Schools Closed N Flint Fog Warns Risk to Children
Kern County officials instruct schools to shut for the rest of the week amid dangerous fog. CHP and bus managers cite safety, noting six bus incidents and urging districts not to reopen until weather crews advise. Administrators stress protecting children over lost days and plan to notify boards promptly.
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Kern County Superintendent of Schools
California State Highway Patrol
Grester Bakersfield Eres
Kern County Union High School
Jesse D. Stockton
CHP
Weather Bureau
County Health Officer Explains New Polio Immunization Law
DeWitte T. Boyd M D County health officer explains the polio immunization law urging parents and students to comply promptly. The law requires written statements for pupils admitted or readmitted and notes that a physician or agency statement is not required for immunizations already received.
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DeWitte T. Boyd
M.D
Eee
Hes
Boyd
Soldier from Shafter High graduates 82nd Airborne training
An 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs M Smith of 612 Pacific Alley graduated from the 82nd Airborne Division School after completing ground and aerial training. He entered the Army last June and finished basic training at Fort Ord before deployment readiness.
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M Smith
Pacific
Aly
82Nd Airborne Division
82Nd
Army
Fort Ord
Shafter High School
Youth Revival at Guiles of the Thamrades Hosts Two Pastors
Lerdo hosts a Your-day Youth Revival tomorrow evening at 41 West Lerdo. Rev. Troy Potter and Rev. Jerry Ragsdale will speak. Both are Shafter High School graduates and invited by Rev. R F Lindley of the local church to address the public.
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Thamrades
West
Lerdo
Troy Potter
Jerry Ragsdale
Shafter High School
Potter
R. F. Lindley
Reminder to Employers on Tax Form Deadlines
Reminder issued to employers to file Form 599 for each employee and summary Form 596 with the Franchise Tax Board by Wednesday February 28. Contact the Board at 1025 P Street Sacramento 14 for more information.
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Franchise Tax Board
P Street
Sacramento
PTA Board Meeting Announcement by Mrs Turner
Mrs John Turner president of the rep PTA announces the next board meeting on Tuesday February 8 at 4 p m in the school library. All members are asked to attend.
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John Turner
Rep Pta
Richland Teacher Cast in La Traviata Concerted Cast
A Richland teacher joins Kern County's La Traviata production with local players including Mrs Southwick and Jim Presley of Wasco in first and second violin roles. Antonio De Campo sings Alfredo, Lucille Lavender leads Violetta, and Frederick Vajda translated the opera for English presentation.
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Kern County
Southwick
Nuefeld
Shafter
Bakersfield College
Kenneth Nicol
Maple Area
Kern Philharmonic
Jim Presley
Wasco
Maple School
Kern
Frederick Vajda
Violetta
Lucille Lavender
Bakersfield
First Baptist Church
Alfredo
Antonio de Campo
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Bill Vines
Kern Opera Theatre
Hansel and Gretel
George Germont
Gaston
Ida Huber
Flora
Benny Neuman
Don Lora
Baron Cote
Ary Humphrey
Eugene Cassady
de Oeuna Hteateaiand Chor
Eee
Orchestra
Shafter Wasco Station Reports Daily Temp Readings
Daily maximum and minimum temperatures and related readings were furnished by the Shafter-Wasco Weather Station. The report provides daily temperature highs and lows for the region, with measurements recorded at the site.
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Shafter-Wasco Resedeonina
Police Department Seeks One Patrolman in Exam
Shafter Police Department announces an upcoming examination for one patrolman position. The process includes written, physical, and oral testing after February 9. Applications are available at the department. starting salary is 400 dollars per month with two weeks paid vacation and up to 60 days sick leave. An eligibility list will be maintained.
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Shafter
Hanley Witcher
Two Local Youths Sentenced for Market Burglary
Billy Joe Jones and Gerald Edward Painter both age 18 were sentenced after a Kern County case. Deputies Baker and Trudell transported them to Shafter Police Department for booking on bar burglary charges. Jones received 18 months plus six months for K and M Market burglary.
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Billy Joe Jones
Gerald Edward Painter
Ren
Kern County
County Red Cross Leader Addresses Kiwanis
Kern County Red Cross head Arthur Garrett spoke to Kiwanis Club members on the national and intercounty work. He noted the organization operates 3,700 chapters with about 4,000 branches and that services to service men and families cost 38 cents per dollar. The Red Cross supplies 45 percent of the blood in U S blood banks.
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Arthur Garrett
Kern County Red Cross
Kiwanis Club
Red Cross
The
Fatal crashes in fog hit Bakersfield area
Dense fog on California Highway 99 near the San Joaquin Valley caused multiple crashes early Sunday and again Tuesday morning. Two fatal victims were 45 year old Parson and 61 year old William Evans, with CHP responding to several wrecks including trucks, tankers, and cars near the Famoso overpass and Salt Creek area.
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Famoso
U.S. Highway 99
Finnish Exchange Student Appears on Local TV Station
Sinikki Kettunen, a Finnish exchange student at Shafter High School, spoke with Lucia Marvin in a TV interview about Finnish schooling six days a week and the broader work of the American Field Service hosting foreign students. She plans to finish high school in Finland and then attend the University of Helsinki after returning next summer, reflecting on her year with an American host family.
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Shafter Press
Finland
Sinikki Kettunen
Shafter High School
Lucia Marvin
Sinikki
America
Ter
Dice Seaeee
Arthur Craig
University At
Helsinki
Tern Field
William Irvin
Shafter High
Feld
Sweden
Mel Krug Family Honored at Farewell Dinner
The Mel Krug family was entertained at a farewell dinner with music and colored slides showing a decade of Rev. Krug’s church work. A parting gift was given to Rev. and Mrs. Krug as he starts a new ministry at Magnolia Baptist Church in Riverside California next Sunday.
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Mel Krug
Branner
Kathorn
Bill Hildebrand
Max Pearce
Five Shafter Men Named to Shrine Club Executive Board
El Charaf Shrine Club election names Allen C. Anderson as first vice president Herbert Neuman as secretary Clarence Neuman as treasurer John M. Camp of Wasco to be installed as president Al Finkbeiner and Ohn Atchison of Shafter named to the board of directors Installations set for Friday at the Stockdale Country Club Bakersfield with Tilustrious Potentate officiating.
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el Charaf Shrine Club
Shafter
Allen C. Anderson
Munzer
Herbert Neuman
Clarence Neuman
John M. Camp
Sunset
Wasco
al Finkbeiner
Cross Street
Ohn
Atchison
Route 1
Stockdale Country Club
Bakersfield
Local Election Filing Opens in Shafter
Filing period begins for four city posts in Shafter with April 10 election. Citizens may file nominations by February 15 with City Clerk William Johnston. Incumbents Grundy Johnston and Ware have taken papers. Ware has not yet filed.
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Shafter
Esse
William Johnston
Ralph Boel
G. H Grundy
Bill Johnston
Bert Ware
Grundy
Johnston
Ware
Maple School District Readying New Classrooms After Fire
Maple School is nearing completion of a new classroom complex to replace the building destroyed on March 27 last year. Superintendent Clyde Johnston says by early March primary and intermediate grades will move into the new units with features including a gym style stage, moving picture screen, enhanced acoustics, and a dedicated kindergarten play area.
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Shafter Press News Service
Maple School
Clyde Johnston
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