Shafter Women Enter Fifth Year of Cancer Project
Local Ameri can Cancer Society volunteers initiate the fifth round of followup calls in Kern County and nationwide study of living habits and cancer. Mrs. Roy Farrell chairs the epidemiological survey as researchers list Kern County participants and note over 99 percent retention with completion anticipated by 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Roy Farrell
Epidemiological Survey
Shafter
Marvin Neuman
John Dalke
Thomas F. Leigh
Jim Ball
Dan Weitz
Louise Fox
Clarence Neuman
Ezra Suderman
Farrell
Kern County
United States
Cancer Society
Rence
Ameri
Can Cancer Society
Mes
Res
Shafter Council Buys Truck and Packer on Bid Terms
In a brief session the Shafter City Council bought a truck and garbage packer for 15888.60 from Garratz Motor Company with delivery in 60 to 120 days and introduced Ordinance No. 159 the new fire code. They approved a $352.50 refund to Frank Russell Manufacturing overcharges and reviewed right of way responses from nine of twelve property owners on Shafter avenue. The council also approved eyewear for Ardith Branch who lost his glasses at the Richland School fire and discussed parkette development on the Hudson and Rodriguez tracts at about 15000 yearly over ten years for drainage and recreation. The fire department pickup repair cost was set at 50.88, below the second bid. A Memorial Hall event for Richland students December 18 was approved with no license fee, and Christmas turkeys will be purchased for city employees by the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Garratz Motor Company
Lewis Carroll
Carroll
Ardith
Doc
Richland
Ben Grundy
Grundy
Dick Larson
Hudson and Rodriguez
Kenny Marchbank
Memorial Hall
Chamber of Commerce and
City Counil
Legion Post Conducts Activity Survey To Boost Attendance
Leslie L. Robinson Post No. 213 American Legion runs a survey among members to raise meeting turnout and interest in community programs. Dick Scott, past commander, chairs the effort and mails questionnaires for return before the post’s December 21 meeting when results will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Dick Scott
Scott
Legion Post Tree Lot Offers Good Selection This Year
Dan Hetherington post commander says the Legion Christmas tree lot has a strong variety this season. The money-raising venture thanks customers for their support as the post runs the sale. FRANKLY SPEAKING Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hetherington
Legion
Pickets halt work at Shafter Medical Lab site
Pickets from the Kern Inyo and Mono Counties Building Trades Council AFL-CIO appeared at the 500 block Central Avenue site delaying material delivery and other craft work for the Shafter Medical Laboratory being built for Dr. Harold Freedman with Earl Wipf as general contractor. Shafco Plumbing and Electric Company faced the protest. Harold Wiens of Shafco described the firm as small with most work in Shafter, and offered no immediate contract signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Medical Laboratory
Central
Kern
Inyo
Mono Counties Building Trades Council
Afl-Cio
Harold Freedman
Earl Wipf
Shafco Plumbing and Electric Company
Union
Charles
Chuck) Howard
Pancretine Local No
Bakersfield
Central Avenue
Santa Fe
Two Men Held on Theft Charges in Local Burglaries
Carl H Mangrum and John F Pyles, both of 471 Walnut, were arrested on drunkenness charges and held as suspects in burglaries at the Richland Chevrolet garage and King Lumber company. The King Lumber safe was reported missing at 7 35 a m December 12 with no money, only records, and a sign noted the gate open. Richland Chevrolet disturbance reported at 1 05 a m December 10. tools taken from the garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Mangrum
John F. Pyles
Richland Chevrolet
King Lumber Company
Bicycle Stolen From Shafter Home Garage
Kenneth Ross reports a boy's bicycle stolen from the garage at 225 Golden West in Shafter on December 11. Authorities note the missing item was taken from the Ross residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ross
Golden West
Shafter
Ross
California high school essay contest invites student submissions
The American Legion in California through John Everett and Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 urges high schoolers to write 1500 to 2000 word essays on God and country topics. Students must include name and sponsoring post number. Top two essays advance to Department Chaplain review and three finalists win trophies at the San Diego convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
American Legion
Legion
Department of California
John Everett
Leslie L. Robinson
Shafter High School
Department
San Francisco
San Diego
Bake Sale by Tonda Horizon Club at Stringham's Drug Store
The Tonda Horizon Club holds its first fundraising bake sale sponsored by Shafter High School PTA. The event starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday December 19 at Stringham's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonda Horizon Club
Stringham’s Drug Store
Shafter High School
PTA
Final Report On School Fire Confirms Arson as the Cause
The Richland School board received a final fire determination from Kern County Fire Department official Duffy Doolittle stating the Richland school fire was arson and not accidental. The meeting also covered land donations, city land interest, and a remodel plan after the fire. Attendance stood at 1,823, down 54 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School Board of Trustees
Duffy Doolittle
Kern County Fire Department
Richland
Doolittle
Shafter Department
William Johnston
Santa Fe
Bruce Crawford
Crawford
UCLA Coach Praises Shafter Players At Civic Banquet
Bill Barnes UCLA coach lauds Shafter football players at the 18th annual Civic Banquet urging good grades and humility. He notes UCLA enrollment growth and regional college pressures while reflecting on a demanding travel schedule and ongoing system changes for next season.
Mystery telephone threats to home in Shafter
Fred Kaempfe of 30190 Riverside reported two threatening phone calls urging arson against his house. He sought police protection as Shafter police referred the case to Wasco Sheriff's Station. He later checked if deputies were notified and noted his outside lights were on all night while seeking the source of the calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kaempfe
Riverside
Shafter
Wasco
Kaempfe
Aplan
Tire Stolen From Pickup in Shafter Nighttime Incident
Police records show junior Howard 300 West Rodrigues reported a tire and wheel missing from his pickup parked on a Shafter street. The theft occurred at night according to Shafter police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Howard
West Rodrigues
Shafter Street
Shafter
Banquet Honors Top Players and Scholars
Players honored include Most Valuable Player Mike Lane and Bobby Rodriguez, Most Inspirational Joe Salazar, and Most Improved Keith H amman Jeff Warren J D Rateliff along with scholastic awardees Lloyd Kattenhorn Joe Channeson and Tom Schroeter. Managers Bill Rodgers Leonard Vannatta Manuel Wright Ken Kitteredge and Mike Woods were also recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beston Banks
Tom Schroeter
Ken Carlton
Glen Wilson
Gene Hand
Keith Hamman
Mike Lane
Bill Putnam
Belton Banks
Lloyd Kattenhorn
Jeff Warren
Nieves Carrasco
Joe Salazar
Bobby Rodriguez
Danny Trout
James Bryant
Joe Channeson
Philip Klassen
J. D. Rateliff
Dennis Foreman
Bill Rodgers
Leonard Vannatta
Manuel Wright
Ken Kitteredge
Mike Woods
The
Bucks
Elected president of Kern County Boy Scouts council
H. W. Pat Kelly was elected president of the Kern County Council of Boy Scouts of America for 1965 at a council meeting. Kelly has held Scout ranks to Eagle, helped acquire the first lots for the Boy Scout building, and led fundraisers. Also named from North Kern District 7 to the executive council are W. B. Camp Jr., David E. Cooke, Marvin Neuman, Rev. Melvin Nowhof, Douglas Peters, William Siemens, and Robert Somers of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Pat. Kelly
Kern County
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Vagane A
Kelly
Shafter High School
North Kern
Boy Scout Executive Council
W. B. Camp Jr
David E. Cooke
Marvin Neuman
Melvin Nowhof
Douglas Peters
William Siemens
Robert Somers
Shafter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
Frank Russell Manufacturing Company
Bill Johnston
Shafter Avenue
Legion Post
Jay Atkinson
Eleanor Wilson
County Board of Supervisors
Bill Barnes
UCLA
Barnes
Southern California
Red Sanders
Dick Witcher
Sam Boghasian
Tom Ware
Bakersfield College
Bob Mears
Mears
Bill Pineda
Ron Torigiani
Ken Torrigiani
Ricky Scott
Richard Young
McClain
Pineda
Hampton
Don Burns
Grant Cooke
Louis Lewitte
Jim Engle
Harold Forehand
Jerry Fowler
Loyd Golleher
Dennis Kroeker
Larry Lowe
Don Iaundégren
Richard Miller
Ted ‘Page
Ron Smith
Armando Vazquez
Dave Grisham
Ken Wittenberg
Aeher
Grisham
Kroeker
Lundgren
Miller
Page
Sperling
Vasquez
Wittenberg
Be’ Banks
Steve Bryant
Danny Jello
Eugene Hand
Jerry Richard Hoffman
Mike
Mark Larsson
Steve McIntosh
le Schroeter
Steve Steele
Bryant
Costello
Higbee
Mintosh
Steele
Wes Foreman
Fred Cronkhite
Colonels
Foreman
Santa Claus
Shafter Merchant
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