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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1966

Page

9

New Guild House Opens in Bakersfield This Monday

Guild House at 1905 18th Street in Bakersfield debuts in the renovated C. A. Barlow mansion with ribbon cutting led by Mayor Karlen and Child Guidance officials. Proceeds support Kern County’s only emotionally disturbed child clinical facility. luncheon service by Guild members.

Guild House Kern County Karlen Child Guidance Clinic Child Guidance Guild 18Th Street Bakersfield C. A. Barlow Jerry Sudarsky Guild San Joaquin Valley Grant Jensen Shafter Barlow The Angels

Hartland Bible Camp Concludes Season 1966

Shafter Mennonite Brethren church sent eight members to the Hartland Bible Camp at Badger. Rev. Leo Weins of Rosedale preached with Rev. Joe Agee directing. Camp ran Sept 6 to Sept 8. Attendees include Frank Enns, C. S. Ratzlaff, Otto Becker, Frank Bergman, Lillian Unruh. Buffett events planned Sept 15 and Guild dinners Sept 12 13 14 to raise funds for opening day. Reservations Bakersfield 325-5478.

Shafter Buffett Guild Bakersfield Guild House

Reagan Visits Kern County For Agriculture Meet Rally

Ronald Reagan plans a Saturday visit to Bakersfield Kern County for an agricultural meeting and a noon luncheon at the Fiesta Room Hacienda Hotel. He will headline a rally at Central Park at 1 PM with county chairman Bill Mazize announcing a large turnout and family-friendly festivities. The event features Mexican American performers and local entertainers, with Gene Winer as master of ceremonies.

Ronald Reagan Bakersfield Kern County Farmer's Committee Reagan Hacienda Hotel Central Park 19Th R Strets Bill Mazize Mazzie Mariachi Continentals Singr Lupita Moran Bailes Folk Loricos Gene Winer Christopher

Coming and Going in Local Family News

Mr and Mrs Danny L Ballard Sr and son Danny Jr returned last week from a four week trip to Texas Arkansas and Louisiana They visited with her grand Akerson at Fulton They stopped at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico and visited Hodges Gardens in Louisiana as well as other scenic places Mrs Frank Annis 132 Stone improved after illness Their son and family Mr and Mrs Lawrence Annis of Bakersfield visited Tuesday evening Their son and wife Mr and Mrs William D Griffin and seven month old Thomas William of Fallon Nev spent Labor Day weekend with her mother Mrs Bessie Canaday They dined with Mr and Mrs Leon Morgan and enjoyed a large 25 pound King Salmon caught by Red Morgan on a deep sea trip to Pismo Beach

Danny L. Ballard, Sr Danny Jr Texas Arkansas Louisiana Grand Akerson Fulton Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico Hodges Gardens Frank Annis Stone Lawrence Annis Bakersfield William D. Griffin Thomas William Fallon Nev Bessie Canaday Leon Morgan Red Morgan Pismo Beach

Garry Frizell Serves As Medic At Thai Air Force Base

Airman first class Garry Frizell grandson of Virgil W. Spohn of Shafter has served a year at a Thailand airbase dispensary as a medic. He trained after graduating with the 1963 class and joined the service in December 1963. He previously was stationed in Glendale Arizona with his wife Kathy and their nine month old daughter. His wife and child stay in El Monte with his mother until his return. He plans to enter medical school after discharge.

Garry Frizell Virgil W. Spohn E. Marengo Shafter Thailand lije_ Frizell Glendale Ariz Kathy el Monte Charles Rozar

Bill Banks Named Chairman of Shafter Quarterback Club

Bill Banks was named chairman of the Shafter Quarterback Club at the first meeting of the season Monday morning at the Shafter Motel. The club is open to anyone interested in Shafter football and is sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce.

Bill Banks Shafter Shafter Motel

Luncheon Honors Oklahoma Guest at Jacobsen Home

Mrs. Charles McClain of ored guest at a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Rolf Jacobsen Sr. at 470 Mandel Avenue on Sept. 8. The gathering included Mrs. Robert McClain and others, with plans to travel to the Bay area to meet Lt. Charles McClain returning from Vietnam.

Charles McClain Rolf Jacobsen Sr Mandel Avenue Ralph Boel Jacobsen McClain Robert McClain Ronnie Kloeppel John Dobbs Jack Brown Robert Vignolo

Betty Tillman and Stanley Askew Wed in Taft Ceremony

Betty Tillman daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Tillman Shafter and Stanley Askew son of Mr and Mrs Dillard Askew Maple area were married August 6 at 6 30 pm in Taft at Rev Wesley Williams home. The two families attended with few friends. The couple honeymooned in Santa Barbara and plan to live on Orange Avenue in Shafter.

Betty Tillman Bill Tillman Shafter Stanley Askew Dillard Askew Maple Area Taft Wesley Williams Shafter Pentecostal Church Delores Robinson Rodney Askew Santa Barbara Orange Avenue Askew Shafter High School Business College Bakersfield

Parking Meters Debut in 1935 Oklahoma City

The article notes meters first appeared in downtown Oklahoma City in 1935 as an experimental method to increase turnover in parking spaces.

Oklahoma City

County Board to Seek ETV Grants For Education TV

Kern County Board of Education approved a resolution authorizing County Superintendent Harry E. Blair to pursue federal grants under P L 89 10 Title III to plan establish operate and maintain a supplementary education center and open circuit educational television facilities. A county study of educational television has been underway for several years.

Kern County

Convention Report On Mt Hermon Meeting Thursday

The CBMC meeting will present a report on the Mt Hermon convention and related group meetings on Thursday at noon in Shafter Memorial Hall.

CBMC Mt. Hermon Shafter Memorial Hall

Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam Faces Hard Campaigns

Cpl Rodriguez details the First Cavalry Air Mobile division with over 450 helicopters and Sky cranes, noting 15 operations since An Rhe. He highlights the Bong Son campaign’s near disaster turning into victory, including a 41 day fight where two companies held off ten North Vietnamese regiments. He adds losses and casualties from the war.

First Cavalry Vietnam U.S Sky Cavalry Air Cavalry Division An Rhe

Mrs Mary Wood Breaks Hip in Fall

Mrs Mary Wood fell at her Golden West home around 6 30 pm and broke her hip while reaching for a bamboo blind. She planned cake and coffee for Wayne Wood’s family birthday visit and was taken to the hospital by her son after calling neighbors for help.

Mary Wood Golden West Wayne Wayne Wood

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