Year-Long Cadet Program to Start Oct 15
Indonesian Air Force fighter and bomber pilots will be trained at Shafter Airport Minter Field with Trans-Ocean Air Lines bringing at least 60 pilots for a year of training starting October 15. Local pilots may assist during the program at the ex wartime base.
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Shafter
Minter Field
Trans-Ocean Air Lines
Herbert Webb
County Board of Supervisors
State Department
Netherlands
Trans-Ocean
Taloa Academy of Aeronautics
Oakland
Lines
Shafter Airport
California
Samuel L. Wilson
Indonesia
Friant-Kern Canal project centers on Lerdo air training
Trans Ocean directs Indonesian fighter and bomber pilot training at Shafter Lerdo site with five buildings leased from Kern County and a large hangar. Peter Kiewit crews install a cement plant and base facilities north of Shafter as 300 workers set up in Mintor Village Bakersfield and Delano while airport and rail work proceed toward the canal’s final section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kiewit Construction Company
Shafter
Friant-Kern
Lerdo Highway
Minter Village
Kern Homes
Bakersfield
Delano
Lerdo
A. L. Ellis
Keith C. Watson
W.W. White
I.j.garver
James H. Bett
J. W. Lowe, Jr
Kern County
Bett
Friant-Kern Canal
Kern River
Sante Fe
Friant- Kern
Bureau of Reclamation
Shafter Hearing Scheduled On Sidewalk Levy for District
Shafter property owners in the Manuel Tulare improvement district will protest a $45,881.60 sidewalk project. City Engineer John Reeves explains per acre foot charges and center-block shares while city officials plan a hearing at city hall where owners may contest assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Manuel-Tulare
Block City
John Reeves
Frank G. Shaw
Sieinal
What the CVP Means to Me Forum in Shafter
A Shafter question and answer forum explores the Central Valley Project. Journal details show questions must be signed, with editors reserving rights to refuse replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comeg
Shafter
Central Valley Project
Interiitor
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Bureau of Reclamation
Jack Fleming
Shafter Press
Football Ticket Tax Confusion At Shafter High School
Merchants and the Bureau of Maternal Revenue complain about a ticket tax error affecting Shafter High School football tickets. A misprint listed 8 cents tax while the actual rate is 42 cents. The ticket price remains $2.50.
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Bureau of "Maternal Revenue
Schools Greet Happy Throngs In Shafter Return
In Shafter almost 2000 pupils head to Central avenue and school entries reopen with 490 students at the high school. Desks floors and facilities are polished anew as students plan clubs sports and dances for the season and a class officers election is set for tomorrow.
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Shafter
Central Avenue
Kiwanis Hears Shafter Generals Dope and Plans
Kiwanis Club heard Dan Bledson mentor the Shafter High School Generals and predict a stubborn Sierra League drive with a strong returning crown team. John Kelly, student body president, urged Kiwanis support for cason football ticket sales and the club’s upcoming officers section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter High School
Dan Bledson
Generals
John Kelly
Kiwanis
Cason
Shafter High appoints replacement on faculty
Hal Williams, a southern California instructor, is named to replace Charles Baldwin on the Shafter High School faculty. Principal Jack Hill reports Baldwin was called to service with the Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal, Williams
Southern California
Charles Baldwin
Shafter High School
Jack Hill
Baldwin
Marine Corps
Shafter Building Projects Reach 329000 Total
City Building Inspector E K Grant reports applications totalling 329000 for major construction in Shafter. Key items include a Safeway store with a large market and 100 car lot at Lerdo and James, jail space and a courtroom expansion, and several church and residential projects across the area.
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Shafter
E. K. Grant
Safeway
Lerdo and
James
Justice of the Peace
CVP Talks Benefits for Shafter Wasco Voters
A public meeting in Shafter for Shafter Wasco Irrigation District voters featured Jack W. Rodner of the Bureau of Reclamation outlining CVP advantages. Four bureau officials described the Friant Kern Canal progress and potential district water savings and expansion, with discussion on land development and underground water depth trends.
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Shafter- Wasco Irrigation District
Jack W. Rodner
San Joaquin
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project
The
American Legion
Shafter
Rodner
Friant-Kern
CVP
S-W
T. R
Ted) Pson
Bureau
Wiliam Green
Robert Thomas
Shafter Leaders Lead Freedom Drive Banner Push
Shafter leaders H W Pat Kelly and banker Phil Clarkin carry the Crusade for Freedom banner in partnership with the school system. Clarkin expects 200000 Kern county signatures and calls for broad civic support to fund freedom radio stations in Europe. Fifty eight Shafter High School students joined the Bakersfield meeting alongside district officials and local educators.
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Assembly
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Phil Clarkin
Crusade For Freedom
Shafter
Clarkin
Kern County
Liberty Bell
Charles Coburn
Europe
Shafter High School
Bakersfield
Robert Gates
William Arnold
Kelly
Bruce Crawford
Richland
Jack Hill
Tom Kelly Wins Place In Scholarship List
Shafter High School graduate Tom Kelly won honorable mention in the Seymour Memorial Awards of the California Scholarship Federation. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H W Pat Kelly and was student body president last spring and will begin Stanford University this fall. His twin brother John is student body president this year.
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Tom Kelly
Shafter High School
California Scholarship Federation
Kelly
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Stanford University
John
Reily Seeks More Volunteers for City Defense Program
Commander John Reily urged full participation in Shafter's disaster relief program as only 26 volunteers have enrolled. Eligible residents 16 and older may sign up at city hall or the police department, with assignments based on suitability.
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Reily
Shafter
John Reily
Paul V. McClure
A. J. Hemingson
W. M. Lowe
Bert Ware
Melvin Parrett
Joe Frizzell
Albert D. Finkbeiner
J. C. Atkinson
Bernice Atkinson
Rowena Stone
Louie Pelosi
Reuben Dicksen
Lena Ackman
T. E. Cheney
James W. Dickson
W. C. Handel
Jack Fleming
W. E. Murray
Perry Allen Abbott
Irvin L. Nickel
Virginia Lefler
Helen F. Branner
Albert Mason Cornell, Jr
H. C. Henderson
Edwin F. Bender
John William Harris
Defense
Frank G. Shaw
Clifford Nagel
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
P L. Arnold
E. J
Boots) Perry
Gospel Messengers Quartet Wins Mt Herman Song Contest
The Gospel Messengers Quartet of Shafter won first place in a song contest at a Mt Herman conference of the Christian Business Men's committee, besting nine other groups. Members: Lowell Bergman Leo Hein richs David Hein richs Robert Petker with accompanist Robert Hagg. Attendees from Shafter included Frank Johnson and several local residents.
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Gospel Messengers
Shafter
Christian Business Men's Committee
Mt. Herman
Mennonite Brethren Church of
Lowell Bergman
Leo
David Heinrichs
Robert Petker
Robert Hagg
Frank Johnson
Ed Kruger
Roberta
T. L. Petker
Lee Bergman
Jake Bergman
Old Chuck Wagon Becomes Air Spotting Post
The city will convert an abandoned chuck wagon into a ground observation post for Shafter. Defense Commander John Reily requested the install of a telephone and lights, with city councilmen agreeing to fund the work and cleanup likely at the high school campus.
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Shafter
Defense
John Reily
Shafter Council Reviews Tax Plan If Proposition 1 Passes
Shafter city leaders consider raising the sales tax to offset losses if Proposition 1 on the state ballot passes. They also vote to buy an aerial photograph for 37.50, note delinquent taxes total 857, and task police and council members with a parking delivery survey near the post office.
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter Assembly
Sacramento
Shafter
F. G. Shaw
John Reily
G. H
Ben) Grundy
Dozen Candidates Set for Mennonite Baptisms at Ranch
A dozen candidates will be baptized at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Ed Thiessen ranch on Tulare street. The Rev Walten Wiebe, pastor of the Mennonite Brethren Church, will deliver a short message before immersion of the candidates.
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Ed Thiessen
Tulare Street
Walten Wiebe
Mennonite Brethren Church
Talker Scores Americanism in Rotary Address at Shafter Club
Dr. Ralph Prater president of Bakersfield College spoke to the Shafter Rotary Club on Tuesday. He described Americanism as a composite of Nathan Hale Patrick Henry Alexander Hamilton and Abraham Lincoln and praised its supremacy over other isms. Bakersfield College coach Jack Frost also attended as a guest.
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Ralph Prater
Bakersfield College
Shafter Rotary Club
Nathan Hale
Patrick Henry
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
Prater
Rotary Club
Jack Frost
Religious Festival Draws 3000 to Shafter Conference
About 3000 people are expected to attend a festival in Shafter in conjunction with the Pacific District Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church. The conference runs Oct 28 to Nov 2 with 400 delegates and a youth meeting slated for Oct 29 evening. A large tent will be erected beside the church to house attendees and will also host a community ram November 12 to 26 led by Don Householder. Participants include First Baptist Mennonite Brethren First Mennonite Nazarene Youth For Christ Christian Businessmen South Gospel Chapel North Gospel Chapel and the North Camp.
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Shafter
Atend
Pacific District Conference
Mennonite Brethern Church
Don Householder
Trinity Methodist Church
First Baptist
Mennonite Brethren
First Mennonite, Nazarene, Youth — For Christ
Christian Businessmen
South Gospel Chapel
North Gospel Chapel
North Camp
Students Hold First Confair at Shaf
The first student body assembly of the year will be held at Shaf to elect class officers. The event, sponsored by the board and John Kelly Sons, is supervised by Mrs Theodora Richard and Miss Beth Payne. Faculty advisers include Richard Heber, James Wilson, Wes Linda, and Cecil Dusty Rhoads for the four classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaf
John Kelly
Theodora Richard
Beth Payne
Richard Heber
James Wilson
Wes Linda
Cecil “Dusty” Rhoads
Grid Guessing Game to Start in City Press
The Shafter Press will launch a football guessing contest next week with first prize of $10 and a $5 runner up. John Kelly, Shafter High School student body president, will select games and track results. Participants must predict both winners and scores across the season. Local merchants will sponsor ads showing each game's options.
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Shafter Press
John Kelly
Shafter High School
Shafter
UCLA
Juanita Battaglia
Paint Store Manager Joins Navy Reserve Unit
John T. Everett formerly managed the Shafter Paint Store and serves with the naval reserve unit in San Diego. A World War II Navy veteran, he is married to the former La Verne Dirksen and they have two children.
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John T
Red) Everett
Shafter
Naval Reserve
San Diego
Everett
la Verne Dirksen
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