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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1947

Page

6

Kern High District enrolls near eight thousand pupils

Kern High School District reached a peak enrollment of 7766 students as six schools Bakersfield East Bakersfield Mc Farland Shafter Burroughs and Kernville reported record figures. Bakersfield High led with 4325. East Bakersfield 1306. Bakersfield College 1110. Shafter 520. Mc Farland 217. Burroughs 288. Kernville 33.

Kern County Union High School Bakersfield East Bakersfield McFarland Shafter, Burroughs Kernville Bakersfield College Bakersfield High School East Bakersfield High School Shafter High School McFarland High School Shafter Burroughs High School Kernville High School

Weekend Arrests In Shafter

Local police arrested Frances N. Newman last Sunday September 14 on the charges of driving while intoxicated and failing to make a boulevard stop. Newman was fined 250 dollars and sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended for two years. Robert W. Talbert was arrested on the same charges the same day, fined 150 dollars and given 120 days in jail, with the jail term suspended for two years.

Frances N. Newman Newman Robert W. Talbert Talbert

Tulare Kings County Fair Opens With Record Crowds

The Tulare Kings County Fair launches a six day run expected to set records in the 24th Agricultural District. A new School Exhibition Building opens hosting Future Farmer 4-H and arts divisions, with expanded livestock facilities and extra exhibit space. Children’s Day grants free admission, Pioneer Day follows, and nightly harness races join the Night Horse Show across multiple days.

Pg Tulare Kings County A. J. Elliott 24Th Agricultural District San Joaquin Valley Fair Association

Richland P T A Board Passes On Year s Budget

Richland P T A holds Thursday meeting at Mrs. David Jones home. Finance chair Mrs. Homer Craig presents tentative budget and Mrs. Rolf Jacobsen outlines the year’s program. October 14 program features Miss Blythe Monroe on Germany relations with a group of Bakersfield Mother Singers.

Richland P.T.A. Board David Jones Homer Craig Rolf Jacobsen Jacobsen Blythe Monroe Germany Monroe

New Babies Reported in Bakersfield and Wasco

New births listed include an 8 pound 7 ounce girl to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilson at Mercy hospital Bakersfield on August 30. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. City Home in Wasco on September 2 weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces. A boy to Mr. and Mrs. Hammond at Mercy hospital Bakersfield on September 8. weights not reported. Both mother and baby are said to be fine.

Albert Wilson Mercy Wasco Sundergeld Navy

Social Event Tonight For New Richland Teachers

The Richland P T A hosts a reception for New Richland teachers tonight at 8 p.m. in the Richland School Cafeteria. Mrs. Fred Henry Jr of Bakersfield will present a reading. her work is acclaimed in Kern County. All P T A members and their husbands are invited to attend and meet the staff, including new teachers. Yreka, seat of Siskiyou County, was incorporated April 21 1857.

Fred Henry, Jr Bakersfield Henry Kern County P.T. A Yreka Siskiyou County

Coast Ranges Stand as Youngest California Structural Feature

The Coast Ranges represent the most recent major geological structure in California, marking the latest phase of regional crustal deformation and uplift in the state.

Coast Ranges California

Gold Coins Minted at San Francisco Before 1920

Before 1920 the San Francisco mint produced more than 1.34 million dollars in twenty dollar gold coins.

San Francisco

Birth Reporting Duty in San Francisco 1891

A 1891 San Francisco notice outlines penalties for failure to report births, detailing required filing with local authorities and consequences for noncompliance under city regulations. The item emphasizes civic record accuracy and administrative enforcement.

San Francisco

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