Pierce Jeweler’s Closes After Twenty-Six Years in Shafter
Vernon and Addie Pierce announce permanent closure of Pierce Jeweler’s at 307 Central Avenue Shafter after 26 years. Vernon, a longtime Rotary and fire department volunteer, will devote full time to engineering duties while selling off jewelry stock and offering discounted items for Christmas shoppers.
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Pierce's Jeweler's
Shafter
Pierce
Cema
Pierce Jewelers
Ade Pierce
Central Hardware
Pierce Jeweler’s
Kelly and Channeson
Schirmer
Ted
Vernon
Addie
Central Avenue
Shater
Santa—Anna
David
Shafter Fire Department
Roy Farrell
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Merts Association
Explorer
Civil Air Patrol
California
Bill Lachenmaier
Andy Sharp Returns Home After Rocket Accident
Andy Sharp, injured in a rocket experiment explosion that killed his friend Carl Kuhlman, has returned home to 19067 Beech Avenue and is recovering. His mother thanked well wishers as he resumes rest and plans to regain his school studies.
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Andy Sharp
Carl Kuhlman
Beech Avenue
Former Minister Visits Shafter Friends in 1920s context
Reverend Temple, who began ministry in Wisconsin in 1905 after a career in insurance and railways, visited Shafter gatherings at Union Church between Atascadero and Santa Margarita. He spoke of scripture and shared memories with local families Eckman Kattenhorn Woods Livers Gwin Hitchcock and the Browns amid notes on how Shafter changed since 1920.
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den Farms Union Church
Atascadero
Santa Marguerita
Temple
Wisconsin
Shafter
Eckman, Kattenhorn
Woods Stone
Livers
D. R. Gwin
Hitchcock
Tom and
Bert Brown
Mel Krug
First Baptist Church
A. W. Eckman
Kattenhorn
George Jones
Frank Wiebes
SHS Awarded Construction Contract for Classrooms Auto Shop
Shafter High School awards construction of five classrooms and an auto shop to Modern Development Company of Bakersfield as lowest bidder. Total bid 109110 dollars excluding furnishings. Architects Wright Medcalf and Parsons. 250 days to complete.
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Oi Shafter High School
Modern Development Company of
Bakersfield
Wright, Medcalf
Parsons
Modern Development Company
Sixty Boys Practice Basketball At Shafter School
Over sixty boys turned out Saturday at Shafter School for the first basketball workout of the season. They split into teams A B C and D with coaches Vince Sakowski and Tom Guerrero guiding the season. Practices continue Saturdays during the trial period and league sessions begin after the new year.
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Shafter School
Vince Sakowski
Tom Guerrero
Help Postmen Mail-Early No. Christmas Mail Advice
Postmaster Gene Guenther urges early Christmas mailing. Use sturdy cartons, heavy paper, and strong cord. Check size weight limits with the Post Office for unusual items. Send cards by First Class with return address and mail long distances before December 10.
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Gene Guenther
Chris
Shadow of the Almighty screening at Freewill Church
The film Shadow of the Almighty will be shown Sunday night December 4 at the FreeWill Baptist Church Smith's Corner. It begins at 7 30 p m and invites all to attend the inspirational screening.
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Freewill
Shadow of the Almighty
FreeWill Baptist Church
Smith's Corner
Bakersfield Christmas Parade Promises Bands Floats and Pageant
The 1960 Bakersfield Christmas parade features over 100000 dollars in floats and 23 bands along a 19 block Chester Avenue route. About 80000 spectators from the county and beyond are expected to line the parade starting 7 p.m. at 23rd Street and Chester Avenue. The pageant ends near Fourth Street and Chester Avenue about two hours later. judging begins at 5 p.m. to name winners before the parade, with banners carried by Bakersfield High School Drillerettes. Total entries, including bands floats and other attractions, reach 68. Fred Strickler is chairman.
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Chester Avenue
23Rd St
Chester Ave
Fourth St
Bakersfield
Shrine Potato Bowl Pageant Heads To Bakersfield Stadium
Aerial bombs and balloons light the Shrine Potato Bowl pageant in Bakersfield Memorial Stadium on Saturday December 3 with a grand entry at 645 PM. Dignitaries from Al Malaikah Temple Los Angeles will be honored as the Cerritos College Falcons face the Bakersfield College Renegades at 8 PM in a match where both sides have one loss to Long Beach College.
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Bakersfield Memorial Stadium
Shrine
al Malaikah Temple
Los Angeles
Cerritos College Falcons
Bakersfield College Renegades
Long Beach College
Seven Teams Sign Up for Shafter Adult Basketball League
Seven teams have registered for the Shafter Recreation Commission Adult Basketball League. Teams include Adams Hardfacing Co, Mettler's Station, Nick's ve In, L A Camp Stables, TB of Wasco, De Luxe Barbers, and Jim Crabb's Chevron Station. League play begins December 6 with games every Tuesday and Thursday through February 21 at Shafter High and Rio Bravo schools. Referees are Joe Norris, Elmer Anderson, Dera Rawlins, and Tom Guerrero.
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Shafter Recreation Commission
Adams Hardfacing Co
Mettler’s Station
Nick's Ve In
L. A
Camp Stables
TB of
Wasco
de Luxe Barbers
Jim Crabb
Chevron Station
Shafteroe School
Rio Bravo
Joe Norris
Elmer Anderson
Dera’ Rawlins
Tom Guerrero
Fourteenth Annual Football Banquet Set for December 6
Shafter prepares its fourteenth annual football banquet at Shafter High School Cafeteria with a 7 p.m. dinner and guest speaker Bob Bronzan professor at San Jose State College. Bronzan highlights his coaching career including San Jose State varsity, the 1956 East West Shrine Game, 1957 Eagles pro team and current role directing intramurals and serving as a scout. The Regels barbershop quartet provides entertainment and Ray Randolph heads the organizing committee with members Frizzle Todd Greene and others.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Bob Bronzan
San Jose State College
Bronzan
San Jose State
Philadelphia Eagles
Regels
Bakersfield
Dan Hall
Bill Hennie
Fred Shurf
Paul Anded Vignolo
Ever
Ray Randolph
Bill Frizzell
Lowell Todd
Harold Greene
Liquidation Sale Under Way at Shatter Route Tire Shop
Sid Jensen owner of Shatter Route Tire Shop announces a liquidation sale to clear overstock. He urges customers to view his big ads on pages 12 and 13 for details on money-saving tire values and sizes. Press photo accompanies the notice.
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Sid Jensen
Shatter Route Tire Shop
Sid
Christmas Mail and Press Contest Promises Big Prizes
The piece notes heavy Christmas mail projections this year and urges timely sending of packages to the Eastern and Midwestern states. It describes a subscription contest with prizes including bicycles and multi year subscriptions, and recalls the "Dear Mady" column with advice on patience for recognition.
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Jane
Mady
No Downtown Christmas Tree This Year, Say Merchants
The Merchants Division of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce announces no tree at Central Avenue and James Street due to opposition from the City Council and Police Department. A community Christmas Party is planned for December 16 for local children, with lights being installed by Jack Harris’s crew and shops staying open until 8 p.m. through December 23, closing on December 26 and January 2.
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Merchants Division
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Police Department
Central Avenue
James Street
Jack Harris
Gordon Kirschehmann Receives Special B of A Award
More than 650 banquet guests gathered at the Roger Young Auditorium to honor outstanding 4 H Club members and Future Farmers of America who won special awards for their animals in junior competitions at the Great Western Livestock Show. Gordon Kirschenmann and Cheryl Bower were named award winners.
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Roger Young
Winners honored at Great Western Livestock Show banquet
Gordon Kirschenmann Shafter Future Farmer member and Cheryl Bauer McFarland 4 H chapter were named junior exhibitor award winners at the Great Western Livestock Show in Los Angeles. Kirschenmann received a wrist watch from the California Shorthorn Breeders Association for a piet fat shorthorn steer, while Bauer earned a $50 Vernon Lions Club prize for her champion steer. Bank of America sponsored the banquet and presented the awards to the junior exhibitors and their parents.
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A. D. Aulenbacher
Southern California
Bank of America
R. H. Johnson
Los Angeles
Forest M. Berry
Gordon Kirschenmann
Cheryl Bower
Shafter
Cheryl Bauer
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