City Council Sets 1963 64 Budget With 90 Cent Tax Rate
The council confirms 1963 64 budget figures and keeps a 90 cent tax rate. They approve $13,000 for a 40 acre Waugh property on Burbank Ave and $33,000 extra for land purchases including the Hudson tract. This raises spending to $1,283,960 for the year with 10 cents of the rate set aside for land purchases.
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Council
Robert Waugh
Burbank Avenue
Hudson
Shafter Press
Waugh
Hudsn
Fire Departee Eee
City plans road work linking Manuel Avenue to Hudson tract area
The project aims to connect Manuel Avenue with the Hudson tract area if the city succeeds in buying the property. Funding for Walker Street improvements comes from a special gas tax fund authorizing 38,300 dollars for a 90 foot wide grading and paving program.
Police quartered reports of shoplifting and juvenile fighting
Golden West and Wall Street police reported two girls for shoplifting and released after a talk. neither was from Shafter. Six juveniles were arrested July 4 for fighting, most participants are out of town, after items were stolen from a storage yard behind Popular Plumbing.
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Golden West
Wallstreet Roo Sy
Shafter
Work Completed on Reiker Tract Paving Project
Public works superintendent Jack Harris reports work is finished on the Reiker tract. Streets are paved and the area was recently incorporated into the city.
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Jack Harris
Reiker Tract
Goode Named Quarterback Club Chairman
Goode was named chairman of the Quarterback Club. The board set October for the city’s semi annual cleanup campaign. The chamber also filed applications.
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Quarterback Club Chairman
Rio Bravo
Lerdo
Maple
Shafter High School
Beckers Attend Meeting of Shafter Kiwanis Group
Becker leads Shafter Kiwanis Club and WGN Inc. Chicago with Dr. Noah Langdale Jr of State College in a district gathering focused on community service and administration. About 30 amateur groups and Miss America 1963’s court performed in the program.
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Ager
WGN Inc
Chicago
Noah Langdale, Jr
Ae State College
Organization For Excellence
Kiwanis
Naval Air Basic
Wasco and Dresser corner stop sign likely
City Council budget work is complete with a report on the front page. First licenses were granted to regulate placement of machines in the city. Shafter's Fourth of July celebration could improve with more effort and the American Flag display.
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Shafter
Carroll Dies Of Injuries In Traffic Crash
A Fresno man Milbourne E. Trusedale 29 driving a PG E truck on Wasco avenue struck a cycle ridden by Carroll. The rider was thrown sideways into the truck and died from injuries. The Shafter Chamber of Commerce has repeatedly requested a stop sign at the corner as it is a blind intersection.
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Wasco and
Dresser Avenues
Byron Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Eee Eteas
Pg&e
Milbourne E. Trusedale
West
Holland
Fresno
Wasco Avenue
Carroll
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Board set meetings for every second and fourth Monday
The article notes regular board meetings scheduled for the second and fourth Mondays each month. On the second Monday the session starts at 7:30 p.m. and on the fourth Monday at 1 p.m.
Installation Held By Garden Club
Installation ceremony conducted by the Garden Club and Mrs Albert McGee, and guests attended by Mary Lou Fahsbender Lois Robinson Nancy Starrh Mary Starrh Sylvia Baughman Nan Carter Nadine Abbott Pearl S Tanner Evelyn Little Addie Pierce Marie Goehring Pat Anderson Bettye Garber Betty Foster Inez Weddington and Dorothy McGee with event planned for August 27.
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Albert McGee
Mary Lou Fahsbender
Lois Robinson
Nancy Starrh
Mary Starrh
Sylvia Baughman
Nan Carter
Nadine Abbott
Pearl S. Tanner
Evelyn Little
Addie Pierce
Marie Goehring
Pat Anderson
Bettye Garber
Betty Foster
Inez Weddington
Dorothy McGee
Documentary Film Is Given Two Showings
The documentary Katanga, The Untold Story was shown twice including at Mrs. Dorothy Whisler’s home at 525 Sierra on Saturday night. Don ald Jackson, a former California senator and current Santa Monica radio commentator, prepared the film from his footage and other historical sources.
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Katanga
Dorothy Whisler
Sierra
Donald Jackson
California
Santa Monica
Shafter Utility District Lease for Pistol Range Renewal
The Shafter Public Utility District agreed to renew a lease to establish a pistol firing range. The lease runs ten years with a ten dollar fee and changes in terms specified by the city.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Shafter Fourth Celebration Draws Big Crowd and Controversy
Thousands gathered at Shafter High Stadium for a Fourth of July celebration featuring Col. Greer as speaker, who attacked United Nations and Hiss while praising anti communist themes. Fireworks by Ralph Baehr James Holt and volunteers concluded the day amid entertainment by the Lynnettes of Bakersfield and a pledge ceremony.
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Col. Greer
San Diego
Wesley Swift
North Hollywood
Greer
Robert Townsend
United Nations
Algér Hiss
United States
San Francisco
Hiss
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tehran
Yalta
Ralph Baehr
James Holt
Kelly & Somers
Pat Hey
Pslent
Legion Post
Auxiliary
Shafter
Lynnettes
Bakersfield
Chester
Hearing On Change of Zone For Magdalena Neuman Lots 8 9
The council set a hearing for Tuesday July 16 on Magdalena Neuman's request to rezone Lots 8 and 9, Block 1, Grant Subdivision from residential to commercial. Objections may be filed at the meeting.
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Magdalena Neuman
Grant
Zenk
Neuman
City to Add Parking Near Water Tower at County Building
The city plans to improve and maintain a lot near the water tower to provide extra parking. The site is located at the corner of Central Valley Highway and Pacific Avenue.
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Central Valley Highway
Pacific Avenue
Principal Praises Shafter High Progress In Report
Shafter High School Principal Arthur H. Johnson reviews the 1962-63 year for the Kern County district. He cites curriculum strengthening, high teacher morale, active student life, and a notable number of life scholarship members as indicators of strong education and school spirit.
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Arthur H. Johnson
Shafter High School
Dist
Supt
Theron L. McCuen
Kern County Union High School
Johnson
California
McCuen
Philippines
Susan Ramos
United States
San Miguel High School
Bulacan
Philippine Islands
Shafter High
James V Wi
Shafter “High School
Com
City grants removal permit for trees at Kern and Tulare
The City approved permission for First Southern Baptist Church to remove three chinaberry trees at the corner of Kern and Tulare streets.
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Kern and
Tulare Streets
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Arrolt
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Weork
Byron
Wasco
Merete Brethren Church
Kern
Henry Dick
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Becker
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Frank H. Wisner
Clarence Neuman
Richland Board
Eagles
Garden Club
Ige
Soviet Union
Neufeld
Don Bellows
Stootins
Mel Parrett
Bob Irwin
Don Little
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