Ground-breaking Held For SHS Auditorium Completion Set 1956
Civic leaders broke ground for a new SHS auditorium and music building at Shafter High School. The project, with a 956 seat auditorium and music wing, aims to be finished within 350 days with completion targeted in 1956. Local officials praised district foresight and student use plans.
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SHS
Shafter High School
Emil Bender
Kern County Union High School
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
Kelly
Auditoriim
Kern County Union High School and Junior College
Shafter High School Auditorum
Grant W. Jensen
Last Rites Held For A. M. Cornell
Funeral services for Albert Morris Cornell of Berkeley were held Tuesday with Wilson and Kratzer Funeral directors in charge. Burial followed at Sunset View Cemetery. Born March 29, 1901 in Oakland, Cornell died September 24 at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield after a long illness.
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Albert Morris Cornell
Faber Street
Berkeley
Wilson and Kratzer
Sunset View
Cornell
Oakland
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
De Maupassant Classic Used to Show Rumor Effect
Don Murfin's senior class uses a Maupassant short story about a man seen bending to pick up a string. An enemy claims the act to be theft, sparking town suspicion and a discussion on how rumors spread without basis.
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Don Murfin
Murfin
Sky Watch Opened at So Shafter Camp
The Shafter Ground Observation Post opened Monday with a ceremony led by Captain James H. Barnett and Major Adolf Kirschenmann. The first report came at 8:20 a.m. by post supervisor Cathy Morgan, at the South Labor Camp, amid names of local officials in attendance.
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Shafter
South Shafter
Sky-Watch
GOC
Cathy Morgan
James H. Barnett
Bakersfield
Adolf Kirschenmann
South Labor Camp
United States
Kirschenmann
Barnett
John Badgett
James M. N
Larry Breaud
Kern County
Richland PTA Carnival Set For October Six
Increase in city sales tax takes effect Saturday boosting combined rate to four percent statewide three percent plus city one percent. PTA carnival proceeds support welfare work for children in home, school and community with Lions Club Kiwanis Rotary American Legion booths. Tax chart lists rates from fractions up to 100 dollars with specifics on items priced 14 cents or less exempt and 15 to 28 cents taxed at one cent. Officials urge early attendance and note Saturday city and county tax changes.
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Shafter
New Shafter
PTA
John Dalke
Richand Pta
Lions Club
Richland Teachers Club
Kiwanis
Rotary
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Shafter Satur
California
Johnston
Shafter Press
Central Avenue
Campaign to aid Scout Hall debt kickoff next week
Dr John Revell announces a campaign to raise 3100 by selling farmers end of season cotton remnants through cotton gins, with collection by Coberly West A Camp Em H Mettler Fuller Shafter Wasco and Shafter Co op. A public drawing December 5 at Veterans Memorial hall offers a bale of cotton as prize.
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Scout Hall
Shafter Scout Hall
John Revell
Revell
Coberly West
A. Camp
Em. H. Mettler
Fuller
Shafter-Wasco
Shafter Co-op
Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafter Rotary
Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
Maple Leaf Enterprises
Phil Clarkin
Phil Channeson
Bob Bann
Vernon Wilson
Bob Somers
Burley Dooley
Granit Jensen
Don Little
Mel Parrett
Rice Harvest In Full Swing At Buttonwillow Area
But ithow Rice Growers Co op manager R L Adams reports the harvest in the Buttonwillow area is in full swing with about 25 percent of the expected 120 000 sacks processed through the dryer. The dryer runs 4000 sacks per day on a single run or 2000 sacks if extra moisture requires double drying. Adams adds the Farmers Co op Gin has ginned the first 100 bales of cotton for the season and will operate at full capacity next week.
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Buttonwillow
R. L. Adams
Butandiow Rice Growers Co-op Ag
Farmers Co-op
Kelly toConduct Gas Oil Study
Assemblyman Paty Kelly of Shafter, chair of the interim committee on manufacturing, oil and mining, announced a study of California laws governing the oil and gas industry. The review, in cooperation with the Oil and Gas Division of the Department of Natural Resources and the oil industry, will cover administrative practices required by these laws.
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He Wee
Paty Kelly
Norma Nicol Leads Fair Competition At County Fair
Norma Nicol from Shafter 4-H tops the Home Economics division with 11 firsts 7 seconds and 2 thirds. Other Shafter members Evelyn Schellenbeg Karen Wiens Manya Nevarov Helen Chernabaeff Marilyn Whitfield Beverly Nightingale Ann Wittenberg Diane Loepp and Nadia Nevarov earn multiple firsts seconds and thirds across categories including a coin art honorable mention Theresa Norris of Shafter gains an honorable mention for her coin in the art division.
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Norma Nicol
Shafter
Norma
Evelyn Schellenbeg
Karen Wiens
Manya Nevarov
Helen Chernabaeff
Marilyn Whit
New Feed Store Opens Saturday on Central Ave
A new feed store will open Saturday at 147 Central Avenue, operated by James H. and Mae Davis of Bakersfield, in the former Abe Neubfeld property. The Davises plan to move to Shafter soon.
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Central Ave
Central Avenue
James H
Mae Davis
Bakersfield
Abe Neufeld
Davises
Shafter
Shafter To Face Arvin In Second Home Football Test
Shafter High Generals and Colonels meet Arvin High at Shafter Stadium in the second of four pre season contests. Shafter seeks improvement after a 27 12 loss to North High School Stars, with penalties nullifying two early Shafter touchdowns and North High pulling away in the second half. The game features backfield power and ground attack as both teams aim for form ahead of South Sequoia league play.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
North High
Peture
Dick Nieto
Shafter High School Generals
Colonels
Arvin High School
Shafter High Stadium
North High School
Ed Ellis
Stars
Generals
Ward
Big Farm Bureau Barbecue Sunday
Final plans for the annual fair include committee appointments to run grounds beans salad bread coffee serving and ticket sales. The Explorer Scouts will sell soda on the grounds while Jack Thomson organizes a free show and entertainment.
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Hughett
Erwin Baublitz
Earl Somers
Omhar Young
Clarence Freeborn
Curtis Raves
Jack Riemmer
Ken Ringsdorf
Jack Frey
Vivian Wegis
T. C. Baldwin
Rowland Kemp
W. D. Tracy
Mrs. Jack
W. Fr. Schroeter
Jack Thomson
Jack Rimmer
Wayne Smith
Explorer
Community Chest Drive Planned in Shafter
Gaede and Somers announce the 1955 Community Chest fund drive to be conducted in Shafter in the last week of October. Jack, president, says co chairmen Stepp and others will coordinate volunteer workers for a one day drive as directors review budgets and set the fundraising goal.
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Shafter
Jack
Stepp
Community Chest
Richland Kiwanis elects Harrington president
Ross Harrington of Richland was elected president of the Kiwanis Club to succeed Grant W. Jensen whose term ends in January. Harrington currently serves as vice president. Also chosen were Bob Bann as vice president Les Reeves as secretary and a board of directors including Al Finkbeiner Joe Frizzell Ryland Jacobus Milton Johnson Les Williams Harlin Wilson and Vernon Ross.
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Harington
Grant W. Jensen
Bob Bann
Les Reeves
al Finkbeiner
Joe Frizzell
Ryland Jacobus
Milton Johnson
Les Williams
Harlin Wilson
Vernon Ross
Last Rites for Ex Shafterite at First Southern Baptist
Funeral service conducted Wednesday afternoon at the First Southern Baptist church for ex Shafter resident Pete Bakersfield a former voice at City of Hope hospital. Rev. Ted Mouser and Rev. Martin Brannen officiated with burial in Shafter cemetery. Survivors include Ada his widow and sons Bob and Jerry of Bakersfield, father M L Crafton, brother Oscar and sisters Ada Morris and Clytie Raney of Texas.
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First Southern Baptist Church
Pete Bakersfield
Who
City of Hope Hospital
Ted Mouser
Martin Brannen
Shafter Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Shafter
Crafton
Ada
Bob
Jerry
Bakersfield
M. L. Crafton
Oscar
Ada Morris
Clytie Raney
Texas
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Shafter Woman’s Club
A. M. Cornell
Sky Watch
So. Shafter Camp
Ervin Toews
Richland School Pta
William Irvin
Shafter High Pta
C. W. Christopher
Adolf Eischenmann
T. L. McCuen
Tendent
Kcuhsjc
Richland Pta
Arvin
Big Farm Bureau
Gaede
Somers
Ross Harrington
Richland School At
Noathan Wednes
Shafterite
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Sam Becker
Don Knowles
Becker
Knowles
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