Hospital drive urged by community leaders
Barr urged Lions Rot ary Kiwanis 20 30 Club Chamber of Commerce and American Legion members to back a hospital facilities drive to save lives and time in emergencies. Memorial Hall was supplied for the meeting by the American Legion as representatives were asked to report back to their clubs with facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Kiwanis’ Club
Kiwanis’ Club, 20 30 ‘Club, Chamber of Commerce and the American Legion
Memorial Hall
The
American Legion
DeWitt Opens Shafter Equipment Repair Shop
Elvin Red DeWitt former Dearborn Motors service manager, opens a shop at the Santa Fe garage in Shafter to specialize in cotton picking equipment. He plans to reside in Shafter, lives in Bakersfield, is married with one daughter, and will offer general motor repair work for cars and trucks until harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin ‘Red’ DeWitt
Dearborn Motors Corporation
States
Santa Fe
DeWitt
Shafter
Bakersfield
Funeral service for mother and child held in Shafter
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Armstrong Mortuary for Mrs. Jane Thomas and her daughter Deborah Kay Thomas who died in a traffic crash on Lerdo Highway and Highway 65. Burial followed at Shafter cemetery. The mother, native of Tennessee, moved to California in 1944 and had lived in Kern County eight months. Survivors include husband Teonard and two sons James and Tommy, both of Shafter. Deborah Kay Thomas, California native, is survived by her father Leonard Thomas and two brothers. Tommy remained in serious condition at Kern General Hospital after the crash, which occurred when Mrs. Thomas turned into the path of a southbound truck carrying oranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong Mortuary
Jane Thomas
Reborah Kay
Porterville
R. E. Schmidt
Shafter Cemetery
Tennessee
California
Kern County
Teonard
James
Tommy
Shafter
Deborah Kay Thomas
Leonard Thomas
Beth Eden Street
Thomas
Nathh
Lerdo Highway
Jimmie
Kern General Hospital
Former Shafter Teachers to Speak on Rising Freedom
Miss Beulah Bartlet and Miss Blythe Monroe of Fresno State College Staff will discuss Rising Freedom for Japanese Women at the mid winter meeting of Section Four Central District Business and Professional Women’s Club in Taft. They will present slides after a 7:30 p.m. dinner at Buckhorn Ranch House. The pair recently returned from two years as administrators in the American Dependent Schools in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Bartlet
Blythe Monroe
Fresno State College
Central District
Business and Professional Women's Club
Taft Friday
Taft Club
Taft
Buckhorne Ranch
Bartlett
Monroe
Far East
Japan
Shafter Community Chest Drives Past Halfway Mark
The 1954 Shafter Community Chest Drive reports $4350 raised toward a goal of $8579. Campaign chairman Mert Weidman says volunteers are reaching those missed at the start and urges contributions at the Shafter Drug Store. Funds support five Red Feather agencies including Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Weill Child Guidance Clinic USC and the Shafter Recreation Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Mert Weidman
Red Feather
Weidman Sai
Dhe
Shafter Drug Store
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Weill Child Guidance Clinic
USC
Shafter Recreations Commission
Ten Shafter Officials Honored at Trade Club Salute
Governor Knight attended the Salute to Shafter at the Kern County Fairgrounds in Bakersfield. About 750 people filled the Community Building as Mayor Adolph Kirschenmann and 10 Shafter civic and business leaders were cited. Brown and Wilson received turkeys, while Kirschenmann obtained a gift certificate and a turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Logan
Bob Bann
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield
Kern County Fairgrounds
Chamber
Ernie Hofman
Jack
Shafter
Adolph Kirschenmann
Chamber of Commerce
Tony Brown
Central Hardware
Nick Johnson
Nick's Cafe
Harlan Wilson
Rancher
Lou Woodard
Woodard
Chamber For Drug Store
Bruce Crawford
Richland School
Paul McDonald
Shafter Press
Brown
Wilson
Kirschenman
Governor Knight
Lorenses Welcome Baby Boy on Aug 25 1928
Mr and Mrs Fred J Lorens announce the birth of a son on August 25 1928. The baby joins the family in the home and brings joy to relatives and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Lorens
Hunters bag 300 lb black bear near Camp Nelson canyon
J D Reynolds of Shafter with companions Proctor Turner and Horton shot a 300 pound black bear in a canyon near Camp Nelson about 30 miles east of Porterville. They cornered the bear in a cave after a two hour chase and skinned the carcass for meat after a perilous three hour trek back to camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Reynolds
Shafter
Camp Nelson
Porterville
Reynolds
Ray Proctor
Joe Turner
A. R. Horton
McFarland
Proctor
Cave
Rugged
Canyon
Turner
Prison escapeee Armstrong to be released to Georgia after 21 years
Georgia officials say Armstrong escaped from prison after serving 21 years of a life sentence for murder and will be released to Georgia authorities after finishing his jail term in California. A 13 year old was taken into custody for stealing Frank Russell's Buick near Kern and California avenues and is held at Bakersfield juvenile hall awaiting Judge Stockton. Allen Moore, 18, of Bakersfield, jailed for burglaries and car thefts in Shafter Wasco and Bakersfield, confessed to multiple burglaries including Clara Schnidt's Real Estate and Frank Russell's Blacksmith Shop and theft of a Bakersfield Californian from Gene Winer's Cadillac Agency. He admitted stealing clothing from a Wasco store and more car and theft crimes in recent weeks. Moore was taken to Kern County jail for preliminary hearing before Judge Kelly Steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Armstrong
Frank Russell
Mennonite
Kern
California Avenues
Bakersfield
Stockton
Allen Moore
Kern County
Kelly Steel
Shafter
Wasco
Moore
Clara Schnidt
Memorial Hall
Gene Winer
Cadillac
Hanley Witcher
Local man faces felony complaint after jail questioning
Constable Witcher filed a felony complaint against Moore with the District Attorney's office as he underwent further questioning in jail. Jess Rogers, described as a cotton field worker, was fined 150 dollars by Judge Grant after pleading guilty to drunk driving and hit and run. Rogers' vehicle allegedly struck the rear of another car halted at a stop sign at the intersection of Shafter Avenue and Munzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witcher
Moore
Ofice
Jess
Rogers
Cotton Field
Grant
Shafter Avenue
Munzer
Sunday Guests At Martin Anderson Home
Sunday visitors included Don Anderson and his wife Nancy and son from Hawthorne, plus Elmer Anderson and his wife with sons Phil lip Jimmy and Andy from Corcoran visiting the Martin Anderson home on Pacific Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Anderson
Pacific Street
Don Anderson
Nancy
Hawthorne
Elmer
Phillip
Jimmy
Andy
Corcoran
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Shafter Barm Bureau
Frank Pierce
California Farm Bureau Federation
Long Beach
Paige Atwater
Lee's Drive-Inn
LK ‘Ook
Santa FE Garage
Tulare St
Golde
Davenport
Warren Bruce
Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Hunters Bay
Emurtone Co
Sierra Bakersfield
Calif
Frank Hornkohl
Truxten
Pyrenees
Sumner Street
Shafter Hardware
James St
Bear of
Bank of America
Walker ST
Central Valley Television
Central Ave
Packard Bell T.V
M. B. McFarland
McFarland, California
C. E. Wakefield
Mgr
Joe Marsh
Granny
Grandma Taylor
Joe
Ma Taylor
Tskel
United States Brewers Foundation
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