Shafter City Council Debates Christmas Lights Timetable
City council members Tuesday night chose to keep holiday decorations in the business district but postponed a decision on when to switch on the lights. Chamber directors at a recent luncheon recommended lights from dusk to 9 p.m. for one week before Christmas, diverging from prior custom of dark to midnight from December 1 through Christmas.
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Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board
Nixon
Washington
Public Works Department
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Richard Larson
Jerry Schaefer
Schaefer
Board of Trade Urges Elk Hills Exploration Funds
Kern County Board of Trade directors at Tehachapi urged Congressional support for funds to explore Elk Hills as a potential oil source. They cited a 1.3 billion barrel estimate with possible higher volumes and called for deeper, systematic testing beyond 11,000 feet. They asked the Board of Supervisors to back a resolution seeking federal appropriations.
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Board of Trade
Elk Hills
Kern County
County Economic Board
Board of Supervisors
Logan
Cliff Hewitt
California
Hewitt
Rainfall Totals Rise in Shafter as Week Remains Cool
The Shafter area logged .95 inches of rain since July 1 with an additional .24 inches on Thursday bringing the season toward the one inch mark. City temperatures stayed cool with 29 degrees noted Sunday and highs in the 50s all week. Readings from the USDA Cotton Research Station near Shafter show daily temperature extremities and rainfall.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Pat Kelly to Head Salvation Army Campaign
Pat Kelly chairs the Salvation Army Service Committee urging support for the 1973 Christmas and Welfare Appeal to aid the less fortunate. The committee, made of civic volunteers, notes last year 230 committees across Northern California and Nevada helped thousands, and donors can mail contributions to the San Francisco divisional headquarters.
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Salvation Army
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Salvation Army Service Committee
California
Nevada
Salvation
Army
P. O
San Francisco
Shafter Doctor Arrested on Assault Charges
Dr. Merle R. Feleny, 43, of Shafter, was arrested by Sheriff's deputies last Tuesday at 29550 Madera Avenue on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and willful unlawful use of force. Margaret Clevenger was the complainant. Feleny posted $1,000 bail at the Shafter jail the same day.
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Merle R. Feleny
Shafter
Shafter Justice Court
Madera Avenue
Feleay
Margaret Clevenger
$800 Worth of Tools Stolen From Pickup
Marvin Hall reports tools stolen from his pickup on Tuesday of last week. A tool box and miscellaneous tools valued at $800 were taken, with the box stolen the previous night, according to sheriff's deputies.
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Marvin Hall
Lerdo Highway
Decorations to Go Up Delayed as Council Weighs Lights Plan
Shafter officials delayed a decision on illuminating Christmas decorations while ordering nonessential lights removed on Lerdo Highway to cut power use. PG E and state leaders urged voluntary cuts of 10 percent with potential mandatory steps if not met.
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Shafter
Public Works Department
Pg&e
William Ketchum
John Tunney
Joseph Y. de Young
California Public Utilities Commission
Young
Lewis Carroll
Lerdo Highway
Central Valley Highway
Valley Final Tickets on Sale at SHS
Sequoia Division Valley football final tickets are on sale at SHS for Friday night in Dinuba. 500 adult and 500 student tickets cost $2 and $1 respectively. The Generals, making a second straight final, travel to Dinuba for an 8 p.m. kickoff and should sit on the home side for a better view.
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Central
Shafter High
Dinuba
Albert Pino
Anthony Taffera
Philip Brown
Terry Altman
Terry Chicca
Jerry Mejia
Jerry Chicca
Tim Williams
David Armendariz
David Wiley
Glenn Thomas
Herb
Richard Froehlich
Froehlich
Generals
Dinuba Stadium
Akers Tells of Cotton Sale to China
Tom Akers sales manager for Calcot Ltd spoke at Shafter Rotary about completing the first direct American cotton sale to China negotiated through an American firm. He described 27 years of travel to major textile nations and showed illustrative movies.
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Akers
China
Tom Akers
Worldwide Marketing Association of
Calcot, Ltd
People’s Republic of China
Shafter
Rotary Club
Russia
South Africa
Incumbents Seek Reelection in Four City Offices
City Councilmen Ben Grundy and Bill Banks announced plans to run again. Banks pledged openness and wise decisions for Shafter residents. City Clerk Bill Johnston and City Treasurer Bert Ware also said they will seek reelection as forms become available at City Hall for March elections.
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Ben Grundy
Bill Banks
Banks
Shafter
Bill Johnston
Bert Ware
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