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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
5
Jehovah's Witnesses announce a three day Bakersfield assembly with a public talk on June 2 at 3 PM by Charles Rieger Watchtower district supervisor. The event features a keynote on removing barriers dividing mankind and emphasizes unity in the New World Society across 162 countries.
A. C. Burnett announced plans to open a furniture store at 429 James Street in the former post office site. The 5000 square foot shop aims for a June opening. Burnett, longtime area resident and 25 year furniture veteran, and his wife Maxine and son Louis Clay live at 329 Elm Street.
At Rio Bravo Big Bravo on Friday May 17 the annual father and son ball game drew many dads who play once a year while the boys held a 7 to 4 win. Daughters and mothers then played with moms losing 18 to 7 as PTA workers served snacks to players and fans.
Richland faculty wives and families closed the season with a Sunday pot-luck picnic at 4 pm. A social hour preceded the meal and children played baseball after. A brief meeting set a work session at the cafeteria to finish corsages for eighth graders. Attending were Roy Farrell Dick Scott Vincent Sakowski Clay Hale Reg Hammond Ross Harrington Fred Mason Joe Norris Lawrence Schellenberg Bob Snively Dick Southwick Lewis Sutton John Peterson Warren Haver Julius Black Bruce Crawford and Tom Flanagan.
A group from First Baptist church of Shafter will drive to Cayucos for a deep sea fishing excursion on Memorial Day aboard Captain Mike St. John’s boat. Families will picnic on the beach while the men fish, with many named participants listed.
In Wasco a Christian Science service referenced I Samuel and Science and Health texts. A Shafter youth piano and violin recital followed at Congregational church parlor with students of Margaret Southwick performing popular and classical works under local guidance.
Woodard leads the troop committee including Bill Johnston Stan Cook Phil Jeffries Collins Hath Fred Schardt Leonard Gaede John Dalke and Lewis Woodard Reg Hammond represents Richland PTA as Institutional representative The troop earned a top blue ribbon at the Northern District Camporee April 27 28 one of four in the district The Arrow Warren Irvin unit inducted charter members and Mrs Ezra Suderman PTA president presented flags Camp Kern summer camp July 27 August 3 planned plus a full year of regular scout activities
Suwanee A Fantasie and Darlene Johnson along with Nancy Michael performed themes from Concertos. Darlene and Nancy Michael played the Minuet as a piano duet while Carolyn Smith presented the piece Two Guitars.
A 55 pound channel catfish measuring 50 inches was caught on May 18, 1949 in the James River South Dakota setting a world record. The catch was reported as the largest ever recorded for the species in that waterway and era.
Louis J Brandt operates at 1414 18th Street with real estate services and insurance offerings. J C Penner Real Estate Notary Public and Insurance serves at 248 Central Ave Shafter. Acme Finance Co lists loan types and a 1219 8th Ave address with FA 4-6795. Free parking.
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