Scouts appoint Alfred L. Gregg Jr in Bakersfield area
Ray A. Sirman president of the Kern County Council Boy Scouts of America and Richard Co. Rice council executive announce the employment of Alfred L. Gregg Jr effective November 1. Gregg will serve as an Assistant District Scout Executive in the Bakersfield area mainly in the south eastern sections of the city.
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Ray A. Sirman
Kern County Council
Boy Scouts of America
Richard Co. Rice
Alfred L. Gregg Jr
Gregg
Bakersfield
Shafter Chamber Leader Pat H W Pat Prominent in Talks
H W Pat, president of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce, is cited in ongoing discussions about community development and local business support, signaling active civic leadership.
56 Juniors Complete Take Tests at Shafter High
Fifty six Shafter High School juniors have finished the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. Principal Arthur H. Johnson notes the two hour exam by the College Entrance Examination Board aids guidance programs and college selection. Counselors include Mrs Amelia Wells Anna Lovelace and Dan Bledsoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Arthur H. Johnson
College Entrance Examination Board
Carl E. Wells
Wells
Shafter High
Amelia
Dave
Anna Lovelace
Dan Bledsoe
Smith Reports On Farming Legislation
Robert Smith discusses 1963 California Agriculture measures including the Marketing Act of 1937 and a defeated production control bill. He notes labor bills and wage topics, Farm Bureau efforts nationwide, and October as Farm Bureau Month with a 1964 Kern County goal of 1470 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculto
Californiia
Beattle
Senate
Robert Smith
Farm Bureau
California
Kern County
Smith
Sailor Participates in Black Bear Exercise Aboard Kitty Hawk
Reginald C. Hight, commissaryman third class USN, son of Mrs. Bessie L. Hight of Shafter California, served aboard USS Kitty Hawk operating from San Diego. He participated in the Black Bear exercise in the Eastern Pacific from September 30 to October 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Pacific
FHTNC
USN
Bessie L. Hight
Terra Vista Lame
Shafter
San Diego
Calif
Porterville High District Annexation Feasibility Study
A Kern County education progress report details an agriculture education study by Kern Junior College and Porterville Union High. It covers farm labor cost analysis, outcome projections over two years, and a conference in Porterville on Oct 21 to discuss annexation feasibility. The next board meeting is Oct 24 at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Union High
Citizens’ Committee
Kern Junior College
Porterville Union
Porterville
Voters urged to register as Kern County fairs promote registration
County Clerk Vera K. Gibson urged voters to stay active in registration during the Kern County Fair where the League of Women Voters of Bakersfield staffed a booth. The group registered 569 voters, and Gibson noted that moving to a new precinct requires re registration 54 days before an election. New California residents must live in the state one year and in their precinct 54 days before voting. non citizens must have USA citizenship 90 days prior to election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera K. Gibson
Kern County Fair
League of Women Voters of
Bakersfield
Letha J. Green
Phyllis Dobbs
Voters’ Service
Miss Gibson
California
United States
Election Department
Kern County Civic Center
Truxtun
Chester Avenue
Kern County Fire Station
Shafter
Kern County
Auto credit surge fuels 1962 U.S. auto market
Auto buyers in the United States received about 18 billion dollars in new credit during 1962. This expansion supported higher demand and helped push vehicle sales, reflecting a robust lending environment and consumer credit growth of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Air Service Pilot Tests Tactics and Jet Maintenance
The airman, a Shafter High School graduate, and his wife Merilyn Bass of Shafter, are featured as tests of new air defense tactics. The article notes intense competition evaluating pilot and support roles and the readiness of jet aircraft and air teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Merilyn Bass
Lee Bass
Shafter
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Pi Shefter High School
Aediog Teed
Tle
Eien
Teandiin
Ted French, JR
Steff
Oberfelde Ford Geo. Haberfelde Inc
Ted French, SR
First Baptist C Church
Rev. Menns HH. Schellesbers
Monte Worshir
Svening
Geepel Weer
Family Bible
Toyland
Central Avenue
Farm Education
County Clerk’s Office
Fairview
Auto Credit
KIRBY
Central Ave
Shafter, Calif
Sprouse
Aaa
Hunt
Ben-Cooper
Air Service
Irvin E. Fike
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