Shafter Growth Surges With 1968 Developments
Feather River water reaches Kern County west side in January 1968 signaling growth. Shafter saw major projects: ground level storage tank, district city merger move, Beech Lerdo area annexation talks, Richfield new station, Santa Fe tract for police facility, 125000 building estimate, 60000 fund, Shafter Concrete Pipe expansion, Richland school bonds for 338000, Strato Engineering hangar lease with 40 to 50 staff, Hanner Trailer Manufacturing expansion to tilt-type trailers, almond handling machinery upgrade, and housing duplex plans by Kern County Housing Authority with 894000 funding. page notes ongoing annexation.
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Feather River
Kern County
Shafter
Corporation
Shafter Utility District
General Potato and Onion Distributors
Beech and Lerdo
Shafter Vegetable Growers
Richfield
Shafter Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Santa
Santa Fe Acks
Richland
Richland Pool
Strato Engineering Aircraft Services Division
Hanner Trailer Manufacturing Company
Trailer Manufacturing Company
John Hanner
Hahner
Los Angeles Street
Paul Pilgrim
Carl Taffera
Kleen Seed Debnting Company
Com
Kern County Housing Authority
Purple Heart Awarded to Local Soldier Grisham
Spec four David Grisham son of Mr and Mrs Roland Grisham 236 Pine Street has received the Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds from September 7 near Cu Chi Viet Nam He is crew chief of a helicopter in the 101st Airborne Air Medal for meritorious achievement in air flight is also awarded indicating at least twenty five completed air missions over Vietnam
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David Grisham
Roland Grisham
Pine Street
Cu Chi
Viet Nam
Grisham
101St Airborn
Air Medal
Annual Chamber Meeting Set for January 20
Le Roy Kerber to be installed as president of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce at a January 20 dinner meeting at Veterans Memorial Hall. Dr. Harold Freedman will be Master of Ceremonies. New officers and board members for 1969 71 will be installed, and Citizen of the Year will be announced. Tickets available at Pat Kelly Wood's Shoe Store and at both Brinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Kerber
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Veterans Memorial Hall
Wayne Wood
Chamber
Harold Freedman
Millard la Grange
Allen Johnson
H. W. Pat. Kelly
Bob Lewis
Robert Holdover
Earl Brown
Edwin Bender
Frank Wisner
Donald Johnson
Bonner Beel
Joe Kirk
Gary Kruger
H. W. Kelly
S. A. Camp
Adolph Kirschenmann
E. H. Mettler
E. B
Peter Channeson
Pat Kelly
Wood’s Shoe
Brinks
Blood Bank Drive Set for Shafter Residents
The Blood Bank will collect donations from the Shafter area next Tuesday January 7 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall. Local chairmen include Evelyn Agee Bill Banks and Arly Feil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Veterans Memorial Hall
Evelyn Agee
Bill Banks
Arly Feil
Assemblyman William Ketchum to Speak at 1969 Chamber Dinner
William Ketchum, 29th District Assemblyman, will be the speaker at the 1969 Chamber of Commerce dinner. A native of Los Angeles born September 2, 1921, he was elected to the Assembly in 1966 and is seeking another term. He has farmed in Paso Robles for 11 years and is a Harvard Military School and USC alumnus with wartime service in World War II and the Korean conflict.
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Chamber of Commerce
William Ketchum
Ketchum
Los Angeles
Assembly
United States
Lola Heegaard
Robert
Kathy
Paso Robles
Harvard Military School
Colorado School of Mines
University of Southern California
USC
U. S. Army
77Th Infantry
Guam
Leyte
Okinawa
Occupa
Demolition Work Initiates 'New' Music for Richland
Demolition work begins in Richland as crews repurpose the site. The project aims to introduce a new music venue concept tied to local redevelopment and cultural programming, with community groups involved in planning and safety oversight.
Demolition underway at Richland School music building site
An interview with John J. Jones, A.T.C., reflects on 1968 and 1969 plans as the Richland School Board completes demolition of the music building. New plans call for bids around April 1, 1969 with construction starting May 1969 and a 1970 spring occupancy for a music and multi use facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Board of Trustees
State Department
State Department of School House Planning
State Department of Architecture
Wasco Masonic Lodge Installation Set for Jan 4
Installation ceremonies for Wasco Lodge No. 583 F&AM are scheduled for Saturday evening January 4 at the lodge rooms. John H. Brown of Wasco will be installed master with Thomas Tucker and James B. Paul of Shafter named senior and junior wardens. Tack B. Hammons of Shafter will become treasurer and James W. Johnston of Wasco secretary. Lannis Cates of Shafter is retiring master.
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Wasco Masonic Lodge
F& AM
John H. Brown
Wasco
Thomas Tucker
Shafter
James B. Paul
Tack B. Hammons
James
Johnston
Lannis Cates
End of 1968 Time to Reminisce
This review covers the second half of 1968 events in Shafter including school and local civic notes. Highlights include Richland Board of Trustees bond elections approved for 288000 and 50000 dollars, summer school enrollments 67 high school students and 270 participants, Kuno Tschumi named Shafter AFS exchange student, 120 Head Start enrollees, a record free fireworks crowd, and retirements and local assignments shaping the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Board of Trustees
Shafter High School
Phil Zachary
Art Penner
Dave Anderson
Richland
Kuno Tschumi
Switzerland
Shafter Afs
Kuno
W. T. Walhoad
Shafter
Tom Flannigan
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Dwayne Kerber
Roy Kerber
Shafter Boys
Shafter Recreational Dept
Gordon Wiens
Mark Siemens
Christian Services
Idabelle Johnson
Engineer Reports on Shafter Airport Development Plan
Quinton Engineers present a county wide Shafter Airport expansion study to the Board of Supervisors. The report, not yet officially accepted, outlines retaining the present site for now and expanding to a 12 000 foot runway with industrial air cargo and general aviation roles. About 693 acres are needed. 422 acres are surplus. Relocation of Merced Avenue and airspace changes near Meadows Field are proposed with FAA airspace evaluation to follow.
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Board of Supervisors
Quinton Engineers
Quinton
Shafter Airport
Shafter
Kern County
Merced Avenue
Meadows Field
Meadows
F.A.A
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Hess
Japan
441St Counter Intelligence Corpb
Canoga Park
Mittee
Frankly Speaking
John J. Jones
A.T.C
John
U.S
George Wallace
Lee Nelson Rockefelt
Wasonic Lodge
Riverside Avenue
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