Shafter Airport Held Back From Promoting Industry
Shafter residents express frustration over stalled progress to develop the Shafter Airport as an industrial site. At a chamber meeting Supervisor LeRoy Jackson noted the airport committee surveys 50 years ahead, while locals demand immediate leasing actions with escalation protection and qualified developers to drive growth.
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Shafter
Shafter Airport
California
Shafter Chamber
LeRoy Jackson
Airport Committee
Vance Webb
Charles Salzer
Lit
Shafter News Highlights Weather Feature and Scout Honor
Frankly Speaking continues as a weather segment returns weekly by Press. Shafter Research station with John Turmer and Mrs Tony Heller pushes the news feature forward. A new two deck vegetable case at Mart and a re ing at Country Pat are noted. Honors for Shafter include service on the National Council of Boy Scouts and joining a select rank. Special note to Sheriff Galyen for tips on any Shafter news from the Sheriff's Department.
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Press
Shafter Research Station
John Turmer
Tony Heller
Pat
Shafter
National Council of Boy Scouts
Scouting
Galyen
Sheriff's Department
War notes and sports amid Vietnam era commentary
The column surveys wartime coverage with emphasis on Uncle Sam while noting scant Australian input. It mentions Harold Rhoades barred for throwing in cricket, 54 percent youth fitness, fireworks sales limits, intruder crime, tax talk, wheat policy debate, teachers’ pay strike risk, and Chevrolet Impala and Bel Air prices.
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Chevrolet
Local Girl Enters Whittier College For Fall Term
Carolynn Louise Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Wendel Williams will enroll at Whittier College California in September as part of the 66th freshman class. Orientation Week runs September 12 with counseling reading coloquy faculty convocations and dances ahead of classes starting September 20. The college founded by the Society of Friends in 1901 sits east of Los Angeles with about 120 faculty and 1800 students offering A B M S M A and M Ed degrees.
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Carolynn Louise Williams
Jack Wendel Williams
Oak
Shafter
Whittier College
Whittier California
Society of Friends
Los Angeles
Unclear readers notes and civic topics in The Age snippet
The fragment lists topics such as birth control anti strike appeals for teachers and wool marketing talks. An advertisement urges readers to lodge income tax returns early. The writer contemplates subscribing to The Age to learn Australia’s Vietnam stance and cites Governor Rockefeller’s decision not to run as too little too late.
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United States
Viet Nam
Gov. Rockefeller
L N Coleman Assigned to Utah for Jehovah’s Witness Work
Leslie N. Coleman longtime Shafter resident and Jehovah’s Witness minister will supervise work for the group in Utah. Known as Tubby in Southern California, he has served 34 years and traveled through West Texas Colorado and much of California. He returns from San Diego where he aided assembly planning for 31 000 attendees at Balboa Park. His son Vic Coleman leads the local congregation. The elder Coleman begins Circuit supervisor duties August 17.
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Leslie N. Coleman
Ruth
Shafter
Utah
Jehovah's Witnesses
Leslie
California
Tubby
Balboa Park
Coleman
Vic Coleman
Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Shatterites Attend Pilgrim Pines Camp
Young people from Union Congregational church attended Pilgrim Pines Camp at Yucaipa for the week of Aug 29. Participants included Sharon Smith Sharon Stockton Dean Johnston and Larry Kennath. Mrs Fraley served as counselor that week. Margaret Fraley will attend Aug 9 16 with Pam Dean and Eileen Smith will attend Aug 16 29.
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Union Congregational Church
Pilgrim Pines
Yucaipa
Sharon Smith
Sharon Stockton
Dean Johnston
Larry Kennath
Fraley
Margaret Fraley
Pam Dean
Eileen Smith
Welfare Hearing on Bulletin 644 Aug 6 in Sacramento
Public hearing in Sacramento August 6 will examine the impact of Bulletin 644 that defines farm labor as part time work and allows welfare recipients to take crop jobs without losing supplemental aid if earnings stay below need. State officials will review costs, caseloads, and related welfare regulatory matters.
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Sacramento
Jack Wedemeyer
Wedemeyer
Seger
Intion
Heller Family Returns From Three-Week Wisconsin Trip
Mr and Mrs Tony Heller Timothy and Joan spent three weeks traveling by car visiting Lydia Heller in Milwaukee and sisters Gertrude Alf and Lewis Placek in Glenview Illinois.
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Tony Heller
Timothy
Joan
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia Heller
Gertrude
Alf
Lewis Placek
Glenview
Ill
Public Works Bid Notice Shafter California 1965
Legal bid notice from the City of Shafter California for public works with bid deadline August 23 1965 and opening at 7 30 p m. Bids must use engineer furnished forms and include a performance guarantee. City reserves right to reject bids adjust quantities and extend or shorten work. Publication dates August 4 and 11 1965 in Shafter Press.
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Mickett
Bakersfield
California
Diviecon
State of California
Coyas
Shafter
William H. Johnston
City of
Shafter Press
Public Auction Notice of Real Estate in Kern County California
The North America Banking Company as Successor Trustee will sell at public auction on 23 1965 at 11:00 AM at the front entrance of Transamerica Title Insurance Co 1100 Chester Avenue Old California for cash the South 70 feet of the East 208 feet of the Southeast quarter of Section Township 28 South Range 25 East in Kern County California to satisfy an indebtedness secured by a deed of trust dated February 1963 recorded April 21 1963 in Book 3822 page 273 Official Records.
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Transamerica Title Insurance Com
Chester Avenue
Old
California
North Amer Ene Ing Company
Jane
Kern County
Douet Gap
Miges
United States
Stets
Section Township
Flood Control and Recreation At Poso Creek
The U S Army Engineers study Poso Creek for a multi purpose reservoir ten miles from Shafter with 50000 acre feet capacity and 1290 acres at spillway crest. It would provide 40000 acre feet for flood control and 10000 acre feet for recreation and sediment storage. Public uses would include picnic sites boat ramps swimming areas and new water and sanitary facilities. A public hearing is planned at Bakersfield police building auditorium 1620 Truxtun avenue August 17 at 1 30 p.m.
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U. S. Army
Poso Creek
Shafter
Police Building
Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield
Lt McGee Visits Parents in Shafter
Lt. Coral L. McGee son of Mr and Mrs Albert B McGee 231 Faber has been in Shafter visiting his parents for two weeks on leave from the U S Air Force He recently completed 39 weeks training at Chanute Field Rantoul Ill and is stationed at Mountain Home Idaho.
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Coral L. McGee
Albert B. McGee
Faber
Shafter
U. S. Air Force
McGee
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Mountain Home
Ida
Kern County road project bid notice from 1965
Road Commissioner's estimate for water, road base, cement treated base and asphalt materials. Labor codes and apprentice rules cited. Orders that quantities may be adjusted and work omitted. Bids to be received at Kern County Civic Center Bakersfield. County reserves right to reject bids. Published July 28 and August 4, 1965.
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Shefter Drug Store
Uncle Sam
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U. S
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Australia
Harold Rhoades
England
Standard Oil
Central Valley Highway
Lerdo Street
Statie
Ant
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Magguess
Ciidren
Aew
Nate Magnesi
L. N. Coleman
Wedeminger
Department
Auditorium of Motor Vehicles
First Avenue
First Southern Baptist Church
Dexter C.ogan
Buel Mouser
Training Union
Horace Womack
Prayer Service
Sealcy
Uny
Peat
Weny Cathet Street
Snarier Caifornia
Church OF Christ
County
Kern
Lew P
Oy Ae Phos
North AM Liquidating Company
Bao
Kern Count Tate Company
L. Brown
County OF
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Department of Highways and Bridges
the of Supervisors
Truxtun
Chester
Board of Supermen’ Sobers
Kimberline Road
Wildwood ‘Ave
Pe’ Ve
R.M.C.T.B
Department of Industrial Relations
California Appren Council
Eral Waieny
Bap
Eye AL Og BS Ae
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Board of Supervisors
Publish Press
Universal Equipment
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Fairview
Walker ST
Pioneer
George Globe
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Habla Espanol
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