Lung Association sets $70,000 fundraising goal for Kern County
A special advisory committee of business leaders forms to raise 70 000 by January 1981 to keep the American Lung Association affiliate office open in Kern County. The drive targets large industry and residents across sectors and aims to support programs against emphysema asthma and tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Lung Association
Kern County
Art
Lung Association
Tognini
The
Trout fishing weekend at BV Lake draws anglers statewide
Opening weekend at Buena Vista Lake drew many anglers from Shafter Buttonwillow and nearby towns. Ken Foster of Shafter landed a 2 lb 11 oz trout using a black rooster tail, with several locals reporting limit catches before leaving. The Valley Fever Vaccine Project funds support vaccine trials. Lung Association programs remain ongoing.
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Osborn Brothers
Buena Vista
Ken Foster
Shafter
Garcia
Allien Carol
Leon Long
Ralph Boles
Mark Boles
Buttonwillow
Fred, Sandi
Chris Parish
Tognini
Lung Association
Cocci
Obituaries from Shafter Honor Local Residents
Obituary items list Nellie Morgan Leeper 69 of Shafter died Oct 31 in Bakersfield. Also Maye Evelyn Conklin 55 of Shafter died Nov 4. George G. Foote 65 of Shafter died Oct 29. Walter Willie Jones 59 of Santa Maria, formerly Shafter, died Nov 5. Services and interment details, kin, and funeral homes are provided for each.
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Nellie Morgan Leeper
Shafter
Mettler Avenue
Bakersfield
Menno Schellenberg
First Baptist Church
Maye Evelyn Conklin
Olson Avenue
Bakersfield Hospital
Wooley
Missionary Baptist Church
Conklin
Arkansas
Littletory Hobbs Conklin
Lucille Grace
Jerry Morland
Debra Howard
Betty Haskins
Bobbie Lemmons
Barbara Villaloazo
Analee McCarley
Wichita
Kansas
Betty Jane Beck
Patsy Killough
Jacksonville
Mish Funeral Home
George G. Foote
Church of God
7Th Standard Rd
Macbell Travis
Shafter Memorial Park
Mr. Foote
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Bill Tillman Hay Service
Jimmy Miller
David Miller
Floyd Miller
Winston Webb
Ell Webb
Leon Comstock
Imogene
George D
Terra Haut
Indiana
Gerry
Canada
Paul
Phillip
Palmdale
Nina Webb
Dorothy Fain
Buttonwillow
Mary Jane Reece
Buck
Arizona
Roy
Mississippi
Nellie Wilson
Corona
Mary Frost
Agee Funeral Home
Walter Willie Jones
Curryer Street
Santa Maria
Bill Denney
Fruitvale Community Church
Mr. Jones
Stigler
Oklahoma
Owen Rice Co
John F. Day Co
Evelyn Pauline Jones
Alma Hansen
Sanger
Wilma Powell
Alfred Jones
Gustine
Nora Neufeld
Arroyo Grande
Carroll Jones
Sallisaw
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Kexkxakaarre
ALL Star Pizza
Welker
Satry
Bank OF America
Bob Ross
Diamond Dollar Saverse
Black & Decker
Kek
C. Jig Saw
Central Ave
Richland P.T.A
Richland
23Rd Street
California
Ina Mae Rebelski
Tacoma
Washington
Bill Bradley
Ray Rose
Ben Grundy
Ed Smith
Carefus Carter
Raymond Hayworth
Annie’s Fabrics
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