Dick Larson Named Manager For Smiths Supervisor Campaign
Dick Larson announced as Ken Smith’s campaign manager noting two core aims for the District I race. He says Smith’s water stance aligns with Kern County Water Agency policy on zone of benefit, affecting Shafter and federal water users. Larson cites fundraising limits and focus on water issues as factors in Smith’s campaign progress.
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Dick Larson
Smith
Ken Smith
Kern County Water Agency Board
Shafter
Pate
Kern County Water Agency
Larson
Mark Herron Targets National Office at Convention
Mark Herron of Manhattan Beach attended the national convention of Boys Staters and ran for president, was defeated, and was appointed attorney general. Tickets for this event were available from Legion Post 213.
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Mark Herron
Manhattan Beach
Bays
Boys’Staters
Gattorney
Can Lanion
Supervisor proposal eyed for eastern area changes
Larson argues reassigning boundaries would let a supervisor of the eastern area serve his district more effectively and the same logic applies to Shafter Wasco Delano and McFarland regions.
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Aire Woneneonen Siesbage
Larson
Shafter
Wasco
Delano
McFarland
Notable visit to the Tackett home by Lind residents
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wilson and Mrs. Barbara Evans visited Sy Sergenet in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tackett, with their children Wayne Linda and Wesley present in Lind.
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Claude Wilson
Barbara Evans
Wayne, Linda, and
Wesley
Lindsay
Sy Sergenet
Charles Tackett
Scout Fund Drive Underway With Local Leaders
The annual Scout Fund drive is led by Elmer Unruh with Lewis Carroll guiding the advance membership effort and Futrell assisting. Don Zachary directs the sustaining drive to begin at a seven o'clock breakfast at the Shafter Motel with a goal of 3400 dollars for 320 local Scouts. The funds cover administrative and expense purposes.
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Elmer Unruh
Lewis Carroll
Futrell
Don Zachary
Shafter Motel
Shafter
Voting Dilemma Poem From Shafter Reader
A reader from P. O. Box 21 Shafter California writes a verse on voting indecision across statewide races. The poem notes uncertainty amid a long candidate list, hesitation to pick based on praises or knocks, and fears of blaming the eventual winner. The piece ends with a self aware pledge to vote cautiously.
New Gold in State Magazine Highlights Kern River Valley Tourism
Lake Isabella and Kern River Valley are profiled in a California magazine feature, citing 1963 tourism totals of 750000 visits and projecting 1 to 1.5 million visitors in 1964 as Kern County 홍 develops tourism as a major industry. The piece notes arrivals from Los Angeles and surrounding counties, camping use on 10000 acres, and rising highway attention as the region grows as a destination.
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Lake Isabella
Kern River Valley
Ie. Ee
California
Kern County Board
Robert Marshall
Board of Trade
California Magazine
Kern County
Los Angles
Kern River
Los Angeles
Riverside
San Bernardino
Poin U. S. 99
Book Week kicks off with Kern County Library events
The 1964 National Children’s Book Week theme Swing Into Books headlines Kern County Free Library events. A Book Fair runs October 27–29 in Bakersfield Central Library Auditorium with 600 juvenile books. Authors Ralph Moody Don Mura and Elizabeth Clemens Robinson are featured. A dinner honoring Moody is set for October 27 at Hill House. County residents are invited to visit branch libraries.
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Kern County Free Library
Central Library
Truxtun Bakersfield
Uite
Dergarten
Ralph Moody
Don Mura
Gy Zilpha
Andlizabeth Clemens Robinson
Hill House
Orsfield
Association For Childhood Educates
Kern County Library Asociates
Baby Ginger Oliver Born Prematurely at 326 Ann Street
Ginger Oliver was born prematurely to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Oliver on September 22 at 326 Ann Street. She weighed 5 pounds 8 ounces at homecoming after weeks of care. grandparents listed as Mrs. Kay Bailey and Mrs. John Oliver.
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Ginger Oliver
Kenneth Oliver
Ann Street
Sepember 22
Kay Bailey
Shaf
John Oliver
Cupps Speaks at Shafter Rotary on VOA Delano Station
Halbert T. Cupps, speaker at the Shafter Rotary noon luncheon, is manager of the United States Information Service Voice of America station at Delano. He explained the station’s purposes and the countries that receive its messages.
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Halbert T. Cupps
United States Information Service
Voice of America
Delano
Shafter
Jackson Roles Advancing in Local Education Board
Jackson has served as president and is now a member of the Kern County Board of Education LeRoy Jackson, Supervisor, 1st District, remains a political figure in the local education leadership.
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LeRoy Jackson
Jackson
Ident
Woman's Club Scholarship Fund Raising Event
The Woman's Club hosts a scholarship fund raising event on Wednesday October 28 at 8 p m in the Coe Sorority Shop Bakersfield. Co chairmen are Mrs N R Boggs and Mrs Adrian Dooley. The style show benefits the Nurse's scholarship fund with models drawn from the membership including Mrs J W Frizzell Mrs Arnold Koehn Mrs Donald Zachary Marshal Unruh and Weston Futrell. Younger members will participate.
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Fter
Woman’s Club
Coe
Bakersfield
N. R. Boggs
Adrian Dooley
Woman's Club
Nurse’s
Bers
J. W. Frizzell
Arnold Koehn
Donald Zachary
Marshal Unruh
Weston Futrell
Local Style Show to Feature College and High School Models
Miss Virginia Frost a Bakersfield College freshman and Miss Kathy Richards Miss Mary Walhoad and Miss Barbara Boggs from Shafter High School will model at the October event. A mother daughter duo Mrs James Moquist and daughter Ann will share the spotlight. Tickets from Shafter Woman's Club members. ticket chair Mrs Art Kadel. Other chairs Narration Mrs Elmer Richards refreshments Mrs Emil Frost and Mrs W T Walhood prizes Mrs Clyde Zachary.
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Virginia Frost
Kathy Richards
Mary Walhoad
Barbara Boggs
Miss Frost
Bakersfield College
Shafter High School
James Moquist
Ann
Shafter Woman's Club
Art Kadel
Elmer Richards
Emil Frost
W. T. Walhood
Clyde Zachary
Telephone changes cut long distance costs and calls
The article notes dramatic reductions in long distance rates from 1925 to now, with a San Francisco to New York 3 minute day rate dropping from 16.50 to 2.25 plus tax. It also highlights evolving dialing improvements and future telephone service changes within the Bell System.
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San Francisco
New York
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State Magazine
Jewel Tea CO
Shafter, Mcfarland
Complete Catalog Service
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America
Bob Walker
Dwina, Ousdale
Your Home Shopping
Cupps
The
Kern County Board of Ed
Tsco
First Southern Baptist Church
Dexter C. Ogan
Am Weston Futrell
Merce Circe Vecter
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Pacific Telepho
Nationwide Bell System
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South Grand Ave
Market ST
Howard L. Byram
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