Pioneers Hold Swimming Party and Visits Noted in Shafter
The Pioneers with Rev Alfred T Chandler enjoyed a swimming party and wiener roast at Neuman reservoir featuring Glen Cornelius Max Pearce Harvey Neuman Leonard Witcher Ray Lockard Dale Voth Don Allen Latta and Carl and Wayne Heffley. Sam Wilcoxon of the Orthodox Missionary Baptist church conducts meetings at Salinas and with Marvin Mouser plans visits to Watsonville and homes of the Fountain family. Geneva Payne graduates from Cal and plans summer with her parents in Shafter and possibly business courses. Local residents visit relatives in Sultrna Delano Chowchilla Tulare and Bakersfield. Monkey faced owls observed in local yards with one killed Sunday. Tee Mettler takes second in a Fresno skeet shoot with 187 of 200. P T A convention attendees return from Los Angeles. Various trips and social visits round out Shafter notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred T. Chandler
Neuman Reservoir
Glen Cornelius
Max Pearce
Harvey Neuman
Leonard Witcher
Ray Lockard
Dale Voth
Don Allen Latta
Carl and
Wayne Heffley
Sam Wilcoxon
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church
Salinas
Marvin Mouser
Shafter Monacy
Mouser
Watsonville
Jess and
Boyd Fountain
V. E. Fountain
Arlene Bokemper and Jen Fowler Visit Sequoia Park Weekend
Arlene Bokemper and Jen Fowler drove to Sequoia Park Saturday evening to spend the weekend.
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Arlene Bokemper
Jen Fowler
Sequoia Park
Spe
Mrs Henry A Groening Leaves Shafter After Kansas Visit
Mrs Henry A Groening of Lehigh Kansas departed Shafter Tuesday after spending several days visiting with relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Groening
Lehigh
Kansas
Shafter
Mrs. Thomas Wedge Attends Library Meeting in Bakersfield
Shafter librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge attended Kern county librarians’ meeting at the El Tejon hotel in Bakersfield Tuesday morning. Doris Gates of Fresno spoke on children’s books. Wimmer’s transfer to Bakersfield noted. Rey Cummings takes Shafter post. Santa Fe signal supervisor W. F. Douglas visited for Lerdo road and Shafter highway signals. LeRoy Hitchcock and wife of Fresno visited Rev. Alfred T. Chandler in Shafter Tuesday.
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Shafter
Catalina
C. C. Meadows
Harvey Gaede
Catalina Island
Bakersfield Cokes
Gaede
Catalina. Cubs
Thomas Wedge
Kern County
el Tejon Hotel
Bakersfield
Doris Gates
Fresno
Bill Wimmer
County Fire Department
Backerstretth
Rey Cummings
Tehachapr
W. F. Douglas
Santa Fe
Lerdo Road
Shafter Highway
LeRoy Hitchcock
Alfred T. Chandler
Fourteen Pupils Receive Diplomas at Rio Bravo School
Fourteen pupils graduated at Rio Bravo school in Thursday evening exercises. F J Schierlmann presented diplomas, speaker J David Laird of Bakersfield urged the class. Music featured rhythm band selections by Miss Effie Frey and Mrs Fern Calvert and a group violin piece by Connie Spurlock Myrtle Spurlock Frances Rose and Marilyn Stewart with Bobby Haag on piano. Refreshments followed on the school lawn amid peach yellow and white gladioli decorations. Graduates include Marjorie Calder Frances Grimes Lois Lane Nellie Fay Nixon Jettie Stevens Thelma Warden Bob Dodge Arthur Foster Edgar McCafferty Orville Phillips Ray Rose Gene Stewart Roy Thompson and J W Westbrook.
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Rio Bravo
F. J. Schierlmann
J. David Laird
Bakersfield
Effie Frey
Fern Calvert
Connie
Myrtle Spurlock
Frances Rose
Marilyn Stewart
Bobby Haag
Marjorie Calder
Frances Grimes
Lois Lane
Nellie Fay Nixon
Jettie’ Stevens
Thelma Warden
Bob Dodge
Arthur Foster
Edgar McCafferty
Orville Phillips
Ray Rose
Gene Stewart
Roy Thompson
J. W. Westbrook
Merwin Olson Reaches 220 Finals at Visalia Meet
Shafter high sprinter Merwin Olson advanced to the 220 yard finals at the state track meet in Visalia but did not place. He was eliminated in the 100 yard preliminaries in a fast heat.
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Merwin Olson
Shafter
Visalia
Shafter Merchants Drop Softball Tilt to Superior Oil
In flashy uniforms the Shafter Merchants lost 9 to 6 to Superior Oil. Superior built a lead with two in the first and four in the second, adding two more in the fifth and one in the seventh. The Merchants threatened in the ninth with a five-run outburst but fell short.
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Shafter
Superior Oil
Superior
Herd
Ernie Ellington
Ray Carter
Merchant
Ralph Lachenmaier
Ernie Neufed
Annis
Lachenmaier
Rodgers
Bill White
Tuffy Janzen
Billy Lachenmaier
Sam Fisher
Gordon Frazier
Oilers
Hatchet Burial Ceremony on Senior Day at Shafter High
The hatchet burial marks Senior Day at Shafter High next Wednesday. Tom Tucker will return the hatchet to Bob Curtis signaling past class feuds ended. Readings by Johnny Channeson Merwin Olson Letha Becker Lorraine Stewart Hattie Mecham Muriel Gage. Musical numbers by Clara Nikkel Norma Neufeld. Poem Leap Year Exceptions read. Letha Becker leads with assistant Muriel Gage Merwin Olson Hattie Mecham John Channeson. Faculty adviser P L Arnold.
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Shafter High School
Tom Tucker
Bob Curtis
Johnny Channeson
Merwin Olson
Letha Becker
Lorraine Stewart
Hattie Mecham
Muriel Gage
Clara Nikkel
Norma Neufeld
John Channeson
Shafter Spuds Bowing Team Forged in Bakersfield League
The Shafter Spuds will compete in Bakersfield league play with Bob Neuman as sponsor. Uniforms will display Shafter and feature a potato design on the back. Team members include George Vannatta Glenn O Nay Holger Hansen John Dalke and Herman Kurtz.
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Shafter Spuds
Bakersfield
Bob Neuman
Shafter
George Vannatta
Glenn O. Nay
Holger Hansen
John Dalke
Herman Kurtz
Early Filial Fidelity
A clerical wit at an employment agency teased the next in line asking where he was born. The Scotchman replied Glasgow and explained I wanted to be near mother with devastating meekness, delivering a quiet, humorous retort.
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Glasco
Glasgow
Call the Union A Little Girl Questions Fairness at Church
A girl recounts her church visit saying she liked it but felt it unfair that one man did all the work while another collected all the money. Her quip frames work and reward in a child’s view.
Tommy Jones Compiles Stray Stories Some Say Nickname
In Stray Stories a student introduces himself as Tommy Jones and reveals his nickname Tommy Dont, explaining classmates at home call him by the same distressing variation. The exchange notes his middle name is withheld and the teacher pursues clarity.
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Tommy Jones
Tommy
No Danger Teacher Jimmy Diphtheria Exchange
A school dialogue shows a student, Jimmy, denying risk of diphtheria from his mother while a teacher warns that illness could spread to classmates. The exchange centers on miscommunication about contact and illness in a school setting.
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Jimmy
Association Mr Jones Views Niagara Water Worry
Mr Jones admires Niagara but warns Mrs Jones about possibly leaving water running in the bathroom before leaving home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Niagara
Mrs. Jones
Robert
Two Good Reasons Weather Warnings Are Overlooked
A character dismisses forecasts with two reasons. First, worrying about future weather is pointless if one cannot act. Second, forecasts prove unreliable until after events happen, by which time action is too late.
An Ageing Patient Bemoans Being a Bore
A patient confesses to talking to himself and fears being a bore. The doctor dismisses the quirk as common among elders, prompting a humorous exchange about aging and self-perception.
Real Peril Parachutist Dialog Reveals Tense Suspense
A humorous exchange unfolds between an old lady and a parachutist about suspense. The parachutist explains that suspense matters most when it is absent, producing a witty tension.
That Snore Smith Insomnia debate between spouses
A humorous exchange describes a couple's nightly struggle with alternate insomnia. One partner asks what it is, and the other explains that whoever falls asleep first keeps the other awake all night.
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Smith
Brown
Fast Fellow and Slow Car Banter
A humorous exchange centers on Frank’s speedy car. The punchline notes the vehicle cannot keep up with him, suggesting the driver’s confidence and quick wit outpace the machine.
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Frank
Can't Help It Quote on Father's Mood and Hats
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt notes a father who rarely laughs, with humor only in spring and autumn when new women’s hats arrive, reflecting a light cultural aside. The fragment evokes seasonal fashion as a mood cue.
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Phadelphia Bulletin
Dancing Toe to Toe First Frat Man
A playful exchange shows Doris accepting a dance instantly, stepping onto the speaker’s feet in a flash after the prompt.
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Doris
Two Lovers Dream of Home amid Glamour and Debt
Charlotte flaunts luxury items bought on credit while Julia and Peter face a modest future. Peter proposes starting a two room home with Julia, saving for a simple life, renting a cheap garage cottage with an option to buy, and choosing affordable kitchen gear.
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No. 15
Pete
Pete MacElroy
Julia Winter
Julia
Peter
Tor
Charlotte’s
Los Angeles Ad executive travels to promote campaigns
A. Carman Smith of Smith & Drum Advertising plans a biannual East Coast tour with stops in New York Portland Seattle Spokane Minneapolis Milwaukee Chicago Detroit Toronto Boston Miami and Havana. He serves as ambassador and Rotary director while aligning General Petroleum and Socony Vacuum advertising.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
A. Carman Smith
Smith & Drum Advertising Agency
General Petroleum Corporation
Mobilgas
Mobilon
Smith
New York
W. W. Monahan
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Detroit
Toronto
Boston
Miami
Havana
Africa
Socony- Vacuum Oil Company, Inc
General Petroleum
Pacific Coast
Rotary International
Rotary Club
Latta Speaks at Kern County Historical Society Meeting
F F Latta of Shafter retiring president presided at Sequoia Meadows meeting above Johnsdale and presented a gavel to incoming president Judge Ar is Walker of Isabella. Latta outlined past year work and proposed reorganization as a county sponsored organization. Roy Louden of Panama spoke on the memorial committee work. About 40 members attended after the Johnsondale Kernville road opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Latta
Shafter
Kern County Historical Society
Ar‘@is Walker
Isabella
Sequoia Meadows
Johnsondale
Latta
Roy Louden
Panama
Graduation Exercises Held at Maple School Campus
Tuesday evening ceremonies at Maple School featured Rev. H D Wiebe of Shafter as speaker and diplomas conferred by Trustee A F Workentin. Invocation by Rev. Paul Pietsch and music by the Maple and Maple graduates bands conducted by Alfred Sessions.
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Maple School
H. D. Wiebe
First Mennonite Church of
Shafter
A. F. Warkentin
Paul Pietsch
Maple
Alfred Sessions
Sepha Larson
John Penner
Helen Barling
Ellen Barling
Jack Singer
Bill Pietsch
Naomi Allen
Earl Bailey
Warren Baugh
Clarence Brock
Alex Chernabaeff
Pearl Epp
Jim Gloeckler
Leona Gloeckler
Velma Graf
Bobby Jean Hall
Clarence Harder
Bob Klassen
Jack Robhergen
Bill Lancaster
Hubert Mayberry
Harvey Montgomery
Jim Pellett
Lloyd Ratzlaff
Thelma Rogers
Velma Rogers
Vera Terrell
Doris Unruh
Charles Williams
Local Mississippi clipping highlights Ralph Short’s carving hobby
A Grenada Mississippi newspaper clipping shares that Ralph Short of Shafter carves replicas of famous weapons as a spare-time hobby. The display shows items including a Haiti dueling knife, a Chinese dagger, a 1912 US Marine machete, John Wesley Hardin’s gun, Wild Bill Hickok’s 45 revolver, an English pistol, a Roy Bean derringer, and an early Colt model. The four team and wagon carving drew attention at the Shafter Central Valley Poultry show.
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Ralph Short
Shafter
Short
W. G. Moncrieff
Grenada
Mississippi
Cal
Haiti
U. S
John Wesley Hardin
Wild Bill Hickok
Roy Bean
Pecos
Colt
Funeral Friday for Leonard Ford in Shafter
Funeral services were held Friday for Leonard O. Ford who died in a collision between his car and a Bakersfield junior college school bus north of town. Janzen Funeral Home arranged the rites. Interment followed at Shafter Cemetery.
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Leonard O. Ford
Bakersfield Junior College
Janzen
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