Shafter community notes from 1963 and 1958 files
Taken from Shafter Press files November 1963 and November 1958. Includes Feather River contract vote results, 1964 Shafter Chamber of Commerce officers, Northern Women’s Golf Association officers, PTA code of conduct development, bus drivers Roadeo trophies, Shafter High School Band roster for the Kern County Potato Bowl, and Shafter-Wasco game lineup from 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Shafter Press
Shafter High School
Parent- Teachers Association
Ees
Elping
Homer Ellis
Bill da
Janice Se T
Brenda Beel
James Bishop
PTA
Iat
Kern County
Neal Janzen
Totally Deaf Man Shows New Hope For Handicapped Child
Theodore N. Cokis, a totally deaf Boeing Seattle plant worker, shares his journey from lip reading at age three to building wooden airplane models. He describes training, tech limits, and how his woodworking talent led to work in wind tunnels, inspiring students at the Kern County Fairgrounds center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore N. Cokis
Boeing
Seattle
Kern County Fairgrounds
Tltough
Harry E. Blair
Cokis
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Bakersfield
George Valos
Arrests and charges span bad checks to highway planning
Arrested after several months on bad check charges Harold Edwin Borth 120 S Stockton Lodi was arrested in Lodi and returned to Shafter for court where he drew 50 days in jail and a 315 dollar fine per count. Also noted are officials examining routes for the Central Valley Highway and a U S Army Korea update announcing Pvt Randy H Bankston assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division as an artilleryman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Edwin Borth
S. Stockton
Lodi
Shafter
Borth
Stanislaus County
Justice Court
U. S. Army, Korea
AHTNC
Randy H. Bankston
Meldon Bankston
Terra Vista Lane
2Nd Infantry Division
Korea
Past President's Night Scheduled By Shrine Club
The Shrine Club sets a Past President and ladies night for Saturday November 23 at the Canelo Ranch Inn with Marvin Neuman announcing. The dinner at 8 p m honors charter member D M Steele and the December 6 annual meeting at the Shafter Motel will name new officers and feature a crab feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canelo Ranch Inn
Marvin Neuman
el Charaf Shrine Club
D. M. Steele
Shafter Motel
Section IV BPW Dinner and Program Meeting Held in Bakersfield
Section IV of the Central District BPW met at the Ramada Inn Bakersfield for a dinner Friday Nov 18 at 7 30. Mary Flick of Hillcrest welcomed 29 attendees as Lucia Parker chaired the Section IV meeting. Officers from Central District were present with a nominating committee elected for March 21 Shafter install. Margaret Tesovnik arranged a Europe trip slide show by Mrs Johnnie Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central District of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Ramada Inn
Bakersfield
Mary Flick
Hillcrest Club
BPW
Lucia Parker
Central District
Margaret Thomas
Grace Cross
Sibyl Koontz
Bessie Seism
Margaret Tesovnik
State Election Board of California
Shafter
Edna Ross
Almetah Mosley
Wasco
May Doyle
Hillcrest
Audrey Leigh Wisner
Pro- Bram
World Affairs
Johnnie Neal
Europe
Cited For Failure to Yield Right of Way Incident
On November 2, Daniel Floyd Hammons and Vern Clifford Kern were involved in a non injury collision at the Lerdo Shafter avenue and Central avenue corner. Kern received a citation for failure to yield the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Floyd Hammons
Hyland Drive
Bakersfield
Vern Clifford Kern
W. Lerdo
Shafter
Lerdo
Shafter Avenue
Kern
Windows Broken at Triangle Café and Bar
Entry reported at Triangle Café and Bar on Walker Street and Tulare. Three windows were broken. building vacant for months. No items missing. Police report mentions Holland and Germany. Mrs. Neal, a San Joaquin Hospital nurse, enjoys organ music and narrated pictures. Her nephew serves in the Air Force in Germany. she planned to visit him and tour the area. Mrs. Tesovnik contacted BPW clubs about the international meeting but could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooke
Shafter
Grace
Henry Voth
Ben Grundy
Santa Fe
Phil Zachary
Grundy
Richland
Pat Anderson
Triangle Cafe
Walker Street
Tulare
Holland
Germany
Neal
San Joaquin Hospital
Tax refunds distributed by Sales Tax Board
Board member John Lynch announced that the Board of Equalization is refunding 110000 saved in administrative costs of collecting the 1 percent local sales and use tax. The refunds go to 400 cities and 58 counties, including Shafter 47.97 and Los Angeles 16765, with Kern County receiving 884.84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lynch
Board of Equalization
Los Angeles
Amador
Shafter
Kern
Ruby Edwards Irvin Barr Installed As Eastern Star Leader
Ruby Edwards was installed worthy matron and Irvin Barr as worthy patron of Wasco Chapter 489 Order of the Eastern Star at an open installation on Saturday November 16 at the Masonic temple in Wasco. The 43rd annual installation featured Gladys Brown as installing hostess and a large slate of officers and dignitaries from Wasco and nearby jurisdictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Edwards
Irvin Barr Wa
Wasco
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Gladys Brown
John Brown
Helen Hasty
C. Gay Armstrong
Velma Guenther
Velma
Wascochapter
Dottie Boyd Hebel
Jack Hammons
Mable
Sloas
Shirley McConnell
Fred Hasty
Winifred McCombs
Estel Winn
Diane
Mary Kay Hammons
Lori Newman
Jacque Freeborn
Jobs
Lillian Terrell
Jane Atchison
Flora Potter
Ethel Daly
Harold Reimer
Star the East
Fountain of Life
Star Point
Polly Tweedy
Taft
51St District
Clara Thomas
Caladonia
Blanche
Strang
Robert H. Sch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Feather River
Frank Wisner
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Crawford
Paul Hoffmann
Northern Women’s Golf Association
Barnett’s
Corliss Smith
Bill Fernando
Paul Wise
Roadeo
Bakersfield College
Darrel Rawlins
Clarence Vickery
Clarence Gilbreath
Jack Harris
Wasco Field
J. C. Warneke
Clayton Hutchings
LTR
Robert Tidwell
LGH
Jackie Bayless
Cle Metheny
RGL
Harley
Martin
RTL
Freddie Houstin
Glenn Scales
Vernon Edwards
LHR
John Kelly
Paul Cato
Delbert Black
Ray Colvard
Weldon Wilson
Billy Hinsley
Layton Lynch
Henry Beach
Peg Schmidt
Henry Ie
Bill Stoller
Ernest Panero
Joe Frizzell
Irvin Fike
H. W
Pat) Kelly
A. Peter Channeson
J. D. Camp
Wasco Chamber of Commerce
Walter Maitland
C. F. Waite
Fresno County
R. S. Rercival
Sol Camp
Fronterisman
den Jay
Hollywood Park
Valos
Randy Bankston
Shrine Club
Eph
First
So. Baptist Church
Pastor Training Union
Horace Womack
Preaegeent
Sales Tax Board
Irvin Barr
Eastern Star
Tron
E. B. Gowan
Shirley
Billy
Keith
Modesto
Homer R. Barr
Glendale
Masonic Hall
Ruth Atchison
Martha Beach
Janie Boggess
Margaret Pollock
Della Kleist
Gladys
Lucille Galbreath
Nelma Hammons
Veda Mills
Faye Barr
Vera Ketelsen
Aden
Wrens Oy
Sr. High & Jr. High
Pilgrim Fellowship
Bible Fellowship Congregational
E. Tulare Ave
Owen C. Onsum
Central Ave
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