General Swimmers In Last Gasp Victory Lead League Race
The Varsity General swimming team edged Taft 45 to 0 in a final relay to lead the South Sequoia race as Taft swept BB class 79 to 14 and girls class 59 to 27. Senn and Snively led varsity double wins, with Carroll Witcher Kattenhorn and others scoring in several events. Junior High wrestling starts Saturday at Shafter High Gym with 30 wrestlers and no admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Steve Senn
John Snively
Senn
Snively
Bryce Carroll
Bryce
Steve Witcher
Lloyd Kattenhorn
Randy Zachary
Colonels
Jerri Willis
Jerri Ohlsson
Willis
Ohlsson
North High
Wasco
Rio Bravo
Harder
Schoreger
Artiz
Hurley
Carroll
Kande
Roberts
Witcher
Miller
Kattenhorn
Wooldridge
Schroeger
Shafter
Thacher
Linn
Blacker
McPherson
Smith
Morris
Johnson
Haseltine
Campbell
Tetery
Parker
Ellis
Dobbins
Calbert
Bazzell
Cummings
Wasco Sweeps Relays at Home Meet
Wasco won all three classes at the 20 30 Relays held Saturday at Wasco track. The Generals finished third with 60 points behind Wasco 90 and West Bakersfield 72. Joe Janzen Laird Parker and Steve Heiter set a 6 01.5 meet record in the 11 2 mile relay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Tiger
Generals
Bill Silverger
West Bakersfield
Ane Hs Generals
Joe Janzen
Laird Parker
Steve Heiter
Steve Heller
Steve Shamblin
Shafter
Jan Stuebbe
Jim Brown
Billy Crocker
Mike Bender
Jan Stuebb
Steve Bryant
Davi Begley
Kafter
Todd Moquist
Harold Heiter
Rick Paul
Taft
Delano
Mennonite pastor attends national evangelical convention in LA
Rev Henry Dick, pastor of the Shafter Mennonite Brethren church, attended the National Association of Evangelicals gathering at the Statler Hilton in Los Angeles on April 4 5 and 6. Public sessions featured national leaders and Dr Billy Graham spoke at the Silver Anniversary dinner. Twenty five Mennonite Brethren attendees from the area included Abe Isaac of Shafter and Abe Ediger of Wasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dick
Shafter Mennonite Brethern
National Association of Evangelicals
Statler Hilton
Los Angeles
Billy Graham
Abe Isaac
Shafter
Abe Ediger
Wasco
California Central Valley reservoirs expected to fill this year
Spring rains and deep snowpacks push major Bureau of Reclamation storage toward full capacity. Key reservoirs including Clair Engle Shasta Whiskeytown Folsom Millerton likely to fill. Casitas Twitchell near all time highs with ongoing spill. Millerton may reach full by mid April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Reclamation
California
Bureau
Central Valley Operations Control Center
Sacramento
Clair Engle
Shasta
Wiskeytown
Folsom
Millerton Lakes
Central Valley Project
Robert J. Pafford, Jr
Sly Park
Berryessa
Cachuma
East Park
Stony Gorge
Shafter Juniors Elect 1967 68 Officers
Mrs Collins Crosby is the new president of the Shafter Junior Women's club for 1967 68. Other officers include Mrs Jack Brown first vice president Mrs Kenneth Handel second vice president Mrs William Prout third vice president Mrs Homer Hendricks recording secretary Mrs Ronnie Billington corresponding secretary Mrs Gene Stark treasurer and Mrs Tommy Colvard auditor. They will be installed later. Special guests included Mrs Robert Merz past president of Sequoia district and Mrs Earl Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Crosby
Shafter
Jack Brown
Kenneth Handel
William Prout
Homer Hendricks
Ronnie Billington
Gene Stark
Tommy Colvard
Robert Merz
Sequoia District
Earl Oliver
Henry Rice
John Dobbs
Suderman family visits Shafter after Biloxi duty
Chuck Suderman returns home from Kausee Air Force Base Biloxi Mississippi with Mr and Mrs Charles Suderman in Shafter for two weeks before departing to Bergistram AFB Austin Ex The Suderman family shares a Sunday dinner with sister and her family Ezra Suderman home Village Arms Shafter and plans visits with Dan Gardeners in Bakersfield during the stay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Chuck) Suderman
Kausee Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Shafter
Bergistram
Afb
Austin
Ken Fahsbender
Bryan
Sandy
Lori
Bakersfield
Ezra Suderman
Village Arms
Dan Gardeners
Parkette Staffing and City Parking Plans Discussed
The council considered replacing Patrolman Ogan on a temporary basis with Meele pending investigation of his qualifications. Meele a Belmont High School graduate and air force veteran, is married with one child and has worked at Cotton Research Station and Randers Cotton Oil in Shafter. The city agreed with Richland School District on 30 minute parking on Shafter Avenue near the school lot. A landscaping plan for East Lerdo divider was reviewed and a final plan will be approved. Budget next year may include containerization of city garbage to own and rent to businesses. Enforcement of garbage can ordinance in residential areas was urged. Discussions covered retirement generalities and a Kern County Employees' association meeting with Howard Dallimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogan
Meeler
Witcher
Meele
Belmont High School
Belmont
N. C
Air Force
Shafter
Randers Cotton Oil
Community National Bank
Richland
Shafter Avenue
East Lerdo
Grundy
Lewis Carroll
Carroll
Hildebrand
City Employees’ Committee
Howard Dallimore
Kern County Employees’ Association
New Aircraft Firm Plans Production at Shafter Airport
World Aviation, Inc. tours led by R. Lydecker inspect an all metal two place craft built for civilian use. At Shafter Airport two planes in production with 20 more parts and units, capacity rising to 125 to 130 workers and three to four planes daily in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Pearl Harbor
Kern County
Board of Trade Reports
World Aviation, Inc
E. Alan Pettit
R. Lydecker
L. W. (Roy) Hubert
World Aviation
Robert Metzger
Gaso
Robert R. Lydecker
Ker County
Hubert
Board of Trade
California
California Freeways See Most Fatal Single Car Crashes
State Highway Group studies show 273 deaths in single car crashes of leaving the road and hitting fixed objects and 172 in similar out-of-control rollovers. Pedestrians on freeways accounted for 80 deaths. Head-on, rear end, and medians crossing crashes also contributed. Womack outlines 10 remedial measures including breakaway posts and medians, aiming to reduce freeway fatalities amid 2000 miles of open freeways carrying one quarter of California's 100 billion miles driven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
California
California Division of Highways
Womack
Shafter Youths Win Trophy for Attendance at Party
First Southern Baptist church youth from Shafter led with 30 attendees at a Baker field skating party, earning the trophy for largest attendance for the second time. Arvin church had 27 present. Adult advisors were Mr. and Mrs. Buel Mouser and Mr. and Mrs. Garland Armstrong. The event followed by plans for a January party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Southern Baptist Church
Shafter
Arvin
Buel Mouser
Garland Armstrong
The Man At The Keyhole
The Man At The Keyhole reports lawmakers debating a proposed picketing measure by unions, a major goal lacking passage last year. Observers warn of a tough fight ahead as battles in Texas and elsewhere loom for liberal Senator Yarborough and Senator Connally next year. A TV aide to the President faces criticism from anti business groups but is seen as a political plus for LBJ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Eee
Texas
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
John Connally
LBJ
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Pacific Union College Chorale
Lyle Jewell
Merrill Barnhart
Seventh-day
Pacific Union College
United States
Shafter Area
Lyle Toews
Lavone Richerts
Carolyn Wesley
Janean Einrich
Sharon Newman
Shafter High
Shafter Recreation Department
C. Seldon Morley
Millerton Lake
Sierra
Friant- Kern
Madera
Friant Dam
San Joaquin
Millerton
LA Jolla Caves
la Jolla
San Diego
Gustav Schulz
Shafter High School
Delroy Denison
Clifford Ratzlaff
Shafter Junior Women’s Club
Veteran’s ‘Memorial Hall
South Sequoia District
Holiday Inn
Dennis Handel
Delroy Dennison
Veteran’s Hall
Shafter Press
Chuck Sudermans
Parkette
State Highway Group
J. C. Womack
Fred W. Grown
Bergen
N. J
Firemen’s Auxiliary Plan River Party
Volunteer Fire Department
Pat Cobb
Olene Wells
Verna Parrett
Violet Ratzlaff
Jean "Holt
Thea Pescatore
Nellie Oliver
Dorothy Branch
Louise Bellows
Betty Millard
Addie Pierce
Nancy Gorsching
Edna Bender
Marie Toews
Sylvia Menees
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