Crawford Heads Red Cross Drive
Bruce Crawford superintendent of the Richland School District was chosen to direct the 1952 American Red Cross campaign in the area. Named by Kern county chairman Lawrence Weil the Shafter goal is 2000 dollars with a county goal of 71 dollars. Committee members will meet tomorrow at Richland School to line up drive details for March.
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Bruce Crawford
Richland
American Red Cross
Crawford
Lawrence Weil
Kern County
Shafter American Red Cross
Richland School
Blue Gold Day Program Set By Shafter High School
Shafter High School plans the second Blue and Gold Day on March 1 in which about 50 students will work eight hours with downtown merchants. Kiwanis Club sponsors the program to let students show learned skills and learn job requirements. More than 200 applications were received for 16 job types with students naming first and second choices. employers will make final selections after interviews.
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Shafter High School
Kiwanis Club
Terra Vista housing program outlines income limits and preferences
The Terra Vista project allocates units by income with yearly limits of 2000 for two, 2400 for three or four, and 2800 for five or more. minor exemptions add 100 per child. First preference goes to disabled veterans, then deceased veterans families, then other veterans, followed by non veterans in unsafe or overcrowded housing. Rent and requalification rules apply, with annual income verification. Site work includes curbs, sidewalks, utilities, parking, fencing, landscaping, and wood frame, stucco exteriors.
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Widmer
Terra Vista
Assemblymen Study Means To Pave Taxes Finances
State assemblymen led by Pat Kelly of Shafter examine tax and finance options. A surplus of about 150 million dollars was noted for the end of the fiscal year. Data will be shared at the upcoming budget session. Proposals include tax cuts and welfare tightening with income tax exemptions debated.
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
Kelly
Los Angeles
Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Buttonwillow Lions Sponsor Hoop Tourney
Eight elementary schools join the Buttonwillow Lions Club invitational basketball tournament this Saturday at 9 AM. Competing schools include Belridge Taft Richland Buttonwillow Maricopa Rio Bravo Lost Hills and Wasco with lightweight and heavyweight divisions.
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Buttonwillow
Belridge
Taft
Richland
Maricopa
Rio Bravo
Lost Hills
Wasco
Two Women Attend Shower in Pixley
Mrs. Demos Borba and Miss Clarabelle Fenderson traveled to Pixley Tuesday evening to attend a stork shower for Mrs. John Sie mens Jr formerly of Shafter. The honoree is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull former Shafter residents. All the filigree trimming on the Carson Mansion at Eureka is hand carved. The date palm is man s oldest cultivated fruit tree.
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Pixley
Demos Borba
Clarabelle Fenderson
John Siemens, Jr
Shafter
Harry Hull
Carson
Eureka
SWID Board Eyes 11.68 Million Distribution Plan for Irrigable Land
Directors of the Shaft Wasco Irrigation District review a proposed 11.681 million dollar distribution system for irrigable lands. Bureau engineers in Fresno, led by Jack Rod, warn costs may exceed landowners and taxpayers’ ability to pay, while officials from the Bureau and SWID seek a workable agreement on plan language and funding. The project would authorize water delivery to about 531 acres, with costs broken into materials, right of way, and contingencies, and final decisions rest with the district board after input from Paul Bailey and Bureau attorneys.
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Wasco Irrigation District
Paul C. Bailey
Swid ‘En
Bureau
Fresno
Jack
Valley
J. Thomas Crowe
Visalia
Ralph B Sacramento
Ernest Fortier
Gov
Paul Bailey
Santa Swid
Tien
Tors
Chanis
Bailey
T. R
Ted) Thompson
John J. P Jr
E. J. Rolf Jacobsen
E. J. Peters
Loren Voth
Shafter Junior Talent Show Set For March 14
The Shafter High School junior class schedules a March 14 talent show in the high gym. Emcee Tom Gibson and announcer disc jockey CERO lead the program with prizes including a free Hollywood trip.
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Shafter School
CERO
Tom
Shafter High
Gibson
John Notley
Ne Morris
Ma Tudor
Hollywood
Niece and Nephew Visit Archie Powells in Tulare
The niece and nephew of Mrs Archie Powell visit at West Tulare avenue. Guests are S/Sgt Johnny Well of the Barstow Marine Corps.
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Archie Powell
West Tulare Avenue
Johnny Well
The
Barstow Marine
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Wikoff
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U. S. Gov
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Santa Fe
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Comanche Territory
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John Wayne
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Arizona
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