Stockton Retires After Long Service as County Superintendent
Jesse D. Stockton, Kern County superintendent of schools since 1947, retires citing advancing years. Born near Granite Station, he served through rapid population growth and migratory pupil influx, noting his long tenure since the county formed in 1866 and his decision to avoid a slowing pace at a crucial school period.
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Jesse D. Stockton
Stockton
Kern County
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Board of Supervisors
Granite Station
Kern County High School
Bakersfield High School
University of California At Berkeley
Safety Council Set To Meet In Bakersfield July 15
Kern County Safety Council to hold its seventh annual meeting July 15 in Bakersfield at the Savings Financial Center Employees Lounge. George Parker, council president, notes 47 major projects completed in 1962-63 with plans for 1963-64. The non profit group, founded in 1956, aims to prevent accidents in streets highways plants schools and homes.
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Kern County Safety Council
Bakersfield Savings Few Financial Center
Jasan 18Th Street
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George Parker
Parker
Council
Safety Council
Kern
Saunas
Parker Henry J. Bartell
Homer T. McInerney
Dean Gay
Hayes Cremeans
Charles Elwood
Eldon Geisert
James E. Hines
Robert W. Huntington Jr
Stockton outlines standards for choosing a successor
Stockton urges the Kern County Board of Supervisors to use strict training and experience standards plus faith in principles behind public education. His retirement is effective immediately. The board unanimously appoints Harry E. Blair as county superintendent of schools, a role he has held as assistant since 1956.
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Stockton
Board of Supervisors
United States of America
Harry E. Blair
Kern County
Casey Explains Truth in Elections Bill Endorsement Rules
Assemblyman Jack T. Casey defended AB 2922 saying it requires that any organization endorsing a candidate in a primary election must disclose that the endorsement comes from an unofficial political group. He said the measure, criticized by both parties, protects voters from misleading advertising and does not target any single organization.
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Jack T. ‘Casey
Casey
Assemblyman
Bakersfield Supervisors Set 1963-64 Budget At 50 Million
Kern County supervisors approve a 1963-64 budget totaling 50,953,824 dollars at a Bakersfield meeting. The plan uses department funds with no anticipated increase to the current 2.24 tax rate.
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Bakersfield
Kern Countyers Association
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