Shafter Labor Camp Reactivation Sparks Public Opposition
A plan to reopen the S. Shafter labor camp as a base for workers drew strong pushback from Shafter merchants property owners and the city council. Contractors proposed housing 200 to 500 laborers for 90 days with guards meals and clothing while using the site despite zoning doubts and local opposition.
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Movesian and Parks of
Wasco
Shafter Woman's Club
Ben Grundy
Shafter
Grundy
Funeral Services Set Friday for Smitty Garrison
Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 30 a m at Green lawn Chapel Bakersfield for Smitty Garrison 62 Kern county agriculturist and founder of Garrison City west of Shafter who died in a Santa Barbara hospital after a month long illness. Survivors include three sons Tom J G and Wayne Bakersfield 11 grandchildren and one great grand child. Burial will be in Greenlaw cemetery. Widow Bell resides at 215 will conduct final rites.
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Greenlawn Chapel
Bakersfield
Smitty Garrison
Kern County Agriculturist
Garrison City
Shafter
Santa Barbara
Garrison
Okla
Bell
Greenlawr
Tom
J. G
Wayne
Sputnik Rocket Seen Near Shafter
Bann reported sighting a bright, fast moving rocket near Shafter at 5 07 am. The object traveled from the northwest to the southeast, visible for about a minute with naked eye and binoculars. Cambridge astronomers charted its path as a Sputnik era satellite orbit, reflecting sunlight.
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Sputnik
Bann
Shafter
Astrophysics Laboratory
Cambridge
Mass
Constable Solves Breakin Arrests Two Teenage Youths
Two teenage boys were arrested Wednesday night for burglary at Ranch Market Saturday night. The youths allegedly took watches cigarets candy and beer worth about 100 dollars. Constable Blake Witcher nabbed them on a tip. loot was recovered per market owner Buster Long.
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Blake Witcher
Buster Long
Exchange Club to Enter Float in Shafter Parade
The Exchange Club of Shafter will enter a large float in the Homecoming parade on October 26. Designers will reveal the float’s theme the day of the parade as part of a new civic project. Club members will build the float, spending about four days on the construction.
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Exchange Club
Shafter Parade
Exchange Club of
Shafter
Jack Janzen Named Chairman Of Large Feed And Homecoming
Jack Janzen is named chairman of a large feed to be held during the Homecoming barbecue in Shafter. The event, set for Saturday October 26 from noon to 3 pm, will be at the county park behind the Veterans Memorial Hall with Herman Raines preparing the threat. Tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for children. Commander Camp and Gene Guenther help run the committee with Dick Zenk and Red Everett chairs for the dance that night from 9 pm to 1 am.
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Plan Legion
Jack Janzen
Claude Camp
American Legion
Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafterites
Commandr Claud Camp
Gene Guenther
Dick Zenk
Herman Raines
Janzen
Commander Camp
Legion
Red Everett
State's World Lead in Cotton Will Be Told
"Why California leads the world in Cotton" is the theme of a special magazine section in the October 31 issue of the Shafter Press. The issue marks thirty six years of the Shafter Experiment Farm and describes cooperation between private enterprise the State University and the U S D A. Extra copies are available at the Press office for 10 cents each.
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California
Shafter Press
A. Shafter Experiment Farm
New Western Auto Store to Open in Shafter
Dick Zenk announced the Western Auto Supply store coming to 350 Central Avenue in Shafter in former McMahan's furniture space. Fred Klein, a Shafter resident who previously ran a Bakersfield store, moves merchandise in and will assist in launching the national chain.
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Western Auto Supply
Shafter
Dick Zenk
Zenk
Fred Klein
Bakersfield
Western Auto
Central Avenue
McMahan
Klein
Shafter Council Approves Subdivision Plan
The Shafter city council conditionally approves a five acre tract subdivision by Deeter Construction into 20 lots in the northwest city limits. Final approval depends on the Planning Commission also granting development consent.
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Shafter City Council
Deeter Construction Company
Shafter Planning Commission
Soprano Mary McMurray To Open Wasco Shafter Season
Mary McMurray, a rising American soprano, will headline the first Wasco Shafter community concert of the season. Four Shafter Horizon Club ushers under Mrs. Lorene Hill will assist, with ushers Marilyn Gaede Carol Froese Nancy Blair and Norma Neufeld. Her rise from Webster City Iowa to concert stages is highlighted as a heartwarming American story.
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Wasco-Shafter
Mary McMurray
Miss McMurray
Shafter Horizon Club
Lorene Hill
Marilyn Gaede
Carol Froese
Nancy Blair
Norma Neufeld
Webster City
Iowa
Final Rites for Alford Thompson
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Armstrong Mortuary for Alford Thompson 65 of 320 W. Ash Street who died October 11 in Shafter Rev Melvin Krug of the First Baptist Church of Shafter officiated and interment followed in Shafter cemetery Thompson lived in Shafter 17 years. He is survived by his widow G Thompson of Shafter two sons William M Thompson of Shafter and Albert Thompson of Bakersfield a daughter Mrs Margaret Stewart of Newark California five brothers Cye Thompson Johnny Thompson Bill Boykin Owen Boykin and Travis Boykin ten grandchildren and one great grandchild Mortuary Shafter was in charge of arrangements.
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Armstrong
Alford Thompson
Ash Street
Shafter
Melvin Krug
First Baptist Church of
Thompson
G Thompson
William M. Thompon
Albert Thompson
Bakersfield
Margaret Stewart
Newark
Calif
Cye Thompson
Oklahoma
Johnny Thompson
Blythe
Bill Boykin
Graten
Owen Boykin
Travis Boykin
Madera
Norris Wins Kern Golf Class Meet
Joe Norris a Richland school shop teacher won the Kern County amateur golf championship flight by shooting 172 for 36 holes and claiming low gross after a sudden death 19th hole tiebreaker with a Stockdale opponent. This was Norris first ever tournament entry.
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Joe Norris
Richland
Kern
Norris
Gross
Stockdale
Homecoming Publicity Intensifies Across Kern County
Kern County broadcasts promote the Homecoming event across local radio and TV. Channels 29 and 10 and radio KWSO will run coverage next week, with KWSO and KCHJ providing live parade broadcasts starting at 10 a.m. October 26.
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Kern County
Ccachelian
KWSO
KCHJ
SWID Praises H W Kelly For Water Code Efforts
Directors of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District adopt a resolution praising Assemblyman H. W. Pat Kelly of Shafter for aiding their district and other irrigation districts. The resolution notes Kelly's help in presenting proposed Water Code changes to the Legislature to improve irrigation operation and his willingness to meet with district representatives.
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Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
Shafter-Wasco
Kelly
Kernsolon
Hometown Talent To Entertain at Legion Barbecue
The Homecoming barbecue at Veterans Memorial Hall will span Friday to Sunday as the town marks its 45th anniversary. Glen Putman leads the four part program with Dennis Foreman and Lou Bridges coordinating activities for schools merchants churches and out of town guests.
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Veterans Memorial Hall
Glen Putman
Putman
Dennis Foreman
Lou Bridges
Last Rites Held For Mrs Dawe Retired Shafter Teacher
Funeral services for Mrs Sidney Dawe former Shafter High School home economics teacher were held at Greenlawn Chapel Bakersfield with interment at Greenlawn cemetery Rev John Whiteneck officiated Dawe spent years in a wheelchair after arthritis and inspired many friends in Shafter and Bakersfield A Rotary Club elevator to her garden and community blood donors followed her operation Christmas gatherings at her Bakersfield home highlighted her life
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Sidney Dawe
Shafter High School
Greenlawn Chapel
Bakersfield
Greenlawn Cemetery
John Whiteneck
First Congregational Church
Dawe
Shafter
Shafter Press DelaysIssue For Homecoming Week
The Shafter Press will publish on Wednesday instead of Thursday to report final Homecoming developments ahead of October 25. All deadlines shift back one day.
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Shafter
Shafter Press
Scouts to Hold Colorful Show and Court of Honor at Shafter Homecoming
About 250 scouts from Shafter and neighboring towns will participate in Shafter’s first Homecoming weekend events October 25 to 27. Activities include a Scout-O-Rama at Richland Park, a Homecoming parade, a camp setup, signaling, roping, first aid, compass and cooking demonstrations, and a court of honor at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The event is chaired by Frank Johnson with a committee including Vernon Isaac and Lew Woodard among others.
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Shafter
Frank Johnson
Richland Park
Wall Steet
Lemdo
Rio Bravo
Maple
Buttonwillow
Johnson
Vernon Isaac
Ruben Siemen
Bill Irvin
Lew Woodard
Andy Smith
Don Lewis
Church
Albert Janzen
Court of Honor Set by Scouts For Next Week
Boy scouts of the greater Shafter area prepare a court of honor Saturday night October 26 at Richland Park chair Lew Woodard says. The ceremony led by the Arrow under Bill Irvin follows an Indian setting as part of the fall scout-o rama beginning at 7 30. Awards include tenderfoot second first start and life ranks with merit. The advancement committee comprises Bruce Crawford Kenneth Pipkin Woodard and Leonard Duck.
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Greater Shafter Area
Richland Park
Lew Woodard
Order of the Arrow
Bill Irvin
Tenderfoot
Bruce Crawford
Kenneth Pipkin
Woodard
Leonard Duck
Out of Town Dignitaries Set for Shafter Homecoming
Assemblyman H. W. Pat Kelly invites officials from Gov Goodwin Knight to Kern County mayors and judges to attend the Shafter Homecoming parade and barbecue on Saturday October 26. The guest list includes Governor Knight Senators Kuchel and Knowland Attorney General Pat Brown Kern County supervisors and school officials.
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Shafter
H. W. Pat Kelly
Kelly
Kern County
Goodwin Knight
Kuchel and
Knowland
Pat Brown
Kern County of Supervisors
First Aid Course Offered at Shafter High School
Principal Art Johnson announces a first aid course at Shafter High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 10 p.m. Registration remains open with the instructor yet to be confirmed.
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Shafter High School
Art Johnson
Ey Onternete
Neighborhood Gets New Garbage Service Plan
City council approves extending garbage collection to the annexed area. Public Works Superintendent Jack Harris will grade streets and fill voucher holes as part of the rollout.
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City Cousell
Sve
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S. Shafter
Coalinga
Herman Jones
Ee White
Jim Nixon
Nixon
Burroughs
China Lake
Large Feed
Cotton and Cottonseed Research and Marketing Advisory Committee
Richland Coop
San Joaquin Valley
USDA
William Griffin
John J. Peters, Jr
Leland Bell
John Enns
J. Russel Kennedy
Calot Limited
C. C. Murray
University of Georgia
C. W
Swift Mfg. Co
Columbus
Claude L. Welch
National Cotton Council
Memphis, Tenn
SWID
Art Stepp
Shafter Kiwanis, Club
Robert Bann
Pioneers IN Homecoming
Little
P. L
Bill) Arnold
Scout-O-Rama
E. K. Grant
Queen
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