California Leads Nation With 57 Highway Deaths Over Holiday
California again tops the nation in highway fatalities during the holiday weekend with 57 deaths predicted out of 60. A local crash near Shafter involved Julio Arreola and Roland Tatum as Arreola paused on Central Valley Highway awaiting a left turn into Richfield station. Tatum's vehicle struck from the rear, pushing Arreola's car about 222 feet.
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California
Texas
Julio Arreola
Rt. 1
Shafter Ave
Arreola
Alvis Smith Honored as Shafter’s Nicest Person
Acknowledging a printing error, the Shafter community salutes Alvis Smith owner of Country Boy Grocery and Market for his gracious response. The column also recounts a Bakersfield area traffic tragedy on Highway 99 with two fatalities and 132 highway deaths to date, noting comparisons to last year.
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Shafter
Alvis Smith
Country Boy Grocery and Market
Alvis
Eecers
Bakersfield
Ronald Marino
Sacramento
Arcadia
Highway 99
Marino
Barbara Jean Price
Kern General Hospital
DiGeorgio Road
Douglas Ruiz
Stockton
First Baby of 1962 Awaits in Shafter Contest
Merchants in Shafter await the first baby of 1962 with a $55 in gift certificates plus food and services. Entry closes January 8 and results announced January 10 in the Shafter Press. Awards include $5 certificates from local businesses, two Gerber baby foods, a baby car set, and $5 savings accounts at Bank of America and Community National.
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Shafter
Wood
Herndon's Garden
Shafter Dry Cleaners
Shirley
Stringham
Shafter Drug
Okie Bill
Buttonwillow
City Furniture
Howell
Irvin E. Fike
Gerber
Western Automotive
Jim Crabb
Chevron
Bank of America
Community National
Weather Readings From Shafter Experimental Station
Daily maximum and minimum temperatures and humidity readings are provided by the Shafter Experimental Station, documenting climate conditions for the period.
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Shafter
CHP Predicts 39 Deaths Over New Year Weekend
The California Highway Patrol forecasts about 39 fatalities during the New Year holiday period and outlines plans to reduce deaths. Commissioner Bradford Crit tenden urges motorists to drive legally and avoid drinking and speeding while noting local traffic checks and increased enforcement to protect road users.
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CHP
California Highway Patrol
Bradford M. Crittenden
Kern County Chambers of Commerce Honored at Presidents Dinner
County wide leaders from Kern meet at a special Presidents Dinner hosted by the Kern County Board of Trade at Southern California Gas Company. Joseph M. Gannon welcomes guests as Tex Newby leads the roundtable on county development plans and issues including a Rose Parade float and river canyon road improvements.
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Chambers of Commerce
Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
Shafter Chamber
Paul Hoffmann
Ernie Hofman
Board of Trade
Kern River Canyon
Joseph M. Gannon
A. B. “Tex” Newby
Gannon
Southern California Gas Company
Gerry Jobe
Gas Company
Aliens Reminded To Report Home Address During January
Post offices nationwide distribute Form 153 for the annual address report required by the Immigration and Nationality Act. All aliens present on January 1 1962 must file an address report between January 1 and January 31 1962. Penalties include fines up to 200 dollars imprisonment up to 30 days or both.
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United States
Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration and Naturalization Act
PG&E Agency Office Moves to City Furniture Co
Local residents are reminded that the Pacific Gas and Electric agency office in Shafter will be located at City Furniture Co beginning January 2. City Furniture is at 429 James. Payments or service orders are to be made between 8:30 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
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Pacific Gas and Electric ‘Agency
Shafter
City Furniture Co
H City Furniture
James
Hothersall
Community Effort Assures Merry Christmas in Shafter
A local drive named Operation Christmas Basket brings food and gifts to needy families in Shafter. Community groups, schools, farmers, and service clubs contribute funds and manpower to ensure a merrier holiday season for those in need.
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Shafter_area
Shafter High School
Shafter
Shafter Women’s Club
Richland Teachers Club
Flying Bluebirds
Richland
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
American Legion
Christian Businessmen
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kern BBB Alerts On Fraudulent Magazine Salesman
The Kern County Better Business Bureau warns against buying magazine subscriptions from a door to door solicitor known as Johnny Callino or John Oldham Callis. He is described as a 31 year old man about five eight with black curly hair and brown eyes who has taken money without delivering magazines and has operated in Bakersfield and surrounding areas. The BBB urges not to hand money to salesmen using generic plain receipt forms lacking company names.
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Kern County Better Business Bureau
Johnny Callino
Police Department
Sheriff's Offce
Bakersfield
New Year Dance by Jr. Women's Club Roars 1920s Theme
The Jr. Women's Club hosts an annual New Year's Eve dance at the Veterans Memorial Hall with Ray Fowler's band. Tickets cost 7.50 per couple and must be bought in advance from a club member. Proceeds fund a scholarship.
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Jr. Women's Club
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Ray Fowler
Jim Janzen
John Notely, Jr
Clifford Ratzlaff
Glenn Handel
Kenneth Handel
Christmas Pageant at Union Congregational Church
Christmas pageant at Union Congregational Church featured a Reverend John C Heal narration of the Nativity. Pioneer Fellowship members served as candle lighters while Pilgrims Fellowship Group actors depicted the story. Junior and Chancel Choirs sang carols as worshippers took home vigil candles.
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U.C
Union Congregational Church
Pioneer Fellowship Organization
John C. Heal
Pilgrims Fellowship Group
Nior
Christ
Noted Gas Economist To Keynote Kern County Outlook Conference
Dr. Cecil L Dunn of Southern Counties Gas Co will headline the 1962 Kern County Business Outlook Conference on January 17 at Stockdale Country Club. Dunn, a longtime analyst and former rate department manager, will present an appraisal of the regional economic outlook, helping leaders gauge prospects for the year ahead.
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Cecil L Dunn
Southern Counties Gas Co
Kern County
Dunn
Kane
Stockdale Country Club
Board of Trade
Joseph M. Gannon
Arvin
University of Southern California
Claremont Graduate School
Californ
Metropolitan Water District
Colorado River
California
Arizona
Allen and Hamilton
Aly
Pepsi
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