Reber's Bay Plan Urges Immediate Water Storage Push
Shafter editorial notes California faces a wet year but is unprepared to conserve surplus rainfall. It urges rapid development of reservoirs behind major dams and a bold plan to rebuild San Francisco Bay for water storage to serve the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California as time runs out.
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California
Kern County
Pacific
Shasta and Friant
San Joaquin Valley
John Reber
Shafter
Reber
San Francisco Bay
Bay
Sacramento
Traffic Fatalities Move Into Second Million
A stark editorial urges citizens to curb road deaths as traffic fatalities top one and a half million in the nation’s history and risk a second million within 25 years. It calls for tougher laws, stricter enforcement, harsher penalties, and personal accountability to stop the highway slaughter.
Old Engine Bell Becomes Sportsmanship Symbol in Shafter Wasco
The Santa Fe Railway donated an old engine bell, installed by the Lions Clubs of Wasco and Shafter as a dual community trophy for Shafter and Wasco high schools. The effort aims to raise sportsmanship amid rivalry, stressing character over victory and hoping to establish a lasting tradition.
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Santa Fe Railway
Shafter
Asco
Lions Clubs
Wasco
Wasco Service
Courtesy Could Cut California Highway Death Toll Says Official
California High Patrol Commissioner Clifford E. Peterson urged motorists to adopt courtesy to reduce traffic deaths. Speaking at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce dinner he urged slower, safer driving and constant awareness of others on the road. He called for teaching courtesy in classrooms service clubs homes and churches.
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California
Clifford E. Peterson
California Highae Patrol
Bureau Moves Toward Water Contract for Shafter Wasco District
The Bureau of Reclamation indicates a water contract for the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District will be issued soon. District directors push for rapid action while protecting landowner interests. Also notes 100 feet of new beach at San Francisco Aquatic Park from Union Square sand and gravel in 1941. A cubic foot of alurhinum weighs 168 pounds.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Shafter-Wasco District
Bureau
San Francisco
Aquatic Park
Union Square
Dollar Days Big Success in Shafter Community
Shafter hosts a second Dollar Day event last Friday and Saturday, praised for boosting merchants and offering bargains. Community cooperation boosted business and reinforced Shafter as a regional commerce hub. The text also notes regional facts about Kaibab Squirrel, Napa River, Boy Scouts Jamboree 1953, College of the Pacific, and local Yosemite and Stanislaus lands.
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Shafter
North Kern
Car inspection as safety step study praised
California, a world leader in traffic deaths, might study Pennsylvania’s law that requires twice yearly vehicle inspections. The Pennsylvania program checks thirty danger points including brakes, tires, steering, signals, lights, mirrors and windows to ensure mechanical safety before driving.
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California
Pennsylvania
Vaux Visit to Kingsburg Family in Shafter Ties
Mr and Mrs Melvin Vaux and Janice of 180 Poso Street traveled to Kingsburg to visit Mr and Mrs Bill Gunnarson and family, formerly of Shafter.
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Melvin Vaux
Janice
Poso St
Kingsburg
Bill Gunnarson
Shafter
Audubon Society Hosts Annual Bird Assembly
The National Audubon Society of New York presented its annual assembly before Shafter High School students. Bert Harwell directed the program which featured colored wildlife films. The event aimed to foster appreciation for wildlife and explain the importance of preserving natural resources.
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National Audubon Society of New York
Shafter High School
Bert Harwell
Junior Basketball Leads County Recreation Sports
Kern County Recreation and Cultural Commission reports about 70 junior basketball teams across 10 district leagues. Seven districts host a basketball carnival at Lakeside Gym on March 1 while three districts plan carnivals at Mojave later. Roy Farrel elected junior basketball chairman for District I.
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Kern County Recreation and Cultural Commission
Lakeside Gym
Mojave
Roy Farrel
Shafter
Farrell
Wasco
McFarland
Delano
Lerdo-Minter
Rio Bravo
Four New TB Cases Reported in Kern County
Health department figures show four new tuberculosis cases in Kern County last week. Stanley Zemny, Christmas Seal Sale Chairman for the County Tuberculosis and Health Association, urged awareness that TB remains a grave problem and praised case finding and isolation efforts. Provisional year figures indicate 164 new cases in Kern County, underscoring the need to locate unknown carriers and treat them to control the disease.
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Kern County
Health Department
Stanley Zemny
County Tuberulosis and Health Association
Zemny
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Lee
Bell
Funerva
Shatter
South Central Valley
Calif
Grand Canyon
Kaibab Plateau
Napa River
Boy Scouts of America
College of the Pacific
Tuolumne County
Yosemite National Park
Stanislaus National Forest
Parent-Teachers Association
Walter Jones
Ted Culler
Mary Margaret Revell
Charlene Kroeker
Audubon Society
Kern _c
N.O.T.S. China Lake
Roy, Farrell
Taft
Walter Glenn
Les Harvey
Bakersfield
Don Driggs
Bob Reddin
Duke Prince
Edwards Air Force Base
Capt. Jones
N.O.T.S. China
Farina
United States
Gi-X
Lexington
Korea
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Assemblyman
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