Wasco Festival of Roses Parade Set for September 12
Officials announced the Wasco Festival of Roses Parade will be held Saturday September 12 at 10 am under director Roger Harrison. Grand Marshal is Cathy Birk, Disneyland Ambassador to the World, guest of honor with appearances during the festival weekend. Entry forms available from Harrison Crawford or Wasco Chamber of Commerce. parade features rose show, art show, rodeo and tours amid California's bloom.
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Harrigan
Cathy Birk
Miss Birk
Cathy
Europe
California
Harrison
Charles Pickett
Brad Tomasini
Ray Montecino
Elgin Moore
James Harrison
Lee Harrison
Richard Reding
Robert Harrison
Andrew Smith
Chairan
13Th Street
Hattie Crawford
Gaston St. Or
Health Official Warns of Tetanus Dangers
Kern County health officer Dr. Owen A. Kearns cautions tetanus or lockjaw as deadly, noting past California cases and explaining how infection from tiny wounds, dirt or manure can occur. He details symptoms, toxin danger, and the need for early vaccination with DPT, plus booster schedules and local immunization guidance through private doctors or the Health Department in Bakersfield.
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Owen A. Kearns
Dr. Kearns
California
Kern County
Kearns
United States
Kern County Unified School
Health Department
Flower Street
Bakersfield
Ernest Braisher buried Friday in Memorial Park
Funeral services held for Ernest Braisher age 85 of Shafter and McFarland on Friday at 2 p.m. in Mish Funeral Home Chapel. Elder George Griffin officiated. interment followed at Shafter Memorial Park. Survivors include three daughters, two sons, fifteen grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Ernest Braisher
Memorial Park
Chimes
Mish Funeral Home
Shafter
George Griffin, Astor
Primitive Artist Church
McKarland
Shafter Memorial Park
Gerta Hill
Oda McAlllister
McFarland
Juanita Chastain
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Claude Braisher
Orville Braisher
Salinas
Ted McLaughlin
Grover Sherrell
George Ramay
Ed Hendrix
Doc Barker
Earl Sharp
Summer Program Continues With Local Teachers And Youth Aides
Summer program in Shafter features Opal Ratzlaff Brenda Lindsay Cletice Daughraty Ben Goosen and Karen Callagy as reading instructors Pauline Cook leads pre reading for 26 kindergartners Readings and math form part of research activities with field trips planned to support pollution conservation and environment topics Six NYC learning aides ElizabEth Torres Abel Messercete Abiar Augie Beltran Terry Pacheco join Richland staff to provide individualized attention Principal Tom Flanagan commends the program as six youths become skilled tutors and benefit from hands on instruction.
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Cialist
Opal Ratzlaff
Brenda Lindsay
Cletice Daughraty
Ben Goosen
Karen Callagy
Pauline Cook
Shafter
Beefiassi
Office of Economic Opportunity
Richland
Elorés Aguilar
Albert Messe Crkete Abiar
Augie Beltran
Terry Pacheco
Elizabeth Torres
Tom Flanagan
Richland Primary School
Fireworks and Holiday Scheduling in Shafter Observed
Fourth of July events will include regulars and volunteers setting off fireworks with Ratzlaff holding a state license. Most Shafter businesses close for the holiday while some remain open, and the post office follows a holiday schedule with no incoming mail boxing and special delivery only. Banks city hall and public offices close on their usual Saturday hours, and the Shafter Press remains closed all day after starting Saturday closures June 27.
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Ratzlaff
California
Shafter
Shafter Post Office
Banks
Shafter Press
Kern Migrant Children Benefit From Education Program
Kern County Board of Education reports success of a migrant children program spanning Kern Kings and Tulare counties. John Rojas leads the Multi County Migrant Education effort with health education including dental care and dentifrice trials. The program, endorsed by the Navy and several universities and dental groups, serves 6 323 children across 50 districts with state and regional support and contracted services.
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Chidren
Kern County
U. S. Navy
University of Indiana
Superintendent of Schools
Kern
Kings
Tulare
California
State Department of Education
Kingsnd Ulare
Rowine 2
California Education Funds Reach Record Federal Aid Level
State Superintendent Dr Max Rafferty announced over 20 million dollars in federal funds allocated to California school districts for vocational education for fiscal year starting July 1 1970. Wesley P Smith said the total is the largest in the 50 year history of federal aid, with about 12 million to secondary districts and 8 million to community colleges. Kern County allocations include Delano Joint Union 20205, Kern County Joint Union 156412, and others, plus junior colleges 138746 and 26545. The funds aim to grow programs ensure fair sharing provide ongoing availability and aid training for disadvantaged and handicapped students.
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Max Rafferty
California
Wesley P. Smith
Kern County
Delano Joint Union
Maricopa
Mojave
Muroc
Southern Kern
Taft Union
Tehachapi
Wasco Union
Kern Joint Junior College
West Kern Junior College
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John Penrose
Campus Life
Shafter High School
Dorrine Mettler
Debby Smith
Kern County Panhellenic Association
Mr. Braisher
Shafter and McFarland
Range County
Texas
Braisher
Primitive Baptist Church
Pagen
Agricul
Tural
Great Western Savings
Central
Great Western
Chester
Northchester
No. Chester
Taft
Kern Street
Savings Association
Great Western Financial Corporation
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank
Great Western Savings and Loan Association
Cenitral California
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