Calendar of Events for Shafter and Bakersfield Community
A dense list of club meetings, open forums, concerts, and social events across Shafter and Bakersfield. Includes dates from September through November with groups like Shafter Generals, Women’s Clubhouse, S W Concert Assn, Open Forum sessions on Asia and the Middle East, and regular meetings of local civic clubs and military groups. The calendar notes venues, recurring meetings, and notable programs such as potlucks, fashion shows, and flower shows.
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Shafter
Sia
Oreos
Mic Morgan
Ates
Sonor Shafter Gener
Shafter Gener
County Federation Med
Clib
Clibhouse
S-W Concert Assn
Trapp
Thurs
Aie
Japan
Bakersfield
Southeast Asia
Italy
Bakersfield Thurs
Siam
Owen
Porunm
Korea
Borneo
Bankers Plan Wasco Confab
Bank of America's Kern County Signing Officers Association will meet at Wasco Tuesday for a pre meeting dinner at Wests Cafe. EP Fraga Wasco manager will host and Walter E Bruns public relations VP at San Francisco HQ will address the group. Members are from Arvin Bakersfield Shafter Taft and Wasco banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of America
Kern County
Wasco
Othe Group
Bank
Thve
EP. Fraga
West
Walter E. Bruns
San Francisco
Arvin
Bakersfield
Shafter
Taft
Kern County Unincorporated Property Tax Rate Set
Kern County supervisors ruled the unincorporated area faces a basic property tax rate of 2.28 dollars per 100 assessed. The rate does not include district taxes. Bakersfield's base rate is 2.08 and other incorporated areas pay 2.22 per 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Board of ‘Supervisors
Pakersfield
Why Bill Bibb and PG&E People Like Their Jobs
The piece notes PG and E workers’ job satisfaction boosts performance and serves the community. It cites low gas and electric rates, a nearly $70 million annual payroll in Northern and Central California, and $40,278,000 in taxes in 1949. It mentions 1,156,400 new horsepower added since the war and a projected total capacity near 4,000,000 horsepower by next year.
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P.G
California
Baptist Youth Fellowship Miniature Golf Night
Members of the Baptist Youth Fellowship journeyed to Bakersfield Alta Vista for a group miniature golf game. They met at the First Baptist Church with Rev Bernard F E Andrews of the Shatter Church and included James Grumbles Eugene Schmidt Donna Neal Beverly Clark Norma Nix Dolores Nix Kay Jay Raney and Mr and Mrs Allen Mettler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist’ Youth Fellowship
Bakersfield
Alta
Vista
Increase Profits Adviser Offers Cotton Harvest Handling Tips
George W. Ferry of the University of California Agricultural Extension urges strict supervision of picking and defoliation to improve seed cotton quality. He warns trash and asphalt contamination lowers grade, damages ginning equipment, and reduces textile quality, noting cost savings per bale from better handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Ferry
University of California: Agricultural Extension Service
Ferry
Service Clubs To Fix Signs At Chamber Meeting
The Shafter chamber of commerce heard a report on the deplorable condition of the service club sign. Dr. O. G. Chissor named a committee including Merton Wiedmanin Miles Pendergast and Lee Thomas to study a program for sign improvement. The group will contact service clubs to repair their signs and a sign for the chamber secretary will be prepared. The committee may also study moving the sign to a new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
O. G. Chissor
Merton Wiedmanin
Miles Pendergast
Lee Thomas
Frnne Hofman
C of C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fai Prithves
Worten’s
Shafter Generals
Wee
Riendem
Brovsky
Babin Due Pianoae
Eintisa
Boca
Ecio
Price
Assn
Tuk
Altar Society
American Legion
Hal Sdayo Nig Oy
Lee's Couples Club
Church Eastern Star
Wasco Masonic Hall
Elizabeth Ingram Circle
Church Evening Circle
Church High School
Job’s Daughters
Kiwanis
Lee's Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Hall Masons
Wasco. Masonic
Minter Boy Scouts
Lerdo
Minter
Bankers Plan
Fuller
J. H. (Deacon) Fuller
Fuller Ginning Company
Shafter Avenue
Kern
Bill Bibb
Edward M.linnell
Fall River Mills
PGE
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
R. J. Moores
Martinez
P. G
Bill Johnston
Sonora
Bill
Bill" Bebh
Fresno Transfitmer
Virginia E. Harris
General Office
Bob Blois
Bob Sisson
Mid-State Chemical Supply-Co. Scents
Srate
Chrysler
Irvine
Central Valley
Shafter, California
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