Maple PTA Welcomes Teachers With Hats Off Reception
Maple School teachers were greeted at the first PTA meeting of the year in September. Hats decorated to reflect each teacher’s subject or interests drew smiles as families enjoyed cookies and punch. The event featured student leaders, a budget presentation, and plans for a fall reading program and PTA Institute.
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Maple Pta
MAPLE
Maple School
PTA
Alex Dole
John Penner
Kenneth Hindergarten
William Ratzlaff
Cecil Loveless
John Peterson
Walter Haag
Carolyn Buxman
Roger Neufeld
Johnson
Engle
Neufeld
Kevin Bergman
Herman Broom
Mary Lou Armendariz Graduates From Bakersfield Nursing Program
Mary Lou Armendariz completed Bakersfield College Vocational Nursing Program as part of its 20th class. A Richland High School and Shafter High alumna, she held roles in orchestra Pep Club and Lambda Alpha Sorority. She plans to take the state board exams in Los Angeles on October 21 and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Armendariz of Shafter.
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Mary Lou Armendariz
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield College Vocational Nursing
Richland School
Shafter High
Lambda Alpha Sorority
Los Angeles
Mary Lou
John Armendariz
Elliott Street
Shafter
Kiwanis Officers Elected Nominees Named
Kiwanis Club nominates Ben Grundy for president O Clay Hale for vice president Vernon Ross as second vice president and Henry Wong as treasurer. Seven board members to be chosen from Kerneth Anderson Harvey Gaede R M Jacobus James Sullivan Jack Groves Don Little George Jones Clayton Bowser Mel Perrett Alex Ogle. Election at noon Wednesday at the club.
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Kiwanis Club
Ben Grundy
O. Clay Hale
Gat
Vernon Ross
Henry Wong
Kerneth Anderson
Harvey Gaede
R. M. Jacobus
James Sullivan
Jack Groves
Don Little
George Jones
Clayton Bowser
Mel Perrett
Alex Ogle
Agency Denies Public Access at Kern County Hearings
A Kern County agency rejects claims of limiting public knowledge and defends its three year operation. The board signals it will continue hearings and maintain current procedures from prior supervisors actions while addressing concerns about viewpoints at zone-of-benefit hearings.
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Kern County
Cen Cay
Kern County Board of Supervisors
SRE
Sears
Shafter High Holds Preschool Teacher Orientation Sessions
Kern County Union High School District officials led a series of preschool teaching sessions focusing on effective classroom techniques and curriculum planning. Arthur H. Johnson and Howard Snyder chaired the discussions with department chairs, while W. Ray Hearon outlined attendance and activity procedures. Additional orientations for new teachers are planned during the first six weeks of the school year.
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Eckhardt
Kern County Union High School
Arthur H. Johnson
Shafter High
Howard Snyder
Cowsuperintendent
Chow
Western Association of Schools
Col Participate This Nation
WASC
Robert Maxwell
W. Ray Hearon
Record enrollment at Shafter High prompts steady gains
The Shafter High School enrollment shows 510 boys and 463 girls with a large opening day total. Seniors comprise 70 percent of the incoming freshman class from 1961, and officials expect more students to enroll in the coming weeks.
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Cate Saghamores
Seston
Shafter High School
Shafter High
Obituary: Rejino Munoz Ramirez of Wasco
Rejino Munoz Ramirez 66 of 1054 Sixteenth Street Wasco died Wednesday in a Baker hospital. A Rosary was recited Sunday at St John Catholic Griffith and a Mass was held Monday at 8 am. Born in Mexico he lived in Wasco 39 years working as a farm laborer. Pallbearers include Martin Ramirez Henry Reaza Exito Villapando William Perez Tony Dominguez Richard Gallardo. Interment was in Wasco Memorial Cemetery. Robert L Jones Funeral Home Wasco arranged services.
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Rejino Munoz Ramirez
Sixteenth Street
Wasco
St. John’s Catholic
Griffith
Mr.Ramirez
Mexico
Baker
Martin Ramirez
Henry Reaza
Exito Villapando
William Perez
Tony Dominguez
Richard Gallardo
Wasco Memorial Cemetery
Robert L. Jones
Agriculture Committee Sets San Joaquin Cotton Hearing
Assemblyman John C. Williamson, chairman of the agriculture panel, announced final hearings on the San Joaquin Valley One- Variety Cotton District to be held in Madera at the County Government Center. Sessions are scheduled for September 28 at 2 30 p m and September 29 at 9 30 a m.
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John C. Williamson
Assembly Committee On Agriculture
San Joaquin Valley
Madera
Williamson
Madera County
West
Yosemite Avenue
Widow of California teacher dies in accident
California resident widow and former teacher dies after a crash. Her husband Edger Andy Wilson was injured and remains in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospitals Bakersfield. Survived by Louise Davis of Blue Jay and nephew Fred W Hansen of Riverside. Agee Family Funeral Home in charge.
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California
Edger
Andy” Wilson
Wilson
Memorial Hospitals
Bakersfield
Louise Davis
Bluejay
Calif
Fred W. Hansen
Riverside
Agee Family Funeral Home
Mrs. Lillian Hansen Evans Funeral Services Set
Mrs. Lillian Hansen Evans age 65 is to be buried after funeral services at Bobbitt Memorial Chapel San Bernardino following an auto-truck collision near Cawelo on September 12.Born December 3 1898 in San Bernardino she lived in California all her life. Survived by husband Frank D. Evans of Rancho Cordova Mish Funeral Home Shafter handled arrangements.
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Lillian Hansen Evans
Bobbitt Memorial Chapel
San Bernardino
East Highland Avenue
Cawelo
Mountain View
Hansen
California
Frank D. Evans
Rancho Cordova
Mish
Shafter
Ralph Schwandt Funeral Services Held in Shafter
Ralph Schwandt 86 died Sept 8 at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital Downey. Services conducted Thursday at Armstrong Mortuary Shafter at 10 am with Rev Dexter C. Ogan of Southern Baptist Church officiating. Interment in Shafter Cemetery. Survived by brother Gus Schwandt North Dakota and niece Dorothy Landon Downey. wife died 1949. Mortuary arranged.
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Ralph Schwandt
Armstrong Mortuary
Shafter
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey
Dexter C. Ogan
Southern Baptist Church
Schwandt
Germany
Gus Schwandt
North Dakota
Dorothy Landon
Kristine Hansen Wilson Funeral in San Bernardino
Funeral services held Wednesday afternoon in San Bernardino for Kristine Hansen Wilson 74 of 210 52nd Street killed in an auto accident at Canelo on September 12. Mrs. Wilson had resided in the area.
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Kristine Hansen Wilson
San Bernardino
52Nd Street
Canelo
Ohannesons Return From Western Vacation
Mr and Mrs Phil Ohanneson return from a vacation trip visiting Vancouver Calgary ved ada Woodland Calif they visited relatives and pineeae.
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Phil Ohanneson
Vancouver
Calgary
Vedada
Woodland
Calif
Juniors Promote Membership Drive for Shafter Club
The Shafter Junior Women’s Club announces a membership drive led by Mrs Glenn Handel. They host events to raise funds including an Oct 17 pancake supper with a vacuum or sewing machine prize, a November bake sale and a December 31 New Year’s Eve dance with Bill Burton’s band.
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Glenn Handel
William Prout
Ways and Means Projects
Bill Burton
James Janzen
Engagement announced for Shirley Ann Gross and Gunard Lempinen
Mr and Mrs Shelly Gross announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Ann to Gunard Edward Lempinen son of Mr and Mrs Gunard A Lempinen of 535 Kiass en Drive Shafter Both graduates of Shafter schools they plan a wedding at the Church of the Nazarene on a Saturday date to be set
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Shelly Gross
West Lerdo
Shirley Ann
Gunard
Edward Lempinen
Gunard A. Lempinen
Kiassen Drive
Shafter
Gross
Lempinen
California
Church of the Nazarene
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Roger Frantz
Paul Wiebe
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Theodora Ri , Allegra Anderson
Robert Castle
Arlen Jacobson
Cheryl Watson
Donald Watson
Gladys
George Globe
Chester Avenue
Leeds Shoe Storen
AMS
Adams
Phope Pi
Shafter Jn Women's Club
Mannel Park
Glen Handen
Shirley Ann Gross
First Southern Baptist
Church
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Santa Fe
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