Chamber Sets January 16 Install Banquet Date
The ae Chamber of Commerce met Friday to set January 16 as the annual Installation Banquet date at JD's, with 7 pm start. Four board members Zachary, Shirley Hays, Bob Bana and Herb Howell were elected and to be installed. A new slate of officers will be elected. The chamber voted to donate $50 to the Kiwanis food drive, with Kiwanis partnering with Shafter High School Key Club. The Interact Club is organizing Toys for Tots, and the Christmas Parade was scheduled for Saturday with Entries accepted up to parade time. Santa will appear and photos will be taken after in Santa's house.
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Ae Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Jd's
Haben Zachary
Shirley Hays
Bob Bana
Herb Howell
Chamber
Kiwanis
Shafter High School
Interact Club
Seemanee Ae
Council to prohibit Pyramid Zoning grid action
The council votes to prohibit the Pyramid Zoning grid and approves a sum of 1,059 dollars. Aleo approved Wes.
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Council
Aleo
Shafter Historical Society Receives 1930 Ice Reefer Car
The Shafter Historical Society donated armed with support from Santa Fe to acquire a 1930 ice reefer box car, SFRD 12246, once common on the Santa Fe line. It will be placed by the depot and used to showcase Shafter’s potato industry while a $5,000 anonymous donation aided the project and memberships are urged.
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Shafter Historical Society
Santa Fe
Historical Society
Stan Wilson
Terland
Texas
Shafter
Wilson
John Siemens
Shafter Historical ‘Society
P.O
Vacancy application details for district office
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest to District Mike Kelley at SOS Sunset CA 93263. The letter must include name and address plus facilities at Shafter High School. Comments on the plan are due January 26 at 2 p.m. in the Gay Coane cheer venue.
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Mike Kelley
SOS
Shafter High School
George J. Harrison Dies at 67 in Davis California
George J. Harrison former director of the USDA Cotton Research Station at Shafter died November 30 1961 at his Davis home after a long illness He was born August 19 1894 in Jack County Texas He is survived by his wife and daughter He moved from Shafter to a Strathmore area home in Tulare County in 1961 while continuing consulting work for Calcot Marketing Association and with San Joaquin Valley farmers on cotton varietal studies He was a member of the Cosmos Club in Washington and the National Academy of Sciences.
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George J. Harrison
USDA
Cotton Research Station
Shafter
Davis
California
Mr. Harrison
Jack County
Texas
John
Mattie Harrison
Davis Tor
Cotton Research Center
Kern County
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Turner Construction & Crane Co
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