Richland School Board to Prepare Library Benefit Application
The Richland School Board authorized Superintendent Bruce Crawford to prepare an application for library benefits under Title 2 of the Education Act for discussion in February. The action aims to enhance school library services and secure potential funding or support.
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Richland School Board
Bruce Crawford
Northwestern Bible School
Dr. Riley
Minneapolis
Minn
Chiropractic Institute
Davenport
Mother's March and library plans dominate Richland notes
Mrs. Kenneth Handel leads the Mothers March Against Birth Defects in Shafter on Jan 25 to aid the March of Dimes. Meeting items cover library grants under the Education Act, board actions on staff, buses, and a new policy on leaves and industrial accidents.
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Kenneth Handel
Maple
Shafter
Handel
March of Dimes
Mrs. Handel
Dick Witcher Named Shafter Young Man of the Year
Dick Witcher selected by the San Francisco 49ers for Shafter Young Man of the Year honor at the Chamber of Commerce installation banquet Thursday January 20. Witcher starred at Shafter High and Bakersfield College before UCLA, with installation of Weston Futrell and officers planned as ceremony highlights.
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Dick Witcher
San Francisco
Shafters
Chamber of Commerce
Witcher
Shafter High School
Bakersfield College
UCLA
Weston Futrell
Shafter
James Goertzen Wins Legion Oratorical Contest
James Goertzen a Shafter High junior son of Mr and Mrs Pete Goertzen won the Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 oratorical contest held Monday night at Shafter Veterans Hall He advances to the sectional contest in Delano Other winners were Rick Savage Lois Ratzlaff Pamela Dean Judges included J Kelly Edna Prieve Bob Charlton Marvin Stanton and Hyrum Amundsen Grady Bartlett managed the event
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James Goertzen
Shafter
Pete Goertzen
West Munzer
Bakersfield
Edna Prieve
Bob Charlton
Marvin Stanton
East Baakersfield
Hyrum J. Amundsen
FBI
DiGiorgio
Grady Bartlett
Post
Shafter Airport site eyed for 4 year college
Frank Wisner reports Pat Kelly in touch with Kern County Land Company about Kellys Shafter Airport presentation. The site impresses the group and offers potential funding solutions and attractive features for a 4 year college. The note suggests Shafter as an ideal choice if money allows.
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Pat Kelly
Kern County Land Company
Kelly
Shafter Airport
Rabies Clinic Set For Shafter Friday
Kern County Health Department announces a dog rabies vaccination clinic in Shafter on Friday January 21 from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 at the County Fire Station on Central Valley Highway. Dogs four months and older must be vaccinated and licensed. a nominal fee is charged. The county hosts 59 clinics January 3 to February 4, co-sponsored by the Kern County Veterinary Medical Association.
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Kern County Health Department
Shafter
Central Valley Highway
Owen A. Kerns
Kern County
State Health Department
Kern County Veterinary Medical Association
Highs and Lows For Week
The weekly temperature range at the Shafter Cotton Research Station shows a high of 55 and a low of 27. Day by day comparisons track fluctuations across the period.
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Shafter Cotton Research Station
Services Held for Maria Neufeld in Shafter
Memorial services were held at the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church for Maria Gloeckler Neufeld 84 of Shafter California born June 15 1881 in Minnesota. She lived in Saskatchewan and Ontario before settling in California. Survived by children Susie Bergen Elmer Neufeld Lawrence Neufeld and Victoria Catherine Neufeld and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial followed at Shafter Memorial Cemetery with Flint Mortuary in charge.
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Maria Gloeckler Neufeld
Charles H. and
Maria Wiens Gloeckler
Minnesota
Kansas
Ebenfeld
Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Canada
Shafter
Susie
Menno J
Bergen
Campbell
Elmer
Lyllian Neufeld
Lawrence
Anne Neufeld
Waldheim
Victoria and
Catherines
Ontario
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Henry H. Dick
Shafter Memorial Cemetery
Flint Mortuary
Fire protection plan for Shafter under city and county roles
Loren S. Bush, fire protection engineer, analyzes Shafter fire defense. He opposes removing county services and relying solely on the city department. He supports keeping paid firefighters on duty, warns against contracting out entirely, and notes the cost and response benefits of a robust city force. He cites Kern County costs and the value of early first alarm response.
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Loren S. Bush
Ncil
Shafter
Bush
Shafter Station
Kern County
Kern County Fire Department
Shafter Airport Site in Run for State College Trustees
Kern County presented 10 college site options to the California State Colleges Board of Trustees at Bakersfield on January 13. H W Patt Kelly touted the Shafter Airport site with 800 acres, ready utilities, and central location near Bakersfield and surrounding towns. rivals include Stockdale and other proposals, with an announcement due in March identifying the chosen site.
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State College
Kern County
California State Colleges Board of Trustees
Police Auditorium
Bakersfield
Kelly
College
Oil Shafter
McFarland
Delano
Wasco
Shafter
Air Corps
State Board of Trustees
Famoso
Land Company
Stockdale
Standard’ Oil Company
Edison
Tejon Ranch Company
White Wolf
John Broome Ranch
Keene
Tehachapi
Standard Oil
Ponty-Fenmore Company
Library Ready at Richland After February 16
Richland Board was informed the county no longer needs the tertiary quarters after February 16 as Shafter's new library nears occupancy readiness.
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Richland
Shafter
Ebenezer Reformed Church Names New Pastor
Rev. Calvin Stuebbe of Eberden South Dakota has accepted a call as pastor of the Ebenezer Reformed Church in Shafter and will begin March 6. At the January 16 meeting Harlin Wilson was elected elder and several others were reelected to church roles. The year was successful despite the vacancy, with Rev. Robert Stuebbe of Bakersfield serving as supply pastor and receiving the congregation’s thanks.
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Calvin Stuebbe
Eberden
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Ebenezer Reformed Church
Shafter
Stuebbe
Robert Stuebbe
Bakersfield
Harlin Wilson
Layton Weidenbach
Robert Merz
Leroy Kirschenmann
Glen Handel
Leroy Weitenbach
Melvin Nonhof
Santa Cruz
District may reinstate swimming program if pools are free
Kern County Union High School District trustees backed a citizens committee plan to petition Bakersfield city council for free pool use to resume a spring instructional and competitive swimming program abandoned after a tax override loss last summer. Dick Atchison, a committee spokesman, said the group will present a letter from J. B. Haralson detailing district needs.
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Bakersfield
Kern County Union High School
Citizens’ Committee
Dick Atchison
Kern County Union
Theron S. Taber
Arvin
Atchison
River Recreation District
Richland
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Neat Roe and Shafter High
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Nas
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Tes
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Nore Et al Ping
Ae Ware
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Gisteibt
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L. McCunn
Bakersfield City
High School Students Link Spanish Class To Richland Aid
Shafter High School and Richland School District run a three month program pairing advanced Spanish students with non English speaking children at Richland Primary. Plans were formed in October by curriculum officials Herbert Neufeld and Thomas Flanagan to aid students learning English basics and classroom routines. The effort benefits both groups as high school students apply language study while primary pupils gain practical language exposure and everyday instruction.
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Shafter High
Richland
Shafter High School
Herbert Neufeld
Thomas Filanagan
Flanagan
Chris Bann
Carol Carrasco
Mike Butler
Rose Lopez
Ann Moguist
Cynthia Fontes
Margaret Fraley
Rebecca Warren
Cathy Ashworth
Andy Carrasco
Cecelia Carrasco
DMV Urges Early Vehicle Registration Renewal
Manager John Matthews warns the public to renew vehicle registrations soon as lines grow near the renewal deadline Friday Feb 4. Penalties apply for late renewals. The Shafter office at 350 Sunset will stay open until noon on Saturdays Jan 22 and Jan 29, with weekday hours 8 to 5.
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John Matthews
Matthews
Sunset
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