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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1968
Page
1
Weather AB reported by the Shafter Cotton Research Station covers daily highs and lows from Mon Dec 9 to Sun Dec 15. The sequence shows 66/34 on Monday and fluctuates to 68/47 on Sunday, with notable cooler nights around 29 and daytime highs in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
Memorial services for Richard L. Adams were held Sunday at the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church at 2 p.m. Rev. Elwood Greer presided, with pastors from Shafter United Methodist Church and other local churches participating. Music and readings highlighted the service, and Adams family scholarship funds were noted for future missions. The event included multiple church officials and a notable musical performance by local singers.
Richland School trustees approved remodeling bids and preliminary plans for a new administration and music buildings. Robert A. Stuhr opened bids, with McMillan Moving Bakersfield accepted for demolition and moving at 2445. Griffith for paving 5712. Fenderson Electric 2548 for cafe lighting. Heating and cooling bids held for study. A permit for 17 housing units on Willow Street was filed by Jay, Leon, and Ken Pitts. Grounded by enrollment 1777, a drop of 14. A state textbook law update allows choice of supplementary books and requires affidavits. The board to review cooling/heating bids and insurance bids 5775 and 13792. City Council Santa Fe tract purchase confirmed.
Shafter churches are arranging Christmas celebrations as the season nears. Special choirs and children's programs accompany holiday treats. With Christmas Day on Wednesday many churches schedule programs for Sunday December 22.
Dr. Fields E. Caveness, nematologist at U.S. Cotton Research Station Shafter, will assume new duties at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Ibadan, Nigeria in February 1969. His work spans chemical control breeding for resistance and cultural practices to improve cotton, maize rice and cassava programs funded by IITA and supported by Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, with his family to follow after his daughter Becky finishes high school.
A collage of items lists religious services at First Mexican Baptist Shafter United Methodist Therese’s Catholic and St. Mark's Episcopal churches with Christmas Eve and Day masses, cantatas, pageants, and caroling plans. Pack 913 reports Bobcat pins earned by cubs and a caroling event led by Don James.
C Velma Thompson, Collector for the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District, issued a warning that the first installment of the district's current assessment will be delinquent after December 20, 1968. Postmarked payments by the deadline avoid penalties. Owners missing notices should contact Mrs Thompson, as nonreceipt cannot waive penalties.
Betti Richards was crowned Winter Sports Queen for 1968 69 at halftime of Shafter High School basketball. Her court includes Princess Donna Tadevich and Princess Leann Elrich. Queen Betti will reign at the next home wrestling match against Delano and during the dance following the game. Escorts were senior Fred Herkimer. Continued on page 4.
Santa Claus visits Shafter every afternoon 2 to 5 offering free donkey wagon rides for children. Shafter merchants extend evening hours all week. Judge Harvey Gaede installed as President of Kern County Unit of Judges Marshals and Constables Association at Wool Growers Cafe on December 12 with many district judges and constables in attendance.
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