McCoy to Prepare Blueprints For 18 Classrooms Plan
Richland School Architect Ernie McCoy will draft initial sketches for 18 classrooms four kindergarten units a primary admin building and a multi use structure for a $700000 project. State aide Dave Patterson will review by Mar 3 with cost estimates and a nine percent building fee for McCoy.
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Security National Bank of Los Angeles
McCoy
Dave Patterson
State Department of Education
State Department
Shafter Festival Queen Contest Seeks Participants
The Shafter potato festival r ree seeks contestants for the queen race with a grand prize of 500 dollars and second and third prizes of 300 and 200 dollars. Contestants must be 18 or older and sell festival tickets to earn one third of their sales. Local clubs including Wasco Lions and Wasco 20 30 Club eye sponsorships with outreach to Delano Bakersfield Taft Buttonwillow and Oildale. A festival committee meeting is planned at noon in Lee's Dining Room to set deadlines and rules.
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Ralkiher
Ernie Hofman
Lee
Evi Gan
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Crawford to Lead Panel on Migratory Children at AASA Meet
Bruce Crawford superintendent Richland School District will direct a panel on migratory children at the American Association of School Administrators convention in Atlantic City. He and Kern county educators leave Los Angeles by special train and will gain more riders en route to the national gathering.
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Bruce Crawford
Richland
American Association of School Administrators
Atlantic City
Crawford
Kern County
Los Angeles
Peters to View Critical Water in Valley Basin
City and regional officials schedule a Friday review of the South San Joaquin Valley water crisis. Wasco Irrigation District director John J. Dry will discuss valley water concerns and present background on regional water management.
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San Joaquin Valley
Shafter Channol Commerce Fest
John J. Dry
Wasco Irrigation Disla
Chai Commerce
Fire Chief Seeks Charge Of City Equipment
Fire Chief Albert Finkbeiner asks to be held responsible for all mobile equipment in his department. The city council, at his request, authorized him to take full charge and maintain it at an average monthly cost of 40 dollars. Major overhaul work will receive council attention. Finkbeiner noted trucks need upkeep and proposed painting the station this spring, with county involvement possible. He also urged that permittees of butane to trailer camps be required to fulfill restrictions.
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Albert Finkbeiner
Finkbeiner
Press Takes Four Honors in Contest
The Shafter Press led Kern county weekly papers with four CNPA awards at the statewide breakfast. It won Best Woman's Page (weeklies) second place, Best Front Page (weeklies) third, General Excellence (weeklies) third, and Best Special Editions (weeklies) honor. The Bakersfield Californian also earned several prizes, including Best Editorial Page (dailies) first and Best Typography (dailies) third.
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Shafter Press
Kern County
California Newspaper Publisher's Association
CNPA
San Joaquin Valley
California
Bakersfield Californian
Altrock Named Oildale Branch Manager by Bank of America
R F Altrock longtime Shafter Bank of America assistant cashier will oversee the new Oildale branch starting March 1. He heads a nine person staff including assistant cashier Myron Anderson. A World War I captain in the signal corps, Altrock recently received a three year Bank of America Giannini Foundation Scholarship. The Oildale office, in a downtown building formerly used by an electrical firm, will lease for five years.
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Ralph F
Nick) Altrock
Shafter Bank of America
Oildale
Bank of America
Altrock
Bank of America Giannini Foundation
Myron Anderson
Poc
Signal Corps
Sonoma
Pages
Shaf- Hie
Wall St
Barrier Study Backed by C of C and SWID Groups
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District and Shafter Chamber of Commerce support H. W. Kellys proposal to study a San Francisco Bay earth barrier. The plan aims to provide future supplemental water for the San Joaquin Valley and would be conducted by the water resource board with lawmakers on a special committee. The bill would authorize funding for the investigation.
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Shafter
H. W
Pat) Kelly
San Francisco Bay
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
San Joaquin Valley
Kelly
Water Resource Board
Assembly
Senate
Comeyanne
Council Plans Map for Curb and Gutter Policy
The Shafter Planning Commission will meet February 19 to map a city wide curb and gutter policy for future subdivisions and to review the new City Hall site. Architect Ernie McCoy will present tentative sketches. The council may adopt an ordinance once the plan is set.
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Frank Shaw
James
Sunset Streets
Ernie McCoy
Bakersfield
Planning Commission
Shafter
Edward Merkel
Rolf Jacobsen
Jack Harris
Valley Road
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
nee _know
Seven Enter Name Contest for Pageant in Shafter
Shafter area residents may submit entries by noon Monday to name the first Pototo n Cotton festival pageant. Seven contestants have entered so far, Secretary Ernie Hofman announced. The winner receives a $25 defense bond. entries go to Hofman at the chamber of commerce on James Street.
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Shafter Area
Ernie Hofman
Hofman
Chamber of Commerce
James Street
Gibt Leasta
Shafter High School Opens 1953 Baseball Season March 14
Shafter High School will begin its 1953 baseball season March 14 with East Bakersfield on the local diamond. The annual Shafter tournament is set for April 2 drawing Kern county teams for a round robin. League play includes Lemoore Corcoran Coalinga Exeter Wasco with many road trips and home games.
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Shafter
East Bakersfield
Kern County
McFarland
Frosh
Coalinga
Maricopa
Fresh
Delano
Wasco
Exeter
Lemoore
Corcoran
Cpl Arthur Palomo Wins Release From Army Duty
Cpl Arthur Palomo son of Mr and Mrs Eracuoso Palomo 30725 Rodriguez Ave was released from the service February 5 at Camp Stone man He returned from 19 months overseas January 30 after seven months in Korea with his parents.
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Cpl
Arthur Palomo
Eracuoso Palomo
Rodriguez Ave
Camp Stoneman
Korea
Dogs to Get 1953 Tags and Vaccination Drive
Dogs in Shafter and surrounding Kern County will be vaccinated and tagged on Monday from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at the county fire station. The drive, led by Dr. William C. Buss, charges a $2.50 fee and aims to eliminate rabies for all dogs in the area.
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Shafter
Shafter Proper
William C. Buss
County
Kernee
Wieter
Cies
Smith's Conner
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Lloyd N.morrisett
Lorraine Sherer
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Shafter 20-30 Club
Norma Neuman
Shafter High School
Leonada Johnson
Johishri
Uip
Kenneth ‘Schultz
Lewis ‘Lewis Evans
James Shertilt
Bobby Krause
Butane Service
R. F. Altrock
Back Kelly
Howard E. Bohannon
Long Beach
Council
Commission
Shafter Planning Commission
Rotary
FE. A
Ed) Brown
Shafter Rotary Club
Bates Dewey
Elmer Unruh
Harold Greene
O. G. Ohlsson
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