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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1964
Page
5
Kern county residents who moved from out of state may vote for presidential electors only if they have lived in California 54 days to under one year before the general election. Registration lasts through September 10 at the County Clerk office with required affidavits and notary verification.
Marvin Tripp, a local farm employee, was released on bail of 110 dollars after his August 9 arrest on driving while intoxicated charges. The case cites speeding and reckless exhibition as the alleged offenses.
A 1964 pamphlet from the Council of California Growers outlines farm finance facts. It notes California farmers spend about 100 million dollars yearly on petroleum products and another 100 million on fertilizers and chemicals, most petroleum by-products. The report details jobs, value added, and farm sizes, and offers copies via San Francisco or Los Angeles addresses.
KERO-TV plan a full hour televised debate between Harlan Hagen and Dr. James Williams for the 18th District race. The date will fall between October 21 and November 2 pending both candidates accepting the invitation to air the issues on Channel 23.
The Shafter Library announces a fresh shipment of fiction and non fiction. Notable titles include The Silence of Herondale by Aiken The Witchs House by Armstrong The Dollmaker by Arnow Four and Twenty Bloodhounds by Boucher The Last September by Bowen and more. Nonfiction covers topics from astronomy to European unity and practical crafts.
The upcoming shipment includes titles across literature and history such as The Concert Guide The Flowering of Modern Hebrew Literature and Portugal among others. The collection features works by Nivens Dickinson Auden Schweitzer Shriver and Onassis with notable publishers and scholars.
Fifty seven men of Battery C 5th Howitzer Battalion 11th Artillery returned Saturday from two weeks at Hunter Liggett Army Reserve summer camp. Private First Class Frankie A Lopez of Bakersfield is a unit member with home station at Bakersfield. The battery awaits rating as less than 25 percent of units were eligible for a Superior rating. Drill and camp activities included a three day artillery range session and a day focused on crew served weapons including a machine gun and rocket launcher.
Paul Leroy Liles 36 of 2217 2nd St Wasco died August 4 from an industrial accident near Buttonwillow. Services held August 10 at Agee Family Funeral Home in Shafter with burial in Wasco Cemetery. Survivors include widow Mertie and five children. Army veteran of WWII and the Korean War.
Baby Ricardo Rodriguez infant son of Gavino and wife Gavino Rodriguez of 30749 Burbank Ave Shafter died August 6 in a Bakersfield hospital. Funeral services were held August 8 at St Therese Church with burial in Shafter Cemetery. Survivors include the parents a sister Delia and grandparents Gonzalo Romo.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Seventh day Adventist Church in Shafter for Anna S. Nachtigall 89 of 18673 Beech Ave. She died Friday at her home after 63 years in California. Survivors include seven children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Agee Family Funeral Home Shafter was in charge.
Outdoor cooking tips describe gauging heat by counting seconds held above flame for beef and kabobs then advise waiting for gourds to fully ripen before drying. Prick ends to prevent mold, air dry until completely dry, then coat with shellac or lacquer for preservation.
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