Shafter Art Festival Draws Area Crowd and Honors Winners
The Shafter Art Festival at Memorial Hall named sweepstakes winner Leee-5 Fred Mason for Pieta World War II in the adult section. Blue ribbon and red ribbon winners across elementary and high school divisions were announced, with many area residents attending the Saturday Sunday event.
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Fred Mason
Shafter
Richland
Memorial Hall
Rosemary Payne
Tracy Squires
Kathy Preston
Russell Scaroni
Burnis Morris
Cunningham Gallery
Bakersfield
Deborah Wilcox
Steven Siemens
Donald Fox
Scottsman
Rebecca Klint
Mr. Church
Linda Cooper
Sth
Rodney Isaac
Don Nikkel
Ken Ward
Larry Wells
Adelaide Fontes
Ralph Goehring
Christine Parsons
Kim Hyer
Vel M. Wilson
Local Teacher Wins Sweepstakes at Festival
Fred Mason, a Bakersfield area painter and veteran, wins a festival sweepstakes. He began painting five years ago after studies at UC Berkeley UCLA Fresno and local adult classes. He lost a leg in World War II during D-Day, and his portrait Pieta World War II reflects those experiences.
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Fred Mason
Fred
University of California
Fresno State College
Bakersfield High
Shafter High School
Yuma
Ari
Zona
Bakersfield College
University of California At Berkeley
University of California, Ucla
Harriet
Oak
Susan
David
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Johnson Choice of Students at Shafter High
In a student poll at Shafter High School government class, Lyndon B. Johnson led with 62 votes among seniors. Other write ins included Ledge 21 and Geldwater 13 each, Nixon 13, Rockefeller 8, with Scranton and Wallace also listed. A follow up election is planned for November.
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Shafter High School
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Weaine Peterson
Ledge
Geldwater
Nixon
Rockefeller
Scranton
Margaret Chase
Wallace
Peterson
Frank Wisner Questions New Junior College Board Election
In a column by Frank Wisner, he criticizes the creation of a new Junior College District board after boundary changes. He points out the paradox of incumbents listed for a board that no longer exists and questions ballot labeling. He ends with a tease of continuation on Page 3.
Banquet Group At Work Plans Event Roles
Assignments accepted for the event include planning and serving guests from Shafter Junior Women's Reception Rightand PTA decorations American Auxiliary Degree of i and Maple PTA program Shafter Woman's Club speaker selection Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs and master of ceremonies by Shafter High PTA. A $10 contribution from each organization would cover expenses send checks to Shafter Chamber of Commerce.
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Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Cleanup and Paintup Week Schedule
Shafter announces cleanup and paintup events starting April 19 for the town west of the tracks. From April 19 to 25 the east side may place trash in the alley without boxes. East pickup runs through May. west side trash goes in alley the week of April 26 to May.
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Shafter
Records Show Late Planting of Cotton Brings Good Result
The 1964 cotton planting season is slow with growers worried about total yield. The study finds late planting had minimal impact on maturity dates and, despite concerns, could emerge quickly enough to avoid seedling disease. Selina Station reports support the findings.
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Selina
Election set for new Kern Joint Junior College Board
Voters in Richland School District will elect five trustees on April 21 for the expanded Kern Joint Junior College District. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Richland Intermediate Office. Ballot names include M Glenn Bultman Albert S Gould Donald E Ruggenberg Willard C Myers and Mark Raney.
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Richland
George W. Granger
Shafter
Shafter Avenue
M. Glenn Bultman
Albert S. Gould
Donald E. Ruggenberg
Willard C. Myers
Mark Raney
Delano
Wasco
Tehachaji
Mojave
Muroc
Kern
Kern County Union
California
Kern Joint Junior College
County Board of Supervisors
Kern County Union High School
Junior District Board of Trustees
County Union High School i
Kern Joint
Miss Kern County Crown Goes To Andrea Cummings
Andrea Cummings of Bakersfield, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Cummings, was selected Miss Kern County at a Bakersfield College auditorium pageant. She succeeds Miss Carole Anderson of Shafter. Anderson is from the 1963 title lineage.
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Miss Cummings
Kern County
Andrea Cummings
Kenneth C. Cummings
Bakersfield
Bakersfield College
South High
Carole Anderson
Shafter
Kerh
Anderson
Vicki Laverty
Claudia Jean Hoggard
Buttonwillow S
Shafter High
Merchants Plan April Clean-up and May Weekend Sale
Seventeen merchants met Monday morning at the Sportsman Cate where they discussed an April city cleanup and an old time hillbilly side by sale set for weekend May 14 15 16.
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Sportsman's
Shafter City Council Election Set for April 14
Voters in Shafter will cast ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 14 to elect three council members. The race has been quiet with merchants backing Tony Brown and Al Finkbeiner to spur industrial growth. Candidates include Dick Zenk, Tony Brown, Burley Dooley, Al Finkbeiner, and Hight, with polling sites at Precincts 1, 5, 6, and 7 and listed officers including Leatrice Tudor and Iva Jo Fosdick.
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Shafter
Tony Brown
al Finkbeiner
Dick” Zenk Zenk
Elmer Anderson
Anthony
Tony” Brown Brown
Central Hardware
Chamber of Commerce
Merchant's Association
Burley Dooley Dooley
Shafter High School
Governor Brown visit raises county event in Bakersfield
Governor Edmund G. Pat Brown plans a April 17 appearance in Bakersfield with a 7:30 p.m. public program and a 6:30 p.m. social hour. He will attend a private reception at a peony pen and speak about county concerns as honorary sponsors report strong ticket sales and enthusiastic support.
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Edmund G
Pat’ Brown
Bakersfield
Sac
Cocating
Mill
William Rea
Candy Sue Arrives Enroute As Mother Delivers In Ambulance
John F. McCullough of 267 Faber Street rushed his wife Sally to the hospital after discovering his car had been robbed of its battery and full gas tank. An ambulance from Wasco transported them, and their daughter Candy Sue was born en route. Both mother and infant are reported doing fine. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frank McCullough of Shafter and Mr and Mrs Alvin J Barrett of Jerome Idaho.
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Candy Sue
John F. McCullough
Faber Street
Sally
Jones
Wasco
Frank McCullough
Shafter
Alvin J. Barrett
Jerome
Idaho
Agee Mortuary License Approved by State
Mrs. Evelyn Agee announces the Agee Mortuary on Euclid Avenue and Central Valley Highway is approved by the state after inspection of the building and equipment. A formal opening will be held soon.
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Evelyn Agee
Agee
Euclid Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Coberly & Plumb Buys BHC Crop Service Assets
Coberly and Plumb agricultural chemical distributors serving Tulare and Kern counties announce the acquisition of the equipment and assets of Visalia based BHC Crop Service Inc. The deal expands Coberly & Plumb’s operations in Central Valley farming supply.
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Coberly & Plumb
Agricultural Chemical Distributors
Tulare
Kern Counties
BHC Crop Service, Inc
Visalia
Firemen Discuss Problems at Shafter Volunteer Meet
Shafter Volunteer Firemen met on Thursday with 17 members present and two veterans, Milburn Cobb and Jim Baehr, totaling 19. Chief Cartford Retelatt led the session as secretary Chester Neufeld noted licenses for the Fourth of July fireworks have been secured and all permits cleared.
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Shafter
Department
Milburn Cobb
Jim Baehr
Cartford Retelatt
Chaster Neufeld
Ratzlaff
Mak
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Betty Poznoff
Ruth Stover
Wade Manning
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Chevyl Penn
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Dolores Pacheco
New York
Frankly Speaking
Frank Wisner
Se.Sonet
Rightand Pta
Shafter Woman's Club
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Shafter High Pta
New Junior College Board
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GAA
Lyle’s Beauty College
Rina
Albert Finkbeiner
Henry C. Hight
Hight
Budget Food Mart
Legion Post
Faye Tudor
East Orange Avenue
Leatrice F. Tudor
Iva Jo Fosdick
Mrs. New Earl Witcher
Shafter City Hill
James Street
Albert John Zimmer
Darlene C. Pe
Gov. Brown
Rotary Club
Erma Chamblee
Daghter
Wvillatm
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