Boy Scouts Campaign To Get Out The Vote
The Boy Scout Council plans a county wide campaign this Saturday tagging doorknobs with a vote reminder. North Kern district leads a second effort placing signs at polling places on election day to urge early voting. Shafter area voters face the 14th district race with incumbent Thomas H. Werdel opposed by Harlan Hagen, and the first district supervisor contest between Ardis M. Walker and W. Roy Woollomes.
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Boy Scout Council
North Kern
Refor
M- Nixton
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sparkman
Stuart Hamblen
Vincent Hallinan
Shafter Area
Thomas H. Werdel
Harlan Hagen
Ardis M. Walker
Kernville
W. Roy Woollomes
Delano
Woollomes
Dick Smith
William Benton
Shafter
Ben Laverty
Chevron
Lerdo
Central Valley
Young Benton
Requiem Mass for Ines Hernandez Prendez in Shafter
A requiem mass was held for 70 year old Ines Hernandez Prendez killed in a Beach avenue car accident near Central Valley Highway. The Bakersfield driven collision injured Manuel Cota and left two other passengers with minor injuries. Prendez, a Shafter resident for 16 years, survived by a large family including six sons and two daughters.
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Ines Hernandez Prendez
Shafter
Beach Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Prender
Manuel Cota
Bakersfield
Cota
Felix Arreola
David Flores
California Highway Patrol
Kern General Hospital
Armstrong
Armstrong Chapel
Patrick Breslin
Shafter Cemetery
Prendez
Mickie Palomo
West Ash St
Gabriel
Stockton
Ines Prendez, Jr
Selectine Prendez
Phillip Prendez
San Jose
John Prendez
George Prendez
Isabel Alvear
Otila Escobego
Lucio Pr . Shafter
Pedro Prendez
Texas
City approves $9000 for Woman's Clubhouse site as new City Hall
The council voted to buy the Woman's Clubhouse site for 9000 for Shafter's new City Hall and to raze the old clubhouse for salvage value. Proceeds from selling the James and Sunset corner site are being raised. A Nov 10 purchase date is set with possible protests noted but not expected. The city weighs bid demolition options and sticks with a civil service architect design for the new hall as state finance signals its architectural approval.
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Shafter City Hall
Phil Channeson
James and
Sunset
Oere Utility District
Old City Hall
Civil Service
Department of Finance
Editorial on Shafter Farm funds and Woollomes integrity
The editorial defends W. R. Woollomes as supervisor candidate in Kern County. It argues previous supervisors handled farm funds similarly, notes annual reports to the federal government, and says surplus funds were returned. It contends the attack targets methods, not honesty, and urges voters to see through the stigmatizing of Woollomes.
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Shafter
Ardis M. Walker
W. R. Woollomes
Shafter Experimental Farm
Mr. Woollomes
J. I. Wagg
Ira Williams
J. Perry Brite
W. B. Camp
Kern
Board of Supervisors
George Harrison
Harrison
Evey
Woollames
Buttonwillow Lions Gift To Seeing Eye School
Buttonwillow Lions Club to present a 400 dollar check to the Seeing Eye Dog School at San Rafael. Lions president Howard Jeffries will see the funds received by William Johns, with guest speaker Harrison Alper, a former sight conservation chair, at Ricci's Cafe at 7:30 p.m. Darrell Tracy organized the event inviting Lions from Shafter Wasco Taft Bakersfield Oildale and Lamont.
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Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Lions Club
Seeing Eye Dog School
San Rafael
Howard Jeffries
Lions
William Johns
Harrison Alper
San Carlos
Straw Vote Shows Eisenhower Leads in Local Mock Ballot
The Shafter Kiwanis Club held a straw ballot on state and national races. Eisenhower defeats Stevenson 14 to 9, Nixon 12 to Sparkman 5, with Werdel 12 over Hagen 9 in the congressional race. George Brown and Dorothy LeConte spoke for their parties.
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GOP
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Jack Manweiler
Dwight Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Richard Nixon
John Sparkman
Thomas Werdel
Harlan Hagen
Bakersfield
George Brown
Dorothy LeConte
Generals Face Tough Test to Stop Corcoran Panthers
The Generals plan to halt Corcoran’s standout halfback Wayne Horton who has piled up yardage this season. Horton, 154 pounds, dazzled against the Coalinga Horned Toads last Friday. Horton previously played for the Corcoran eleven stopped by the Generals last year 19 to 7, when Fullback Glen Hamilton led the Panthers. Hamilton’s ankle injury against Lemoore may prevent a repeat performance. Corcoran leads Coalinga and was still favored to beat Wasco in season standings.
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Panthers
Corcoran
Wayne Horton
Coalinga Horntoads
Panther
Generals
Ness
Horton
Shafter
Glen Hamilton
Morley to Address Shafter Rotary on World Crisis
John Morley, renowned foreign correspondent, will speak at the Shafter Rotary Club next Tuesday at noon in Motel Canelo. The talk titled A War Correspondent's Uncensored Report on Korea and Iran covers his Korea war experience and travels from Indo China to Malaya, Russia, Red China, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland.
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John Morley
Shafter
Rotary Club
Morley
Korea
Iran
Indo- China
Malaya
U. S
Russia
Red
China
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
America
Chamber to Air Parking Spots Discussion Tonight
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce will host two local peace officers to discuss downtown parking issues. Police Chief John Reily and assistant Hanley Witcher will explain the problems they face, with Bob Bann arranging the speakers at Lee's Dining Room.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Chamber
Lee’s
John Reily
Hanley Witcher
Bob Bann
Mayor Proclaims Early Halloween Observance in Shafter
Shafter citizens will celebrate Halloween tonight a day early with a Kiwanis Club kiddie parade and the usual trick or treat campaign. Mayor Adolf Kirschenmann announced the observance at the urging of homemakers concerned about rising candy costs and two Halloween nights in a row. The shift follows the Kiwanis parade being moved to accommodate football fans heading to Corcoran for a Generals game tomorrow.
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Shafterites
Kiwanis Club
Adolf Kirschenmann
Shafter
Corcoran
Generals
52 Drive Is Close To 6048 Campaign Total
More than 100 Red Feather workers canvassed Shafter and collected over 4720 for the Community Chest. Bruce Crawford says the drive is short about 1508 of the 6048.50 goal and expects the remaining 25 percent of workers to finish envelopes. Besides late pickups, 25 or more large concerns are expected to contribute. The campaign has already surpassed last year’s 4400.80 total.
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Red Feather
Shafter
Community Chest
Bruce Crawford
Drive
Crawford
Shafter to face Corcoran in Southern Sequoia League showdown
The Shafter Generals travel north on Central Valley tomorrow night to play Corcoran, a top league foe. The lightweight squad is expected to secure their 19th victory with the B game perhaps clinching the win. The lineup includes Ken Smith Jack Bonham Glenn Morris Mike Leavell Floyd Kilgore Gary Wey Edward Ellis Bob Goossen Carl Beach Johnny Palomo Everett Jordan.
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Shafter Generals
Central Valley
Corcoran
Ken Smith
Jack Bonham
Glenn Morris
Mike Leavell
Floyd Kilgore
Gary Wey
Edward Ellis
Bob
Goossen
Carl Beach
Johnny Palomo
Everett Jordan
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John Revell
Congress
Roy Woollomes
First District
Women’s Club
V. E. Murray
Ines Prender
Dick Morris
Okeh
Old Hall
Dalke Bros
William Goertzen
Council
Public Works
Jack Harris
Editorial
Buttonwillow Lions
Corcoran Panther
Colonels
Corcoran Panther Cubs
John Notley
Carl Holland
Ben Prendez
Max Tudor
Rudy Prendez
Don Blattenberg
Gene Wishon
Dale Scales
Bil Hinsley
Ani
Rf Dillard
G. Hamilton
C. Ellis
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