Parking Debate Reignites on Central Avenue Shafter
Shafter merchants face a parking regulation decision as the police vow full enforcement or none. Council and planning commission clash over Central avenue James street rules while merchants weigh compliance. Council also considers bike racks and police car procurement after dealer price checks.
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Central Avenue
James Street
Shafter
E Shafter Police Department
Shafter City
Planning Commission
George H
Ben) Grundy
Oatcher
New Formula Pair to Probe Fiesta Fun at Shafter
A two man committee proposes a new lineup for the Potato n Cotton Festival including tractor driving pig and potato sack races pud pushing and a poster contest. Festival directors plan a parade float and a broad promotional program to advertise the Shaffer event in Kern County fairs and harvest festivals.
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Nan
Geraitt
Shafer
Thomas Wedge
Shafter
Kern County
Still Critical After Pedestrian Car Crash Near Shafter
Ned Smith 71 a former Shafter agricultural inspector remained in critical condition at Kern General Hospital after being struck by an automobile driven by Harvey Self on a dark evening at Central Valley Highway near Shafter Avenue. Police said no citations were issued and Self could not see the pedestrian due to his dark clothing.
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Ned Smith
Shafter
Claude Mitchell
Smith
Ley Highway
Anutomobile
Harvey Self
Self
Hafter Avenue
Kern General Hospital
Armstrong Ambulance
Five Explorers to Feature at Scouter Meet
Five Explorer Scouts from Maple District will perform musical selections at the Kern County Council Boy Scouts of America 32nd annual recognition dinner. The event at Kern County Fairgrounds starts 7 p.m. and honors hundreds of volunteer unit leaders. three Silver Beaver awards will be presented. The Explorers Jim Engel Don Isaac Philip Johnson Bill Siemens and Bob Strauss are set to receive their Eagle awards on March 15.
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Explorers
Maple District
Kern County Council
Boy Scouts of America
Kern County Fairgrounds
Shafter
Robert Bann
Jim Engel
Don Isaac
Philip Johnson
Bill Siemens
Bob Strauss
Chamber Honors Frank Shaw Declines Re election Talk on City Activities
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce honored Clerk Frank G. Shaw and City Attorney A. G. Mortimore at a city affair last Friday. Shaw announced he would not seek another term after serving since 19 54. Mortimore outlined the citys growth from a small town to a large business center and described the budgeting and planning commission functions.
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Frank Shaw
Shafter Chamber
Mortimore
Council
County Beauties Will Get Chance Entry Deadline Set for Mar. 3
The seventh annual Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival queen contest opens to Kern county residents with a Mar. 3 entry deadline. Prospective candidates may be single or married, with top prize a trip to Las Vegas for the festival queen and a spot in the Shafter Chamber of Commerce parade float. The first round runs Apr. 1 to May 18 based on ticket sales, with eight or more entrants advancing. The top salesgirl wins a $100 savings bond and beauty contest judges from outside the county will decide. The queen will be announced May 21 during Shafter Salutes, with prizes including clothing, swimwear, and travel funds. second and third place receive watches and other prizes.
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Kern County
Shafter Potato
Frontier
Las Vegas
Nev
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Laverne Jacobs
Nevada
Big Ifs Loom Over Shafter Corcoran Clash For League Crown
Shafter faces Corcoran this Friday with a four way league tie possible if Wasco loses to Exeter and Coalinga defeats Lemoore. Wasco leads at six wins, three losses. Shafter Coalinga Exeter tied at five and four. Exeter beat Shafter last Friday 51 to 46 in a close matchup with Thompson scoring 15 for Shafter.
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Barbara Wroten
Shafter Generals
Corcoran
Generals
Wasco
Exeter
Coalinga
Lemoore
Tigers
Shafter
Leroy
Slug) m
Monarch
Dunagon
Exeter B
Colonels
Bob Goossen
Shafters
Bill Nixon
Dean Heaton
Bucks
Exeter C
Bill Turner
Muni Candidates File for City Ballot in Shafter Election
Four municipal candidates have filed for the Shafter city election on April 13. Mayor Adolf Kirschenmann reverses earlier retirement and runs again after encouragement from friends. Incumbents George H Grundy and Bert Ware seek re election, with Bill Johnston serving as assistant city clerk and now a candidate. Calvin Fowler has taken nomination papers but has not filed.
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Adolf Kirschenmann
Shafter
Kirschenmann
George H
Ben) Grundy
Bert Ware
Bill Johnston
Shaw
Johnston
Calvin Fowler
Lowe Lands Post on Shafter Wasco Cemetery District Board
William Lowe, former Shafter Kiwanis president, will serve on the Shafter Wasco Cemetery District board replacing Earl A. Weil who recently departed. Weil, formerly Sprouse Reitz store manager, has left Shafter.
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William Lowe
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter- Wasco
Earl A. Weil
Shafter
Weil
Sprouse-Reitz
Secretive drill at 12 079 oil well near Lerdo highway
Dope project at 12079 or Chernabaeff well drilled by Tide Water Associated and Rocky Mountain Drilling off Lerdo highway between Scaroni avenue and Wasco road remains unconfirmed. Industry sources say a potential gas find exists at 4000 feet, but company and operators keep details confidential while protective acreage filings rise.
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Chernabaeff
Wildcat
Rocky Mountain Drilling Co
Chernobaeff
Lerdo Highway
Scaroni Avenue
Two Teenagers Nabbed After Market Theft in Shafter
Two youths aged 14 and 16 were arrested for stealing 125 to 150 dollars worth of merchandise from Midway Market in North Shafter. They tried to sell the goods before the return was hidden, and were taken into custody by Constable Blake Witcher at the Minter Village juvenile home.
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Midway Market
North Shafter
Blake Witcher
Minter Village
Hill Will Serve As Pathfinder In Paratrooper Division
Pfc Kyle Hill, son of Mrs Lor ene Hill of Manuel avenue, has been selected to represent his regiment in the Pathfinder division at Fort Bragg North Carolina. The Pathfinder unit is described as the first to enter enemy territory similar in role to commandos.
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Kyle Hill
Lorene Hill
Manuel Avenue
Pathfinder
Fort Bragg
N.C
Two California stables prep for South Meet harness racing
Two Shafter stables William Lachenmaier and Robert Neuman will enter horses at Santa Anita when the season opens March 12. The circuits include Bay Meadows May 1 to June 12 and Hollywood Park to December 1, with hopes for a summer circuit in New York and Lexington. Lachenmaier relies on Freeman Hanover and a string of pacers and trotters while Neuman fields Scotch Princess and Pat Lee with an eight-horse stable joining the Grand Circuit.
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Shafter
Santa Anita
William Lachenmaier
Robert Neuman
West Coast
Hollywood Park
California
Bay Meaddows
Lachenmaier
Baltimore, Md
Roosevelt Raceway
New York
Lexington
Neal Boardman
Neuman Stables
Ken Carthal
Lachenmaier Stables
Freeman Hanover
Ronaldo
Pacer
Judy Tass
Trotter
Casablanca
Atomic Lee
Red Steve
Dazzle Belle
Casa Mia
Buttons
Steve Strelich
Kern County
Red Streak
Neuman
Scotch Princess
Sherry Lee
Pat .Lee
Humbert Tass
Ite
Express
Green Horses
Dickie Frost
Carnite
Robert
Shafter High Speech Contest Set Next Wednesday
Three Shafter High School students Deloris Potts Gary Philson and Jack Robbins will compete in a Lions Club forensics event titled What the Constitution Means to Me They are coached by Miss Darlene Ludtke The local winner advances to Kern county matches with a scholarship awarded by Lions Club official Bob Kelley
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Shafter High School
Lions Club
Deloris Potts
Gary Philson
Jack Robbins
Darlene Ludtke
Kern County
Bob Kelley
The
Lions Eae
Rancher Trial On Manslaughter Delayed To March
The jury trial for Moses Nick Bizieff a 29 year old Lemoore rancher charged with manslaughter in the death of Mary Lou Collins a 33 year old Shafter civic leader was moved to March 16 17 and 18 The date was shifted from this week at the request of the defense while Dr George Collins a Shafter optometrist remains hospitalized Bizieff allegedly operated a car that collided with the Collins vehicle injuring the occupants including the couple’s two children who escaped with minor injuries
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Moses Nick Bizieff
Lemoore
Mary Lou Collins
Shafter
Mar
Kings County
Kenneth C. Nagel
Bizieff
George Collins
Shafter Optometrist
Tone
Collins
Progress Report Sets Mid Winter CVHA Meeting
Irvin Fike of Shafter to attend the Central Valley Highway Association mid winter meeting in Corcorant. President Jack Polzin announced the Cotton Club will host the session where several business matters will be discussed.
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Central Valley Highway Association
Corcorant
Shafter
Irvin Fike
Jack Polzin
Cotton Club
Private Citizens Help Fight Fires
Private citizens are credited with saving property from two blazes investigated by the county fire department in the past week. Jim Albright of Jack Avenue saved a tractor on the J. H. Mauer ranch when fire destroyed a barn. N. Bwir put out a blaze at 488 Klassen Dr. in his home after a mouse reportedly sparked a small fire.
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Jim Albright
Jack Avenue
J. H. Mauer Ranch
N. Bwir
Klassen
Hill
Shafter Chamber to Host Road and Park Plans Talk
Shafter residents may attend tomorrow at noon when W R Roy Woelcomes discusses roads in the Shafter district and updates on park and recreation plans. Vernon Smith Kern county road commissioner will detail highway conditions. Irvin E Fike will describe Central Valley Highway Association plans.
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Shafterites
Chamber of. Commerce Pete
Seiletiete
Shafter
Irvin E. Fike
Central Valley Highway Association
Grant backs Bakersfield hospital plan with $100 pledge
Shafter Judge E. K. Grant supports the Greater Bakersfield Memorial Hospital drive. He describes his illness and treatment in Bakersfield and argues a local hospital is essential, urging community backing to avoid distance and travel for care.
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Greater
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Shafter
E. K. Grant
Bakersfield
Henry Voth
Baoeeld
Junior Women Top Donations For March of Dimes Campaign
The Shafter Junior Women lead with a donation of 168.85 toward a March of Dimes drive totaling 1038.44. Other contributors include Richland School 157.41 Shafter High School 137.17 Shafter theaters 153.86 J.B. Honey 10.75 coffee day 36.87 Bluebirds 3.73 and additional gifts totaling 65 from containers and individuals. The campaign featured a fundraiser at Batter High School with Lions supporters and a basketball event.
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Junior Women
March of Dimes Campaign
Shafter
Bluebirds
Fox
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Robert Tatum
A. G. Whitson
Shafter Red Cross
A. J. Hemingson
Tatum
Business House
Whitson
Eyearking Bugaboo
Cern
MUNI
Lowe
Pacers
Jack Fleming
Murray Scott
Lachenmajer
Oval
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