Fourth of July Celebration Planned in Shafter
Shafter prepares a quiet Fourth with a 1.50 barbecue by Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 at Stringham Memorial Park. Races for kids, a top Pee Wee game, and a fireworks finale at Shafter football stadium around 8:30 9 p.m. Funds raised by Al Finkbeiner. Ralph Baehr Earl Millard oversee fireworks with Volunteer Firemen help. Color guards from the American Legion and Auxiliary to appear.
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Shafter
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Stringham Memorial Park
Shafter Football Field
Shafter Football Stadium
al Finkbeiner
Ralph Baehr
Earl Millard
Shafter American Legion and Auxiliary
Danny Hetherington
Teachers Set for Busy Summer Programs at Shafter
Shafter High School faculty will split into summer study and travel across the United States. Principal Arthur H. Johnson lists Fresno State College nine teachers, UC branch programs, San Francisco State, Cal Poly, Long Beach, San Jose, and out-of-state stops including Abilene Christian College and the University of Nevada.
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United States
Shafter High School
Arthur H. Johnson
Fresno State College
Cahersfield Center
Dan Bledsoe
Kite
Herbert Neufeld
Carl Wells
Fresno
University of California
Arlen Jacobson
Santa Barbara
Donald St. Clair
Riverside
San Francisco State
Jeannette Wheeler
Shafter High
Miss Wheeler
New England
Burley Dooley
George Pinheiro
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Dooley
Long Beach State College
Steve Richardson
General Motors
Hayward
Calif
Richardson
San Jose State College
Burl M McCoy
McCoy
Abilene Christian College
Texas
Wesley Foreman
University of Nevada
Reno
Robert Castle
Bakersfield Center
Shafter
Ben Batey
U.S. D.A
Midwest
Peterson
Richard
Missouri
Georrgia
Todd
Canada
Alaska
Alegra Anderson
Science Department
Farmers challenge tobacco allotment cut in Georgia
Framed by a Farm Bureau release, three Georgia tobacco growers fight a 1964 Type 14 allotment reduction. A federal court upheld a temporary restraining order against the cut, while the U S Department of Agriculture plans an appeal. The piece notes the broader debate over government limits on individual crops and hints at other grain varieties.
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Farm Bureau
Georgia
Secretary of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Shafter High School Class of 1939 25th Anniversary Reunion
The Shafter High School Class of 1939 will hold its 25th anniversary reunion on Saturday June 20 with a buffet supper at 6 p m in the Veterans Memorial Hall. The committee has located all but two members Argyne Cheser and Doris Duke and asks for help. Committee members include Marvin Neuman master of ceremonies Elmer Unruh Adolph Goertzen Lola Kirschenmann Gladwell Vivian Bartel Bergen June Lachenmaier Jeffries and Luella Klassen Russell.
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Shafter High School
Veterans Memorial Hall
Argyne Cheser
Doris Duke
Marvin Neuman
Elmer Unruh
Adolph Goertzen
Lola
Kirschenmann
Gladwell
Vivian
Bartel
Installment Due Reminder From Irrigation District
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District issues a last reminder for the second installment. District collector Velma Thompson says payments are accepted until June 22 as the June 20 deadline falls on a Saturday. Payments may be mailed or paid at the Kimberlina and Central Valley Highway office, open 8 to 5 daily except weekends.
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Shafter-Wasco
Velma Thompson
Meeting Set On Unification For Northwest Area June 25
Kern County Committee on School District Reorganization schedules a public meeting for Tuesday June 25 at 8 p m in the Maple School auditorium. The Northwest Area Committee discusses unification of Shafter Wasco into two districts or possibly a single district with two high schools. The Northwest Area covers Belridge Buttonwillow Kern County Joint Union High Lost Hills Maple McKittrick Richland Rio Bravo Wasco Wasco Union Wasco Wildwood with this action open to all eligible voters.
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Kern County Committee On
Maple School
Northwest Area Committee
Area
Northwest
Shafter-Wasco
Kern County Committee
Harry Blair
Northwest Area
Shafter
Wasco
Belridge
Buttonwillow
Kern County Joint Union High School
Lost Hills
Maple
McKittrick
Richland
Rio Bravo
Election Results In Area Precincts Shafter Rio Bravo Poso
Primary election results listed for Shafter area precincts along with county totals. Key precinct numbers map to districts including Poso 177 and Shafter city blocks 182 to 186. Notes indicate precincts spread across Shafter city and the judicial district.
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Shafter
Judicial Area
Rio Bravo
Poso
Bender
Maple
Mettler
Poular
Burbank
Lerdo
Richland
Shafco
It Could Cost You Plenty If Caught
A phoney delivery scheme targeted Foster Freeze Dari-Delite Arrow Furniture Nick's Drive-in John's TV and the upholstery shop last week. The con cost the businesses money and警 warns others not to repeat the stunt as it could be expensive.
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Foster Freeze
Dari-Delite
Arrow Furniture
Nick
John
Driver cited for failure to yield after Valley crash
Walter Poznoff received a citation for failure to yield the right of way in a June 12 accident at Central Valley Highway and Shafter Avenue. Clyde Armstrong was the other driver involved in the collision.
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Walter Poznoff
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Avenue
Clyde Armstrong
Bender Named Fire Chief At Council Meet
At an adjourned Shafter City Council meeting on Tuesday evening June 9 Edwin F. Bender was named Chief of the Shafter Fire Department Vernon Pierce was promoted to Assistant Chief An upcoming plan to establish a full time paid department was discussed by Fire Commissioner Al Finkbeiner due to city growth The council also set salary discussions for budget study ahead of June 22 meetings
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Shafter
Edwin F. Bender
Shafter Fire Department
Vernon Pierce
Nailman al Finkbeiner
Clifford Ratzlaff
Bender
Irs
Fire Department
Budget For New Library Is Approved In Shafter
County Supervisors approved a $75,060 budget for a new 6000 square foot branch library in Shafter. The new building will require twice the ground area of the present facility. Local groups played a key role in advocating for better library facilities.
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Shafter
Tickets Available for Football Season At High School
The high school reports season tickets are ready at the office and residents are invited to pick them up before June 30.
Thirty nine Boy Scouts advance at Court of Honor in Shafter
Thirty nine Shafter Boy Scouts advanced in rank at a Court of Honor held in the Shafter High School auditorium. Eagle badges were awarded to Andy Anderson Michael Cooke and Paul Unruh. Life and Star awards were presented to several scouts, with 91 merit badges earned by 34 scouts.
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BOY Scouts
Shafter
Shafter High School
Andy Anderson
Michael Cooke
Paul Unruh
Sot
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Maple School Pta
Clyde Johnston
Bryce Carroll
Mark Parrott
Jonathan Voth
Brian Siemens
Stanley
Woody Affleck
Floyd Miller
Bruce Montgomery
Jim Voth
John Cooke
Mike Chriswell
Blake Fraley
Phillip Fraley
Tommy Hill
Teddy Wiedmann
Larry Zachary
Elwood Afflack
Mark Franz
Robert Miller
Mike Allen to Spend Summer in Ecuador with Americans Abroad
Mike Allen son of Mr and Mrs Lee Roy Allen of Shafter has been chosen for the AFL Americans Abroad Summer Program and will reside with the Gerardo Bonilla family in Guayaquil Ecuador. He departs Los Angeles June 20 arriving in Miami June 22 and then travels to Ecuador to attend local high schools starting October. He plans to visit other parts of Ecuador during the second leg of the trip and will share time with AFL family activities from late August onward.
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Mike Allen
Lee Roy Allen
Pine Street
Shafter
American Field Service
AFL
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Gerardo Bonilla
Mike
Los Angeles
Miami
Fla
Miami International Airport
AFS
United States
Bonilla
Gerardo .Bonilla
Isabel
Malena
Watch Your Water Running in Street
The police department warns of water running down Shafter streets as residents fail to curb lawn and flower watering. Chief Witcher emphasizes the ordinance that imposes fines for water wasting.
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Police Department
Shafter Streets
Witcher
Potatoes Move 1430 Cars From Shafter Amid Lower Prices
The Santa Fe reports 1430 cars of potatoes moved from Shafter through Monday morning June 15. Through Friday of last week Shafter growers shipped five more cars than last year as prices ranged from 4.00 to 4.25, down from early around 5.00. The crop acreage is about 20 percent below last year.
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The
Santa Fe
Shafter
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John R. James
West Point
James
Council Meet
Ernest Siemens
Lewis Carroll
Henry Voth
Vernon Parrott
Shafter Boy Scout Court of Honor
Steve Garber
Todd Kodet
Dennis Marratt
Don Nikkel
Allen Neuman
Merle Sperling
Renee Brotherhood
Keith Thompson
Dennie Atkinson
Alberto
Guayquil
Fred Starrh
Shafter Farm Bureau Center
Robert Smith
Kern County Farm Bureau
Starrh
Center
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