunday May 16 at Miss Friese's Maternity Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora McClellan
Miss Friese
Kern irrigation directors plan Santa Barbara meeting
Directors of Kern county irrigation and water storage districts led by the Kern County Chamber water committee will travel to Santa Barbara on Wednesday to meet the Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors. Clarence Annin chairs Shafter Wasco district as they push to form a Kern county water agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Water Committee
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Santa Barbara
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Richland Chevrolet CO
Chevrolet
Cars & Trucks
Chevrolet Service
Chevrolet Parts Frigidaire
Central Ave
Maple
Stoller New Chamber Proxy
Residents & Comments Construction
Woman’s Club
Richland
Richland Band
Bobby Gaines
John Lytle
Glee Club
Song of the Brook
Paul. Bliss Johannes Brahms
Martha Gloeckler
Helen Warkent
Mission Choral
Sunset Reverie
Fred Curtion
Fred Hast
R. A. Jacobsen
G. E. Holmes
Donald Gene Absher
Felipa Alcala
Jo Ann Anderson
John William Agnes
Jettie Sue Bales
Olga Marie Banuelos
Floyd Kenneth Barker
Wanda Jean Battenfield
Bonnie Beaver
Leroy Edward Bender
Franklin Dean Bergman
Jerry Don _ Bozarth
Wayne Allen Braisher
Gene’Brewer
Herbert Burton
B. B. Butcher
Emma Alice Campos
Margie Cardwell
Vicenta B Carrasco
Wanda Lee
Bonnie Fae Clements
Harold Dean Clement
Ellis Denver Cox
Edward Ray Crane
Alice Faye Criner
la Verne Cummings
Donald Ray Day
Andrew Dillard
Essie Fay Dorsey
Bill Franklin Dorhier
Anna Faye Duggan
John Dye
Buster Edwards
Franklin Edwards
Olene Ellis
Doyle Elom
Louie Harland Emerson
Wanda Few
Lee Fike
Darrell Loyd Fletcher
Denver G. Foster
Lavon Freeman
Donna Friesen
Molly Marie Fuller
Bobby Lee Gaines
Lois L. Wilma
Avon Garrett
Jack Lee Gleason
Max Grant
Ella Mae Grider
Betty Louise Grundy
James R. Guenther
Melvin Earl Hale
Wayne Hale
Marlene Hammons
Mary Leona Harris
Viva Mae Harrison
Peggy Hart
Nancy Lee Hearn
Hubert Donald Helm
Earnest Wesley Henry
Elbert Henry
Kyle Hill
Dorothy LaFaye Hindman
Albert
Chapelle Smith
Gayleia Jean Smith
Smith
Tommy Smith
Caroline Spitzer
Barbara Doris Steele
Jewel Stephens
Mary Jane Stephens
Donald C. Stewart
Stewart
Joyce Elaine George Wayland Tidwell
Billy Tham
Merlene Joyce Turner
Hazel Marie Aselton
Angel Torres Vasquez
Donnie Ray Veach
Ernestine Veach
Mickey H. Walker
Helen Doris Warkentin
Charles Welch
Frank Meredith Wells
J. B
Hope Chest
Por Ora McClellans
Sheleieindel Tdedeieh
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