Smith Named Richland Superintendent in July Board Vote
Gary W. Smith chosen as Richland School District Superintendent after a July 26 board meeting. He comes from Fountain Valley California where he served as principal and has 15 years as principal in various schools. Smith holds a doctorate and aims to recruit an Assistant Superintendent with financial experience.
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Richland
Gary W. Smith
Smith
Shafter
Fountain Valley
California
Kazuo Masuda
Hisamatsu Tamura
New Jersey
California State
Long Beach
Dine University
USC
National Cash Register
Madeline Hunter
Lou Nichols
U.S. Department of Education
Gary Z. Seatth
Ghasae
Fire at new apartments causes $2,500 damage in Shafter
A suspicious fire at newly built apartments caused about $2,500 damage on July 25 at 10:44 p.m. in an upper front unit. Firefighters contained the blaze with help from residents on Munzer and Shafter, while authorities investigated the cause. A leaking chemical from a white skull-marked truck prompted police involvement near Central Avenue and Chano's Restaurant.
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Shafter
Munzer
Central Avenue
California Avenue
Shafter Avenue
Jerry Schmidt
Shafter Fire Department
Calloway
Tire theft report from disabled 1955 Chevy pickup
Sheriff records a theft from Mrs. Michael Beltran at 436 W Lerdo Highway Shafter. Between July 19 and July 20 four tires and wheels were removed from a disabled 1955 Chevy pickup on Lerdo Highway near Highway 99. Loss valued at 300 dollars.
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Michael Beltran
W. Lerdo Highway
Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Police arrest unlicensed drivers weekend arrests rise
Police Chief Gene Kaplan reports three arrests for driving without a license, two of them youths aged 13 and 14. He notes parents’ knowledge, stresses that mopeds require licensed operators, and warns that any motorized vehicle on public roads must meet license and safety standards including plates, lights, brakes, and windshields.
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Gene Kaplan
Roonse
Kaplan
California
Donations down Fireworks hurt Shafter Chamber finances
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce notes July fireworks income only 510 dollars against 1,915.50 in expenses, leaving a 1,405.50 deficit. New fair committee members Mary Siemens Herb Howell and Susan Borton pledge a complete display plan but withheld specifics. The board will meet August 9 at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Herb Howell
Mary Siemens
Susan Borton
Eee Wines
Ren Borton
Boner
Arvin
Onof
M.W. Lloyd
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
Tehachapi
Champet
Ranchers Cotton Oil Links Kern to Global Oil Market
Ranchers Cotton Oil at Cawelo near Bakersfield processes about 1.6 million gallons of finished salad oil annually using a patented continuous refining method to produce the lightest colored oil. The Kern County plant, operating 24 hours daily, employs over 150 workers with a $2 million payroll and $1.3 million annual spend with local suppliers, selling products across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
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Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
Cawelo
Bakersfield
Shafter
Fresno
Randers
William A. Burns
Burns
James C. Clouse
Board of Trade
Fred Frick
Ralph Carpenter
United States
Europe
Asia
Cawel
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State Department of Education and Assembly
U.S. Army
Sheriff's Report
Nina Leigh
Shafters
Stockdale Highway
Allen Road
Kerneth Anderson
Gene Tackett
Kern
Don Harri
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