Water issue focus from Kern County leaders in Shafter
In a Shafter Press series, Assemblyman H. W. Pat Kelly of Shafter is highlighted as a key member of an 18 member Senate Assembly committee on water. The piece frames water as California's top political issue and positions local leaders for guidance and action.
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California
Shafter
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Senate
Assembly
Kelly
Sacramento
Kern County
Delta
Delta-Mendota Canal
San Luis Reservoir
Traffic Island At Lerdo-CVH Corner Planned
California highway officials approve a safety island at the Lerdo Central Valley intersection to reduce accidents at Shafter. The city council requests further study on traffic lights at both this corner and Shafter avenue. The island will be a triangle near the southeast corner and uses 700 vehicles per hour data.
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California State Department of Highways
Central Valley
Lerdo
Shafter
Shafter City
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Ave
Dement
Ee Sreties
Farm Service Burglary Triggers Check Scam Warning
Merchants alerted after the Shafter Farm Service was burglarized early Tuesday. Deputies report a safe with $20, several hundred dollars in checks and about 500 blank checks stolen, intended to be filled later. Owners Noble and T. J. Howze say thieves forced entry by tearing a metal door and removing a window and also carried off many tires.
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Shafter Farm Service
Noble
T. J. Howze
Shrine Potato Bowl appeals for support at Bakersfield game
The tenth annual Shrine Potato Bowl at Bakersfield Memorial Stadium on December 7 funds medical care for crippled children. Ernest Hunter leads the drive, touting pageantry and music while revealing hospital impact and services provided by the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Los Angeles since 1952.
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Bakersfield Memorial Stadium
Ernest Hunter
Kern County
Shriners Hospital
Los Angeles
Shriner’s Hospital
Stamp Club
Kelly and
Somers
Civic-Football Banquet Set For Tues Night Speaker Hein at Shafter event
The community of Shafter will hold a banquet next Tuesday at 7 pm in the high school cafeteria with Mel Hein USC football coach as guest speaker. The program includes awards for most valuable player and top scholastic record on the Generals and Colonels squads.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Mel Hein
University of Southern California
Generals
Colonels
Dave Anderson
Irvin Jensen
Robert Bann
Student Body Play Set At Shafter High Next Week
Shafter High School will present its annual student body play on December 6 at 8 15 p m in the school auditorium. The mystery comedy Ladies in Retirement stars Louise Fuller Ellen Creed Charolette Ellison Leonora Fiske Clarice Mouser Etta Lee Carol Barton Larry Meredith Kindles and Gaby Kendrick with scenery by William Houser stage craft class.
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Shafter High School
Yvonne Milliken
Louise Fuller
Ellen Creed
Charolette Ellison
Leonora Fiske
Clarice Mouser
Etta Lee
Ellen
Emily
Louise
Carol Barton
Lucy Gilham
Larry
Meredith Kindles
Andrew Feather
Theresa
Gaby Kendrick
Albert
Shafter High ‘School
Shafter High Sum
Charlotte Ellison
Larry Louise Fulfer
Heart Attack Hits Shafter Judge E K Grant After Flu
E K Grant longtime Shafter district judge and building inspector is hospitalized in Bakersfield after a heart attack following influenza. Doctors report no visitors, expect absence through January. City council appoints deputy inspector to cover duties and Judge Fred Pritschke of Wasco handles cases.
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E. K. Grant
Shafter Judicial District
Shafter
Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield
Grant
William H. Johnston
Fred Pritschke
Wasco
Shafter City Council Rejects Waste Collection Takeover Offer
The Shafter City Council declared satisfaction with its garbage and waste collection service and rejected J. C. Cook of Springfield Oregon’s offer to take over the utility for an annual fee. Officials said the department funds itself and is well run with only occasional resident complaints.
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Shafter
J. C. Cook
Springfield
Oregon
Flu season dents donors at Shafter blood drive
The Shafter blood collection drive drew only 28 eligible donors as flu season reduced turnout. Jack Janzen, drive chairman, said Bakersfield bloodbank sent the vehicle to replenish local plasma stocks. The visit, with Dr. Henry Voth and nurse Mrs. Jake F. Bergen aiding, included donuts and coffee provided by the Business and Professional club and served by the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Tion
Jack Janzen
Houchigs
Bakersfield
Shafterites
Janzen
Shafter
Henry Voth
Jake F. Bergen
American Legion Auxiliary
Housing at Minter Village to continue occupancy
Kern County Housing Authority says Minter Village will keep 146 units with 265 residents since eight damaged barracks are not repairable. Officials deny eviction plans and plan sale only if necessary while maintaining low cost housing for families.
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County of
Kern
Yat
Minter Vilye
Robert Goodin
Housing Authority
Goodin
Andonger
Minter Village
Farmers to Elect 5 Committeemen
Shafter residents may elect five local representatives to Kern county ASC. Elections by mail with ballots due December 8 at the Bakersfield county office. Newly elected members take office January 1. chairman to attend Kern ASC convention. Nominees include Kerneth Anderson, John Balzer, Harvey Bartel, Leland Bell, Jake Bergen, Bill Bradley, John H. Fuller, Harvey Funk, Eugene Johnson, Menno Siemens, Weldon Wilson, and Jack Wood.
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Shafter
Kern County’ Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Lee R. Stepp
Shafter Election Board
ASC
Bakersfield
Kern County
Kerneth Anderson
John Balzer
Harvey Bartel
Leland Bell
Jake F. Bergen
Bill Bradley
John H. Fuller
Harvey D. Funk
Eugene Johnson
Menno Siemens
Weldon Wilson
Jack Wood
Cotton Harvest in Shafter Nears End Amid Record Yields
California cotton harvest ends next week with prices 33 to 38 cents and yields up to 2.5 to 3 bales per acre in Shafter. West coast weather favorable, south and southeast poor, total Kern County harvest about two to two and a quarter bales per acre statewide around 1006 pounds. Shafter-Wasco area to produce nearly 75 million pounds with 42 million pounds shipped. Local gins run 24 hours daily as finish nears.
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Shafter
Southwest
California
Kern County
Shafter-Wasco
Chamber to Name Directors for 58
The Shafter chamber of commerce and agriculture will meet next Wednesday morning to nominate new directors for 1958. Secretary Robert Somers announced the officers will be chosen after the directors’ election later in December.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Robert Somers
Somers
Chamber
Free Polio Shots Here Next Friday Night
Immunizations for poliomyelitis will be given at the County Building in Shafter on Friday, November 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. Anyone over six months of age is eligible. Doctor William Buss notes shots are best now as polio season peaks mid summer and urges vaccination at private physicians or health department clinics to reduce cases in Kern County.
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Shafter
William Buss
Kern County
Buss
Stores to Remain Open Nights for Christmas Season
Christmas shoppers in the Shafter area may shop evenings as merchants extend hours. The merchants division will keep stores open until 8 p m from December 16 to 21, until 9 p m on December 23, and close at 6 p m on Christmas Eve to accommodate workers.
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Shafter
Merchants
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Smiley Burnett
Burnett
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