Big John Strong Circus Comes to Shafter April 14
The Big John Strong International Circus visits Shafter at Hudson Park on April 14 for two shows at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, the program features Baby Neena the 7 year old 3000 pound elephant, acts by Chris Dewayne and Heidi Wendang, and an array of thrill acts. The circus travels about 10 months yearly covering 35,000 miles, with a 150 by 85 foot tent seating nearly 2000 and a setup crew of ten and an elephant. Countrywide promotions earlier included a stop in Shafter and state funding notes from Kern County Agricultural Commissioner Robt. A. Edwards. Total state reimbursements to counties for pesticide enforcement reach 1.83 million dollars.
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Big
John A. Strong
Billy Ten Gun
Heidi Wendang
Hanover
West Germany
John Strong
Cold Nose
Wendany
Strongettes
Polynesia
Dr. Doolittle
Big John Strong
Jamestown
New York
Lucille Ball
Jocky
Tie Worlds
Fuiest Flows
Shafter
Robt. A. Edwards
Kern County
Edwards
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
California
Advisory meeting for Shafters area led by Gene Tackett
First District Supervisor Gene Tackett invites Shafters residents to a public meeting of his local citizens advisory committee at 7 p.m. on Tuesday April 12 at Veterans Memorial Hall corner James Street and California Avenue. No formal agenda will be set for the April session. Construction activity in Shatter posted $193 217 in March with four new residential building permits and eight remodeling permits all issued to E P Hofman on Pine and State streets. Each new home permit was valued at 36 250 totaling 145 000 while remodeling permits summed 48 217. February total was 887 615 and January strong at 141 466. First quarter 1977 construction reached 1 222 298. 1976 yearly total was 1 184 163.
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First District
Gene Tackett
Shafters Area
Veterans Memorial Hall
James Street
California Avenue
Tackett
Shatter
E.P. Hofman
Shafter
San Joaquin
Board of Supervisors
Alan Larsen
Joaquin Patino
Virginia Perry
Loyd Link
Kerneth Anderson
Clara Schnidt
Pete Vasquez
Johnny
Accident Kills Shafter Residents in Collision Southeast of Town
Two Shafter residents died when their car was struck by a loaded hay truck at an uncontrolled intersection of Burbank Street and Cherry Avenue. Albert Bond, 55, and Wilma Jean King, 42, were pinned in the wreckage as the truck driver Phillip Gillespie told CHP investigators he could not avoid the collision. The car was pushed about 70 feet from the impact site.
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Shafter
Albert Bond
Wilma Jean King
Burbank St
Cherry Ave
Phillip Gillespie
California Highway Patrol
Richland School Board swears in new president and members
At the April 4 meeting, new trustees Karmen Jacobsen and John Dobbs and veteran David Cartnal took the oath from Superintendent Evron Barber. Cartnal becomes board president for the year, replacing Tom Almberg who is clerk. Dobbs joins committees on Recreation, Jacobsen on Kern Committee, and Almberg and Neufeld’s terms expire in 1979. A program for academically talented students and staff development plans were reviewed along with a preliminary 1977-78 budget showing an income of 2.20 million and expenditures of 2.48 million.
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Richland School District Board of Trustees
Karmen Jacobsen
John Dobbs
David Cartnal
Evron Barber
Cartnal
Tom Almberg
Almberg
Donald Neufeld
Sandrini
Tom Flanagan
Richland
Flanagan
Barber
Theft Report: CB Radio and Tape Player Taken in Bakersfield
Tim Blackwell reported to Kern County Sheriff’s Deputies that a forcible entry occurred in front of Skate Lands on Ming Avenue Bakersfield. A CB radio an eight track player and 50 tapes were stolen total loss 370 dollars.
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Tim Blackwell
Bender
Kern County Sheriff’s Deputies
Where's Charley? at Shafter High April performances
Shafter High School Drama Club directed by Leo R Snively presents the musical Where's Charley? on April 16 and 18 1977 at 7 30 p m in the Shafter High auditorium. The Victorian era comedy centers on Charley posing as his aunt to escort visiting ladies amid musical numbers and a community orchestra. Tickets from Minstie Smith 746 4961 Ext 32.
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Shafter High School
Leo R Snively
Charley
Shafter High
Nation Week
D. Charles
Dona Lucia
Jack
Brett Hitch
Amy
Mike Hutchinson
Minstie Smith
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Dolly
Wayne
Arnold
Bob Nixon
Dolly Arnold
Wasco
California Youth Authority
Nixon
Fresno
Ming Avenue
Bakersfield
Wayne Wong
Sir Chesney
Brett Hitchcock
Edie Warkentin
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