Venable Family Hosts Visitors at Kern County Fair
Gaines and Mary Venable with daughter Glenda Beth hosted relatives visiting from Carpinteria La Puente and a sister’s family from La Puente at 326 Shaw during the Kern County Fair. Mr. and Mrs. I G Harrell from Carpinteria and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Jefferson with daughter Rena Suzanne joined the gathering.
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Gaines
Mary Venable
Glenda Beth
Shaw
Kern County
I. G. Harrell
Carpinteria
Venables
Arnold Jefferson
Rena Suzanne
la Puente
Missionary Traces Rise of Castro Highlighted at SHS Assembly
SHS students heard David Wittenberg, a missionary teacher and former Shafter resident, recount Castro's rise from the 1953 uprising to 1959 overthrow. He noted 20 000 Cuban deaths, night raids, and the early regime's initial appearance stable before dictatorship. He warned against Communist spread and contrasted U S and Cuban relations. Additional notes covered dairy efficiency and rabbit reproduction trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittenberg
Fidel Castro
Juan Battista
Shafter Digest Shows Desert Fashion Event and Local Notes
The Junior Women's Club hosts a dessert fashion show at 7 30 p m in the Veterans Memorial Hall with eight local models named. City Clerk reports September building and remodeling value at 284875 00. The Kern County Fair ended with a 214796 attendance record. Headlines mention school plant plans and home activities in Shafter community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Veteran’s’ Memorial Hall
Earl D. Lynch
George Haworth
Ivan Meyer
Don Little
B. Jack Thompson
Jim Janzen
Marilyn Bollerud
Janicé
Luker
Marjorie Robertson
W. H. Bill Johnson
Kern County
Wiebe
Mouser
America
Robert Lee Funk
California Congress of Parents and Teachers
SHS
Rolf Jacobsen
SHS Pta
Bender
Air Force
Jimmy Wilson
Ruer
Robert T. Bann
KWSO
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Cass
Garratt
Arras Wilson
Thomas Wedge
Effie Hughes
Florence
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Richland _PTA
Jack Wilcoxon
Exeter
C.S.F
Community Chest
Jack Thompson
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Altar Society Bazaar Plans Announced for October 30
St Therese Altar Society completes plans for its annual bazaar to be held October 30 at the parish hall. A fried chicken dinner served 4 30 to 7 00 p m priced 250 for adults 75c for children. Pie cake candy booth needlework parcel post mystery packages dart game and fish pond. Tickets from society members or at the door.
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Shafter
Richland Park
Lewis Woodard
St. Therese’s Altar Society
Sylvia Baughman
Altar Society
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Venable
Castro
Dave Wittenberg
Cuba
Shafter High School
A Re
David Wittenberg
Shafter-Wasco
Battista
Hitler
Mussolini
Southern California
U.C
UCLA
Dick Larson
Finance & Thrift Co
F. Street
ETN KS
Knowles China Co
Knowles
Central Ave
Ats
California
The
Union
Golden Gate
Golden State
United States Brewers Foundation
Secialize
Chevron
Leido & Central Valley Hwy
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