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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1962
Page
7
Two hour parking is now allowed in Shafter effective immediately after merchants requested the change at a City Council meeting. Al Finkbeiner spoke for merchants noting the previous one hour limit drove business away and caused citations and lost visits.
Season tickets for Kern Opera Theatre's festival include Verdi's La Traviata on November 29 and Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann on February 15 and 16. Tickets through Carrie Glover, Fairview 5-3202, or Mrs. Glover 3000 Kingsley Lane Bakersfield. Discounts of ten percent apply to season tickets. Both operas in English with Maestro Fredrick Vajda directing. Sallie Welch stars in Hoffmann two roles and Bakersfield hosts the company as a locally produced English-language company.
The Shafter Band will march in the Shrine Parade as part of the 15th Annual Shrine Potato Bowl Program. Kern County groups including the Bakersfield Renegade Band and Shafter High School Band join floats and visiting Shrine units for a full day of events culminating with a night appearance at Al Malaikah Temple in Los Angeles.
The Blue Jay Blue Bird group prepared boxes and place mats for a father daughter box social held Monday night under guidance of Mrs. George Haworth Jr. and Mrs. Wayne Wood. Members elected Melanie Neuman president and Clair Albright vice president with other officers listed.
Mrs Rita Mejia was the honored guest at a pot luck baby shower in the park. Chocolate pie and angel cake were served and she received many gifts. Attending were Mesdames Jerry Montgomery Charles Howard Jr Allen Warkentin Boyce Bailey Bill Carter Paul Carter and Jon Johnston. Mrs Cecil Hight sent a gift but could not attend.
Mr and Mrs F D Davidson and Mrs Cari will share Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Cari with the Davidson party.
After school at guardian Mrs. Haworth home assistants Mrs. Fred Hasty help Blue Jays make Blue Bird coin purses. The group takes field trips and joins the Halloween mee at Richland School this year.
Deed recordings in Kern County rose sharply in October 1962. The Title Insurance and Trust Company office in Bakersfield reported a 32.9 percent increase from September 1962 and an 8.2 percent rise over October 1961.
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