Shafter Utility Board debates sewer pricing and merges
The Board of the Shafter Utility District weighs excluding maintenance of Mexican Colony sewers from the district project and aims to set rates by the next meeting. The Mexican Colony seeks a $93,000 sewer system with 2650 liner feet of trunk sewer and 20 manholes, potentially accepting district disposal at the South Shafter avenue manhole. The panel approved a $14,909.55 bid for a turbine pump at Well No. 9 and considered county collection changes and tower storage questions. Security and burglary cases were reported, including a release on Leon Whygle after a shop theft investigation and several break-ins at local businesses.
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Shafter Utility District
Henry Voth
South Shafter Avenue
Burbank Street
Project de Beneficiencia
S. A
Dick Larson
Shafter Youths Depart On U S A Educational Tour
Fourteen Shafter students and chaperones set off Sunday for a nationwide tour labeled the U S A Educational Tour tenth annual run by Apsit and his Tiny group. The 9 000 mile journey includes Lake Mead Grand Canyon Washington D C New York City New Orleans Yellowstone National Park and other sights with planned one night stays in most locations and three days in D C and NYC.
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Four Shafter
Migs Apsit
Ea Deteranehi
Joe
U.S.A
Apsit
Leslie Somers
Rbert Somers
Kathy Albright
Jim Albright
Carl Camp
Bill Camp
Ae Johnson
C.H. Johnson
Shafter
Wasco
Cynthia Crawford
Pam Portswood
Patricia
Vic
Lake Mead
Grand Canyon
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Washington, D.C
New York City
New Orleans
Yellowstone
National Park
Frank Wisner Notes Weeds Burning Near Elm Pine School Site
Frank Wisner comments on Wayne Wood clearing weeds at the old school property between Elm and Pine streets. He agrees with Wayne, calling the scene a horrible mess. He cites a Cincinnati story by Jim Murray as a reference to urban decay.
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Wayne Wood
Elm
Wayne
Jim Murray
Cincinnati
Murray
United States
Shafter City Council Denies Card and Pool Table Licenses
Shafter California. The City Council refused Bradshaw’s requests for a card table license at Top Cat Club and for two pool tables while notes on building rest room facilities at Rodriguez Parkette and memberships for city workers were approved. Council accepted Richfield bid for city gasoline at 20.15 cents regular and 22.25 cents Ethyl with Mobil as next bidder. Civil defense siren cost set at 325 dollars, budget later. Councilman Atkinson returns after absence.
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Shafter City
Joe B. Bradshaw
Top Cat
Graddy's
Bradshaw
Rodriguez Parkette
Kern County Employees Association
Kern County Regional Planning Advisory Commission
West Lerdo
Richfield
Mobil
Ratzlaff
Atkinson
City Grants 20 Year Community TV Franchise To Kern Cable
Shafter City Council approves a 20 year contract with Kern Cable Company to operate a community antenna system. Basic service set at 4.75 dollars monthly or 4.50 with annual prepay. Franchise fees start at 800 dollars and scale up to 25 percent for higher income. Twin Cities CableTelevision bid was similar. Two applicants, local sponsors listed.
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Shafter
Kern Cable Company
Twin-Cities Cable Television Company
Twin-Cities
C.R. Waugh
Robert Summers
Horace Grisso
G. A. Drescher
John Butler
Philip Cameron
Harry Planck
Local Deals And Rentals Highlight City Council Night
Ronald E. John Calvetti of Kern Cable presented a bid to the council Monday night for this year’s world series games and anticipated rapid work. The old Shafter Maytag site on Lerdo Street is leased to Self-Help Enterprises led by Lewis Segura, a nonprofit group building homes for low income families.
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T. R. Settlemire
Ronald E. John Calvetti
Kern Cable Company
Serior
Shafter Maytag
Lerdo Street
Lewis Segura
Legion and Auxiliary Officers Installed in Wasco Ceremony
Legion Post 213 and Wasco Auxiliary held a joint installation at the Veterans Memorial hall in Wasco on Saturday night June 10. Officiating were Judge Kelly Steele and district leaders from Bakersfield and Tehachapi. The event honored long service members with past commander pins and featured a buffet supper and dance.
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John L. Sloas
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Wasco
Bakersfield
Kelly Steele
Charles Beighle
Bill Banks
R.F. Heinlein
Leon Morgan
Elvis Haskins
Jeanine Hetherington
American Legion Auxiliary
Asco
Cathy Morgan
Alene Beighle
Elgie Heinlein
LaVerne Haskins
Pat Morgan
Grace Cox
Legion
Auxiliary
Wasco Memorial Hall
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Wasco Post 215
Legion Post 26
District 15
Ethel Wilson
Ivanhoe
Clara Shouse
Isabelle Weissbach
Tehachapi
Legion Post 213
Roland Grisham
Dick Scott
R. F. Heinlein
Grady Bartlett
Lee
Thoffias
Earl Wipf
Danny Hetherington
Jeannine Hetherington
Iva Jo Fosdick
Bessie Kennath
Erma McCoy
Ione Epp
Rudy Reyas
Hetherington
Evans
Lillian Pritschke
Faye Barr
National
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Colony
Pyle
Vietnam
DA Nang
William D. Pyle
Johnny L. Pyle
Shafter Ave
Aeration Union II
Fifth Marine Regiment
First Marine Division
Mortismore
Larson
Don Ruggenberg
Jeon Whiggle
Leon Whygle
Kern Homes
John
Shafter Cleaners
Bob Williams Shell
Van’s 66
Whiggle
By Frank Wisner
Kern County
Pakershelp
Donna Froese
Roy Leyva
Shafter High School
PTA
Paul Harder
Maytag
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