David Cooke Named Superintendent of Richland District
David Cooke Jr returns to Richland Elementary as superintendent after serving as assistant superintendent at Greenfield Elementary since 1961. He succeeds Bruce Crawford who resigns at end of the school year. Cooke, married with four sons, lives at 272 Pine Street Shafter and met his wife in France during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Cooke, Jr
Richland
Cooke
Richland District Board
Greenfield
Bruce Crawford
Pine Street
Shafter
Michelle
France
Grant
Bakersfield College
Michael
Shafter High School
John
Stephen
Richland Scheol
PTA
Shafter Lions Club
Shafter Planning Commission
Mrs Merz Accepts Chairman Role in County Cancer Crusade
Announcement names Mrs. Robert Merz of the Shafter Junior Woman's Club as residential chairman for the county wide cancer crusade. E. J. Peters serves on the crusade committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Merz
Shafter Junior Woman's Club
Cancer Crusade
E. J. Peters
Water Lines Completed In Local Tract
Lewis Carroll reports Shafter Public Utility District completed repair work at the disposal plant and tied in water mains from Euclid to Commercial Drive Elm Street East Lerdo and Manuel. The crossing of Central Valley Highway and a Santa Fe underpass were finished. The district will drill a new well on high school property once steel arrives. Christensen resigns from City Council planning commission due to other commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Carroll
Shafter
Ling
Carroll
Annual Smorgasbord By PTA Is Tuesday
The Shafter High School PTA Smorgasbord is set for Tuesday April 18 to raise funds for the high school scholarship. Committee heads include Mr and Mrs Robert Warren and ticket chairman Mrs Jack Nikkel. Frank Johnson will barbecue turkeys in an open pit as last year. The event ties to National Education Week with open house for parents and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Warren
Shafter High School
Jack Nikkel
PTA
Frank Johnson
Lawrence Kattenhorn
City writes new fire department numbers and street work plan
The City Council learned of a new telephone system for the Fire Department with updated fire call numbers 746-3941 746-3942 while old lines 746-4378 remain temporarily. Business lines stay 746-2934 not for reporting fires. Council also eyed West Lerdo street improvements and instructed Lewis Carroll to consult Reiker Tract property owners about sharing costs. Planning commission grant Deeter Tract 3022 extra time to February 24 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Ratzlaff
West Lerdo
Lewis Carroll
Public Works
Reiker
Planning Commission
John Deeter
Shafter Pioneer Cornelius Nightingale Dies at 73
Cornelius Nightingale 73 of 30171 Riverside Drive died after a heart attack Saturday in Wasco Hospital. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Agee Family Funeral Home with Pastor M. E. Heinrich officiating. Burial followed at Shafter Memorial Park with Wasco Lodge 583 F&AM graveside rites. Family pioneer of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agee Family
Cornelius Nightingale
Riverside Drive
Wasco
M. E. Heinrich
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Shafter Memorial Park
Wasco Lodge
F&am
Hoyett Smothers
June
Kern County Art Festival Opens April 1 at Shafter Memorial Hall
The 19th Kern County Art Festival District 1 opens Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Shafter Memorial Hall with 300 pictures on display. Adult artists and school reps deliver works March 30. adjudication is March 31 with three visiting judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Shafter Memorial Hall
Shafter Women’s Club
John Hanner
Shafter Junior Womens Club
John Dobbs
Lee Stover
Shafter
William Clement
Wasco
Wes Gorsching
Bert Hebel
H.B. Mills
al Poznoff
Dick Johnson
Mae McCoy
Lavon Mennes
Lionel Rodriguez
Dick Prather
Frank Gomer
Wasco High School
Judy Anderson
Roger Benischek
Shafter High School
Irene Tilley
Richland
Barbara Chilton
Lerdo
Thomas Kelly Dies at 92 After Brief Illness and Accident
Thomas Kelly, 92, died Easter morning after a brief illness following an accident that broke his hip. Born in Manchester on March 6, 1875, he rose from orphanage work to athletic fame with Bolton Wonders. He later moved to Canada, married Mary Ann Whitaker, and worked in California mines before retiring from Sherman Clay in San Jose. He was a self educated man with a deep interest in literature and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kelly
Manchester
England
Bolton Wonders
Kelly
Canada
Mary Ann Whitaker
Jackson
Mother Lode
Kennedy
Argonaut
Bunker Hill
Western Miner’s Federation
Miner’s Union
Hiram Johnson
San Jose
College of Pacific
Sherman Clay
Brazil Study Group Hosted by Shafter-Wasco Rotarians
Rotary clubs of Shafter and Wasco hosted seven Brazilian business and professional men on an exchange arranged by Districts 528 in Los Angeles and 427 in Brazil. District Governor Jim Huber joined the visit, which included tours of the USDA Cotton Research Station in Shafter and the Bioform Plant in Wasco, followed by a steak barbecue at Dr. John Revell’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Wasco
Brazil
Rotary
Los Angeles
Jim Huber
Bakersfield
USDA
Shafter Research Station
Alfredo Kohl
Jaci Gonzalez Galvao
Olney Braga
Calmir M. Correa
Christopher A. Burrowes
Renato Luis Pinto Jr
Marcio Cesar
Steve Fueman
Shafter Rotary
Gordon Smith
Tom Leigh
Recreation program opens for seventh and eighth graders
Coach Bill Hatcher urges support as Richland school adds a wrestling option for 7th and 8th graders the first time boys this age can join. Mothers worry about injuries ease concerns noting risks elsewhere. interested youths should contact Ray Wiley recreation director at Richland school. The piece ends noting a Las Vegas trip for about 60 people, mainly middle schoolers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hatcher
Ray Wiley
Richland School
Parents urged to survey alleys for discarded appliances
Joannal Simpson, 3, of Kern Homes Shafter, survived after being trapped unconscious in a refrigerator. Police say parents must inspect areas for discarded units and avoid future accidents. Shafter Press notes no local violations found in downtown alleys. one possible outside city limit issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joannal Simpson
Kern Homes
Shafter
James Simpson
August Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Shafter Press
Ahe
Hanley Witcher
Also Mentioned on This Page
David Cooke
Christensen
Donald G. Christensen
Shafter-Wasco Rotarians
Christopher Burrowes
Gonzales Galvao
Marcio Brazil Cesar
Shafter Rotary Club
John Revell
Beech
Tulare
Las Vegas
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