Ezra Taft Benson Invited to Shafter Festival
San Joaquin Valley growers may meet Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson if he attends the sixth Shafter Potato n ColBtiral May 15 and 16. Secretary Hofman announced Benson among about score of agricultural dignitaries invited to attend the annual Celebration honoring Kern county’s Agriculture Man of the War and paying tribute to the area’s two main crops.
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San Joaquin Valley
Ezra Taft Benson
Shafter
Kern County
Ernie Hofman
E. A. Brown
Wasco
Delano
Taft
Bakersfield
Complete Lerdo Highway Reconstruction Planned Next Fiscal Year
Supervisor W R Woollames told Kern Chamber support is secured for a major Lerdo Highway reconstruction from Shafter to Highway 99. The $18000,000 project would cost most from federal funds, with Kern county covering about 125,000 and farm to market grants guiding the federal share. The route carries heavy traffic, around 4000 vehicles daily, rising in harvest season for potatoes and cotton.
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Chamber of Kern
Lerdo Highway
Shafter
Highway 99
W. R. Woollames
Indica
Kern County
Woollames
Lerdo
Vernon Smith
Beauties Contest Opens Amid Shafter Traffic Plans
The Shafter area considers Lerdo Highway upgrades to ease county traffic jams with a four lane division and raised grade for drainage. Other projects include extending West Lerdo to the district line and Stockdale Highway improvements to ease CVH congestion.
Generals to Play For Championship Against Reedley
Shafter High School Generals and Reedley collide for the Sequoia League title in a Friday showdown at Shafter High. Coach Lowell Todd previews the clash and the Generals’ bid to complete a Southern division title run.
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Lowell Todd
Shafter
Generals
Chamber of Commerce
Reedley
Todd
Shafter High to Host Local Basketball Night
Seats will be available to Shafter High School students and townspeople with no reservations. A preliminary C team game at 6 30 features Shafter C against Richland School Cagers led by Roy Farrell. Harold Gaede set a new school scoring mark with 28 points as the Generals beat Exeter for the league lead and Corcoran last Friday to clinch the title.
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Shafter High School
Mhem
C_ team
Richland School
Cagers
Roy Farrell
Exeter
Shafter High School Generals
Corcoran
Harold Gaede
Panthers
Generals
Ein
Lowell Todd
Gaede
Ag Students Win Honors at Annual FFA Feed
Shafter High School agri cultural students will receive high honors at the annual Future Farmers of America barbecue in the cafeteria next Thursday night. Roy Jones gets a certificate of merit from the California Banker's Association. Le Roy Kirschenmann is named State Farmer. Glenn Hamilton is high-point senior. FFA foundation honors go to Dale Scales for public speaking Floyd Kilgore for farm safety and Carl Holland for farm mechanics. Clarence Neuman and John Lachenmaier are named honorary members of the Shafter FFA chapter. The program starts at 6 30 p.m. in the Shafter High School cafeteria.
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Shafter
Future Farmers of America
Roy Jones
California Banker's Association
Leroy Kirschenmann
Glenn Hamilton
FFA Foundation
Dale Scales
Floyd Kilgore
Carl Holland
Clarence Neuman
John Lachenmaier
FFA
New Tract Development Tops February Building Estimates
East Shafter shows rapid growth as five new homes are scheduled by J L Dandy Co in Kirschmann Park according to February permits totaling 50100. City Inspector E K Grant notes continued tract development and Shafter’s 1953 building estimates reaching 129600, hinting at a record year ahead.
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East Shafter
E. K. Grant
J. L. Dandy Co
Kirschenmann Park
Saint
Pentecostal Church of God
Anna Peters
Shafter
SWID Board Repeats Peters For Top Post In 1970
The Shafter Wasco Irrigation District re elected John J. Peters Jr. as president for a second term while Allen Johnston was kept as secretary. David M. Muir was named vice president replacing Rolf A. Jacobsen who did not seek reelection. Muir took two oaths including California’s loyalty pledge.
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John J. Peters, Jr
Shafter- Wasco Irrigation District Board of Directors
Allen Johnston
Peters
SWID
Johnston
Rolf A. Jacobsen
David M. Muir
Jacobsen
Muir
People of
California
Shafter
John Penner
E. J. Peters
Clarence Annin
New Fiber Lab Project Set at Farm
Superintendent Gordon Smith announced a new fiber laboratory at the Shafter Experimental Farm for the current fiscal year. The $7500 lab will replace an inadequate basement unit and adjoin the farm’s main office, funded by Kern County Public Works from surplus crop sales. Construction delays followed last summer’s earthquake.
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Shafter Experimental Farm
Gordon Smith
Kern County Public Works Department
Bay Barrier Study Backers Back Plan Progress
Shafter High School junior Kirschenman aims for Kern County Fair grand championship after Reserve finish last year. He plans Aberdeen Angus again buying six. his pen of five Anguses won at the Great Western Livestock Show in Los Angeles. Tejon Ranch Co. offers 50 dollar prizes to top 10 at Kern Fair. FFA members Derek Steele Bruce Epp Kenneth Kroeker Roy Jones Ronald Siemens Henry Warkentin Jim Wilson and others enter cattle show with Angus Hereford and Shorthorn.
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Leroy
Kirschenman
Shafter
Shafter High School
Kern County Fair
Angus
Los Angeles
Tejon Ranch Co
Kern County
Farmers of America
Derek Steele
Bruce Epp
Kenneth, Kroeker
FFA
Roy Jones
Ronald Siemens
Henry Warkentin
Jim Wilson
Shorthorn Agriculture Department
Glenn Nay
Sacramento
Kirschenmann
Marvin
Legion Elects Banks Chief in Shafter
Bill Banks will be installed as commander of the Shafter American Legion on March 16, replacing outgoing commander Earl Wipf. Other officers elected include Rudy Lopez first vice commander Pat Bradshaw second vice Elmer Ziemke adjutant Pete Buller finance officer J P McCoy sergeant at arms Byron Rightmire historian and Katie Ziemke chaplain. New vacancy committee members are Claude Camp Lee Thomas Albert Finkbeiner and Earl Wipf.
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Bill Banks
Shafter American Legion
Earl Wipf
Legion
Rudy Lopez
Pat Bradshaw
Elmer Ziemke
Pete Buller
J. P. McCoy
Byron Rightmire
Katie Ziemke
Claude Camp
Lee Thomas
Albert Finkbeiner
New Assistant For Local Bank Sale of Bonds and Barrier Feasibility
San Rafael Bridge bonds proceed despite moves to stall for a barrier feasibility study. Assemblyman H. W. Pat Kelly notes eight mile rule concerns and reports lower house votes for delaying action, while toll authority proceeds with the project. Kelly aims to use barrier findings to influence Bay Area traffic plans and potential water supply uses. In a separate item, Wilbur L. Spraggins named assistant cashier at Bank of America Shafter branch succeeding R. F. Altrock. Spraggins a Fresno native and UC alumnus moving with family.
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d-San Rafael
H. W
Pat) Kelly
San Francisco Bay
Shafter
Solons
Toll Bridge Authority
San Rafael-Richmond
Assembly
Kelly
Bay Area
San Joaquin Valley
San Rafael
Wilbur L
Will) Spraggins
Fresno
Bank of America
P. C. Clarkin
Spraggins
R. F
Nick) Altrock
Oildale
San Francisco
Spragging
University of California
Margaret
Ricky
Kathryn
Shafter Chamber backs AB 527 study on Bay barrier
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce endorses Assembly Bill 527 to study Earth Barriers in the San Francisco Bay area. The plan would fund a 250000 feasibility survey to assess salt intrusion, transportation impacts, and water conservation. The chamber asks other chambers and officials to endorse and notify the governor and Assemblyman Pat Kelly.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Chamber
H. W
Pat) Kelly
San Francisco Bay Barrier
Shafter
Bay Barrier
L. J. Woodard
Chamber
Chambers of Commerce
Assembly
San Francisco Bay Area
Bay Area
California
Pat
State Capitol
Sacramento
Western Motif Prizes Considered For Two Costume Contests
The sixth annual Potato n Cotton Festival will split the beard and costume events into multiple sections. Whit Whitson and festival directors plan age brackets for male and female costume entrants. Beard categories may include thickest reddest blackest best trimmed and thinnest. Parade officials may reserve a special section for individual categories.
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A. G
Whit) Whitson
Merchant's
Kyle Austin
Cooper Wins Job to Landscape North High Campus
Floyd Cooper of Cooper's Nursery won the contract from Kern County Union High School and College District to landscape the North High School campus. The low bid of 15999.85 dollars covers turf on the football and athletic fields and surrounding areas, with completion in 45 days and shrubs and trees provided by the district.
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Floyd Cooper
Shafter Nurseryman
North High School
Cooper
Kern County Union High School and College District Board of Trustees
Cooper's Nursery
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Shafter 20 30 Club
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Norma Neuman
Betty Grundy
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Shafter Lions Club
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Sequoia League
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Rooters
Dley
Swid Board
Jack 5
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Shafter City
Shafter and
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Dick Smith
Gus Meyer
Tejon Steers
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W. L. Spraggins
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