Year in Review for Shafter Ends With Hopes for 1971
The 1970 year in Shafter saw modest gains in agriculture and steady retail business amid statewide economic dips. New projects include a near completion starch plant and a FHA Farm Homes duplex development, plus a 100 unit North Shafter Labor Camp opening April 1. Administrative progress was slower but promising, with several problems solved. The writer reflects on personal ties to California and plans for 1971 remain speculative.
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North Shafter
California
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Minnesota
Midwest
Los Angeles
No Further Action On Retirement Program
Shafter municipal employees await a city retirement program with no action taken at the final regular meeting of the year. The council had previously endorsed Bankers Life for setup, but 1971 arrives before progress resumes. PG&E reports an overhead lines conversion allocation of 7100 for 1971, part of a 35 million four year total. A water and sewer planning effort continues, and a separate note covers a December 23 two car collision damaging a service club sign at Lerdo and Central Valley Highway.
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Carl Moyer
Suhr Uaraaeal Employees Association
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Birch
Kern County
Shafter Plans Quiet New Year Observance
Shafter residents will ring out the old year in traditional style with churches holding watch services and Sunday services before 1971. Banks and most retail firms close Friday and many public offices remain shut Saturday. The post office may follow a holiday schedule Friday but not Saturday. City garbage collections resume normal Monday after a revised schedule.
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Shafter High School
Richland
Shafter Sees Industrial Growth With New Starch Plant
The 1970 year in Shafter records strong progress across agriculture, industry and retail. A near completed starch plant by Western Polymer Corporation will expand production and is set to begin operations in 1971. The year also featured a vibrant recreation program, successful high school athletics, and festive community events despite a lower crop year.
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Western Polymer Corporation of Burlingame
Shafter High School
Shafter Sees Rain Fog and Cold as 1970 Ends
Variety notes Shafter weather with showers fog and chilliness. Daytime highs reached 62 degrees and nights dipped to 28 as December 21 to 27 brought scattered rainfall totals from .03 to .20 inches. Soil temps ranged 42 to 46. One traffic accident linked to fog. daily temps logged at U S Cotton Research Station Shafter.
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U. S. Cotton Research Station
Service Club Sign Damaged In Fog Driven Collision
A Christmas holiday traffic accident on Central Valley Highway at Lerdo caused heavy damage to a service club sign and two cars. The collision at about 10 30 p m Wednesday December 23 left one driver injured and was blamed on dense fog and excessive speed. Drivers Jim Gary Davidson 26 of Nort Shafter labor camp and Rickford Wayne Campbell 20 of Bakersfield were involved. Continued on Page 4.
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Rickford Wayne Campbell
Uffert St
Bakersfield. Davids
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