Feud Shooting Ends Life of Henry Beltran in Wasco
In Wasco Sunday night Henry T. Beltran, 45, was killed by gunfire in front of the Rodriguez Beer Parlor after a long running feud with Tony Lopez, 42. Lopez, stabbed earlier, is held awaiting coroner’s inquest set for Tuesday, with detectives on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Beltran
Martinez Street
Tony Lopez
Central Valley Highway
Lopez
Beltran
Sheriff's Office
Rodriguez Beer
David Kaler
Wasco
Rodriguez
Leroy Anderson
Bob Dennis
Shafter Churches Hold Holy Week and Easter Services
The Shafter Ministerial Association schedules a Community Good Friday service at noon at First Southern Baptist Church and an Easter Sunrise service at 6 a.m. Sunday in E. B. Stringham Park. Local churches list Holy Week events including Bible classes, morning worship, vesper hour, and special programs led by First Christian Church, with details of services, messages, and choir offerings.
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Shafter Ministerial Association
First Southern Baptist Church
Kern
E. B. Stringham Park
First Christian Church
Mrs Ed Nikkel Named Lay Person and Mrs Haag Educator of Year
Mrs Ed Nikkel wins lay person of the year at the Northern Division California Teachers Association banquet held at Richland Cafeteria with over 200 attendees. Mrs Walter Haag named educator of the year. Wally Shafer of Wasco News receives John Swett Award. program included Frank O McIntyre and master of ceremonies Bob Bann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Nikkel
Haag
Alma) Nikkel
Walter
Hazel) Haag
California Teachers Association
Richland
Wally Shafer
Wasco News
John Swell
Shafer
Wasco Teachers’ Unit
Frank O. McIntyre
Southern Section
Teachers Association
Bob Bann
John Swett
Teachers’ Association
Waine
Herbert
Saskatchewan
Canada
University of California At
Los Angeles
Order of Service for Union Congregational and partners
An order of service lists an organ prelude by Bob Nikkel a welcome by Rev. John C Heal and a hymn When I Survey the Wonderous Cross Invocation by Rev. Joe Agee of South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church and Rev. Arno Wiebe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Nikkel
John C. Heal
Union Congregational Church
Joe Agee
South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Christ
Eda Wee Ee
Dale Klint
Joe An Agee
Gail Bergen
Wayne Owen
Harold Reimer
Benedicti
Water Works Association Meets Here
The Valley Counties Water Works Association will meet in Shafter on Thursday April 15. Activities include a soil testing expedition at 12 30 on Lerdo Highway a Cen Vi Ro Company tour at 3 30 and an evening dinner at the Shafter Motel. Attendees include Robert Diltz Mike Herrera Adolph Kirschenmann Mayor Dick Zenk and City Clerk Bill Johnston with several district employees also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Counties Water Works Association
Shafter
Lewis Carroll
Shafter- Wasco Irrigation District
Mike Herrera
Cen-Vi-Ro Company
Adolph Kirschenmann
Shafter Utility District Board
H. W. Voth
Richard Larson
Parade Route Announced For Kern County Centenary May 8
Kern County prepares a parade along Chester Avenue to Pioneer Village marking its fifth pre centennial anniversary and 99th birthday. Festivities start Saturday morning May 8 with afternoon celebrations at the village and museum. Grand Marshal is ex Assemblyman Pat Kelly of Shatter.
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Kern County
Chester Avenue
Pioneer Village
California
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Shatter
George Vales
Kern
Dave Fuller
William G. Rea
Norma Neufeld Named to Fresno College Honor Roll
Norma Diane Neufeld is named on Fresno College's scholastic honor roll in a college release.
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Norma Diane Neufeld
Fresno College
Morley reports Kern County potato acreage
C Seldon Morley the county agricultural commissioner reports that spring potato plantings in Kern County total 49 682 acres far below early estimates around 60 000 acres. Last year s planting was 33 804 acres Morley noted that 1965 planting was just under 60 000 acres in the bracket
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C. Seldon Morley
Kern County
Morley
Final Runs Made By Santa Fe Trains
The Santa Fe's Golden Gate trains Nos. 60 and 63 ran their final trips through Shafter on Sunday April 11. The railroad says remaining service through the San Joaquin Valley linking the Bay Area and Los Angeles including the Francisco Chief will continue.
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Santa Fe Trains
Santa Fe
Golden Gate
Shafter
San Joaquin Valley
Bay Area
Angeles
Francisco
Where To Vote In Shafter For April 20 Election
Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 20 for a 50 cent override High School tax and for members of the Richland High School District Junior College District and Kern County Board of Education. Precincts listed with polling sites include Shafter High School, Richland Intermediate, and Richland Primary Schools. Voters will choose candidates for Richland, Kern County Joint Union, Kern Joint Junior College districts with several incumbents named.
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Shafter
Boards of Education
Richland
County Board of Education
Shafco
Lerdo N
Lerdo S. Shafter High School
Manuel Avenue
Shafter California
Poso
Colony East
C. R. S. Ginning
Walker Street
California
Mettler
Bender
Richland Intermediate School
Shafter Avenue
Shafter South
Popali
Burbank
Wall and Lerdo
Contracts Set At New Grovak Location In Shafter Airport
Harold Crawford of the Grovak Company reports all contracts let at the Shafter Airport building where they will move soon. He says they aim to be in the new location by May 10 or 15 and expect job openings then, though he cannot yet say how many current employees will relocate.
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Harold Crawford
Grovak Company
Shafter Airport
Crawford
Many Entries In Slot Car Racing At Shafter Event
Bob Townsend reports about 130 entries in the slot car race scheduled for April 16 and 17 at the Shafter Recreation Parlors with participants expected from as far as Greeley Colorado.
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Bob Townsend
Shafter Recreation
Greeley, Colo
Higbee Elected President of Shafter High Student Body
Jerry Higbee, a top scholar and athlete at Shafter High, wins the 1965 66 Student Body presidency. Danny Costello is vice president, Chris Bann secretary, with Bill Pineda and Ann Moquist as athletics commissioners, Linda Pierucci social activities, Susan Laverty public relations, and a finance commissioner runoff between Leslie Armstrong and Gary Ingle next week.
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Jerry Higbee
Shafter School
Higbee
Whig Party
Danny Costello
Chris Bann
Bill Pineda
Ann Moquist
Linda Pierucci
Susan Laverty
Leslie Armstrong
Gary Ingle
Finance
The Shafter name and the MacDonald link in Michigan
In a Hastings Banner feature, the history ties General William Rufus Shafter to Comstock township via early resident MacDonald who helped the 7th Michigan during the Civil War era. The MacDonald, Michigan’s oldest Civil War veteran, died at 97 on April 26, 1938, linking Kalamazoo County natives Buck Buckland and Shafter in a small world note.
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MacDonald
Comstock Township
Kalama
Eunty
William Rufus Shafter
Shafter
Coc. 1
Seventh Michigan Infantry
Michigan
Buck Buckland
Kalamazoo County
Easter Sunrise Service at Doc Stringham Park
The Shafter Minister's Association sponsors a sunrise Easter service at 6:00 AM in Doc Stringham Park. Rev. A. B. Farmer of the Assembly of God Church will speak, with special music by an Octet from the Mennonite Brethren Church and Margie White, plus church leaders and laity providing readings and hymns.
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Shafter Minister's Association
Stringham Park
A. B. Farmer
Assembly of God Church
Mennonite Brethren Church
Margie White
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Henry Beltran
W. R. MacDowell
Mr. MacDowell
Scoville
the Repository
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Ministers Association
Arno Wiebe
Pacific District
The
Lodi
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Lowell Bergman
Curtis Bergman
Fred Starrh
Bob Hildebrand
Dexter Ogan
Leonard Hall
Church of the Nazarene
Jonathan Voth
Mark Parrott
Alan Neuman
Water Works Association
Dick Zenk
Bill Johnston
al Field
Dave Trout
Don Manley
J. D. Ratcliff
Don Perkins
J. C. Atkinson
Kenneth Handel
Robert H. Merz
Arthur J. Penner
Fred L. Starrh
John H. Turner
Phillip E. Zachary
Harvey Neuman
PTA
Ken Terrigiani
Terrigiani
Frank Wisner
Darrel “Buck” Buckland
Manuel
Hastings (Mich
Saaseee
United States Army
Santiago
John Healey
John Spear Harold Reimer
Henry Dick
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