Starrh Reelected Leads Farm Bureau Quota Drive
Fred Starrh reelected as Shafer Farm Bureau Center chairman for a second term received the Quota Buster plaque from Kern County Farm Bureau President Overt Smith at the annual dinner in Shafter. The Center exceeded its county membership goal by 165 members, with Buttonwillow also surpassing its quota.
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Fred Starrh
Shafer Farm Bureau Center
Overt Smith
Kern County Farm Bureau
Shafter l
Starrh
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Bud Buerkle
County
Farm Bureau
Shafter Center
Anderson
Art Penner
Everett Baker
Smith
California
Bob Hanley
California Farm Bureau Federation
Two Bikes Stolen Recovered in Shafter
Two bicycles were stolen in Shafter last week and both were recovered. Two juveniles were arrested for the theft. One bike was taken from Rodney Witcher at 225 East Orange and another from Bruce Jett at 201 East Euclid. The Jett bike was recovered in a pool area at the Shafter Mo.
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Shafter
Rodney Witcher
East Orange
Bruce Jett
East Euclid
Jett
of Pool
Shafter Mo
Vandalism Report At Pine Street Home
Mrs Raymond Schill of 363 Pine Street reports damage to a new cement patio after green paint was splattered across it. Juveniles are suspected as the culprits.
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Raymond Schill
Pine Street
Former Shafter Man Will Sing Saturday at Church Services
Armen Johnson a former Shafter resident now in Los Angeles will sing several songs during the 11 a m service at Shafter Seventh day Adventist church Elder A A Wagner reports He will be joined by Elder Dan Harris returned missionary from India who will deliver a message Other hospital recoveries include Mrs Clyde Zachary at Physician s hospital Oildale and Mrs O G Ohlsson and Mrs Norma Stillman also recuperating there
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Armen Johnson
Shafter
Shafter Seventhday Adventist Church
A. A.wagner
Johnson
Los Angeles
Dan Harris
India
Clyde Zachary
Physician's Hospital
Oildale
O. G. Ohlsson
Norma Stillman
Sugar Beet Acreage Allotments Support Letter
A June 8 1964 letter from Harlan Hagen to Frank Wisner of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce thanks for publicity supporters of California sugar beet acreage allotments. It notes efforts to secure legislation preventing planting reductions. Signed by Rep. Hagen and former president Bessie Kennath Jr.
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Frank Wisner
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
James Street
Shafter
California
Wisner
Local Notables Take Summer Trips And Recoveries
Mrs Harold Greene visits Fresno State this week while staying with sister Beverly Smith and waves back in Shafter. Beverly Greene returns from Portland with her physi ed teacher. Karen Rawlins recovers after leg stitches from an accident last week. James Waters, after a stroke, is home and improving.
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Harold Greene
Fresno State
Beverly Smith
Shafter
Beverly (Cissy) Greene
Portland, Ore
Snatter High
Nancy Hunter
Karen Rawlins
Darrel Rawlins
James Waters
Census Certificate Confirms Shafter Population
City Hall received the Census Bureau certificate confirming Shafter’s population at 5312. The counts show 2506 males and 2716 females, with 5284 identified as white (2579 males, 2705 females) and non white males noted in the other category.
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Census Bureau
Shafter
Bill Johnston
Frankly Speaking on Tobacco Supplies and Shortages
A fragment notes that supplies of certain Type 14 tobacco varieties are not in surplus. The statement hints at tighter availability and prompts concern over adequate stock for production planning.
Scranton and Johnson Define Fence Straddling in Politics
The piece jokes about Governor Scranton announcing a presidential bid calling himself a moderate liberal. It contrasts with Lee Johnson who claims conservative moderate liberal. The author recalls a dictionary definition labeling such positions fence straddling.
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Scranton
The
United States
Lee Johnson
Mrs Faye Marsh Returns Home From Hospital Visit
Mrs Faye Marsh is back home after a lengthy hospital stay with health improved.
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Faye Marsh
Shafter Budget Funds Library and Flag Day Praise
Shafter allocates 75,000 dollars in the county budget for a new library. The local Legion Post and Auxiliary are praised for a successful Flag Day ceremony on Monday night.
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Shafter
Public Utility District and City Forming. Hearings Set
The Shafter Public Utility District and the City are forming with hearings starting Monday at regular meetings of both units. Meetings are open to the public. A note mentions Waukon Iowa grocer Max Sliter presenting a sale on California Shafter Potatoes at 10 pounds for 75 cents.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Max Sliter
Waukon
Fidel Castro's Resolve Cited in Wagged Debate
Report notes Fidel Castro's statement vowing no retreat and readiness to die at his post. The quote appears in a dated telegraphic dispatch and sparks speculation about his health and leadership.
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Naeces
Joe Frizzell
Mike Lane
Fresno
Allan Kuykendall
Clyde Johnston
Shafter Kiwanis
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Phillip Reeder
Wasco
John Lopez
Selmma
Ares Paul
Sequoia
Sol
Hanley
Tidelands Oi
Long Beach
Congress
Lowell
Curtis Bergman
Bill Hildebrand
Center
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Key — Brown
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McLain
Yorty Clair Engle
Rockefeller Hall
Kaiser
Dunwoody
Williams
Hagen
Ade
Precinct Key
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Goldwater
Rockefeller
Hall
Murphy
Congressional
Hagan
Wade Shafter
Icity
Williamson
Rowe
Harlan Hagen
Nll
Bessie Kennath, Jr
Andy Anderson
Paul Unruh
Mike Cooke
Ing
Shafter Boy Scout Court of Honor
Elmer’ Anderson
Waldo Unruh
Deve Cooke
Shafter Press
Dorothy Ward
Michigan
Floyd Burrow
Oklahoma
Mrs. Burrow
Burl McCoy
Texas
Joe Smith
Church of Christ
Census OK
KWSO
Henry W. Isaac
Walnut St
Bob Bann
Mr. Isaac
General Electric
Ri Go. House
Jack Nikkel
Fidel Castro
Pontiac
Garlatz Motor CO
E. Lerdo
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