Utility Board Approves 650 Dollar Truck Upgrade
The Shafter Public Utility board authorizes a 650 dollar purchase of a used dump truck bed hoist and hydraulic jack to expand the district fleet to five dump trucks. A PG&E standby service contract for Well high is approved as drilling proceeds after steel casing arrival.
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Shafter Public Utility Board
Pacific Gas and ‘Electric
William Johnston
Community National Bank
Bank of America
Dick Larson
First Child Born To Bill Beasley's Family
Mr and Mrs Bill Beasley of 1006 10th Place Wasco welcomed their first child a son named Brian Scott born March 22 at Wasco Hospital weighing 8 lbs 13 oz Grandparents are Mr and Mrs George Thomas Shafter and Mr and Mrs Doyle Beasley Semitropic Great grandmothers are Mrs Lela Thomas Shafter and Mrs Maggie Langston Modesto.
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Bill Beasley
Wasco
Brian Scott
Wasco Hospital
George Thomas
Shafter
Doyle Beasley
Lela Thomas
Maggie Langston
Modesto
Rummage Sale Planned by Horizon Club This Saturday
Horizon Girls of A O Wa Ki Ya plan a rummage sale Saturday April 15 at 6 30 in front of the State Theater on James Street. Call 746 2911 for pickup of donated items. The club participates in community service including Red Cross kits for Vietnamese children and volunteer work at local events.
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Shafter High School
PTA Smorgasbord
Horizon
Bakersfield
Patricia Anderson
Nancy Lawson
Charlene Sage
Kern Clubs
Horizon Girls
Natoma Council of
Sa Luis Obispo
Madonna Inn
San Luis
Janet Bongberg
Linn Long
Connie Janzen
Kris Albright
Kathy Andersen
Debby Gorsching
Ruth Senn
Carol Smively
Larene Sperling
Barbara~—Duck
Shafter Business and Professional Women Club
Jim Albright
Bob Snively
Bakersfield Man Hits Santa Fe Fence on Central Valley Highway
Daryl Sowers of Bakersfield, a salesman, struck the Santa Fe fence at 816 Central Valley Highway Sunday and, after the impact, left his calling card with a Santa Fe employee.
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Bakersfield
Santa Fe
Daryl Sowers
Central Valley Highway
Coke Machine Rifled at Local Laundromat
The Jet Laundromat reported a rifled coke machine causing about a $4 loss. A machine at the business was tampered with and funds were taken.
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Jet Action Laundromat
Kin Cannon buried in private services
Kin Cannon 46 died of an apparent heart attack at home in Garden Grove on April 5. A painting contractor, he formerly lived in Shafter and led the Shafter Maintenance Company. Survived by wife Winnie and two daughters Lin and Carol Hale. Private graveside services were held at Millrose Abbey Cemetery in Garden Grove Friday at 11 a.m.
Telephone Tax Installment Payment Reported for Kern County
Pacific Telephone paid the second annual tax installment of 1 319 175 40 to Kern County Tax Collector Albert E. Burton. Local manager Rod L. Middleworth noted the December payment and a 12 percent year to year rise. County totals include city taxes from Arvin Bakersfield Delano McFarland Tehachapi Wasco and Shafter. California fiscal 1966 67 property taxes for Pacific Telephone total about 126 755 000 up 5.5 percent. The firm remains California's largest single property taxpayer for eight consecutive years.
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Pacific Telephone
Kern County
Albert E. Burton
Rod L. Middleworth
Arvin
Bakersfield
Delano
McFarland
Tehacha‘pi
Wasco
Shafter
California
Right Place at the Right Time Nikkel Rescues Draper in Rodreguez Sump
George Nikkel, with training in mouth to mouth resuscitation, saved Timmy Draper from a near fatal incident in the Rodreguez storm drainage sump. The piece underscores fencing costs for the Rodriguez and Hudson tract sumps and warns a child’s loss would be a heavy price for neglect.
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George Nikkel
Timmy Draper
Rodreguez
Nikkel
Rodriguez
Hudson
Richland School Board Advances Several Items at Session
The Richland District School board held a full meeting with new superintendent David Cooke and candidate Fred Starrh in attendance. They discussed hiring retired teachers, concluded sale of Richland real estate, accepted Ruth McMillan’s resignation, added Janice Wilson and Margaret Acosta to staff, and supported educational TV. The board reviewed a 13 district plan, received Title I funds of 3660 dollars, and applied for Title III equipment funds. An Achievement Day talk by Humboldt State’s Cornelius Siemens was set for May 18. They approved a May 5 in service day and planned May 5 and 6 study sessions in Fresno for teachers.
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Richland District School Board
David Cooke
Fred Starrh
Harry Fosdick
CTA
Fosdick
Richland
Central Valley Highway
Ruth McMillan
Janice Wilson
Glen Putnam
Margaret Acosta
Shafter High
Educational TV
Shafter
Lerdo
Wasco
Maple
Lost Hills
Bruce Crawford
Cornelius Siemens
Humboldt State College
Triangle Cafe Burglarized on Walker Street
Burglary at the Triangle Cafe 130 Walker occurred between 2 a.m. Sunday and 11:15 a.m. Police reported no loss was documented at this time.
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Triangle
Walker
South San Joaquin Lutheran Laymen Rally at Wasco
The Trinity Lutheran Church of Wasco hosts the joint South San Joaquin Zone Lutheran Laymen's League and Lutheran Women's Missionary League Spring Rally on Sunday. Rev. Theodore Iverson of Fresno speaks on The Choices for Lutherans in the Future as LLL marks 50th anniversary and LWML 25th. The local LWML president is Mrs Selma Klein of Shaffer. the Ladies Guild serves dinner under chairwoman Mrs. W D Hall after which attendees sing religious songs.
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Trinty Luthern Church
Wasco
South San Joaquin Zone
Lutheran Laymen’s League
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
Theodore Iverson
Fresno
LLL
Lil
LWML
Trinity’s Ladies Guild
Selma Klein
Shaffter
San Joaquin Zone
Ladies Guild
W. D. Hall
John K Branner Ordained at West Los Angeles Services
John K Branner was ordained at West Los Angeles with Rev Melvin N Krug preaching on Spiritual Power for a Spiritual Work. Branner, son of Mr and Mrs John Branner, and wife Kathy attended a reception in the church hall after the service.
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John K. Branner
West Los Angeles
Rev
Branner
John Branner
State Avenue
Shafter Schools
Shafter High School
Biolance
Los Angeles
EL On Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary
Portland
Ore
Melvin N. Krug
Ter First Baptist Church
Krug
William C. Thomas
Kathy
Shafter
First Baptist Church of
Rev. Branner
Corn Camp Road Rally Ends With Closing Prayers
Folk songs led by Dave Scheldahl and Dave Rosenau headline a Corn Camp Road event with a rally concluding in closing devotions.
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Dave Scheldahl
Dave Rosenau
Stereo Tape Theft Reported From Car at High School Lot
Bernetta Grills of Bakersfield told police a stereo tape was taken from her car while it was parked in the high school lot on Friday. The date was listed as April P in the report.
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Bernetta Grills
Bakerfield
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Utility Board
Kern County School Food Service Association
Orange Belt
Shafter Area
Grand Star
Busch Gardens
Olvara Street
Chinatown
Bill Beasleys
Horizon Club
Anssociation
United States Brewers Association, Inc
Kin Cannon
Shafter Press
Carl Brechman
H & R Block
Carl
Richland Board
France
Beatnick
Richland Group
Triangle Cafe
South San Joaquin
Buttonwillow
Mignway
Banvel D
Banvel” D
Velsicol Chemical Corporation
East Ohio Street
Chicago
Ilinois
Thevrolet
Chevrolet
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