Rojas celebrates valley lore in These Were the Vaqueros
Arnold Rojas, 78, long time San Joaquin cattleman, presents These Were the Vaqueros a 528 page collection drawn from 23 years of writing and oral histories. The book traces ranching legends from Henry Miller to Joaquin Murrieta and the Kern County Land Company, with subjects gathered from travels in Latin America and Spain. The volume distributed in Shafter by Chuck Hitchcock.
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Arnold Rojas
San Joaquin Valley
Henry Miller
Buttonwillow
Kern County Land Company
Tejon
Rojas
Vaqueros
Joaquin Murrieta
Jim McFall
Tiburcio Vasquez
Shafter
Chuck Hitchcock
Hitchcock Auto Parts
Rain Totals Rise as Shafter Week Totals Reach 4.35 Inches
Shafter received another .20 inch of rain during the week ending Monday, lifting the season total to 4.35 inches. Temperatures ranged from 44 to 68 degrees, with daily readings recorded at the USDA Cotton Research Station.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafter selects delegates for Boys State
Joe O'Brien and Eric Almberg chosen as Shafter delegates to Boys State. The event occurred Tuesday. Art Freyberger and Mike Schroeder named as alternates.
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Joe O’brien
Eric Almberg
Shafter
Art Freyberger
Mike Schroeder
Resolution adopts staff reduction plan at Richland district
Richland School District trustees approved a resolution authorizing the superintendent to begin steps for reducing certificated staff after a 3.55 percent decline in average daily attendance in 1972 73. The plan may affect two or possibly three teaching positions and takes effect by July 1 with details to be discussed in executive session.
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Richland School District
Richard Garber
Anly
David Carthal
Thomas Almberg
Evron Barber
Barber
Richland
Gideons Organization
Doctor Coussirat Moves Practice to Tulare
Dr. A. C. Coussirat closed his Shafter office and moved to Tulare to open a new practice. He calls the Tulare move an opportunity and plans to buy a home with three acres two miles east of town to build a loft for his pigeons.
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A. C. Coussirat
Shafter
Tulare
City challenges Pacific Telephone rate increase in Shafter
Shafter City Administrator Bill Sheldon asks the City Council to authorize a citizen poll on Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company rate hikes. He argues the company could cut costs without PUC permission, citing a second increase in five months and encouraging residents to write to City Hall or the PUC with views and cost-cutting ideas.
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Shafter
Telephone Company
Bill Sheldon
Pacific Telephone’ and Telegraph Company
Nouncation
Sheldon
PUC
City Hall
Rewards planned in school theft cases in Richland
Richland School District trustees approved in concept rewards for information leading to arrests and convictions in two recent burglaries causing more than $450 in damage. The board will advertise rewards and review each case to set amounts, while also addressing staff reductions and changes to improve English and test scores.
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Richland
Evron
Barber
al Sandrini
Sandrini
City seeks seal and medallion designs in bicentennial bid
The City of Shafter and the Shafter Bicentennial Committee sponsor a contest for a city seal and a bicentennial medallion. No entries have yet been received. Two $25 savings bonds await winners, with professional designers handling final artwork. entries on white standard paper requested.
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City of
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Lerdo Highway
Pacific Avenue
Herb Howell
Six compete for Miss Shafter title Thursday night
Six candidates were entered by sponsoring organizations for the Miss Shafter pageant. The field includes four Shafter High seniors, a Bakersfield College freshman, and a Cal State Bakersfield freshman. Contestants are Lori Bryant, Loree Hanner, Anne Keeley, Cindie Moore, Lupe Rodriguez, and Tracy Thompson. The winner receives 100 dollars from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Can Legion Auxiliary
Loree Hanner
The
Lions Club
Anne Keeley
Kiwanis Club
Cindie Moore
American Legion
Lupe Rodriguez
Chamber of Commerce
Tracy Thompson
Rotary Club
Shafter High Auditorium
Miss Shafter
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Emil Jack Frost
Shafter Future Farmers of America
FFA
Kern
Inyo
Visalia
Tami Chapman
Julie Horn
Mike Brown
John Sanford
Pam Lesler
Dale Bullard
Cheryl Anderson
Shafter Press
Dr. Coussirat
Richland School
David Anderson
Lori Bryant
Tracy ‘Thompson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!