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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1981
Page
5
A local editorial critiques spreading rumors in Shafter Wasco and Delano. It cites false claims of car fires and police in a hall, noting three rumors proved false while urging readers to verify facts before spreading gossip. The piece defends responsible reporting and invites tips to uncover truth.
Leaders and staff prepare for the 1981 National Scout Jamboree with the theme Scouting's Reunion With History. Fort A.P. Hill, a 77 000 acre forested reservation near Fredericksburg, hosts the event across 7000 acres while enroute troops tour Washington area sites and historic Williamsburg during a five day sightseeing trip.
The Housing Authority of Kern County awards phase one contract to Fred S. Macomber of Bakersfield for modernizing the first eight units at the Housing Project. The $282,210 project will demolish and reconstruct to code, add kitchens, lower ceilings, and replace plumbing. Executive director Vorhees notes 168 units completed with $6 million in contracts, with further work planned including Shafter Delano and Bakersfield units and $15-30 million in funding over 5-8 years.
Graveside services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Shafter Cemetery for Mashburn with interment following. The deceased, a native of Tupelo Arkansas, lived in Shafter for many years and was a farmer for over 60 years in Bakersfield. Survivors include Frances Thornton and Nancy Gammon of Bakersfield, three stay children, of Arkansas and Habel and Florend O'Brien of Missouri, plus numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Interment at Shafter Memorial Park.
The fragment notes a July apportionment of tax with county totals. It references 58 counties sharing a total of 1,213,045 units and outlines the distribution of revenue among counties, though specifics are incomplete and several words are garbled.
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