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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1966
Page
2
Pic. Rodriguez reports on the Vietnam War noting that Viet Cong positions resisted retreat despite napalm bombardment. The article explains the limited effectiveness of air strikes and the stubborn resistance encountered.
A mixed report covers machine cutting in potato production, cost savings, and acreage figures. It shifts to a wartime field letter describing Viet Cong engagements, B 52 raids, entrenchments, and casualties within Operation Masher with totals and uncertain final tallies. The writer signs as Pfc. Richard Rodriquez.
Senator Stiern attended the Legislature with interest in public funding and community programs. He highlighted Kern County initiative support, including the Kern County Guidance Clinic and Bakersfield area colleges, as examples of regional development.
The Tanda Horizon Club assisted the March of Dimes during a telethon from 9 am to 4 pm. Volunteers Kathy Albright Jan Dargatz Jeannie Guenther Melody Powell Debbie Richie Karen Sage Sharon Smith Sharon Stockton Colleen Diltz and Janet Wiedmann staffed the event. Sponsored by Shafter High School P T A with Mrs Gene Guenther as leader.
The annual Sweetheart Banquet for the Intermediate Training Union and Young People at First Southern Baptist Church took place Friday at 7:30 in the church social hall. Horace Womack directed with 46 attendees, featuring musical solos by Larry Wells and Diane Reynolds, and speaker Gene Lawson from Channel 29 Bakersfield.
Mrs Anne Naney kindergarten teacher and school nurse at Rio Bravo was given an Honorary Life Membership in the PTA at the recent meeting. Past presidents received crimson camellia corsages, and eighth graders performed in a Lincoln birthday program. An annual Basketball Carnival was announced for February 24 at 6 30 PM with sportsmanship awards planned.
Shafter's post office will close Tuesday for Washington's Birthday. Normal holiday lock box service will be provided and all outgoing mail collected and dispatched on a holiday schedule. No window service, city or rural carriers, or parcel post will operate.
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce expresses thanks to Vernon Smith Road Commissioner for maintenance of area roads. The letter notes appreciation for cooperation and improvements at sheds on Central Valley Highway and calls the project a major undertaking to beautify the community and relieve street problems. Signed by H. W. Pat Kelly Secretary Shafter Chamber of Commerce.
The list presents numerous students including Sylvia Marler Gilbert Martin Twina Morgan Garry Nelson Dara Owen and others named in the Junior Honor roster. Several more peers such as James Arendes Donna Bellows Kenneth Bergman Michael Butler Bryce Car Trell Jeffrey Catherett and Lawrence Dean are cited among the recognized pupils.
A long line of personal names appears in the readable OCR segment including Ada, Joe C Cham, Ver nie Apoten Bee, J. Penner, Joyce Quary, Stanley Ratztaff, Dennis Rose, Valerie Roselle, Darlene Shultz, Mary Sill, Sandy Smith, Deborah Watts, Judy Adams, Danny Allen, Betty Anderson, Leslie Armstrong, Nancy Ashworth, Kathy Brown, Linda Curry, James Eckmann, Russell Enns, Barbara Gilbert, Rosamund Hale, Bettie Hardwick, Gerald Hight, Rebecca Hoover, Gary Ingle, Suzanne Johnson, Jesse Leyva, John Lopez, Phyllis Mendenhall, William Migenheimer, Anne Moquist, Carolyn Morgan, Shirley Morse, Betsy Penner, Linda Pierucci, William Rollins, Juanita Salyards, Brenda Torrigiani, Martha Turner, Armando Vazquez, Mary Walhoad, Betty Wells, Wilma Wilson.
Several couples from Shafter joined the Pacific College alumni events in Fresno on February 12. A campus tour preceded a 5 PM alumni banquet led by Don Loewen of Rosedale. The day featured a 6 PM basketball game loss to Aosa College and the crowning of Sandy Goertzen of Delano as Homecoming Queen.
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