Travels in Spain end with a farewell hotel party
The writer recalls a Spain trip from Marbella on the Costa del Sol with visits to Granada and Madrid. After a long return flight, they praise Granada’s Alhambra and Madrid’s Prado Museum and Royal Palace, noting Moorish history, Goya Velasquez and El Greco works, and the palace’s vast rooms.
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Spain
Marbella
Costa del Sol
Granada
Madrid
Malaga
California
Trans International Airlines
Atlantic
Bangor
Maine
Los Angeles
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Alhambra
Washington Irving
the Alhambra
Prado Museum
Royal Palace
Prado
Goya
Valezquez
el Greco
Rotary Club Marks 35th Anniversary
ShafterRotarians celebrated their 35th anniversary with a Ladies Night at the Shafter Motel replacing the weekly lunch. The event featured a social hour at 6 30 p.m. and a cracked crab dinner at 7 30 p.m. The club organized February 11 1939 and elected new officers: Al Sandrini president Bruce Muir vice president Al Whaley secretary and Tom Almberg treasurer, to take office July 1. Norm Berg of Kern County Farm Bureau will speak next Tuesday on 1974 Whats Good About It.
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Shafter Rotarians
Shafter Motel
Steve Furman
Norm Berg
Kern County Farm Bureau
al Sandrini
Bruce Muir
al Whaley
Tom Almberg
Cub Scouts Collect Paper and Bottles in City Drive
Cub Pack 913 of Shafter collected more than a truckload of old paper and pop bottles in a citywide drive last Saturday morning. Led by Cub master Danny Ballard, three dens under Mrs A A Ellison, Mrs M R Hall, and Mrs Gene Stark plus the Webelos group led by Jerry Cortez joined the efforts. The scouts regrouped at Tops Market after finishing.
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Shafter
Cub Pack
Cubs
Danny Ballard
A. A
Pauline) Ellison
M. R
Seyle) Hall
Gene
Pat) Stark
Webelos
Jerry Cortez
Tops Market
Recreation District Planning Completed
An advisory committee finalized a proposal for a Richland Maple Lerdo district to appear on the November ballot. The plan keeps parks with the city and county at first, with a five-member board and a 25 cent tax cap, plus potential future expansion.
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Parks and Recreation
Fred Starrh
Richland
Maple
Lerdo
Ithough
Richland Aquatic Center
Richland Board of Trustees
Jim Pooser
County Parks and Recreation Department
Fire Department Checks Closed Gas Stations In Kern County
Shafter fire captain Vernon Pierce reports three city limits stations closed with no gasoline in their underground tanks. Two tanks are empty while a third is leased to a trucking firm for diesel storage. An ordinance governs abandoned tanks and effects vary by station status. Continued on Page 6
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Kern County
Shafter
Vernon Pierce
Shafter City
Shafter Fire Department
Pierce
Local Students to Attend Kern County Honor Music Festival
Elementary schools from Shafter Buttonwillow Maple Rio Bravo Rogedale and nearby districts will perform at Kern County Honor Music Festival in Bakersfield at Civic Auditorium February 23. The 26th annual free concert begins at 8 p.m. and features 29 districts with band orchestra and youth choirs.
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Shafter
Buttonwillow
Maple
Rio Bravo
Rogedale
Kern County
Bakersfield
Civic Auditorium
Superintendent of Schools
Councilmen Weigh Police Copy Machine Decision
The Shafter council forms a committee to study whether to replace the police copying machine after repeated breakdowns. AB Dick rep notes the current model is three years obsolete. mayor names Cummings and Grundy to report next meeting.
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Shafter Police Department
AB Dick Company
Richard Carson
Bill Cummings
Ben Grundy
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Shafter Doctor
Assault charges against Dr. Merle Fealey were dismissed by Shafter Justice Court Judge Harvey Gaede last week after Deputy District Attorney Dennis Beaver moved. The action followed Margaret Clevenger withdrawing her complaint against the Shafter doctor.
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Merle Fealey
Shafter Justice Court
Harvey Gaede
Dennis Beaver
Margaret Clevenger
Shafter
Dr Freedman Named to Staff at Cal State Bakersfield
Dr Harold Freedman of Shafter accepted a non-salaried appointment in Health Sciences at California State College Bakersfield. The post was announced by Philip Wilder Jr. and recommended by Dr John Coash and Dr Norman Flades as part of establishing health professions programs.
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Harold Freedman
Shafter
California State College
Bakersfield
Philip S. Wilder Jr
John R. Coash
School of Natural Sciences
Norman D.’ Flades
Department of Natural Sciences
Wilder
Freedman
Shafter Area Records Warm Week Peak 72 Degrees
Shafter saw a warm spell with high temperatures reaching 72 last Friday and equaled Monday at the USDA Cotton Research Station. Nights stayed chilly with readings near or below freezing on five nights. daily highs and lows are listed from the station records.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
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Jack) Frost
Rotary Club
AS Sandrini
Shafter Rotary Club
Arthur Craig
Pooser
Recreation Department
Starrh
Public Works
Lewis Carroll
Carroll
Polce Administration
Butler Steel
Cal State
Shafter Area
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