Eight Candidates Seek Three City Council Seats in Spring Vote
Eight candidates filed for three openings in Shafter with election set for April 10 at city hall. Polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with officials listed. no special issues or propositions appear on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Potato
Merrill Thomas
L. A. Camp Companies
Ray Duerksen
Marvin Lane
Ben Laverty
Marvin Neuman
Fred Hasty
Jackson Richard Scott
Dick Larson
Shafter City Hall
Albert J. Zimmerman
Pearl Bellows
Ollie M. Nusz
Ann N. Raney
Board Drops Lease to Clean Up School Land
The Richland elementary school district will not lease 17 1 2 acres on Lerdo highway north of Shafter to Donald Bickner after he offered 300 dollars, down from 750 last year. Trustees will cleanup the land for future school construction. The land was purchased a year ago from Ed Reub.
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Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Richland
Donald Bickner
Bickner
Ed Reub
Richland Elementary District Buys 80-Passenger Bus
The board of trustees this week authorized purchasing a new 80 passenger school bus to replace a 1941 model. Bruce Crawford, district superintendent, said bids will be sought shortly.
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Richland
Bruce Crawford
Enrollment demands tax hike for Kern County College District
Bakersfield educators report enrollment surged from 4 953 in 1944 45 to 12 384 a decade later outpacing current income for education. An election on February 28 seeks to raise the legal maximum tax from 1 10 to 1 60 to fund ongoing expenses and reduce future tax elections.
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Bakersfield
Kern County College
T. L. McCuen
Mendnane
Shafter Boy Scouts Dedicate Memorial Award Plaque
A Shafter area ceremony at the Community Boy Scout court of honor honored Herbert Engle with a perpetual advancement award plaque. Troop 953 leaders and 53 scouts received advancement recognitions, with Bobby von 953 noted as the only star recipient. J Ray Baker chaired the Northern district ceremony.
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Shafter
Suphor —Oil Company
Herbert Engle
Herb Engle
Andiater Communiy Boy Scout Court
Honese
Bobby von 953
J. Ray Baker
Boy Scouts of America
Tenderfoot
Vincent Carrasco
Jimmie St. Mars
Gary Sanderson
Jimmy Watson
Merlin Witcher
Angel Pacheco
John —I
New Principal Named for South High School System
Dr Grant W Jensen longtime Shafter High principal will leave to help establish a new South Bakersfield High School and will attend a yearlong session at Bakersfield High. He will head the new district high school once built, bringing extensive administrative experience and a Stanford education doctorate.
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Grant W. Jensen
Shafter High School
Jensen
Bakersfield High School
Bakersfield
Puhont
Peter Soat
Shafter
Goeth High School
East Bakersfield
Navy
McFarland High School
Stanford
University of California
California Association of School Administrators
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Shafter Recreation Commission
Funeral Rites Wed for A. E. Kliewer in Shafter
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at the Brethren church in Shafter for Abraham E. Kliewer 74 of Route 1 Box 188 Shafter who died Friday in a Bakersfield hospital after a brief illness The Rev Waldo J Wiebe officiated and interment was in Shafter cemetery Armstrong Mortuary handled arrangements He was born October 24 1881 in McPherson Kansas came to California in 1919 lived in Shafter farming his land Survivors include two brothers Henry Edward and Jacob W Kliewer and one sister Mrs C T Wedel all of Shafter
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As Brethren Church
Shafter
Abraham
E. Kliewer
Bakersfield
Waldo J. Wiebe
Mennonite Brethren Church
Shafter Cemetery
Armstrong Mortuary
Mr. Kliewer
McPherson
Kansas
California
Henry Edward Kliewer
Jacob W. Kliewer
C. T. Wedel
City to place bench at James Street bus stop
The city council approved a bench installation on James Street in front of Stringham's drug store to aid passengers waiting for the Orange belt buslines. The project will be funded by Sunbeam Bread as a courtesy.
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Orange Belt
James Street
Stringham
Sunbeam Bread Company
Indebtedness Cleared On Shafter Scout Hall
Dr Jatlobe announces the Shafter Scout Hall debt has been cleared after a decade. Payments came from Rolf A Jacobsen who lent 17000 without interest to build the hall, aided by farmers and cotton gins donating remnant cotton auctioned for 2310 to E F Creekmore Co of Fresno.
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Jatlobe
Rett
Siapeatba
Rolf A. Jacobsen
Revell
E. F. Creekmore Company
Fresno
Lions Club
Kiwanis
Rotary
Maple Leaf Company
Robert Youell Company
Active Committee
Explorer Scouts
Deeter Company
Russell Manufacturing Company
Ralph Boels
City to Buy Patrol Car From Low Bidder
City council authorized a new Plymouth patrol car purchase for the police department in exchange for a trade-in. Fike Motor Company offered the lowest bid of $2201.80 with a $1152.80 trade-in allowance, netting $1049.00.
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Plymouth
Police Department
Fike Motor Company
Portugal as a crucial Medi terranean link lecture at SHS
Earl Brink presents a color film lecture "Portugal: Crucial Spot in Mediterranean Strategy" at Sh after school gym tonight. He describes Portugal as overlooked by travelers and highlights sights from Fatima to Madeira and coastal towns.
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Earl Brink
Portugal
Shafter School
Te Brink
Maine
Brink
Fatima
Madeira
DMV sets one day driver license exam post in Shafter
The California Department of Motor Vehicles opened a one day exam post in Shafter. Sixty three people with and without appointments attended the city examinations and clerical services. Jack Durel, the examiner, explained the policy and urged only those needing exams to book. Assemblyman Pat Kelly led the first examination, with clerk Mabel Johns assisting.
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California Department of Motor Vehicles
Warren
Jack Durel
Examiner
Durel
Pioneer
William H. Johnston
Shafter
H. W
Pat)Kelly
Mabel Johns
Bakersfield
Burel
Johns
Wisco
Kern Artist Festival Plans Set for District One
Kern County planners meet with Wasco and Shafter officials to organize the eighth annual art festival. District one includes Shafter Buttonwillow Lerdo Canelo and Wasco with district exhibit at the American Legion Hall Shafter April 20 21 22 23. Amateur and professional entries are due by March 19 with finals May 5 6 7.
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Shafter
On County Parks and Recreation Department
Jack Bogges
Wasco
Buttonwillow
Lerdo
Canelo
American Legion Hall
Kern County
Emory Gay Hoffman
Recreation Department
Aslen
Turoonjian
David Marsh
Shafter High School
W. A.W
Wasco High School
Jeanette Rennie
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Whittaker
June Maning
Joseph Norris
Leona Murdzek
Janet Peterson
Maple School
Mary Todd
Fred Hasty
Richland School
Dale Grant
Final Rites Held Monday for Baby in Porterville
Funeral services were held at Loyd Chapel Porterville for four month old William Darrell Todd son of Mr and Mrs William Cecil Todd 338 W Ash Ave Rev B J Morford First Baptist Porterville officiated Burial was at Hillcrest Memorial Park Porterville The infant died February 9 in a Bakersfield hospital from a brain hemorrhage He was born October 11 1955 in Bakersfield.
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Loyd Chapel
Porterville
William Darrell Todd
William Cecil Todd
W. Ash Avenue
B. J. Morford
First Baptist Church of
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Bakersfield
Shafter Generals Aim for Fifth League Win at Bakersfield
Shafter High Generals hold a 4-2 league record as they travel to Bakersfield to face Garces High. Wasco leads the standings with five league wins and two losses. Shafter still meets Garces and Corcoran while Wasco has Corcoran remaining.
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Shafter High School Generals
Bakersfield
Graces High School
Shafter
Wasco
Garces
Corcoran
Generals
Shafter Colonels
Cubs
Cees
Heart Fund campaign seeks more volunteers
Doss, Plante, Gray and Jack Wood urge additional volunteers for the Heart Fund drive. Call Doss at Pioneer 6 2566 or Hogue at Pioneer 6 2395, or write to post office box 635, Shatter. Donations may be left in the same box.
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Heart Fund
Jack Hogue
Robert Dess
Shafter
Heart
Dess
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Shafter Press
Crea
Grant Jensen
Dr. Jensen
Pat) Kelly
South High School
A. E. Kliewer
Shafter Scout Hall
SHS
Brink's Ae
New York
Ex Adventurers
Kern
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