Navajo crew handles 60 ton rail sections in Shafter project
An 80 man crew, entirely Navajo, guides the replacement of 60,000 pound rail sections from Winslow to California. The operation uses a special unloading device and heavy lift equipment to place rails with minimal disruption to rail service, while traffic is rerouted and the Lerdo Highway crossing closes briefly.
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Shafter
Brown
Winslow
Ariz
California
Arizona
Bakersfield
Yond
Lerdo Highway
S. Rogers
Fresno
Valley Division
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Brown and Bryant
Bakersfield Jurist McKnight Announces District Attorney Candidacy
McKnight a former Bakersfield judge and prominent attorney announces his bid for Kern County District Attorney. He is a 1956 UCLA law graduate, CPA, and longtime private practitioner with Knight & McKnight. A WWII veteran, he holds degrees from Bakersfield College and UCLA and is active in multiple civic and professional groups.
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Ralph
McKnight
Bakersfield
Kern County
Hhey
California
California State Board of Accounting
Kern County Bar Association
Bakersfield College Alumni Association
Kern
15Th Air Corps
Italy
Eugene McKin
Knight & McKnight
California Ave
Shafter Chamber plans city calendar and events listing
The Shafter Chambers of Commerce will maintain a community calendar with events published in the Shafter Press. Call 746-2600 to submit listings. The board approved a $25 donation to the American Field Service and reviewed a proposed budget for promotional work. Revival services continue at the Shafter Church of the Nazarene March 2–8 with Rev Charles Jones as speaker.
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Shafter Chambers of Commerce
Shafter Press
Chamber
Pat Kelly
Kelly
Shafter Committee
American Field Service
United States
Lee Fike
Merchants Division
Board
Bill Dever
Shafter Motel
Emil
Jack) Frost
Shafter” Church
the Nazarene
Lerdo
Reiker Streets
Otlock
Charles Jones
Mid West City
Oklo
R. F. Lindley
Leonard A. Hoffmann Named New Shafter Bank Manager
Leonard, a Notre Dame and University of Denver graduate, joined Bank of America in 1955. He rose through several branches before becoming manager at Hanford in 1968 and will relocate with his wife Sue and two children to Shafter once housing is arranged. Hoffmann previously led Stockton’s Hunter Square branch.
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Iowa City
University of Notre Dame
University of Denver
Bank of America
Hanford
San Francisco
Sanger
Fiesto
Oildale
Tulelake
Red Bluff
B. of A
Tehama County Red Cross
Lions and Kiwanis Service Clubs
Leonard
Sue
Matthew
Nancy
Shafter
Hoffmann
Stockton
Hunter Square
Dalke Rites Held For Shafter Resident
Burial was in Shafter Memorial Park after funeral services for Mr. Dalke who died in a Bakersfield hospital following a long illness Born July 7 1907 in Hurley he was the son of Henry J and Aelvina Schrag Dalke He moved to Shafter in 1940 became a building contractor with brother John and belonged to local builders groups He is survived by widow Verona a son Kenneth a daughter Donna Lynch two brothers Frank and John a sister Adeline Rademacher and several grandchildren Donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society
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Ren Church
Shafter Memorial Park
Dalke
Bakersfield
Hurley
Henry J
Aelvina Schrag Dalke
Shafter
John
Building Industry Association
Kern County Builders Exchange
Mennonite
Src Freeman
Cena Shafter Rotary Clune
Verona Dalke
Oak
Kenneth
Santa Cruz
Donna Lynch
Shaf
Frank
Minnesota
Adeline Rademacher
South Dakota
James Grumbles
Virgil Spohn
Jim Klai Lowell Eliason
da Wingate
Kenneth Pipkin
American Cancer Social Memory
PG&E Campgrounds Invite Enjoyable Outdoor Experiences
The text extols California landscapes and the utility PG&E offering campgrounds with amenities. It highlights lakes rivers mountains and valleys providing electricity and recreation. It suggests visitors can fish sail sing dance picnic and enjoy nature while facilities welcome them.
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Pg&e
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Shafter Adult School
Shafter High School
Patrick Wennihan
Oklahoma
Bakersfield College
UCLA
Ralph L, McKnight
Missionary-Bible Conference
Lloyd T. Anderson
Ken Goodmans
Africa
Sun
Ken Goodman
First Baptist Church
Pine St
George Globe
Imaediate
Union Dental
Liberal Credit
Chester Avenue
Habla Espanol
168Th & K
Ses
Joe Maloney
Lerdo Shatter
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