Kern County’s future tied to agriculture not oil says editor
A Shafter Press editor notes Kern County’s strength lies in farming and agricultural processing. Geography and climate support growth, automation raises output, and the Pacific Coast market will demand Kern crops as water development remains the key challenge. The piece calls for proactive action to expand irrigation and agri tech adoption.
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Shafter Press
Kern County
Joseph di Giorgio
Delano
di Giorgio
Kern
Pacific Coast
Wasco Car Registration Office Opens in Wasco
The Car Registration Office will open in the Wasco Bank of America building from 10 to 3 Monday through Thursday and 10 to 6 Fridays. It moves to Shafter January 20 and stays until February 4. Only routine registrations processed. address changes the only allowed modification. For disputes and engine issues, go to the Bakersfield district office. Green stickers issued for 1958 registrations. do not remove last year’s sticker, apply new tag over 1957.
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Wasco Bank of America
Shafter
Bakersfield
Motorist Wanted by 11 Cities Arrested and Jailed
Buttonwillow resident Kenneth Eugene Ingle 23 was arrested after his car ran a stop sign and narrowly missed a police car at Lerdo and Central Valley highways. He faced drunk driving charges and 50 days in county jail. Checks showed he is wanted by at least 11 California cities for traffic violations in 1956 and 1957.
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Kenneth Eugene Ingle
Buttonwillow
California
Glenn Holt
Wade Hamilton
Ingle
Lerdo
Central Valley
Shafter Lions Club Resumes Meetings January 8
The Shafter Lions Club, after canceling all meetings for the holidays, will host its next gathering on Wednesday night January 8. President Reg Hammond announced the schedule.
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Lions
Shafter Lions Club
Reg Hammond
Shafter High School To Resume Classes After Break
The older segment of Shafter's students will return to classes Thursday January 2. Principal Arthur Johnson notes the restart helps save time for the upcoming potato harvest. Rich and school classes will resume Monday January 6 per district superintendent Bruce Crawford.
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Shafter
Arthur Johnson
Johnson
Rich
Bruce Crawford
Construction Growth in Shafter 1957 Peaks at $831,556
Shafter's 1957 construction value reached $831,556, nearly doubling 1956 figures but under the $1 million goal for the second straight year. Permits covered building wiring and plumbing, with September the peak month at $129,286 and July the low at $49,100. illness of Inspector Grant affected late-year recording.
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Shafter
E. K. Grant
Mir Ws
Grant
Shafter Leaders Forecast Steady Growth for 1958
City clerk William H. Johnston and Chamber of Commerce president Joseph M. Sales predict normal growth for Shafter in 1958. They cite existing industries and new businesses expanding in 1957, with about 12,500 in the trade area and 4,100 within city limits. Local unemployment is not expected to rise, and annual purchases near 8.5 million dollars despite potato harvest variations.
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Shafter
William H. Johnston
Joseph M. Sales
Johnson
Adams , Hardfacing
Wallace-Tiernan
Shafter Kiwanis Plans Interclub Meeting Friday
Wasco and Shafter Kiwanis clubs will meet at noon Friday at Cawelo in an interclub gathering announced by Bob Bann president of the Shafter group. The meeting was to replace the regular Wednesday session cancelled due to New Year’s Day.
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Shafter Kiwanians
Cawelo
Wasco
Bob Bann
Bann
Air Force cancels plan to reactivate Minter Field
Congressman Harlan Hagen reports the Air Force has dropped plans to reactivate Minter Field as part of the SAGE radar network. Norton Air Force Base will serve Southern California, with Minter contracts canceled and no immediate plans to use Minter. The decision aims to save economic costs, despite prior approval for reactivation funding.
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Air Force
Minter Base
Shafter Press
Harlan Hagen
Minter Field
Washington
Minter
California
Norton Air Force Base
Camp Beale
Norton
San Bernardino County
Beale
Marysville
Sage
Southern California
United States
The
Suddeny
Hagen
San Bernardino
Shafter to Travel to Corcoran Saturday
Shafter High School basketball teams resume in the South Sequoia league with a Saturday game against Corcoran in the northern city. The C team plays at 5 30. The Generals lead the league after a win over Wasco but have three non league losses. They recently won the Sierra Sequoia league invitational in Bakersfield.
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Shafter
Corcoran
Shafter Generals
Wasco
Generals
Bakersfield
Church to Honor Minister for 20 Years of Service
Reverend Sam Wilcoxon will be honored Sunday January 5 with an all day service marking twenty years as minister of the First Southern Baptist church. He arrived with his wife Alice and their children Jack Gene Mack Barbara Patsy and others who pursued pastorates and teaching careers in the valley.
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Sam Wilcoxon
First Southern Baptist Church
Wilcoxon
Alice
Jack
Gene
Mack
Daughtion
Southern Baptist
Shafter
Everett Baker
Barbara
Patsy
Jack Wilcoxon
Bank of
Yvonne
Gail
Brown and Bryant
Faber Street
Mack Wilcoxons
Porterville
Betty
Bellflower
Bakersfield College School of Nursing
San Diego Avenue
Sammy
Mary Ruey
Darlene
Caution Residents To Lock Garages And Vehicles
Police warn residents to lock motor vehicles left unattended. Two theft reports came from Paul Ratzlaff and Layton Weidenbach who found tools stolen from their pickups on Cross street. Additional hubcaps unlocked garage items and pots were also reported stolen on the same street.
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Paul Ratzlaff
Cross Street
Layton Weidenbach
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