Twelve New Teachers to Begin At Shafter High School
Twelve new teachers from diverse universities will staff Shafter High School for the year. Beverly Speich from Wisconsin will teach beginning Spanish and English and Yearbook. Ida Collett from Idaho will handle Freshman English and dramatics. Odiley Stannard will lead English and public speaking. Shirley Moore and Violet Cowan will teach homemaking and nurse duties. Easterbrook and Foreman bring social studies and remedial math plus U S history. Tyner will teach English and journalism. Nicheletti will direct vocal lessons and assist the orchestra. Wright and Hitch will direct girls PE. Creswell will teach auto mechanics and coach football and baseball. Easterbrook to coach tennis. Foreman to coach swimming. HAROLD SAGE returns home after three weeks in Bakersfield Hospital. visitors welcome with rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Shafter Hi School
Iss Beverly Speich
University of Wisconsin
Ida May Collett
University of Idaho
Odiley Stannard
University of Washington
Shirley Ann Moore
Fresno State College
Violet Cowan
Kern County Department of Public Health
Shafter
McFarland
Charles Easterbrook, Jr
College of the Pacific
U. S
Dennis Foreman
Los Angeles State
Charles Tyner
University of California At Berkeley
Evelyn Nicheletti
University of Minnesota
Wilma Wright
University of Redlands
Martha Hitch
Stanford University
Sam Creswell
Colorado State
College At
Greeley
Creswell
Easterbrook
Foreman
Harold Sage
Poplar Ave
Bakersfield
Bill
Shafter High Registers 620 on First Day
On the first day of instruction Tuesday September 7 Shafter High School reported 620 students enrolled. Principal Grant W Jensen said increases are on track and the count is expected to rise to about 650 in October due to local cotton picking activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soe
North High School
Olldale
Shafter High Registers
Shafter High School
Grant W. Jensen
Thrifty Shopper Finds Value at Hemingsons
An observer extols Hemingsons in Shafter for vast print material stock and bargain pricing. Print fabrics, mostly patterns, sold at a dollar for three yards and later at 39 cents a yard, beating out out-of-town shopping costs. Continued on Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemingson’s
Shafter
Entry Deadline Set For Kern County Fair Exhibits
Deadline for Kern County Fair 1954 exhibit entries is Sept 14 announced by Mrs D L R Pratt fair association chairman. Entries may be filed at the Kern County Fair office 1142 So P St or by phone FAirview 5 2403. The exhibit will occupy a large space in the Educational Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. R. Pratt
Bakersfield Art Association
Pratt
Ken. Mynatt
Kern County Fair
So. P St
Fairview
Weidman Family Hosts Labor Day Weekend Guests
Mr and Mrs Oscar Weidman welcomed their son Everett Weidman and his Los Angeles family for Labor Day in Bishop. Later son Clark from Palo Verdes, a Pan American Airlines pilot, visited before heading to San Francisco for a work trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Weidman
Everett Weidman
Los Angeles
Bishop
Clark
Palo Verdes
Pan American Airlines
San Francisco
Hawaii
Manila
Tokyo
Shaffer Day Highlighted At Kern County Fair Schedule
Kern County Fair runs Sept 27 to Oct 3 with Shaffer Day on Sept 29. Officials announce daily sections honored including Ridgecrest Mojave Tehachapi Caliente on opening day and Shafter Wasco and nearby communities on Wednesday. Official programs will list hourly events and patrons are urged to visit every day for the full fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County
Bill Straub
Straub
Ridgecrest
Rand District
Mojave
Tehachapi
Caliente
Bakersfield
East Bakersfield
Oildale
Wasco
Batonwillow
Kernville
Onyx
Weldon
Bodfish
Glennville
Wofford Heights
Delano
McFarland
Taft
Maricopa
Fellows
McKittrick
Lost Hills
Arvin
Lamont
Coté
Steve Strelich to Speak at Shafter Chamber Luncheon
Steve Strelich, a well known Kern County sports promoter, will be guest speaker at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce Fall meeting luncheon. He is expected to review his recent trip to Yugoslavia. Members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Strelich
Kern County
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Yugoslavia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Safer
Clara
Don “Ped” Murfin
Dan Bled
Central Paint Store
Dutch Boy
Earl Wipf
Dee Walker
Ditch Boy Paints
Arabelle Jell-well
Oldsmobile
Olds
Woodard Motor Co
Central Avenue
Paul Winter
General Assembly
Church of Jesus
Johnnie Johnson
Wasco, Calif
K. C. Fair
Shaffer Day
James L. Tarne
Calif
Investors Diversified Services, Inc
Investors Selective Fund, Inc
Investors Stock Fund, Inc. Investors Mutual, Inc
Pyrenees
Sumner Street
Wes
George Globe
Chester Avenue
Leeds
CALL
Walker St
God
Great Salvation
Clarence Johnson
BIG Tent
SO. Shafter Ave
Pentecostal Church OF God
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