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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1964
Page
5
Advertises a brand new vacuum cleaner for five dollars per month with option to purchase later. Mentions trade-in allowances and fixed payments. Includes dealership name Carlson and address 2421 Eye St Bakersfield with contact FA 4 4441 for collect calls.
Broadway Theatre League reports Camelot will premiere in Bakersfield at Harvey Auditorium on Monday night Oct 12. Ken Shelton notes mail orders and a lobby ticket desk at El Tejon Hotel. one performance only. Cast features George Wallace Jan, Igor Gavon, Melville Cooper, and John Carver with Oliver Smith sets and Hanya Holm choreography.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 9 in Shafter Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward F Ryan of 29186 Los Angeles Ave Shafter who died in Bakersfield Hospital on October 4 The Rev Leonard Johnson Wasco Church of The Nazarene will officiate The infant is survived by her parents an uncle William Hill an aunt Mrs Pat Spencer and grandparents Mr and Mrs Perry Hill all of Shafter The Agee Family Funeral conducted arrangements
Michelle Louise Le Blance was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Le Blance at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles on October 3 1964. She weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Nix of Shafter and Mrs. Agnes Le Blance of Marco Louisiana.
Kern County received 85215.18 dollars as its share of trailer coach fees for the first six months of 1964. A total of 5281442 dollars in fees was distributed among counties based on trailers located in each county at registration. The apportionment is sent to the county auditor who divides it among the county city and school district where the trailer is registered. Fees were collected on 275676 trailers statewide, 50126 more than a year ago.
Sacramento State Director of Agriculture Charles Paul calls a public hearing on proposed dairy marketing rules. The Los Angeles session begins at 9 a.m. October 20 at Junipero Serra Building Room 1101 107 South Broadway. Sacramento session starts 9 a.m. October 22 in the Assembly Room State Department of Agriculture Building 1220 N Street.
Colorful Kern County promotional labels carry the slogan A Century of Progress to spotlight the county Centennial in 1966. Produced by the Kern County Board of Trade, the two color labels affix to mail and stationery to reach businesses, industry and tourists.
The Make It Yourself With Wool Contest opens for ages 14 to 21 with divisions A B and C. Winners in California advance to national finals in January with a European 14 day trip to Paris London Nice and Rome and a luggage set. Other prizes include scholarships bonds sewing machines and wool wardrobes.
Rev Tod Brown assistant pastor of Our Lady of Help Church in Bakersfield addressed St Therese Catholic Church Sunday evening on the topic Con fraternity of Christian Doctrine. About eighty people attended a pre talk potluck and a CCD organizations film was shown. Mrs Jack Sill chaired the potluck.
Members of the Beta Zeta chapter met September 19 at Evelyn Jacobsen's Wasco home. They planned the coming year and Area IV Conference. Shafter attendees included Lorraine Christensen Ruth McMillan Genevieve Craig Laura Hair and Virginia Senior. The next meeting is October 12 at Genevieve Craig's home with the Legislative Committee in charge.
Leonard Hall reports members of the Shafter Church of the Nazarene attended a layman's retreat at Hume Lake on October 1 2 and 3.
Kern County posted taxable transactions totaling 118,001,000 for the second quarter of 1964. The state tax at three percent totaled 35,400.30, and the county saw a gain of about 6 percent for the quarter.
A study notes that about 80 million Americans take their vacation trips by car each year, highlighting the popularity of road travel for holidays and leisure.
Hundreds are expected at a Salute Dinner to be held October 14 at 7 30 p m in the Albert Goode Auditorium. The event will feature remarks from a guest nominee emphasizing California must cast its electoral votes for LBS.
Fragmented OCR lists names and addresses with ownership and holdings details. It mentions H Wisner and Paul Newell and various locations California New Mexico and Sierra Madre. The legible items reference bonds mortgages securities and copying details with delivery and printing notes.
A notice advertises an auction on October 20 for a 4 door vehicle with Oregon title number 623507 to be held at Central Valley Ford located at 233 Central Street. The listing appears in the local press with October publication.
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