Bob Smith Named Campaign Manager for LeRoy Jackson
Bob Smith, poet farmer and civic leader, becomes general chair for LeRoy Jackson’s Kern County campaign in Shafter. Jackson praises Smith’s caliber and vows an aggressive effort while outlining five priorities including tax restraint, road improvements, and preserving district boundaries ahead of the 1965 redistricting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Smith
LeRoy Jackson
Shafter
Jackson
Smith
Kern County
Ceahe Bn
Solour
Bakersfield
Board of Supervisors
McClatchys Celebrate Bi 69th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McClatchy of 685 Central Valley Highway marked their 69th wedding anniversary on a Friday afternoon. The couple, who married in 1895 in Stevensville Texas, lived in Coffman City and later moved through Indian Territory to Oklahoma before relocating to California. They raised ten children and seven adopted children, later settling in Shafter where McClatchy ran a labor contracting business and opened a store. Now retired, they attend Missionary Baptist Church and remain active in their community.
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W. R. McClatchy
Central Valley Highway
Coffman City
Texas
McClatchy
Maude Hopper
Stevensville
Tex
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Bill Washington
Chicasaw County
Standard Oil Co
Missionary Baptist Church
Shafter
Becomes Bride of Tilmann Lehr In Church Ceremony
Mrs. Woods married Tilmann Lehr in a single ceremony at Ebenezer Reformed Church. The couple, both residents of Edison area, live at 348 Terra Vista and Atlantic Avenue. Melvin B. Nonhof officiated with Harold Rohr as best man. Attendants included the bride’s former Wood family members and Leo Lehr. The couple planned a brief honey moon before returning to their Edison home.
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Woods
In Lehr
Ebenezer Reformed
Escalon
Michaela
Leo Lehr
Edison
Vekr Brothers
Francis
Shafter
Street
Loans to California vets reach Kern County totals
Six thousand seven hundred sixty nine Cal-Vet loan borrowers in Kern County have taken $67,984,000 for homes and farms since 1922. Of these, 4,502 home loans amount to $49,232,400 with a $42,938,012 balance, while 17 active farm loans total $386,000 with a $555,442 balance.
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Califoria
Kern County
Cal-Vet
Bakersfield
Leonard L. Turoski
City in Violation Reported Over Christmas Wires
Wayne Wood asked for 110 volt wires to be placed on poles on James street for Christmas decorations. Lew Carroll was instructed to investigate and estimate the cost. Wood also reported the recently purchased decorations. The Council adjourned to Tuesday evening at 7 p m October 6.
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Wayne Wood
James Street
Lew Carroll
Wood
Home Gift Day at Mennonite Brethren Church Successful
A Gift Day at the Home for the Aged and the Mennonite Brethren Church drew 590 visitors for a barbecue supper prepared by Al Kruger of Bakersfield. Pink Ladies staffed serving. gifts included linens towels and cash. Local leaders Mrs Reuben Nikkel Reedley district chair Mrs Sam Bergen Dinuba assistant chair Mrs Ernest Siemens local chair and the Home for the Aged Board thanked supporters and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennonite’ Brethren Church
al Kruger
Bakersfield
Reuben Nikkel
Reedley
Shafter and
Sam Bergen
Dinuba
Ernest Siemens
C. R. Nikkel
Rosedale
Arnold Bergen
Wasco
Home For the Aged Board
David Balzer
East Tulare
Siemens
Shafter Chamber of Commerce Calls Members to Breakfast
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce meets regularly on the second and fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Shafter Motel. The board invites all businessmen to attend and take part in city activities.
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Shafter
Cotton variety tests showcased across valley farms in 1964
Frick of the California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors urges growers to inspect cotton variety and strain tests across 22 locations. New descriptive signs mark test sites on farms in Clay, Aubrey Baker area, Chowchilla, Weave and Dairyland, Hooper Bros, Alamo, McFarlane, and more.
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TION
Shafter
Frick, Arvin
California
Cotten
Aubrey Baker
Hooper Bros. Alamo
Bill McFarlane
Clovis
Carl Ross
Riverdale
Ron Allen
Coal
Richland PTA Barbecue and Carnival Planned
The Richland PTA sets a barbecue and carnival for Thursday evening. Ticket chairs include Mr. and Mrs. Dave Andersen and others. tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 50 cents for children. Herman Rains will prepare the meat.
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Richland Pta
PTA
Herman Rains
Purple Potatoes Marketed by Charles Sill Co in Guadalupe
The Charles Sill Company in Guadalupe grows and markets a purple potato variety named Christy. Six-year effort yielded three acres this year with plans to expand to 15 acres in 1965. Potatoes sold through Los Angeles brokers for market sale rather than common uses, with distinct purple skin and layered interior.
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Charles Sill Co
Charles Sill Company
Shafter
Christy
Guadalupe
The
Sill Company
Germany
California
Charles Sill
Sill
John Adams
Sacramento
Charles Hay
Los Angeles
Kenny Grant
Charles Beighle
Woman's Club Fashion Show Set for October 28
The annual Woman's Club fashion show with the theme Touchdown Frolics will be held October 28 at the Coed Sorority Shop. Proceeds support club programs and community projects. Local residents are invited to attend and enjoy styles from visiting designers.
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Woman's Club
Fashion Show to Benefit Nurses' Scholarship Fund
The Bakersfield event at io e vol 12006 Chester Avenue features a Mother-Daughter ensemble and fashions for half to women's sizes. Proceeds support the Nurses' Scholarship Fund with $2 tickets. Models include Sna'ter Woman's Club members and daughters. narration by Mrs Elmer Richards.
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Chester Avenue
Bakersfield
Nurses
Sna‘ter Woman's Club
J. W. Frizzell
Arnold Koehn
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Beker
Candi
J. N. Bradshew
McClatchys
Tilmann Lehr
Shafter Press
First Baptist Church
Morning Worship Training Union
Evening Gospel Hour
Lean Qaly
Woman’s Club
Junior Howard
Herb Jett
Cecil Byrd
Bruce Jett
Siskyou County
Lassen County
Donald Zachary
Marshal Unruh
Weston Futtrell
Virginia Frost
Kathy Richards
Mary Walhoad
Barbara Boggs
James Moquist
Ana
Narrator
Mrs
Elmer Rich
Ards
Fashion Show
N. R. Boggs
Mrs. Burley
Dooley
Emi. Frost
P. T. Walhoad
Clyde Zachary
Arthur Kadel
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