Cancer Booklets To Homes Drive Boosts Awareness
Community education initiative distributes cancer warning booklets to every area home. The materials explain seven danger signals and early signs that can save lives, with funds split between research Kern County education patient services and state national divisions. President Kennedy lauded the Crusade urging volunteers to join the effort.
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United States
Kern County
John F. Kennnedy
Crusade Against
Shafter Distance Medley Team Competes At Bellflower Meet
Shafter High School relay foursome Laird Parker Russ Enns Phil Reeder and John Lopez finished fourth at the Bellflower meet in a strong state event. Larry Tuck cleared 13 feet 4 inches for sixth. Fred Dangerfield of Oxnard claimed two wins. Dan gerfield won the triple jump 45 feet 7% inches and broad jump 24 feet 1% inches. John Helgar of Muir vault 15 feet. Dave Murphy of Sunny Hills threw 67% inches in the shot. Generals host Arvin West High Garces this Friday at 3 30.
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Shafter
Laird Parker
Russ Enns
Phil Reeder
John Lopez
Bellflower
Larry Tuck
Fred Dangerfield
Oxnard
Dangerfield
John Helgar
Muir High School
Dave Murphy
Sunny Hills
Generals
Arvin
West High
Garces
Ebenezer Reformed Church Wins Building Approval
The Ebenezer Reformed Church received planning commission approval to construct an educational building on its current site. City officials announced summer recreation program job applications at City Hall. A 35 foot extension ladder delay and a radiator replacement for the GMC fire truck were noted, with costs and timelines provided. The council approved beautification plans for the corporation yard including curbs, gutters, a decorative block wall, and shrubbery. Hitchcock parking lot issues were discussed with a plan for a permanent resolution.
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Wilmer Hildebrand
Ebenezer Reformed Church
The
Planning Commission
Ratzlaff
GMC
Corporation Yard
Ihon
Council
Utility District Board
Shafter Avenue
Tulare
Shafter Street
Hitchcock
Hitchcock’s
Water Supply Cut Shrinks Class Two Allocation
The Bureau of Reclamation reduces Class Two water to 25 percent from an estimated 40 percent after the March snow survey. Low March precipitation in the Millerton Lake drainage and extremely low Huntington Lake snowpack drive the cut, though Shafter Wasco Irrigation District reserves remain sufficient for current fire orders.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Millerton Lake
Huntington Lake
Shafter- Wasco
Potato Acreages in 1966 Reach Near 1965 Levels in Kern County
Kern County potato regions show nearly the same planting area in 1966 as 1965 per the Potato Growers Association of California. Shafter planted 5758 acres this spring, Lerdo 3570, Rosedale 2223, Wasco 8576, with detailed varietal breakdowns across long whites Kennebecs reds and russets.
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Kern County
Potato Growers Association of California
Shafter
Kennebecs
Lerdo
Rosedale
Wasco
Ordinance on Coolers Discussed by Shafter Boards
Shafter officials discussed PUD Ordinance No. 53 prohibiting evaporative coolers without proper recirculating pumps to prevent mosquito breeding. A city survey will notify violators, while plans for repairs at the disposal unit and bids were reviewed.
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Lew Carrol
Shafter Public ‘Utility Dis'board
Shafter
PUD
Frankly Speaking by Prank Wisner on ZIP coding
In two mail items I received an official Postal Department notice that from January 1, 1967 all second and third class mail must be ZIP coded and presorted. A Hagen district mailing shows current practice differs from future rules, and we must conform by the date.
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Postal Department
Harlan Hagen
18Th Congressional District
California
Hagen
Chamber Debates Tour of Shafter Cotton Research Station
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce discussed a potential tour of the Shafter Cotton Research Station, with President Weston Futrell to arrange a date with agronomist John Turner. Turner suggested the tour would interest members.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Cotton Research Station
Weston Futrell
John Turner
Agronomist
Turner
Central Avenue
Bob Bann
Bann Aso
Wound
Herb Roberts
Northwestern Kern County set for district track meet
All elementary schools in northwestern Kern County converge for the district qualifying track meet on Saturday April 16 at Bakersfield College slated to precede the Junior Olympics. Ray Wiley Richland school directs the event with 250 to 300 boys and girls expected in events across age groups from 9 and under to 16 and older, starting at 9 a.m. and running to about 1 p.m. Local volunteers are urged to assist.
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Kern County
Bakersfield College
Ray Wiley
Richland School
Wiley
State Board weighs Kern County nine district plan
The State Board of Education in Sacramento on April 14 and 15 will consider a nine district reorganization for Kern County, a compromise from the rejected 11 district proposal. If approved, Arvin and Kernville would join other areas in the Northwest District, with Richland split among North Central West Kern and Shafter-Wasco Unified districts. The Kern County Property Owners Association opposes the nine district plan, arguing it would reduce state aid compared with the 11 district option, which they favor. Electors likely will vote in a single countywide election.
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State Board of Education
Sacramento
Arvin
Kernville
Wasco Union High School
Shafter
Wasco Union District
Richland
Kern County Union High School
North Central
West Kern
Shafter-Wasco
Kern County Property Ownery Association
Kern County
Kern County Historical Society to Meet In April 1966
The Kern County Historical Society will hold a meeting on Tuesday April 19 at 7 30 pm or at the County Museum. Slides from old photographs will be shown and members will help prepare individual commentaries. The slide project will be shared with county clubs during the 1966 Centennial year. Officers for the coming year will be elected and all members are urged to attend. The meeting is open to the public.
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Kern County Historical Society
William G. Rea
Classified Ad Promises Fast Car Sale in Shafter Press
Roy Allen praises his classified ad in the Shafter Press for moving surplus items. He notes he sold the car the first day. The piece suggests trying a classified ad to quicken sales and mentions a minimum ad cost of $1 for a single insertion and $1 for each successive issue.
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Roy Allen
Shafter Press
Mr. Allen
Taxpayers to Earn April 15 Post Office Cancellation
All federal income tax papers mailed at Shafter post office will receive April 15 cancellation if mailed before 12 p.m. on that date inside the post office. The late cancellation applies only to April 15 and requires mailing inside the post office.
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Shafter Post Office
Rev Owen Onsum Accepts Shafter Congregational Call
Rev Owen Onsum of Vermont Avenue Presbyterian church in Los Angeles has accepted a call to be pastor of the Union Congregational Church of Shafter. He will report June 15 after a long career in Seattle Fresno and Los Angeles including Calvary and Ravenna churches.
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Owennsum
Union Congregational Church
Shafter
David
Onsum
Cathy
John
Judy
Owen Onsum
Shafter Congregational Church
Vermont Avenue Presbyterian Church
Los Angeles
Hermeth Anderson
Shafter Church
John Heal
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley
Hyde Park
Deselmo
Ravenna Blvd
Presbyterian Church
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Fresno
Vermontine Church
Betty
Shafter Boy Jerry Quarry Advances In Heavyweight Quest
Jerry Quarry, a rising heavyweight from Shafter born in 1944, knocked out Scrap Iron Johnson at the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium last week in a second round technical knockout. Quarry weighed 191 pounds and earned praise as a brilliant contender while planning a potential title bid against Cassius Clay or current champion.
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Jerry Quarry
Shafter Boy
Scrap Iron Johnson
Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium
Jerry
Jack Quarry
Riverside
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Amanda Tolbert
C. F. Ummel
Quarry
Santa Fe Springs
Los Angeles
Binonia Tolbert
Tolbert
Foodland Market
Smiths Corner
Scrap Iron
John Henry Jar Ina
Yerry
The
Los Angeles Times
Warm Weather Prevails In Easter Week Forecast
The week is expected to stay warm with sunny skies. Easter Sunday reaches a high near seventy two degrees. Temperatures remain mild with highs and lows detailed for the period.
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Eest
Itchelada
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