Memorial for Rolf Jacobsen Highlights Shafter Civic Spirit
The Shafter community mourns Rolf Andrew Jacobsen whose death after surgery ends a lifetime of public service and philanthropy. He led diverse programs in agriculture and town improvement, leaving a void hard to fill. Meanwhile the Fourth of July celebrations continue with concerts, a Miss Shafter beauty contest, fireworks, and a noonday barbecue at Stringham Park. Youth centers open soon under new management to provide recreation for local youths. Continued on page 8.
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Bill Plummer
Rolf Andrew Jacobsen
Shafter
Jacobsen
Mr. Jacoson
Fourth of July Festivities in Shafter Planned
Shafter residents will enjoy a real old fashioned observance with afternoon events at Stringham Park and an evening finale at Shafter High School stadium. The American Legion hosts a noonday barbecue at Stringham Park while banks and post office close for the holiday. The Up with People Singers perform in the afternoon along with races and contests. At 4 pm a Miss Shafter beauty contest will judge entrants in street clothes and swimsuits. Contest entries are being taken by Bob Gilbert and Bob Somers.
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Shafter
Don Zachary
Shafter High School Stadium
Stringham Park
Bakersfield
P.m
American Legion
Bob Gilbert
East Lerdo
Bob Somers
James Street
Shafter Council Plans July Weed Cleanup
Shafter Community Improvement Council members will lead a weed removal project to beautify the city. They report at 6 a.m. Wednesday at the Lerdo approach on the east side, with Mrs. Pat Kelly urging full turnout of members and volunteers.
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Shafter
Welcome Wagon Gits to be Presented to Miss Shafter
Miss Shafter will be crowned Friday afternoon at Stringham Park completing the Fourth of July celebrations. Along with the Lions Club trophy she will receive a special gift basket from the Shafter Welcome Wagon presented by Judy Grayson. The basket includes gifts from Sam L. Becker Insurance Colvard's Home Furnishings Deb's Floral and Gifts Fashion Touch Coiffures Hemingson's Department Store Howell Studio of Photography and John's TV.
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Shafter
The
Lions Club
Stringham Park
Judy Grayson
Shafter Welcome Wagon
Sam L. Becker Insurance
Colvard
Deb
Hemingson
Howell Studio
John’s TV
Miss Shafter Beauty Contest Seeks Applicants for July Pageant
Lions Club announces the 1969 Miss Shafter Beauty Contest to be held on July 4. Eligibility requires single status, ages 16 to 25, and Shafter residency. Applications in person with committee chair Bob Gilbert or member Bob Somers, or by calling 746-2033 or 746-2054.
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Lions Club
Shafter
Bob Gilbert
E. Lerdo
Bob Somers
James
Rotary meeting hears Kern Navy voyage report in Shafter
At the Shafter Rotary Club meeting, Herb Spitzer and Kenneth Wedel, commanders of the Kern Navy boats, gave a brief report on their inland voyage from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay. Paul Hoffmann began a new Rotary year as president, succeeding Emil Frost who faced a mock trial during Ladies Night.
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Herb Spitzer
Kenneth Wedel
Kern Navy
Bakersfield
San Francisco Bay
Shafter Rotary Club
Paul Hoffmann
Hoffmann
Emil
Jack) Frost
Frost
John Revell
Bill Siemens
Sign change fixes confusing Shafter approach
Shafter replaces a misleading northbound Freeway 99 sign that sent motorists past Kimberlina and far from Shafter. The result stems from joint action by the Shafter Improvement Council, Chamber of Commerce, and City Council, after a 1968 alert and appeals to the Division of Highways.
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Shafter
Shafter City Council
Chamber of Commerce
Improvement Council
H. W
Pat) Kelly
State Division of Highways
Division of Highways
Police Chief Appeals For Safe Driving In Fourth Of July Weekend
Shafter Police Chief Witcher urged safe driving during a three day Fourth of July holiday as a spike in crashes prompted the appeal. On June 24 a Lerdo and Central Valley Highway collision caused minor damage to two cars driven by Charles Howard Johnson and Lucile Vada Brown. Milton M. Fenderson struck a parked car on South Shafter and was hospitalized. the owner was Keith George Frame of Lodi.
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Shafter
Witcher
Lerdo
Central Valley Highway
City Council Approves 5 Percent Cost of Living Hike
The Shafter city council approved a 5 percent cost of living increase for employees and set a 14 year salary schedule with periodic raises. Fringe benefits were liberalized, sick leave accumulates, and annual vacation rises to 20 days. A preliminary budget was reviewed but detailed action was deferred to July 14. Councilman Richard Lar- described the salary scale.
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Shafter City
W. H. Johnston
Council
Richard Lar
Car crashes into store window on Central Avenue
Dosage Reyes Ortego of 5009 F Wasco drove to 350 Central Ave and sped up hitting the United Cigar Store front. His brakes failed and the car smashed through the large front window causing extensive glass damage. He was not injured.
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Reyes Ortego
Kern County approves 5 percent cost of living increment for city workers
The Kern County employees schedule outlines automatic 1 1/2 percent annual raises with possible increases up to 5 percent based on department head recommendations and service length. Police Chief Hanley Witcher receives a promotion consideration to sergeant as council endorses aggressive salary measures amid staffing concerns.
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San As
Larson
Carl Moyer
Kern County Employees Association
Howard S. Dallimore
Bakersfield
Hanley Witcher
Louis Flores
Witcher
J. C. Atkinson
Manly
Dosbertes Wasco
Dallimore
Emergency Law Violators Given Warning
City fire department officials warn against following or parking near an emergency scene. California Vehicle Code sections 21706 21707 restrict vehicles within 300 feet of a responding emergency vehicle or scene. Police or firefighters may cite violators.
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California
Kern County Population Grows to 351 500 in 1960s Estimates
Kern County planning figures show 351 500 residents with Shafter 12 900 and Wasco 11 060. Unincorporated areas house 225 150 people while 126 350 live in incorporated zones. Growth to 356 000 projected by July 1 1970 amid new college and Aqueduct projects.
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Shafter
Wasco
Kern County Planning Commission
Kern County Planning Department
Jack Dalton
Kern
San Joaquin Valley
Antelope Valley
Indian Wells Valley
West Side
Mountain
Arvin Lamont
Buttonwillow
Delano-McFarland
East Kern
Greenfield-Panama
Kern River Valley
Rosedale
Tehachapi
Dalton
New College
California
Kern County
Boara of
James Radoumis
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Miss Shafter
U. S
Board of Trade
John Fulpmers
Planning Department
Robert Bovee
Bovee
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