Rio Bravo Pupils in County Chorus at Kern Institute
Eight Rio Bravo students led by George Fisher join county wide elementary chorus after Friday Eve Kern County Teachers Institute at Harvey Auditorium. Participants include Mae Addington Ray Carrie Rice Barbara Groves Billie Jean Reynolds Betty Bryant Carol Anderson Claudette Forehand. The Telephone Buildings in San Francisco rise 368 feet with 29 stories.
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Rio Bravo
George Fisher
Kern County Teachers’ Institute
Harvey Auditorium
Mae Addington
Ray
Carrie, Rice
Barbara Groves
Billie Jean Reynolds
Betty Bryant
Carol Ander’son
Claudette
California Cheese Leader Born in Glenn County
California's largest cheese producer is located in Glenn County. The notice highlights the regional milestone and identifies the company as a key local industry anchor.
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California
Glenn County
Mrs Kelly Wins Her Wish A Hawaii Trip Celebration
Mrs H W Pat Kelly fulfilled a secret wish with a Hawaii trip to mark her 25th wedding anniversary. The couple sailed on a Matson liner returning to Shafter after visiting Pearl Harbor and Honolulu sites with Rotarian friends and their two Stanford students, Pat sy and Tom.
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Hawaii
Kellys
Lurline
Matson
Patsy
Tom
Stanford University
Shafter
Kelly
Is Islands
Pearl Harbor
Mike Flanagan Celebrates Second Birthday at Halloween Party
Mike Flanagan son of Mr and Mrs James Flanagan Wasco marked his second birthday on Halloween at his grandparents home Mr and Mrs Roy Paslay 536 Klassen Dr After dinner the family enjoyed cake and ice cream then walked to the Kiwanis parade Benny and Ronni Flanagan siblings joined the celebration
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Mike Flanagan
James Flanagan
Wasco
Roy Paslay
Mike
Benny
Ronni
Coffee plant Coffea arabica description
The coffee plant most cultivated for its berries is Coffea arabica, an evergreen shrub reaching 14 to 20 feet in height.
Wrights celebrate golden wedding in Wasco home
Friends from Shafter invite all to a 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday open house for Mr. and Mrs. George W. Wright at their Wasco home Gromer Road formerly of Shafter. They married in MacPherson Kansas moved to Shafter in 1917 ranched locally and in Pasadena before settling in Wasco. Attending will be their two daughters and families W H Misson Los Altos J C Christopherson Newman. Both host and wife active in art circles.
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Shafter
George W. Wright
Gromer Road
Wasco
Wrights
MacPherson
Kan
Pasadena
W. H. Misson
Los Altos
J. C. Christopherson
Newman
Wright
Party Honors Kern Brothers
Joint birthdays were celebrated Friday afternoon by Vern and Gary Kern, 11 and two-year-old sons of Mrs. Gale Kern, 188 Wall St. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Kern and helpers. The younger group played games while the older children enjoyed a football game.
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Vern
Gary Kern
Gale Kern
Wall St
Kern
Irene
Jim Cherry
Roy Paslay
Jimmy Carter
Donny
Harold Zimmerman
Leroy Moser
Glen Putman
Bonner Beel
Sally Firkins
Kermit Prickett
Barbara
Wanda Cherry
Ronny Witcher
Sharon
Sandra Grundy
Carol Bender
Gary Carter
Denny
Ronny Evans
Bruce Altrock
Mike Flanagan
Johnny Wilson
Bobby Funk
Bobby Thompson
Seniors to Present Talent Show at Shafter High
The Shafter High School senior talent show runs noon Friday in the school gym. Four acts are scheduled Norma Neuman piano solo Bobby Liles pantomime LaVar McDonald western song and a short dramatic skit by Bob Nixon and Stan Hamilton.
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Shaf*ter High School
Norma Neuman
Bobby Liles
LaVar McDonald
Bob Nixon
Stan Hamilton
Local Births Report From Shafter And Surrounding Areas
Mrs and Mrs William R Lachenmaier of Oak Street welcomed a seven pound baby girl Jan at Mercy Hospital on November 3. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Lachenmaier of Shafter and Mrs Lala Eproson of Lodi. Brenda Joy Frantz weighed seven pounds two ounces at Wasco Maternity Home on November 5 for Dan and Joann Frantz of Wasco. Mr and Mrs Bill Sharp of 18838 Beech Ave Shafter announced a nine pound six ounce daughter born November first at Mercy Hospital. Loren Cole and wife of Box 693 Shafter welcomed an eight pound ten ounce son born October 31 at Whitey Hospital.
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William R. Lachenmaier
Oak Street
Jan
Mercy Hospital
John Lachenmaier
Shafter
Lala Eproson
Lodi
Brenda Joy
Wasco
Dan Frantz
Joann Becker
Bill Sharp
Beech Ave
Witey Hospital
Loren Cole
Box
Peter Channeson Returns From Colorado Hunt
Peter Channeson came back Friday from a three week hunting and fishing trip in Colorado near Grand Junction. He reported he found the legal limit by taking one deer during the season.
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Peter Channeson
Colorado
Grand Junction
Wilma LaRoux Honored at Linen Shower in Bakersfield
Wilma LaRoux was honored at a linen shower hosted by Mrs. Rolf Jacobsen in Mannel avenue prior to her November wedding to Ralph F. Sarti of Oildale at the Little Chapel of Sacred Memories in Bakersfield. Attendees included Mrs. Ryland Jacobus and many friends. gifts included a pastel handkerchief parasol and a breakfast-cloth keepsake.
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Wilma LaRoux
Rolf Jacobsen
Mannel Avenue
Mesdames Ryland Jacobus
Dan Weitz
Ray Duen
George Vine
Phil Channeson
L. J. Woodard
Orvin Mettler
Harry Blumkin
E C
Turkeys Record Buyers Use Odd Ruse
Sonny Fisher rented a home recording machine to capture turkey calls and sent the tape to a supermarket chain. The chain bought both the birds and the recording, planning to play the sound over store loudspeakers to highlight turkey availability. The caller notes differing tastes and urges tolerance for individual choices.
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Sonny Fisher
Sonny
Thanksgiving fund drives and events in Shafter area
Community notices describe Cub Scout Den 4 turkey fundraiser at Food Town at 5 p.m. on November 19, the 2030 Club Turkey School at the old airport, and St Therese s Altar Society Thanksgiving dinner and bazaar for gifts and a Sunday meal. Also noted are upcoming weddings for Jacqueline Osteen and Dick Smith, and Katie Flores awaiting furlough. Sick list lists Mrs. J S Reed and Will Jones in Bakersfield Hospital, plus recuperations at home. Church and club activities include St Therese Mexican Club benefit and Ebenezer Reformed Church Ladies, with Junior Women s Club Thanksgiving Dinner at West s.
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Turkey
St. Therése’s Catholic Church
Jacqueline Osteen
Dick Smith
Shafter Press Fame
Katie Flores
Orange St
Bakersfield Hospital
Will Jones
California Avenue
Fire Department
Bakersfield
Tulare
Charles Burns
Wesley Buttermore, Jr
Stanford
Henry Mouser
Faber Street
Shafter
St. Therese’s
West's
Bud Arnold
Halloween Party Held by Youths in Wilson Barn
The Baptist Youth Fellowship of First Baptist Church hosted a Halloween party on Oct. 30 at the James V. Wilson farm barn on Orange Avenue. Mary Finley Jimmie Wilson and Barbara Wroten led games bobbing for apples and refreshments of popcorn balls hot dogs and soda. Attendees included Mary Finley Virginia Taylor Irene Kern Donna Blizard Marva Stele Barbara Wroten Mary Devincenzo Mary Gates Johnny Devincenzo Jim Wilson Jim Bassett Harvey Friedley Billy Higbee Jerry Schmidt Carroll Crabbe Roy Jones Jack Oliver and James and John A. Oliver James Wilson.
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James V. Wilson
Orange Avenue
The
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
First Baptist Church
Mary Finley
Jimmie Wilson
Barbara Wroten
Virginia Taylor
Irene Kern
Donna Blizard
Marva Stele
Mary Devincenzo
Mary Gates
Johnny Devincenzo
Jim Wilson
Jim Bassett
Harvey Friedley
Billy Higbee
Jerry Schmidt
Carrol Crabbe
Roy Jones
Jack Oliver
Noel Wilson
John A. Oliver
James Wilson
Pleasure trip to Las Vegas by Wood Walcott party
H Forrest Wood and Ruth Walcott with Pilot F L Jayson of Bakersfield and another couple flew to Las Vegas Nevada for a pleasure excursion last Sunday. They spent the day there.
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H. Forrest Wood
Ruth Walcott
F. L. Jayson
Bakersfield
Las Vegas
Nev
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Alvis Smith
John, Fox
J. W. Pitts
Harlin Wilson
T. V. Little
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Robert Tatum
P. V. McClure
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Secret
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Rawhide
Shafter Theater
Jeff Chandler
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Jane Powell
Paul. Douglas
Kern Brothers
Seye
Phoenix Air
Westinghouse
Home Appliance & Furniture Company
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Joe Marsh
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United States Brewers Foundation
Cub Scout den 4
Food Town
Bob Bann
Georgette Kadel
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