Four Candidates Vying in Shafter Council Race Amid Amusement Tax Referendum
Shafter voters head to a four candidate council race as filing closes. Incumbent Dan Loewen leads with Rolf Jacobsen Ernie Panero and Merritt Theimas also in the field. A referendum on a five percent amusement tax failed to qualify for April ballots but could proceed if a subsequent petition gains enough valid signatures. Absentee ballots available Mar 19 to Apr 3 with returns due Apr 14. council seats assumed Apr 28.
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Shafter
A. Lee Riley
William I. Johnston
Dan Loewen
Rolf Jacobsen
Ernie Panero
Merritt Theimas
Richland
A. G. Mortimore
Panero
Howeever
Mortimore
Frank Shaw
County Building Assembly
A. J. Ian
Muriel Youct
Ollie M. Nusz
Helen FE
Brand
Grace L. Reily
Katie Henderson
Delano
North Shafter
Traffic Hazards Prompt Shafter Safety Committee Action
Shafter Chamber of Commerce safety committee led by Robert Somers studies speeding on Cen Se avenue and Mannie Tulare avenues near the high school. They draft a letter to Santa Fe Railway Co asking trains slow down as tracks bisect the town, with a copy to the city council. Members include Police Chief John Reily and Constable Blake Witcher.
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Robert Somers
Cen- Se
James
Shafter
Somers
Wasco Chamber of Commerce
John Reily
Blake Witcher
L. 4. Woodard
Jack
Beulah Bartlett Resigns Post as Curriculum Director
Miss Beulah J D Bartlett resigns from Richland School where she has served as curriculum director since 1942. The board of trustees accepted the resignation. she began as principal of the primary school in 194. No successor has been named and the resignation takes effect at year’s end.
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Shafter
Thomas
Bank of America
L. A. Camp Co
Richland
Beulah JD. Bartlett
Richland School
Bartlett
City Pays Tribute To Youth Killed in Korean War Fight
Two Shafter area youths who joined the Army together were killed in Korea. Private Calvin R. Potter 19 and Corporal Lewis D Patrick are honored with a 2 pm funeral at the Church of the Nazarene with a military escort. Graveside rites at Shafter Cemetery will include veterans from American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Local merchants will close 2 to 5 pm in Potter’s memory, honoring fallen soldiers.
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Shafter School
Korea
Calvin R. Potter
Robert K. Potter
Lewis D
William d. Patrick
Shafter
Church of the Nazarene
Orval Seago
Potter
Merced
Fred W. Roberts
Oakland Army Base
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Shafter Cemetery
Corporal Patrick
Armstrong Mortuary
Robert Townsend
Troy
Pasadena
Lillian Bryan
Earli Hart
Bobbie Mullins
Fort Worth
Tex
Lonnie Hart
Oklahoma
E. Williams
Oregon
Richland and
Shafter Merchants
Harvey Gaede
Merchants Division
Shafigr
Dick Sorits
Robert EF. Potter
Shafiqr
Young Potter
Nye
Shafter High Speech Contest Judges Names Lions Club
Shafter High School speakers will compete Wednesday night in the Lions Club local contest announced by instructor Mrs. Beth McLean. Winners advance to zone matches with Kern county communities. contestants include Mary Margaret Revell Frankie Trantham and Wayne Brown. Morton Brown was the 1951 local winner, later defeated at Wasco in the county round.
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Shafter High School
Lions Club
Beth McLean
Kern County
Mary Margaret Revell
Frankie 'Trantham
Wayne Brown
Morton Brown
Shafter Lions Club
Wasco
Car Dealers Seek 90 Day Period In Shafter
Shafter automobile dealers push for a 90 day advance filing period for used car dealers to curb fly-by-nighters. The proposed rule would give a 90 day waiting period after dealer application to operate a lot to clear papers and assess sale factors. City officials doubt the measure can be enacted but council asked city attorney A G Mortimore to study possible revisions to the ordinance.
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Shafter
A. G. Mortimore
Fifteen Youths in Kern Honor Band at Spain Saturday
Fifteen Shafter youths including six Richland School students perform in the Kern County Honor Band at Harvey Auditorium Bakersfield Spain Saturday. Readers include Carl Duerksen Henry Warkentin Marlene Enns Jane Thompson Norma Trooks Glen Statler from Richland and Shafter High players Jim Power Russell Harden Don Broom Norma Craig Alan Walker Melne Warkentin Wilbur Stocker Philip Johnson Bob Goossen.
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Shafter
Richland
Kern County
Spain
Harvey Auditorium
Bakersfield
Carl Duerksen
Henry Watrkentin
Marlene Enns
Jane Thompson
Norma Trooks
Glen Statler
Shafter High School
Jim Power
Russell Harden
Don Broom
Norma Craig
Alan Walker
Melne Warkentin
Wilbur Stocker
Philip Johnson
Bob Goossen
Kern County Identification Bureau Captain Addresses Shafter Kiwanis
Roland Barbeau, captain of the Kern County Identification Bureau in Bakersfield, spoke to the Shafter Kiwanis Club about the bureau’s identification practices. He described how information on criminals is stored in a central file for reference.
Council and SPUD Plan $32,000 Civic Center Hall
City council and SPUD leaders propose a new 3000 square foot civic hall at the corner site with a council chamber fireproof vault and offices for city and SPUD. Estimated cost is $32,000 with construction of concrete blocks and reinforced points. Aiming to share costs 50 50 they delay action until after April elections and potential council turnover.
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Shafter Public ‘Utility District
FB. K. Grant
Council Chamber
City
SPUD
Grant
Central Valley Highway
Pacific Street
Spud Board
Block Workers Plan Canvass Of City Tuesday
Red Cross drive kicks off Tuesday with Bruce Crawford aiming for 2000 memberships and a $2000 goal. Volunteers will canvass Maple and Lerdo Districts, Cherokee Strip, Mexican Colony, North Shafter, Smiths Corner and surrounding areas. Each $1 brings an American Red Cross membership plus potential extra gifts as progress tracks toward the target.
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Red Cross Drive
Bruce Crawford
Shafter
Ife
Central Advisory Committee
Protecsore
American’ Red Cross
Crawford
American Red Cross
Shafter Regents
Red Cross
Maple District
Lerdo
Cherokee Strip
Mexican Colony
North Shafter
Smith's Corner
Curb and Gutter Proposals Considered by City Council
City growth noted as council reviews two curb and gutter proposals. The larger project affects South James Street area plus East Marengo East Euclid and Thompson streets. Four property owners sought private curb and gutter lines prompting a city alignment for proper grade and drainage.
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South James Street
East Marengo
East Euclid
Thompson Streets
Business firms join beautification push in Shafter
Members of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce beautification committee announced that at least two local businesses, State Theater and Nick's Reed and Bell Drive-In, are joining the campaign. The theater added a forest green front with pink trim, while the drive-in introduced blue coloring.
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Shafter Chamber of
Fiesta Poster Contest Slated for School Kids
Shafter area schools Richland Lerdo Maple and Rio Bravo invite upper grade students to enter the annual Fiesta poster contest honoring both potato and cotton industries. Last year a Lerdo student won. The poster contest aims to boost interest in the celebration and its dual industry themes.
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Shafter
Richard A
Dick) Larson
Thomas Wedge
Richland
Lerdo
Maple
Rio Bravo
Minter Village
Wedge
Larson
Shafter Liong Club
American Legion Post
Shafter Proclaims Library Week March 10 to 15 1952
Mayor Adolf Kirschenmann urges all citizens to observe Library Week March 10 through 15 1952. City Council adoption of a master proclamation emphasizes libraries as vital to democracy, knowledge, and community life.
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Shafter
Adolf Kirschenmann
County Board of Supervisors
Shafter City
Chief Warns Fire Chasers Hose Treaders
Shafter fire chief Don Little warns motorists against chasing fire engines and driving over hoses. He notes risks to drivers and firefighters and says such acts hinder firefighting and can rupture hoses, endangering the blaze response. Residents are urged to cooperate with department safety measures.
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Shafter
Don Little
Antos
Illness Delays Shafter High School Minstrel Show
Illness among several cast members forces the Shafter High School Association minstrel show to be indefinitely postponed. Ticket holders may obtain refunds from the original ticket sellers.
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Shafter High School Association
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