Drivers License to Require Photo In California
California motorists will need a photo on their driver license for identification under a 1957 amendment. Assemblyman Pat Kelly announced cameras will be installed in DMV offices nationwide, with about 200 units planned by year end. Royal Blue Reprographics will provide the equipment at 449 cents per picture.
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Department of Motor Vehicles
Royal Blue Reprographics, Inc
San Francisco
Tom Bright
The
Shafter City
Bill Johnston
Pat Kelly
Lerdo P T A Barbecue Friday November 7 1958
Lerdo P T A barbecque at Lerdo School Friday November 7 from 5 to 7 p m with open fire barbecue by Edward Mayo Tickets available from students P T A board or at the door Adults 1 00 children 50c Entertainment includes cake walk fish pond dairy go round balloon booth and hay ride for all ages
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Lerdo Pt.a
Lerdo
Edward Mayo
P.T.A. Board
Community National Bank Opens in Shafter to 700 Crowd
D Roger Thuman vice president of the Community National Bank thanked Shafter residents for a warm opening day. Mayor Ben Grundy Assemblyman Pat Kelly and Chamber leader Joe Sales praised the bank and its plans for growth. George C Parker of Community Banks of Buttonwillow dedicated the facility as crowds toured drive in depository and large adjacent parking area.
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D. Roger Thuman
Community National Bank
Shafter Area
Thuman
Joe Sales
Shafter
Parker
Community Bank
George Parker
New Shafter Bank
Halloween Parade Set For Friday October 31
Kiwanis Club announces the sixteenth annual Halloween Parade on Friday evening October 31. Co Chairman Art Banks and Bill Banks invite all children from local schools Lerdo Rio Bravo Kern Academy to join. Three divisions will compete and prizes awarded. The parade begins at 7 00 p m and ends at the high school for candy distribution.
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Kiwanis Club
Art and
Bill Banks
Ter
Lerdo
Rio Bravo
Kern Academy
Shafter
Rio Bravo PTA Carnival and Barbecue Event Ad
Rio Bravo P.T.A. and Student Body host a carnival and barbecue on November 6, 1958 at 5:30 p.m. Dinner begins at 5:30 with a talent show at 7 p.m and attractions at 8 p.m. Dinner is $1.50 for adults and high schoolers, 0.50 for elementary. Proceeds support the school community.
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Robert Haag
Vote Nov 4 Tuesday Election Day Urged
The Press urges readers to vote on Tuesday November 4 and exercise voting rights. A fifteen minute trip to the polls can help determine the state's political future for the next four years.
Adam and Miss Lain Visit Shafter With Poodle Attendant
Hollywood actress Miss Jewell Lain visits Shafter with her 45 pound white French poodle Mr. Adam. She and her uncle Bob Wells tour the L. A. Camp Stables after a weekend trip to San Simeon. Lain, Indiana born, trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, rose in stage radio and film including Death by Own Action Battalion and Crash Landing.
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Shafter
Mr. Adam
Miss Jewell Lain
Miss Lain
Hollywood
Bob Wells
L. A
Grant Williams
West Hampton
L. I
Philip Morris Playhouse
Barbara Stanwyck
Ronald Coleman
Dane Clark
Carthay Circle Theatre
Gene Raymond
Joe Buloff
Casey Jones
Michael Connors
American International
Columbia
Gary Merrill
TV Guide
L. A. Camp
Indianapolis
Jewell Lain
Shefter
Richland Parents Invited for Conferences
Superintendent Bruce Crawford invites Richland parents of students in grades one through eight to call the school for report cards.
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Bruce Crawford
Richland
Dick Witcher to Receive Eagle Rank at Court of Honor
Dick Witcher son of Mr and Mrs Jim Witcher 240 Manuel Avenue will receive his Eagle Rank at a Court of Honor held at 7 30 p m November 1 at the Shafter Wink Gahaal. The Order of the Arrow will present the award during a campfire ceremony along with advancing about 50 Shafter Scouts. The Fall Court of Honor directed by Bill Irvin features a diorama of Indian life and marks Dick Witener as the first Shafter boy to earn Eagle in the Fall. Attendance urged for all parents and scouts.
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Dick Witcher
Jim Witcher
Manuel Avenue
Shafter Wink Gahaal Wenn
Migu
Order of the Arrow
Bill Irvin
Dick Witener
Shafter Boys
Court of Honor
Lew Woodard
Shafter
Shafter High School
Knowland to Visit Wasco Airport For Saturday Stop
U S Senator William F Knowland will land at Wasco Airport Saturday afternoon at 1 50 and give a brief speech before taking questions. He departs at 2 20 p m to fly to Los Angeles for a TV appearance on November Decision at 5 00 p m on LA Channel 2 where Democratic rival Pat Brown will also appear.
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U.S
Wm. F. Knowland
Wasco
San Joaquin Valley
Knowland
Los Angeles
Pat Brown
Election propagada expressed as end of week message
Letter from the editor urges readers to vote and support the winning candidate, noting overwhelming mail about ballot measures and deferring results after Tuesday’s election. The piece emphasizes constitutional voting rights and backing the chosen leader for national and local offices. Continues on Page 2.
Joseph M. Sales Transferred to New Lending Duties
Joseph M. Sales of Bank of America Shafter branch is promoted to commercial and real estate lending at the Bakersfield Main Office. Ralph D. Stanley, general lending officer at Taft, succeeds Sales here and was born in Taft before joining the bank in 1941.
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Joseph M. Sales
Bank of America
Shafter
Bakersfield
P. G. Clarkin
Ralph D. Stanley
Taft
Sales
Clarkin
Stanley
Marine Corps
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Paul Mason
Motor Vehicles
P.T.A
C Carrot
R Robert R
Robert Evans
Kern County
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