Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival Mix of Events
The annual Shafter event features Junior Miss Pageant Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast parade Shafter Historical Society barbecue arts and crafts food booths Woman's Club Hospitality House live music by West Wind Model T races bicycle games and a Westwind rock concert Edie Adams will attend the parade General Chairman Ben Grundy says the festival shapes up as one of the best Times and details appear in this week's Shafter Press tabloid A committee member notes the hard work and invites residents and visitors to a great time.
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Shafter
Shafter Historical Society
Woman’s Club
Westwind
Edie Adams
Ben Grundy
Shafter Press
District board approves reroofing bid for schools
The Board of Trustees awarded Acme Roofing a 57 380 contract to reroof parts of the district buildings with about half funded by the state deferred maintenance program and a quarter sought as hardship funding. If funds fall short the district faces about 30 000 in reserves. Enrollment stands at 1 807 as of May 1 up 129 from last year. Open houses drew 612 primary parents, 207 intermediate, and 37 junior high attendees.
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David Anderson
Gary Inglé
Acme Roofing Company
Richard Lande
Lande
Gary Smith
Smith
Richland
California Highway Patrol
CHP
Manual Aguilera
Kenneth Smith
Two Officers Hired For Shafter Police Department
The Shafter Police Department adds two new officers Frank Arnold and Larry Beggs to replace Ross Regadanz bound for South San Francisco and John Johnston headed to Tuolumige County. Beggs, a Kern County Peace Officers Training Academy graduate, began last Friday. Arnold started last Tuesday. Beggs, a Bakersfield resident with four and a half years in the military, is training and seeking lodging in Shafter.
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Shafter Police Department
Pirate
Ross Regadanz
South San Francisco
John Johnston
Tuolumige County
Frank Arnold
Shafter
Oodlake
Larry Beggs
Kern County Peace Officers Training Academy
Larry
Bakersfield
Robbery at Little Store Injures Four People
A lone incident at a small shop on 861 Conarat Valley Highway left the proprietor and three juveniles with injuries after an assailant struck him with a weapon. The victims include a 16 year old, a 14 year old, and a 22 year old, all from nearby communities. Investigators are pursuing leads as the scene is secured.
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Adam ES Eteee
Conarat Valley
Bakersfield Dinner Sets Election For Board Seats
The dinner hour is 6 30 p m with dinner at 7 30 p m. Carlton Hooper reports 91 000 000 pound bales wine Dee otees to pay gin earnings to growers at 3 million dollars with the rest later. Alfred Palla and Charles Parsons will not seek re election. Five candidates vie for two board seats: John Catizza Bill Tracy Norman Olsen John Blair Terry Chicca. Election at the annual dinner. Board president Elmo Belluomini.
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Bakersfield
Carlton Hooper
Eee
Alfred Palla
Charles Parsons
John Catizza
Bill Tracy
Norman Olsen
John Blair
Terry Chicca
Elmo Belluomini
Quiet week in Shafter police report noted
Police reported a quiet week with a bicycle theft near Big Stop Market on Saturday evening. The blue Western Flyer bicycle with crossbar and gold handlebars valued at $100 was stolen. Francisco Conterio was arrested after a Saturday traffic stop on unlicensed driver charges. Two passengers were arrested for public drunkenness. An earlier press report misnamed Ramon Albiar. he was cited for speeding and driving on a revoked or suspended license.
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Shafter
Big Stop Market
Francisco Conterio
Ramon Albiar
Thompson wins Our Little Miss Bakersfield title at 12
Monica Thompson of Shafter won the 7 to 12 year old Little Miss division at the Our Little Miss contest held April 12 in Bakersfield at the Veterans Building. She is a sixth grader at Richland Intermediate and demonstrated strong singing talent.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Veterans Building
Monica Thompson
Patsy Thompson
Monica
Michael Schmidt
Richland
Pat McKay
Kern County
Kern
Hacienda
Fresno
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