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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
1
Annual Shafter Police Report Details 1967 Activity
Chief Hanley Witcher releases 1967 annual report showing 1031 cases from felonies to misdemeanors, 914 citations, 82 accidents, 469 bookings, and 376 animal complaints. Vehicles logged 81 986 miles, 8333 gallons used. stolen value 13407.10 with 2843.60 recovered. bail total 30662. warrants cleared 136 local and 12 foreign. 4062 vacation house checks. reserve hours 1499. traffic safety money 8549.64 and general fund 5116.54. Mr and Mrs Peter Ohanneson named citizens of the year. annual meeting noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Hanley Witcher
Police Work
Witcher
Reserve Police
Two Drivers Cited After Lerdo and Pine Collision
A two car crash at Lerdo and Pine led to Dixie Comstock of P O Box 942 Shafter being taken to Kern General Hospital for a check up. Larry Keith Cloud of 1810 4th was cited for excessive speed while Comstock was cited for failure to yield the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Opal
Comstock P.O
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Lerdo and
Pine
Larry Keith Cloud
Wasco
Cloud
Dixie Comstock
Brother of Local Women Is Sent to Vietnam
Mrs Nellie Camp and Mrs Lorene Hill traveled to San Francisco to see Sgt Major Shaw F Camp before his departure for Sein Hoa Viet Nam on January 9. Camp, an Army career man with 25 years service, had been stationed at Fort Sam Houston. His family resides in San Antonio and he visited his mother Mrs W C Camp in Gaffney South Carolina on December 24 where she survived a stroke and recognized him. Jim Agee, son of Mrs Evelyn Agee, works with Camp at Fort Sam Houston General Headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Camp
Lorene Hill
San Francisco
Shaw F. Camp
Sein Hoa
Vietnam
Major Camp
Ft. Sam Houston
Army
San Antonio
W. C. Camp
Gaffney
Carolina
Shaw
Jim Agee
Evelyn Agee
Fr. Sam Houston
Maj. Camp
Agee
Army Base
General Headquarters
Car Recovered After School Parking Lot Theft
A vehicle taken from the high school lot was recovered. Three juveniles were cited to Juvenile Hall for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Holton, Jr
Juvenile Hall
Shafter Police Chief Hanley Witcher Honored
Frank Wisner presents a special award at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce banquet praising Chief Hanley Witcher and the Shafter Police Department. The tribute honors Witcher’s 32 years in Shafter, 25 in law enforcement, and the department’s dedicated service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanley Witcher
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Police Department
Frank Wisner
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Georgia
Texas
Citizens of the Year honored at Shafter Chamber banquet
A large crowd attended the Shafter Chamber of Commerce annual banquet and installation on January 24. Wayne Wood became president for 1968 with Ray Mish as VP and Roy Kerber as treasurer. The program named Citizens of the Year Mr. and Mrs. Channeson and recognized Chief Hanley Witcher and the police department. Speaker Robert Zenk discussed California agriculture and Bank of America’s plans to stay involved. Dr. Harold Freedman led ceremonies with awards to Channeson and Millwee and a gift to retiring president George Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Wood
Ray Mish
Roy Kerber
Jack Colvard
George Jones
Phil Haws
Earl Brown
Violet Martin
Frank Wisner
Donald
Bud) Johnson
Bonner Beel
Joe Kirk
Gary Kruger
Merchants Division
Tommy Colvard
Earl Kruger
Bonner Boel
Peter Channeson
Hanley Witcher
Shafter
Vegas
Western Division of Music Educators
Robert Zenk
California
Bank of America
Harold Freedman
H. W. Pat Kelly
Channeson
Millwee
Weston Futrell
Cub Scout Bottle Drive Saturday
Shafter residents are reminded of Pack 953 Cub Scout Bottle Drive on Saturday February 3. A cub will collect old pop bottles left outside doors or on the curb. Businesses may arrange pickup by calling Tom Almberg at 746-2266. Your cooperation is appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Tom Almberg
Peter Ohannesons Named Citizens of the Year in Shafter
Peter Ohanneson and his wife were chosen Citizens of the Year at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce banquet. He practiced law in Los Angeles from 1912 to 1937, helped form Shafter as its first city attorney, and later did graduate work at Columbia. He married Avenue Storie in 1925 and has a son Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Peter Ohanneson
Peter
Stanford University
University of Southern California Law School
Los Angeles
Columbia University
Avenue Storie
San Jose
Gregory
Shafter Chamber to hear festival revival plan
Wayne Wood announces a special subject for the upcoming Shafter Chamber of Commerce Board meeting. Wimpy Bender leads locals pushing to revive Shafter Cotton and Potato Festival with Carl Kelley Bob Townsend and Bruce Joppins active in the campaign. Continued on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Wayne Wood
Wimpy Bender
Shafter
Carl Kelley
Bob Townsend
Bruce Joppins
Inservice Day Planned for Richland Teachers Friday
The Richland Board designates February 2 as an inservice education day for district teachers. Sessions led by teachers cover classroom instruction ideas and new state English texts for the 1968-69 year, with staff preparation continuing through spring and summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Richland
Nancy Diltz
Patti Doolittle
Laura Freyberger
Margaret Greene
Laura Hare
Helen Hasty
Maxine Jopini
Richard Moon
Urris Morris
Dick Scott
Virginia Senior
Ruth Snively
Irene Stockton
Ray Wiley
Tehachapi Inmates Receive Reading Material Drive
Shafter residents will donate used magazines and books to the Tehachapi California Correctional Institution during February. Safeway and Top’s will host drop boxes with transport arranged by the Shafter Methodist church. Prison superintendent Perry Lloyd notes over 70 percent of inmates lack a high school diploma and 44 percent have no satisfactory vocation, underscoring a need for basic education before training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
California Correctional Institution
Tehachpi
Safeway
Top’s
Wasco Exceeds Shafter in March of Dimes Telethon
Wasco students raised 200 in cash while Shafter reported 70 with 25 in pledges. The Shafter Press responds with a fund to match Wasco and invites community donations by check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peter Qhanneson
Robert Millwee
Pat Kelly
Chamber
Shafter Chamber
Ion
Robert Millwee, Jr
Peter Ohannesons
By Frank Wisner
Bill Banks
Myself
Joan
Tehachapi
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