Miss Elegante Contest Opens For Kern County Teens
Promotional director Vic McDaniel announces Miss Elegante and Junior Elegante titles by Elegante Studios. Entrants must be 17 to 23, single, a Kern County resident, and pursuing a career. Call FA 44008 or 44009 or visit 213 EB 18th Street weekdays 9 am to 4 pm.
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Elegante
Rorex Studios
Vic McDaniel
Elegante Studios
Donna Key
Kern County
EB. 18Th. Street
A Humorous Doorstep Tale and Commentary Pack
A friend recounts an elevator crowd joke about a mother warning her child with turtles in a sack. The piece notes future Peace Corps training in Texas and praises a Fourth of July fireworks show. A quiet man tells a machine grinding anecdote ending with a grindstone as the punchline.
Minter Field Buildings To Be Sold in Kern County
The sale lists 19 structures including an apartment complex one office building a one story 108 by 112 foot block and a warehouse 100 by 25 feet all wooden frame. Proceeds return to California and Kern County on a 90 to 10 percent split. The state originally invested about a half million dollars for barracks conversion.
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State of
California
Kern County
Kern GOP Summarizes 1961 Legislature Actions
Taft chaired Kern County Republican Central Committee review of the 1961 state legislature. The summary accuses Democrats of eastern big city machine politics and cites changes in election laws including literacy challenges moved from polling places and absentee ballot return deadlines that could disenfranchise service members abroad.
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Taft
Kern Country
Republican Central Committee
Thomson
California
Trar
Shafter Invites Public to Caliente Dedication Ceremony
Shafter residents are invited to attend a dedication for a new historical monument in Caliente on July 16. The event was announced by local officials.
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Shafter
Caliente
Richard Bailey
Final Rites For Floyd C Raney
Final rites for Floyd C. Raney were held at the Armstrong Chapel with interment to follow. Raney, born in Indiana on January 31, lived 24 years with the Railway and resided with his wife Anna at 416 Central Valley Highway. Survivors include Anna, daughter Paula F. Boehme of San Jose, sons Kay G. of San Jose and Jay B. of Fort Hanachuka Arizona, and three grandchildren.
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Armstrong Chapel
Raney
Indiana
Railway
Anna
Central Valley Highway
Paula F. Boehme
San Jose
Kay G
Jay B
Fort Hanachuka
Arizona
Kern County Teachers Attend Education Workshops
Kern County teachers and school administrators join two Fresno State session workshops on education methods and materials. The courses run August 14 to August 25, daily from 8 to 11 a.m. Each workshop offers two units of college credit and registration is available for one or both sessions.
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Kern County
Fresno State
Bakersfield Youth, 11, Wins Jackpot
An 11 year old youth from Bakersfield wins a jackpot after a guessing game. Phillip guessed a word and the house contained an item, clinching the win amid unclear details.
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Bakersfield
Phillip
Soil District Sought For Buttonwillow Area
The Rosedale Rio Bravo Soil Conservation District seeks formation in Buttonwillow. Petitions prepared for landowners signatures within proposed boundaries. district would cover Rosedale Rio Bravo Water Storage District areas and require County Board action to call an election.
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Rosedale-Rio Bravo
Buttonwillow
Paul Enns
Rosedale-Rio . Bravo
Frosedale
SPUD May Drill Update Shows Limited Water Yield
The old well, drilled to 500 feet, pumps little water at 240 feet while the water level sits at 190 feet in the area. The SPUD May project continues to await improved flow and potential revisions to drilling plans.
Harold W. Greene Attends UC Santa Barbara Summer Session
Harold W. Greene of 601 Sycamore St Shafter attends the University of California Santa Barbara Summer Session from June 19 to July 28. Students may earn credit for completed courses upon approval and supervision. Meals are provided in De La Guerra dining commons and a cultural events program is offered. Continued on Page 5.
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Harold W. Greene
Sycamore St
Shafter
University of California, Santa Barbara
Bill Frizzell Tours Guided-Missile Carrier Providence
Bill Frizzell and guests toured the U S S Providence at Long Beach during an open house. The 1000-man crew operates the Terr ier missile system replacing most guns. Missiles cost 43000 each. The ship can 32 knots and daily output 60000 gallons of fresh water. The vessel houses a miniature city with shops and facilities for the crew.
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Frizzell
Providence
Carly
City Council Votes on Budget for 1961-62 Fiscal Year
City Council to approve a fiscal year 1961-62 budget of 235000 with total requests of 274243.22. Meeting set for June 12 with discussions noting reductions to balance. Various departments listed include planning, council, attorney, and government ridges with small line-item changes and sums.
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Ciil Bers Elmer
Marvin Lane
Ben
Bill Johnston
Shalley
Planning Commission
Council
Senn Brothers Lead Shafter Swim Team at AAU Meet
Senn brothers paced Shafter swimmers at an Exeter AAU Junior Olympic meet winning two firsts two seconds and a third. Randy 11 12 won 50 yd breaststroke and two relay medals while Steven 9 10 captured 50 yd butterfly and medley relay placed others including Witcher Snively Hill Willis and Peters team members Mary Snively Mary McCluskey and more competed in Wasco district meet with Bakersfield AAU plans.
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Sen Brothers
Shafter
Amateur Athletic Union
Exeter
Randy
Steven Senn
Senn
Steven Witcher
David Snively
Robert Hite
Mary Snively
Steve Witcher
John Snively
Jesse Willis
Bobby Gloeckler
Sharon
Peters
Amnate Wren
Kern County Accountants Meet Plans Social Dinner
Kern County accountants meet July 13 at DiRico's 508 18th St with social hour at 6 pm and dinner at 7 pm All members urged to bring guests program includes data concepts and a message from newly installed president Gene Wingo Also on the program are officers and directors including Bert Gumm treasurer Willi am Upshaw past president and national director plus Letreene Upshaw Stan South and Joe Miller
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DiRico’s
18Th St. Tescactine
Los Angeles
Arizona
California
Gene Wingo
Bert Gumm
William Upshaw
di- Sader Jame
Bel Harold Newman
Melsmith
Denny Hayes
Ee Letreene Upshaw
Stan South
Joe Miller
Chamber Meets as Office Plans Move Forward
Rhoades announced plans at Min ter Village. He leased 153 acres of Shafter Airport land for industrial development to advance chamber efforts and local business growth.
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Rhoades
Minter Village
Shafter Airport
Largest Crowd At Shafter July 4 Fireworks Drawn
The Shafter fire department and Chamber of Commerce sponsored a large Fourth of July show with free admission. Miss Kern County traveled by helicopter and a burning flag display occurred during intermission. Firemen pumped hundreds of gallons from hydrants at the end, draining the field. attendance comparisons were affected by free entry.
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Bakersfield
Shafter Fire Department
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Kern County
Brenda
Ifield
Miss Bird
United States
Tulare
Charlie
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By Pappy Swank
Peace Corps
Texas
Troy Gordon
Minter Field
Kern Gop
Gree
Floyd C. Raney
Kern
Spud
Harold Greene
Cal
Bill Frizzell
U.S.S
Long Beach
Boston Naval Shipyard
Highway 99
City. Council IN Action
Sas
Mfeeot
Pegula
Pat
Mrs. Mert
Weidmann Shafter
Woman’‘s Club
Senn Brothers
U. S. Fl
Commerce
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