Congo Life Told Rotary By Eldo Epp
Eldo Epp former Shafter resident spoke to Shafter Rotary at the Shafter Motel about his Congo experiences with the Africa Inland Mission. He described native life and the impact of Christianity and urged industrializing the area and teaching trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldo Epp
Shafter
P. C. Epp
Belgian Congo
Africa Inland Mission Group
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Motel
Epp
Livingston
Stanley
Floyd Raney
Harold Freedman
The Case of the Disappearing Goldfish at Richland School
The four goldfish kept in Miss Prieve's room vanished on Friday November 15. Clue shows they were moved into a fruit jar but the destination remains unknown. Teachers and students speculated on return or fate.
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Perry’ Mason
Sherlock Holmes
Richland School
Miss Prieve
Minter Field Port Would Be County Airport for Shafter
If Kern County buys Minter Field for a county airport, Shafter will gain the county’s best air facility. County airport chief Cecil Meadows and Shafter Chamber of Commerce head Paul V. McClure discuss a post surplus sale takeover with Dec 21 as the property transfer date. The site includes a 40-plane hangar, a smaller hangar, a control tower, and repair shops ideal for cargo shipments of local produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minter
Shafter Field
Kern County
Minter Field
Shafter
Paul V. McClure
Meadows
McClure
Povterty
Edna Rodgers Chosen for Good Citizen Award
Edna Rodgers a Shafter High School senior was elected by classmates and faculty as the schools good citizen for the Good Citizen award presented by the Daughters of the American Revolution She will attend a Bakersfield banquet honoring district high school winners. Other seniors named were Myra Malory Barrie Burns and Myrle Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Rodgers
Shafter High School
Miss Rodgers
Bakersfield
Myra Malory
Barrie Burns
Myrle Royal
Wives and Women Club Meet at Dooley Home
The Shafter Faculty wives and women gathered for their November meeting at Mrs. Burley Dooley's house with Mrs. Dan Bledsoe as assistant hostess. A home making program inspired a themed game, won by Mrs. Glenn Nay, followed by a dessert supper for listed attendees.
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Wives & Women Club
Dooley Home
Shafter
Burley Dooley
Dan Bledsoe
Glenn Nay
Jack Hill
Lowell Todd
Wesley Linda
Cecil Rhoads
Pat Kelly
Ray Kitts
Helen Gangu
Barbara Lee
Jeannette Wheeler
Violet Brughelli
Theodora Walther
Junior Women See Drama Club Play
Members of the Shafter Junior Women's Club attended a meeting hosted by Shafter High School Drama Club. The student troupe directed by Mr. Filut performed a short play in the high school gym after a brief business session. Hostesses were Jessie Hein Pat Mettler and Freda Holsonbake.
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Shafter Junior Women’s Club
Shafter High School
Filut
Jessie Hein
Pat Mettler
Freda Holsonbake
Bridge Luncheon Hosted by Mrs P L Arnold
Mrs P L Arnold hosted a bridge luncheon on Tuesday with guests Mesdames Ed Warren Orvin Mettler William Bender Emil Bender Rolf Jacobsen Peter Channeson Henry Neufeld Merrill Thomas Bert Warren Sue Sievers Pete Bender William Lachenmaier Prizes went to Ed Warren Sue Sievers and Orvin Mettler Guest prizes awarded to Mrs Sievers and Mrs Bert Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Arnold
Ed Warren
Orvin Mettler
William Bender
Emil Bender
Rolf Jacobsen
Peter Channeson
Henry Neufeld
Merrill Thomas
Bert Warren
Sue Sievers
Pete Bender
William Lachenmaier
Mesdames
Richland Play Day Draws 2000 Students
Last Saturday Richland hosted its quarterly Play Day with over 2000 attendees. Wesley Brown won the Paddle Tennis tourney while Floyd Metlock claimed hardball. Kirkham boys won both volleyball and football playoffs, and a 12 to 6 football classic saw the teachers and janitors lose to the Kirkham squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Wesley Brown
Floyd Metlock
Kirkham Gang
Kirkham
Dickie Kirkham
Harvey Mizell
Billy Hemnsley
Vernon Edwards
Russell Grisso
Charles Thompson
McLain’s and
For Sale Turkeys From J Man Weileree Farm
Classified notice selling turkeys from J Man Weileree Farm. Contact Shafter 31t by phone for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Manweileree Farm
Shafter
Dinner Parties At Peter Channesons Home
Recent buffet dinners hosted by Peter Channeson featured guests including Wesley Linda Ike Peters Ted Vignola Ray Kitts Lowell Todd Phil Channeson P L Arnold Rolf Jacobsen Henry Neufeld Orvin Mettler William Lachenmaier Mrs Horace Gray Miss Lucy French Berkeley and Dr John Revell Harold Freedman Gregory Ohanneson also hosted a dinner for Joyce Bender Barrie Burns Barbara Fox Mary Francis Ohanneson Patsy Kelly Bonnie Williams Tom Fletcher Wayne Hill Bob Peters and Jim Nugent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Channesons
Messrs
Mesdames
Wesley Linda
Ike Peters
Ted Vignola
Ray Kitts
Lowell Todd
Phil Channeson
P. L. Arnold
Rolf Jacobsen
Henry Neufeld
Orvin Mettler
William Lachenmaier
Horace Gray
Lucy French
Berkeley
John Revell
Harold Freedman
Gregory Ohanneson
Joyce Bender
Mrs. John Jacobsen Leaves for Stockton Visit
Mrs. John Jacobsen departed Friday for Stockton to visit her mother Mrs. Grace Miles for ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacobsen
Stockton
Grace Miles
Shafter F F A Students Head For Great Western Stock Show
Shafter High School F F A boys will enter over ninety head at the Great Western Livestock Show in Los Angeles from November 26 to December 2. Marvin Kirschenmann brings a champion steer record and will enter three head. Kenneth Cooper enters three fat lambs. the group plans to stay to December 6 for buying future stock. Fifteen Shafter youths will travel with fifty-one steers and forty lambs, with judging on December 1 and expected income around eighteen thousand dollars from show stock plus twelve thousand from Bakersfield, totaling about thirty thousand this year.
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Shafter High School
F.F.A
Los Angeles
Marvin Kirschenmann
Kern County
Great Western
Shafter High School Farm
Kenneth Cooper
Shafter Boys
Shafter
Bakersfield
Donald Zachary
Fred Starrh
Jack Janzen
Bill Leonard
Shafter High
Young Adventurer Speaks at Shafter High Assembly
Delbert Harter, a young modern adventurer, will speak at Shafter High School Friday morning under the auspices of national assemblies. He is an explorer, aviator, athlete, musician, sea diver, and actor who has visited fifty eight countries in two years and witnessed many notable events including a bombing attack while en route to Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Harter
Shafter High School
National Assemblies
Young Harter
Hong Kong
Wiles Returns From Korea Army Duty With Honorable Discharge
Cpl. Max Wiles arrived in Shafter this week after nine months in the Army including eight months stationed on the Korean border between American and Russian zones. He reports good relations with Russians and notes Soviet cannons versus American rifles. He will resume his job at Stringham's Drug Store.
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Max Wiles
Shafter
Korea
Wiles
Stringham's
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congo
Rotary
Good Citizen Award
Leme Tendance Company
Schenmann
M. C. Summers
Maia
Nationquency Prevention Society
First Baptist Church
Shafter F.F.A
Great Western Stock Show
Central
Betty Crickes
California
Betty Crocker
Osours
Larket
OD Center
William Stoller
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