New owners take over Colvard's Home Furnishings in Shafter
Russell and Randy Searcy, brothers and new managers, joined by Vernon and Ruth Searcy, acquire Colvard's Home Furnishings from Jack Colvard on May 29. They will keep the store name at 429 James and expand offerings with video and Sony lines while maintaining existing RCA Whirlpool brands. The pair, natives of Shafter, plan continued strong local service and community ties.
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Russell
Randy Searcy
Colvard
Vernon
Ruth Searcy
Jack Colvard
Searcys
Shafter
Randy
Defreer
Colvard’s
RCA
Whirlpool
Russell Searcy
Colvard's Home Furnishings
The Rest of the Story on Taps and Ripley
A recap of Bob Ripley the Believe It or Not host and his tale about Taps the famous bugle call. It notes Ripley’s illness death and later correction of the Taps origin while highlighting his habit of presenting extraordinary stories with a disclaimer to readers.
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Bob
Unon
Bud Robert L.ripley
Stifl
Ripley
Taps
Bob Ripley
Daniel Butterfield
Army of the ‘Potomac
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Butterfield
Robert Ripley
Son Hye
Robert’ Ripley
Taxable sales in California show five straight quarterly declines
California taxable sales for the first quarter of 1981 totaled nearly 385 billion, up 6.4 percent from a year earlier after price adjustments. Inflationary pressures eased but real sales volume fell 3.3 percent from Q1 1980, per Ernest J. Cronenburg Jr., chairman of the State Board of Equalization. The City of Shatter tad reported 9.31 million in total taxable sales and 7.82 million in retail taxable sales for Q1 1981, with Kern County cites Arvin and Wasco posting notable figures.
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Ernest J. Cronenburg, Jr
State Board of Equalization
Transactviius
Shatter
Wuto
Kern County
Arvin Tad
Wasco Road
Cronenburg
Califfornia
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North Kern Hospital
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Chevrolet
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Olds
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