Shafter High Band Concert Tomorrow Night
The annual Shafter high school band concert is set for tomorrow at 8 PM in the high school gym. The program features the band and glee club directed by R. E. Gates with 36 musicians and fundraising for new band uniforms.
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Shafter High School
Rass. Arnold
Te School
Glee Club
R. E. Gates
Arnold
el Capitan
Sousa
Mozart
Lazzano
H. N. Johnson
C.W. Johnson
Ruben Mettler
Letha’ Bartel
Omer Evans
Gay
America
Hildreth
Wolfe
Chiefs’ Council
Kenney
Gautier
Sylvia
Myron Annis
Gates
Delibes
von Weber
Patty Stringham
LaVerne Kliewer
Johnnie Penner
Richard Becker
Clarence Kattenhorn
Don Loewen
Marian Kattenhorn
Levi Gorsching
Bill Hildebrand
Kathleen Janzen
Calvin Rains
Philip Haag
Leland Bell
Letha
Darlene Weigand
Hilda Wessner
Phoebe Wiebe
Alvera Willard
Laverne Dirksen
Jane Paslay
Doris Garrett
Florence Kimbriel
Vickie Adams
Doris Davis
Taft Church Marks 30th Anniversary With Chorus Program
The Menonite Brethren church choir presented a full program at First Methodist in Taft for the Taft church thirtieth anniversary. Twenty voices performed under director Arnold Bergen with Abe Goertzen as accompanist.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
First Methodist Church
Taft
Arnold Bergen
Abe Goertzen
Spud Shipments Rise as Rail Traffic Increases
Shafter district potato shipments climbed with 147 rail cars Tuesday bringing season total to 1 194 and 609 cars for the week. Truck shipments for May 17 reported 100 000 lugs and 44 938 sacks plus Lerdo area totals. Onion rail shipments 32 cars with 5 967 sacks by truck for the week. price holds around three cents and market nudges toward 1 35.
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Shafter
Jack Hare
Lerdo
Baccalaureate Speaker Named Rev Alfred T Chandler
The senior class baccalaureate service will be held June 2 at the Mennonite Brethren church with Rev Alfred T Chandler of the Union Congregational church delivering the address titled More Precious Titan Gold from Proverbs. Assisting ministers include Rev R Klaudt, Rev J P Glanzer, and the Mennonite Brethren choir directed by Arnold Bergen.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Alfred T. Chandler
Union Congregational Church
M. B
R. Klaudt
The
Reformed Church
J. P. Glanzer
First Mennonite Church
Choir
Arnold Bergen
Funeral Arrangements Pending For Crash Victim Leon Ford
Funeral arrangements for Leonard O. Ford 29 killed when his car and a Bakersfield junior college bus collided at Milton Lohr corner on the Shafter Wasco highway Ford died instantly at the scene Bus driver L Carter 20 of Wasco survived by 15 students unharmed Ford survived by wife Sybil Bernice Ford father in Arkansas and mother in Edison Ford had lived in Shafter Wasco area about four years coming from Arkansas
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Leonard O. Ford
Bakersfield
Milton Lohr
Shafter-Wasco
Janzen
Wasco
Shafter
Ford
L. Carter
Ruben Schmidt
Clarence Neuman
Gus Meyer
Sybil Bernice Ford
Arkansas
Edison
Red Cross Drive Quota Set In Shafter At 300
The Red Cross drive began in Shafter with Mrs. J. C. Ohanneson as chairman announcing a local quota of $300. Contributions may be left with M. L. Thomas at the Bank of America. Next week other collection points and contacts with local clubs churches and organizations will be arranged.
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Red Cross
Shafter
J. C. Ohanneson
Ohanneson
M. L. Thomas
Bank of America
Richland to Graduate 159 Pupils Next Tuesday
A class of 159 pupils will graduate from Richland High School next Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock in the high school gymnasium. Rev. Grover C. Ralston and Rev. Alfred T. Chandler will deliver the invocation. Diplomas will be presented by Orvin Mettler with achievement and essay awards from American Legion posts.
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Richland School
Grover C. Ralston
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Bakersfield
Alfred T. Chandler
Union Congregational Church
Shafter
Orvin Mettler
Board of Trustees
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Richland
Howard Miguel
Richland Band
Kenneth Bayless
Donald Adams
John S. Almaraz
Edra Rose
Alston
James Riley Avants
Martha Jean Baker
Georgene Barnes
Julia Barron
Joanne Becker
Patricia Anna Mary Becker
Esther Ruth Bender
David Benge
Bill Benson
Margaret Blasingame
Charles Lavern Bond
Billie Ruth Brockway
Elmer Eugene Brock
Minnie Brown
William Henry Bro J Fay Bryant
Dessie Byrd
Floyd Lee Carter
Alton Cheek
Nelli Louise Chinnis
Bettie Jo Chism
Billie “Joe Chism
Elizabeth Campos
Frank B. Conlin
Cooper
Bernetta Lee Cow
Mollie Mae Cox
Virginia Grafton
James Cupit
Mary Juanita Cupit
Harvey A. Dahl
Charles Davis
Perry Davis
Katherine Lucille Davis
Fred Leroy Davis
Jack Dial
Vina Mae Driggers
Bernard Dyer
Mary Lois Elliott
Onema Elam
Dorothy Christine England
Sally Y. Escalante
Earnest Lee Evans
Neema Fenton
Evelyn Jean French
Leona Edith Friesen
Evelyn Jo Garland
Junior Gates
Jack Gilbert
Reta Modena Gilbert
Mary Marie Gomez
Paul Gonzales
Wilford D. Gregory
Nerva Mizell
Ruby Pauline Mouser
Mary Alice Muse
Phelia Mae Myers
Thelma Mae McCafferty
Alma McQuilliams
Donna Neufeld
Beulan Neuman
Joy Lee Newman
Doris Jean Nicks
Jimmie Nightingale
Dorothy Louise Nordin
James W. O'Neil
Wilma Pemelton
Roy E. Penland
G. W.perkins
Edgar W. Phillips
Grady Phillips, Jr
Auxiliary Poppy Sale Opens in Shafter Tomorrow
Shafter hosts a two day poppy sale by Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 American Legion Auxiliary and Camp Fire Girls with Mrs. Jack Janzen leading the poppy committee and Mrs. Taylor Tabb assisting. Contributions from 10 cents up aid welfare work for World War II veterans families. Last year the movement aided 126 251 veterans nationwide with 1 968 632 spent on children of veterans. Proclaimed by Mayor Phil Ohanneson the event runs tomorrow and Saturday with poppies made by disabled veterans.
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Shafter
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion Auxiliary
Jack Janzen
Taylor Tabb
Janzen
Auxiliary
American Legion
France
Phil Ohanneson
Police Chief Consideration for Shafter Nominees
City council will discuss applicants for the chief of police position at a regular meeting Monday at city hall. About 15 applications have been filed, but no selection has been made, according to Police Commissioner Glen O. Nay.
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Shafter
Glen O. Nay
Warned Against Onion Thieves In Shafter District
Farmers in the Shafter area were warned by Constable John Reily to remove sacked onions from fields at night or guard them. The warning follows thefts totaling about 75 sacks from Otto Thiel’s field, the loss occurring as Thiel left to fetch a gun for protection.
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Shafter
John Reily
Otto Thiel
Thiel
Gas Engine Installed at No 2 Well in Shafter Utility
Installation of a gas engine at the No 2 well of the Shafter Public Utility district began this week. The well sits at the corner of Central and Mannel avenues, enhancing local gas service.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Central
Mannel Avenues
Long List of Names Appears in Local Notice
A long roster of personal names including Paul Ruiz Marcos P Saenz Den zil S Sanders Bonnie Scales Edna Jo Self Jacqueline Senn Ernest Sexton Gordon Shay Jess Shepard Norman Wayne Shepard Beulah Sherrill Mary Ellen Sigman Bonnie June Simmitt Sybil Smith James Sterling Son Lenora Songer John Stalcup Dudley Steele Marie Stephens Juanita Stewart Lola Stewart Ellie Swan Louie Sweat Frank Tavernier Wayne Thompson Ella Virden Della Voth Lee Wade Alvin Warkentine Jordan Wells Betty Williams Thelma Williams Alma Wyckoff appears in a local notice transcription.
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Paul Ruiz
Marcos P. Saenz
Denzil S. Sanders
L. B. Sanders, Jr
Bonnie Scales
Edna Jo Self
Jacqueline Senn
Ernest Sexton
Gordon Shay
Jess Shepard
Norman Wayne Shepard
Beulah Alberta Sherrill
Mary Ellen Sigman
Bonnie June Simnitt
Sybil Eloise Smith
James Sterling Son
Lenora Songer
John Stalcup
Dudley M. Steele
Marie Stephens
Juanita Louise Stewart
Lola Pearl Stewart
Ellie Inez Swan
Louie M. Sweat
Frank Z. Tavernier
Wayne H. Thompson
Ella Mae Virden
Della Mae Voth
Lee Wade
Alvin L. Warkentine
Jordan Wells
Betty Williams
Thelma Lee Williams
Alma Wyckoff
Dial Phones To Operate Tuesday In Shafter
Shafter introduces its dial telephone system with a 11 p m rollout Tuesday May 28. J L Toole of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph announces all central office lines switch to the new system and directs callers to use the new directory for numbers. Subscribers will receive instruction pages in the directory. Margins guard capacity, avoid overload from curiosity, and bill payments move to Home Appliance Co at 161 Central Ave effective May 27.
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Shafter
J. L. Toole
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ory
Toole
Bank of America Branch to Close Saturday
Shafter branch will close Saturday due to Governor Olson proclaiming Saturday a legal holiday for the San Francisco fair opening. Merchants are warned to handle usual Saturday banking needs in advance.
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Shafter
Bank of America
Culbert L. Olson
Shafter Students Listed As U C Berkeley Graduates
Two Shafter students are listed to graduate Saturday from the University of California at Berkeley. The ceremony will be held in the afternoon at California Memorial Stadium. Gregory Carl Malory earns a degree from the College of Agriculture and Gordon Alfred Lindquist from the College of Commerce.
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Shafter
University of California At Berkeley
California Memorial Stadium
Gregory Carl Malory
College of Agriculture
Gordon Alfred Lindquist
College of Commerce
Recreation Program Opens In Shafter June 4
Shafter schedules a summer recreation program starting June 4 with centers at Richland school and the high school. Activities include crafts for elementary children, various games, evening lights for the croquet court, ping pong badminton and volleyball for adults, and a junior softball league likely with 10 or more teams. The WPA project funds the program with oversight by a five man recreation commission and Eugene Ford.
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Shafter
Shafter Recreation Commission
Richland School
Richland
Shafter City
Eugene Ford
Kern County Union High School
WPA
Commission
Shafter Highway
James Street
Richland Board
Leéerde Road
Dudley Trudgett
Kern County Planning Commission
Recreation Commission
Richland School Board
Bill Lachenmaier
O. T. Olson
Ford Hudson
J. V. Wilson
Bill Rodgers
Kern General Hospital Opens to Public on Sunday
Dr. Joe Smith invites the public to tour Kern General Hospital next Sunday afternoon as thousands are expected. Open house will feature tours, exhibits of medical and surgical devices, moving pictures, and other attractions with the Kern County Department of Public Health joining in the event on the ground floor of the new west wing.
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Joe Smith
Kern General Hospital
Kern County Department of Public Health
Kern General
Burner No 3 rated As Next Superior Producer
Completion of Burner No 3 well by Superior Oil Company is expected early next week after a water shutoff on Monday and prep work to penetrate oil sand. Location is Section 27 28-25 in the Shafter field north area. Depth Tuesday reached 11 229 feet with Osborn No 5 at 9 925 feet. Merrill No 1 in the between Shafter and Greeley fields stood at 11 042 feet Tuesday. A derrick was placed at Roe No 2, Section 27 north of Roe No 1. Foundations poured at Rudnick No 2 nearby with plans to drill next. No new locations announced. a second Osborn well may start if current is successful and Union may move into the northwest after Osborn completion.
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Superior Oil Company
Shafter Field
Osborn No. 5
Merrill No. 1
Shafter
Greeley Fields
Roe
Osborn
Union
Northwest
Union Oil spuds 56-34 well in proven Shafter field
Union Oil spudded the 56 34 well in Section 34 Shafter oil field progressing drilling at 10 900 feet. Completion was a fishing job at 45 34 and other depths include 9 440 feet at 63 34 with a derrick rigged at 65 34. Northward locations may follow near Superior's Fink wells but no plans announced.
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Union’ Spuds
Temperature Records In Shafter Monday 101 Degrees
The high for the season reached 101 degrees in Shafter on Monday at the experiment farm north of town. The thermometer stopped at 100 degrees, with Tuesday's high at 99. Earlier in the week, highs ranged 91 to 93 and nightly minimums varied 55 to 60 degrees.
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Shafter
Kirchenmann Wins Semi finals in Soil Con test
Walter Kirschenmann of Shafter high school Future Farmer topped the semi finals of a radio question and answer contest sponsored by soil conservation program officials. He advances to the finals set for May 28 at 1 15 PM on KERN.
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Walter Kirschenmann
Shafter High School
Soil Conservation Program
KERN
Press Publishes on Wednesday Next Week
The paper announces publication will occur Wednesday next week with next Thursday observed as Memorial Day a legal holiday and the issue delayed to a later time.
Forgery Suspect Bound Over to Superior Court
W. F. Perryman appeared in H. A. Ristmire’s justice court on forgery charges involving about $100 in bad checks passed in Shafter. He was bound over to Superior Court with bail set at $3,000.
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W. F. Perryman
Shafter
Justice Court
H. A. Rishtmire
G P Rigging Derrick At Wallace Center Oil Interest
The Wallace Center site in Shafter sees General Petroleum rigging its derrick ahead of spudding Wallace No 1 in Section 1. Nearby, Hitchcock, Midgley, Neufeld, Stringham, Mrs Wallace, Handel and Jones own land likely to yield a producing well. The Oughton No 1 nearby shows depth and cementing details as equipment moves to Wallace. Caldwell No 5 also rigs in Shafter near the field edge.
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Shafter
General Petroleum
W. E. Hitchcock
H. Midgley
Henry Neufeld
E. B. Stringham
E. S. Wallace
Bill Handel
Jess Jones
Bakersfield
Superior
Seventh Standard Road
Caldwell
Road dedication to honor Kern Tulare officials and veterans
The Kernville Jolinson county highway will be dedicated next Sunday with Chairman W R Woollomes and Jay Brown presiding at the line near Kernville. A 10 a m ceremony includes World War veterans color guards and public officials. Final program features Paul C Newell as master of ceremonies and Earl Clemmens singing.
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Kernville
Johnsondale
Kern County
Tulare County
W. R. Woollomes
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Jay Brown
Tulare
Roy Galven
Bakersfield
Cara
Paul C. Newell
Earl Clemmens
Kern
Forest Service
Sequoia Grove
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M. B. Chorus
AL Chandler
Reily
U.C
Union Oil Company
Section 34
Fink Wells
Kirschenmann
G. P
Wallace
Oughton
Activi
Roy Woollomes
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