Cotton module movers freed from length limits in California
Governor Brown signed AB 2513 allowing cotton module movers to exceed 40 feet enabling harvest transport. Cotton module movers, about 46 feet with tilt bed and conveyor, were briefly permitted last year via temporary authorization. Fred Starrh, a Shafter area cotton farmer, called the move a major step for safer, more efficient farming.
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Brown
Bill Thomas
Thomas
Kern
Fred Starrh
Shafter Area
Kern County Farm Bureau
Pageant heats up for 1976 Miss Shafter contenders
Six contestants compete for Miss Shafter crown including Kathy Carter Elisa Franceschi Kathy Mullen Desiree Neuman Sharee Powell and Gail Saulsbury. Judges pick a Miss Shafter alternate and runnerup while contestants vote for Miss Congeniality. Tickets $1 adults 50 cents under 12. Program at 7 30 p m with Shafter High School band and Richland choir.
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Shafter
Kathy Carter
Shafter High School
Richland Choir
City council advances water and fire truck repairs
Carroll urged approval of a new water well amid years of lighting complaints. PG E will install street lights at Rodriguez Atkinson Olson and Los Angeles at no city cost. The Crown fire truck repair is approved with an OES loaned backup truck available during repairs estimated above 300 dollars.
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Bill Sheldon
Santa Barbara Savings and Loan
Shafter Native James E. Brown Graduates From Air Force Academy
Senior Master Sergeant James E. Brown son of Mr and Mrs Earl Stafford of 120 West Tulare completes a nine week course at the U S Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Gunter Field Alabama. He returns to Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska as an inventory management superintendent in a Strategic Air Command unit. Brown is a 1953 Fort Gibson High School graduate and his wife Mary is the daughter of Mrs Lucille Cooper of Fort Gibson.
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James E. Brown
Earl Stafford
W. Tulare
Shafter
U.S. Air Force
Gunter Afb
Ala
Brown
Air Force
Offutt Afb
Neb
Primrose plants may be divided after blooming season
Primrose plants may be divided as soon as they complete their blooming for the season, enabling propagation right after flowering ends.
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Richland Pta
Dorothy Neufeld
Toni Johnston
Alma Hutchinson
Alma Nikkel
Margie White
Peggy Allen
Carolyn Finley
Sheila Morgan
Verle Helter
Cathy Prout
Betty Gonzales
Shafter Press
Gary’s Feed Western
Dora Byrd
Huntington Beach
Maria Hamilton
Lupe Flores
Miss Shafter
Reno
Greg Wilcoxon
Melanie Neuman
San Diego
Superette
Country Boy Market
U.S.D.A
Foster Farms
California
Skafter
Boston Butt
Pillsbury
Cecil Hight
Herbert Stover
Manuel Park
Shafter Drug Store
Shafter United Methodist Church
A_ Shafter
Postman
Jim Northcut
Northcut
Ernie Hofman
Sheldon
Circus Circus
Casino
Las Vegas
Spangleland
Wood’s Shoe Store
Reno’s
Johnson’s Dept. Store
Shirley’s
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