Trustees Preparing For New Tax Elections Committee Formed For District Wide Citizen Study
The Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber merge to form a citizens committee to study Kern County Union High School District finances and growth. Trustees report talks follow two failed tax elections and support for another election soon to retain teachers.
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Bakersfield
Albert S. Gould
High School District Board of Trustees
Howe
Bultman
Kern County School Boards Association
Kern County Committee On
Ronald W. Cox
Division of Public School
Back to School Night at Shafter High School
Shafter High School hosts Back to School Night on Tuesday October 19 at 6 30 pm with a cafe teria dinner served by the school cafeteria staff. Parents may choose Ala Carte or plate lunches and follow their child’s six 20 minute classroom visits at 7 30 pm guided by CSF students and Frank Johnson invites all parents.
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Shafter High School
CSF
Frank Johnson
PTA
Cotton Field Day set for October at Station
The annual Cotton Field Day in the San Joaquin Valley is planned for October 27 at the US Cotton Research Station in Shafter. John Turner says the one day session titled Dollars and Sense for 66 will cover six key cotton growing topics.
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San Joaquin Valley
John Turner
US Cotton Research Station
Shafter
Bureau
Central Valley
Peace and Quiet Reported at Shafter Police Station
Patrol week yielded few incidents. A bicycle registered to Don Stepp was found in bushes near Richland Pool and reported stripped. A woman injured her head in a minor scalp wound after bumping it getting into a car while intoxicated. A pickup mounted the sidewalk before United Cigar Store. Separate calls cited a prowler, a fight inquiry, apartment trouble, and a Central Avenue noninjury car crash.
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Shafter
Don Stepp
Richland Pool
Warren Mullen
Pose
United Cigar Store
Central Avenue
Alan Poznoff Recuperates
Alan Poznoff the 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs Alex V Poznoff recovers from extensive facial injuries after surgery requiring over 200 stitches and more than 31 hours of operative care. He attends Bakersfield College and hopes to resume studies soon.
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Alan Poznoff
Alex V. Poznoff
Gary Sellars
Alan
Poznoff
Bakersfield College
Governor Brown Declares National Newspaper Week in California
Governor Edmund G. Brown proclaims October 10 16 as National Newspaper Week in California. He salutes editors and reporters for providing news honestly and objectively and emphasizes the free press as the heart of American life and a constitutional right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
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Free Press
California
Mrs. Hare Takes Third With "Grandma" at Shafter Art Festival
Bakersfield report notes Mrs. Laury Hare won the sweepstakes at Shafter Art Festival and was awarded third place for her picture "Grandma" displayed at Central Library. Hare teaches at Richland Schools and had not previously entered the competition.
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Laury Hare
Shafter
Grandma
Central Library
Bakersfield
Hare
Richland
Cooperation On College Invited By Shafter Chamber
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce invites northern county cities to join in supporting the new State College site as far north as possible. Pat Kelly cites strong Delano support and Bob Bann will present the letter to Wasco. A regional chamber meeting may be planned if interest grows.
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Shafter Chamber of
Com
State College
Chamber
Pat Kelly
Delano
Bob Bann
Shafter Chamber
Wasco
Bruce Crawford
Bryan Coleman
Shafter Airport
Santa Fe Railroad
Clifford Ratzlaff
Shafter Fire Department
Wayne Wood
Shafter
Bill Hildebrand
Quarterback Club
Shafter Fair Day Plans Unfold Saturday October 23
Merchants Association of Shafter announces a Fair Day on Saturday October 23 with Central Avenue displays by auto, agricultural, and merchandise dealers. Sidewalk sales, Zippy the Clown entertainment, and free gum candy and balloons for children are planned.
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Shafter
Merchants Association
Violet Hemingson
Central Avenue
Shafters
Zippy the Clown
Frankly Speaking by Frank Wisner
In National Newspaper Week the column urges support for the Generals and Renegades while noting both teams lost. The piece laments the county school district boundary reorganization plan, citing state committee rejection of the local proposal and the ongoing Unruh act context.
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Generals
Renegades
Shafter
Love
State Board of Trustees
Thompson Boy Will Be Back Home Soon
David Thompson ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson fell from a hay ride at the Shafter carnival last Thursday evening around 730 He was taken by ambulance to Memorial hospital for emergency treatment and is expected to return home soon A letter from his parents thanked the community for prayers visits and offers of help while he recovers
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David Thompson
Jack Thompson
Memorial Hospital
David
Shafter Press
Shafterites
Jack
Jimmie Thompson
CBMC Meeting Sets Robert Bann as Luncheon Speaker
The Christian Business Men's Committee will host a Thursday luncheon at the Veterans Memorial Hall with Robert Bann as the featured speaker. The event aims to discuss faith and business ethics.
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Robert Bann
Christian Business Men's Committee
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Water year favorable storage in Central Valley Project
Bureau of Reclamation reports outstanding reservoir levels in the Central Valley Project for the water year ending September 50. Shasta Lake reached record levels, Millerton and Folsom sites show substantial gains, and Friant Dam storage is high at about 280 400 acre feet, signaling strong water supplies for project use.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project
Robert J. Pafford, Jr
Bureau
Central Valley
Folsom
Millerton Lake
Friant Dam
City Officials Attend California Cities Convention in San Francisco
Mayor and Mrs. Dick Zenk and others from Shafter, including Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Grundy and Bill Johnston, travel to San Francisco for the League of California Cities annual convention. The event runs Sunday through Wednesday October 13, with councilmen Bob Somers and Bill Hildebrandt staying home. No Shafter City Council meeting was held Monday due to the convention.
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Dick Zenk
G. H. Ben. Grundy
al Finkbeiner
Bill Johnston
San Francisco
League of California
Bob Somers
Bill Hildebrandt
Shafter
Scouts Rally For Belated Football Camp Aid
Nonstandard OCR text shows Scouts recruit extra help for a local field goal attempt. Names and concrete facts are unclear, but the piece hints at a youth group effort and a building project tied to a sporting event.
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Brown
Edmund G. Brown
Mrs. Hare
Art
John Spear
Christian Education Building
St. Mark's
Episcopal Church
Otis Page
Father Spear
Steven Hare
Joe Frizzell
Richland School
Charles McGinty
Chamber Board
Farland
McGinty
Value King Market
Frankly Speaking
Frank Wisner
Shafter High ‘School
Gerald Higbee
Christina Bann
Execu
Tive Board
Mark
Cindy Paul
Thompson Boy
Cbmc Meeting
Janey Bey
Shafter Memorial Hall
Jack Janzen
Maude Handel
Agee
Tommy Colvard
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