Rev Whaley Leaves Shafter for New Phoenix Church
Rev Alan Whaley was installed as pastor of Palm Glen Neighborhood Church in Phoenix on October 6. The Whaleys moved to Phoenix last week after a farewell at Mennonite Brethren Church of Shafter in September. He previously served two years as assistant pastor and was a Rotary Club member in Shafter. The family has a daughter named Elissa, age two.
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Alan Whaley
Palm Glen
Phoenix
Arizona
Whaleys
Mennonite Brethren Church of
Shafter
Whaley
Sistant
Shafter Church
Rotary Club
Whaley’s
Elissa
Kern County Farm Bureau Week Celebrated in 60th Year
Kern County Farm Bureau marks sixty years of agricultural service joining with California Farm Bureau to proclaim October 7 13 as Farm Bureau Week statewide. Fred L Starrh is serving a second term as president highlighting the organization’s role in maintaining agriculture as Kern County's top industry with an emphasis on free market principles and legislative involvement. The article notes Kern’s 1973 direct farm marketing value at 597 738 630 dollars, up 37 percent from 1972, and harvested cropping acreage totaling 809 578 acres.
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Kern County
Sampe
Kern County Farm Bureau
California Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Fred H. Hall
Bureau
Kern
Fred L. Starrh
Shafter Area
Farm Bureau Week
Starrh
House of Almonds Opens Bakersfield Gift Shop
The House of Almonds showcases dozens of festive almond Gift Packs in a new Bakersfield store. They offer sliced diced and slivered almonds plus flavored varieties for gifting and entertaining with worldwide mail order. Open Friday to Sunday with detailed directions to the Almond Plant and a contact number.
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California
House of Almonds
Bakersfield
Final feeding and staking for mum buds not coloring
Feed mums one last time if buds remain colorless and secure the plants with proper stakes to support growth and prevent flopping.
Four charged with Shafter truck theft
Kern County deputies stopped a speeding 1959 International truck in the Buttonwillow area. Inside were Gary McGowen and David Lee Willaméon, both 20, plus two 17 year old Shafter youths, all charged with grand theft auto.
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Shafter
Kern County
J. Acebedo
Buttonwillow
Chuck Johnson
Gary McGowen
Gibson Lane
David Lee Wil-laméon
Leo
Shafter Bar
Bob
Joe
McGowen
Vandalism Damages Shafter Home of Porky’s Pizza Owner
Police investigated a Friday vandalism at the home of Charlotte Goetcher, owner of Porky's Pizza Shop at 220 Maple Street. Estimated damage reached 7000 dollars after paint was poured on carpeting furniture and clothes, with knives slashing furniture and the note I did for your pizza but didn’t like it found on a wall.
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Shafter
Maple Street
Charlotte Goetcher
Porky’s
Goetcher
Reimer Repeats Win in Kern County Tractor Pull
Dwight Reimer driving a Case 1070 captured top honors in the 9 001–12 000 pound stock class at the Second Annual Kern County Fair Tractor Pull. He reached 259 ft 1 in before the sled stopped, beating last year’s distance by 7 ft. Emanuel Neumann & Son of Shafter took second with an International 1466 at 244 ft 1/2 in.
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Howard K. Dickson
Dwight Reimer
Shafter
Reimer
Emanuel Neumann & Son
Automotive Diesel
Valley Auto Parts
Valpredo Farming
Joel Judge
John Deere
Jack Nikkel
Brown & Bryant and
Ag Water
Buttonwillow Land & Cattle Co
Robert Tracy
Tracy
Bugni Farm
Oliver
Rossi Brothers Farms
Kerr County Fair
G. A. Dean
Adams
Linda Fassig
Colleen Sutton-Jones
Mise Kern County Fair
Gasoline Theft Reported at Shafter Vegetable Growery
Patrolman Wayne Davis found about $150 worth of gasoline stolen from equipment parked near Beech and Lerdo Highway at 3 20 a m Monday. Gas spilled on the asphalt and gas caps on several pieces of equipment were removed with footprints leading from the spill toward Beech.
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Shafter Vegetable Growery
Beech and
Lerdo Highway
Wayne Davis
Judge Gaede fines and jail terms for several speeders
Three speeders appeared in Shafter Justice Court this week. Fred Harris of Shafter pleaded guilty to driving 100 mph and chose a $65 fine with five days in jail or a $95 fine. Gerald Painter of Walnut Creek pleaded guilty to speeding 85 mph with a prior moving violation and was fined $95. Louis Aguilar of Long Beach was fined $65 for 80 mph. John Wayne Hood of Wasco received 179 days of a 180 day sentence for assault with a deadly weapon. Eugene Johnson of Westmorland pleaded guilty to suspended license and open container charges. he faced 34 days in jail or a $625 fine.
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Speeders
Shafter Justice Court
Fred Harris
Shafter
Harvey Gaede
Gerald Painter
Walnut Creek
Louis Aguilar
Long Beach
John Wayne Hood
Wasco
Eugene Johnson
Westmoreland
California
Gaede
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Carol, Melissa and
Farm Bureau & Success
State Farm
Joe Kirk
Central Ave
Five Points
State Farm Mutual , Automobile Insurance Company
Home Office
Doumington
Iilinete
Stats Farm
Olive Drive
Knudsen Road
Knudsen
Norris Road
Master Charge and
BankAmericard Welcome
Shafter 4-H
Cheryl Anderson
Dana Nickelsen
Julie Lehman
Cindi Watkins
Karen Anderson
Pam Watkins
Lance Peshsione Neek
Achary W
Growi Bey
Leathercraft
Gail Anderson
Andrea Neufeld
Philip Aniceann
Leathercrit
Suffolk
Fresno
Hanford
Madera
Turlock
Stockton
Tulare
Bakerefield
del Papa & Wahl
Don Valpredo
Valpredo
Cal- Poly
Case Equipment Co
Davis
Beech
Nellie Lassiter
Bessie
Kennath
American Legion Auxiliary
Bessie Keinath
Lassiter
Shafter Auxiliary
Keinath
Legion
Elkhart
Kansas
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