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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1974
Page
3
Martin Huff of the Franchise Tax Board urges homeowners aged 62 and over that the August 31 1974 deadline for filing property tax assistance claims is near. More than 248 000 claims have been received since May 16. Eligible claimants may receive up to 96 percent of taxes paid, with income limits and residency requirements.
The Crafts Fair at the B California State Fair displays handmade items from leather work to decorative blouses. Demonstrations are free for visitors, items priced from two dollars to hundreds, and booths run daily noon to 10 pm and weekends Labor Day to midnight. Exhibits were jury selected for quality with broader bright airy layout to improve foot traffic.
Shafter police report a theft of a diamond ring valued at 600 dollars and a burglary, alleged to have occurred in the past two months. Dorothy Hamilton reported the loss from 1180 Wey and Way on a Wednesday. Elro Cramer of Elro's Barber Shop on Central Avenue and Central Valley Highway says burglars took 70 dollars in cash during a Saturday night break in.
Shafter High School cheerleaders train in Shafter and Buttonwillow and attend workshops. Liz Lopez and teammates attended a Cal State Bakersfield clinic on crowd control and routines. Many Kern County schools attended the CBS workshop and a four day UC Santa Cruz conference drew SHS song leaders and other students.
Nelia represents the Gas Company as a trained information specialist who handles over a hundred customer inquiries daily by phone. She provides bill and payment guidance, explains BTU ratings and energy use, and offers emergency problem solving to keep customers in touch with service.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Brooks return to Shafter after nine months in Soldotna 150 miles south of Anchorage where Brooks worked as a machinist and Mrs Brooks as a beautician The children Danny and Donnie aged 8 and 6 enjoyed the Alaska school and fishing while the family preferred the slower pace of life there The Brooks parents reside in Soldotna Alaska The family notes the weather contrast and their memories of the small Alaskan school of 300 students from kindergarten through fifth grade.
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