Rio Bravo Summer Reading Club Draws 49 Participants
The Rio Bravo Branch reports 49 boys and girls joined the Rocket to Adventure program as part of Kern County’s summer reading drive. Attendance reached an all time high with emphasis on reading. certificates will be awarded at the PTA September meeting.
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Rio Bravo
Kern County
Iocerg
Reading Club
Tascol
Rio Bravo Coma
Faye Moore
Lloyd Cheryl Russell
Joyce Russell
Leann Elrich
Kay Elrich
Carol Enns
Gordon Funk
Harold
Sharrel
Terry Forehand
Barbara Giese
Ellen Johnson
Roger Moore
Dorth
Craig Anderson
Richard Araujo
Tina Araujo
Dale Blair
Gale Blair
Bart Russell
Roger Russell
Phillip Enns
Charlotte Funk
Phyllis Hill
Jerry Higbee
Carol Holland
Billy Jackson
Laird Parker
Laurel Putnam
Johnny Revel
Barbara Smith
Joanne Strauss
Velda Strauss
Roberta Townsend
Linda Treese
Manya Valov
Freddie Valov
Paul Wiloth
P.T.A
Water Users Can Sell by Sept 10
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District may sell surplus water to its users. Secretary-Manager Robert C. Diltz says about 4 000 acre feet may be sold. Users have until September 10, 1958 to review records for over or under orders and decide on disposal or purchase. Water can be used through February 28, 1959 except December and January.
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Shafter-Wasco
Robert C. Diltz
Diltz
The Ad Venue and Shafter Civic Spirit
A nostalgic column praises Shafter merchants and civic minded business people. It notes Art Hemingson’s line that there are no small towns, only small people, and urges support for local services as the city grows. It recalls a Springfield Republican anecdote and ends with a friendly sign off about the Advenue.
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Senate
Old Earnie
Shafter
Art Hemingson
Art
Springfield Repulican
Samuel Bowles
Bowles
Israel Gonzales in Germany Receives Training With 8th Infantry
Army Sgt. Israel Gonzales son of Frank Gonzales Buttonwillow California recently trained with the 8th Infantry Division in combat efficiency tests in Germany. He entered the Army in April 1956 and arrived in Europe in October 1956. He attended Shafter. His mother Mrs. Augustina Gonzales lives at 244 Fajaro Street Salinas California.
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Army
Israel Gonzales
Frank Gonzales
Buttonwillow
Calif
8Th Infantry
Germany
Gonzales
28Th Infantry
Europe
Shafter
Augestina Gonzales
Fajaro St
Salinas
Miss Barbara Wroten Returns From Camp Trinity
Miss Barbara Wroten has returned from a six week stay at Camp Trinity Bar 717 Ranch in Hay complete her senior year at the college.
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Barbara Wroten
Camp Trinity
Hay
Neighbors and travelers share summer notices
The column lists locals vacationing at Santa Cruz and Mount Hermon visiting friends in Santa Maria and Merced. Students prepare to return to College of the Pacific, and Donna Hare joins her mother Laura Hare in Golden West Avenue. Extended travel includes Disneyland trips and a California State Fair later in August with horse races.
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Pat Cornell
College of Pacific
Stockton
Zeta Phi
Donna Hare
San Francisco
Laura Hare
Golden West Avenue
Hare
French Hospital
Bay City
University of California Hospital
Sacramento
Goertzen Family Back From Huntington Lake Vacation
Mr and Mrs Pete Goertzen return with sons Donnie Jimmy and Philip after a pleasant Huntington Lake break. They enjoyed cool evenings warm days and outdoor activities including swimming fishing boating and horseback riding.
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Pete Goertzen
Donnie
Jimmy
Philip
Huntington Lake
Wilcox Family Reunion Held in Orland California
Reverend and Mrs. Sam Wilcox spent last week in Orland California visiting their son Jack Wilcoxin. The Wilcoxin family held a reunion over the weekend with Jack and Betty among others gathering at the Wilcoxin home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Wilcoxin
Orland
Calif
Jack Wilcoxin
Wilcoxins
Jack
Betty
Wilcoxin
When my feet hurt I can't think quote note
A clipped text quotes Abraham Lincoln complaining about feet and claims nine of ten children are born with perfect feet. The items read like a humorous fragment without clear context or attribution to a date or event.
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Abraham Lincoln
Slaters Visit Adams Family in Guymon Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Ed Slater and children Beverly Suzie and Sam of Guymon Oklahoma were recent visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs Myron Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Slater
Beverly
Suzie
San
Guymon
Oklahoma
Myron Adams
Foot injuries drive focus on worker safety
A third of the hundreds of thousands of workplace accidents each year involve the feet, highlighting the need for protective footwear and safety protocols to reduce injuries and lost work time.
Go To The Church Of Your Choice Sunday
Shafter churches invite residents to services this Sunday welcoming all worshippers to join in events and community activities across multiple congregations.
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Church of
Shafter Churches
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