Graduation ceremonies sweep area schools this week
This week marks annual graduations at Maple Rio Bravo and Lerdo schools with ceremonies Thursday June 1 at 8 p.m. The Richland district holds its 52nd graduation on Wednesday June 7 at 7 p.m. Superintendent Bruce Crawford will lead the final ceremony as diplomas are presented by Dr. Henry Noth, school board president.
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Maple
Rio Bravo
Lerdo
Richland
Bruce Crawford
Henry Noth
Baccalaureate Services Set For June 4th
The Shafter High School class of 1967 will be honored by local churches on Sunday June 4 1967. Services begin at 4 p m with Reverend Calvin Stuebbe addressing graduates on Building On The Foundation. Other ministers include Reverend Elwood reer and Reverend Wayne Owen. Cheryle Weidenbach and Millie Burrow will provide musical selections. Spectators may not be seated during the Processional and Invocation.
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Shafter High School
Calvin Stuebbe
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Elwood Reer
O Shafter Methodist Church
Wayne Owen
Pentecostal Church of God
Cheryle Weidenbach
Millie Burrow
Dessert Reception Honors Bruce Crawford in Richland
Bruce Crawford longtime Richland schools superintendent will be honored with a dessert reception on Thursday evening June 1 at 8 p.m. in the Richland Cafeteria. The event is endorsed by local service and civic organizations. Tickets cost $1 and are available from Mrs. Jessie Cole or the Chamber of Commerce Office. A Richland string quintet directed by Dick Southwick will perform, featuring Ann Christensen, Sonja Nelson, Margaret Ratzlaff, Debbie Bell, and Karen Southwick.
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Bruce Crawford
Richland
Jessie Cole
Richland Pta
Chamber of Commerce
Kelly
Richland School
Dick Southwick
Ann Christensen
Sonja Nelson
Margaret Ratzlaff
Debbie Bell
Karen Southwick
Cadet James to Graduate from West Point on June 7
Cadet John R. James son of Mr and Mrs Richard G James will graduate from the U S Military Academy at West Point on Wednesday June 7 with a bachelor of science degree. He is 21 and a 1963 Shafter High School graduate. He is assigned to artillery and ranked sergeant first class in the Corps of Cadets.
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John R. James
Richard G. James
Poso Street
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
James
Military Academy
Harlan Hagen
Shafter High School
Serge
Ant
Judy
Dallas
Tex
J. L. James, Jr
Celeste
New York
West Point Academy
J. L. James
Sunny, Shafter
Wessie Johnson
McKinney, Tex
Funeral Services Planned Thursday for Jack Heinlein
Funeral services for Jack Heinlein 40 who died Sunday after a heart attack en route to a hospital will be held at 10 AM Thursday June 1 at Green Lawn Mortuary Bakersfield He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Heinlein 18888 Beech Shafter.
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Jack Heinlein
Bakersfield
Greenlawn Mortuary
Heinlein
Floyd Heinlein
Beech of
Shafter
Property Owners Protest Rally to Be Held in Kern County
Donald Hawkins of the Kern County Property Owners Association will moderate a property tax protest rally at 7 30 p m Thursday June 1 in Harvey Auditorium. Speakers include D C Parks Walter Caskey Francis Moore Jr Glenn Ferguson and Orvin Mettler. KCPOA petitions seek lower property taxes and will be presented at the June 7 budget hearing.
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Donald Hawkins
Kern County Property Owners Association
KCPOA
Harvey Auditorium
Board of Supervisors
ECPOA
Hawkins
D. C. Parks
United States
Walter Caskey
Tulare County
Kern County Taxpayers Association
Bakersfield Realty Board
Bruce Cushing
Norris Road Church of Christ
Sean Baxter
Monterey Street
Kern Academy to hold 50th graduation class of 1967
Kern Jr Academy will graduate ten students at 8 p.m. on May 31 with Pastor E R Walde delivering the commencement address. Patricia Strauss will be salutatorian as the 50th graduating class recalls a half century of Adventist education in Kern County.
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Kenneth Wanien
Kern Jr. Academy
E. R. Walde
Central California Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists
Pastor Walde
Shafter
Kern Academy
M.E. Heinrich
The
Adventist Church
Patricia Strauss
Shafter Station Records 100 Degree Days May 22 23
Shafter Cotton Research Station records show temperatures reaching 100 on May 22 and 23 with a cooler 78 degrees on Sunday May 28. Soil temperatures remained high above 70, detailing the week’s heat pattern and daily highs and lows.
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Shafter
Coast to Coast opens new Shafter store by Dean Harvey
Dean Harvey announces the Coast to Coast store opening in Shafter at 333 Central Avenue scheduled for June 1, 1967. The new location will offer eleven departments including hardware, automotive, housewares, appliances, sporting goods, and more, expanding a chain with 1,600 stores in 23 states. Harvey formerly ran Western Auto in Shafter and has led local business for four years.
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Shafter
Dean Harvey
Western Auto
Central Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Harvey
Ten Brothers and Sisters Attend Brother John Wichert Funeral
Mr and Mrs Albert Janzen from Cross reunite with ten siblings and spouses from San Jose as they gather in Los Angeles for the May 18 funeral of John Wichert 72 who died of a heart attack. The family traveled from Bakersfield and San Francisco to Los Angeles International Airport to join others for the ceremony.
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Albert Janzen
Cross
Fairview
Okla
John Wichert
Janzens
Bakersfield
Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco
Los Angeles
H. C. Wichert
John Elrich
Jake Neufeld
Peter Friesen
Jake Loewen
Alden Ollenburger
San Jose
June 1 Busy Local Calendar Amid Graduations and Meetings
The Kern area schedules several events for Thursday June 1 including graduations at Lerdo Maple and Rio Bravo, a reception for Bruce Crawford, a county television event at Bakersfield City Hall, and a Kern Association meeting at Harvey. Max Rafferty touts economical educational television.
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Lerdo
Maple
Rio Bravo
Bruce Crawford
Bakersfield City Hall
Kern County Property Owners Association
Harvey Field
Surplus Water Poses Challenge for Shafter Wasco District
The Shafter Wasco Irrigation District faces a potential surplus of about 20 000 acre feet as late season rains delayed irrigation and valley streams run at twice normal levels. Districts will still receive full supply, but using their quota becomes difficult and sales to other districts will be minimal. Secretary Manager Bob Diltz notes the surplus and efforts to maximize local water use.
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Shafter- Wasco
Shafter- Wasco Irrigation District
Bob Diltz
Shafter-Wasco
Diltz
Huntington
Millerton Lake
San Joaquin
Jume
Shaver
Western Auto Reopens Store in Shafter
Western Auto announces the reopening of its 357 Central Avenue location in Shafter with new departments and a full merchandise line. The division manager notes the store serves local customers and that Western Auto operates many company and associate stores nationwide.
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Western Auto
Central Avenue
P.E. Long
Western Auto Division
Shafter
George Pepperdine
Kansas City
California
Liberal Guarantee
Cliff McGraw Wins Westchester Bowl Finalists Spot in LA
Cliff McGraw, absent from league bowling since Midway closure, won his division at Westchester Bowl in Los Angeles and becomes eligible for the Herald Examiner 78000 tournament final. He averages 195 and rolled 995 across five games with scores of 201 184 186 191 233, sealing the win with six straight strikes. The final date and venue will be announced. prize includes a trophy and 25 toward entry fees plus a chance at a Buick. Other Shafter bowlers in LA included Ernie Bartell Johnny Thomas Steven McGraw and Willard Rose.
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Cliff McGraw
Herald-Examiner
Los Angeles
McGraw
Westchester
Buick
May remodeling permits issued by C H Pope office
May permits issued list business structures and one home. Firms include Charles Sill Company at 345 Walker and Standard Oil Company at 451 East Lerdo each for 4000 dollars. Country Bay Market ran by Bill Gong for 1500 dollars and Shafter Marketing Association for 900 dollars. A residence remodeling permit went to John Dalke for Marshal Unruh at 415 Walnut totaling 5000 dollars.
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C.H. Pope
Charles Sill Company
Walker
Standard Oil Company
East Lerdo
Country Bay Market
Bill Gong
Shafter Marketing Association
John Dalke
Marshal Unruh
Walnut
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Max Rafferty
Bakers
Shafter Bowlers
Ernie Bartell
Johnny Thomas
Steven McGraw
Willard Rose
Ernie Hofman
Bob Eskew
Bel Air Helicortes Ltd
Federal Aviation Agency
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