Meet Your Teacher Mrs Letha Brock Shafter Richland Principal
In 11 years as Richland Primary principal in Shafter she expanded from 16 to 30 teachers. Born Letha Lefevre in Texas she later taught across California and earned credentials at UCLA and other institutions. She and husband Sylvester Brock travel widely and stay active in American Legion and women’s professional groups.
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Shafter
Letha Brock
Richland
Valley Mills
Texas
Letha Lefevre
Letha
Escondido
California
Lefevre
Los Angeles
Manual Arts High School
Los Angeles State Normal School
UCLA
Mojave Desert
Agua Dulce
Acton
Sylvester Brock
Brocks
Gordon
Brock
Pomona
American Legion
California State Department
LaVerne
American Legion Auxiliary
Business and Professional Women's Club
Eastern Star
Delta Kappa Gamma Women's Professional Education
Hussand Sylvester
Panama Canal
Mexico
U.S. A
The
New York
Washington, D. C
St Louis
Mrs. Brock
West Lerdo
LaVerne College
Claremont School
USC
Fresno State
University of California At Berkeley
Greaseless T-4-L Fungicide Ad Promises Fast Cure
An advertisement offers a strong fungicide named T-4-L that promises to kill athlete's foot fungi in one hour. It claims the product “sloughs off” outer skin to expose buried fungi and kills on contact. Available today at McClure Drug.
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Mc-Clure Drug
Resignation Accepted at Kern County High Board Meeting
At the Kern County Union High School and JC District Board of Trustees meeting held May 23, the resignation of Donald M. McCauley, Shatter High School teacher, was accepted with regrets.
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Kern County Union High School
JC District Board of Trustees
Donald M. McCauley
Shatter
Kid’s Day Returns at Kern County Fair with Junior Olympics
The 1955 Kern County Fair will host a Kid’s Day on Friday September 30 with a expanded program featuring a Junior Olympics of games contests and feats of skill. Last year 18781 children attended a daylong program that drew families from across Kern County aided by school buses and strong school cooperation.
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Bill
Straub
Fairgrounds
Kern County
Education and Trade Exhibits Draw Crowds at Grounds
Attendees toured the grounds and had ample time to inspect a wide array of educational and commercial exhibits. They also visited the livestock areas during the event, enjoying the extensive displays and demonstrations.
Guenther Family Picnic and Fishing at Balance Rock
The George Guenther family enjoyed a Sunday picnic and some fishing at Balance Rock. Ted and Steven Ruggenberg joined Freddy Guenther for the outing.
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George Guenther
Balance Rock
Ted
Steven Ruggenberg
Freddy Guenther
Last Rites for E V Kattenhorn Shafter Pioneer
Funeral services were held for Elmer V Kattenhorn 66 of Shafter at First Baptist Church with Rev Melvin Krug officiating. Burial followed at Green Lawn cemetery Bakersfield. He died of a heart attack after teaching Sunday school. Survivors include wife Jessie four sons a daughter a brother a sister and nine grandchildren. He lived in Shafter 41 years and was active in civic affairs having helped found Richland Elementary and Shafter High School.
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First Baptist Church
Elmer V. Kattenhorn
Shafter Avenue
Melvin Krug
Green Lawn
Bakersfield
Katenhorn
Shafter
Battle Mountain
Nev
Merrill
Ore
Jessie
Lawrence
Albert
San Dimas
Clarence
Porterville
Marion
Tulare
Margaret Hutter
Covina
Rudolph
Berkeley
Lena Lton
San Leandro
Kattenhorn
Richland
Shafter High School
Parent- Teachers Association
E. V. Kattenhorn
Chowchilla Way
Nevada
Sattle Mountain
Oregon
California
Tam
Shatter
Shafterite Home on Naval Leave
Duane Freeman returned to Wasco for 20 day leave from the Navy Air Corps at Kingsville Texas. A former Shafter High graduate he is visiting his mother Mrs Lily Freeman and is listed as a Shafterite.
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Duane Freeman
Lily Freeman
Wasco
Freeman
Navy Air Corp
Kingsville
Texas
Shafterite
Shafter High
Two Shafterites Finish AF Basic Training at Parks AFB
Parks Air Force Base near Oakland trains James W. Branch and Ebbner D. Jameson who enlisted last March. Both will complete basic training by June 1 and return home for 10 day leaves before entering technical school or a permanent unit. They joined under the Buddy Program to stay together in Flight 127 at Parks AFB.
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Air Force
Parks Air Force Base
Oakland
James W. Branch
Pearl Branch
Ebbner D. ‘Jameson
Ebb Jameson
Air Force Technical School
Parks Afd
Train travel and water draw at 22 feet in San Joaquin Valley
Kattenhorn recalls travel mainly by train and arriving to a lone car owned by the manager of the olive rock near Sill-ranch. He notes farmers in 1914 drew water from the earth at 22 feet, illustrating the valley’s sinking gate level in the San Joaquin.
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Kattenhorn
San Joaquin
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Charles Easterbrook
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Don McCauley
P. L. Arnold
Tony Brown
Chamber of Commerce
LaFreda Bridges
John J. Peters, Jr
Doris Wilson
E. B. “Doc” Stringham
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