Easter Weekend Family Gatherings Across Shafter Area
Mr and Mrs James Waters hosted relatives from Burbank North Hollywood Tulare Montrose Lake Isabella and other areas over Easter weekend. Attendees joined picnics reunions garden visits and trips to Pasadena La Canada Morro Bay and Mountain Home Idaho with several extended families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Waters
Central Valley Hwy
Shafter
James Stark
Burbank
Bill Eslick
Cheryl Ann
Marvin Waters
Henry Romero
North Hollywood
Albert Romero
Tulare
Shafter Park
Ray Waters
Lake Isabella
John Hill
Henry Graham
Vista
James Graham
Pasadena
Elma Shepherd
Losa
Oakland
Bruce Crawford
Mountain Home
Idaho
Emil Stoller
Adolph Goertzen
Stoller
Jimmy
Scotty's Castle
Governor Brown Pledges Aid to California Junior Colleges
Governor Edmund G. Pat Brown promised additional financial support for California’s 74 junior colleges in 1965 during a talk at the California Junior College Association spring conference in El Segundo. He warned of possible UC and state college cuts next fall if enrollment limits force more students into overcrowded junior colleges, jeopardizing the Master Plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
California Junior College Assn
el Segundo
University of California
Site Selected For Circuit Meeting In Central California
Vic Coleman, presiding minister of the Shafter Jehovah's Witnesses, announced the selection of Bishop as the site for the semi annual Circuit assembly May 21 to 23. About 1,600 ministers from Kern Kings and Tulare counties are expected for the three day training session with the theme Willingly Fulfill Your Ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Coleman
Shafter Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
California
Kern
Kings
Tulare
Newborn Ratzlaff in Bakersfield Born April First at Mercy
Ryan Glen Ratzlaff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ratzlaff of 307 Elm, Bakersfield, arrived Sunday at Mercy Hospital weighing 8 lbs 8 oz. Grandparents are H. H. Ratzlaff of Shafter and Orville Moore of Lake Isabella. Mrs. Moore visited Shafter to meet her new grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan Glen Ratzlaff
Clifford Ratzlaff
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Debbie
Greg
H. H. Ratzlaff
Shafter
Orville Moore
Lake Isabella
Moore
National Library Week Observance and Local Activities
National Library Week with the theme Know What Youre Talking About Read runs April 25 to May 1. The Shafter Library joins nationwide library services recognition led by the National Book Committee and cooperates with the American Library Association. Local residents enjoy Easter-week travels and family visits in Shafter and nearby towns, including trips to Morro Bay, Bakersfield, Oakland, Yuba City, and Los Angeles with gatherings at Mission sites, Disneyland, and Camp Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Library
Harriet Mason
America
National Book Committee
American Library Association
National Library Association
Cotton variety and strain tests yield valley gains
The U S Cotton Research Station in Shafter compiled last year’s cotton variety and strain test results for the San Joaquin Valley. Highlights show Acala varieties outperforming rainbelts in yield and quality, with strain 672 leading the advanced Acala tests and family 12302 showing superior yield and fiber quality, guiding future seed releases and distribution to growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Joaquin Valley
U. S. Cotton Research Station
Shafter
University of California Farm Advisors
John Turner
Agronomist
Shafter Station
New Mexico
California
Plan
Shafter City Council Adopts Building Code Ordinance 161
The City of Shafter passes Ordinance No. 161 amending building code sections to adopt the 1964 Uniform Building Code standards with plan checking and permit rules. It covers penalties for violations up to 500 dollars or six months in jail, fee provisions, and publication requirements. The ordinance takes effect upon adoption and publication in the Shafter Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Shafter
Cateh
Shafter Press
Era
Allen L. Zenk
Finkbeiner
Somers
Grundy
Zenk
Hildebrand
Offrer
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Stringham's
Shafter Drug
Stringham’s
Cousin’s Cafe PI
Henry Beltran
Caroline Walker
Los Angeles
Need Cash Finance CO
18Th Sc
Acme Finance Company
18Th Street
Tfe
Othe
Ins $50 and & Thrift Co
de Witte’s Paradise
Fresno Ave
Matos Vey
Wasco Meter Sales
Don
Dodge
7Th St. - Wasco
Pontiac
Buick
GMC
Garratz Motor Co
E. Lerdo
Ernie Hofman
James Street
Shafter Realty
W. Ash
West Ash
C.V.H
Elm St
Rodriguez
Schnaidt’s Realty
Schnaidt's Best Buys
Need Farm & Home Listings
Hms
Clara J. Schnaidt
Realty Shafter Branch
Walnut St
Mark St
Sing Gary
Conv Finance
Otto W. Becker
Central Ave
Wasco
Mish Funeral Home
East Lerdo
Alice's Knuts 171
Kern County
Agee Family Funeral Home
Guernsey
Beech Ave
State Avenue
Central Hardware
Itc
Lincoln
Hobart
McFarland
Leech Music
Shafter Area
Chester
Waukesha
Corner
Valley & Village Court
West Orange
W. Lerdo
Apt
Beth Eden
Pacific
Sam Becker
Central Avenue
Golden West
Munzer
South Wall
Janzen
Shafter Calif
Anderson's Trailer Court
Marengo
Willow
Kern Homes
Lerdo Road
Hwy
Kern & Pacific
State Street
Yall
Lt. Larson
Alameda
Calif
George H. Larson
George Larson
Marine Barracks
Naval Air Station, Alameda
Larson
Redlands University
Redlands
Wayne R. Spears
Hyatt Family
Mooney’s Grove Park
David Trout
John
Rev. Hammond
S. R. Hammond
Reg
D. M. Hammond
Mill Valley
Charles Ogle
Michael
Jimmy Bryant
David Oxford
Larry Herrera
Morro Bay
Robert Somers
San Francisco
Singer Sales & Service
Arley’s Appliance & TV
Darby Day
Gov. Brown
National Library Week
Eastr
Robert Ogle
Alex Ogle
Debra
Teresa
al Sucket
Cabin of Friends
Greenhorn Mountains
Lee Ashworth Jr
Dr. Ashworth
Lee Ashworth Sr
Yuba City
Maxine Townsend
Food Service Association
Townsend
Rio Bravo School
Christensen
Annn
San Diego
California Missions
Julie Andrews
Ann
Lewis Sutton
Linda
Barbara
Disneyland
Henry Neufeld
Pacific Automotive
Pan Pacific Auditorium
Phil Channeson
Camp Nelson
Sandra Nonhof
Potomac School
Murray Nonhof
Bakersfield College
Mel Nonhof
Santa Cruz
Dick Southwick
Karen
Colleen
Kathy
Heather
Zoo
Fresno
Storyland
Leon Morgan
Patricia
Lynn
Mrs. Morgan
Herman Arms
Oakview
First “Southern Baptist Church
Dexter C. Ogan
Buel Mouser
Pastor Trainning Union
Horace Womack
Pastor Prayer Service
M. U
Weston Futrell
J.C. Wells
Pres. ‘Brotherhood
Case Johnston
Shatter
Shafter Post
Frank Wisner
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