Power shortage grips nation as officials cut lights
By Mike Byrd power shortages shift from alarmist chatter to stark reality. Presidents and governors brace for energy strain as gasoline and oil supplies tighten. Cities debate festive lighting amid curbs while Sacramento trims State Capitol lights to signal urgency.
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Mike Byrd
Nixon
White House
Ed Reinecke
Houston Flournoy
Sacramento
Bakersfield
McFarland
Shafter City
Bill Bank
Council Approves Bid for Ball Park Lights
Shafter City Council held a special meeting to decide on lights for Hudson Park baseball diamond. They voted to accept a 51 637.39 bid from Fenderson Electric of Shafter.
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Shafter City
Hudson Park
Fenderson Electric
Shafter
Fall to Winter Temperatures Mark Week at Shafter Station
Weekly readings from the USDA Cotton Research Station near Shafter show temperatures dipping to the 30s on three days. Moisture added .16 inches Saturday and .14 inches Sunday, with mornings now littered by dew. Officials plan a change order reducing the infield lights from 80 metal halide and 16 quartz iodine to 40 metal halide, keeping quartz iodine unchanged, offset by brighter illumination per county council.
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Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafter
Claymore Fenderson
Public Works
Lewis Carroll
Carroll
Fenderson
Cotton Fire at Shafter-Wasco Ginning Burns 33 Bales
Two milkmen reported a cotton fire at 3 30 am near Central Valley Highway and Bender Avenue. Firefighters battled the blaze saving 630 bales valued at 193 350 while 33 bales burned and 13 damaged. The loss was set at 11 850 with rain helping limit damage.
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Shafter-Wasco Ginning Company
Central Valley Highway
Bender Avenue
Shafter
Edison
Wasco
McFarland
Shafter First Baptist Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary
The Shafter First Baptist Church marked 50 years with Harvest Festival attendance around 300 at the Veterans Memorial Hall. Charter members received certificates and watches as Rev. Ernest Anderson spoke, photos traced church growth from 1923, and seasonal decor graced the dinner and program.
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Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall
First Baptist Church
Shafter
Clarence Kattenhorn
Richland School
Bill Hildebrand
Church Service Committee
J. C. Atkinson
Durward Gwin
Winifred McCombs
Pete Schmidt
Martha Stone
Haven of Rest
Ernest Anderson
Melvin Krug
San Bernardino County Hospital
Dale Klint
Visalia Calvary Baptist Church
Edward Rhoades
Special Thanks Services Set by Shafter Churches
Shafter churches plan Thanksgiving week services including a special thanks service at the Assembly of God on West Tulare hosted by Pastor J W Collings with topic Be Ye Thankful. Other notices include regular services at First Church of the Nazarene and Holy Eucharist at St Mark's Episcopal Church. Women’s group held a 13th annual dinner and bazaar. harvest festival at Mennonite Brethren Church featured evangelist Henry Schmidt. Continued on Page 10.
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Shafter
Shafter Ministerial Association
Assembly of God
West Tulare
J. W. Collings
First Church of the Nazarene
J. Paul Alexander
West Lerdo
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Dana Howard
Beech Street
Ebenezer Reformed Church
James
Calvin Stuebbe
Henry Schmidt
Freeno
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern Street
Fuel Cut Hits Richland School District Hard
The Richland School District faces an eight percent fuel allocation cut while diesel use rises 50 percent due to a new bus. Trustees plan to petition the federal fuel agency and focus on classroom heating amid energy shortages. A $500 cafeteria loss draws subsidies consideration as milk deliveries drop to three times weekly.
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Richland
Dick Garber
Shafter Press to Be Closed for Thanksgiving
The Shafter Press office will be closed Thursday November 22 to observe Thanksgiving Day with staff families. Business resumes Friday November 23. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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Shafter
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