Shafter Opens New Starch Plant With Luncheon
Residents gathered for a kick off luncheon signaling Shafter's newest industry a starch plant. The welcome sign and 4150 rose bushes were replaced after a two car crash damaged the sign and flower arrangements. Noel Ralph Wilson of Orange Ave caught an eight pound rainbow trout on the Kern River. Mrs Doyle Cole was elected to a second PTA term at Richland School. Police Commissioner Ben Grundy urged merchants and employees to park behind stores to ease shopper parking.
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Shafter
Noel Ralph Wilson
Orange Ave
Kern River
Doyle Cole
PTA
Richland School
Shafter Rotary names Easter Seal fundraiser chairman
Ray Mish to chair the Easter Seal Crippled Children’s benefit fund for the Shafter club. Richland district students held a kite contest with Bill Schacht, Dennis Klein, Mau Rice Cotton, and Henry Gonzales winning in various categories. Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 honored for annual dinner with Judge John Jellitich as speaker. Mrs. Jimmie Fay Thompson, a 22 year old mother, won the Mrs. Shafter contest as she pursues Mrs. America. Bob Mathias, former Olympic champion, announces a run for Congress in California’s 18th District.
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The
Shafter Rotary Club
Ray Mish
Club
Richland
Bill Schacht
Dennis Klein
Maurice Cotton
Henry Gonzales
John Jellitich
Leslie L. Robinson
Robert
Bob) Mathias
Congress
California
Unemployment among Vietnam veterans termed critical
A direct mail campaign to locate jobs for unemployed Vietnam Era veterans has been launched by the Los Angeles VA Regional Office. Director John G. Miller said several thousand inquiries are being mailed to area employers and urged those not reached to call the VA with job openings or ideas. A special number (213) 477-6717 handles employer calls.
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Los Angeles Veterans Administration
John G. Miller
Miller
Public hearing on abandoning southerly road in Famoso
Kern County Board of Supervisors intends to abandon the southerly road in the Town site of Famoso under Streets and Highways Code sections 956.8 to 960. A public hearing is set for March 22, 1976 at 2:00 p.m. in Bakersfield at the Kern County Administration and Courts Building. The action may dispense with an EIR with a Negative Declaration on file. Public input welcome. notice published March 10 and 17, 1976.
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Board of Supervisors
County of
Kern
State of
California
Famoso
Kern County Administration and Courts
Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield
Kern County
Kern County Recorder
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Board OF Supervisors OF
Vera K. Gibson
Shafter
James Street
City of
Clint Parker
Tranferer
Central Avenue
County of Kern
State of California
George W. Barlow
Mae E. Barlow
Tranferee
Village Avenue
Clint’s Bottle Shop
United States
Business and Professions Code
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Mortimore & Miller
California Avenue
Shafter Welcomes First Lady Barber at Three Little Shavers
Ten years ago on March 17 1966 Carolyn Thompson became Shafter's first lady barber at the Three Little Shavers. Keith Jones arranged a trip for 24 Explorer Scouts and advisors to China Lake to tour the Naval Ordinance Test Station. Pvt Richard Rodriguez writes from An Khe Vietnam that the army is sane the war slowly but surely.
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Carolyn Thompson
Shafter
The
Three Little Shavers
Keith Jones
China Lake
Naval Ordinance Test Station
Richard “Rodriquez
An Khe
Vietnam
Solar Heating Finds Niche Despite Low Fuel Costs
Solar heating needs four to five times the collection area and storage space for a residence. Solar water heating is practical now, though solar space heating is unlikely due to fuel costs. Solar powered air conditioning could be popular in the valley with abundant sunshine in summer.
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Wiens
Shafter-Wasco District Adopts New Licensing and Accounting
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District uses accrual accounting and annual assessments to cover next year’s budget gaps. Shafter city ordinances amend licensing rules for door to door advertising matters with a $15 weekly tax and required identification for distributors.
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Shafter
Wasco Irrigation District
Methodists top drive for Shafter church building fund
The Shafter United Methodist Church surpassed its building fund goal with pledges over 50 000 collected during a March 15 celebration. Rev. William A. Perry and Ruth Perry led the drive, aided by District Superintendent Franklin W. Scott, during a campaign begun March 4 on behalf of the United Methodist Church National Division.
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Shafter
William A. Perry
Rueben H. Fraley
Raymond McElroy
Shafter Methodist Church
Bakersfield Treasurer Featured at CBMC Shafter Lunch
Dennis Haynes, City of Bakersfield treasurer, was the featured speaker at the Shafter CBMC lunch on March 11. The group meets March 18 at Shafter Veterans Hall with Fred McKenney of Davies Tire Warehouse as speaker and continues to seek support for its Wednesday prayer breakfast.
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Dennis Haynes
City of
Bakersfield
Shafter Christian Business Men’s Committee
CBMC
Shafter Veterans Hall
Fred McKenney
Davies Tire Warehouse
Kern County Planning Commission to Hear Block Grant 76 77
The Kern County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 30 p m on March 29 1976 in the Chambers of the Board of Supervisors Bakersfield to consider the Community Development Block Grant Application for fiscal year 1976 77 An amended draft will be reviewed prior to submission and the public may comment in person or in writing.
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Kern County Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield
California
Kern County Public Hearing on Grantee Performance Report
The Kern County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday March 30 1976 at 2 30 PM in Bakersfield California to review the draft Grantee Performance Report for submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and to allow public comments. For more information contact Kern County Community Development Program Agency at 122 East 21st St Bakersfield (805) 861-2041.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
HCDA
Kern County Community Development Program Agency
East 21St St
Bakersfield
Shafter Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ben Grundy
Jeff
Lauder
Richland Junior High School
Jeff Lauderdale
Amy Handel
Attest
Wm. H. Johnston
William H. Johnston
Colvard
Cummings
Unruh
Millwee
Larson Noel
Methodists
Jack L. Dalton
Planning Commission
Golden State Avenue
Arvin
California City
Delano, Maricopa, McFarland, Ridgecrest
Shafter, Tehachapi, Taft
Wasco
Chambers of the Board of Supervisors
Administration & Courts
Truxtun Ave
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