Maple School Holds 13 Graduates in Eighth Grade Ceremony
Maple School presents 13 eighth grade graduates in an outdoor theatre ceremony weather permitting. The Maple Band under Mrs. Sandra Nicol performs processional and recessional and two numbers Patrol Leaders March and The Band Plays Spirituals. Nathaniel Johnson of Troop 977 leads the salute. Clyde Johnston welcomes families. Students deliver talks on historical figures, with two speeches, two more speeches, and two musical interludes. Speakers include Connie Kendig Sue Stewart Virgil Reimer Alan Futrell Douglas Enns Simon Peters. The eighth grade quartet Johnny Coomers Marching Home includes Sue Stewart Debbie Smith Virgil Reimer and Douglas Enns. Elmer Engel presents the class to Ruben Siemens for diploma presentation. Upper grades choir performs Sing of America.
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MAPLE
Maple School
Sandra Nicol
Nathaniel Johnson
Maple Scout Troop 977
Clyde Johnston
United States
Connie—Kendig
Sue—Stewart
Virgil Reimer
Alan Futrell
Douglas Enns
Simon Peters
Johnny Coomers
Sue Stewart
Debbie Smith
Elmer Engel
Ruben Siemens
E Sing of America
Awards Assembly at Shafter High School Planned
The Awards Assembly at Shafter High School will begin at 2 o'clock instead of 2:30 on Wednesday June 1. Assistant principal Charles Gates states the ceremony will present yearly student awards and scholarships in the high school assembly room.
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Shafter High School
Charles Gates
One of Richland’s Largest Classes to Graduate
Richland schools prepare an outdoor diploma ceremony for 219 high school graduates. Superintendent Bruce Crawford announced the class, nearly the second largest in history, will be presented by Supt. Crawford and accepted by Principal Hal Corrie. Dr. Henry Voth will hand out diplomas. David Mason serves as master of ceremonies.
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Richland
Board of Trustees
Supt
Bruce Crawford
Carol Snively
Mary Bankston
Patricia Anderson
David Mason
David
Henry Voth
Board of
Supt. Crawford
Hal Corrie
Shafter High School
Sth Graders To Graduate At Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo will hold its eighth grade graduation in the Rio Bravo auditorium on Thursday evening June 2 at 8 o'clock. Eighteen students will receive diplomas. Master of ceremonies will be David Cardwell, with W B Benton as teacher and Mrs. Charles Giese assisting musically.
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Rio Bravo
W. B. Benton
Charles Giese
David Cardwell
Howard Leonard
Janice Sharp
Mike Holt
Eric Berger
Phil Janzen
Dennis Jones
Linda Wilkerson
Jaret
June Parker
Mark Eads
Richard Enns
Gary Sheffield
Steven Smith
Jerry Waters
Mark
Welding Leads Stolen From Several Shafter Trucks
A series of welding lead thefts hit Shafter Friday night and Saturday morning. Phillip Nunez reports $60 in copper welding leads missing from his truck at 210 Rodriguez. Licie Lopez reports $60 in leads taken from a portable unit at 456 West Ash. Roy Packard reports $200 in welding leads stolen from his truck at 272 Golden West.
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Shafter
Phillip Nunez
Rodriguez
Licie Lopez
West Ash
Roy Packard
Golden West
Endorsement Too Late for Group Action
The Shafter branch of the county FOCUS Committee received a school tax override endorsement too late for action. George Berkebile represented the branch at FOCUS meetings. The Citizens Committee urged voting yes on Kern County Union High School and Richland Schools overrides, arguing education benefits and cautioning against revolting against state and federal taxes.
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Shafter
County Focus Committee
H. W. Pat Kelly
George Berkebile
Citizens Committee of
Kern County Union High School
Richland Schools
Lerdo Graduation Set For Thursday Evening
Eighteen Lerdo School students will graduate Thursday at 8 p m in the Lerdo cafetorium. Gerald Miller district superintendent announces the ceremony with Tom Woods welcoming guests after the invocation by Gale Sage. Esther Horn and Mary Stewart will speak on Thoughts on Leaving Lerdo, with Deborah Bristow and Keith Morris delivering valedictory remarks.
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Lerdo School
Gerald Miller
Tom Woods
Gale Sage
Gary Huckaby
Esther Horn
Mary Stewart
Lordo
Deborah Bristow
Keith Morris
Bil Terrell
Bob Comisock
Catalina
Miller
Don Chilton
Robert Tharp
Perry Kunz
Grover Sherrell
Terry Horn
Felix Alvarez
Ignacio Alvarez
Jose Alvarez
Robert Anglin
Ronald Jameson
Robert Kennedy
Roger Lawrence
Fred Morris
David Muncz
Gudalupe Ortega
Bill Tersell
Gerald E. Miller
Lawrence Foster
Beth van Blair
Don Buckle
Frances Fox
Olive Gadberry
Ruth Hunter
Frankie Lovell
Thelma Nichols
Karen Scott
Hortense Sorenson
Bill Strong
Patricia Rozell
Obie Hamlin
Curtis C. Cates
Riland Nixon
Gladys Johnston
Opal Hanson
Trustees Study Budgeting for Kern Union High School District
Trustees examine a tentative 1966-67 budget of 13,031,902 with a 320,000 ending balance and 12,711,902 in expenditures. The plan adds West High School senior class, expands by one grade, and sets general fund tax rate at 1.38 per 100 assessed valuation.
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Kern County Union High
West High School
Shafter Chamber Board Endorses Unanimously on Tax Proposal
The Board of Directors of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to endorse the local tax proposal. Their resolution calls for support from business members and residents to fund community services and infrastructure upgrades.
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The
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Emil Stoller Dies in Bakersfield Hospital at 59
Emil G. Stoller 59 of 169 East Lerdo died Sunday in a Bakersfield hospital. Funeral at 10 a.m. Thursday Ebenezer Reformed Church with burial at Shafter Memorial Park. He owned Shafter Maytag Shop for 19 years, born November 25, 1906 in Odessa Township South Dakota. Survivors: widow Ann and three daughters La Vonne Altman of Walnut Creek and two others.
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Ebenezer Reformed Church
Emil G. Stoller
East Lerdo
Bakersfield
Calvin Stuebbe
Shafter Memorial Park
Stoller
Shafter Maytag
Odessa Township
Yankton Co
Dakota
Henry
Katherine Reich Stoller
Ann Stoller
la Vonne Altman
Walnut Creek
Cool Weather In Tools Reported At Shafter
Cool weather arrived in Shafter over the weekend as the thermometer dipped to 48 on Monday morning. The Shafter Cotton Research Station logged week highs of 96 on Wednesday May 25 and a sequence of mid to upper 50s and 60s for the rest of the period with daily readings through May 30.
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Shafter
Precinct Voting Addresses in Shafter
The list names voting locations in Shafter for precincts from Eckmann’s residence at 30557 Fresno Avenue to Shafter South Precinct at 30567 Los Angeles. Includes addresses for Beckers, Memorial James and Central Valley Highway, Mennonite Church, Golden West facilities, Richland Primary School, Tudor residence, Grundy residence, Church of Christ, Barker and Bellow residences, Shafter High School, and Administration building Room 5.
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Shafco
Eckmann
Fresno Avenue
Shafter
Beckers
California
Memorial James and
Central Valley Highway
Mennonite
Golden West
Shafter Methodist Church
Frizzell
Richland
Lerdo and
Wall
Shafter South
Bergen
Los Angeles
Richland Tax Measures Split Races Near June Primary
The Richland District school tax measure gains support from the Richland PTA for a 39 cent increase while a state aid bond proposes 1,000,000 for school capital outlay. A 26 cent high school district hike draws backing from Kern County groups. GOP and Democratic lines form as California races split with multiple candidates vying for party leadership and the June primary shaping the ballot.
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Richland
Shafter
Richland Pta
Kern County
Kern County Property Owners Association
Shafter Memorial Day Ceremonies Held at Cemetery
Local notices mention Legion and Auxiliary recognition events at Shafter Cemetery on Memorial Day. Chief Witcher injures finger with power mower while Judge Harvey Gaede limps after golf in broken-in shoes. Signs reading School is Yes appear across Shafter neighborhoods.
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Witcher
Harvey Gaede
Shafter
Shafter Legion and Auxiliary
Shafter Cmeterey
Richland School District Offers Five Land Parcels for Sale
The Los Angeles Times reports the Richland School District is selling five parcels of land. The notice follows earlier coverage noting district property surplus and potential redevelopment plans.
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LA Times
Richland
Tuck and Lopez Win Vaulter showdown at Berkeley meet
Tuck and Lopez led a strong field as Bakersfield area athletes competed for team honors. Lopez set a school record with a 4:21.5 mile pace while Tuck matched high marks this season. Shafter and other local schools earned podium spots as Berkeley hosted the state meet trials Friday and Saturday.
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Larry Tuck
John Lopez
Lopez
Raile
Laird
Lopes
Tuck
Ae Sa
Bryant
Torterville
East High
Bakersfield High
Reedley
Edison
Taft
Shafter
South Bakersfield
Delano
Lemoore
Fowler
Bullard
Roosevelt
Fresno
Foothill
Wasco
Hanford
Madera
North Bakersfield
Riverdale
Exeter
Sierra
San Joaquin Memorial
Redwood
Sanger
McClane
Arvin
Washington Union
Merced
Tuck and Lopez
Berkeley
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Danny Hetherington
Leslie L. Robinson
Lerdo
Emil Stoller
Emil.g. Stoller
Jevy Tex
GOP
Brown
Frank Wisner
Stringham Park
Juan Villareal
Tanya Steven
Leticia Escalante
Sylvie Gutierrez
Freddie
Gutierrez
Carlos
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