Farmers gain extra time on upland cotton referendum
U S Department of Agriculture extends deadline to December 9 for upland cotton producers to establish interest in voting counties outside their eligibility area. Final ballots on marketing quotas for 1967 upland cotton run December 5 to 9 with mail or in person return.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
ASCS
Ords
National Cotton Council
U.S
Kern County Agriculture
Cub Scouts Awarded At Pack 953 Meeting
About 100 attendees gathered at the Congregational Church Fellowship Hall for Pack 953 awards sponsored by the Shafter Rotary Club. Den 1 performed a space age skit led by den mother Mrs. Burley Dooley, with winners David Barber and Scott Meyer in the space race.
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Shafter Rotary Club
Congregational Church Fellowship Hall
Den 1
Coy Snapp
Jack Kennath
Harold Reimers
Burley Dooley
Cubmaster Coy Snapp
Ray Bishop
David Dooley
Greg Ratzlaff
Tim Rice
David Camp
Phil Warnock
Denner
David
Lewis Smith Called To Christian Church
The First Christian Church of Shafter has called Lewis D. Smith formerly of Exeter as their minister. Smith began his duties with his first service on Sunday November 27. He succeeds W R Macdowell who left two months ago for Elsinore after 27 months here. Smith, discharged from the Marine Corps in 1945, and his wife Mary both graduated from Kentucky Christian College. They did postgraduate work at Cincinnati Bible Seminary and have pastored in Kentucky Ohio Indiana and Florida with a year evangelizing on Barbados. He was Kentucky State Chaplain of the Disabled American Veterans in 1952 53. Their daughter Nanta is a sophomore at Kentucky Christian College Grayson Ky and plans to fly home for Christmas to 559 Olive Street parents’ home.
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Lewis D. Smith
Nanta
First Christian Church
Exeter
Shafter
Smith
W. R.macdowell
Macdoweell
Elsinore
Marine Corps
Mary
Kentucky Christian College
Cincinati
Ohio
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Kentucky
Indiana
Florida
Barbados
West Indies
Grayson
Olive Street
Christmas Tree Lot Opens Near State Theatre
The Shafter Legion Post opened its annual Christmas Tree Lot across from the State Theatre. Commander Bill Banks announced a phone order option at 6-6843 for trees this year.
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Shafter Legion Post
State Theatre
Bill Banks
Banks
Loss of Thumb in School Band Saw Accident
Shafter exchange student John Tobiason suffered the loss of a portion of the first joint of his right thumb in a band saw accident at the high school. Jerry Schafer reported a found credit card and the vehicle numbers used to charge the account.
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John Tobiason
Shafter
Jerry Schafer
Schaefer
Honors at North Kern Golf Course sweepstakes draw
Ruth Hoffmann and Katie Ogle tied for the sweepstakes prize after both shot 79 at North Kern Golf Course. Ginger Somers Grace Kaney Esther Mallard and Helen Ruggenberg posted 80s and 81s. New officers to be installed at the Christmas party on December 8 with a gift exchange and luncheon. over 40 signed up. Weather permitting a 3 man best ball golf game may be played.
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Ruth Hoffmann
Katie Ogle
North Kern
Ginger Somers
Grace Kaney
Esther Mallard
Helen Ruggenberg
Shafter Generals Split Two Games Over Weekend
Shafter Generals split weekend games with Redwood B's 49-32 and Foothill 43-40 while the Bucs beat Redwood 25-24 and Foothill 28-22. Don Nikkel led with 21 points and Steve Penner added 16 as Bob Hampton’s squad battled inconsistencies and late drama in Foothill affair.
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Generals
Colonels
Redwood
Foothill
Bucs
Bob Hampton
Hampton
Don Nikkel
Steve Penner
Shafter
Trojans
Nikkel
Franz
Hoggard Stuebbe
Penner
Unruh Freeborn
Carrasco
Simpson Rodriguez
McIntosh
Spears Shafter
Maricopa
Acosta
Corcoran
Todd
Jacobus
Hernandez
Dec Banks
Redwood Villarreal
Marietta
Janzen
Bonilla
Galvan
Holquin
Keener Miller
Padilla
Williams
Dec Hultgren Wegis
Lane
S. MclIntosh
Wilson
Gastello
Wittenberg
Tillman
Eagle
Medina
Shafter Wrestlers Compete In Three Way Meet
Shafter wrestlers travel to Maricopa for a three way meet and host Corcoran. Meta Bay dominates lower weights while Shafter JV suffers losses. the Generals rally with several late wins as McIntosh Engle Janzen Miller and others post victories. The JV edges Corcoran 33-30 while Shafter varsity splits with Maricopa 36-21 and 45-13 results.
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Shafter
Maricopa
Corcoran
Generals
Métro Bay
Merro Bay
Varsity Crew
Shafter J. V
Varsity
Morrosay
Porter
Pin Banks
Seventh District PTA Covers Coffee Time and More
The Seventh District PTA promotes Coffee Time viewing on Channel 23 from Nov 29 to Jan 3 with panelists from Bakersfield. The event aims at pre preschool and elementary children and airs Tuesdays at 9:30. Also notes a 41 40 game finish and upcoming Burroughs matchups.
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PTA
Woodrow Wilson
Pare
Richland Pta
Channel
Walter Stiern
Parley Kilburn
William Eisehower
Bakersfield
Betrothal Announcement Leads to Utah Wedding Plan
Mr. and Mrs. William Hern announce the engagement of their daughter Connie to Larry Lowe son of Mr. and Mrs. M C Lowe. Larry a Pfe and five months in service will wed in Utah and honeymoon in Las Vegas after he returns from Ft. Lee Va furlough mid December.
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William Hern
Shaw
Connie
Larry Lowe
M. C. Lowe
South
Shafter Avenue
Larry
Ft. Lee
Utah
Las Vegas
Pfe
Quartermaster School
Shafter
Shafter High School
Richland
Recovering From Severe Surgery for US Veteran
Mrs. Jack Janzen went to Palo Alto to be with her husband during his surgery at the Veterans Administration hospital. He was in critical condition for 24 hours but has since improved. A blood clot caused paralysis in his right hand, though he is left handed.
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Jack Janzen
Palo Alto
Veteran's Administration Hospital
Jack
Beckers Attend Brokers Meeting After San Francisco Trip
Mr and Mrs Otto Becker returned Monday from a trip to San Francisco to attend a meeting of 60 investment brokers at the Jack Tarr hotel The meeting was Saturday They also visited Mrs Becker s brother Menno Bergen and family at Los Gatos and the Henry Kohfelds at Fresno Becker said it rained the whole time they were gone
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Otto Becker
San Francisco
Jack Tarr
Mrs. Becker
Menno Bergen
Los Gatos
Henry Kohfelds
Fresno
Becker
District realignment narrows San Luis Obispo Kern Tulare area
Representative groups within the district outline a new map that leaves out the southern portion of San Luis Obispo County and the western half of Kern County along with the southwest corner of Tulare County as the district is realigned.
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San Luis Obispo County
Kern County
Tulare County
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