Depreciation recommended for Shafter sewer plant
Shafter Public Works should depreciate expenses for the 1938 sewer treatment facility after a Planning Commission meeting. John Guinn reported the plant is structurally sound but mechanically weak, with discussions on funding upgrades and potential state grants guiding future plans.
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Public Works Department
Shafter
Shafter Planning Commission
Public Works
John Guinn
Planning Commission
Kern County
J.C. Atkinson
Tim Powell
Burbank Street
Shafter Avenue
Guinn
Metcalffe-Eddy
Bakersfield
Farmers Home Administration
Vega Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Shafter
A Bakersfield Superior Court jury convicts Guillermo Vega of the January premeditated murder of 23 year old Javier Valdez Osuna, at the Fowler Trailer Court in Shafter. Osuna died after four gunshots and a final wound, with Vega claiming another man fired the shots.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Javier Valdez Osuna
Guillermo Vega
Gerald Davis
Vincent Garcia
Osuna
Fowler Trailer Court
Jesus Hernandez
Brad Rood
Vega
Witnesses Describe Vega’s Revolver Toss from Car
Both witnesses testified they saw Vega throw a revolver from a moving car. The account highlights the weapon as evidence in the case and places Vega at the scene. Authorities continue to investigate and seek further corroboration from surveillance or additional witnesses.
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Vega
W. Lerdo Highway
State report cards target California schools
KHSD administrators await a state report card released Friday by State Superintendent Honig to gauge school improvements over six years. The study, using California Achievement Program data and SAT results, compares each school to peers with similar characteristics, emphasizing enrollment in academic classes, attendance, and dropout rates.
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Shafter High School
Kern
State
Su of
Bill Santo
California
California State University and College System
Tom Jones
KHSD
Jones
Teasure
FBI Aids Shafter Robbery Probe at Meyer's Big Stop
The FBI is aiding Shafter Police in an armed robbery at Meyer's Big Stop on Shafter Avenue. Four armed suspects entered about 7 p.m. and fled with a large sum from the store’s safe. Details are sketchy. A $1,000 reward is offered for information leading to arrests. Call SPD at 746-6341.
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FBI
Shafter
Meyer
Big Stop
Shafter Avenue
SPD
Shafter 1944 Half-Year Look Back Part One
A two part review begins with the first six months of 1944 in Shafter. The piece covers city plan input, a revamped general plan, local growth and parks, a coroner case, a fatal highway crash, a business promotion campaign, centenarian residents, high school basketball, a rescue by Shafter Fire Department, and civic honors and state marches for long term financing.
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Shafter
Samma Sreagh
Aek
Helen Frankel
Los Angeles County
Sara Escalante Martinez
Mins Pinetet
Kern County
Bakersfield
Mercy Hospital
Shop
Shafter Fire Department
Charles Blattenberg
249
Cross St
Danny Zachary
Jerry Schmidt
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
W.C. Handel
Jock Nikhel
Reb
August Caires
Don Little
Sunset Avenue
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Wadd Party
Ayso
SPC
Vaughn Crane
Kern Medical Center
Oliver Rostain
Honig
Gladden
Bobby Joe McGowan
Vale
Shafter High
Buttonwillow
Roger Antongiovanni
Brian Alvidres
Oi Pals-Tad
Steve Torigiani
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