Shafter Council President Misidentified in Local Notice
A letter corrects that G H Ben Grundy is president of the Shafter Community Improvement Council, not Wayne Wood. It explains reliance on publicity chairs for meeting notices and urges improved coverage, citing personal constraints and the need for public awareness. The piece also recalls Cassius Clay and Joe Frazier in a March Madison Square Garden bout and notes continued coverage on page 8.
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Shafter
Wood
Community Improvement Council
Pierre
South Dakota
Improvement Council
New York
Madison Square Garden
Cassius Clay
Muhammad li
Joe Frazier
Clay
lLerdo-Central Valley
Shafter Rotary Club
H.W
Pat) Kelly
G.H
Ben) Grundy
Lerdo Floral Sign Area Restored With Roses
A Lerdo Central Valley Highway sign area in Shafter was rebuilt after a winter two car crash. 85 of 150 rose bushes were replanted and a damaged timing bubble irrigation system was replaced. Dor othy Whisler led planting by Gro Plant Industries, with Bill Pitcher handling planting.
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Lerdo
Central Valley Highway
Shafter
Shafter Community Improvement Association
Service Club
Dorothy Whisler
Gro- Plant Industries
Bill Pitcher
Pitcher
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Eleanor
Gro-Plant Industries
G. H
Ben) Grundy
Winter Ends But Chill Persists In March Weather
Last week of winter showed slow warmup with soil temperatures 48 to 54 degrees and March 9 and 12 highs at 70 while March 14 dipped to 33. A shower on March 12 added .22 inch, bringing season total to 3.56 inches versus 4.03 normal by Feb 28. Daily temps recorded at U S Cotton Research Station in Shafter.
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U. S
Shafter
Shafter High seniors named in Bank of America awards
Three Shafter High School seniors are selected as representatives in the 1971 Bank of America Achievements Awards. plaque winners gain a chance at up to 1000 dollars and will be interviewed by a panel at zone events in March.
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Shafter High School
Bank of America
Jordan Kanikkeberg
SHS
Margaret Louise Ratzlaff
Scott Larson
Dustrial Arts
Richland Pool Campaign Aims for Quick Start
Shafter Swim Club plans an immediate fund raising effort to speed improvements at Richland Aquatic Center. The Richland School District board approved use of the facility and signaled future financial aid possible if fundraising falls short. A kickoff is set for Monday March 22 with ownership and supervision of the improved layout to pass to the district.
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Richland School District Board of Trustees
Richland Aquatic Center
Shafter Swim Club
Ed Janzen
Richland Board
Janzen
Richland
Evron Barber
Drwt
Shafter
New starch plant opening tentative in Shafter area
About 50 residents and officials gathered at the Shafter Motel for a luncheon signaling Western Polymer’s starch plant near Shafter. May 1 is the tentative opening date with 50 employees and a 150000 dollar payroll. plant at 30700 San Diego St will also produce by products and cattle feed.
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Shafter
Western Polymer of
Burlingame
Bryan Coleman
Bakersfield
Kern County Board of Trade
Jim Hamilton
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Clifford Leader
Delano
League of California Cities
Shafter Area
San Diego St
Western Polymer
J. E. Gamlen
Gamlen
Ralph Carpenter
Board of ‘Trade
Raymond Mettler
Board of Trade
Deland
San Diego
William Briggeman
Training Course Completed By Shafter Firemen
Twenty members of the Shafter Fire Department completed an advance first aid training course begun February 9 and finished March 11. All earned advance first aid cards from the Bakersfield Chapter of the American Red Cross after 26 hours of instruction. William Pitcher, a volunteer fireman, and Jer Schaefer of Schaefer Ambulance Service led the training.
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Shafter
Kern Groups Seek 543 500 Acre Feet East Side Water
Water user groups in Kern County filed for 543 500 acre feet from the Fast Side division of the Central Valley Project as part of an East Side plan to supply about 1 1/2 million acre feet annually to meet growing municipal industrial and agricultural needs. The applications cover Merced Stanislaus Madera Fresno Tulare Kings and Kern counties with totals up to 4 49 million acre feet yearly.
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Kern
East Side
Kern County
Fast Side
Central Valley Project
Central Valley East Side Project Association
San Joaquin Valley
Rvin- Edison Water Dist
Sacramento
San Joaquin
B. F. Sisk
Fresno
Consumnes
Sorenson
Merced
Stanislaus
Madera
Tulare
Kings
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Bill Plummer
Margaret Ratzlaff
Scot Larson
H Mon
Sun
Sandy Koop
Shafter H.S
Sandra Gail Koop
Gregory Butler
Ann Christensen
Susan Badger
Peggy Bergen
Carolyn Diltz
Ramon Samarripas
Gail Kelly
Susanne Parris
Denice Percy
Michael Pyle
Douglas | Llis
Map Fund Campaign
Richland Pool
Em. H. Mettler Company
Bulance
Bakersfield Municipal
Bureau of Sports, Fisheries & Wildlife
Buena Vista
Crest Water Co
City of Delano
Ikast Niles Community Service
Kern Valley
Oildale Mutual Water Co
Rag Gulch
Rosedale - Rio Bravo
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