Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Set At Memorial Hall
About 1000 persons are expected to attend the third annual Kiwanis club Pancake Breakfast Saturday from 7 to 11 at the Veterans Memorial Hall. Dan Loewen says nearly 1400 eggs, bacon, and pancakes will be served, with coffee or milk for 1. Proceeds benefit Kiwanis youth and charity work. Shafter High football players will join as guests.
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Kiwanis Club
Veterans Memorial Hall
Dan Loewen
Loewen
Kiwanis
Bob Bann
Lee Thomas
Arras Wilson
Gene Guenther
Shafter
Bill Irvin
Coman
Bill Johnston
Irrigation district budget and community growth planned for SWID
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District reveals a 1958 budget of 172 000 with 90 000 from water sales and 78 000 from taxes, projecting operating costs to exceed 500 000 by 1960 as the $10 million irrigation project advances. Local football and track notes mention Dan Bledsoe’s Generals eyeing a strong season and two San Joaquin Valley sophomores on the B team. The city street department gains praise for alley cleanup and refreshed center lines and school zones.
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Larson
Lions Plan White Cane Day Drive in Shafter
John Peterson, Shafter Lions Club chairman, announced final plans for a White Cane drive on Friday and Saturday September 27 and 28. Proceeds fund glasses for needy schoolchildren and aid the blind in the area, aligning with Lions International Sight Saving efforts. Community members urged to support.
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John Peterson
Shafter Lions Club
Lions International
Shafter Club
New Teachers to Be Welcomed by Shafter Chamber
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will welcome 29 new teachers to the city next Thursday at Richland Primary School cafetorium with a luncheon from 12:30 to 1:30. E. B. Stringham will give the welcoming remarks.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Richland
E. B. Stringham
Pioneer Shafterite
Woodland Votes To Join City After Annexation Vote
Woodland residents vote 7 to 4 to annex Woodland park into the city. The special election was at Burley Dooley’s home with 12 of 14 eligible voters casting ballots. City Clerk William H. Johnston notes one absentee ballot pending and expects no change in results. The council will officially tally ballots Monday. Woodland park lies within Beech Pine Tulare and State streets.
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Woodland Park
Burley Dooley
William H. Johnston
Johnston
Beech Avenue
Pine Avenue
Tulare Avenue
State Street
New CSF Officers Installed at Shafter High School
Shafter High School held an all school assembly to install new California Scholarship Federation officers and introduce current members. Greg Channeson, a lifetime CSF member, officiated as Leslie W. Hedge of Bakersfield High spoke. Officers include Michael Panero president Philip Anderson vice president Diana Mettler secretary Norma Graves publicity Bonnie Jones social Verna Peters bouncer. To join CSF, students must earn ten points on the final semester report card, eight from grades and up to two from extracurriculars. A earns three points and B earns one.
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Shafter High Schapter
California Scholarship Federation
Greg Channeson
CSF
Leslie W. Hedge
Bakersfield High School
Michael Panero
Phillip Anderson
Diana Mettler
Norma Graves
Bonnie Jones
Verna Peters
Merchants Plan Homecoming Decor and Sale in Shafter
The merchants division of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will meet at Burnett's furniture store at 7 o'clock. Chairman Smiley Burnett said the group will discuss decorating Shafter streets for homecoming and plan a three day corocation sale on October 24 25 and.
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Merchants
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Burnett
Smiley Burnett
Shafter Streets
Many Features Await Fairgoers at Kern County Spectacle
The 1957 Kern County Fair opens Monday with a Chamber of Commerce exhibit depicting Shafter community life. An 18 foot display will travel to the fairgrounds by Ogle brothers, featuring rotating pictures of crops and society in green yellow red and black. The kickoff parade starts at 7 pm at the north gate with Governor Knight and entertainment lineup.
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Kern County
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Don Zachary
Bill Clanin
Ogle Brothers
Scott McMichael
Bob Somers
Jack Stepp
Gene Wilcoxon
John Dalke
Chuck Ogle
Bruce Lachenmaier
Harvey Neuman
Zachary
Kern
Howard K. Dickson
Goodwin J. Knight
Will John Bromfield
Cochise
Evelyn Pohl
Wasco
Kid Kern
Steve McKnight
Bakersfield
California
Kern Fair Board
Board of Supervisors
Jess Dorsey
H. W
Pat) KeHy
Dorothy Donohoe
Drunk Driver Jailed After Second Offense
Carl Sutton, 31, of Riverside Avenue, was sentenced to 55 days in county jail for a second drunk driving offense. He was arrested by officers Saturday at Smith's corner.
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Carl Sutton
Riverside Avenue
Smith's Corner
Shafter Plans Growth Study Seeks County Planning Help
The Shafter planning commission seeks county cooperation to map a master growth plan for nine square miles around Shafter from North Shafter Labor Camp to the Mexican colony and from Scaroni Avenue to the Friant Kern canal. City leaders expect county planning expertise and shared costs while ensuring residents’ desires and protecting them from unwanted intrusions.
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Shafter
Richard Larson
Shafter Planning Commission
Kern
Planning Commission
City of
Greater
Dick Larson
Scaroni Avenue
Friant Kern Carnal
Shafter Airport
County Commission
Seventeen Shafter Students Enter Kern County Fair Livestock
Seventeen Shafter High School students will enter livestock at the Kern County Fair September 23 to 29. Glenn Nay, agriculture department head, announced that seven boys previously earned ribbons at the State Fair in Sacramento and will show stock again. Livestock entries include Darrell Barnes two Herefords and one Angus. Larry Barwick one Hereford. Alfred Fontes two Herefords. Frank Isaac two Shorthorns. Elmer Ledbetter two Angus. Edward Parks two Herefords. Kenneth Paslay one Shorthorn. Larry Perry one Hereford. Joe Romains one Shorthorn and one Angus. Jimmy Ryan one Angus and two Herefords. Hogs shown by Thurman Bruce two Crossbreeds. James Ebling two Durocs. James Hampton two Crossbreds. Richard Whintwo Durocs. Charles Wiggs two Crossbreds. Two boys will enter steers in
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Shafter High School
Kern County
Glenn Nay
Agriculture Department
Sacramento
Shafter
Kern County Fair
Darrell Barnes
Larry Barwick
Alfred Fontes
Frank Isaac
Richland PTA Carnival and Barbecue Tickets On Sale
Envelopes with tickets were distributed to room representatives for the Richland Parents Teachers Association barbecue on October 3 at the school grounds. Tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 0.50 for children under 12. doors open at 5 00 p m. Prizes include an iron, coffee maker, flash camera, towel set and more.
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Richland Parent Teachers Association
John Turner
Mmes
John Dalke
Lou Woodard
Ben Laverty
Richland
Herman Raines
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Hikes Budget and Tax Rate
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District adopted a 1958 budget of 172 069 55, about 2% higher than 1957. It set the tax rate at 2 per 100 of assessed value, 50 cents above last year, to be collected on land values only. Funds will come from water and services estimated at 92 500 with a tax levy of 78 179 55. The full water distribution system from the Friant Kern Canal will begin operation next year.
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Shafter-Wasco
Robert Diltz
Diltz
Shafter
Wasco
Friant-Kern
Shafter High Football Season Tickets Selling Fast
Season tickets for Shafter high school football are moving quickly with reserved seats available between the 30 yard lines. A 10 percent discount applies to season ticket purchases, and Friday night at the stadium offers the final chance to buy remaining reserved seats for the game against Fowler.
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Shafter
Don Maurfin
Murfin
Shatterites
Fowler
Shafter High School
Art Johnson
Murder Indictment Against Mrs Smith
Kern county grand jury indicted Olga Irene Smith 43 of North Shafter for fatally shooting her husband Charles on Labor Day after an argument. No trial date set. Smith jailed without bond.
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Kern County
Olga Irene Smith
North Shafter
Charles
Shafter Opens 1957 Season vs Fowler in Opener
Shafter High Generals meet Fowler Wildcat in a non league opener Friday night with a 6 p.m. preliminary game featuring the Fowler Tomcats. Coach Dan Bledsoe expects a sloppy start and notes a thin backfield but a strong line. About 35 varsity players on roster and 2500 fans expected to attend.
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Shafter High School Generals
Fowler Wildcats
Dan Bledsoe
Shafter
Earth Ages Highlight Paleontologist Talk at Exchange
Robert Hutcheson of Superior Oil described earth’s epochs from 3.5 billion years ago to today and noted humans are about one million years old. He displayed fossil specimens and explained paleontology’s link to the oil industry.
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Robert Hutcheson
Superior Oil Company
Exchange Club
Hutcheson
United States
Shafter Homecoming Plans Set for October 25 27
A proposed schedule for Shafter s first annual Homecoming includes a three day celebration with a giant three day appreciation sale starting October 2. Robert Doss, general chairman, says the event will honor the 45th anniversary of Shafter s settlement with Friday alumni events Saturday community activities and Sunday church homecoming featuring a huge parade and a barbecue.
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Shafter
Ana
Robert Doss
Shafter High School
Lion Governor Addresses Shafter Lions Club Meeting
District Governor Daily of Lions International spoke to the Shafter Lions club on September 18, outlining Lionism as a path to good government and citizenship and to advancing civic educational social and moral welfare in the community.
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Nicholas C.nicky Daily
Delano
Lions International
Fresno
Tulare
Kings
Kern
Shafter Lions Club
Daily
Delano Lions Club
Sells liquor to minors faces fines and jail term
Gene Foster 52 of North Shafter was jailed after pleading guilty to drunkenness contributing to minor delinquency and selling beer to minors. Judge Grant fined him 500 dollars and sentenced him to 180 days. Police say he supplied beer for underage parties and was arrested while attempting to sell to teens.
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North Shafter
Gene Foster
Central Valley Highway
FE. K. Grant
Foster
John Reily
Glen Holt
Blake Witcher
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Bob Nage
Bledsoe
Generals
Colonels
San Joaquin Valley
Lions
Woodland
City
Shafter Hi School
FFA
Kern Fair
Claude Mitchell
Mrs. Smith
Shafter Colonels
Fowler Tomcats
Herman Jones
Wes Foreman
Marvin Olson
Pri
Walt Johnson
Dick Fulcher
Cleve Dunigan
Billy Schacht
Lion
Joe Romanini
Jimmy Ryan
Jimmy
Angus
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