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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
6
Resolution 161 gives notice of a proposed annexation to the City of Shafter of the uninhabited Stoller Tract in Kern County California. A hearing on protests is scheduled after filing by owners of at least one fourth of the land by area and assessed value on the last county assessment roll.
The City of Shafter adopts Ordinance 110 to impose a city wide sales and use tax of .95 percent. The measure provides for administration by the State Board of Equalization, suspends prior ordinances, and details operative date January 1, 1957 with penalties for violations and provisions on exemptions and amendments.
The Kern County Boundary Commission approved boundaries for the Stoller Tract annexation to Shafter. Notice sets a hearing for January 14, 1957 at 7:00 PM in City Hall, Shafter, with written objections due prior. publication and mailing requirements outlined to owners and affected lands.
The lineup increases payload from 26 000 to 46 000 pounds and G CW from 65 000 pounds. Haul capacity rises by as much as 11 000 pounds. Three models offer eight wheelbase configurations for varied heavy duty use.
Richland eighth grade teacher J Clark McGinnis has resigned from Richland Upper Grade School to become District Superintendent of the Castai Union Elementary School district. Board members accepted his resignation at the November 27 meeting, and he will assume the new post December 3. The board noted their regret and offered best wishes for his success.
Two nationally renowned Shafter area farmers will be keynote speakers at a Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce luncheon on December 14. W B Camp director of the United States Chamber of Commerce and head of its agriculture committee and Ed Peters president of Maple Leaf enterprises will address Kern County farm interests. More than 150 Southern California farm and business leaders are expected to attend.
The California Fish and Game Commission announces a meeting on January 4 1957 at the State Building Los Angeles to hear recommendations from officers public agencies private citizens and interested persons on orders concerning fish mollusks crustaceans amphibians reptiles or any species per Section 15.1 of the Fish and Game Code. Wm J Harp Assistant to the Commission. Published December 6 1956.
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