Fireman Apprentice Donald E Brooks Returns Aboard USS Cunningham
Donald E Brooks, fireman apprentice in the US Navy, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Brooks of Shefter California, returns to Long Beach August 28 aboard destroyer USS Cunningham after a five month Western Pacific cruise. He helped with air defense and anti submarine exercises with the Seventh Fleet and visited ports in Japan, the Philippine Islands, and Hong Kong.
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Donald E. Brooks
USN
Roy Brooks
Shefter
Calif
Long Beach
Alfred A. Cunningham
Pacific
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Cunningham
Japan
Philippine Islands
Hong Kong
Save Pop Bottles On West Side Tracks
A brief notice notes activity on the west side of the tracks involving pop bottles salvaged or saved. No further details are provided about event participants or location.
Local Firemen Mark 160 Years of Service in City
The Shatter volunteer firemen celebrate 160 years of devoted service to the city. A current membership roll shows totals by members with long tenures, including the second-longest serving member from January 5, 1942 with 17 years and Chief Ed Bender who began duty on September 26, 1936 for 23 years. Other longtime firefighters are named in the list.
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Shatter
Ed Bender
Fire Department Members Share Long Service Milestones
A 1942 to 1955 service span is noted for veteran Don Little who returned Jan 5 1959 to total 14 years. The “12 twins” Al Finkbeiner and Johnson joined in 1948, with Vine at ten years since Oct 13 1949. Jack Jansen marks his fifth anniversary today. Remaining staff include Growehing 6 years, Beotch 3, Banks 6, Melcane 7, Oxford 2, Paulson 2, Irvin 2, Holt 2, and youngest Earl Millard and Cliff Ratzlaff with one year each who joined last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Little
al Finkbeiner
Johnson
Finkbeiner
George Vine
Jack Jansen
Fire Department
Eo Chuck As
Ralph ‘Beot Beohr
Bill Banks
Melcane
L. W. Oxford
Art Paulson
Robert Irvin
James Holt
Earl Millard
Cliff Ratzlaff
Millard
Ratzlaff
Social Security Office to Visit County Building
SSA representative will be in Shafter on Tuesday September 15 from 9 30 A M to noon. He will meet in the Assembly Room of the County Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Shafter Enacts Broad Garbage Ordinance 132
City Council passes Finance No. 132 regulating refuse collection with two week effective date. ordinance defines garbage and rubbish, sets container standards, fees for non alley homes, and fines up to 500 dollars or six months jail for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tociety
Shafter
Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Tickets Sold Fast in Shafter
Ticket sales for the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at Veterans Memorial Hall run strong with estimates of 750 attendees. Bill McCullough oversees sales, urging buyers to inscribe name and address on back of tickets for a free drawing. The event, 7 to 10 am, supports Boys and Girls work in the club fund.
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Shafter
Aiwanis Club
Veterans Memorial Hall
Bill McCullough
Oh Geesatiie
Kiwanis
Barnett
Daisy Kuhns
Paul Owens
Bakersfield Bears
Janice Luker
Misa Kern County
Les Williams
Everett Barnett
Les
Everett
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Legislator Studies Water Plan and Game Area
State Assemblyman John C. Williamson 39th district travels to Quincy and Redding this week as the assembly fish and game interim committee reviews water resources pricing distribution and the recreational use of California water. The study aims to define plan identities before the 1960 election with a two day jeep trip into Modoc and Lassen Counties to study big game management.
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Ge Heen
Renee
John C. Williamson
Kern County
Quincy
Redding
California
Williamson
Elec
Willamson
Dunsmuir
Modoc
Lassen
Assembly Fish and Game Interim Committee
Shafter Play Center Opened On Pacific Street
On September 9 the Shafter Play Center opened its ses sion. The licensed cooperative nursery school runs 9 to 11 30 a m on Mon Wed and Fri for children 2½ to kindergarten age. Officers include Mrs. Leland Bell president and Mrs. Roy Farrell vice president. Enrollments are accepted any time and mothers may contact the two officers by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Play Center
Pacific Street
Frank Roselle
Leland Bell
Roy Farrell
Richard House
High School Auto Classes Conduct Annual Safety Check
The 11th and 12th grade shop classes under Mr. Kenneth W. Taylor inspect cars driven to school for safety before permission to drive. Five cars failed the check during the final registration safety lane on the student parking lot. inspections will continue through the school year.
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Arthur H. Johnson
Shafter High School
Larry Fenderson
Kenneth Taylor
Ronnie McCaslin
California Highway Patrol
Shafter Police Department
Kenneth W. Taylor
California
Adi
September 9 1959 reflections and football season tease
The writer muses on dates left in the year 1959 and upcoming holidays while recalling school life, linotype reminders, and the anticipation of the football season. They note weeks filled with shopping days until Christmas and the return to classes with teachers asserting authority before hinting at a Friday September 25 kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke
Ugg
Big North
Cotton Trailer Law Explained for Shafter Meeting
Ranchers foremen and drivers in the Shafter area will gather at 7:30 p.m. to hear the latest California rules on cot ton trailer length width and enforcement. The meeting aims to curb tickets by informing transporters about the law and related restrictions, with a discussion lasting two and a half to three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
California
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Richard Hause
Bill Dixon
Brenda Ballard
Marilyn Gaede
Wayne Trammel
Were
Torte Widen
Jack Thompson
Frank
Thompson
Dave Waldrum
McMahan
City of
Kiwanis Breakfast
McMahan Furniture Group
McMahans
McMahan Furniture Company
Bakersfield
James J
John L. McMahan
McMahan Furniture Organization
McMahan's
Isabella
Oor Coualtp
Uae
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