Rummage Sale for Shafter Play Center Announces Event
The Shafter Play Center will hold its annual rummage sale on Saturday October 29 from 7 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. in a vacant lot between Food Town and Nick's Drive Inn. Proceeds fund nursery upkeep and equipment. Call Eunice Carter or Velma Godbey to arrange pickup or deliver items to 438 Curtis or 314 Atlantic.
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Shafter Play Center
Food Town
Nick’s Drive Inn
Eunice Carter
Velma Godbey
Curtis
Atlantic
Weather troubles and rain gear vanish at Press shop
The Dalke Brothers repaired the roof of the Press, cutting leaks from thirty-two to five and removing the need for rain coats and rubber boots. The note recalls political mail volume ahead of elections and marks Eisenhower turning 70 as history headlines.
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Dalke Brothers Construction Company
Pama
Dalke’s
Paul Newell
Dalke Brothers
Generals Rally to Thrash Rebels in Big Showdown
Shafter High Generals overturned a 13-0 deficit to defeat Bakersfield South High 33-26 last Friday night. Swan connected for four TDs with precise passes to Ebling, Standridge and Roberts while Friehaus and Irwin powered the ground game as the Generals built a dramatic comeback and extended a storied rivalry.
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Chuck Voorhees
Shafter High
Generals
South High
Bakersfield
South
R. C. Brown
Rebels
Shafter
Jones
Friehaus
Swan
Ebling
Roberts
Standridge
Paydirt
Friehauf
Stanbridge
Bob Irwin
Hemingsons Stocks Levi Brand Merchandise Since 1914
Hemingsons carries Levi branded goods for 46 years since 1914 and offers 128 Levi sizes. A nine foot tall Levi wearing display is featured and a prize list appears elsewhere in this issue.
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Levi
Hemingson’s
Levi Brand
Levi's
B of A Officers Dinner Meeting in Bakersfield
Bank of America officers join Kern County colleagues in Bakersfield for a dinner meeting of the Signing Officers Association. The event occurs Thursday October 13, gathering local branch leaders to discuss chapter matters.
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Bank of America
Kern County
Bakersfield
CNB Expands Services With Free Printed Checks
CNB announces no cost pre printed checks for personal and commercial accounts with personalized type and magnetic ink coding for Federal Reserve use. The bank reports quarterly interest on savings at 0.3 percent and plans a multilevel Bakersfield head office at 6th and Chester starting construction in January for June 1960 occupancy.
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Roger Thuman
Richard Adams
Community National Bank
Lamont
George C.paker
J. Parker
CNB
Federal Reserve Banks
Parker
6Th and Chester
Bakersfield
Junior Fall Livestock Show Plans Announced for 1961
The Citizens' Committee for the Junior Fall Livestock Show outlines groundwork for a county wide event in Kern. Pensinger says dates rules and sponsorship will be announced to Future Farmers 4-H clubs Junior Farmer groups and exhibitors. The county hosts one of the region’s largest junior shows and sales and aims to grow.
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Citizens’ Committee
Pensinger
Kern
North Kern Sportsmen's Association Forming Meeting
North Kern sportsmen prepare to form an association with a meeting on Tuesday October 25 at 8 p m in Wasco Veterans Memorial Hall. Ron Brown chairs the committee with Martin Kuhlman and Roy Mills. charter memberships invited. Call Plateau 85173 for details.
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North Kern Sportsmen's Association
North Kern
Ron Brown
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Wasco
Bank of America
Martin Kuhlman
Roy Mills
Northern Sportsmen’s Association
Shafter Reports Fire Loss Up To October First
The Shafter Fire Department reports $9,675 lost to fires in the city through October 1, about $1.90 per resident, versus $2,800 for all of last year. Eight structural fires, six automotive, one railroad car, one railroad switch engine, two trash fires, and a false alarm are listed. The latest blaze was at 141 East Lerdo in a vacant rental owned by Al Nikkel where children had been playing with matches in the basement.
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Shafter
East Lerdo
al Nikkel
Mrs. E C Eckmann Named Nixon Campaign Chair
George A. Brown, head of the Kern County Nixon Lodge committee, announces local chairmen to promote the Nixon Lodge ticket in outlying areas. He notes the move boosts Republican support and urges inquiries to the appointed leaders, including Mrs. E C Eckmann of Shafter.
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Nixon
George A. Brown
Bakersfield
Kern County
Nixon Lodge
Brown
E.,.c, Eckman
Shafter
Pauley Station Grand Opening Promises Prizes and Nine Gasoline Blends
Pauley station at 289 E. Lerdo Highway opens Friday and Saturday with prizes gifts and a free broiler for customers buying nine gallons or more. The all steel station offers nine Pauley Blend grades from 901 to 909 with automatic pricing and payroll check cashing.
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Pauley
Lerdo
Howard Shadwick
E. Lerdo Highway
Frank Hemingway
Swift
Shad
Quaker State
Pennzoil
Shadwick
Pauley-matic
Richland PTA Barbecue Draws Overflow Crowd
The Richland PTA Barbecue at Richland High on October 6 served 1700 meals to adults and children. Volunteers staffed booths, 85 barbecue tickets were sold, and gross receipts topped 2800 dollars supporting welfare programs. Local organizations and individuals donated prizes and time for the event.
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Richland Pta
20 30 Club
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions Club
Exchange
Kappa Nu Sorority
American Legion and’ Auxiliary
Alpha Kappa Sorority
Bluebirds
Boy Scouts
Teachers Club
Shafter
Hildebrand
PTA
SHS Program Will Feature Re-Districting
Shafter High School PTA meets October 18 at 6 30 p m for a pot-luck luncheon before the meeting. Hospitality chairs are Mr and Mrs Sam Becker and Mr and Mrs Scott McMichael. Courtesy chairs are Mr and Mrs Fred Schardt and Mr and Mrs Jon Enns. The program begins 7 30 with the topic Opening the Doors to the Community led by Dick Fulcher. Dr Leonard Duck will discuss Ideas On Re Districting followed by a question and answer period.
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Shafter High School
PTA
Sam Becker
Scott McMichael
Fred Schardt
Jon Enns
Dick Fulcher
Leonard Duck
Gardener Joe Littlefield to Speak in Shafter
Southern California horticulturist Joe Littlefield will speak Monday evening at 7 30 at the Primary Cafetorium on plants adaptable to Shafter and surrounding area. The free program is sponsored by the Shafter Garden Club with Mrs Dale Fahsbender as chair. He invites the public to bring diseased plants for analysis and questions on valley gardening.
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Joe Littlefield
Southern California
Shafter
Shafter Garden Club
Dale Fahsbender
Littlefield
Local Boy Records For Pike Records In Shafter
Dickie Garland gains nation wide notice as a local talent with two Pike Records releases. A rock and roll side Please Dont Pretend backs The Lone Hitchhiker a western tune. Don Barket supplies background music. Distributed by Liberty Records on 45 rpm. Available at Booths Whee rs Bakersfield and Western Automotive Shafter. October 7 release. Dickie invites fan mail at Box 845 Shafter.
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Shafter
Dickie Garland
Dick'er
Don Barket
Pike
Liberty ’S
Booth’s
Whee'ers
Bakersfield
Western Automotive
Shafter Tr
Dickie
Box
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Cannar Toe
R. Robert Evans
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Shafter Press
Arthur H. Johnson
California Association of Secondary School Administrators
CASSA
Jeanette Wheeler
Cal
Minnie Smitry Endirman
Yank Rebels
Hard
Swan Faniiesrs TV
E.C. Eckmann
Pauley Station
Shadwish
Lee Aneene
Richland Pta Barbeque
Bill Hildebrand
Don Zachary
Booth
Wesley Gorsching
Ed Coker
Garden Club
Local Boy Records
Pike Records
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