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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1961
Page
11
Earl Sharp of Shafter Avenue shows a giant radish grown in his garden next to his home. A photograph at the Press office misled readers by calling the vegetable a turnip.
Richland School entered the Halloween Parade with the Tea Party float, built as a Student Council project under Ralph Harvey and Council officers. Judges awarded $30.00 first prize while Mrs. Judith Binder and faculty advisers supported the effort with hours of help.
The International Relations Club at Shafter High School sponsors a concert in cooperation with the Shafter American Field Service chapter and local groups. Admission is 1.00 for adults and .50 for students, funding the foreign exchange program and student welfare. Tickets sold by LR.C members and at Stringham's Shafter Drug Store, with door sales the night of the event.
Shafter High School and Wasco Union High School schedule exchange assemblies for November 10 before Friday night football in Wasco. Wasco presents to Shafter at 10:20 am and Shafter responds at 1:30 pm. Principal Arthur B. Johnson notes the long tradition to foster school ties.
Dorothy Collins, a singing star, presents a sash of office to Lola Lucas of St. Louis, the National Poster Child for Muscular Dystrophy Association. Miss Collins serves as Honorary Campaign Chairman for the March for Muscular Dystrophy in Long Island.
Medic Alert Week runs November 5 to 11 with women’s clubs and medical groups nationwide promoting stainless steel and silver bracelets and emblems. The Medic Alert Foundation International based in Turlock, California, provides encased insgnia and back engravings to alert responders in emergencies. The drive aims to inform the public that hidden medical conditions require rapid identification to ensure proper aid, and a central file helps disseminate emblem awareness.
James L. Brannon, son of Mr and Mrs H W Brannon of 285 Er Lerdo, visited home on short leave from Raval E Electronics School in Francisco. He is stationed at Treasure Island and plans to stay about six to nine months.
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