Shafer-Wasco Water System Up to Voters If Contract Approved
The Shafer Wasco Water District plans a $10.25 million distribution system to serve its lands. A water service contract from the Friant Kern canal and a 40 year no-interest financing plan await Securities Commission approval in Sacramento. Voters may decide the contract's fate in January after final reviews and local assessments.
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Shafer-Wasco Water System
Hay
Conof
Shaf- Wasco
California District Ties Commission
Sacramento
J. Peters
Irrigation District
Shafter
Thos. Crowe
Bureau of Reclamation
Stan Kronick
Securities Commission
Grass Valley
Peters
Loren Voth
Friant-Kern Canal
Douglas ‘Es Kay
United States Secretary of Interior
Washington
California Securities Is
Mission
United States
Chamber to Hear Stanton On Mechanization Projects
Harold N Stanton, agricultural engineer at the Shafter United States Cotm Experial Station, will speak at the Shafter chamber meeting tomorrow noon on mechanization experiments. He will outline progress with slide illustrations and notes his Kansas State College degree and Arkansas faculty background.
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Harold N
Shafter United States
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Stanton
Kansas State
University of Arkansas
University
Valle
Tne Loop
Southeaca
Generals Face 19-20 Tigers in Friday Tilts
The Sequoia League clash pits Corcoran against Shafter and Lemoore as the Panthers seek a title bid. Wayne Kirschenmann and Glen Handel anchor the line with Bonham Larson Engel Hearn Borton Steele in key roles.
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Linga
Lemoore
Wayne Irschenmann
Tana
Lawrence Beker
Glen Handel
Wayne
Kirschenmann
Handel
Jack Bonham
George Larson
Jim Engel
Festiviti
Corcoran
Shafter Colonels
Lemoore Tigers
Generals
Festival Budget Clears Preliminary OK From Shafter Chamber Board
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce board approved a preliminary budget for the 1954 Potato Cotton Festival at a Monday breakfast at Lee's Cafe. Final approval awaits the new seven member board elected November 19, with candidates including Tony Brown and Bruce Crawford among others.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Lee's Cafe
Tony Brown
A. C. Burnett
H.P. Wilson
Bruce Crawford
Don Ruggenberg
Simon Mettler
Lowell Webb
Clara Schnidt
Phil Clarkin
Bob Somers
Bill Johnson
Jack Austin
Lew Carroll
Jack Thompson
Director Coke to Resume UC Extension Service Post
J Earl Coke will return to his duties as director of the University of California Agricultural Extension Service in November after a 20 month leave. He recently served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Coke
J. Earl Coke
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Penney Store Town Petition Receives Company Response
About 1100 shoppers in Shafter downtown signed a petition seeking a J C Penney Company Store. Ernie Hofman, chamber secretary, said a letter from Arthur Hasselbach of the real estate leasing division confirms the company is reviewing the request and has forwarded material to San Francisco and New York offices.
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Shafter
San Francisco
New York
Xmas Seal Drive Opens November Fifteenth
James Maquist of the Shafter based Tuberculosis Association announced the annual Christmas Seal Sale begins November 15. He said TB has struck three Kern County families in the past week and caused 102 broken households in ten months, noting the drive funds education, early detection chest X rays, and research to combat the disease locally and nationwide.
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Kern County Health Department
Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association
James Maquist Shafter
Kern’County
Moquist
Tuberculosis Association
Association
Galyen Defeats Loustalot For Kern Sheriff Vote Count
In Kern County a tight race ends with Captain Leroy Galyen defeating John E. Loustalot by 2859 votes for sheriff. Final tally 34 432 to 31 573 after 1100 absent ballots remain uncounted. Galyen gains strength in rural areas and Bakersfield outskirts as Hagen wins re election in the fourteenth district.
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Kern County
Leroy Galyen
Kern County Unit
California Highway Patrol
John E. Loustalot
Loustalot
Galven
Ree
Bakersfield
Galyen Wins Sheriff Race in Shafter District
From 14 precincts in the Shafter Judicial District 1101 votes for Leroy Galyen, 641 for Johnnie Loustalot, with 2116 ballots cast from 3171 registered voters, showing Galyen’s strong support. Galyen secured the sheriff position amid broad confidence.
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Shafter Judicial District
Leroy Galyen
Galyen
Johnnie Loustalot
Kern County Returns Favor Republicans In State Races
Kern County voters favored three Republican state office candidates Governor Goodwin Knight Lieutenant Governor Harold Powers and Frank Jordan with large margins. Democrat Samuel Yorty narrowly defeated incumbent U S Senator Thomas Kuchel in Kern by 2705 votes, though Kuchel led statewide.
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Kern County
Hagen
Blain
Goodwin Knight
Harold Powers
Frank Jordan
Samuel Yorty
U. S
Thomas Kuchel
Kuchel
Mission Sale At First Mennonite Church Tonight
The Mission Sale sponsored by the Ladies Mission Society will be at the First Mennonite Church at Golden West and Wall streets. Items include comforters and fancy work with refreshments after the auction. Proceeds support mission work and everyone is welcome.
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First Mennonite
Golden West
Wall Streets
Ladies Mission Society
No School Friday Free Roaming for Local Students
Elementary students at Richland Rio Bravo Maple Lerdo and Shafter high schoolers will have no classes Friday as teachers attend sessions at the Teachers Institute held in Harvey auditorium.
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Richland
Rio Bravo
Maple and
Lerdo
Shafter High School
Teachers’ Institute
Harvey Auditorium
Community Chest Workers Knock On Doors In Shafter Drive
More than 150 volunteers fanned out across Shafter today in the 1954 Community Chest Drive aiming to raise 8579 for five local agencies. Kickoff breakfast at Shafter High School launched campaign with divisions assigned and quotas set for Recreation, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, USO, and the Wilson Child Guidance Clinic.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Chest
Mert Weidman
J. L. Pati
Pat Kelly
Shafter Recreation Commission
Grant Jensen
Chest Board
Community Chest Board
Commission
Boy Scouts
Weill Child Guidance Clinie
Cnekntine
Jensen
Bay
Istaniey
USO
Weidman
Dr. Jensen
Margaret Green
Margaret Smith
Jack Steppe
Pete Neufeld
Whit. Whitson
Whitson
Calif
Chest Drive
H. W
Pat) Kelly
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Chamber
Harold Stanton
Battle Corcoran
Sreckie
Shathteria
Sania
Munity
Penney's
Store Town
Ed Ellis
T Rf
Gainer
Harlan Hagen
Fourteenth
al Blain
Mission Sale
Mert Wiedin
Richard C. Southwick
Central Avenue
Southwick
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