Two California delegates chosen for Senate Youth Program
Hope Gisele Nakamura and Roberta Jane Zachary were named as the state's delegates to the 16th annual United States Senate Youth Program in Washington D C. The event runs January 28 to February 4 with 102 delegates and a $1500 college scholarship per student.
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Jane Zachary
Senate
Western Association of Schools & Colleges
California Scholarship Federation
Shafter High School
Model United Nations
Jane
Union Congregational
Shafter
California
Santa Rosa
District of Columbia
Washington D.C
U.S. Senate
Modeling course for Jr High girls planned in Shafter
Shafter announces a six week Saturday program for seventh and eighth graders starting February led by Sherry May. The $16 fee covers hair skin and manicure lessons plus modeling practice and a final fashion show. Deadline to enroll is January 25. Contact Mrs. May at 746-3236 in the evening.
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Jr. High Girls
Shafter
Sherry May
May
Jackson and Perkiner
Wasco
Pat Quinlan
Pasadena
Civic Auditorium
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Jackson and
Perkins Rose
Sunset Magazine
Holmes Anniversary Repeats Vows in Shafter
Mr and Mrs George Holmes celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary at Fowler Trailer Camp Shafter repeating their marriage vows. The ceremony was officiated by Reverend Glenn Kloppel Wasco Christian Church with about 15 guests present. The Holmes known as Flying Ace and Mama Ace were married in 1967 at Lakeport California and have lived in Shafter three years.
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George Holmes
Fowler Trailer Camp
Shafter
Mark Montgomery
Wasco
Glenn Kloppel
Lakeport
California
Services Held for Nicholas Amos Oxford Infant
Services were held at 1 pm Tuesday in Shafter Memorial Park for Nicholas Amos Oxford infant son of Terrell and Judy Oxford of Wasco who died December 24 in Bakersfield Hospital. The Rev Dieter Bergstrasser officiated and interment followed. Survivors include the parents grandparents Mrs Betty Caldwell and Mr and Mrs A Q Abernathy great grandparents Amos McDonnell Nora Brammer Marvin Abernathy and one sister Julie. In a separate note, American farmers shipped more than 17 billion dollars of their products abroad, a four fold gain over a year earlier and triple the amount sold a decade earlier.
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Shafter Memorial Park
Nicholas Amos Oxford
Terrell
Judy Oxford
4Th St
Wasco
Bakersfield
Dieter Bergstrasser
Betty, Caldwell
A.Q. Abernathy
Amos McDonnel
Nora Brammer
Marvin . Abernathy
Julie
AARP Serves Christmas Dinner to 124 Members
The Shafter AARP 2809 met at the Veteran's Hall on December 19 with Irma Hauck chairing. W.C. Walker bought hams from chapter funds. Maryellen Newman prepared a meatless dish in a large electric wok. Volunteers coordinated menu, decorations, coffee, and serving duties.
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Shafter Aarp
Veteran's Hall
Irma Hauck
W.C. Walker
Annette Albright
Mary Wood
Lea Schnidt
Evelyn Walker
Edna Bender
Genevieve Cooper
Lee Thomas
Greta Paslay
Lois Robinson
Lydia Bender
Catherine Scaroni
Santa flies in by helicopter at Kern Adventist School program
Santa Wayne Sexton landed a helicopter piloted by Gerald Lewis during a Kern Adventist School Christmas program on December 11. Principal Charles R. Green notes the interruption as children rushed outside to see the rotor craft and Santa distribute gifts before fading into fog. Organizers include Home and School Leader Noni Weishaar Betty Nichols and Music Director Joyce Pitts.
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Santa Claus
Kern Adventist School
Charles R. Green
Santa
Santa Wayne Sexton
Gerald Lewis
Noni’ Weishaar
Betty Nichols
Joyce Pitts
Social security reform sparks major congressional compromise
The House and Senate approved a social security reform package labeled by Rep Bill Ketchum as the biggest peacetime tax increase in U S history. Lawmakers criticize the blended bill as worse than either original measure and say conference changes removed redeeming benefits.
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House
Senate
Congress
U.S
Bill Ketchum
Subscription Rates Shift in Kern County Markets
Local notices announce subscription pricing at 5.50 dollars within Kern County and 6.00 dollars for customers outside Kern County. The rate distinction targets regional distribution areas and informs readers of price differences.
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Kern County
Shafter Holiday Visits Fill Winter Weekends In Shafter
Christmas week in Shafter features Lynette Newman visiting her parents Bud and wife, Bakersfield trips with Dale Newman and Patty, and grandchild Paul. Neighbors report storm damage at Robert Richard home with broken windows and bent antenna. Saulsbury family gathering includes Glenda and David Mathis, Saulsburys, Agnes Saulsbury, and Hartshorn Oklahoma visitor.
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Lynette Newman
Bud Newman
Shafter
Camarillo Hospital
Newmans
Dale
Patty
Paul
Bakersfield
Johnnie Saulsbury
Saulsburys
Glenda
David Mathis
Trina
Amy
Scott
Gailand Dale McGinty
David
Teresa Saulsbury
Mr. Saulsbury
Agnes. Saulsbury
Hartshorn
Oklahoma
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Ebenezer Reformed Church
Sunset
James Maynard Koerner
Pentecostal Church OF God
S. Shafter Ave
Sun
James McDowell
Shafter United Methodist Church
Seventh Day Adventist School
Riverside & Poplar
Charles P. Hamby
Church of God
B. Kingsland
Full Gospel Bible Preaching Church
Iglesia Apostolica
Apostolic Assembly
N. Shafter
Jesus Verduzco
Conozca la Diferencia
Todos
Henry Harder
Jim Wiens
A.m
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern
KWSO
E. Tulare Ave
Owen C. Onsum
Congregational Church
First Assembly
Elm Street
John P. Davis
North Pine Street
Family Bible Hour
Roger Trautmann
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Department of State and Defense
House of Representatives
The
Foundation
Richland School
Delano
Martha Novak
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium
Gail Anderson
Anne Starrh
Andrea Neufeld
Loren Peters
Natalie Finley
Patricia Flores
Brenda Allen
Susan Nickel
Gail Monk
Jerry Keeley
Ryan Fiel
Miguel Escalante
Becky Taylor Lynette~Johnson
Rhonda Finn
Lisa Pierce
Rynell Crow
Vanessa Burrows
Lori Lynch
Christin Cobb
Eric Cates
Michael McCoy
Lisha Lewis
Kristie Hill
Mike Espinoza
Carrie Elliot
Karen Nickelson
Theresa Issac
Shelley Hanselman
Emerson
Curtis Rolf
Arthur Plaza
Alan Weidenbach
Church OF the Nazarene
W. Lordo J. Paul, Alexander
Shafter Missionary Baptist Church
Golden West
Baptist Church
Richland Ave
Sam Hensley
Holmes
N. A. Oxford
the Sun Shine
Now Christian
Mike McCutchan
Gary Hurley
AARP
Central Avenue Shafter
Jeanette Wheeler
Robert Richard
E. Ash Street
Richard
George Globe
Globe
Union Dental
Liberal Credit
Union Insurance
19Th Street
Woolworths
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