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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1965
Page
6
The Kern County Fire Department in Shafter logged 106 fires in the past year. Calls peaked with 22 in October and four in March, while resuscitation assists reached 53. The volunteer crew aided the Shafter Volunteers on 21 calls, and county trucks respond to all fires within city or county limits.
Mrs Keinath appeals to Shafter citizens to place heart disease awareness containers in every business and to call neighbors to join the Heart Fund effort. Volunteers may contact Mrs Kennath at 325 Cross, phone PI 6-2759, for a few hours of service that aids the No 1 health killer in the United States.
A local nursery school invites the public to view a student art display featuring paintings created by young children. The event encourages community attendance and showcases budding creativity.
Grady C. Cothen executive secretary of the Southern Baptist general convention of California has been selected as the speaker for weekend revival services at Shafter Southern Baptist Church February 26 through 28. The church at Kern and Tulare streets invites all to attend these services.
After record rains in the Sacramento region, the Bureau of Reclamation plans to sell a portion of Friant Kern Canal water to several districts. Water allocations include 24 125 cfs diverted to multiple river systems and totals for districts such as Kaweah Delta, Consolidated Irrigation, Buena Vista, and Tulare Lake Basin districts, with acre-feet figures listed.
Leo Carlton Lockadoo of Bakersfield and formerly Buttonwillow, 22, father of two, is held in Modesto on murder charges in the shooting and arson death of Arthur Inman, 71, a service station operator killed during a holdup on October 25. Sheriff Dan Kelsay said Inman was shot four times with a .22 and set ablaze after gasoline was poured on him. Lockadoo’s wife Norma, 16, told investigators he had a large sum of money about the time Inman was killed and may have been involved.
A homecoming celebration is scheduled for February 5 6 and 7 at Tabor College in Hillsboro Kansas. The Mennonite Brethren related institution attracts many local residents who attend the college activities.
Kathy A Richards of Shafter high school tops a nationwide written homemaking exam taken Dec 1 by 552 704 senior girls in 14 226 high schools. She advances to state and national judging for scholarships from 500 to 5000 dollars with a 1500 dollar state prize likely. The second place earns a 500 educational grant.
Patrolmen O'Brien and Miller stopped William W. Hearn at Five Points at 1 30 am Saturday for unsafe speeding. He was taken to the station and booked on resisting arrest injury to a peace officer and car registration not in a visible spot.
A libel suit filed in Sacramento seeks 1 million dollars against Rio Linda North Highlands Record owner editor K C Wrenn and Joy Hutchins over a column titled Much Ado About Rio Linda. Four Rio Linda High School faculty members accuse the piece of branding them communists and corrupting students.
Lamont Dexter C. Ogan pastor of the First Southern Baptist church will preach at Harmony Baptist Church on the next two Sundays. In his absence Roscoe Nash will lead services on February 7 and Bill East on February 14.
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