Former Shafter Resident Mrs Vannatta Passes in L A
Mrs. Har ry L. Vannatta of Los Angeles a former Shafter resident and past president of the Wednesday Afternoon Club died suddenly. Funeral services were held at Grace Chapel with burial at Inglewood Park Cemetery. She is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs James Pintar a son Harry W. of L A a sister Mrs John Branner and brothers Thurley M and Leonard H Spydell all of L A and Shafter.
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Ward
Harry L. Vannatta
Los Angeles
Shafter
Vannatta
Grace
Inglewood Park Cemetery
James Pintar
Harry W
John Branner
Thurley M
Leonard H. Spydell
Johnson's Department Store Plans Big Remodel and New Front
Johnson's Department Store in Shafter undergoes a major remodel after a fire damaged the front. The plan includes a single long front window, elimination of the women's entrance, new counters and fixtures, and reconfigured interior. Del Mar Construction will handle exteriors, aiming for August completion, with interior work to follow. Store hours remain unchanged during remodeling.
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Del-Mar Construction
Earl Wipt
Jack Hare
Johnson's
Johnson's Department
Johnson-Neuman Company
Johnson's Department Store
Earl Johnson
Chris
Bud Johnson
Judges Pick Miss Shafter at Thursday Night Pageant
Shafter teens compete for the 1960 Miss Shafter title in a beauty contest hosted by the Shafter Junior Women's Club and the Chamber of Commerce. Five judges will select the winner from eight entrants, with a $100 prize and runner-up awards.
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Miss Shafter
Spud Heinrichs
Wasco
William K. Carswell
Delano
Howard Jeffries
Buttonwillow
Walter Rouse
Bakersfield
Shafter
Ben Grundy
Wisdom
Solomon
Shafter Junior Women’s
Sarges
Grundy
Chambers of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Onee Ae
Marian Mobley
Voth Lane
Marian
Shafter High School
Deanna
Jacki Addington
Arkansas
Golden West
Shafter High
Jacki
Missouri
Miss Shafer
Janice Luker
Winnner
Kroeker Family Injured In Highway 99 Crash
A weekend trip to Oxnard ended in a collision near Sawyerville when a car pulled into a U turn. Henry Kroeker suffered a broken nose and son Steven 14 stitches, while Susan and Mrs Kroeker had minor injuries. all are recovering at home.
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Oxnard
Paul Kroeker
Henry Kroeker
Steven
Susan
Sawyerville
Kroeker
Miss Shafter Contest Features Twelfth Annual Swim Show
The Shafter Swim Show on July 14 at 8 15 p m at Richland Aquatic Center marks the 12th annual event closing five weeks of swimming lessons. The program includes Pre-Beginners to Junior Life Saving classes, stroke demonstrations, diving acts and the Bill Houser clown diving team. Admission is 25 cents for those over 12.
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Shafter
Richland Aquatic Center
Kern County
Shafter Swim Club
Bill Houser
Miss Shafter
Bakersfield
Sacramento
Kern Library branches stay open despite closures
Kern County Free Library operates 61 branches this fiscal year with services restored to 16 of 18 previously slated for closure. County Librarian Eleanor Wilson reversed the plan to cut branches though Carver YMCA in East Bakersfield and Rio Bravo near Shafter remain closed for lack of patronage. Book mobile service will be provided.
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Kern County Free Library
Eleanor Wilson
Miss Wilson
Carver Ymca
Bakersfield
Rio Bravo
Shafter
Diagonal Parking Remains on James Street Blocks
City council votes to amend gas tax fund use with California to exclude two James Street blocks from repayment, allowing diagonal parking to stay. Parallel parking would reduce downtown spaces. general fund will cover the two blocks instead.
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James Street
Central Avenue
Pacific Avenue
California
James
Shafter Budget Balancing Hurdles Budgeted Revenue and Expenditures
City of Shafter faces a 34 952 dollar gap as the Board of Equalization reviews the 1960 61 budget. Revenue is projected at 227 530 with sales tax and other receipts. proposed expenditures total 262 000 including 53 745 for police and 66 390 for streets. The Kern County Museum gains prominence as the Seagraves fire truck is retired and kept in reserve for emergencies. The article also highlights community notes on the 12th annual Shafter Swim Show and a local banking loan anecdote involving friends and a banker.
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City of
Shafter
Ben Grundy
Seagraves
Kern County Museum
Richard Bailey
T. Y. Little
Sley
Aeree
Waver Grundy
Alph Boel
Ci . A
Jack Janze
Vernon Pierce
Keiner
Don Little
Board of Equalization
Street Department
Volunteer Fire Department
Bakersfield
Tebe
Pioneer Village
Keys To Speak July 20 Panel At Shafter
On July 20 at 8 00 p m a panel of Shafter residents will pose questions to Mr Keys during his talk. Dr F B Stringham Mrs Fred Mason Dick Southwick and Mrs Jack Kennath will read audience written queries on stage. A coffee hour follows the address and Q A session. Keys recently attended the Democratic National Convention and is noted for work with SANE on nuclear test controls. The National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy includes Steve Allen Harry Belafonte Ray Bradbury and Prof Gordon W All.
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Shafter
F. B. Stringham
Fred Mason
Dick Southwick
Jack Kennath
Keys
Los Angeles
SANE
National Committee For A Sane
Steve Allen
Harry Belafonte
Ray Bradbury
Gordon W
Roussel Plan Rejected by City Council
The Bakersfield area council unanimously rejected developer Roussel's plan for a special assessment district, saying no city benefits justified the bonds. Mayor Ben Grundy stated the bonds might aid subdividers only if truly needed, which this case did not meet.
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Bakersfield
Ben Grundy
Merchants Asked to Shape City Licensing Ordinance
Shafter merchants were invited to submit ideas on the new business licensing ordinance at the City Council meeting. The council tabled action until July 25 and urged merchants to present their views then. Mort Wiedmann and Earl Johnson were named co chairs of a study committee reviewing ordinances in other San Joaquin Valley towns.
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Shafter
Wayne Wood
Merchants Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Make
Wood
Mort Wiedmann
Earl Johnson
San Joaquin Valley
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Thiesen Ranch
Kern Library
Twelve Acre Museum
Stanley
Cannar R. Robert Evans
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