Happenings of 1964 in Shafter Brief Review
The report notes local political bids with Judge Blake Witsher seeking reelection and candidates for city council including Burley Dooley Henry C Hight Tony Brown Allen Zenk and Al Finkbeiner. It covers a religious census by Rev Dexter Ogan and sports results with Shafter beating Coalinga in two basketball games and track and field carnival wins. It also records deaths local arts events teaching staff appointments and civic recognitions through March to May 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Association
Shafter
Dexter Ogan
Blake Witsher
Burley Dooley
Henry C. Hight
Tony Brown
Allen Zenk
al Finkbeiner
Bill Siemens
Kern County
Walt Loewen
Danny Costello
Coalinga
State Pays 50 Percent More in Unemployment Benefits
California now pays 50 percent more in unemployment benefits than New York, per UIA executive VP J Richard Glade. In 1964 California benefits reached 423 million vs New York’s 353.4 million, while California’s workforce lagged. Urges reform as taxes on California employers fund the US pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
California
New York
J. Richard Glade
Unemployment Insurance Association
UIA
Glade
Local Shafter Notes and County Events May 1964
May 1964 updates include Dwayne Wilson scholarship by the 20-30 Club and Mary Snively PTA. Danny Costello escaped injury after a May 1964 Enos Lane rollover. Paul Dirksen died from burns while trying to smoke bees at the Charles West ranch. Mrs Russell Paul installed as president of the Shafter Women’s Club. Fred Mason secured a summer job at Hearst Castle. Potatoes face a strong market as Shafter growers prep to ship. Shafter census shows 5312 residents amid boundary changes.
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E. B. Doc Stringham
Tahiti
Dwayne Wilson
Mary Snively
PTA
Danny Costello
Enos Lane
Paul Dirksen
Bakersfield
Charles West Ranch
Cawelo
Russell Paul
Shafter Woman’s Club
Fred. Mason
Hearst Castle
Shafter
Christmas Program At Maple School Dazzles Town
Maple School students presented It Happens at Christmas Town and The Story of the First Christmas on a Tuesday evening. The program featured a school band under Mrs. Kenneth Nicol, choirs, piano duets, and a classroom tableau with Mary and Joseph, shepherds, and magi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAPLE
Maple School
PTA
Kenneth Nicol
Alex Dobrenen
Michael Branch
Edward Peters
Kenneth
Norie ‘Frantz
Nancy Smith
Debbie Smith
Brent Futrell
Christmas Town
Walter Haag
Nicol
Elmer Engle
Carolyn Reimer
Televisions Use In Education Under Investigation
The Kern County Board of Education authorized a high level inquiry into using instructional television to upgrade county public schools by 1966. On Harry E. Blair's recommendation the board unanimously recognized educational television as a valued tool and directed a feasibility study with a reputable engineering firm. Blair announced the move this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
County Board of Education
Harry E. Blair
Blair
Cotton Graduates From Army School Student Aviator
Master Sergeant Hyman P. Cotton of Shafter California has graduated from the U S Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Hamilton AFB Calif He is an air armament technician with an ADC unit at George AFB California His wife Evelyn is the daughter of Mrs Lavada Mosley of Olivehurst California He attended Shafter High School and the University of Puget Sound during off duty hours
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma
Wash
Evelyn
Lavada Mosley
Olivehurst
Calif
$16.5 Million 940 Bed VA Hospital Contract
The Veterans Administration awarded a $16,469,000 contract to replace the Long Beach VA Hospital with a 940 bed facility. The project includes an 11 floor medical surgical building a two story neuro psychiatric unit and alterations to four existing structures. Construction is slated to begin after the New Year and run about four years with provisional wards to continue care during the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Long Beach Hospital
Michael Matte
Tire output climbs from forty to one hundred twenty five million
Thirty years ago American manufacturers produced about 40 million car tires per year. Today output reaches 125 million tires annually, with nearly 40 million additional retreads.
Unemployment Payouts At An All Time High
SACRAMENTO Unemployment payouts have reached an all time high as weekly UIA claims exceed prior peaks from the 1960 61 recession. UIA cites costly handouts and a weak California business climate as factors. projections say 1964 payouts may top 500 million dollars, funded entirely by employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
J. Richard Glade
The
Unemployment Insurance Association
UIA
Glade
Skating Party Injury Sidelines Jackie DeWitte in Bakersfield
Jackie Ann DeWitte broke her ankle during a skating party Saturday evening in Bakersfield. She remained in Memorial Hospital over the weekend and is expected to return home tomorrow, though she will require at least a month of bed rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Ann DeWitte
Bakersfield
Memorial Hospital
Potatoes Growers Urged to Plant Same Acreage as Last Year
Kern County potato growers are advised to limit spring acreage to match last year to preserve the current healthy national supply. Farm Advisor David N. Wright warns that overplanting after a favorable season could derail the market and reduce incomes for growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
David N. Wright
Wright
The
Potato Growers Association
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Nicklia Ivanovitch Rilicof
Roger Benischwiek
Cunningham Gallery
Daniel Bledsol
Zuckerman Brothers
General Potato and Onion
Wallace and Tiernan, Inc
Decca-Pacific Service Company
Tops Chemical Company
Sally Armendariz
Don Christensen
Kern
California Teachers Association
Thomas Schroeter
Belton Banks
Richland High School
Gerald Lewis
FFA
Shafter Research Station
Lemoore
Wasco
John Turner
Fred Maso
Richland
Lyndon Johnson
Lodge
Nixon
Goldwater
Evelyn Agee
Audrey Leigh Wisner
Business and Professional Women's Club
Corcoran
Clarence Evans
Kenny Schultz
Gary New
Fresno
Bill Gray
Pacific Street
Dick Zenk
Harry Blair
First Baptist Church
Mardo Ohlsson
Stanford University
Susanne Penner
Ruth Gleckler
Joe Frizzell
Frank Russell
Susan Walker
NEW Year Herald
Stringham’s
Martin Wilcox
Hitchcock’s Auto Parts
Chuck Reuben,” Harvey,‘ John, Bill, Russ, Vesta and
Sharon
Cotton
Army School
Bakersfield City
Ernest Hunter
Kern County Union High School
Theron McCren
Cousin’s Cafe
John, Nita
Potato Growers
Dr. & Mes
George W. Collins
Optometrist
Irvin E. Fire, Inc
Wittenberg’s Poultry
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