Community leaders urged to back Shafter's 1973 staff
Kerneth Anderson takes the president role at next Monday's installation dinner. The event supports the new Kern County farm leaders and the Wasco Mennonite Brethren Church dinner program. Tickets are $3.50 per plate. Plan to attend and show support by presence. Continued on Page 3.
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Chambers of Commerce
Shafter
Kerneth Anderson
Wasco Mennonite Brethren Church
Thomas Schott
Heggblade - Marguleas Tenneco
Shafter Press
Schnidt Real Estate
Kelly & Somers
Agor
Dick Larson
Larson
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Matt Hathersall
Pg&e
Wasco
Anderson to Become 28th CC President
Kerneth G. Anderson will be installed as the 28th president of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce next Monday night. He farms about 400 acres in Shafter and Buttonwillow with cotton as his main crop, plus rice carrots small grain and raisin grapes.
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Kerneth G. Anderson
Shafter
John F. Anderson
Wasco High
Anderson
Richland Cooperative Gin
Rd of Directors
Calgat, Ltd
Ben Grundy
Bill Johnston
al Mortimore
Stringham Park
James Street
County Board of Supervisors
Kerneth Anderson
Externor
Mortimore
Rain totals rise as Shafter nears seasonal norms
Shafter received 1 inch of rain in the week ending Tuesday, with .77 inches in the 24 hour period ending 8 a.m. Friday, lifting the year to 4.95 inches, near the typical seasonal total through March 31. Temperatures stayed cool with a high of 63 and a low of 31, and daily readings from the Cotton Research Station show mild swings from Jan 16 to Jan 22.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Bicycle Ordinance Gets First Reading
Shafter City Council discussed a bicycle registration and licensing ordinance to be enforced by the Police Department. The license costs 1 dollar annually with 50 cent transfer fees, to be displayed on the frame. The measure requires lights and adherence to vehicle codes and traffic rules, with limited exceptions for dismounted riders.
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Shafter City
al Mortiere
Shafter
Father Reed Accepts Call to San Gabriel
Fr. Reed, former vicar at St. Mark's Shafter, accepts associate rector post at Church of Our Saviour in San Gabriel. He will serve with Fr. Stanley Sinclair. home at 201 N Duane Ave San Gabriel after Feb 19. He leaves Shafter with gratitude to a loving congregation.
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Boardman Reed
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Shafter
Church of Our Saviour
San Gabriel
Hanford
Richland approves 2.13 percent salary boost at special meeting
Richland School District board okayed a 2.13 percent salary increase for all regular staff at a special afternoon session. The boost, financed from reserves, follows delayed revenue anticipation and precedes expected Medi Cal savings of about four million dollars on prescription drugs. Administrators beyond district leaders await March legislation. Turn to Page 6 for schedule details.
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Richland
Evron Barber
Barber
Medi-Cal
Dwight Geduldig
Shafter High PTA Donates Law Booklets to Library
The Shafter High School PTA donated Laws for Youth a 32 page booklet on county laws and city ordinances to the school library. Juvenile protection chair Mrs. Thomas Leigh announced the revision by the Seventh District PTA for sixth to twelfth graders. The booklet has seen wide county use and was previously presented at Richland Upper Grades. Nimmo Favors Delay in Sales Tax Increase.
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Theodore Richards
Shafter High School
Thomas Leigh
PTA Juvenile Protection
PTA
Shafter High Pta
Parent - Teacher Association
Shafter High
Richland
Nimmo
Nimmo calls for one year deferral of sales tax hike
29th District Assemblyman Robert Nimmo urged a one year delay in the one cent sales tax increase due to a Governor budget showing a billion dollar surplus. He noted state treasury gains and proposed refunding money to taxpayers rather than implementing the tax.
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Robert Nimmo
Jeff Ohanneson To Return Home From Hospital Today
Jeff Ohanneson, seriously injured in a December 26 highway wreck north of Wasco, is due home from Mercy Hospital today after two surgeries. He suffered broken kneecaps, a compound thigh fracture, and head injuries. rescuers freed him from the wreckage after fog reduced visibility.
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Jeff Ohanneson
Wasco
John Channeson
Jeff
Mercy Hospital
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Jack) Frost
California
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California Bureau
California Farm Bureau Monthly
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Ken Nicol
Nicol
Guide Dog For the Blind, Inc
Republican Central Committee
Shafter Lab
Kermeth Anderson
Father Reed
Bob Williams
Board of Supervisors
Bill Banks
Richard Froehlich
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