Shafter Pioneer Otto Becker Dies at 77
Shafter communities mourn Otto William Becker age 77 who died Monday. Services were held Friday at Mennonite Brethren Church where he was a charter member. Surviving are Regina his wife of Shafter two sons and three daughters eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren along with several siblings. He worked in construction and for Pacific Gas and Electric before retiring to farming. He also served in church and endowment fund roles.
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Shafter
Otto William Becker
Becker
Mennonite Brethren Church
Otto Becker
Jacob H. and
Florentine (Schultz) Becker
Fairview
Oklahoma
Jacob P. Bekker
Otto
Kern County
Bakersfield
Regina Margaret Bergen
Rosedale
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Wasco
United States
Canada
Mennonite Brethren Conference
Endowment Fund
Portland
Regina
Richard
Bonnie
San Jose
Joanne
Dan Frantz
Belva
Allen Warkentine
Neva
Dale Knox
Edward
F. Ruben
Henry
Bertha) Neufeld
Inlaw
Services held for D R Blair in Shafter chapel
Services were held in the Agee Funeral Chapel for Denver R. Blair aged 73 of 712 California Ave Shafter on November 18. Jim Wiens officiated. interment followed at Shafter Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife Mary, four daughters Beverly Deleasa Nancy Campbell Dale Tabb Gale Reed, 15 grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Rick Campbell John Holmes Henry Blair Douglas Deleasa and Victor Arismendez.
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Agee
Denver R. Blair
California Ave
Shafter
Jim Wiens
Sus Blair
Taney County
Superior Oil Company
Mary
Buick Bratt
Strathmore
Dale Tabb
San Bruno
Gale Reed
Foster City
Rick Campell
John Holmes
Henry Blair
Douglas Deleasa
Victor Arismendez
Tolbert Rites Mark Evangelist’s 74 Year Life in Shafter
Melvin M. Tolbert 74 died November 15 in his home on South Shafter Avenue. Services were held November 11 at Agee Funeral Chapel with Rev. Sam Hensley officiating and burial in Shafter Memorial Park. Tolbert, born in Arkansas, lived in Shafter 34 years and served as a Free Will Baptist Evangelist 25 years. He later sold fruit for a decade. Survivors include two sons Harold and Melvin Jr plus three daughters Tommie Mertz Cleo Romine Dolly Houston, two brothers Woodrow and Dallas, 19 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed as Deb Bayless Wayne Hurst Slim Lytle Walt Cockran.
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Agee
Melvin M. Tolbert
Shafter Ave
Sam Hensley
Freewill Baptist Church
Shafter Memorial Park
Mr. Tolbert
Ark
Shafter
Tolbert
Free Will Baptist Church
Harold
Melvin Jr
Marysville
Tommie Mertz
Cleo Romine
Dolly Houston
Davis
Woodrow Tolbert
Dallas Tolbert
Bell
Deb. Bayless
Wayne Hurst
Slim Lytle
Walt Cockran
Public hearing on setback encroachment in Shafter
Public notice for December 6 1977 hearing before Shafter Planning Commission at City Hall 320 James Street Shafter California to consider W B Findley encroaching two feet into side setback for a storage shed and to present evidence for or against the application dated November 28 1977 by Doksel Robinson published Shafter.
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Council
Shafter City Hall
James Street
Shafter
California
Planning Commission of
City of
W.B. Findley
Wey and Way
Services for Carrie Cosby Announced in Mountain Home
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon November 23 at Roller Funeral Home Mountain Home Arkansas for Carrie Cosby 78 who died November 2 in a Bakersfield Hospital. She was born in Oakland Arkansas and had resided in the Shafter area for six weeks. Survivors include brother Allen Gilbert of Oklahoma and four sisters Flora Siebert Lindy Sisney L Flossie Sisney Leatha Mahan, all listed respectively in Missouri and Arkansas.
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Roller Funeral Home
Mountain Home
Arkansas
Carrie Cosby
Bakersfield
Cosby
Oakland
Shafter
Allen Gilbert
Oklahoma
Flora Siebert
Lindy Sisney
L. Flossie Sisney
Lamont
Leatha Mahan
Wasco Week Energizes Shafter High Rivalry
Shafter High celebrated Wasco Week with events from an Izzy-Dizzy Bat Race to a Car Bash on Thursday, a Snake Dance and Tiger Rally, and a Friday blue and gold sendoff. Freshmen won multiple contests and Wasco Week ended with the football teams greeting the crowd as report cards were handed out.
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Wayn
Wasco
Shafter High
Wasco High
Rex.Friesen
Shafter
Wasco Tiger
Proponents Cite Diablo Canyon Benefits and Stable Local Economy
Warnagieris says Diablo Canyon has not harmed land values or housing in San Luis Obispo County and reports favorable cooperation with Pacific Gas and Electric. He notes minimal agricultural impact, rising mobile homes for temporary workers, and a 30 percent share of the county tax base from utilities, with the plant accounting for 20 percent of the budget and $15 million annually promised to Kern County.
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Warnagieris
Diablo Canyon
Pacific Gas and Electric
Vandenberg Air Force Base
San Luis Obispo “County
Waraagieris
Kern County
SMP
Kent Noyes
Economic projections cited for SMP nuclear plant site
Contained estimates show 669 million payroll over SMP project life with 80 percent of construction workers needing single family housing and 20 percent multiple dwelling units. Local sales gains include 551 million during 1981-89 and 67 million in construction material purchases. Operating period yields 222 million in retail sales.
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SMP
Noyes
Quad
Tow
Clemente
Pennsylvania State University
Illinois
Singing Groups From Other Churches to Perform in Shafter
Singing groups from other churches in Shafter will also be present and will perform.
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Shafter
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Otto W. Becker
D.R. Blair
M.M. Tolbert
Doksel Robinson Weer
Planning Commission
Sonshine
Central Avenue
C. Cosby Services
Wong
Shafter Church of God
Good News
Church of God
Parkerhouse Rolls
Chantilly
Champagne
Chocolate
Turkey
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