Agricultural Man of the Year Honored at Shafter Festival
W B Camp receives the Agricultural Man of the Year award at Shafter's Potato n Cotton Festival for founding the U S Department of Agricultural Cotton naper imental Station in Shafter and boosting California's colon industry. The piece lauds his rise from modest means to national regard and credits him with shaping Kern County's leadership in modern agricultural methods.
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Shafter
Kern County
George Harrison
Louis A. Burch
Buttonwillow
W. B. Camp
U. S. Department of Agricultural Cotton
Shater
California
America
United States
Shafter Voters Eye Friday School Elections
Shafter residents face Friday May 21 voting on Richland School Board expansion from three to five seats. Incumbent Leonard Gaede seeks re election against C D Handel while Clarence Neuman Harold Greene and J C Atkinson vie for two new seats. Kern County Union High School District sees Emil Bender and Albert Gould as incumbents urged for retention.
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Shafter
Richland
Clarence Neuman
Harold Greene
J.C. Atkinson
Kern County Union
Shafter High School
Albert Gould
China Lake
Kern County Union High School
Tehachapi
Bender
Gould
Kern County Union High School District Board
Shafter Cawelo Highway Project Starts Soon
The State Division of Highways announced bids for a four lane hard surface divided road between Shafter and Cawelo. The $540 000 project will be funded one third by Federal aid, one third by the state, and one third by the county under Federal State Aid programs. Supervisor W R Woollames led efforts over years to bring this vital county link to construction.
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State Division of Highways
Shafter
Cawelo
W. R. Woollames
Local Newspaper Ad Misprint Listing Names and Rates
The fragment lists names Paul C. Newell and F rees Ww. R. Staudacher with an establishment date 1921 and an entry date August 1, 1935. It shows publication at 183 South Central Valley Highway Shafter California and rates for one year. The text is a damaged OCR ad with references to California and Kern County.
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Peter
Post of
Te. California
South Central Valley Highway
Shafter
Kern County
California
20 30 Scoreboard Project Gains Community Support
The 20 30 Club plans a campaign to provide a football scoreboard for Shafter High School. Ed Gaede heads the committee, the project costs 1500 dollars, and civic groups and individuals are asked to back the effort to boost community enthusiasm.
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Shafter High School
Ed. Gaede
Congratulations To Vignolos In Phoenix Horse Show Honors
The C. J. Vignolo family earned multiple prizes at the Phoenix horse show. Mr and Mrs Vignolo, along with son Bob and daughter Susan, run one of the area’s finest saddle bred stables. Bob and Susan also won honors at the event.
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C. J. Vignolo
Vignolos
Educators and Medical Groups Aid Hard Of Hearing Youths
Kern County educators and doctors join to identify and assist hard of hearing children. Audiometric testing at Richland School screens 3rd graders, with 175 tested and 46 showing 20 decibels or more loss. Referrals go to Otological Clinic for those in need. others receive private physician care.
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United States
Kern County
Richland School
Kern County Medical Department
Kern*County Crippled Children's Service
N. John Zahry
Bakersfield
Shafter
Zahry
Theuer
Kern County Health Department
Richland P. T. A
Richland P. T. A. Mothers, Dr. Zahry
Richland
Sunset-Vineland
Arvin
Shafter Forms Junior Rifle Club Led by Ronnie Witcher
Ronnie Witcher named chief rifle instructor of the newly organized Shafter Sharpshooters Junior Rifle Club. Membership is open to youths under 19. Officers elected include Ronnie Witcher as president Vern Kern as vice president Bill Beckham as executive officer Jeri Jones as secretary and Howard Duck as treasurer. The club aims to teach marksmanship and safe firearms handling under the National Rifle Association program.
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R. Jackson Scott
Walnut St
Shafter
California
Shafter Sharpshooters Junior Rifle Club
National Rifle Association
New
Ronnie Witcher
Vern Kern
Bill Beckham
Jeri Jones
Howard
Duck
National Rifle Association of America
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Shafter Press
JAD
Bill
Rian
Leonard Gaede
C. D. Handel
Richland Elementary
Emil Bender
Kruger Farm Supply
Central Valley
Shafter-Wasco
Joseph
Joe’ Spellacy
Bernadine
Wuisney
Kentucky
Hill and Hill Company
Louisville
Shafter-Cawelo
Merce
National Editorial l Association
Paul C. Newell
Paul C. Newell and
Rees
Ww. R. Staudacher
Florence J. Newell
Calif
The
Rio Bravo P.T.A
Graham Lovelace
John Walker
George Globe
Liberal Credit
Chester Avenue
Leeta Shoe Store
Education Today
Frank Bortz
Charles Yates
Rifle Club
H. W
Pat
Jost & Neuman
Minter
J. L. Dandy & CO
Albert S. Gould
OF Trustees
Emanuel H. Mettler’ & Sons
Wasco Station
KWSO
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