Farm Bureau dinner highlights young leadership in Kern County
The Kern County Farm Bureau held its 61st annual dinner at Bakersfield Civic Auditorium with about 600 in attendance. The piece notes rising youth on the board, naming several prospective leaders, and mentions the upcoming succession of president Warren Carter. It also covers Shafter Chamber Achievement Night and the recognition of 81 high achieving students from local schools. It ends with a call for strong action against piracy after President Ford praises the Mayaquez recovery.
Shafter Ends First Spring Heat Wave With Cold Front
The season's first heat wave ends as strong winds bring a mass of cool air lowering overnight temperatures to 47 degrees, down from 62 degrees two nights earlier. A new 102 degree high was recorded Tuesday last week. Monday's high reached 85 at the USDA Cotton Research station.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Carter to head F B I as Warren Carter elected at Kern meeting
Fred Starrh of Shafter steps down after two years as Kern County Farm Bureau president and will stay on board as director. Warren Carter, elected at the 61st annual meeting in Bakersfield, becomes president, with Pete Van Dam as first vice president and Jeff Thomson as second vice president. April Woody named Farm Bureau Queen. Scholarships awarded to Keith Gardiner and Sallie A Tucker. Allen Bottorff receives Farm Bureau Merit Award for service to agriculture. Continued on Page 11.
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Kern County
Farm Bureau
Civic Auditorium
Bakersfield
Gary Wilson
Shafter
Rick Wegis
Ted Page
Larry Frey
Fred Palla
Tommy Fox
Buttonwillow
Jeff Thomson
Arvin
Jack Thomson
Ken Wegis
Fred Starrh
Warren Carter
McFarland
Kern County Farm Bureau
Starrh
Lowell Bergman
Art Penner
Jim Freyberger
Wegis
Pete van Dam
McFarland Dairyman
Elect Carter
Froehlich Named Dean of Students at Shafter High
Dick Froehlich was approved as Dean of Students at Shafter High by the Kern High School District board. The district to fund a $45,000 refurbish project at Central Valley Continuation High School Lerdo site from the district Building fund. Dan Bledsoe retires at year end. Froehlich, 32, formerly director of activities and athletics, has seven years at Shafter High and previously taught at Rosdale and Buttonwillow elementary schools.
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Shafter
Maple
Lerdo
Chambers of Commerce
Pta’s
American Legion, Business & Professional Women’s Club
Christian Business Men’s Committee
Rotary, Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
Las Amigas
Bakersfield Assistance League
Shafter Women’s Club
Central Valley Continuation High School
Richard Froehlich
Shafter High
Kern High School District Board of Trustees
Froehlich
Athetice
Dan Bledsoe
Rosedale
Buttonwillow
Memorial Day ceremony set at Shafter Memorial Park
The Shafter American Legion post will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday at 10 a.m. at Shafter Memorial Park on Central Valley Highway with Commander EFaii O'Brien leading. Chaplain Richard Jones gives the prayer and Pete Rutledge offers the spiritual message. bugler Kelley Bergen and Sgt at Arms Donal Mettler participate. The public is invited.
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Shafter Post
The
American Legion
Shafter Memorial Park
Central Valley Highway
Efaii O’brien
Richard Jones
Pete Rutledge
First Southern Baptist Church
Shafter
Bugler
Kelley Bergen
Donal Mettler
Sgt. At Arms
Teacher report highlights limits of state tests
Cletice Chovanec presented a third grade reading program report to the Richland Board of Trustees noting inadequacies in state tests. California Achievement Test scores for reading and math from October and May were shown as part of the discussion.
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Chovanec
al Sandrini
Veri Hieter
Joyce Plumley
Kyren Barber
Barber
Blue Cross
Cletice Chovanec
Richland Board of Trustees
Alene Parsons to chair Shafter Achievement Banquet
Alene Parsons president of Buttonwillow School Board serves as mistress of ceremonies for the 18th annual Achievement Banquet. Richland School Cafeteria hosts the event at 7 p.m. with Evron Barber as general chairman.
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Alene Parsons
Buttonwillow
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
PTA
Richland
Evron Barber
Mike Leigh
Evelyn Stuebbe
California ‘Scholarship Federation
Shafter High School
Hearing set on Roe tract public housing project
A public hearing on the Marvin Roc housing development in Shafter is scheduled before the Planning Commission to review the tentative map. The session Tuesday June 3 at 7 30 pm in the council chambers at Shafter City Hall follows a contentious draft environmental impact report hearing that drew many opponents.
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Marvin Roc
Shafter
Sales in Shafter rise by 2.3 million in 1974
Taxable sales in Shafter advanced to 18.594 million last year from 1973, a 2.308 million increase, according to the State Board of Equalization. Statewide taxable sales reached 68.1 billion, up 10.4 percent, with volume roughly matching 1973 as price inflation ran about 10.2 percent.
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Shafter
State Board of * Equalization
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Emil Hace Frost
Ford
Mayaguez
Cambodia
United States
Lerdo Highway
Shafter Press
Carter
F.B
Dick Froehlich
Richland Board of . Trustees
Clay Appleton
Carolyn Camp
Charles Rekosh
M.C
Raymond McElroy
Shafter Ministerial Association
Richard Larson
Dav! Moyer
Richland Elementary
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