ACP Flood Aid Deadline Set for July 1
Meryl Anderson, Kern County ASC Chair, announces July 1 as closing date to file for ACP flood restoration aid. The program covers up to 80 percent of restoration costs for debris removal, grading, dam repair and other flood damaged conservation installations. Contact ASC County office at Federal Building Room 219 800 Truxtun Ave for eligibility.
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Meryl Anderson
Kern County
ASC
ACP
ASC County
Federal Building
Truxtun Avenue
Motorcycle Car Collision In Shafter Leaves Injured Passenger
Police in Shafter investigate an automobile motorcycle crash on June 20 at Lerdo and Elm. A motorcycle passenger, Tony Flores, was hospitalized at Kern General Hospital for arm surgery. Driver of the motorcycle Mrs Ruby Hensley 223 Faber and Abel Nunez 210 Rodriguez were not injured.
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Shafter
Ruby Hensley
Faber
Abel Nunez
Rodriguez
Lerdo
Elm
Tony Flores
Kern General Hospital
Fire destroys baled hay at O'Brien Stables
Fire caused by boys playing with matches burned 14 tons of baled hay at Joe O'Brien Stables 30951 E Lerdo Highway about a quarter mile east of Shafter on Sunday. Kern County firefighters confined the blaze to the hay and saved the shed, with damage estimated at 420 dollars by Capt. Billy Mills of the Kern Fire Department.
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Joe O’brien
E. Lerdo Highway
Shafter
Kern County
Billy Mills
Kern Fire Department
Shafter Men Camp Overnight Above Camp Nelson
Mert Wiedmann and his son Ted along with Charles Brannen camped overnight in the mountains above Camp Nelson Tuesday of last week. They hauled motorcycles in a truck and rode the trails farther into the back country before making camp and returning home Wednesday.
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Mert Wiedmann
Ted
Charles Brannen
Shafter
Camp Nelson
Shatter Branch Library Summer Reading Club Grows
The Shatter library reports 119 youngsters have joined the Smokey Bear Summer Reading Club as Junior Forest Rangers since June 16. Members pick books, earn stars on a Ranger card, and can win Smokey pins after ten stars with an awards party at program end.
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Shatter
Forest Rangers
Smokey Bear
Marge Rump
Shafter
Ranger
Smokey the Bear
Rump
City Council approves sick leave and vacation plan changes
The council advanced a 60 to 90 day sick leave accrual and a sliding scale for up to 20 days annual vacation. Salary discussions move toward incentive based raises across 62 employee ranges with department heads setting job classifications and budget proposals for the next year. A city hall remodeling step includes carpet and drapes and transfer of office machines. Bids on Lerdo Highway work exceeded estimates, curb work on Cross Street authorized, and water accumulation at Munger California intersection flagged as a health concern. Mobil Oil won the city gasoline contract with the lowest bid among five bidders.
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Council
Employees Association
Fred Ward
Bakersfield
Association
Larson
Elm Street
Beech Avenue
Lewis E. Carroll
City Public Works
Carroll
Dicco, Inc
Griffith Company
Francis & Jacobs Company
Cross Street
California
Munger
Earl Wipf
Mobil Oil Company
Mobil
Atlantic Richfield Company
Standard Oil Company
Seaside Oil Comny
Phillips Petroleum Company
Rosendo Garcia laid to rest in Shafter following Requiem
Recitation of the Ros ary and a Requiem Low Mass were held for Rosendo Fernandez Garcia 76 of 30142 West Tulare St Shafter who died June 18 at Shafter Convalorium Hospital. Burial was at Shafter Memorial Park Cemetery. He was born March 1 1893 in New Mexico and lived in Shafter since 1967. Survivors include widow Catarina five sons Manuel and four others, a daughter a sister and 15 grandchildren.
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Rosendo Garcia
Mish
Shafter
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
Rosendo Fernandez Garcia
West
Tulare St. Shafter
Shafter Convalorium
Patrick Bresslin
St. Thereses Catholic Church
Shafter Memorial Park
Mr. Garcia
New Mexico
L. A
Catarina Garcia
Jimmy
Juan
Pilar Garcia
el Paso
Texas
Albert Garcia
Hatch
Manuel Garcia
Calanderio Garcia
Paul Garcia
Rincon
Quariin Garcia
Erlinda Garcia Hatch
Cola Silba
Sunnyvale
Calif
Snow Gates and Valves Promote Rust Resistant Packing
Snow Gates and Valves offer rust resistance and leak prevention through Parkerizing and rubberized packing. The ad promotes Snow Irrigation Supply and Concrete Pipe Yard as exclusive sources for these features.
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Schnaidt
New Choice Homes & Farms
Shaw
Wey and
Way
Clara J. Schnaidt
Realtor
Lady Ins
Faber Street
Calif. Ave
Ays
Callect Leech Music
Call
King Lumber Co
Stringham's
Shafter Drug
Stringham’s
Tiny
California Avenue
Automobil
Umts
Finan
E & Th
DeWitte’s Paradise
Fresno Ave
Central
Vallley Hwy
SA Auto
Walnut Street
Plymouth
Richland
Ford
City of Shafter Corporation
Sierra Street
Shafter Realty
Nice
Walnut
G. I
Atlantic
F.H.A
WASCO
Schwinn Sting Ray Boys
Calloway
Manuel Park
Virtue Brand
Sprouse Reitz
C.V.H
Cottons Grocery
Walnut St
Maxwell Bible Story
Trailer Rentals
L. Street
Niles Call
Centralave
Delux
eUkNisten
Lerdo Hwy
OMES
Tool Rentals
Renovators
Cinderella Palace
Hwy. 46
Hwy
Kern City
Lectrolux
J.B. Ball
O’brien
A.A.A. Beauty Salon
J.C. Penner
Johnny W. Penner
Munzer ST. Shafter
Douglas Station
Arrow Furniture Store
Jr. Women’s’ Club
P.O. Yg
Jack Frost
Central Avenue
Sharter
Pg Og Cal
C. bin A. Shafter
Lila Little
Housing Authority
Farmers Home Administration
G. H. Grundy
al Mortimore
Motorola Company
Snow Gates & Valves
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