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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1962
Page
3
Senator Cobey will address the annual Water Association meeting as a keynote speaker. Wegis, the association president, cites Cobey’s deep agriculture knowledge and long advocacy for California water development including proposed revisions to the cotton law.
Shafter hosts free fireworks as part of Independence Day events in Kern County. The Lynettes marching majorettes from Bakersfield join the program with a possible Marine Corps unit from Bakersfield in the lineup.
The fragment discusses limits of irrigated agriculture and notes that following the expert's guidance during state negotiations could have altered outcomes. It emphasizes how policy decisions affect water use and farming viability.
Gene Wilcoxon and Lew Woodard represented the Shafter ship flight. Wilson tied for similar results in the first flight and posted a low gross of 82 in the second flight. The Delano Lions Club captured the team trophy with a new average of 62.
Janis Morris wins a PTA scholarship and is active in Pep Gub. She has served as president and sectional treasurer of F.ELA and attended a F.HLA state event.
A student in a Speech Club at pM glak Ee ak a college intends to attend Bakersfield College in the fall then move to Sacramento State College after a year. She majors in psychology with a minor in speech and hopes to pursue a doctorate in the future.
Polls scheduled for upcoming elections continue as residents prepare to vote. Barker’s residence at 731 Kern is noted in preliminary voter records, with turnout expected to influence local results.
A garbled text fragment discusses war in general terms with no clear events names dates or locations. The lines are nonsensical and contain incomplete phrases making the intended news item impossible to identify.
Guadelupe A Sabedra a Shafter resident for 16 years died in a San Jose hospital on May 19. She was 24. Rosary will be said at Armstrong Mortuary on Wed May 23 at 8 PM followed by Mass at St Theresa Catholic Church Shafter next morning.
A veteran seeks VA pension eligibility after serving with the Royal Air Force following volunteer service in Canada. The note mentions U S Forces service from June 27, 1950, to January 31, 1955, and implies guidance on qualifying for veterans benefits based on mixed service.
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