Grandchild birth and rail talk noted in July dispatch
Laura and I became grandparents with the birth of Jon David Raven in Stockton at 5 a.m. on Tuesday. The 8 pound 13 ounce boy joins Mr. and Mrs. David Raven of Dos Palos and the Raven home in Bakersfield awaits Ginger’s arrival. Santa Fe official John S Aranee hosted a Kern County meeting praising railroading despite passenger losses.
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Laura
David Raven
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Stockton
Jon David
Raven
North Pilprem
Ginger Ander
Virginia Ann Frost
Shafter High School
United California Bank
Vernie Raven
Dos Palos
Bakersfield
Santa Fe Ee
Chicago
Los Angeles
Fresno
Kern County
Reed
Santa Fe
Amtrak
National Railway
San Joaquin Valley
Safe Crackers Try to Loot Tops Market in Shafter
Thieves attempted to pry open the safe at Tops Super Market located at 315 James Street in Shafter early Sunday morning but left behind tools including a hand truck, lifting bar, sledge hammer, long screwdriver and a jimmy bar. The door was found pried open but no cash was missing. Police report the store was unoccupied after hours and the investigation continues.
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Tops
James
Ray Brannen
Pine
Shafter
Driver Convicted of Tailgating by Shafter Jury
John Micareuli of Fresno was convicted by a Shafter Justice Court jury of violating Vehicle Code section 21703 for following another car too closely and fined 19.00 dollars. Nancy Weiss of Los Angeles also paid 19.00 dollars after a court trial for speeding and tailgating. John Alex of Southern California failed to appear. his 24.00 dollar fine was ordered forfeited with no further action.
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John Micareuli
Fresno
Shafter Justice Court
Micareuli
Nancy Weiss
Los Angeles
Miss Weiss
John Alex
Southern California
Correction clarifies city clerk and manager roles
Councilman Ben Grundy notes an error in last week's meeting report. City Clerk Bill Johnston is correctly called City Clerk and Office Manager, not City Clerk and City Manager.
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Correction
Ben Grundy
Bill Johnston
Johnston
Fictitious Name Filings Updated in Kern County
County Clerk Vera K. Gibson notes that certificates filed under fictitious names expired June 30 1971. From July 1 1971 onward, entities must file the new Fictitious Business Name Statement and publish it weekly for four weeks. Forms and a $10 filing fee are available in the County Clerk's Office. Over three thousand statements have been filed under the new law.
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Vera K. Gibson
Gibson
Ben
Kern County
Gibs
Richland Board Sets August Hearing on 1.334 Million Budget
Richland trustees approved a 1.334 million dollar publication budget and set August 2 for a public hearing on the budget. The plan includes a 25 cent override tax increase to 3.18 dollars plus about 14 cents to pay district bonds. The board debated 31 cents but kept to 25 cents by trimming reserves and reallocations. Superintendent Evron Barber cited rising costs and lower valuation. County auditors have not finalized valuation or budget alignment. tax rate approval depends on that.
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The
Richland School Board
General Reserve
Evron Barber
Barber
Four Die in Kern County Traffic Crashes
Shafter businessman Grady Ross Thompson 33 died in a single vehicle crash on Stockdale Highway eight miles west of Bakersfield. Roy Allen Cross 23 from Wasco was injured and later released from Kern General Hospital. Kim Roskam 16 from Shafter sustained a concussion and other injuries. A separate crash near Mettler killed Steven Hamilton 16 of Oildale and Carol Pitts 16 of Bakersfield.
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Shafter
Grady Ross Thompson
Stockdale
Thompson
Kern County
California Highway Patrol
Io Baldison
Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield
Lerdo Tire and
Auto
CHP
Miss Roskam
Art Kadel
Mettler
Acros 99
Michael Bridges
Oildale
Steven Hamilton
Carol Pitts
107 Sets New Season Mark for Shafter
Shafter's heat wave persisted with a new second high record of 107 degrees recorded last Wednesday at the Shafter USDA Cotton Research Station. Only two days failed to exceed the century threshold as readings show the daily high and low temperatures for the period.
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Shafter
Shafter Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafter Receives AAA Pedestrian Safety Award
Shafter earns its third AAA Pedestrian Safety Inventory citation and will receive the award from representatives of the Automobile Club of Southern California at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Mayor Bill Hildebrand Councilman Ric Larson and Police Chief Hanley Witcher to be present as Shafter competed with 798 U.S. communities and posted zero pedestrian fatalities in 1970.
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Shafter
American Automobile Association
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Bill Hildebrand
Ric Larson
Hanley Witcher
U. S
Amer Shafter
Mrs. Laura Hare Retires After Thirty Years in Shafter
After 30 years in California public schools, Mrs. Laura Hare resigned from the Richland District at the end of the 1970 71 school year. She arrived in Richland in 1944 with ten years of Fresno and Delano experience, taught third grade briefly, then returned in 1953 to teach fifth grade for 18 years. Active in community service, she received national recognition for art teaching in 1969 and earned the district's appreciation for two decades of service.
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Public Schools of
California
Laura Hare
Richland
Board of Trustees
Hare
Fresno
Delano
Shafter
Kern ASC Cotton and Feed Grain Certification Deadline Nears
Kern County ASC chair Meryl Anderson warns farmers must certify set aside acreage and other program provisions at the county ASCS office to receive set aside payments. Final certification date is August 15, 1971. about half of Kern farmers have certified, with preliminary payments expected in July.
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Kern Asc Cotton and Feed Grain
Meryl Anderson
Kern County
ASC
Anderson
ASCS
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Jack) Frost
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Richland Pool
Richland Summer School
Richland Board
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Katherine Searles
Kansas
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Tively
Congregational Church
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Order of the Eastern Star
American Legion Auxiliary
Bakersfield Art Association
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority
United States
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