Shafter News Highlights From August 1964
Shafter residents prepare for the new school year with the high school opening August 28. Football uniforms issued August 28 and 29 plus September 1. Kiwanis honors Edwin Bender for service since 1936. California center of population sign still not re erected near Shafter. Community events include homemaking teachers at a textile workshop and a Kern County fair kickoff September 28.
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Mears
Cliff Ratzlaff
California
West
Shafter
Board of Trade
Wasco
Richland School to Open for 1959-60 Term
Doors open at 8 a.m. August 31 as Richland School prepares to welcome about 1800 students for the new academic year. Enrollment is expected to exceed last year’s figure as the district starts the 1959-60 term.
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Richland
Probation Hearing Set For Cortez Soria in Bakersfield
Cortez Raul Soria Cortez, 19, Lost Hills, will appear in Bakersfield Municipal Court at 3 p.m. on Sept. 18 for a probation hearing after a preliminary hearing before Judge Walter Conway. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts. felony charges were dismissed. He was apprehended in Wasco after a July 27 kitchen hold up at Sportsman's Cafe in Shafter.
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Raul Soria Cortez
Lost Hills
Bakersfield
Walter Conway
Cortez
Shafter
Conway
Wasco
Sportsman’s
Central Avenue
Ruth Trout
Four bike thieves nabbed by Shafter police
Four Shafter youths were arrested for bicycle thefts after Mrs. Betty Rice and Mrs. Mary Draper reported bikes missing from their properties. The suspects confessed to stealing three bikes and a fourth belonging to Bill Willard. They were turned over to juvenile authorities for curfew violations and other charges. Richard Hernandez reported a stereo and tapes stolen from a car. Three minors with liquor were referred to juvenile authorities.
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Shafter
Betty Rice
W. Ash
Mary Draper
West Ash
Bill Willard
Riverside Drive
Shafter Police
Shafter News: Clergy Move and Veterans Meet in August 1949
Joe Bruner, previously a Shafter High School instructor for two years, becomes pastor of First Baptist Church in Compton. Thirty overseas veterans from both world wars attend the first organizational meeting of Shafter’s local Veterans of Foreign Wars post at the Women’s Club. John J. Peters speaks on the Central Valley water project during a Shafter Rotary Club gathering in Cawelo.
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Joe Bruner
Shafter High School
First Baptist Church
Compton
Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Woman’s Clubhouse
John J. Peters
Shafter
Car Collision Involving Winter And Kopper
Two drivers Norval Winter and Arthur Kopper were in a collision at Oak and Blake on August 24. Both reported uninjured and moderate damage to their vehicles.
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Norval Winter
Walnut
Arthur Kopper
Oak
Oak and
Blake
Dove Hunting Season Opens on Labor Day
The 1969 California dove season begins Labor Day with a 46 day split run from dawn to sunset. Abundant birds are noted in many areas but cool weather could drive northern flocks away if it delays movement. The daily bag limit is 10 with 20 in possession after opening day, season ends September 30 and resumes November 29 to December 14.
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Department of Fish and Game
California
California opens rabbit season in southern counties
The Department of Fish and Game says Imperial Riverside and San Bernardino counties plus eastern Kern begin September 1, with the rest of the state opening July 4. Daily bag limit is five rabbits per day for pygmy rabbits and hare. no season on jack rabbits but a license required. Last year Riverside led the state in rabbit hunting, followed by San Bernardino and Kern.
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Imperial Valley
Colorado River
Bard
Winterhaven
Sacramento
San Joaquin Coe
California
Modoc
Lassen
Imperial
Riverside
San Bernardino
Department of Fish and Game
Kern County
Kern
Shafter to Join Wasco Festival Of Roses
Shafter and North Kern communities plan to salute the rose industry at the first annual Wasco Festival Of Roses set for September 12 to 14. Local residents express town pride as the regional celebration unfolds.
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Shafter
Kern
Sage Grouse Season Opens in Modoc and Lassen Counties
Sage grouse season opens in Modoc and Lassen counties for three days from August 30 to September 1 with a two bird limit. Production this year was good but birds are widely scattered due to abundant food and water. season prospects rated fair to good.
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Modoc
Lassen
Department of Fish and Game
Former AFS Student Visits Shafter From Germany
AFS alumna Sinikka Ketunnenen of Helsinki and her husband Dietmar Heimberger of Frankfurt visit Shafter with Bob and Marcia Krause. Sinikka, who did her year in Shafter 1961-62, recalls language studies and works as a Lufthansa sales engineer. They tour Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm and plan a Dodgers Phillies game in LA before returning home.
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Shafter Afs
Dietmar Heimberger
Frankfurt
Germany
Shafter
Bob Krause
Heimberger
Sinikka Kettunen
Helsinki
Finland
Art Craig
Krause
Marcia Craig
AFS
Sinikka
Krauses
Rotary
Marcia
Helsinki School of Economics
Business Administration
Lufthansa
Airne
Heimbergers
Rotarians
Disneyland
Knott
Berry Farm
Shaver Lake
Marvin Neuman
Sinikki Kettunen
Sinikki
Shafter High School
Dirt Track Prep for Cyclists at Cottonaa Speedway
The Catttonaa Class A speedway Motorcycle Racing Championships will be prepared at the Sports Arena for three days starting Monday August 25 1999. Indoor races practice set for Thursday August 28 from 2 to 3 pm and 7 30 to 9 pm with media access for photos interviews. Top riders appear in afternoon session while most come in the evening. James Doyle Ford 16 is reported missing from 320 Shaw Crack.
Hunter Safety Classes Set This Week
Two hunter safety classes for youths will be held at city hall on Thursday and Friday nights August 28 and 29. Sponsored by the Shafter Police Department, the sessions run 7 to 10 p.m. and are required for a hunting license. Open to boys and girls ages 8 to 16 with optional parent accompaniment.
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Shafter Police Department
Witcher
Shafter High Announces 1969 Football Schedule and Tickets
Shafter High School lists a 10 game season with five home and five away contests led by coach Mince. Season tickets remain limited and available at the principal’s office as fans rush to secure preferred seating for games starting Sept 19 versus Manache and continuing through Nov 14 at Garces.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Corcoran
Bakersfield West
Taft
Generals
Foothill
Bakersfield North
Porterville
Arvin
Garces
Arvin Garces
Wasco
South Sequoia
Mince
Bill McMahon
Robert Smith
Richard Froelich
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Shafter Press
Burnis E. Morris
San Fernando Valley State College
Northridge
Southern California Gas Company
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Edwin
Wimpey) Bender
Ohlsson
Carmel
Wiebe
Ann Marie -Kern County Fair
Don Trout
Shafter P
Richard Hernandez
P. O
Pond
Tulare
Central Sheranny
Haskell Wayne Snellgrave
Nellgrave
Tenevar
Title Insurance and Frult Company
Concepcion Carasco
Ofelia Carrasco
County Recorder
United States
Cou
Serech Ead
Aioe
Rance and Trust
Oy Lane
Pipkin
Wasco High School
WUHS
North Kern
Cormack Park
Palm Avenue School
Festival of Roses, Inc
Seventh Street
Arne Nybak
Gallery West
San Luis Obispo
Wasco Veterans Hall
American Rose Society
Festival
Barker Park
Wasco Ball Park
Buttonwillow
Hawaii
James Doyle Ford
Shaw
Bonnie King
187, Orange
187
W. Orange
Varie
Shafter H.S
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