Kern County Set for Reclamation Leaders Sightseeing Tour
Out of state delegates attending the National Reclamation Association convention in Long Beach will tour Kern County by bus Saturday. The itinerary includes Mojave Arvin DiGiorgio Farms Lamont Bakersfield Wasco Shafter Taft Maricopa with a luncheon at El Tejon Hotel. Local officials welcome the visitors and highlight Kern resources.
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National Reclamation Association
Kern County
Shafter
Kern County Board of Trade
Long Beach
W. Frank Jones
Board of Trade
Rosamond
Victor L. Smyth
Mojave
Arvin
DiGiorgio Farms
Lamont
Bakersfield
el Tejon Hotel
McFarland
Delano
Wasco
Taft
Maricopa
J. A. Schlotthauer
Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce
Floyd, Peterson and
Arvin Chamber
Lorin Juday
Kern County Associated Chambers of Commerce
Delano and McFarland Chamber
Clifton .Clemens
Wasto and
Wasco Chamber
Rita Fry
Ernie Hofman
Shatter Chamber
Taft Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd. H. ‘Goad
Clifton ‘Clemens
J. R. Anderson
J. M. Radoumis
Panel to Discuss Richland Bonds on Saturday
A panel will meet at 12 45 p m Saturday at station KWSO to explain the Richland School Districts 700000 bond issue. Leonard Gaede leads the panel with architect Ernest McCoy, Mrs Harold Greene a parent and Bruce Crawford district superintendent. The talk is part of the Know Your School series on Shafter Wasco station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KWSO
Richland
Leonard Gaede
Ernest McCoy
Harold Greene
Bruce Crawford
Shafter-Wasco
Biology Class Field Trip To Pis mo And Sheil Beaches
Kerft Academy biology class led by instructor LaVern Wolcott visited Pis mo and Sheil Beaches for a marine life lesson. Students collected starfish sea anemone hermit crabs sponges and other specimens then planned to keep them alive in sea water. A picnic lunch and swim followed with attendees including Freida Huen Laura Gittinger Wanda Curry Lois Grabill Janice Dirksen Dale Few Eric Kramer Jerry Smith Lionel Nightingale Dean Bowlie Glen Rusk and several parents and relatives.
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Kerft ‘Academy
Pismo
Sheil
LaVern Wolcott
Freida Huen
Laura Gittinger
Wanda Curry
Lois Grabill
aJnice Dirksen
Dale Few
Eric Kramer
Jerry Smith
Lionel Nightingale
Dean Bowlie
Glen Rusk
Earl Curry
Andy Nightingale
Stanley Huen
Ruben Dirksen
Eleanor , Ehrhardt
Stanley Wolcott
Airman Donates Blood At Great Lakes Drive
Airman James R. Guenther, son of Mr and Mrs George E Guenther of Shafter, gave blood at Great Lakes NL within 72 hours. Air station crews collected 306 pints in a one day drive, part of a program that has surpassed 8900 pints from Whidbey sailors. Blood is flown to Seattle for typing and processing then rushed to the battlefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Guenther
USN
George E. Guenther
Shafter
Great Lakes
Air Station
Whidbey
Seattle
Battlefront
Farm Bureau Plans Membership Campaign
Buttonwillow Farm Bureau holds regular meeting to discuss a membership drive. Vern Mack radio commentator of Bakersfield speaks on election issues with guests Mr and Mrs Glen Moody from Wheeler Ridge. Roast beef dinner for 68 members and guests. Jack Thomson chairs arrangements.
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Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Farm Bureau
Sunday Gathering Honors Man on Birthday
A Kern Homes family group gathered Sunday afternoon to honor J. C. Baze on his birthday. After dinner attendees included his wife and children Linda Joyce Ricky and Lee Anna and his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Baze with Patricia.
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J. C. Baze
Kern Homes
Linda
Joyce
Ricky
Lee Anna
Frank Baze
Patricia
Bobby J. Sage Returns from Far East aboard USS Iowa
After seven months in the Far East the battleship USS Iowa arrives with seaman Bobby J. Sage son of Mr and Mrs Albert B Sage of Shafter and husband of Mrs Betty J Sage also of Shafter Sage served with Carrier Tank Force 77 off Korea engaging in gun strikes and coordinated air gun strikes against Communist supply lines and targets including transportation hubs and enemy concentrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Iowa
Bobby J. Sage
USN
Albert B. Sage
Shafter
Betty J. Sage
Korea
Library Moves Into Sixth Spot in Readership
Shafter library rises to sixth in Kern county September circulation reporting 3349 readers 2153 juvenile and 1196 adults up 149 from 1951 Wasco totals 3265 with 2137 juveniles and 1128 adults nearby Buttonwillow 1225 Minter 1022 Rio Bravo 888 Maple 340 Shafter Migratory 197 and Wase Farm Labor Camp 62 County total falls from 85639 to 71395 in September year over year
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Shafter
Kern County
Wasco
Thomas Wedge
Minter
Rio Bravo
Shafter Migratory
Wase
Opening of Shakter Post Office Attracts Big Crowd
A Sunday morning crowd greeted the new Shakter post office as first mail boxes were used before staff on duty. Postmaster George Guenther said box fixtures arrive in about 120 days, with lobby hours to be extended once schedules are set next week. The expansion covers Terra Vista Homes, the new Federal housing project in Shafter.
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Phooze
Dick Smith
George Guenther
Shafter
State Street
Guenther
Shakter
George C. Guenther
Terra Vista Homes
Federal
Shafter Community Chest Nears 1952 Goal of 6048
Bruce Crawford announced the campaign has raised about 5953 dollars, leaving 95 dollars to meet the 6048 target. Volunteers praise their push as benefits agencies request 2400 for Boy Scouts, 2000 for Camp Fire Girls, 8750 for Recreation Commission, 498.50 for YMCA, and 400 for Henrietta Weill Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Community Chest
Red Feather
Drive
Bruce Crawford
Shafter
Crawford
Boy Scouts of America
Campfire
Shafter Recreation Commission
YMCA
Henrietta’ Weill Clinic
School Plans Nutrition Series Led by Adelle Davis
Bakersfield Evening High School and local groups sponsor a four part nutrition series titled Lets Feel Fit. Guest lecturer Adelle Davis will speak at 7 p m Tuesday at Golden State School auditorium 900 Belle Terrace Bakersfield on Lets have More Pep. Subsequent lectures set for Nov 25 and two more sessions to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Adelle Davis
University of Southern California
Los Angles
Palos Verdes
Golden State School
Belle Terrace Ave
Soldier Returns To Fort Ord Base
Cpl and Mrs John T Badgett Jr of Salinas hosted a family weekend before he resumed duty at Fort Ord. The gathering featured wedding photos and three film showings titled Let s Build Up Our Resistance Let s Improve Our At tractiveness and Let s Stay Young at the Golden State School auditorium. The Badgett family traveled to Bakersfield to see relatives Ralph and Mrs Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Badgett, Jr
Salinas
Fort Ord
Bakersfield
Badgett
Ralph Noble
Badgetts
Golden State School
Purdue University
University of California
Columbia University
UCLA
Davis
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Yonkers
New York
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Wilbur
Uttonwillow
Air Force
Parks Field
Bakersfield College
Richland Bonds
Farm Bureau Plans
Frank Hornkohl
Truxtun
Community Chest Board
Edwin Wilson
Chrysler Air Conditioning
Schneider
Wikoff
James St
Cosco Chrome
Able
Genuirie
Samson
Big
Frybyte
Fryer
Dearborn
Ledy Stratford
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