Rain Blamed For Two Car Crash In Riverside Area
A rain soaked Central Valley Highway crash injures two near Riverside Street. A tow truck tow driver Ralph Baehr reports a car rollover, then a second rear collision with a 1955 Plymouth driven by O P Elliott of Rain. Elliott and his wife Florine hospitalized. their son unharmed. CHP officer notes Elliott mistook tow lights for a train.
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Ralph Baehr
Santa Fe Garage
Baehr
Ward Shafter
Central Valley Highway
O. P. Elliott
Central Valley
Riverside Street
Wasco
Elliott
Ly. Florine
Kern General Hospital
Shafter
CHP
Robert Burke
Rosedale
Return of WAC Couple From France Prompts US Home Visit Plan
De Lores Migdat Kinkeade and her husband Ronald Kinkeade return to the United States after years in France with the Women's Army Corps service. They will fly from Paris to Idlewild New York then visit relatives on the East Coast before driving to Missouri California and Tehachapi accompanied by a French poodle.
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Frank Migdat
Ronald Kinkeade
United States
Kinkeade
de Lores Migdat
de Lores
Women's Army Corps
France
WAC
Mr. Kinkeade
Department of the Army
French Riviera
Monaco
Prince Rainier
Grace Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Kinkeades
Orly Field
Paris
Idlewild
New York
St. Louis
Mr. Kincade
California
Abe Guenther
Tehachapi
Dutch Airlines
Elris
Feather River Project urged as crucial for Kern County
State water expert R M Edmonston pressed full speed ahead on the Feather River Project to avert California water shortages within a decade. He named Kern County as a critical irrigated area and said FRP is the only apparent source for needed water. The Bakersfield luncheon also featured economist William M Burke who projected strong state growth and urged building FRP and other projects.
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California
Feather River
Rceine
Bakers- Mall
R. M. Edmonston
State Department of Water Resources
Kern County
Edmonston
Water Information
Feather River Project Association
Bakersfield Inn
Bakersfield
FRP
William M. Burke
University of San Francisco
Burke
West Germany
Great Britain
Harlan Hagen
Kern
Vance Webb
John Bentley
Glenn Bultman
Greater Bakersfield
Weekly Show Gates and Start Times
The schedule lists gate openings and show start times across the week. Weekdays begin with gates at 6 30 and shows at 7 00, while Saturday starts earlier with gates at 6 00 and shows at 6 30.
Mrs. Tena Wiens 71 Dies in Reedley Home
Close survivors include daughter Mrs Lawrence Gloeckler and two grandchildren Donna Lee and Ruthie Ann of Shafter. A son Peter died in 1940 and husband Peter in 1945. Funeral services set for Wednesday afternoon at 2 in the Mennonite Brethren Church of Shafter conducted by Rev Dick and Rev Pay Frispagg.
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Tena Wiens
Reedley
Shafter
Wiens
Lawrence
Helen) Gloeckler
Donna Lee
Ruthie Ann
British Columbia
Peter
Enid
Oklahoma
Mennonite Brethren Church
Pay Frispagg
Services Held for Georgia Burks in Shafter
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Armstrong Chapel for Georgia Lee Burks 68 of Shafter who died Sunday in Bakersfield Hospital. Officiant Brother Monroe of the Church of Christ. Born May 13 1890 in Texas she lived in the area 20 years at 18818 Beech Street. Survived by son John Carlos Burks daughter Ada Gates sister Maude Calhoune eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Interment in Shafter Cemetery.
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Armstrong Chapel
Georgia Lee Burks
Bakersfield
Monroe
Church of Christ
Texas
Beech Street
Shafter
John Carlos Burks
Ada Gates
Maude Calhoune
Los Angeles
Shafter Cemetery
Shafter High Month End Menu Announces 36 Cent Lunches
Kern County Union High School and Junior College District lists a 36 cent plate lunch menu for Thursday to Monday featuring roast turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, and milk. A la carte offerings include soup varieties, baked meat loaf, lasagne, roast beef, pies, and assorted salads and juices.
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Kern County Union High School
Gertie Foster 58 Dies in Bakersfield Hospital
Gertie Mae Foster 58 of 2121 Orange Street Bakersfield died November 14 in a Bakersfield hospital. A 22 year county and state resident she worked 14 years as a diet maid at Kern General Hospital. Survived by husband Sum five sons Claude T Columbus James A Charlie Robert E. daughter Dassie Perry. mother Jane Hubbard. 19 grandchildren. Funeral by Higgins November 17 at 2 30 p m Pentecostal Church of Shafter. Interment Shafter Cemetery.
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Gertie Mae Foster
Orange Street
Bakersfield
Kern General Hospital
Arkansas
Sum
Jane Hubbard
Claude T
Columbus
James A
Charlie
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Robert E
Costa Mesa
Dassie Perry
Ene
Higgins
Pentecostal Church of
Shafter
Armstrong
Shafter Cemetery
Regular Luncheon by Christian Business Men's Club
The Christian Business Men's Club will hold a regular luncheon on Thursday November 20 at the Veteran's Memorial Hall Rev. Ramon Jantz will speak. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
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Christian Business Men's Club
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Ramon Jantz
Go To The Church Of Your Choice Sunday
Shafter churches invite the public to a Sunday service as a community outreach event. Congregations across the city welcome attendees to join worship and fellowship.
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Shafter Churches
Church of
Thanksgiving Holiday Menu Plans Include School Meals
A fragmented notice lists menu items such as cheese on a French roll and assorted juices, with desserts including lemon meringue pie and apricot upside-down cake. It references Thanksgiving holidays and school plans on Thursday and Friday November 27 and 28.
Kings Visit Daughter's Family in Maple District
Mr and Mrs P King are visiting with their daughter's family the Walter Nicols in the Maple district. They have been living in Orangevale near Sacramento and recently sold their property there. They are undecided about their future plans.
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P. King
Walter Nicols
Maple District
Kings
Orangevale
Sacramento
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Natalie Wood
Kings GO Forth
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Richard Todd
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Barbara Rush
Harry Black and the Tiger
Sterling Hayden
Pamela Duncan
Monterey
Shafter High School
James Stone
Leon Standridge
Brent Roberts
Shafter Maytag Shop
E. Lerdo Ad
Georgia Burks
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E. Twenty-First Street
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