Mistletoe Eradication Campaign In Shafter 1973
Shafter community leaders launch a mistletoe control drive with photos and letters urging action. Frank Wisner warns of unmanageable infestations along the American River, while Robert Thullen of the USDA Cotton Station offers cutback methods and bark treatment to remove the parasite. Lewie Carroll of Public Works offers city support for public trees and shares a personal example of branch removal reducing future growth.
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Shafter
The
Improvement Council
American River
Sacramento
Robert Thullen
Usda Cotton Station
North Dakota
Lewie Carroll
Shafter Public Works Department
Shafter to Host Cotton Classic Wrestling Meet
Shafter High School will host the Shafter Cotton Classic Wrestling Tournament Saturday January 20 at the school gymnasium starting at 9 30 a.m. Finals begin at 3 p.m. Wrestlers from Taft and Taft area schools will compete.
Rain totals and weekly weather summary for Shafter
Shafter earned an additional .07 inch of rain Monday night raising the weekly total to .65 inch and the seasonal total to four inches. The period through January 31 averages 2.90 inches. A 58 inch rainfall was recorded over the 48 hours to 8 a.m. Thursday. Temperatures ranged from a 72 degree high to a 36 degree low with mild conditions prevailing. Daily readings from the USDA Cotton Research Station show highs and lows for January 9 through January 15.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Fire Crews Respond to Two Shafter Calls
Shafter City Fire Department and Kern County Fire Department answered two calls in the past week. Mrs. Olive Hilty suffered an apparent fall at work and was revived with oxygen before transport to Kern General Hospital. A $300 fire loss was reported in a 1968 car owned by Newton M. McWhorter with a short in the wiring.
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Shafter City
Kern County
Olive Hilty
East Marengo
Central
Vernon Pierce
Shafter Station
Miller
Kern General Hospital
Schaefer
Carol Lamas
Hilty
Newton M. McWhorter
Council elects Pat Wilson president of Shafter improvement group
Mrs Pat Wilson was elected president of the improvement Council at a regular meeting held at the American Legion Hall Thursday evening Pot luck suppers are held on the second Thursday of each month and membership is open to all Shafter area residents without invitation Other officers named
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Pat Wilson
Shafter
Annual Lions Race Set at O'Brien Track
Shafter Lions Club presents harness racing and barbecue at Joe O'Brien Stables and Race Track on February 25. Six races begin at 2 p.m. followed by a fried dinner around 4 p.m. Proceeds support sight conservation and related charities. event highlights include Joe O'Brien with a Lifetime earnings near 11 million and Flow erchild winning the Outstanding Trotter award for 1972.
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Shafter Lions Club
Joe O’brien
East Lerdo Highway
Lions’ Sight
Lions Club
Ken County
O’brien
Flowerchild
Fresh Yankee
Shafter Lions
Mothers Plan January 17 March of Dimes Campaign
Shafter residents Mrs. Jon Johnston and Mrs. Jack Ogle announce a Mothers March on birth defects starting Wednesday January 17. They, with Black chairmen and volunteers, will canvass college neighborhoods to support the March of Dimes campaign. Contact Mrs Johnston at 746 23375 for more information.
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Shafter
Jon Johnston
Jack Ogle
Johnston
Richland Board Backs Veto of Mandatory Lunch Plan
The Richland school board supported Governor Reagan’s veto of a state measure that would have made school lunch programs mandatory. Trustees favored the existing program but opposed compulsory operation. Bonnie Johnson was hired as a cafeteria helper and James Mzeres as a substitute teacher. Enrollment is down 54 from last year but expected to rebound with new home construction. An executive session discussed salary talk with faculty representatives, with no action taken.
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Reagan
Richland School Board
Richland
Evron Barber
Bonnie Johnson
James Mzeres
Adult Classes Set for Second Semester Schedule
Richard Froehlich announces the second semester night courses starting Monday January 29 at Shafter High School and Buttonwillow Elementary School. Courses include American Government ESL Math Industrial Arts Bookkeeping Shorthand Physical Fitness English U S History Decorative Arts Spanish Health First Aid Sewing Science Typing and more across both sites.
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Richard Froehlich
Adult Education
Shafter
Buttonwillow
U.S
Janitors Honored for Bravery at East Bakersfield
Felix Cadena, a custodial worker at East Bakersfield High, received commendation from Kern High School District officials and the KHSD Faculty Association for aiding Dean Les Carpenter during an attack on November 7. Carpenter was seriously wounded by a knife-wielding intruder attempting to abduct a student.
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Kern
KHSD
East Bakersfield High School
Felix Cadena
Cadena
Les Carpenter
Carpenter
Tenneco Officer C C Speaker To Address Shafter Dinner
Tenneco official C C Speaker Thomas H. Schott will discuss the role of the corporation in California agriculture at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. Kerneth Anderson to be installed as the 28th chamber president. Bruce Crawford to install. Dinner at Veterans Memorial Hall begins 7 p.m. Wasco Mennonite Brethren Church women will prepare the meal. Citizen of the Year to be announced by Pat Kelly. Special Community Recognition awards to Clara Schnaidt.
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Thomas H. Schott
Heggblade - Marguleas - Tenneco
Corporation
California Agriculture
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kerneth Anderson
Bob
Cer
Bruce Crawford
Richland
Crawford
Veterans Menial Hall
Wasco Mennonite Brethren Church
H. W
Pat)Kelly
Chamber
Clara Schnaidt
Shafter Lions Offer Free Eye Examinations
The Shafter Lions sponsor a free eye clinic in the eyemobile on the new Safeway parking lot on Saturday February 3. Doctors and nurses staff the clinic to provide thorough exams, with glaucoma awareness emphasized for early detection and prevention.
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Shafter Lions
Lions
Safeway
ASC Committee gains reappointments and new members
The California Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ASC state committee is reappointed with Everett G Rank Jr Fresno as chairman and Harry Lee Maxwell and Joseph L Puppo Morgan Hill joining the four member group. Rank has 27 years Fresno County farming on 850 acres growing cotton grapes and grain. Lee runs 2750 acres in Colusa County with rice grain sorghums and wheat.
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California Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Everett G. Rank Jr
Fresno
Harry Lee
Maxwell
Joseph L. Puppo
Morgan Hill
Sill
Kern County
University of California
USC
Rank
Sun Maid Raisin Growers Association
Cal - Cot
Lee
Colusa County
Puppo
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Emil
Jack) Frost
Shafter Improvement Council
Manuel Park
Central Avenue
Eleanor Kelly
Alms Smith
Shafter Woman's Club
Shafter Chambers of Commerce
H.W. Pat Kelly
Santa Fe Railroad
State Highway Commission
Central Wall Highway
Frank Wisner
Tenneco
C.C
G. H
Ben” Grundy
Merv Huston
Shafter High School
Kelly
M. Schott
California Almond Orchards, Inc
Schott
Arthur Alderson & Co
CPA
Stanford University
Southern
Are
ASC Committee
Jack Sill
Bill Banks
Earl O’brien
Shafter Police Department
Leaders Association of
Camp Fire
A. L. Branch
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