Richland District to ask voters for 1968 bond issue
The Richland District trustees announce a special election on September 17, 1968 to approve bonding for reconstructing a 38 year old music building deemed unsafe by Field Act standards, plus remodeling other schools amid rising education costs and tax pressures in Kern County and Shafter.
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Kern County
Board of Trustees
Richland District
Field Act
Shafter
Richland
Summer Baseball Scores Reach Midweek Totals
Week of June 17 to 22 notes multiple summer league games with teams including Coopers, Maple, Handel, Cent. Hdw., A&W, and CRS Gin posting scores from June 17 to 20. Standings mention Adams Shirleys and Elect.U. with several high scoring games and a Treasure Reading Club update at Shafter Library.
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Coopers
Cent
A&w
Colvard’s
Cooper’s
Handel
Colvard
CRS Gin
Kiwanis
Agee
D&r
Mettler
CRS
B&b
Bold Pirates
Wotk
Lisa Hunter
Timothy Jones
Danny McCabe
Diane Ortega
Rosie Ortega
George Villanazo
Miss Everett
Shafter Library
Everett
Deat
Kern County Exhibit at California Exposition opens July 1
Kern Exposition features a Kern County display with the theme Teamwork for Progress opening July 1 in Sacramento. A Twenty Mule Team replica by Keith Skidmore anchors the booth with animated mule figures and a 20 foot horseshoe, while local products and by products showcase the county’s natural resources and industry.
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Kern County
Sacramento
Kern
Keith Skidmore
Skidmore
Frontier West
California County
Kern Agricultural
Seldon Morley
Kern Board of Trade
High School Offers Typing and Algebra Courses
McCoy reports the course centers on personal typing rather than business studies. Timed-rights tests measure typing speed with errors. The algebra course, taught by Larry Grayson to about 46 students, uses multiple texts and mimeographed sheets. The team notes classes are progressing well.
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Pagel McCoy
Larry Grayson
Grayson
SHS
van Blair
McCoy
Debating gun laws and constitutional rights
A reader argues against federal gun registration and ammunition controls, contending such measures will fail, push guns underground, and infringe the Constitution. The writer defends the Second Amendment and criticizes liberal views on the NRA and gun regulation.
Shafter Council Endorses Judicial Merit Plan and Kern First Campaign
The Shafter City Council endorsed the Judicial Merit Plan during the June 24 meeting. Attorney Mortimore outlined the plan tied to the State Senate and statewide Bar support, with nominations by regional commissions and a governor bound to the list. The council also endorsed the Kern County First Campaign to buy Kern materials locally, proposed by Councilman Ben Grundy.
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Council
Kern County
Shafter City
Judicial Merit Plan
A.G. Mortimore
State Senate
Senate
People of
California
Mortimore
Bar Association
Kern County Bar Association
Commission
Greater
Bakersfield
City Council Hears Near Completion of Parkette Area
General Manager Lew Carroll told the City Council on June 24 that the Rod Rodriguez Parkette is near completion with park lights street lights ball park lights and a time clock installed. Sprinklers are being tested and new bleachers located while a restroom area fence remains to close sprinkler storage.
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Lew Carroll
Rodriguez
Early Morning Car Crash Injures No One
A one car collision occurred around 6 a.m. Tuesday June 18 in the 300 block of Oak. Harold Heiter, driving, struck an unattended parked pickup owned by Barbara Ann Cutherall after reaching for an overturned water jug at Oak and State Streets. Heiter was cited.
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Harold Heiter
Barbara Ann Cutherall
Oak
Heiter
Helter
State Streets
Excess Land For Sale By Government In Delano Earlimart District
Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall announced on June 21 that he will accept applications to purchase 60 acres of excess land owned by Marin Caratan Inc in the Delano Earlimart Irrigation District. The sale follows Reclamation Law limits on irrigable land and water service to 160 acres per ownership. Marin Caratan Inc previously entered a contract on May 5 1954 before receiving crosswater, with terms to dispose of the excess land at a Secretary approved price within ten years.
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Secretary of the Interior
Stewart Udall
Marin Caratan, Inc
Delano- Earlimart Irrigation District
elano-Earlimart
Marin Caratan
Delano-Earlimart
M.d.b.&m
Bureau of Reclamation
Fulton Avenue
Sacramento
California
Fresno
Federal Division
Federal Building
Episcopal Women Lead Wedding Shower for Mrs Escalante
The Episcopal Church Women of St Mark s Church held a wedding shower for Mrs Richard Escalante formerly Becky Warren at Mrs Frank Wisner s home last Thursday evening. Attendees include Mrs Roy Kerber Mrs Lee Ashworth Mrs H W Kelly Mrs John Kelly and others with a group gift presented to Becky.
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Episcopal Church
St. Mark’s Church
Richard Escalante
Becky Warren
Frank Wisner
Roy Kerber
Lee Ashworth
H.W. Kelly
John Kelly
J.F. Janzen
John Dalke
George Cooper
Floyd Coment
David
Jack McMeans
Becky
Kathleen Warren
Nancy Ashworth
Mary Caraway
Dorothy Janzen
Los Angeles
Hanley Witcher
Jim Bishop
Robert Cloud
W.H. Rodgers
David Cooke
John Irwin
Tom Kelly
Bert Nice
Phil Channeson
John Brown
Otis Page
Lee Page
Bruce Spencer
LAF Commission Names SPUD City As Merger Only
The Land Agency Formation Commission recognizes the Shafter Public Utility District merger bid as merger only and not a substitute subsidiary district. Action remains pending to maintain boundary continuity between the two entities, with word received by the City Council and the Utility District.
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LAF Commission
Spud-City
City of Shafter- Shafter Public Utility District
Land Agency Formation Commission
Utility District
Snow Gates and Valves Feature Rust Proof Sealing
Snow Irrigation Supply Co advertises Snow Gates and Valves with rust resistance and leak prevention. The note highlights Parker Izing rust protection and round rubberized seals that stop packing rot, urging readers to visit the Concrete Pipe Yard for supplies.
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Snow Irrigation Supply Co
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