Shafter sees near record year for building permits in 1973
The city logged 1 241 538 in building permits, third highest total behind 1955 and 1958, led by 167 200 for new Cornet and Reno stores and 21 200 for Safeway remodel. Bryan Coleman and Associates built 42 homes worth about 650 000 in a southwest tract started in 1972.
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Shafter
Cornet
Safeway
Reno’s
Bryan Coleman and Associates
Dana Mulder
Coleman Homes Project
Coleman
Coleman and Associates
Citys Biggest Narcotics Raid Nets Three Arrests
Three people were arrested after a Wednesday night raid yielding a substance believed to be heroin with an estimated street value of seven thousand dollars. The operation, led by the County Sheriff Department Intelligence Division and Shafter Police, targeted Librado Sotello, Faron Davis, and Irene Thompson at a Beth Eden Street residence.
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County Sheriff Department
Shafter
Librado Gonzales (Lee) Sotello
Beth Eden Street
Sotello
Bakersfield
Faron Dwayne Davis
South Valley
Irene Marie Thompson
Wible Road
Rabies Clinic Schedule for Dogs in Local Areas
The 1974 public rabies vaccination clinics run Jan 2 to Feb 9, co sponsored by the Health Department and the Veterinary Medical Association. In Shafter Buttonwillow and nearby areas clinics list dates Jan 7 8 9 15 28 with times and locations. Dog owners with pets 4 months or older may obtain two year licenses vaccines. two year price $2. license tag prices vary by city.
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The
Health Department
Veterinary Medical Association
Owen A. Kearns
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Lost Hills
Shafter Fire Station
Wasco Fire Station
Kearns
Deadline Near for Filing for Elective Posts
The filing period for the upcoming elections is closing with city council seats as the only contests so far. City Clerk Bill Johnston and City Treasurer Bert Ware seek reelection, while incumbent councilmen Bill Banks and Ben Grundy face challengers Jimmy and Johnny Thomas, who have filed for the two council seats. Deadline to file is Thursday, December 27, for the March 3, 1974 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Johnston
Bert Ware
Bill Banks
Ben Grundy
Jimmy
Johnny Thomas
Shafter
Early Deadline Noted for The Press Next Week
The Press announces an early print schedule with a deadline for ads and news copy set for Saturday December 29 at 9 a.m. The early deadline affects submissions for next week’s edition.
Leonard Chosen as Chamber President in Shafter
John Leonard manager of the Bank of America in Shafter was elected president of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture at a board reorganizational meeting. Carl Moyer, Herb Howell, and Bill Allen were named vice president, secretary-manager, and treasurer respectively. The installation will occur January 21 at Veterans Memorial Hall. Leonard has been active in the chamber since 1970, serving as treasurer in 1971 and vice president in 1972, and is a Shafter Rotary Club former president. He is a Notre Dame and University of Denver graduate with a long career in banking. He and his wife Sue have two children and live at 650 Hofman Drive.
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John Leonard
Bank of America
Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Board of
Carl Moyer
Herb Howell
Bill Allen
Chamber
Veterans Memorial Hall
Allen
Chamber Board of Directors
Leonard Is
Iowa
Notre Dame University
South Bend
University of Denver
U.S. Army
Fort Riley
Kané
Bank of America At
Tule Lake
San Francisco
Red Bluff
Hanford
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Salvation Army Fund
Kern County Board of Trade
St. Therese Catholic Church
John
Sue
Matthew
Nancy
Hofman Drive
Police and Secret Service Arrest Prison Escapee in Shafter
Federal agents and Shafter police arrested Minnesota prison escapee Eugene Richard Graff 36 known as Jimbo Nessler, believed armed, with a woman companion, in Shafter Friday afternoon. Graff fled Stillwater State Prison after assault with a deadly weapon.
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Federal Secret Service
Shafter
Minnesota
Federal
Eugene Richard Graff
Stillwater
Graff
Jimbo Nessler
Nixon
Earl O’brien
State Official Reports Good Water Sewage in Shafter
State engineer Theodore N Andrews reports Shafter water system in good condition with no deficiencies and no undesirable tastes or odors. The change in taste may come from seasonal dilution differences and a poorer quality well during peak summer demand. Sewage plant also noted as in good condition except for a leaking sludge pump now fixed.
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Shafter
Lew Carroll
State Health Department
Theodore N. Andrews
State Department
Shafter City
Andrews
Carroll
Highlights of 1973 in Shafter news
The year’s early headlines in Shafter feature community leadership changes with Pat Wilson as Improvement Council president and Kathy Miller named Citizen of the Year. New businesses arrive as Finance and Thrift opens and Reno’s buys the old Safeway building. January items include Olive Street apartments valued at 49164 dollars and patrol graduates Gaeta and Witcher. A district advisory committee forms, a 250 pound safe is stolen, and legal actions involve a water district election challenge.
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Pat Wilson
Improvement Council
Kerneth Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Craig
Rotary Club
Kathy Miller
Shafter
Reno
Richland
H. C. Hight
Lamont
Kern County
Rosedale
Rio Bravo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emil
Jack) Frost
Witcher
Santa Claus
Leonard
Shafter Rotary Club
Sanger and
Oildale
Public Works Department
West Los Angeles
Baldwin Park
Shafter Improvement Council
Eleanor Kelly
Alma Smith
Jack Sill
Earl Butz
California Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Paul Harris
Rotary Foundation
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