North Kern Committee Outlines Three Sites For Four Year College
The North Kern Site Committee will present three areas for a four year college at a 9 a.m. meeting in Bakersfield. Sites include Formosa Airport Shafter Airport and Kern County Land Company land east of Wasco. Kelly argues Shafter area offers 800 usable acres off tax rolls with existing gas sewer electricity and fire protection and notes nearby transportation routes and recreation nearby.
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North Kern
North Kern College
Police Auditorium
Bakersfield
Formosa
Shafter
Kern County Land Company
Wasco
Frank Dyer
Delano
James Hanson
Porterville
Arthur Carlson
McFarland
Wallace Shafer
H. W. Pat Kelly
Maynard Hall
Delano Chamber of Commerce
North Kern Committee
Kelly
Airport Kelly
Shafter Airport
Shafter Council Adopts Fire Department Recommendations
The Shafter City Council meets to review Loren S. Bush's fire defense study aimed at improving the fire rating for insurance. A slate of recommendations is approved for further consideration, including staffing regulations, volunteer measures, training facilities, annual pump testing, and a 35 foot three section ladder on a pumper.
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Shafter
Loren S. Bush
San Francisco
Bush
Night Temps Hit 28 in Shafter Amid Warm Day Spike
Temperatures in Shafter swung from warm days to near freezing at night last week. Tuesday January 4 saw a low around 28, with several days near the freezing mark as highs and lows for the week are listed.
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Shafter
Five Shafterites Charged in Machinery Damaging Incident
Five Shafterites including Jimmy Wayne Dillard Randy Howe Bankston Rickey Charles Williams James Roy Squires and Alan Dale Norman were arrested by the California Highway Patrol on Seventh Standard Road near Rudd Avenue. They face charges for damaging construction machinery owned by Alex Robertson Inc of Bakersfield, estimated at $2 500.
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Jimmy Wayne Dillard
Beech Avenue
Randy Howe Bankston
Terra Vista Avenue
Rickey Charles Williams
Burbank Road
James Roy Squires
Marengo Avenue
Alan Dale Norman
Golden West Avenue
California Highway Patrol
Seventh Standard Road
Rudd Avenue
Alex Robertson, Inc
Bakbersfield
Kiwanis Club Installs New Officers at Shafter
Shafter Kiwanis Club held a ladies night meeting at the Shafter Motel to install officers led by O. Say. Hale as president. Vernon Ross and Burl George were named first and second vice presidents, Art Stepp secretary, Henry Wong treasurer, with G. H. Ben Grundy as immediate past president and a 7-member board.
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O. Say. Hale
Richland School
Beale
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Motel
Vernon Ross
Burl George
Art Stepp
Henry Wong
G. H. “Ben” Grundy
Kerneth Anderson
Frank Preston
Sam Becker
Clyde Johnston
Phil
Nine Entries Awarded for Shafter Centennial Parade
Shafter officials announce nine parade entries for Bakersfield Denial Parade with a county wide honors plan. A grand marshal will be chosen for Kern County and a 100 Years Ago theme guides the October 1 centennial parade schedule and pre parade activities.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Allen Zenk
Kern County
George Vales
Wales
Kerh
Applications for Shafter Court Job Now Open
Kern County personnel department invites applications for a civil service test for the justice court. At Shafter Court, Grace Haslam resigns after ten years, and blanks may be picked up and mailed back postmarked by midnight Friday January 21.
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Kern County Personnel Department
Justice Court
Shafter Court
Grace Haslam
Shafter Justice Court
Utility Board Debates Water Meters and New Equipment
The Shafter Public Utility District board weighs water meters for potato sheds to measure usage and set fair rates, split 2 to 1 in favor of installation. They plan a meeting with shed operators with engineer A A Dorman present. The board approves buying a tractor with backhoe for 6504.31 on bid, Lew Carrol authorized to buy a sewer line cleaning tool around 500.
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Shafter
Voth
A. A. Dorman
Lngineer
Maple Leaf Sales
Wasco
Nikkel Iron Works
Case Power & Equipment
Bakfield
Wasco Farm Equipment Co
Lew Carrol
Council Agenda Discussed by City Officials
Mayor Dick Zenk and Council member Johnston urge residents to submit requests with a synopsis of subjects to the city clerk by noon Friday. This process will help the public gain a clearer hearing and inform the Council of agenda topics before formalization.
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Dick Zenk
Zenk
Johnston
Chamber Sets 1966 Plans and Cleanup Drive
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce opened the year with business plans and a two week cleanup drive. Trash must be in alleys by January 16 on the east side and January 23 on the west. The County College Site Committee meets January 13 to discuss North Kern sites including Shafter Airport. Installation is set for January 20 at Richland Cafeteria. Wayne Wood reports new memberships are arriving and the Disneyland promotion did well.
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Ratzlaff
Los Angeles
Northern County College
Shaf- Legion Post
Girls Athletic Association
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
H. W. Pat Kelly
County College
North Kern
Police Auditorium
Bakersfield
Richland
Wayne Wood
Shafter High to host double header wrestling and basketball
This Saturday Shafter High hosts a wrestling meet with Wasco at 6 p m followed by basketball against West High at 8 p m The piece notes a rules story by Bill Hatcher to aid understanding and invites readers to read it first before attending the events
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Shafter High
Wasco
West High
Bill Hatcher
St. Marks Episcopal Holds Annual Meeting and Dinner
About 50 attendees gathered for St. Marks Episcopal Church annual dinner and business meeting in the new Christian Education building near the church. Reports covered 1965 finances, ECW activities, and 1966 appointments. three new Bishop’s Committee members were elected. An Evensong followed, then a Festival of Christmas greens on the adjacent lot.
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St. Mark's Episcopal
St. Marks
Phil Channeson
C. J. Vignolo
David Cooke
David Anderson
Otis Page
St. Mark’s
Thomas S. Kelly
Episcopal Church Women of
George Cooper
Frank Wisner
Mickey Hair
Tom Kelly
San Joaquin
Bakersfield
Earl Pitzer
Spear
Drive By Lions Calendar Drive Underway in Shafter
Shafter Lions Club launches its annual community calendar drive lasting two weeks. Co chairs Roy Farrell and Roy Kerber lead. Bob Somers and John Hanner head advertising. Lowell Todd Chuck Gates and Daryl Moyers oversee typing and shipping. Calendars cost 50c each with 25c per entry. proceeds fund local civic projects including light conservation softball baseball City Park improvements a high school scholarship Christmas baskets for the needy and Boy Scouts.
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Shafter Lions Club
Roy Farrell
Roy Kerber
Bob Somers
John Hanner
Lowell Todd
Chuck Gates
Daryl Moyers
Shatter Lions Club
Legion Oratorical Contest Set for January Seventeen
Leslie L. Armstrong post 213 American Legion in Shafter announces its annual oratorical contest on Monday January 17 at 8 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building. High school entrants may compete with prepared and extemporaneous speeches about the Constitution and amendments. Prizes include 275 to the state winner 4000 scholarship to the national winner and engraved watches for state and area winners.
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Leslie L. Armstrong
American Legion
Veterans Memorial
Shafter
Grady Bartlett
the Legion
Bartlett
The
United States
Bartlet
Lidcal Post
Winnhers
Imade
Arrangements Made for Shafter Chamber Banquet 1966 Installations
Shafter Chamber of Commerce prepares for its annual banquet at the Richland Cafeteria on January 20. Weston Futrell of Community National Bank will receive the gavel as 1966 president. Mrs Evelyn Agee will be installed as vice president, with a slate of officers and board members announced by committee head Mert Wiedmann.
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Joe Fritzell
Mert Wiedmann
Evelyn Agee
Agee Family Funeral Home
Shafter
Chamber
George Jones
Bank of America
H. W. Pat Kelly
Kelly & Somers Insurance Agency
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