Shafter Needs Strong Chamber to Drive Civic Progress
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce faces dwindling attendance but remains active, having supported Assemblyman H. W. Kelly's salt water barrier study and the annual Potato Cotton Festival. Editors urge every local businessperson and grower to commit as a one-person committee to revive turnout and sustain community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Wasco
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
H. W. Kelly
Chamber
Potato Market Break Prompts Kern County Growers to Rethink
In Kern County a harsh year and overproduction depress the potato market. Growers warn the industry faces hardship but not collapse. They urge reduced acreage, a shift to higher quality, and nationwide advertising to maintain demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Witcher Recognition Is Well Deserved
Shafter honors Constable Blake Witcher for help in apprehending hit and run drivers and for his vigilant police work. Captain Roy Galven of the California Highway Patrol praises the commendation as a tribute to local law enforcement. The piece also notes the bald eagle as a national emblem and mentions the American egret and California higher education institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Blake Witcher
Roy Galven
California Highway Patrol
Witcher
Eady
Ted
Reni
Shafter Names Editorial Leaders in Publisher Roles
The Shafter newspaper announces changes in management with a national editorial association appointment and new owners for the publication. The editor and publisher positions are clarified as part of a broader leadership realignment.
City Hall Plans Move Forward in Shafter
Shafter moves toward building a new City Hall to house the public utility district. The council consults Architect Ernest McCoy and aims to expedite state funds as plans press ahead with pride for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Council
Ernest McCoy
Shafter X-Farm Gets New Lab
The new fiber laboratory under construction at the U S Department of Agriculture cotton experimental station in Shafter signals the farm’s enduring importance to California’s cotton industry. Built with Kern county funds, it is funded by profits from farm product sales. The lab’s cost is small beside the millions of dollars in gains from the Shafter breeding program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Shafter
California
Kern County
Shafter Farm
Dr. Ohlsson Elected President of Kern County Osteopathic Association
Shafter physician and surgeon Dr. O. G. Ohlsson was elected president of the Kern County Osteopathic Association. His leadership has been noted in county and state osteopathic circles, and the election marks continued recognition of his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. G. Ohlsson
Shafter Osteopathic
Kern County Osteopathic Association
Choir Participates in Fresno Singfest by Mennonite Groups
The Men's Chorus directed by Theo Heinrichs performed I am on the Battlefield and joined the massed chorus in the Song Festival of Mennonite Brethren and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Churches. Arnold Bergen led He is Risen Forever More as the local choir. About 25 men and 35 voices filled the groups from Bakersfield Rosedale Winton and Orlando with families attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennonite Brethren Church
Fresno
California
Theo
Spud) Heinrichs
Beethoven
Arnold Bergen
Waldo Wiebe
Shafter Church
Bakersfield
Rosedale
Winton
Sumatra Island Size Reported as Sixth Largest
The passage notes Sumatra Island in the East Indies as the sixth largest in the world, with an area of 167 620 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra Island
Inns
Theorld
Parley Tea Hosts Leaders From Buttonwillow Porterville
Mrs Minnie Ealum former Buttonwillow Unit 674 president and Bakersfield Post 26 chair attended the Presidents Parley Tea in the American Legion Hall Porterville. Also present were Mrs Zola Loustalot junior district leader Mrs Mabel Anglin past district president Mrs Lois Rainey Amber Graham junior and past presidents and Mrs Thelma Daly Bakersfield Unit 26 first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Minnie Ealum
Bakersfield
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Porterville
Zola Loustalot
15Th
Mabel Anglin
Lois Rainey
Amber Graham
Thelma Daly
Woman to Join Spouse In Arabia Assignment
Mrs. Roland Rich of Bakersfield is leaving June 17 to join her husband employed by the American Arabian Oil Co. for the past year. She will depart June 10 by train to New York, accompanied by her mother-in-law Mrs. F F Rich to stay with daughter Mrs. Wy man Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Roland Rich
Bakersfield
Arabia
American Arabian Oil Co
Rich
New York
F. F. Rich
Wyman Pratt
M Sgt Bergen Wins Bronze Star Medal for Korea Service
Master Sergeant Ronald L. Bergen formerly of Shafter received the Bronze Star Medal at a retreat ceremony. He served March to December 1952 in Korea as an engineer reconnaissance sergeant with Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 129th Infantry, attached to the 44th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald L. Bergen
Shafter
Bergen
129Th Infantry Regiment
Clifford Hodgin
44Th Infantry Division
Fort Lewis
Wash
Korea
J. R. Bergen
West Lordo Hwy
Timber harvest in Alaska mills 50 million board feet yearly
In the Pacific Mountain region of Alaska the annual timber cut totals about 50 million board feet. Most of this timber is processed into cases for shipping salmon, supporting regional downstream industries and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Mountain
Alaska
Seniors Plan Annual Feed at Shafter High
Gerald Hedden, former Shafter High School teacher now at Bakersfield High, will speak at the senior banquet tomorrow night in Veterans Memorial Hall. Kern County Union High School District officials and spouses, Principal and Mrs Grant, advisers and spouses, and other guests are invited. Entertainment by John and Mary DeVincenzo. Senior President Max Tudor to MC. decorations by Donna Blizard. mimeographed programs by Morton Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald .Hedden
Shafter High School
Veterans Memorial Hall
Hedden
Bakersfield High School
Shafter
Kern County Union’ High School
Pete Grossman
Grant
W. Jensen
New Phone Book Omits Post Office in Shafter
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. edition omits the Shafter post office number, though the office remains at 718. The directory shows Shafter's growth with 244 more columns than 1952, totaling about 1700 customers, while Wasco has 15 columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Shafter
Wasco
Shafter High Swimmers Take Points in Meet
Ken Handel and Ronald Siemens earned 16 points for Shafter High School at the Small Schools Valley swimming meet in Lindsay last Saturday. Handel won the 50 yard event in 27.1 seconds, Siemens finished third. Both boys also placed in the 100 yard medley to add more points, according to Coach T. H. Oury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Handel
Ronald Siemens
Shafter High School
Lindsay
Handel
Siemens
T. H. Oury
Burglars Break Into Home of C. E. Wiley
Burglars broke into the home of Mrs. C. E. Wiley on Backy street Sunday evening. They forced the front door hasp, entered the house and stole clothing and food valued at about $100, according to Constable Blake Witcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Wiley
Backy Street
Editor’s praise for Kern county lawmaker H. W. Kelly
Reader thanks for sending H. W. Pat Kelly to the state legislature. The writer witnessed Kelly in action at the capitol and praised his courtesy and caliber, saying democratic principles would be safe with such officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Kelly
Bob Tond
Shafter Armstrong Mortuary
Bus Auto Collision Breaks Through Intersection in Richland
No citations issued after a Thursday crash at Poplar and Merced in Richland. Bus driver Orel J. Elmore, 50, was grounded. car driver John C. Sperling, 47, remains in Kern General Hospital in serious condition. Eight children aboard the bus, including a girl named Georgia E. Jones, escaped injury. Superintendent Kenneth Pipkin notes this is the district’s first accident in over a million miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Highway Patrol
Orel J. Elmore
Terra ‘Vista
Richland
Bruce ‘Crawford
John C. Sperling
Ricker Tract
Kern General Hospital
Poplar and
Merced Avenues
Merced Avenue
Georgia E. Jones
Kenneth Pipkin
Richland School
Bear Mountain CAPers Visit Kern County Group
Members of Bear Mountain CAPers 17 visited Kern County Squadron 111 Civil Air Patrol at Shafter Airport Tuesday night. Reports on the CAP California Wing conference at McClelland Air Force Base were presented by Maj Lincoln Salem Lt T E Denny and Lt Ralph Kreiser. The group was told training for cadets and adults will be stepped up for a future Air Force special assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Mountain Group 17
Kern County
Squadron 111
Civil Air Patrol
Shafter Airport
CAP California’ Wing
McClelland Air Force Base
Sacramento
Lincoln ‘Salem
T. E. Denny
Ralph Kreiser
Air Force
Hanford Named Cotton Capital Despite Shafter Claim
City of Hanford is recognized by the Central Valley Empire Association as Cotton Capital of California, a claim contested by Shafter, which cites its ongoing experimentation and industry in support of the title. Secretary Ernie Hofman of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce reported the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Central Valley Empire Association
California
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Hofman
Shafter
Morrisett Report Distributed at Richland School District
Residents may study the Morrisett report compiled by Dr. Lloyd N. Morrisett of UCLA. Thirty copies are loaned weekly from the school while eleven others stay on campus. Administrative officials and school board members also use the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Lloyd N. Morrisett
University of California,at
Los Angeles
Seaman Guenther On 30 Day Home Leave From Ault Field
Seaman James R. Guenther son of Mr and Mrs George Guenther of Los Angeles avenue is at home on a 30 day leave from Ault Field Washington He will return to base June 9 to continue work as a dental technician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Guenther
George Guenther
Los Angeles Avenue
Ault Field
Washington
Guenther
Summer Ball Schedule Opens Across Four Leagues
Shafter's summer softball schedule opens with four leagues under Recreation Director Roy Farrell. First night winners include Rio Bravo 5 over Wasco Power Club 4 in the Men’s league and several matchups at high school and primary sites. Upcoming games feature Central Hardware, Dalke Brothers, Baptist Church, and Maple Leaf across Pee Wee and other divisions with matches scheduled Thursday through Friday.
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Shafter’s
Roy Farrell
Rio
Bravo
Wasco Power Club
Buttonwil
Primary Diamonds
Dalke Brothers
Baptist Church
Associated
Central Hardware
Dale Brothers
Giants
Low Pee Wee League
Woodard Motors
Maple Leaf
Shamrock Cleaners
American Legion
Neufeld Auto
Shamrock
Neufeld Auto Parts
Shafter Recap
Stringham’s
Wood’s Shoe
Baptist
Rio Bravo
Low
Mexican Colony
Buttonwillow Merchants
North Camp
Neufeld’s Auto
Woodard’s
Woods Shoe Store
Shafter
Frank Russell
Buttonwillow
Shafter Summer League Softball Hits Rainout Patch
Rain washed out most Shafter summer league games last night but two junior league clubs played. Rio Bravo beat Al's Associated 9 to 7 and Dalke Brothers defeated Giants 24 to 6.
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Shafter
Rio Bravo
Associated
Dalke Brothers
Giants
Local Youth Leagues Scoreboard and Upcoming Games
Totals from multiple leagues show low and junior divisions with Maple Leaf forfeiting to Shamrock Cleaners and several small clubs posting scores such as Baptist Church 4 over Low 7 and Shafter Recap 4 over Maple Leaf 24. Upcoming games span Thursday to Tuesday across North Camp Buttonwillow Rio Bravo and high school venues with matchups including Baptist Church Giants and Rio Bravo Dalke Brothers.
Ogle Brothers Take Over Shafter Plant
The five Ogle brothers assume ownership of Shafter Concrete Pipe Co. from Mary Kelley. The Ogles and their families relocate to new homes in Bakersfield and surrounding streets, with detailed addresses provided for each family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogle Brothers
Plant
Ogle
Shafter Concrete Pipe Co
Mary Kelley
Robert Ogle
Manuel Ave
Ernest Graf
Alex Ogle
Jack Battaglia
Faber St
Charles Ogle
Cross St
Evans
Henry M. Ogle
Bakersfield
Morris couple visiting relatives in Buttonwillow
Mr and Mrs Lowell Morris of Los Angeles visit Mr and Mrs John Overton in Buttonwillow and plan a stay with Morris father J R Morris in Pond for several days.
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Lowell Morris
Los Angeles
John Overton
Buttonwillow
Pond
Morris
J. R. Morris
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Shafter Chamber
Assemblyman
Pototo N
Second Continental Congress
United States
Shafter Pas
National Editorial Association
Stender Oan Amit
Eeene
Eéditer
Ves
Phote
Sores Ge
After
South Central Valley Highway
County
Ion Bates
Calif
Shafter X-Farm
Dr. Ohlsson
Sgt. Bergen
U.S. Post Office
Shafter High
Bear Mountain Capers
Morrisett Report
Seaman Guenther
Issule
Leee Hi Se Eee
Chester Ave
Taft Branch
Center Street
Athletic Club
Joe Galante
P.O. Box
First Baptist Church
East
Lerdo
Mel Krug
Mr. Stevens
Stevens
MR. T. D. Stevens
Kern Street
Grace Bible M.B. Church
Smith’s Corner
Marvin Jost
M.B. Church
Corner Park and
Mayer
Joel Wiebe
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