Journey From War Refugees to American Citizens
Otto and Marie Wolff recount a wartime flight from Romania through Germany and France to seek asylum. After years of camps and detours via Paris New York Michigan Chicago Bakersfield and Shafter they earned American citizenship on August 18 1965 expressing gratitude for liberty peace and justice in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat
Poland
America
Rumania
Austria
Germany
Lorain
France
Paris
New York
Michigan
Chicago
California
Bakersfield
Shafter
Quar terback Club Meeting and Shafter Fair News
The first meeting of the Quarterback Club is morning at the Shafter Motel for all Shafter sportsmen. A Kern County Fair event schedule is printed for locals to check timings at the Shafter Press. Shuttle persists about the airport, jobs, and local growth while discussing community pride and dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Motel
Shafter
Kern County
Shafter Press
Lekded
Dina
Shafter High PTA Potluck Dinner Set for Sept 21
The Shafter High PTA invites parents to a potluck dinner at 6 30 p m on Sept 21 in the school cafeteria to kick off the new year. A post dinner program includes a showing of the film This is Shafter High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High Pta
Ging
Shafter High
Wiedmanns accompany Lynn at USC Pharmacy registration
Mr and Mrs Mert Wiedmann were in Los Angeles Saturday accompanying Lynn who is registered at the University of Southern California for a pharmacy program.
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Mert .Wiedmann
Los Angeles
Lynn
USC
Pharmacy
Mrs Hebel Dies In Lake Isabella Accident At Isabela
Mrs. Hebel drowned when a car slid into Lake Isabella on September 9 while fishing with her husband. Rev. John Bartel officiated services in Bakersfield. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 215 of Shafter formed a cemetery Honor Guard. She was born November 6 1894 in Indian Territory and moved to California in 1924. The Hebels lived in Norwalk Coalinga and Shafter, where he retired from Superior Oil in 1958.
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John Bartel
Bakersfield
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 215
Shafter
Hebel
Mrs. Hebel
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
California
Eeees
Lee
Las Vegas
Nev
Norwalk
Coalinga
Mr. Hebel
Superior Ofl
United States
Desert
Bert H. Hebe
Irene Curtis
Leonard Williams
Bud Glen Perry
John Everett
Jack Janzen
Claude Camp
Baptists in California Grow Churches and Finances
The Sunek Baptists in California expanded from thirteen churches to 992 with over 200000 members by 1964. They report church buildings worth over 75000000 and total income of 13000000, with missionary giving of 1976785. The state convention gathering in San Jose on November 9 1965 marked a milestone in its twenty fifth year with dedication of a new building.
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Sunek Baptists
California
In. .A
New Books at Shafter Library Add to Shelves
The Shafter Library announces two new fiction and numerous nonfiction titles in the latest shipment. Librarian Harriet Mason cites works by Behn, Bronte, Zazantzakis, Mallet, and Joyce among the new fiction, plus guides on reading, philosophy, and history in nonfiction. The next regular shipment is due September 21 at the Shafter Branch Library.
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Shafter Library
Harriet Mason
Blankfort
Boulle
Bronte
van Dyke
Messiah
Vidal
Wilder
Mr. Faraday
Woodbury
Lars
Wyckoff
Fenner
Sullivan
Montgomery
Buzz
Reffley
Smith
Willey
Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
Elliott
Graves
New York Times Book Review
Armour
Auden
Spears
Dublin
Joyce
Edward Kern
Hine
Perkins
Verlaine
Hanson
Oscar Wilde
White
Southwest Pacific
Grattan
Shafter Branch Libary
Driving Fatigue Endangers Highway Safety
Driving fatigue can cause dangerous eyestrain and tiredness leading to accidents on the highway. Fatigue of any kind is a serious safety risk for drivers and other road users.
Kern County Gets Share of Taxes
State Controller Alan Cranston reported Kern County’s August highway users tax apportionment totaled 174 284 07 dollars. The distribution includes 9 304 216 dollars to counties and 4 151 112 dollars to the state highway fund for cities plus allocations for highway expenditures and storm relief.
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Sacramento
Kern County
Alan Cranston
Cranston
New Aircraft Shop Opens in Port James Pritchard Names J. & C. Aircraft Painting
James Pritchard launches a new aircraft and boat shop in Port James at ter Field Shafter after leaving Turk's Aircraft Painting in Thousand Oaks. He and wife Corrine plan to move with their two children George and James to Shafter after January 1.
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James Pritchard
Ter Field
Shafter
Thousand Oaks
Turk's Aircraft Painting
J. & C. Aircraft Painting
Pritchard
Corrine
George
James
Mothers May Check Menu for School Cafeteria Meals
The Kern County Union High School District plans September 20 24 meals at Shafter High School cafeteria. Menu includes beef stroganoff, roast beef sandwich, lasagne, fish fillet, and hamburger steak with sides. Daily desserts available a la carte.
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Shafter High School
Valentina Valena
Kern County Union High School
Bakersfield Chamber appoints committee chair
Committee head Arthur E. Masters of King Lumber Company has been named chairman of the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce industrial development committee. Commerce president Ray Arnett announced the appointment today.
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Arthur E. Masters
of the King Lumber Company
Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Commerce
Ray Arnett
Large 1966 Cotton Research and Promotion Plan Approved
A $3.1 million research and promotion program to boost cotton’s competitive strength in 1966 was approved by Cotton Producers Institute trustees. J Clyde Wilson announced the plan from Buckeye Arizona with California trustees and names including Russell Giffen Tilford Cheney Frank C Diener J R Kennedy Mark Raney Sherman Thomas and Victor Wuy tens. The budget includes $1,035,000 for promotion and renews 28 research projects aimed at resolving staple issues and pest control while expanding consumer advertising and merchandising through newspapers magazines TV and chain stores.
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The
Cotton Producers Institute
J. Clyde Wilson
Buckeye
Ariz
California
Russell Giffen
Fresno
Tilford Cheney
Tulare
Frank C.diener
Five Points
J. R. Kennedy
Mark Raney
Bakersfield
Sherman Thomas
Madera
Victor Wuytens
Brawley
Yucca Plant Scep Indians used Yucca roots as soap
Native people, identified as Scep Indians, reportedly used yucca roots to make soap. The extract mentions traditional plant use for cleansing.
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Wolffs
Otto and
Marie Wolff
Bob Somers
Sandy Koufax
David
Goliath
Baptists
Charles McGinty
Value King
H. W. Pat Kelly
Wey
Orge Globe
O.A.S
Chester Avenue
Leeds
Fairview
Habla Espanol
18Th & K Sts
New Business
Port
First Baptist Church
North Pine Street
Dale 8
Kilat
Morning Worship Training Union
Evening Gospel Hour
Family Bible Hour
True Hatch
Pete Herboldsheimer
C. V. Hwy
Wasco & Shafter
Walker ST
Pioneer
Shafter, Calif
AMY
Spurge, Canada
Velsicol Chemical Corporation
McCrAy
Riverside
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