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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1969

Page

4

Shafter Press Briefs From July 23 1964

Five years of archives note Harold Miller and Clarence Neuman at a Monday waterboard meeting. Miller joins the board and will serve as secretary for the fiscal year. Front page: council approves, spending up, budget analysis. City ambulance busy first weekend. Growers Association Ltd CBGA director attends Monterey summer meeting. Bryce Carroll, son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Carroll, 365 Cross Street, to be the Shafter Press oman My the Twesty ty 2 left uly 9 for the Sixth hotel Scout Jam at Valley Forge.

Harold Miller Clarence Neuman Miller Mt of Une City Ambulance Bryce Carroll Lewis Carroll Cross Street Shafter Press Oman Twesty Uly Valley Forge

Shafter News Briefs Highlight Post Office Openings

Congressman Harlon Hagen says substitute mail clerks and postal carrier jobs are open in five Kern and Kings post offices. Also noted is the eleventh annual Shafter Water Show coming Thursday July 16 with five weeks of swimming lessons culminating in a public exhibition.

Harlon Hagen Kern Kings

Youth To Bid For Big Golf Meet In California

Andrew Russell of Shafter is among California youths competing for one of six state berths in the national Pro-Youth Golf Classic at Otter Creek Indiana. California eliminations July 24-25 at San Luis Obispo precede a national run to 60 finalists on Aug 1-2, then 20 pro-led foursomes play Aug 4-5 for 50,000 in prize money.

Andrew Russell Weyland Way Shafter California Otter Creek Country Club Columbus Indiana Independent Insurance Agents Association of California San Luis Obispo Ind Ha Ap Andrew Shafter High School

California Game Commission sets Friday meeting topics

The California Fish and Game Commission will discuss crow and pigeon seasons, regulate hunting, and consider introducing Arctic grayling to Sierra Nevada lakes. Officials will weigh banning all Clariidae species due to invasive risks, as DFG warns about the walking catfish and its impact on Florida fisheries.

Sierra California Fish and Game Commission San Diego Commission James Y. Camp Shafter State Building Front Street U. S. Deartment of Interior Game Sierra Nevada California Arizona DFG Hot Creek Ray Arnett Florida

Kiwanis Fishing Trip Plans and Meetings In Shafter

The Shafter Kiwanis Club schedules its annual Tule River fishing trip for Wednesday with a 5 a.m. meet at the ice house and breakfast at Paul Bunyan Motel. An inter-club session with Oildale at noon and with Portersville at night is planned, with a Veterans Hall round table for absentees.

Shafter Kiwanis Club Kiwanis Tule River Ice House Paul Bunyan Oildale Club Portersville Club Veterans Hall

Freshman Physicals and Vaccines Required by Kern High District

All incoming freshmen and other new students must pass a physical exam before fall enrollment per Dr. Grant W. Jensen. Parent forms are available at each high school and must be signed by a physician. California law requires a polio vaccination and measles protection, with a religious belief affidavit as a possible waiver. Vaccinations may be obtained from private doctors or the Kern County Health Department on Fridays, with a parent signed permit. Diphtheria tetanus booster and measles vaccines are recommended every three to five years, though not mandatory.

Kern High School Grant W. Jensen Burroughs East Bakersfield Foothill Kern Valley McFarland North Shafter South West Vista Jensen California Kern County Health Department Flower Street Bakersfield Health Department

Girl Jockey To Ride At State Fair

Robyn SmithHollywood starlet turned jockey will ride in the State Fair meet Aug 25 to Sept 9 joining male riders. She is under contract to Don Harmon Phantom Racing Stable and has a private dressing room assignment from Racing Committee chair Conrad Ferrera. Smith, 24, licensed by the California Horse Racing Board, has one win in twelve starts and rode ten races in Canada before California debut. Post time set for 130 daily during the fair.

Sacramento Robyn Smith Hollywood State Fair Racing Robyn Don Harmon Phantom Racing Conrad Ferrera DVM Redding Miss Smith Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios California Horse Racing Board Charger Lee Golden Gate Fields Canada California

New Weapons Bill Seen As Tax Saver

Governor Ronald Rea signed AB 115 authored by Assemblyman William M. Ketchum to let law enforcement retain weapons seized from criminals rather than destroy them. The law includes safeguards and requires eventual destruction with accountability to the State Department of Justice.

Ronald Reahas William M. Ketchum Ketchum Kern County Charles Dodge State Department of Justice

School Night For Scouting Leaders Set

Mr. Bruce M Crawford of Kern County Schools is named chair of the fall Scout development program School Night for Scouting Leaders. He heads eight school and Scout leaders to plan a county wide open house program with Boy Scout Council 30 to involve parents and boys at the elementary schools nearest their homes. Districts across the county cooperate with the program. Also Berkeley scholarships awarded to Shafter students Kenneth Bergman and Lawrence Dean as part of UC Berkeley’s 1969 70 scholarships.

Bruce M. Crawford Kern County Cyrus Wase, Jr Crawford Boy Scout Coun Ies Eclnayates Par Mickey Creegan Tom Spurgeon John Labouff Bakersfield Dennie Butterfield Arvin James Crandall Taft Frank Jeans New Cuyama Norman Hefner Delano Dave Alfsen Ridgecrest China Lake Berkeley Two Shafter California Berkley University of California Kenneth D. Bergman Faber Lawrence K. Dean Cross

Special elk and antelope hunts approved by California commission

The California Game Commission approved a special controlled tule elk hunt in Owens Valley with a target of 85 animals and a census showing 300 elk. The Shasta elk and antelope hunts were also approved with dates, locations, permit caps, and fees. The Owens Valley hunt runs in October with 5 p.m. August 20 deadline for applications and an August 25 public draw. The Shasta elk hunt offers 100 Rocky Mountain elk in Squaw Creek country with an Oct 1 deadline for drawings and a $25 fee. The sixth consecutive public antelope hunt runs Aug 23 to Sept 1 across Modoc Lassen and eastern Shasta and Siskiyou counties with 315 permits at $15 and a public draw on August 7.

Owens Bc Coona Fe California and Game Commission Sal Shasta Commission San Francisco Owens Valley Department of Fish and Game DFG Rocky Mountain Squaw Creek Shasta Lake Siskiyou Yellowstone National Park Sacramento Modoc Lassen

Kern Board Adopts 31 Textbooks for Next Year

Kern High School District trustees approved 31 new basic textbooks at the July 8 meeting. President M. Glenn Bultman noted the volumes cover Business Education English Foreign Law Homemaking Mathematics Science and Social Studies and are on display at the district administration building 2000 24th Street for public examination.

Kern High School M. Glenn Bultman 24Th Street

DFG Pushes End to Anchovy Fishing Zones

The Department of Fish and Game requests abolishing Southern California anchovy zones after findings that zones fail to prevent overfishing or protect live bait stocks. DFG notes extensive interpopulation movement, with tagging showing fish travel up to 360 miles in short spans. Abolition pending July 25 in San Diego. zones cost about 60 000 dollars annually to patrol and 110 000 for tagging program funded by licenses.

Department of Fish and Game Arnett DFG Kern Southern California Ray Arnett Fish and Game Commission San Diego Southern California Oes Point Conception Marcare Ie San Francisco Ensenada Monterey

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