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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1961
Page
1
Curfew Law Reminder Issued by Kern County Sheriff
Kern County Sheriff warns that minors under 18 may not be on county streets between 12 night and 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent guardian or responsible adult. Exceptions allow travel to school functions library study hall church activities or employment directly to or from such activities. Parents are reminded of possible serious consequences for both children and guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Chicken Dinners Bazaar at St Therese’s Church
St Therese’s Catholic Church hosts a Sunday Chicken Dinners Bazaar in the social hall from 4 30 to 7 p m. Co chairs Mrs Adrienne Dooley and Mesdames Sylvia Baughman and Joe Frizze lead the event offering fried chicken parsley tossed salad home made pies and cakes gifts from across the U S fishpond for kids and a parcel post bazaar. Adults pay 2 and children 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
Adrienne Dooley
Mother
U. S
Shafter BPW Club Hears Pat Kelly on the Constitution
Shafter Business and Professional Women members heard Pat Kelly discuss the Constitution at the Shafter Motel on Thursday evening. Guests present included Nellie Lassiter and several others, with a larger list of members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Bpw
Pat Kelly
Shafter Motel
Shafter Bpw Club
Halloween Safety Tips From Medical Group
A medical association urges cautious Halloween planning highlighting costume visibility and fire safety. Advice includes using battery powered lights, avoiding loose fits, and supervising children to prevent injuries and property damage during trick or treat activities.
Shrine Potato Bowl Tickets Selling Fast in 1961 Push
Shrine officials expect a sellout for the 1961 Shrine Potato Bowl Football Game on December 2 at Memorial Stadium. Ernest Hunter and Pat Kelly warn buyers to act quickly as limited open sale tickets remain, priced at 2.50 each, with outlets in Shafter and Bakersfield handling presale arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hunter
Gullen
The
Maronie Keuett Bakersfield
Ted
Reine Friends of . Our. Fends
Oun Grat Shine Po
Hunter
Shafter
Pat Kelly
Kelly and Somers Insurance
Kelly
Memorial Stadium
Deai
Tila
Fresno Don Cossack Chorus to Perform in Fresno High Auditorium
Tickets go on sale November 1 at Hackett Cowan box office for the Fresno concert by the General Platoff Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers. The event, November 8 at 8 15 p m at Fresno High School auditorium, is sponsored by the Fresno State College cultural activities committee. FSC students and faculty have on campus ticket distribution starting Wednesday at the student activities booth, open 10 am to 10 pm daily until October 31. Tickets cost 1 50 for adults and 75 cents for high school and junior college students, with one free ticket for each Fresno State faculty activity or student body card holder. The group, formed in Prague in 1933, has given about 7 500 concerts in 65 countries and is now on its 22nd US tour. The program blends Russian liturgical and folk songs with Cossack melodies, battle songs, dances, and American numbers, including authentic dances of Cossack regiments. A highlight is the Cossack Lezinka sword dance and a dramatic knife dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackett Cowan
Fresno
General Platoff Don Cossack
Fresno High School
Fresno State College
FSC
Fresno State
Harvest Daze Dance Planned By Kappa Nu Chapter
Golden Hand of Kappa Nu Chapter of Delta Theta Tau Sorority seeks help to sustain its philanthropic work for the coming year. The Harvest Daze Dance on Oct. 28 is the big project, with over $6,500 distributed since 1956 to Child Guidance Clinic Scholarship Fund Richland Elementary Welfare Cerebral Palsy American Field Service Cancer Polio Epilepsy and local welfare agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Hand
Kappa Nu
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Richland
American Field Service
Safe Practices To Be Discussed At Farm Bureau Convention
The Kern County Farm Bureau hosts a five day convention with a Farm Bureau Fair. The event includes safety and machinery displays and aims to showcase the federation at its best. The host committee promotes a full program of special events tied to the Kern County fairground activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reau
Farm Bureau
Kern County
Wegis
Christmas Beautiful program by Shafter Garden Club
A Yuletide arrangements program titled Christmas Beautiful will be shown November 15 at 8 pm in the Primary School cafe, with a donation requested. Mrs England, a nationally accredited flower show judge and author of California Floral Decor, will lecture on red and green designs using nontraditional materials and greenery, swags, and hanging balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Garden Chis
and of
Men Ean Ae
Caferia
England
California
Oregon
New Mexico
Harold's Club
Reno
Nevada
Texas
Hall of Flowers
San Francisco
Film On Russia Shown At Bakersfield Open Forum
Residents of Shafter invited to view Hal Linker's color film Russia titled The Russian View of America. The presentation is Thursday night Oct 26 at 8 in Harvey auditorium free to the public. Linker, noted travel-film producer, will take the audience on a family trip to the Soviet Union from Ukraine to Odessa and Moscow sites with views of the Bolshoi Theater and Petrodvorets. Forum director Wylie Logan Jones will preside. The winter forum series runs four events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Hal Linker
Russia
Bakersfield
Linker
Evening High
Amer
Soviet Union
Tentie Staoke A. Monten Aguaaiag
Sens Sens Sor
Ukraine
Donors Sought For Lifesaving Blood Supply
Mr Janzen urged donors to give a pint to boost hospital stocks. Blood from the local account is credited to Shafter and the wealthy donor, ensuring availability for those in need. Last year about 90 units were used as the state received portions of the local supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janzen
Shafter
Mer
Float Competition Prizes and Registration Rules Announced
Floats will compete for prizes of 30 dollars, 20 dollars and 10 dollars respectively. All organizations and bands participating must be registered to be eligible for judging. Judging has been divided into categories. Continued on page 6.
Kern County Tax Rate Drops Two Cents in 1961 62
Kern County's tax rate falls to 2.18 for 1961 62 from 2.20 in 1960 61 placing it among 21 California counties with rate reductions. Taxpayers' Association GM S J Arnold notes differences in county and city school rate structures and lists Alpine to Solano as experiencing decreases, while thirty counties show higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
California
Taxpayers’ Associations
S.J. Arnold
San Francisco
Alpine
Butte
Colusa
Contra Costa
el Dorado
Humboldt
Imperial
Kern
Lake
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Modoc
Plumas
San Mateo
Sierra, Siskiyou
Solano
Los
Inyo
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le Pe Ople
ALL Kern CO
Jeeet Val
Truxtun Ave
Re Department
Recomeeniie Tau “Pee Tee
Lion
Ruth Handels
Dean Muir
Sasteree
Delta Theta Tau Society
St. Therese’s
Nellie Lassiter
Alices Nace
de Lois Witcher
Evelyn * .Diamond and
Isobel Ryan Jones
Nina Francis
Clara Schnidt
Lorraine Christensen
Mary Austin
Jeanette Wheeler
Leota Adams
Ruth McMillan
Edna Rose
Jane Whitson
Pauline Cook
Irene Tilley
Shrine
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Don Cossack Chorus
Cossacks
United States
Harvest Daze
New York
Woman’s Club
Trom Tha Ios Wess
Raval Kedah
Edward Key
Willemon
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