Shafter Readies Expanded Summer Recreation Program
Shafter plans a doubled finance and staff public recreation effort led by Roy Farrell with about $4 000 in support from the city school districts county and community groups. The goal is broader participation and extra activities including a hoped for community swimming pool to complement the 1950s style summer leisure push. The launch features a parade and exhibition game and urges turnout at the Richland School Music Room today.
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Shafter
Mine Old Rotarians
Kiwanis
Roy Farrell
Jack Hill
Oldsters
Farrell
City of
Richland
Kern County Union High School
County of Kern
Rio Bravo
Richland School
Clements Boy Condition Is Still Critical
Three year old Michael Clements remains gravely ill with tubercular meningitis at Kernal Hospital after two weeks of confinement. Parents Mr and Mrs Chuck Clements remain at bedside as specialists treat him and doctors estimate a fifty fifty chance of survival.
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Clements
Michael Clements
Mike
Kernal Hospital
Chuckents
Public camp ground urged for transients
Itinerant farm laborers face dire living conditions as camps in Shafter overflow with no water or sanitary facilities. Crowded tents and makeshift shelters spread across Scaroni and Burbank, causing public health concerns. Community leaders urge a solution and call for temporary housing to ease the crisis.
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North Shafter
South Shafter
Shafter
Wvely Aacanne Walmais
Scaroni
Burbank
California
Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
First Kiwanis Rotary Softball Classic Opens Night
Tonight the Kiwanis Rotary softball classic begins at the high school diamond with a grand parade through Central Avenue to the stadium. The Rotary and Kiwanis teams, last year's Rotary winners, meet after a 7:15 parade assembly and an 8:15 game start. Spectators are urged to bring no produce items.
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Region Hall
James Street
Central
Service Club
Rotary
Kiwanis Rotary
Shafter Press
Legion Hall
Central Avenuue
Shafter Fire and Police Departments
Extension of Farm Labor Centers Through’48 Urged
A bill introduced by Congressman Hope calls for permanent operation of a farm labor supply program by the Department of Agriculture. It backs interstate movement of domestic workers via the Federal Extension Service and keeps farm labor offices under state Extension services or designated agencies through 1948. It allows growers to recruit foreign workers if domestic labor is short and preserves the Valley camps to avert liquidation.
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Hope
Department of Agriculture
Federal Extension Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Birthday Notices This Week At A Glance
Happy birthdays listed for the week include Billy Lamas May 26 Pete Bender May 27 Lee W Bergman May 27 Claude Camp May 30 Orvin Mettle May 29 Mrs Abe H Neufeld May 27 Mrs A L McKenney May 31 Lynette Holmes May 30 Mrs E E Adamson June 1 Leonard Williams June 2 Billie Hull May 29 and Mrs Herbert Evans May 30.
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Billy Lamas
Pete Bender
Lee W. Bergman
Claude Camp
Orvin Mettle
Abe H. Neufeld
A. L. McKenney
Lynette Holmes
E. E. Adamson
Leonard Williams
Billie Hull
Herbert Evans
Bank of America to Close This Weekend
Announcement states the local Bank of America will be closed Friday and Saturday in observance of Decoration Day.
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Bank of America
Shafter High Graduates 68 Seniors Thursday
Sixty eight seniors of Shafter High School are set to receive diplomas Thursday at 8 p.m. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday at the Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev. John Bartel delivering the sermon.
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Shafter High School
Mennonite Brethren Church
John Bartel
Shafter Press
Thrift Days Offer Big Deals This Week in Shafter
Thrift Days in Shafter highlight Thursday and Saturday events with stores announcing Friday closure for Memorial Day observance. Shoppers are urged to buy on Thursday to ease Saturday congestion and maximize deals.
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Shafter
Assault near Wasco targets Culver and Kirby
Unidentified assailants attacked A R Culver and Anna Belle Kirby in Wasco area at 2 00 AM after stopping their car on Dresser Avenue Wasco Ponder Road Culver was knocked unconscious robbed of about 8 dollars and escaped Kirby was abducted and later released near dawn Constable Blake Witcher and Finlay Osborn pursue the case.
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A. R. Culver
Route 1
Box 45
Wasco
Annabelle Kirby
Shafter
Dresser Avenue
Wasco-Pond Road
Culver
Blake Witcher
Miss Kirby
Finlay Osborn
County Sheriff's Office
Voter turnout urged for Richland school tax election
A special school tax election is held today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Music Room of Richland School. The plan would raise the tax to $1.50 per hundred valuation for three years to fund maintenance and construction including a swimming pool. Community members are urged to vote and mobilize neighbors to support funding for elementary schools and local facilities.
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Music Room
Richland School
Richland School Board
Myrle Royal Takes Second in Kern County Beauty Contest
Myrle Royal placed second in the Miss Kern County pageant held at the Melody Bowl Bakersfield. Bette Jones of Taft won with Jean Hill of Bakersfield third. Myrle earned prizes and is first alternate for Miss California. The event closed Bakersfield’s 74th Birthday jubilee week.
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Myrle Royal
Kern County
Bakersfield
Shafter
Bette Jones
Taft
Jean Hill
Ruth Nolan
Nona Hilburn
Delano
Miss Hilburn
Opal Evans
Santa Cruz
Atlantic City
Myrle
California
Kern
Miss Royal
Driver Thrown 100 Feet When Car Turns Over
Charles Marion Parsley was seriously injured in a non collision accident on Santa Fe near Government Camp when his car went out of control and rolled three times. He was thrown about 100 feet and landed upside down in the road. he was unconscious and later listed in good condition at Kern General Hospital.
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Charles Marion Parsley
Santa Fe
Government Camp
Parsley
Janzen
Kern General Hospital
Father of Mrs. Bert Ware Passes
Frank Mixter of Exeter, father of Mrs. Bert Ware, died Saturday after a several month illness. Mixter, a former State Senator, services were held yesterday.
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Bert Ware
Frank Mixter
Exeter
Yester- Mixter
Mrs Henley to Lamont Visit Son M T Henley
Mrs J M Henley left Thursday afternoon to visit her son M T Henley at Lamont.
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Henley
Lamont
J. M. Henley
M. T. Henley
West Point and Annapolis Contests Are Announced
Congressman A J Elliott announces the U S Civil Service Commission will hold its annual Congressional examination for entry to West Point and Annapolis on Monday July 21 1947. Eligible young men in Kings Kern or Tulare counties should contact Elliott's Washington office before June 1 for details on examination procedures qualifications and appointments.
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A. J. Elliott
10Th
California
U. S. Civil Service Commission
U. S
Kings
Kern
Tulare
Elliott
House
Washington,d. C
West Point
Annapolis
New Arrivals in Bakersfield and Wasco Families
Mr and Mrs Richard A Larson welcome son Mark Andrew born at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield on May 14 weighing 7 pounds 84 ounces A baby girl to Mr and Mrs Raymond Fry born in Wasco on May 24 A baby girl to Mr and Mrs Jesse Syls berry born in Wasco on May 22 and another baby girl born in Bakersfield on May 23
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Richard A. Larson
Mark Andrew
Bakersfield
Mercy Hospital
Raymond Fry
Wasco
Jesse Sylsberry
Shafter Chamber Forms Camp Sanitation Committee
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce created a committee led by Paul Newell to address the need for sanitary camp areas in the district. Ernest Panero appointed members and the group will confer with Supervisor W R Wollames and health authorities seeking a plan for Friday's chamber meeting.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Ernest Panero
Paul Newell
Orvin Meitler
Peter Channeson
Joe Cosgrove
A. W. Eckman
W. R. Woollames
Farm Labor Supply For All Looks Sufficient
Agricultural Labor Bureau reports show San Joaquin Valley will have enough farm labor through peak harvest. Migration remains strong and growers should order fall workers via local farm labor offices early. Foreign worker demand is at a new low. unlikely any imports needed this year.
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Agricultural Labor Bureau
San Joaquin Valley
Agricultural Extension Service
California
Mexico
Bureau
Police Arrests Over Week End Mark Weekend Run
City police made several arrests this weekend including Harry Lockhart on drunk and vagrancy charges Charlie Rance for drunk and disturbing the peace Benjamin Franklin Bedford drunk Marline Rother drunk James W Garland drunk Howard Hess disturbing the peace Watson Hair drunk Clarence Brock disturbing the peace Judge F G Shaw set fines and sentences on Monday.
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Harry Lockhart
Charlie Rance
Benjamin Franklin Bedford
Marline Rother
James W. Garland
Howard Hess
Watson Hair
Clarence Brock
F .G. Shaw
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Cooper
First
Therast
United States
Shafter High
U. S. Experimental Farm
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