Five candidates enter Shafter Potato Festival queen race
Kern County officials report two new entrants Dortha Rodgers 21 Shafter business girl sponsored by Shafter Kiwanis Club and Jo Ryan 19 Bakersfield College student sponsored by Bakersfield Lions Club. The field now includes Jimmie Faye Witcher 19 20-30 Club, Honnie Williams 20 American Legion, and Marjorie Robertson 23 Shafter Wire Department. Parade entries also growing with bands and local groups listed.
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Richard A
Dick) Larson
Dortha Rodgers
Shafter
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Jo Ryan
Bakersefiell College
Jimmie Faye “Witcher
Honnie Williams
American Legion
Marjorie Robertson
Shafter Wire Department
C. cTipy” Henderson
Lions Club
Mosquito Control Set Here
Kern Mosquito Abatement District assigns Inspector Jesse Jones to cover after-Wascour areas and neighboring settlements as new manager Gordon F. Smith urges resident cooperation for the coming season. He notes most urban mosquito sources are small water-holding containers and urges premises checks and emptying water from unneeded items every four to five days.
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Kern
Smith
Uniform curb and gutter policy moves forward in Shafter
Shafter city council plans uniform curb and gutter work with 150 metal stakes purchased and rented to private owners. A fixed $15 assessment per property will fund grade stakes and surveys, starting with Powell tract as four homeowners install their own curb and gutter. The council also approves a three week publication waiting period for used car dealer licenses and bids for a new police car.
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Shafter
Jack Harris
John Reeves
Powell Tract
Bakersfield
Senior Career Day Planned by Shafter High School
The Shafter High School senior class outlines its Career Day with an early assembly for both sexes and a private lunch at 12 30 in the school cafe. Dr aeom as principal seeks a speaker while Kay Roberts serves as mistress of ceremonies. In the afternoon girls visit local business establishments tied to the Business and Professional Women's Club and the boys study Rotary club methods.
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Shafter High School
Aeom
Kay Roberts
Business and Professional Womens Club
Rotary Club
Jeanne Wheeler
Rural area roads to be discussed at chamber highway meeting
The Rural Area Supervisor will report on farm to market road work and how to address rough spots. The luncheon session starts at 12 noon in Lee's Dining Room. Vernon Smith Ardis Walker Norman McNam ee will discuss district road problems for the Shafter area.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lee
Vernon Smith
Visor Ardis M. Walker
Norman McNamee
Chamber
Ernie Herman
Walker
Smith
Two Candidates Seek Post in Buttonwillow Straw Vote
Two candidates, Charles Hughett and Clyde Patterson, will appear on Buttonwillow’s straw ballot for the March 25 election to fill the unexpired constable term created by Carl Weber’s resignation on April 1. District Supervisor Floyd L. Ming said the straw vote helps the supervisors pick a replacement.
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Buttonwillow
Floyd L. Ming
Charles Hughett
Clyde Patterson
Carl Weber
Weber
20 30 Club Easter Ham Shoot Set at Shafter Airport
The Shafter 20-30 Club will hold its annual Easter ham shoot on April 6 at the old Shafter Airport. Merton Wiedmann, the chairman, announced proceeds support rheumatic fever and scholarship funds. Contests will be held in various categories and the event runs all day.
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Shafter
Merton Wiedmann
Wiedmann
Major Feature and Benefit Show at Shatter Theater
A Boy Scout benefit night at Shatter Theater on March 19 features one premier color release from a Northern California movie with four shorter attractions Test Pilot Donald, A Day with the FBI, Birds and Beasts Were There and Kingdom of Plastics. Principal organizer Bill Lowe notes the event aims to raise about 4500 to clear debt, with three bales of cotton donated as prizes and all theater arrangements donated.
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California
Shatter
Bill Duerksen
Shatter Theater
Donald
FBI
Birds and Beasts
Kingdom of Plastics
Bill Lowe
Boy Scout Building Board
Eourt
Civic Leaders Boost Voter Registration for June Primaries
City Clerk Frank G Shaw reports Shafter civic leaders will run a door to door registration drive for the June 3 primaries aiming to reach the town's 957 voters. Volunteers, four current deputy registrars, and service clubs will contact residents to register and update status, with a April 10 deadline for eligibility.
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Shafter
Frank G. Shaw
Shaw
John Branner
Clifford Weaver
Julia Potter
California
Council Debates Nickel Street Widening Plan
The city council considers widening Nickel Street from 30 to 60 feet after a petition with 74 signatures from nearby residents. Potential land within and beyond city limits and possible opposition may make the project prohibitively costly.
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Nickel Street
German Boy Seeks First in Local Art Contest
George Otschkal, a new Richland School student from Germany, aims for first place with three pictures in the fourth to sixth grades division of Kern County Art Competition. The contest, April 3 at the Women's Clubhouse, is sponsored by the Wednesday Afternoon Club. Judges were Arthur Heming son, Mrs. A W Eckmann, and Miss Sally Jung.
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George Otschkal
New Richland
Germany
Kern County
Young George's
Larry McNaught
Jerry Venneman
Bonnie Muir
Helen Owens
John Enns
Arthur Franco
Lisa Sage
Monte Horn
Billy England
Paula Miller
Julie Todd
Annette Dooley
Louise DeLaRosa
Cornelius Glass
Arleigh Johnson
Royce Eslick
Robbie Fincher
Arthur J. Hemingson
A. W. Eckmann
Sally Jung
Rainfall Reaches 6.86 Inches Over Two Weeks in Shafter
Shafter area precipitation climbed to 6.86 inches in the last two weeks easing drought concerns for Valley growers. The farm rain gauge shows 0.10 inch in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Officials note the normal season total is 5.50 inches.
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Shafter
Marjorie Rose Reviews Current Books in Shafter
Miss Marjorie Rose of Shafter will review current books at 8 p m next Tuesday for the Wednesday Afternoon Club the book section meets at Mrs Clyde Zachary home on Lerdo highway Mrs E A Brown serves as section chairman.
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Marjorie Rose
Shafter
Clyde
Night Patrol Expands Coverage in Rural Districts
AlIxern county sheriff's department assigns night patrol to Shafter Wasco and Minter Village areas due to staffing gaps. A prow car with two deputies patrols the outlying zones from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily to improve rural coverage.
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AlIxern County
Panero seeks delay on Shafter amusement tax petition
Ernie Panero, operator of two Shafter theaters, filed a petition with about 145 signatures to repeal or delay the new five percent amusement tax ordinance. The council may repeal the ordinance, set a special election, or ignore the petition if signatures are deemed invalid. Clerk Shaw to rule on signatures at the March 24 meeting.
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Ernie Panero
Shafter
Panero
A. G. Mortimore
Cuy
F. G. Shaw
Shafter High to honor top agriculture student at new shop dedication
The outstanding agricultural student at Shafter High School will be honored March 27 during the dedication of the new $180,000 agricultural shop. Glenn O Nay reports California Bankers Association will present a merit certificate via E J Mahoney. The event also marks Future Farmers of America parents night and a barbecue at 6 30 p m at the shop site as staff move into the new quarters across the campus.
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Shafter High School
Glenn O. Nay
E. J. Mahoney
California Bankers Association
Shafter
Michael Crawford
Bruce M. Crawford
Richland
Shafter High Youths Enter Grand National Livestock Show
Five Shafter High School students will compete in the Grand National Livestock Show in San Francisco April 5 through 10. They will ship 14 Aberdeen Angus animals in early April, with entrants Glen Hamilton Leroy Moser Donald Neuman Bobby Ray and James Wilson, all Future Farmers of America members, guided by instructor Burley Dooley.
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Shafter High School
San Francisco
Glen Hamilton
Leroy Moser
Donald Neuman
Bobby Ray
James Wilson
Moser
Future Farmers of America
Burley Dooley
Committee selects three for Agricultural Leader of the Year
A three man panel named by the Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival Committee will choose the Agricultural Man of the Year for the southern San Joaquin Valley. Members include George Harrison agronomist at the US Cotton Station Shafter Assemblyman H W Pat Kelly and Glean O Nay with Festiv Chairman Richard A Dick Lason noting the panel seeks a leader who elevates California agriculture.
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Shafter Potato ’N Cotton Festival
San Joaquin Valley
George Harrison
United States Cotton Station
Shafter
H. W
Pat) Kelly
State Assembly
Glean 0
Nay
Shafter High School
Festiv
Richard A
Dick) Lason
Legal Outline Clears Path for Annexation Move
A minor legal description blocks final steps to annex South Shafter Government Camp into Shafter Public Utility District and the city. Attorney A G Mortimore told two boards that once descriptions are completed the annexation will be officially recorded. The Edwards tract is already in the utility district but not the city, forming an island when the government camp is added.
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Duehren
South Valley Street
West Ash Avenue
Fred Macomber Co
Los Angeles
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County of Kern
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Wlrks
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South Shafter
Shafter
Government Camp
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