Tax override tax vote on Kern County schools teased
Kern County voters face a 50 cent per 100 dollar property tax increase to fund next year and beyond for Shafter High and district schools. Proponents cite budget gaps and rising costs. opponents argue the burden is too high and urge a no vote.
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Joint UN
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Board ‘of Trustees
Kern Committee
Shafter High School
PTA
Kern County Taxpayers Association
Kern County Property Owners Association
Greater
Bakersfield
Paul Enns
Shafter
Kern Committee To
Citizens’ Study Committee
Enns
West High School
Stan Avenius
Kern County Taxpayers Associaton
Mrs Wisner's Nephew Dies at Ft Polk
Mr and Mrs Frank Wisner announce the death of their nephew Pvt Patrick Kaye Cover 21 at Ft Polk Louisiana where he had served only a few weeks He was admitted to the hospital Friday The telegram cites meningitis as probable cause of death His parents Walter E Cover Jr and Mrs Marie Cover of Bellflower plan to attend Episcopalian services likely Saturday at Rose Hills The Wisners and Mrs Cover mom will attend services
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Frank Wisner
Pvt
Patrick Kaye Cover
Walter E. Cover, Jr
Bellflower
Ft. Polk
Pvt. Cover
Hos
Finals of Festival Will Be Held May 8
The Kern County Art Festival finals will be held Saturday May 8 at the Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery in Bakersfield. Fred Mason general chairman says the blue ribbon and sweepstakes winners from 12 districts will be judged by a nationally known panel of artists. The display continues until May 30 and will be open to the public.
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Kern County
Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery
Bakersfield
Fred Mason
Nichols backs into tree. city removes it
Eugene R. Nichols of 527 Central Avenue backed his truck into a tree near Central Avenue and Kern Street. The impact split the tree and it was removed by the city.
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Eugene R. Nichols
Central Avenue
Nichols
Kern Street
Educator of the Year Honoree Alma Nikkel Highlighted
A long time church and PTA volunteer, Alma Nikkel is honored as Educator of the Year. Her 40 year teaching career spans Los Angeles to Shafter, with leadership in Sunday School Vacation Bible School and the Park Lane Chapel.
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Vacation Bible School
Cub Scouts
Mennonite Church
PTA
Richland School
Alma Nikkel
San Bernardino County
Kern County
University of California At
Los Angeles
California
Fresno State College
Walter
el Camino Junior College
Park Lane
Shafter
Mennonite Brethren Home For
Shafter Churches Name New Organist and Confession Times
Father Breslin announces confession times at Shafter churches with Wednesday after mass at the altar of the cross and Saturday at 10 am. In Mexican Colony confessional is at 4 30 pm in the church.
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Breslin
Siart of Cross
Maundy Thursday and Easter church services announced
Maundy Thursday services will be at 10 a.m. with holy communion and an 8 p.m. service with communion. Easter Sunday will have services at 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Two Easter morning services at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. feature combined choirs and the sermon "The Holy Lord."
Easter Eve Service Planned by Pentecostal Church
The Pentecostal Church of God schedules an 11 pm Easter special service led by Sunday School Superintendent Mrs. Dillard Askew. It features special music and singing to center the Easter message. The public is invited to attend.
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Pentecostal Church of God A Specia
Dillard Askew
Lodi Church to Host Evening Sermons on The Cross Theme
Rev. Arno Wiebe of the Lodi Mennonite Brethren Church will speak at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday with sermons titled The Cross The Place of Justification Redemption and Reconciliation. Choirs will sing each service and Easter Sunday features a 10 40 a.m. worship and 7 p.m. cantata A Celebration of Easter.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Arno Wiebe
Lodi Mennonite Brethren Church
Vernon Ross Visits Mother and Relatives in Kentucky and Shafter
Vernon Ross left Shafter on Monday with his daughter Elaine Maddux and her children George and Joyce. Mrs. Maddux has stayed in Shafter since last August while her husband is in navy school. He will join them at Newport R. I. aboard the Josephus S. Daniels, to be commissioned in Boston in May. Lt. j. George Maddux to serve on the USS Josephius S. Daniels.
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Vernon Ross
Shafter
Elaine Maddux
George
Joyce
Cordiella Ross
Bob
Sam
Lancaster
Mayme Barker
Tire Is Stolen Dave Merkel 620 Central Avenue
Reported theft of a tire from a residence at 620 Central Avenue. No suspect information available at this time. Local police urged anyone with leads to contact the station.
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Dave Merkel
Central Avenue
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Shafter Press
Ed Nikkel
Mark Larson
Center
Tom Schroeter
Left
Federalists
Inton
Whig Party
Mrs. Nikkel
Parent-Teachers Association
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CTA
Fresno
Walter Haag
Bank of America
Bank OF America National Trust and Savings Association
Federal Deposit Insurance Corps
St. Mark's
Church OF Christ
Johnson
Levi
America
Hemingson
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