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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1996
Page
2
Shafter resident Flora Brown will celebrate her 100th birthday on February 21 1996. A party is planned for February 17 1996 at Laurel Glenn Bible Church Bakersfield. Born February 21 1896 in Fairview Oklahoma she and husband Ben raised eight children and lived in Shafter Kern Crest Manor before moving for heart problems.
A multi day police blotter lists traffic stops, warrant services, suspicions of intoxication or public drunkenness, and pedestrian checks across Fresno Tulare CVH and nearby streets. Entries name individuals with charges including VC 23152 HS11550 PC 647f and involve vehicle tows and warrants.
Five generations of the Dirksen Pitts family joined Roy Pitts aged 92 and Tabitha RaeAnn Phippen born December 8 1995 to celebrate the holidays. Attendees included great great grandparents Bertha Dirksen 90 and Arthur Dirksen 91 great grandfather Kenneth Pitts grandmother Pam Pitts Wasco mother Mandy Pitts Phippen and others from Wasco Santa Rosa Sut ter and Shafter. Arthur and Bertha Dirksen celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on January 26 1996. They wed in Taft and lived in Belridge for 15 years Arthur weld ed for 38 years. Bertha resides at Shafter Convalescent Hospital and Arthur at Kern Crest Manor.
The youngest and 5’6” guard Davey specialized in two handed set long shots from center line. She earned good pay for a woman of her era, sent money home to her parents, and valued memories from games in major cities.
The Shafter press reports the Bakersfield Police Department top candidate is a high ranking officer amid claims of unfair process. McKinney denies the allegations and says a chief should be appointed soon, though delays persist. Former chief Greg Greeson resigned last spring after admitting sexual misconduct with a local teen and providing alcohol.
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