Enrolment at Shafter High Reaches 197 With High Hopes
Enrollment at Shatter High School hits a record 197 students with expectations to surpass 200 before semester end. Two assemblies were held for freshmen then upperclassmen with speeches from Principal Jones and Student Body President Unruh. A tug of war favored freshmen and a calendar for the first semester was set by the extracurricular committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shatt ® High School
Principe Jones
Waldo Unruh
Unkinh
Jones
Victore
Picking Cotton Receives 90 Cents Per Hundred Pounds
Cotton pickers in the valley will be paid 90 cents per hundred pounds this season, matching last year's scale. The new pay rate was set at a Fresno meeting of valley cotton growers convened under the San Joaquin Valley Labor Bureau on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
San Joaquin Valley Labor Bureau
Bond Issue 15 Still Being Considered by Kern County Board
The Kern County Board of Supervisors may pursue a short term bond election if federal grants are approved for a library and hospital building program. They have not withdrawn the county’s grant application and will inform the PWA they remain interested, despite no current budget provision for a building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
PWA
Kern County
Solons
Hearing on Sewer District Formation Delayed Two Weeks
Protests against the proposed Shafter Sanitation District will be heard by the supervisors at the courthouse in Bakersfield next Tuesday morning. The session, originally scheduled for September 10, was postponed two weeks due to delays in preliminary engineering work.
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Shafter
Court House
Akersfield
Christian Science Church Services in Wasco
The Christian Science Society in Wasco held Sunday services at 11 am and a 10 am Sunday school with a Wednesday 8 pm monthly meeting. The lesson subject is Matter, with Scriptural selections from Leviticus and Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Christian Science Society
Mother Church
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
E Streets
Wasco
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Mass
Mary Baker Eddy
Hanson couple plans weekend visit to California
Mr. and Mrs. C. Dee Hanson depart Saturday for a short sojourn in Los Angeles and San Diego. Meanwhile British Columbia develops a charcoal industry as a by product of timber lands.
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C. Dee Hanson
Los Angeles
San Diego
British Columbia
Wildwood Notes and Local Visitors Share Town Happenings
Mrs Tracy made a business trip to Bakersfield for a teachers meeting. Robi Sanders and family from Taft visited Wildwood relatives. Cecil and Tilton Tracy traveled to Los Angeles to see Frances and Martha at art school. Surveyors stay busy on cotton land. A worker injured years ago on the Betty Lewis ranch survived and is back to active life. The Button Willow school bus had a dramatic first trip when a coyotte collided with the bus and was killed.
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Robi. Sanders
Taft
Wildwood
Cecil
Tilton Tracy
Los Angeles
Frances
Martha
Betty Lewis
John Deere
Kern Geenral
Buttonwillow
Congregational Aid
Congregational Aid Society
Elmer Chinberg
Mesdames Chinberg
J. Hester
John Maurer
Tillie M. Straut
O. T. Olson
C. G. Lindauist
C Wiedmann
R. My. Bobst
Phoenix
Arizona
Anaheim
Long Beach
S. M. Bobst
San Diego
John Carter
June Lake
Chinberg
Yosemite
H. S. Hampton
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Saint Anthony
Idaho Falls
Loyalton
J. P. Harris
J. S. Harris
Sequoia National Park
Santa Cruz
Monterey
Carmel
J. W. Hester
Cambria Pins
H. R. Janzen
Lindquist
Elizabeth Ingram
Inglewood
Opal Fry
Mary Lamb
Society
Olson
Detroit
Mich
Ford
Ford Museum
P. L. Partridge
Dean Potter Wame
Straut
Maurer
Berkeley
Wiedmann
M. R. Hare
Glendale
Method for obtaining old age pension told
Florence L. Turner outlines pension eligibility in a state department letter to welfare offices. Criteria require: age 65 plus, U.S. citizen, California residence 15 years with at most three years absence, lack of other support, income under 35 dollars monthly, net property values under 3000 dollars and 500 dollars for personal property, willingness to allow state and county to place a lien on estate with life interest retained and remainder to estate. Applications now being accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence L. Turner
Department of Social Welfare
Welae Department
U.S
California
Willi
Juvenile Books Added to Shafter Library Shelf
New children titles arrive at Shafter library including Friends in Town and Country by C B Baker Playmates by C B Baker Red Heifer by F D Davison Millions of Cats by Wanda Gar Little Auto by Lois Lenski Knights at al by Philip Lindsay Silver Chief by J S O’Brien Bobby of Cloverfield Farm by Mrs H F Orton Home by E H Ringer School Days by E H Ringer Farm Boy by P D Stong Jack the Giant Killer by Andrew Land Picture Tales From the Japanese by C W Sugimoto
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Baker
C. B
Barlow
R. C
Happy Acres
Davison
F. D
Gar
Wanda
Lenski
Lois
Lindsay
Philip
Knights Atal
O'Brien
J. S
Orton
Aged Resident Jacqueline Raney Laid To Rest
Funeral services held Monday for Jacqueline Raney as family gathers after her death Sunday at age 86. She leaves son Robert Massey of Wasco and daughters Fiona Houze of Wasco Effie Pelham Bakersfield and Lizzie Maudlin Shafter with 27 grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Born in Springfield Missouri.
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Jacqueline Raney
Robert Massey
Wasco
Fiona Houze
Effie Pelham
Bakersfield
Lizzie Maudlin
Shafter
Raney
Daniel Poole
Taft
Springfield
Saddle horses surge in U S as riding grows
The article notes there are more than half a million saddle horses in the United States to support rising horseback riding interest. It also mentions a Brooklyn scientist claiming fireproofing with ammonium phosphate solutions and recalls historical figures and library exchanges, including Polk's presidential candidacy and the Shakespeare Memorial Library in Birmingham receiving 1983 language volumes, plus a black walnut stump sale for 3800 dollars and the wood’s changing value in America.
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United States
Brooklyn
James K. Polk
Basolt
Shakespeare Memorial Library
Birmingham
England
Smithfield
America
Reception for teachers at Rich school Friday afternoon
A local PTA will host a teachers reception at Rich school Friday from 3 to 5 pm with program led by Mrs. Henry Neufeld, Mrs. F. F. Latta, Mrs. O. T. Olsen, and Mrs. Kattenhorn. A membership drive begins next Monday with prizes for the room and individuals who recruit most members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Henry Neufeld
F. F. Latta
O. T. Olsen
Kattenhorn
For Sale Classifieds Brief Listing
Classified advertisements show for sale items with rates and examples. Entries include house and lot at J. K. Funk near Bayless Store, baby chicks with weekly hatching from Shafter Hatchery, and a truck cover with a Wednesday deadline and rewards notice.
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J. K. Funk
Bayless
Shafter Hatchery
Shafter
WANTED 160 Acres Near Shafter For Cheap Terms
Public notice seeks about 160 acres of rolling or mountain land within 100 miles of Shafter. Desires inexpensive price with exceedingly easy terms. Respond with full description, price, and terms in a letter to AB care of The Shafter Press in Shafter.
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Shafter
Shafter Press
Attendees Enjoy Refreshments and Games at Event
Guests were in attendance and enjoyed a delightful time with refreshments and games offered, creating a lively social gathering.
Reverend Page to Move to Buttonwillow Parsonage
The Reverend Page plans a move to Buttonwillow soon occupying the parsonage now held by Dewey Whitton and Emily. He has worked to rebuild the church membership. Mr Kemp, formerly in Buttonwillow business, buys stock of groceries and meat in the Houchin building and will operate again in the row. Jim Morgan and wife have visited Buttonwillow recently and plan to move to Oregon after living in Oak. The average worker loses six and a half days each year from common colds.
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Page
Buttonwillow
Dewey Whitton
Emily
Kemp
Houchin
Oakand
Jim Morgan
Oregon
Long Beach Captain Explores Mineral Collection
Captain Mitchell and his wife from Long Beach visited Shafter on Monday to see a fine mineral collection highlighted by T. V. Little. The captain is noted as a mineral enthusiast.
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Long Beach
Mitchell
Gene
T. V. Little
Shafter
Banker J. Wilson Returns From Northward Tour
Bank of Amett legal manager J. Wilson completed a motor tour that reached Vancouver British Columbia and included other northern points.
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Home J. Wilson
Bank of Amett
Vancouver
B. C
Phone 23 Office Hours Fire Insurance Counselor
A brief public notice lists A J Jack Zimmerman as a fire insurance counselor and public weighmaster with office hours from 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 at the Duehren Building in Shafter.
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Duehren
Shafter
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Shafter HI School
Wm. White
J. H. Porterfield
Miss McCready
Church News
Eddie Garrett
American Legion Hall
Ars
Jack Singer
Cherill
Lee
A. W. Gaede
M. D
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
Philco Radios
Universal
Coleman Camp
Shafter Furniture Co
Emil Stoller
Shafter Mercantile Co
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