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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1981
Page
3
Fragmentary report notes a January 1 reference to California Fish and Game and a 1961 license for sport fishing. Mentions licensing changes and sporting goods distribution across the state. Details are incomplete and names or dates beyond the fragment cannot be confirmed.
In Shafter during the early 1950s to 1970s era notes, H W Pat Kelly took oath as Kern County official, Ernie Hofman became chamber secretary again, and James and Sunset saw Top's Market construction. The era marks early irrigation contracts, civic leadership shifts at the American Legion and local commerce groups, plus inflation-driven fishing license price hikes and stamp requirements for salmon and trout anglers.
January 12 to 16 meals list Fruit juice on Monday and Tuesday. Monday serves co beef with mustard boiled potatoes cabbage tossed salad Italian dressing Jello and bread Wheat. Tuesday offers Lasagne broccoli citrus raspberry sherbet. Wednesday tomato juice liver and onions rice carrots tossed salad French dressing pears bread. Thursday fruit juice meatloaf gravy boiled potatoes peas sliced tomatoes cherry jello bread. Friday V8 juice baked fish tartar sauce mashed potatoes beets lettuce salad Italian dressing vanilla pudding bread.
January 12 16 1981 school menu notes meals for Lost Mills District with entries for Monday spaghetti Beef lettuce and tomato salad Tuesday Bar B Que beef on a bun tots wedge fruit menu items include green beans and fruit cup entries show multiple days and dishes though OCR is partial and fragmentary
Kern County voters who did not cast a ballot in the November 4 General Election will be mailed residency cards under County Clerk Gale S. Enstad. Those at their registered address need not act, as they remain registered, while the mail aims to purge former residents or those with no forwarding address. Cards are nontransferable and will trigger registration updates if a new address is found.
The Queen Mary carried 810,360 troops across half a million miles as a single battle-facing liner. The Curacoa, sent to guard this troop carrier, was cut in half and sank by the very ship it protected, with 329 lives lost. The incident remained a wartime secret until years later.
The article notes that funding for public schools depends on average daily attendance. Each student absence reduces the district’s daily attendance figure and diminishes state or local funds accordingly.
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