County Observes UN Week with Patriotic World Leaders Program
Kern county plans United Nations Day events Oct 24 featuring Dr. Alonzo L. Baker of the College of the Pacific as keynote speaker. A parade of UN flags, community displays, school and media cooperation, and a Griffith Stadium hourlong program precede Baker’s address on the progress of the United Nations.
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American Legion
Rotary Club
School Yard Work Slated at Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow School authorities prepare a new grounds court with landscaping by Cooper Nursery of Shafter and plumbing for an underground irrigation system by Schneider and Wikoff of Shafter.
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Couple Motor East for Pickup Visit to East and Denver
Mr and Mrs Ervin Baublitz of Buttonwillow motored to Detroit where they purchased a new pickup then drove east to visit Mrs Baublitz s folks in eastern Kansas. They are home after a month long vacation touring the east. On the way they stopped in Denver Colorado visiting many places of interest.
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Postoffice Announces Letter Writing Week
BUTTONWILLOW The week of Oct 15 to 21 has been set aside as Official Letter Writing Week by the Post Office Department. Everyone is urged to write friends and relatives to their boys overseas or send them a hometown newspaper clipping.
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Shafter High Folk Dancers to Attend Raisin Harvest Festival
Shafter High School folk dance group will represent at the Raisin Harvest Festival in Fresno from October 27 to 29. H W Kelly of Shafer notes more than 1000 folk dancers from over 90 groups across California Nevada and Arizona are expected. The event is hosted with co sponsorship by the California Raisin Advisory Board Fresno Folk Dance Council and the CVEA.
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Buttonwillow dedicates new community center in town celebration
Buttonwillow residents packed the new civic center for a dedicatory program led by Supervisor Barney Barnes and Westside rep A W Noon. County health officer Dr William Buss urged moving in, praising the building as a credit to the community. Local officials including J P C A Johns and Lions Club president Don Hughett spoke as plans for future offices and services emerged.
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Buttonwillow
C. A. Johns
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Buttonwillow Social Notes Highlight Local Guests
Buttonwillow residents hosted dinners and visits with friends and relatives from Venice San Francisco Taft Shafter Belridge and San Diego. Local figures include Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wegis and Mr and Mrs Leonard Pipitone hosting and traveling guests while R C Burrow remains seriously ill at Kern General Taft Unit. Timothy Lee Calhoun visits Buttonwillow with Wiley Calhoun and family.
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Buttonwillow
Tilton Tracy
Roland Kemp
William Brodbeck
R. C. Burrow
Taft
Kern General Hospital
Richard Rose
Linda
Venice
Timothy Lee Calhoun
San Diego
Wiley Calhoun
Clearlake Water Co seeks to abandon Willow canal service
The Clearlake Water Company requests permission to abandon service from the lower end of its Willow canal, signaling a potential change in local water delivery. The filing outlines the proposed abandonment and expects regulatory review.
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PTA Airs Budget for New Year at Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow PTA members discussed the coming year's budget at the Oct. 11 meeting in the school cafeteria. President Mrs. Hazel Goodspeed presided over a potluck dinner. Legislative chairman Mrs. C. L. Blomquist reported, and Delmer Nelson led a Q&A forum with Don Hughett, Herman Dargatz, Miss Dora Garcia, and C. L. Blomquist.
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Hazel Goodspeed
C. L. Blomquist
Delmer Nelson
Don Hughett
Herman Dargatz
Dora Garcia
Harold Reed Honored With Birthday Dinner
Harold Reed celebrated his birthday with a dinner at the Buckhorn Rancho Cafe on Saturday. Attending were Mrs. Harold Reed and couples Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Ringsdorf, and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Goodspeed.
Armistice Day Dance Set by Legion Leaders
An Armistice Dance is scheduled for November 11 sponsored by the American Legion and auxiliary for their building fund. The dance will be held at the Grange Hall with more definite plans to be reported later.
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Dedication services held in Buttonwillow program
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce led the meeting with Mrs Hazel Goodspeed PTA president addressing the program. Bryan Sandlin commander of the American Legion post thanked the committee for inviting him to speak. Carl Weber constable also expressed appreciation to the gathering.
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Final Rites Held For Francisco Rey
Francisco R. Rey died of a heart attack at Mercy Hospital on October 12. Survived by widow Trinidad Rey and sons Carlos Fernando Rudy and Raul and daughters Aurora Alvidrez and Ophelia Cano. The Rev. Fr. Vincent Richards officiated at Doughty Omera Chapel on October 14.
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Francisco R. Rey
Mercy Hospital
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Carlos
Fernando
Rudy
Raul
Aurora Alvidrez
Ophilia Cano
Vincent Richards
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Old-Time Resident Orpha Craig Ill in City Hospital
Buttonwillow resident Orpha Craig, a longtime Buttonwillow pioneer, is reported ill at San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield. Her husband built Buttonwillow’s first Community Baptist Church in the town’s early days.
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Sani Joaquin Hospital
Bakersfield
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