Making Kern County's presence by Randy Brown
Randy Brown reflects on Kern County gaining recognition after extreme weather disasters and federal aid debates. He recalls dust storms and floods near Lamont, Arvin, and the broader map status, noting political and bureaucratic twists in disaster declarations and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Randy Brown
Lamont
Los Angeles
Fresno
Bakersfield
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Gray Davis
Alvin Tiller
Jimmy ~ Carter
Bill Ketchum
Amy
Brown
State Office of Emergency Services
Arvin
Letter Cheers Shafter Senior Citizens Support
On behalf of Shafter youth I thank the Shafter Senior Citizens for attending the Bakersfield recreation district hearing. Their presence supported a recreation district, and the writer is impressed by the turnout. The newspaper invites signed letters to the editor from individuals and groups for the editorial page.
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Shafter
Shafter Recreation District
Bakersfield
Human Rights Is No. 1 With President Carter
President Carter intends to push human rights harder worldwide and has a new directive awaiting signature. National Security Council proposals propose cutting aid to rights violators while offering incentives to improve treatment, plus warmer ties with compliant leaders.
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Carter
Washington
National Security Council
White House
U.S
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Panama Canal Debate Echoes On A Dead Ditch
Paul Harvey criticizes the Panama Canal treaty debate calling it a paper dagger over an obsolescent canal. He argues Panama is unstable and bankrupt, funded by U.S. banks seeking continued payment and control, urging Congress to resist bankers and avoid entangling in a costly accord.
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Panama Canal
Ford
Panama
U.S
United States
Pulpit Answer on Life Meaning and God’s Plan
The answer affirms life has meaning beyond chance and that each person is unique. It asserts a personal life plan from God, tailored to individuality, talents, and desires, and suggests deep longing is satisfied by divine purpose.
Shafter Beginnings and Early Town Development
The Kern County Land Company laid out Shafter in 1913 after track reached Fresno to Bakersfield in 1898. Early settlers included N E Vandem and Harry Scaroni with multiple land acquisitions by 1914. A 109 family Adventist Mennonite colony nearby failed, leading families toward the railroad. The Green Hotel opened around Central Avenue and James Street, a water tower was erected, and the first postmaster was Charles Shomate. The 1914 land sale sold 7100 acres, totaling about 27000 surrounding acres. The first school opened in 1914 with eight students, rising to fifteen, and Richland Santa Fe School followed in 1916.
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San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley Railroad
Santa Fe
Fresno
Bakersfield
Kern County Land Company
Tenneco West
Central Avenue
Shafter
N. E. Vandem
Burbank and
Scaroni
Harry Scaroni
F. W. Haig
Seventh Standard Road
Joh Scaroni
Frederick E. Manuel
Fred Dequine
Cawele
Martendale
Martensdale
Henry J. Marten
Kansas
Henry A. Jastro
Kern County
William R. Shafter
Hugh Allen
Allen
Land Company
Green
James Street
Harriet McManus
KCL
C. C. Duerksen
J. C. Duerksen
Pete Towes
Charles Shomate
Whiskey Flat
Kernville
Hearndon Hitchcock
Henry Neufield
Lois Berry
George Guenther
Gene Guenther
the Land Company
Hazel Burns
Richland Santa Fe
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Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Los Angeles County
Riverside
Orange
Ventura
Jack Anderson
Joe Spear
Sr i Coal One
James Sellocwer
Schlesinger
Harold Brown
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
John Krebs
D-Calif
Capitol Hill
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means Committee
National Railway System
Kellogg Company
Amtrak
Kellogg’s
McDonald's
Coca-Cola
Elliott Levitas
D-Ga
President
Commission On
Postal Service
General Accounting Office
Post Office
Paul Harvey
Chile
Haitti
Opyright
Aturs Sur
Dandi
Cam
Kern
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