Rumford Housing Debate and Civil Service Letter Controversy
A reader argues the Rumford Fair Housing Bill and asserts rights under the 14th and First Amendments. He notes fears of demonstrations and accuses Governor Brown allies of pressuring civil servants. The letter defends public voting on the housing measure and cites officials influencing opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eublame Iaw
Mosk
Charles J. Conrad
Brown
Conrad
Department of Employment
Albert B. Tieburg
Rumford
Wade Tackles Government Controls In Cattle Industry
William J. Wade a congressional candidate criticizes government control and import quotas that he says ruin livestock producers. He urges farmers to defend their right to operate without interference and questions ties to special interests. The piece also notes local candidate views on Supervisor races and a remark about Bermuda policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J
Bill” Wade
Congress
Wade
Pat
New Books Arrive at Shafter Library Display
Mrs. Harriet Mason highlights new titles at Kern County Free Library Shafter Branch. John Rolfe Burrows offers Headfirst in the Pickle Barrel, a humorous frontier boyhood tale set in Colorado in the turn of the century. Other works include Virginia Sorensen Where Nothing Is Long Ago, Rita Anton Pleasant Company Accepted, Gladys Hasty Carroll Only Fifty Years Ago, Benjamin Jacobsen Oh Sir You've Shot Her, and Dale Fife Weddings in the Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Mason
Shafter
Kern County
John Rolfe Burrows
Colorado Rockies
Virginia Sorensen
Utah
Rita Anton
Chicago
Mrs. Anton
Mrs. Mason
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Benjamin Jacobsen
Dale Fife
Freshmen Roster Names From Page One
List of freshmen names including Henry Hernandez Gerald Higbee Rebecca Hoover Gary Ingle Suzanne Johnson Jesse Leyva Stephen Merlo William Misenhimer Ann Maquist Leland Morgan Betsy Penner Ronald Pomerinke Linda Pyle Jane Schenning Randy Senn Brenda Smith and others. Also James Arendes Kenneth Bergman Michael Butler Cathryn Corrie Paula Crane Jeffrey Catherell Larry Dean Susan Dobrensen Larry Douglas Jim Engle Margaret Fraley Mark Franz Donnaose Thomas Garber Delmar Garrod Patty Ghilarducci Danny Harder Stephen Helter Janet Helm Lawrence Hooks Kristina Johnson Lloyd Kattenhorn Gregory Mettler Richard Miller Robert Miller Amanda Mullenax William Nations Robin Neuman Donald Nikkel Joe Channesson Jerrilyne Ohlsson Vernie Parrott Adele Parsons Stephen Penner Stanley Ratzlaff Steven Sill Ronda Tadevich Darrell Shamblin Darlene Shultz Mary Unruh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hernandez
Gerald Higbee
Rebecca Hoover
Gary Ingle
Suzanne Johnson
Jesse Leyva
Stephen Merlo
William Misenhimer
Ann Maquist
Leland Morgan
Betsy Penner
Ronald Pomerinke
Linda Pyle
Janet Schenning
Randy Senn
Brenda Smith
David Snively
Sandra Tatum
Candus Torrigiani
Martha Turner
Armando Vazquez
Mary Walhood
Peggy Wicker
James Arendes
Amanda Mullenax
William Nations
Robin Neuman
Donald Nikkel
Joe Channeson
Jerrilyne Ohlsson
Vernie Parrott
Adele Parsons
Stephen Penner
Stanley Ratzlaff
Steven Sill
Ronda Tadevich
Darrell Shamblin
Darlene Shultz
Mary Unruh
Peak month as 1,139,113 cars enter California in August 1963
A total of 1,139,113 automobiles entered California during August 1963, marking the peak month for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Antonio Air Force Sergeant Graduates Prep School
Staff Sergeant Waymond H. Kirkpatrick son of Mr and Mrs Hubert M Kirkpatrick of Shafter California graduates from the U S Air Force Non ed Officer Preparatory School at Randolph AFB Texas He is a jet aircraft mechanic with an ATC unit at Randolph and his squadron supports training missions He is a Shafter High School graduate and his wife Wilma is the daughter of Mrs Alex Saenz of Laredo Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Waymond H. Kirkpatrick
Hubert M. Kirkpatrick
Richland Dr
Shafter
U.S. Air Force
Randolph Afb
Kirkpatrick
Air Training Command
ATC
Randolph
Sergeant
Shafter High School
Wilma
Alex Saenz
Lyon St., Laredo, Tex
Shafter High Students Run Nursery School Program
Shafter High School homemaking students from freshmen to seniors will run a two week nursery school for 15 two to three year olds in the morning and 15 four to five year olds in the afternoon on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays starting May 12. Observations and reports will be shared in sessions on Mondays and Fridays with activities including finger painting sandbox play and field trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Shafter
Carolyn Jackson
Barbara Spears
Awards Banquet recognizes teachers and student achievers
The Student Achievement Banquet, sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce and local civic groups, honors teachers and students. Numerous committee chairs from Phi Epsilon Phi Sorority, American Legion Auxiliary, Kiwanis and PTAs participate. Reg Hammond, president of Shafter High PTA, hosts. Frank Wisner addresses attendees. performances by local student musicians accompany the ceremony and dinner prepared by FHA members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter ‘Chamber of Commerce
John Nickelson
Alpha Kappa Chapter
Phi Epsilon Phi Sorority
Bessie M. Kennath
American Legion Auxiliary
Adron Whitson
Business & Professional
Doniel Lewis
Ivan Mettler
Degree of
Pocahontas
Dan Weitz
Kappa Nu Chapter
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Gene Guenther
Kiwanis
Tom Flanagan
Lions
Charlie West
Rotary
Shafter Jr. Women’s Club
Elmer Richards
Shafter Woman's Club
Ivan Meyer
20 30 Club
James Dickey
Buttonwillow Pta
Mark Hanson
Lerdo Pta
Alex Dobrenen
Maple
Vernon Searcy
Richland
Max Whisler
Rio Bravo
Reg Hammond
Shafter High
Art Johnson
Ray Hearon
Gerald Miller
Lerdo
Kenneth Wait
Bruce Crawford
Richland School
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter High School Pta
Wayne Owens
Pentecostal Church of God
Frank Wisner
Wisner
Martha Turner
Rosamund Hale
Suzanne Johnson
Ann Magquist
Barbara Stearns
Glenn Schroeter
Buttonwillow
Milne Stearns
Sylvia Baughman
FHA
Legion To Honor New Citizens At Special Meeting
The American Legion in Bakersfield California will sponsor a naturalization program honoring all new citizens of the past year at the South Wilson Veteran's Memorial Hall on May 20 at 8 p.m. District Commander Don Prewer will address the group with Kern County Clerk Vera Gibson presenting certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan
Don Prewer
Ivanhoe
James Graddy
Shafter
Leslie L. Robinson
Damon Carter
Bakersfield
Kern County
Vera Gibson
Ben Villarreal
American Legion Department of California
Schellenbergs Announce First Grandchild Birth
Rev and Mrs Menno Schellenberg announce the birth of their first grandchild Karen Marie Webb born to daughter Evelyn Webb and her husband on March 21. The baby weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and is described as a redhead. The Webbs are education majors at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and visited with the Schellenbergs along with Marily and her roommate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menno Schellenberg
Karen Marie Webb
Evelyn
James Webb
Webbs
The
Bible Institute of Los Angeles
Schellenberger
Marily
Southern California Congregational Conference gathered in Riverside
The annual conference of the Southern California and the Southwest Conference of Congregational Churches meets in Riverside this week from Monday to Wednesday. Attendees include Rev. and Mrs. John Heal Mr. and Mrs. George Starrh Mrs. Wilma Bell and E. Gordon Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern California and the
Southwest Conference of Congregational Churches
Riverside
John Heal
George Starrh
Wilma Bell
E. Gordon Smith
California City Man Dies After Auto Crash Monday
Sid Gene Burns 26 of California City died after a two car collision at Enos Lane and 7th Standard Road at 10 11 p m Monday. Rev James Collins 60 of St Marys Church Buttonwillow was moderately injured and hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Gene Burns
California City
Rev
James Collins
St. Mary's Church
Buttonwillow
Enos Lane
7Th Standard Road
California Highway Patrol
Burns
Father Collins
Jones Ambulance Service
Chamber hears interest in Minter Field area from east firm
Frank Wisner told the chamber breakfast that a furniture maker from back east visited the area on Wednesday May 6 and showed interest in the Minter Field site in California. A Los Angeles survey preceded the Shafter trip. The chamber will financially back a high school graduation party. Reports covered the Achievement Banquet and Bakersfield Chamber Industrial meeting. A Kern County Board of Trade luncheon invite for June 1 was read. Christmas decorations and the July Fourth celebration were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wisner
Chamber of Commerce
Minter Field
California
Los Aean
Shafter
Chamber
Bakersfield Chamber
Kern County Board of Trade
Auto Factory Claims 28-Hour Transformation Time
A single automotive plant reports a 28 hour turnaround from raw materials to finished vehicle. The claim highlights rapid production efficiency and streamlined assembly methods employed at the facility.
Zona Flanked by Immense Rocks Bearing Dinosaur Tracks
Report notes Zona surrounded by huge rock formations that reveal fossilized footprints of dinosaurs. The discovery highlights paleontological significance and potential for further study in the area.
Space Needle Reaches 600 Feet in Seattle
The Space Needle in Seattle Washington rises to a height of 600 feet marking a landmark in aviation era design and city skyline development with engineers noting its bold observation tower status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle, Wash
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Russell
Tee
State Boards of Education
Bobby Bakers
LeRoy Jackson
Clifton Clemens
Bermuda
United States
Brewers Association, Inc
Cerafeld Plan
Legion To
Schellenbergs
Congregationalists
Sill’s
Fresno Avenue
W. L. Burch
Judge Noriega
Lois England
Kern Academy
Shafter’ Somie
Kern General Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Santa Fe Garage
Sidney Gene Burns
End Feather Collins
Bakersfield Mercy Hospital
Ome
Church OF Christ
Preston Tire Service
Kelly Springfield
Lerde
Typhoon
Rambler
Wasco Motor Sales,inc
Danny Kaye
Cbs-Tv
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