Shafter Community Notices Include Banquet and Contests
Arrangements are set for Shafter’s Chamber of Commerce annual banquet January 20 at 7 p.m. Wes ton Futrell will receive the gavel as 1966 leader. The city council reviews Loren S. Bush recommendations to improve the fire defense system for better insurance ratings. Leslie L. Robinson will lead the Legion oratorical contest January 17 at the Veterans Memorial Building. Plans proceed for hiring a minister and opening the Christian Church of Shafter on March 5 at the Seventh Adventist church on West Lerdo Highway serving Shafter and Wasco.
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Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Richland
Weston Futrell
Wick
Community National Bank
Shafter City
Loren S. Bush
San Francisco
Bush
Leslie L. Robinson
Post 213
American Legion
Veterans Memorial Building
Grady Bartlett
the Legion
Christian Church of
Seventh Adventist Rch
West Lerdo
Wasco
Richland School District bids for $400000 new wings
Richland School District trustees advertise a $400000 construction program this week including two new classroom wings. A Veterans of Foreign Wars show fund raiser kicks off with three year old Cynthia Witcher as first entry in a popularity baby contest for wounded servicemen blood drive.
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Trustees Office
Richland
Cynthia Witcher
Constable
Blake Witcher
Shafter to honor longtime librarian Mrs Wedge
Ten years after retiring in 1958, Shafter librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge will be honored on Thursday night January 19. Ralph Cornette director of the Southern California Evangelistic Association recently met with inter- for business development and community affairs.
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Thomas Wedge
Shafter
Ralph Cornette
Southern California Evangelistic Association
Inter
Nine City Building Permits Issued in Shafter December 1970
Nine building permits totaling 27429 were issued in Shafter in December 1970. Projects include remodeling Pacific Telephone at 534 James St for 16910 and Art's Body and Paint Shop at 309 E Lerdo for 3320. New business unit for Santa Company at 322 Residential and demolitions at 266 268 E Marengo are noted.
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Shafter
Pacific Telephone
James St
Lerdo
The
Santa Company
Vrc
Lawrence Kattenhorn
Beth Eden
Henry Man
Harris Drive
Kern County Sees Multi Billion Dollar Year In 1970
Kern County reports a multi billion dollar year in 1970 with gains in personal income dairying retail sales and services industry tourism and other facets of the economy. Bank debits are expected to exceed 1969’s six billion record as construction tops sixty million in dollar volume. The area may become Southern California’s leading dairy center as dairies relocate here and major expansions begin.
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Kern County
Kern County Board of ‘Trade
County Economic Development Department
Kern
California
Board of Trade
Shafter
St Mark's Parish Meeting Recap at Shafter Church Hall
St Mark's Episcopal Church Shafter held its annual parish meeting on Sunday evening January 10 with a ham dinner. Fr Boardman C Reed, from Hanford, is vicar. James Bishop elected to the Bishop's Committee and named senior warden. Dr David Cooke retiring senior warden. Wes ts the church treas tion will be in Bakersfield February 7 and 8. Additional reports and officers listed with names of church leaders and committees.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Shafter
Boardman
C. ‘Reed
St. Mark’s
Hanford
Church of the Savior
James
David Cooke
John M. Brown
John I. Kelly
Roy
Kerber
Audrey Leigh
Wisner
George Cooper
Thomas F. Leigh
Thomas W. Turner
Orland M. Wessig
Wests
Bakersfield
Frank Wisner
James Bishop
Holland Wessig
Dave Anderson
Phil Channeson
Episcopal Church
Floyd Cooper
John McDowell
H. W. Pat Kelly
FEF
C. W
Altar Guild
Episcopal Young
Boardman C. Reed
Bruce Spencer
Ridgecrest
Art Help Organization Meeting in District 1
District 1 art representatives and volunteers are urged to attend a meeting in the new board room adjoining the Richland Administrative Office on Thursday Jan 14 at 4 p.m. Volunteers are needed to sort hang and judge for the April 2nd Arts Festival. District 1 includes Maple Richland Rio Bravo Semitropic Wasco Union Buttonwillow Lerdo Lost Hills Wasco and Shafter High Schools.
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Richland
District 1
Maple
Rio Bravo
Semi- Tropic
Wasco Union
Buttonwillow
Lerdo
Lost Hills
Wasco
Shafter
Mickey Palomo Funeral Held Wednesday in Shafter
Funeral services for Mickey P Palomo 47 of 217 West Ash Ave Shafter were held in St Therese Catholic Church Shafter with a Rosary on Jan 6 and a Requiem Mass Jan 7. Msgr Francis Pointek officiated and burial followed at Shafter Memorial Park. Palomo born March 14 1923 in Ballinger Texas came to Shafter at age 12. She married Rudolph C Judy Palomo on November 2 1941 and was active in St Therese Altar Society. Surviving are Rudy Jr and Mark Anthony two sons four daughters Viviano Sanchez Elizabeth Linda and Theresa all of Shafter five brothers and one sister and three grandchildren.
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Mickey P. Palomo
Shafter
West Ash Ave
Msgr
Francis Pointek
St. Therese’s
Shafter Memorial Park
Viviano Sanchez
Tflizabeth Palomo
Linda Palomo
Theresa Palomo
Gabriel Prendez
Stock
Jon
John Prendez
Bakersfield
Felipe Prendez
Milpitas
George Prendez
Selestino Prendez
Otila Escobedo
San Jose
Joe Palomo
Alfred Palomo
Salvador Palomo
John Palomo
Arthur Palomo
Rubén Moreno
Gardener’s Checklist for Planting Hybrid Lilies
A gardener advises planting hybrid lilies now with emphasis on good drainage. Use a nurserymen’s planter mix when setting out bulbs to ensure proper soil drainage.
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Shafter Press
Gene’ Freeman
James Sr
Congregational Church Parsonage
Manuel Ave
W. O. Caddell
Shaw
Barry Wipf
Golden West
E.W. Metheny
E. Marengo
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Hall
Tom Tucker
Mary Cary
Roy Kerber
H. W
Pat Kelly
Bishop’s Committee
Phil Ohanneson
Ere
Valere
Pram
Kk Frost’ Publicat
Igelse Central Avenue
Shafter Post Office
Act of Wanenae
Shonen Collicense
Emil
Jack
Enosy
Riull Plummer
MRS
Pat Packard
P.O
Calif
Mickey Palomo
Wedesday
Agee
St. Therese’s Catholic
Electrolux
J.B. Ball Daler
Shatter
Scaroni
Fresh Ave
ABE Isaac Farms
Stringham’s Shafter Drug Store
Robert Barton
DeWitte’s Paradise
Fresno Avenue
Preston
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Manuel
Cement Foundation
WakterSfield
Ph. Tulare
Schnaidt's Best Buys
W. Ash
Gar & Guest Rm
Kef
Weyand Way
Maple St
Clara J. Schnaidt
Realtor & Lady Ins
Bakersfield Board of Realtors & Farm Brokers
Central Ave
Shaftex
Cannon
Cassady CO
Realtors
Ernie Hofman
Golden Falcon
Camper City
Central Valley Highway
Sprouse Reitz
Pine St
Arly
Tfe
F Street
Beesno Ave
Donald Klasse
Bor
Central
Mahan
B& B
Wasgo Union
Kern Joint Union High
Kern Community College
County Superintendent of Schools
Truxtun Avenue
Oode
Harry E
Blair
Etn F Kern
Central Valley
Seventh Street
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