Maple Troop Wins Division in Festival Parade
Maple Boy Scout Troop wins the gold cup for the Spud Festival parade division. The float shows 1849 nugget finders versus 1949 nuggets with a jeep driven by scoutmaster Ruben Siemens. The younger Maple troop built the entry while seniors were tied to school events. cup was claimed by Maple PTA president Sturges after their camporee.
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Maple Boy Scout Troop
Paradise Valley
Ruben Siemens
Robert
Sturges
Maple P.T.A
Scout Organization
Maple Teachers Plan to Spend Summer
Mr. R E Gribble to supervise summer maintenance and work at the school in Shafter. Miss LoueHa Schellenberg stays at Shafter for a month then San Jose State summer session to pursue credential and next year. Miss Goldie Wiens to stay in Shafter, visit South Gate relatives, return to Maple in fall. Mrs. Marioa Wells spends early vacation in San Francisco then Salt Lake City and Idaho. she will teach at Maple again next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.E. Gribble
Shafter
LoueHa Schellenberg
San Jose
Goldie Wiens
South Gate
Maple
Marioa Wells
San Francisco
Stuart Bennett
Salt Lake City
Idaho
A. R.bowhay
Ross, California
Grange Dance Set For Saturday In Wasco
The Wasco Grange hosts a monthly square dance this Saturday evening May 28 at the Grange Hall. All Grangers and invited guests are welcome. The regular Grange meeting is scheduled for Thursday May 26.
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Wasco
Grange Hall
Maple Branch Library Adopts Summer Monday Hours
Mrs. Ruby Nikkel announces the Maple Branch Library will follow a summer schedule opening only on Mondays from five to nine p.m. This corrects a prior notice stating five to seven p.m. in the last issue of the Press.
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Ruby Nikkel
Maple Branch
The
Press
Graduation Exercises Climax Wasco High Week
Wasco High School hosts graduation exercises in the auditorium on Wednesday night with Geoffrey Morgan giving the address on Commerce and Culture. Dorothy Worley and George Wadman spoke, musical numbers featured Bill Prather Marvin Kaylor and a vocal sextette. A post program reception followed in the gym with junior mothers serving.
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Wasco High School
Geoffrey Morgan
Dorothy Worley
George Wadman
Bill Prather
Marvin Kaylor
Erwin Rohfield
First Baptist Church of
Wasco
Robert Lewis
St. John’s Catholic Church of
Elmer Windisch
Maple School Custodians Plan Busy Summer Work
Two Maple School custodians, Henry Penner and D. R. Gwin, face a full slate this summer. Woodwork, desks, floors, and grounds will be refreshed and trimmed while both men continue with daily cleaning and bus driving. Penner reported about 16 000 miles on his bus last year and Gwin about 9 000 miles.
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Maple
Henry Penner
D. R. Gwin
Maple Seniors Headed to Wasco and Shafter High
Twelve graduates from Maple School last Thursday evening split into six planning to attend Wasco High and six to Shafter High. Three girls enroll in college prep courses at Wasco and Shafter, while others take homemaking or secretarial courses. Several expect summer work in potato harvests and trips to Lake Tahoe or Oregon.
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Maple School
Wasco High School
Shafter High School
Roger Ehrhorn
Wasco
Dorcey Perry
Shafter
Ruth Brooks
Shirley Neufeld
Sue Tackett
Neva Becker
Pearl
Chernabaeff
Wasco High
Betty Jo Thomas
Shafter High
Charlene Kroeker
Juanita Rand
Demple Mitchell
Shafter School
Neva
Ruth
Shirley
Charlene
Lake Tahoe
Sue
Oregon
Phyllis
Demple
Juanita
Betty Jo
Former Maple Teacher Attends Graduation
Mr and Mrs James Cannon and their two daughters visited the Maple School graduation Thursday evening. Cannon was the graduates seventh grade classroom teacher and is slated to return as principal of Semi Tropic School next term. The family plans a summer stay near Semi Tropic with a possible Oklahoma trip.
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James Cannon
Cannon
Oklahoma
Maple Leaf Industries Opens Nursery for Field Workers’ Kids
A Maple Leaf Industries nursery for the children of field workers opened under E. J. Peters. Carmen Genera oversees activities while Mrs. Lloyd Kroeker handles cooking. Seven children attended the first day with meals naps stories crafts and play scheduled.
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Maple Leaf Industries
E. J. Peters
Carmen Genera
Lloyd Kroeker
Maple Seniors Spend Last Day At School
Although there was no school on Friday, members of the graduating class returned for a final gathering. The girls wore pastel formals worn at commencement the evening before. Several brought cameras and many pictures were taken.
Gribbles Celebrate Birthday at Shafter Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jeffreys of Long Beach visited Shafter last weekend to help celebrate Mr. W. M. Gribble's birthday. Guests at the dinner included Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gribble and their daughter Judy, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gribble and their young daughter.
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John J. Jeffreys
Long Beach
Shafter
Richard Gribble
Judy
Grade party hosted by seventh graders and room mother
Seventh graders assisted by room mother Mrs Abe Isaac hosted the graduating class for a midday party last week. Tables were decorated with gay crepe paper and spring flowers. Cookies punch and ice cream were served.
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Abe Isaac
Richland Student Wins Shop Award in Valley Contest
Richland grammar school pupil Denver Howard won first place in the San Joaquin valley home division wood shop contest. Judge Ray Messinger credited his project and tool know how. Howard received $10 for a coffee table. Glen Hamilton took fourth for a footstool, with others earning honorable mention and smaller prizes.
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Denver Howard
Richland
San Joaquin Valley
Fred. Hasty
Ray Messinger
Kern County
Howard
Glen Hamilton
Jackie Wray
Alfred Schmidt
Kenneth Handel
Heavy Shipments of 49 Spud Harvest in Kern County
Potatoes from Kern County districts Shafter and Wasco gain momentum after a late start. Through last week 3,196 carloads were shipped in 1949 versus 3,114 a year ago, with Monday reaching 472 carloads the highest single day so far. Prices rose to $3.10 per U S No 1 size A bag.
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Kern County
Shafter
Wasco
U.S
Busy Summer Planned for Mr Gilbert Adams
Mr Adams plans a busy summer taking six units at UC Berkeley and six at San Francisco State College while commuting across the bay. He aims for a speech correction specialty and a teacher’s certificate. In late June he will marry Miss Marian Dennis of San Francisco. He will not return to Maple. he has a Beardsley teaching contract. They will live in Bakersfield where he hopes to work with the Community Theater.
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Gilbert Adams
University of California At Berkeley
Sn Francisco State College
Bay Bridge
Marian Dennis
San Francisco
Adams
Maple
Beardsley
Dennis
Rosedale School
Bakersfield
Community Theater
Maple Teacher Plans Summer Study and Return to Maple
Miss Verna Spiecker moves to Redwood to rest and enrolls at San Jose State for summer sessions toward a permanent teaching credential. She also hopes weekend trips to Santa Barbara and will return next fall to teach fifth and sixth grades at Maple, filling Miss Schellenberg’s vacancy.
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Verna Spiecker
Redwood
San Jose
Santa Barbara
Maple
Schellenberg
House Guests of Portland Couple Return Home
House guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Clarkin stayed from Saturday to Tuesday. They were Mrs. Clarkin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hopkins of Portland Oregon.
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P. C. Clarkin
Insurance payout after 1906 San Francisco quake
Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire an insurance company paid $8,291,390 in claims, illustrating the scale of disaster compensation and financial impact on early 20th century insurers.
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San Francisco
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Lerdo & Munzer
Grange Dance
Bamboo
Shafter Maytag Shop
E. Lerdo
Union Ave
Acme Pipe & Salvage CO
Gribbles
Shafter Press
C.F.M
C.F.M. Egu
G.F.M
Virginia Theatre
Alding Machines
Bodel
Saturtley Evening Post
Time
Business Week
DavenpORT'S TYPEWRITER @& COMPANY
Epp
J. J. Baerg
D.C
Central Ave
Bakersfield Packard
H.P
R. F. Hackett
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