Shafter to Host Senator Kuchel at Civic Banquet
Shafter plans a November civic banquet with U.S. Senator Thomas Kuchel as guest speaker. Arrangements are by C. J. Vignolo and the Shafter Rotary Club sponsors extend an invitation to the community. Kuchel, a former state comptroller and newspaper publisher, was appointed to the Senate after Nixon became vice president.
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Shafter
U.S
Thomas Kuchel
Kuchel
Keeke
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
Shafter Rotary Club
Warren
Richard Nixon
U.S. Senate
California
Knowland
Cordial Welcome for Douglas Jet Project In Shafter
Shafter Minter Field to host Douglas Aircraft jet testing project with 300 personnel expected by year’s end. Kern County surveys plan a 5000 foot runway extension to enable jet takeoffs, inviting new staff to settle in the community.
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Douglas
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Shafter-Minter Field
Kern County
Minter Field
Lions Club Sportsmanship Bell Highlights Shafter Wasco Rivalry
The Shafter and Wasco Lions clubs honor sportsmanship with an annual bell awarded after the Shafter Wasco football classic. The clubs credit their effort with improving players’ conduct amid a keen rivalry, promoting fair play and good sportsmanship between the teams.
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Shafter
Wasco Lions
Wasco
Buttonwillow Librarian Unveils New Reading Selections
Buttonwillow librarian Mrs. W Throckmorton presents new books across categories. Non fiction includes Famous Case of Myra Clark Gaines Sea Around Us and They Came in Chains. Fiction features East of Eden and Old Man and the Sea. Young adult titles include Five Weeks in a Balloon and Island in the Sky. Children's books cover Rocks Rivers and Earth and Model Planes for Beginners.
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Buttonwillow
W. . Throckmorton
Myra Clark Gaines
H. B. Harmon
Carson
Snow
Redding
Churchward
A. J. Cronin
Steinbeck
Lutz
Ferber
Laughlin
Wouk
Hemingway
Jules Verne
Chad Oliver
Waldman
Clarke
Denmark
State Architect Unit Delays Richland Bids
Richland bids for the expanded Lerdo and Wall primary plant are delayed as Bruce M. Crawford announces the plans approved by the state division of school house planning must be obehed by the division of architecture before the Richland board can advertise for bids.
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Lerdo
Wall
Richland
Bruce M. Crawford
School House Planning
Richland Board
Shafter Planners Endorse Far sighted Housing Plan for Growth
The Shafter Planning Commission champions a forward housing policy to build an economic base as new Douglas Aircraft workers may move 300 families to Shafter Minter Field. Officials revise the zoning ordinance to allow multiple housing and attract teachers and workers, easing commuting to Bakersfield and Kern Homes. The plan aims to stabilize the local economy despite harvest uncertainties.
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Shafter Planning Commission
Shafter
Planning Commission
Shafter-Minter Field
Bakersfield
Kern
Delano Harvest Holidays Parade Adds Bucking Bronco Entry
Delano L A Camp Pump Co will enter a mobile bucking bronco in the Harvest Holidays grand parade Saturday morning. The two hour extravaganza features more than 100 competitive entries in California's colorful small city parade starting at 10 a.m. downtown Delano.
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Delano
L. A
Camp Pum Co
California
Extreme heat noted in Los Angeles visit to La Jolla
Mr and Mrs Ralph Gribble reported extremely hot weather while visiting Mrs Gribbles uncle Dr R C Morris in La Jolla over the weekend Morris a former Hollywood resident recently moved to the coast city The report mentions the Gribbles travel and Dr Morris residency in La Jolla.
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Los Angeles
Ralph Gribble
la Jolla
Adult Education Classes Open at Shafter High School
Registration for adult education courses at Shafter High School will be held Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. Preliminary signups show offerings in watercolors and oils, ceramics, woodworking, welding, English for foreign born residents, citizenship for those seeking papers, typing and bookkeeping, with extra crafts like lamp shade making and fabric painting possible if interest remains. Instructors include David Marsh, Ed Schacht, Burley Dooley, and Tom Oury.
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Shafter High School
David Marsh
Ed Schacht
Burley Dooley
Shafter
Tom Oury
Course Interest Signups Open for Evening Classes
Phone 4611 to leave your name and indicate the course of interest. Each course will be determined after the first class meeting.
Traveling to the Fresno County Fair Theis visit
Mr and Mrs Raymond Theis traveled to the Fresno County Fair last weekend visiting Frances Johnson in Sanger. They also stopped to see her son Doil Gott and Gott family during the trip.
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Fresno County Fair
Raymond Theis
Sanger
Frances Johnson
Doil Gott
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Newell
Florence J. Newell
W. KR. Standacher
Dack Fleming
Hkaditor
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Ee Editorial Lass Spcharion
Central Hardware
Central Ave
Sun
RCA Rodeo
Cuff Burrell
Grand Square Dance
Delano, California
Shatter
J. W
Sandy) Sanderson
Jack Avenue
Bridgeport
Jack Fleming
Frank Hornkohl
Truxtun
Bucker
Pele Eee
Wedgewood
Caloric
Gaffers & Sattler
Hardwick
Magic Chef
Maytag
O'Keefe & Merritt
Roper
Tappan
Universal
Western Holly
Southern California Gas Company
Pyrenees
Sumner Street
Hoffman
Western Automotive and Radio CO
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