Election results detail Shafter precincts and Kern County races
Shafter precincts report fastest county tally with 80 percent turnout as voters mirrored a wide county pattern. Results show tie in Republican presidential race in Shafter and local contests including Doyle Miller over Magee for Bakersfield Municipal Court No. 1 and Kelly over Steele in No. 2.
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Shafco
Woollames
Walker
Kelly
Judge Grant
Kern County
Doyle Miller
Stewart Magee
Bakersfield
Kelly Steele
Walker Maas
Charles P. Salzer
Board of Supervisors
Flood waters threaten cotton belts and major routes
Flood time continues through mid summer as dike banks weaken and several levy breaks occur along Wegis and Stockton ranches. Workers monitor with earth movers to shield Jerry Slough area homes while main highways from Batonwillow to the east and north are blocked. Bakersfield reroutes traffic to Stockdale Highway. bridge washouts close Wildwood Seventh Ward roads and Lerdo Highway near Buttonwillow Rowlee road.
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Wegis
Stockton
Jerry Slough
Basin
Batonwillow
Bakersfield
McKittrick Highway
Stockdale Highway
Road District
Buttonwillow
Wildwood
Lerdo
Buttonville
Shafter
Was
Funeral Rites for Zara Oblander Held in Shafter
Funeral services for Zara Elizab eth Oblander 39 of 688 Fresno Ave Oakland died were held Sunday at 2 pm in Armstrong Mortuary Shafter interment in Shafter Cemetery The services were in charge of Brother John T Bald- Funeral rites noted Survivors include widow Ralph Oblander Shafter daughter Shirley Colvart Shafter mother Nettie McDaniels Wasco father James McDaniels Wasco sisters Marie Hamons Joy Faye Wallace Bakersfield Betty Jo Menser Wasco Bernice Hebert Louisiana and four nieces and four nephews.
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Zara Elizabeth Oblander
Fresno Ave
Oakland
Armstrong Mortuary
Shafter Cemetery
John T. Bald
Win
Wasco
Nettie McDaniels
James McDaniels
Shafter
Ralph Oblander
Shirley Colvart
Marie Hamons
Joy Faye Wallace
Bakersfield
Bety Jo. Menser
Jackie Harwell
Selma
Bernice Hebert
Louisiana
Land Office Moved to Interior in 1849
The General Land Office shifted from the Treasury Department to the Department of the Interior in 1849, marking a reorganization of federal land management. The transfer centralized oversight of public lands under a new department authority.
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General Land Office
Treasury Department
Department of the Interior
Inglewood Guests At Chernabaeffs
Last weekend Mr and Mrs George Chernabaeff hosted guests from Inglewood including Maurice Eagles and family members Mike Luba Tayna and Verna. The group were entertained by relatives and earlier the hosts visited Newport Beach for a cottage trip. They plan a month at the beach starting Saturday.
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George Chernabaeff
Merced Avenue
Maurice Eagles
Mike
Luba
Tayna
Verna
Inglewood
Chernabaeffs
Phyllis
Georgie
Newport Beach
Shafter
Nazarene Missionaries Hall Speak at Church in Shafter
Nazarene missionaries Rev. and Mrs. John Wesley Hall on furlough from Cuba will speak this Sunday at the Church of the Nazarene. They are delegates to the Nazarene general assembly in Missouri this month and visit his sister Mrs. John Anderson and Ed Hall in Shafter.
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John Wesley Hall
Nazarene
Cuba
Church of the Nazarene
General Assembly of Nazarene
Missouri
Shafter
John Anderson
Ed Hall
Bakersfield Guests Stay With J A Crafton Family
Mr and Mrs Ted Henley and daughter Vicky from Bakersfield were weekend guests at 160 California Ave with Mr and Mrs J A Crafton.
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Ted Henley
Vicky
Bakersfield
J. A. Crafton
California Ave
Class Elects 2 Honor Students
Jackie Nixon and Colleen Rector were named eighth grade honor pupils at Richland School under Fred Mason. Voters cited cheerfulness cooperation sportsmanship citizenship participation popularity and studiousness from six nominees chosen by secret ballot. Runners-up were Kenneth Kroeker Henry Badgett Sherry Cassidy and Peggy Bankston.
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Jackie Nixon
Colleen Rector
Fred Mason
Richland School
Kenneth Kroeker
Henry Badgett
Sherry Cassidy
Peggy Bankston
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Rudy Estavillo
Robert Townsend
Warren
Republican Party
Werder
U. S
Knowland
Adams
Biales
Shafter 2
Shafter 4
Shafeo
A. W. Eckmann
Fresno Avenue
Shaho
Hugh Sill
Boy Scouts
Mike Oldershaw
Edward Coffee
Vance Webb
Boehm
Arvin Farmer
Dorothy Donohoe
McKinnon
Eee Werdel
Hagen
Brown
T S. Senator
Watwood
Werdel
Haren
Taft
Nazarene Missionaries
J. A. Craftons
Gage
del Monte
Hawaii
Gardenside
Exceller
Innybank
INCO
King
Ie Wade
California
Uth
California Club
Fancy Tomato
Liment
Castle
Can
Rath
Dalewood
KRAFT
Edwards Odes
Airway Co Mellon
Auah Sundsy
Val
Safeway
Sun
Daz
Frank Hornkohl Laboratories
Truxtun
MOTEL
Cawelo
Highway
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