Invitation Extended For Annual Barbecue and Carnival
Community members and friends of Richland PTA are invited to the annual barbecue and carnival on Thursday October 6 1966 at the Richland Patio Dinner served 5 to 8 pm Frank Johnson will prepare the barbecue Mrs Sylvia Baughman and staff provide salad beans rolls and coffee Admission 150 for adults 50 for children Hotdogs drinks and desserts available from various booths Rides hats balloons games popcorn candied apples and a country store add to the family oriented event Tickets from Mrs Leland Bell serving chairman Four serving lines aim to minimize waiting Proceeds support the Richland PTA fund with a focus on fun and entertainment for all
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Pta
Tober
Richland Patio
Frank Johnson
Slyvia
Baughman
Leland Bell
Art Penner
Lyle Carter
Richland To Apply For Library Funds
The Richland board of trustees approved an application for 2511 in Title 1 funds for library materials. They also approved a study for funds to purchase films for the library and reviewed surplus property sale plans. A policy on free or reduced lunch prices and prohibition of on site food sales was approved as required by state code. Trustees W. B. Camp Jr. and Jay Atkinson were absent from the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Board of Trustees
Supt
Bruce Crawford
Kern County
San Diego
W. B. Camp, Jr
Jay Atkinson
Richland Schools Close Friday for In-Service Training
Education plans for Richland Schools call a full day off Friday October 7 for professional training. Eighty seven staff will join demonstrations and lectures by visiting teachers from Greenfield Panama Arvin High and the County Office to explore reading, listening, writing and art techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
David Cooke
Greenfield
Florence Schuetze
Loraine Choy
Kathleen van Horn
Panama
Andress Watts
Arvin High School
Gwen Burgess
Tragic Accident Claims Four Year Old Susan Haws
Funeral services were held for Susan Kimberly Haws age 4 of Wasco and Shafter who died after darting into a street and was struck by a car driven by Ronald Bruce Wilcoxon. The coroner ruled the incident unavoidable with Wilcoxon having no chance to stop. Susan, born March 29, 1962, was a Pentecostal Church of God member with survivors including her parents sister grandparents and several aunts. Pallbearers were Lonnie Cox Jerry Asbill Rod Tilley and Greg Tilley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Kimberly Haws
Phil Haws
Faber Steet
Susan
Ronald Bruce Wilcoxon
East Lerdo
Shafter
Wilcoxon
Wayne Owen
Penticostal Church of God
Shafter Memorial Park
Margie White
Kathleen Johnson
Susan Kimberly
Wasco
Shining Star
Pentecostal Church of God
Phillip Haws
Cindy Haws
W. C. Haws
Jim Fletcher
Brenda Gray
Glenna Blanten
Bakersfield
Verlon
Permits for September Reach Total of 56 252
Permits for Shafter construction in September totaled 56 252, driven mainly by a single home permit issued to Kenneth Handel at 728 Sycamore for 52 252. Other remodeling permits included Office Teague at 327 West Ash for 1 000, Roy K. Pitts at 237 North Shafter for 2 500, and Roy Fowler at 230 Walnut for 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kenneth Handel
Sycamore
Oriice Teague
West Ash
Roy K. Pitts
John Sloas
No. Shafter
Roy Fowler
Special Meeting Date Is Changed
Weston Futrell and Fred Starrh announce the special meeting for October 11 is cancelled and rescheduled for November 9. Bruno Filice of Cal-Can will speak on canning crops but cannot attend on October 11 and will instead attend November 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston Futrell
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Fred Starrh
Shafter Farm Center
Bruno Filice
Cal-Can Company
Filice
Methodists To Join Nation In Celebration
The Shafter Methodist Church will join national observances by celebrating Laymen's Day on Sunday October 9. Henry Garnett of St Marks Church Oildale will preach, assisted by John Dean Lay Leader. Services at 202 Golden West Shafter, with Sunday School 9 30 am and worship 11 am to 12 30 pm. The youth fellowship meets at 6 pm under Larry Dean.
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Shafter Methodists
Methodist General Board
Henry Garnett
St. Marks Methodist Church of
Oildale
California Nevada
John Dean
Shafter
Maple PTA Carnival Returns With Dinner and Games
Maple PTA hosts its annual money raising carnival on Tuesday evening October 8 at Maple School. A smorgasbord dinner served 5:30 to 7 includes ham turkey and pies with tickets 1.50 for adults 0.75 for children. Proceeds fund student welfare and local expenses. prizes for top ticket sellers and a country store are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect
Maple Pta
Gerald Brown
Maple School
Tony Heller to Speak at Shafter Christian Business Men's Lunch
Tony Heller will address the Shafter Christian Business Men's Committee at a luncheon held in Shafter Memorial Hall. The event gathers local business leaders for a religious community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Heller
Shafter Christian Business Men’s Committee
Shafter Memorial Hall
Larry Freeman Returns Home After Minor Injuries
Larry Freeman was brought home Saturday after being hurt in the Colonel's game and taken to Cor coran hospital. He has two cracked vertebra and could play in a couple of weeks, per Coach McMahon. Dennis Kroeker knee injury will sideline him for two weeks, per Coach Bowser. Mike Cooke remains out this week and possibly for the season. The Quistads plan to move away, risking loss of David and Dan to Shafter teams, but Jerry Nixon may be able to play Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Freeman
Corcoran
McMahon
Dennis Kroeker
Carl Bowser
Mike Cooke
Bowser
Quistads
David
Dan
Shafter
Jerry Nixon
Legion Will Select Two Scholarships for Shafter High
The Leslie L. Robinson Post No 213 American Legion proposed two one year scholarships of 250 dollars each for a boy and a girl at Shafter High School. The final selection will be made from a list provided by Shafter administrators. The vote occurs at the October 17 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Shafter High School
R. Jackson Scott
Shafter
Danny Hetherington
John Sloas
Frankly Speaking from the Shafter Press
A columnist notes the paper’s move to a new building and muses on future content. He recalls Indian names from a hometown paper and mentions a Scottsbluff Police Court report where three women were fined for fighting and a man named Max Bald Eagle faced panhandling trouble. He also references Waida Never Misses A Shot and a Biden-esque view of federal spending on cities versus farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsbluff
Darline
Mitchell
Max Bald Eagle
Waida
First Avenue
U. S. News and World Report
Shafter FFA Display Yields Top Angus and Lamb Awards
At the Kern County Fair Shafter Future Farmers of America showcased top Angus stock with Teddy Olsen winning Champion bull and Champion Angus heifer, plus two firsts for his Angus heifers. Numerous steers and lambs from many exhibitors sold at auction, with prime or choice grades dominating. Judge George Strathern praised the show as one of the world's largest junior livestock events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Shafter Future Farmers of America
Burley Dooley
Teddy Olsen
Wayne Rohrback
Randy Cummings
Fredrie Hutchison
David Kattenhorn
Hereford
Steve Morrison
Mike Richards
Kanady Patrick
Eilly Lewis
Michael Mettler
Dale Flud
Rick Karnes
Daniel Turney
Rodney Williams
Paul Dargatz
Hampshire
Shafter Ffa
FFA
Dorman Adams
Louis Dillard
Forrest Owens
George Strathern
Chowchilla
Gailen Martin
San Francisco
Bank of America
He Haas
Addams Familly
Bakersfield
Pros and Cons on November Ballot in Shafter
Public meeting at Veterans Memorial hall in Shafter on Monday October 10 at 8 p.m. will present pros and cons of constitutional amendments on the November general election ballot. Dr Phylis Dobbs and Bonnie Deal of the Bakersfield League of Women Voters are speakers. Social Action Commission of Shafter Methodist Church organized event. Voters urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Shafter
Phylis Dobbs
Miss Bonnye Deal
Bakersfield League of Women Voters
Social Action Commission
New Shafter Methodist Church
Shafter Graduate to Speak at Mission Festival Sunday
Rev. Peter B. Grossman, Shafter High School graduate, will speak at Ebenezer Reformed Church during Mission Festival Services this Sunday evening October 9. He is the son of the late Rev. Walter Grossman and has served in churches in New York City South Dakota and Nebraska before current work in Eureka South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. Grossman
Shafter High School
Mission
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Grossman
Walter Grossman
Eureham
S. C
Hosmer
Shafter
Bakersfield College
University of California At Berkeley
Westminister Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
New
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Heller
Legion
Shafter Press
Eckmann
Congregational Fellowship
Snaiter
Jim Ogen
Kcuador
Union Congregational Church
Womens Fellowship
Ugen
C. Eckraum
Greenwood
Ind
Miguel Carvajal
Oriental Missionary Society
Ecuador
Ogen
Carnaval
California
Arizona
Indiana
E. C. Eckmann
Women’s Fellowship
Future Farmers of America
Paul Hoffmann
Albert Goode
Central Avenue
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