Neumans Lease Potato Shed To Shafter Marketing Association
The Neuman potato shed in Shafter has been leased to the Shafter Marketing Association. Production will be handled by the association as Neuman brothers continue their long involvement in local potato farming. The shed replaced a 1943 fire damaged building, and the launch followed a barn dance that drew many locals.
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Neumans
Shafter Marketing Association
Neuman
Neuman Company
Association
fFama
Shafter
One More Hunter Safety Class At Police Station
A final hunter safety class will be held at the police station on December 8 and 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. All hunters 18 years or under must complete the course to obtain a license. Sign up at the station now. no future classes until March or April.
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Ptm
Odie Miller
Sheould
Shafter Plans Expanded Holiday Decorations and Events
Wayne Wood of the Merchants Association announces extended downtown Christmas decorations and a bigger effort to bring in shoppers. The annual children’s party is set for December 12 with Santa arriving by helicopter, and stores will stay open evenings from December 14 through Christmas.
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Shafter
Wayne Wood
Merchant's Association
Wood
Anter
Santa Claus
Tops Market
Bond Sales Reported by Kern County Leader
Chairman G L Seitz announces ten month Savings Bond totals for Kern County and Southern California. Kern County sales reach 4 098 014 up .06 percent from last year while Southern California totals 161 850 751 versus 163 913 159 in 1963. October county sales stand at 451 915 and eleven county region at 15 310 640. He frames Savings Bonds as a key indicator of local economic activity and a tool for thrift through payroll plans or bank purchases with a total outstanding 48 billion helping homes and education.
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Kern County
Sea East
Building Permits Reported in Shafter for November
Building permits issued in Shafter for November total four projects. Spray-Rite at 290 East Lerdo files a new building costing 2000 dollars. Arly's Appliance remodels at 311-313 Central Avenue for 310 dollars. Bill MacGregor residence at 580 Harris valued at 11500 dollars. James Graddy remodel at 508 State valued at 500 dollars.
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Shafter
C. H. Pope
Spray-Rite
East Lerdo
Arly
Central Avenue
Bill MacGregor
Harris
James Graddy
State
Water Curtailment Hits Shafter Wasco District During Canal Work
Water service to the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District is cut off for annual Friant Kern Canal maintenance. The Bureau of Reclamation installs a 24 inch delivery tube and enlarges Lake Woollomes turnout to improve reservoir use. Resumption is planned for February with a January end date announcement. Early snows have started a solid snowpack to help next summer’s water supply and the district hopes for a favorable precipitation pattern to avoid future curtailments.
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Shafter- Wasco
Friant-Kern
Shafter
Bureau of Reclama
Lake Woollomes
Shrine Club December Events Planned Across Venues
The El Charaf Shrine Club lists December activities including officer elections on December 3 at 7 p.m. at Dino's Cafe in Buttonwillow and a stage show with dance at the Al Malakah Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on December 11 and 12. A December 19 party is slated at the Delano Elks club starting at 7 p.m.
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el Charaf Shrine Club
Dino
Buttonwillow
al Malakah Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles
el Charaf Club
Delano Elks Club
Loedisam Gamne
Pierce Receives Refresher Arson Detection Course
Vern Pierce was invited to a refresher course in arson detection at Bakersfield Headquarters fire station. The session occurred on December 1 with instruction likely focusing on fire origin detection and investigative techniques.
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Vern Pierce
Bakersfield
Awards Dinner Before Potato Bowl Shriners Event
Charles Leech announces the annual awards dinner before the Kern County Shrine Club Classic. Players and coaches of the Shrine Charity Classic are honored in Football's Finest Hour as they meet Queen Susan and past queens. The event showcases Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children and the emotional impact of the charity. Concerted pageantry and once in a lifetime feeling accompany the celebration.
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Charles Leech
Kern County Shrine Club
Susan
Shriners
City groups plan luncheon and basket drive at Richland
Representatives from city organizations meet Friday December 4 at Richland School for a luncheon followed by a planning session for Shofter Christmas baskets. Reservations are requested by Reg Hammond of the Richland school staff.
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Richland School
Reg Hammond
Brown Chemical Plant Nears Operation In California
Ed Brown of Brown and Bryant announces a new fertilizer mixing plant near Shafter with automated blending capable of 35 tons per hour. The Santa Fe tract site is the largest building in the area and stores incoming ingredients for processing. The plant, started in 1941, joins only three similar California installations and will likely begin production next week.
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Ed Brown
Brown and Bryant
California
Santa Fe
Shafter
$2.5 Million California Aqueduct Pre-Consolidation Project
A $2.5 million pre-consolidation effort moves on along a 23 mile section of the California Topman aqueduct north of Lerdo Highway. Project features 272 ponds up to 170 by 500 feet, six foot dikes, 4,000 drill holes, and 90 million gallons of water used in wetting down and dike formation.
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California
Lerdo
P. & C. Drilling Company
Los Angeles
Fain, Inc
Torrance and Shafter
Kern County
Wheeler Ridge
Buena Vista Lake
Buena Vista Water Storage District
United Electric Company of
Bakersfield
Delta-Mendota Canal
Supt
Hauschild
P.& C. Drilling Company
Shafter Church Votes to Withdraw from United Church of Christ
The Shafter church approved withdrawing from the United Church of Christ by a 115 to 71 vote on Monday night. The action leaves the church in Kern Association and Southwest Conference but not in the national UCC. The withdrawal focused on national level affiliation and involved no sanctions for the pastor or congregation.
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United Bay of Christ
Spectro
Shafter
Shafter Reh
Kern Association
Southwest Conference
Mpron
UCC
Shafter Church
United Church of
John Heé
Kerneth Anderson
Roy Farrell
Irvin Nickel
Mert Wiedmann
Phil Zachary
Church Council
United Church of Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Anderson
Golf dinner highlights faith and swings in Shafter
Pastor Henry Dick spoke at the Shafter golf tournament dinner urging perseverance after bad shots and temper control through effort. The Christian Business Men's Committee led by Dick Zenk Frank Johnson and Elmer Unruh organized the event with Rot ary and service clubs rotating hosting duties. Prizes went to Al Mortimore low gross blind bogey net scores to Tut Anderson John Dalke and Elmer Unruh. Long drive and eagle putt noted on 18. Closest to pin honors went to Homer Hendricks and putting champ Lew Woodard with 34 putts.
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Henry Dick
Shafter
Shafter Golf Tournament
David Misener
al Mortimore
Lowell Todd
Jim Graddy
Tut Anderson
John Dalke
Anderson
Elmer Unruh
George Colling
Pete Peterson
Art Johnson
Homer Hendricks
Lew Woodard
Jack Groves
Gene Wilcoxon
Rotary Club
Dan Bledsoe
Ed Brown
Carl Moyer
Jack Colvard
Lew Carroll
Hal Corrie
William Hudson
Vernon Wilson
Charles van Blair
Frank Wisner
Elmer Anderson
Dick Scott
Jim
Winners Gather For 18th Annual Football Banquet
The 18th annual football banquet will be held Thursday December 10 at the High School cafeteria at 6 30 p m. Generals Colonels and Bucks most valuable players will be honored with John Kelly as master of ceremonies. Billes UCLA coach will speak with assistant Sam Boghosian. Attendees include Kenny Schulz 20 30 Club general chairman Max Pearce CBMC tickets Arthur Johnson high school speaker Dan Bledsoe Rotary Club program Clyde Johnson Kiwanis Club finance Bill Hildebrand Chamber of Commerce MC and protocol and Dick Larson Lions Club publicity.
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Generals
Colonels
Bucks
John Kelly
Shafter High School
Stanford University
Billes
UCLA
Sam Boghosian
Dick Witcher
Kenny Schulz
Max Pearce
CBMC
Arthur Johnson
Dan Bledsoe
Rotary Club
Clyde Johnson
Kiwanis Club
Bill Hildebrand
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Larson
Lions Club
Nourse resigns from Planting Cotton Seed Distributors board
L B Nourse resigns as consultant to the Planting Cotton Seed Distributors board after retiring as secretary manager in 1963. He notes decades of service to the one variety program and the San Joaquin Valley cotton industry. The program serves 9 000 growers and funds about 200 000 dollars yearly for research at Shafter station and UC.
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Bakersfield
L. B. Nourse
Planting
Nourse
Percy
San Joaquin Valley
Ocr Raughedge Digo
Shafter
All Valley
Shafter Station
University of California
Chamber Officers To Be Elected Monday
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce board will elect its officers at a luncheon on Monday December 7 at Richland Cafeteria. Directors include Weston Futrell Al Finkbeiner Irvin Fike Bruce Crawford Wayne Jay Atkinson Bill Hildebrand Bob Wood Paul Hoffman Tony Brown Bann Harvey Gaede Mrs Evelyn Agee and Frank Wisner as past president and board member.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Richland
Weston Futrell
al Finkbeiner
Irvin Fike
Bruce Crawford
Wayne Jay Atkinson
Bill Hildebrand
Bob Wood
Paul Hoffman
Tony Brown
Bann
Harvey Gaede
Evelyn Agee
Frank Wisner
Shafter Officer Detains Speeding Motorist
Ray D Hawkins of Wasco was clocked at 100 mph while driving out of Shafter on the night of November 30. He was taken to the Shafter station and booked by Patrolman Odie Miller.
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Ray D. Hawkins
Wasco
Shafter
Odie Miller
Sweater Reported Stolen From Memorial Hall
W R Crabb reports his high school track sweater taken from Veterans Memorial Hall Saturday night, location listed as 543 Pacific. No suspect named and investigation noted.
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W. R. Crabb
Pacific
Veterans’ Memorial Hall
Burglars Take Merchandise From Local Grocery
Jack Bayless reported a burglary at a grocery side of the store. Entry was gained by breaking a front door glass. Thieves took a skillet clothing and other items, little wine, some beer, and fresh meat amounting to over 700 dollars in value.
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Jack Bayless
Gus
Eatlane
Football Stats Neatly Misleading and Local News Notes
Franks speaking column reviews sports stats for USC and Notre Dame rivals missing rose bowl bids. Fullerton and Bakersfield totals shown with downs rushing and yards, Long Beach noted as common opponent. Shafter Generals lose 68 65 in overtime. Reader plea touches on distribution and a photopaper mailing quirk.
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Fullerton
Bakersfield
Long Beach
Nym
Bigamist Realizes Wrong In Dual Marital Rites
A proverb-like statement reflects on a bigamist who discovers too late that two marriages violate ethical norms. It notes the clash between duty and desire and the moral lesson implied.
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Calif
Kemp
Main Street
Clarence Hauschild
Stan Summers
Frank Faltings
Pastor Dick
Dick Zenk
Frank Johnson
Southern California
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South High Rebels
Donald Wray
New York
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Gene Guenther
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