Garbage Audit Letter Sparks IRS Parody in Shafter
The Shafter Public Works Director relays a trade publication piece about an IRS audit letter in which a resident suggests shipping garbage to federal agencies. The letter mocks tax scrutiny with offbeat delivery ideas and ends with a note on pennies left out of circulation from the Mint director Mary T. Brooks.
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Internal Revenue Service
Lewis E. Carroll
Shafter Public Works
IRS
Secretary of the Treasury
Justice Department
Washington
Lew
Shafter
the Elks Magazine
The
Mint
Mary T. Brooks
Three Candidates Vie For Richland School Board Seats
Bill Eslick announces his candidacy for one of two Richland Elementary School Board seats joining Dr. Richard Garber and Thomas L. Almberg. Eslick, a 25 year Shafter resident and state employee, lists family and local ties. Garber seeks a full four year term. Starrh resigns March 1 after four years on the board.
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Bill Eslick
Richland Elementary
Richland
Bill Petek
Shaw Ave
Eslick
Richard Garber
Thomas L. Almberg
Shafter
U. S. Air Force
Shafter High School
Harding College
Searcy
Ark
George Eslick
Donna Waters
Cheryl
Eric
State of California
Department of Human Resources Development
Department of Employment
20Th St
Bakersfield
Department
Garber
Richland Board
Henry Voth
Usda “Cotton
Em. H. Mettler & Sons Company
Almberg
Kern
D.e.ruggenberg
Ruggenberg
Rotary Club of
Ruggenbergs
M. Glenn Bultman
J. Craig Jenkins
Drugs Suspect Seized by Shafter Policemen
A Shafter man Oscar Carl Lundgren was arrested on possession and sale of narcotics after an undercover operation. Police found marijuana in his apartment and he was taken into Kern County jail pending case disposition. A companion was released for lack of evidence. Chief Hanley Witcher commended Sgt. F. E. Williams and Officers Lee Meeler and Kent Foster for their roles.
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Kern County
Bakersfield
Oscar Carl Lundgren
W. Lerdo
Shafter Police Department
Lundgren
Shafter
Hanley Witcher
F. E. Williams
Lee Meeler
Kent Foster
Witcher
Heavy Loss Prevented In Shafter Fire
Shafter firemen credited precautions by resident Wanda Page for confining damage to about 5 dollars after a wall heater caused a blaze at 22 Rodriguez Ave on February 18. An unnamed former firefighter who phoned in the alarm aided rapid response and exact location details, preventing major damage.
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Shafter City
Shafter
Wanda Page
Rodriguez Ave
Page House
Winter Droops to 27 in Shafter Week of Cold
The Shafter area recorded subfreezing nights with a 27 degree low on Sunday night Feb 21 and 28 the night before. A Feb 18 shower brought .11 inches, part of a season total of 3.02 inches since July 1 1970, above the normal 2.91 inches through Jan 30. Daily temps were logged at the U S Cotton Research Station in Shafter.
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Shafter
U. S. Cotton Research Station
Shafter Approves 6000 Pool Improvement Plan
The city council unanimously funds 4000 toward a 6000 project to upgrade Richland Aquatic Center. The Swim Club will contribute 2000, financing portable bleachers for 300 spectators under a 100 by 120 foot canopy, with a steel fence and removable gates. Ed Janzen led the parents group from 67 families and about 125 swimmers backing the plan.
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Shafter Swim Club
Richland Elementary School
Richland
Swim Club
Ed Janzen
Aprargeeeing
Pathite
Janzen
Kern County population results show growth to 329 162 in 1970
Final 1970 census figures released by the U S Census Bureau via the Kern County Board of Trade show Kern County increasing 12 7 percent to 329 162 from 1960 reforms include Wasco Shafter Buttonwillow and Tehachapi gains Bakersfield city population rises to 69 515 Tehachapi leads county with a 33 2 percent rise Delano and Wasco show notable increases while rural areas remain smaller and urbanization remains dominant.
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Shafter
Bureau of Census
Kern County Board of Trade
Bakersfield
Board of Trade
Mexican Colony
Smith’s Corner
Seventh Standard Road
Rowlee Road
Merced Ave
Wasco Ave
Kimberlina Road
Poso Creek
Wasco
Shafter Valley
Buttonwillow
West Side Canal
Lerdo
Shafter Avenue
Enos Lane
Adohr and Tupman Road
Kern County
U. S. Census Bureau
Kern
Rosedale
Tehachapi
Tehachapi City
Delano
Improvement Council Names Committees for Tree Project
The Shafter Community Improvement Council names committees to oversee its downtown tree planting program. President Wayne Wood announces chairs for Spiritual Hospitality and Downtown Tree committees, listing Reverend Boardman C Reed and Gordon Smith among others.
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Central Avenue
Lowell
Barbara) Todd
Shafter Community Improvement Association
Todd
Chamber of Commerce
Community Improvement Association
Improvement Council
Shafter Community Improvement Council
Wayne Wood
Boardman C. Reed
Gordon Smith
George Starrh
Re Ome Vee
Dari Moyer
John Hanner
J Leonard
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Bill Plummer
Rex McLeod
McLeod
Bonnie Giovannetti
Gladys Delfino
Robert Romanini
Lou Wolfe
D.E. Ruggenberg
H L Mon
Sun
Richland Aquatic Center
California
Shafter Area
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