Mike Allen returns from Ecuador AFS summer abroad
Shafter High School senior Mike Allen has returned home from a two month AFS Student Abroad program in Ecuador. He traveled via National Airlines to Miami and Ecuador, stayed with the Bonilla family in Guayaquil, visited Quito and the American Embassy, and observed local schools, markets, and a military Junta government. He described open markets, family life, and Spanish subtitles on American films during the trip.
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Michael Allen
Ecudor
AFS
Mike
Leroy Allen
Shafter High School
Shafter
National Airlines
Miami
Ecuteriana Airlines
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Panama City
Calif Columbia
Yolanda Gutierrez
Alberto
Malena
Bonilla
Vincente Roca
United States
Hope
Quayquil
Quito
White House
Zones and water zones described for Kern water districts
The Leeds Hill and Jewett report notes a prospective need for water across areas overlying the groundwater basin except for Central Valley Project districts overlapping Wheeler Ridge WSD Maricopa WSD and North Kern WSD. It states lands in Arvin Edison WSD partially lie in Wheeler Ridge WSD.
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KCWA
Arvin-Edison Wsd
Wheeler Ridge Wsd
Leeds, Hill and Jewett
Central Valley Project
Wheeler Ridge
Wsd
Maricopa
North Kern
Attend Luncheon First PTA Meeting Set For September 15
Shafter High School PTA representatives joined the Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club as new teachers were welcomed at a Kiwanis luncheon held September 2 in Memorial Hall. The first PTA meeting is planned for September 15 with a potluck supper at 6 30 p.m. Principal Arthur Johnson to introduce faculty at 7 30. Robert Bann chairs the evening in the cafeteria. PTA executive board meets September 14 at 3 p.m. to discuss budget and programming.
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Shafter High School
PTA
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Memorial Hall
Shafter
Frank Johnson
Robert Bann
Reg Hammond
Donald St. Clair
Dick Garber
Ray Heaton
Carl Wells
Bill Childress
Bill Gladden
Kenneth Wegis
Hardy Hair
W. T. Walhoad
Lawrence Kattenhorn
Harvey Neuman
Don Little
Ed Nikkel
Arthur Johnson
Rob
Ert Bann
Franks and Firms Upgrades Highlight Shafter Business Scene
Frankly Speaking notes rapid activity in Shafter as Budget Mart updates fixtures and Frank Preston adds a new front beside rival Shafter Recap. Irvin Fike refurbishes and repaints his showroom, blacks out his used car lot, and prepares for a 25th anniversary while Cass Garratz and Ray Duersk en refurbish for new car arrivals around September 25. George Keyters, Delano Record editor, pens on poverty and federal efforts across decades.
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Shafter
Budget Mart
Frank Preston
Shafter Recap
Irvin Fike
Cass Garratz
Ray Duerksen
As I See it By George Keyzers on Poverty
The column reflects a humorous take on poverty and shared aims against it. The narrator notes personal history of wanting treats and implies a stance against poverty shared with LBJ, suggesting the idea predates the public figure. The piece frames simple needs as a social issue with a light tone.
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George Keyzers
LBJ
War on Poverty Ideals and Personal Struggles Narrative
A speaker recalls starting work young to beat poverty and describes a lifelong battle. They compare personal effort with political approaches, noting poverty as a persistent foe and reflecting on resilience, work, and the limits of government solutions. The tone blends memoir with political commentary.
Washington Papers Reflect on Thieves and Charlatans
The fragment laments recurring corruption in U.S. leadership from Washington onward, noting ongoing thefts and deceptions by thieves and blackguards as a long-standing pattern in the presidency.
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Mike Allen
Mike Alien
Adams
Siats
Ney Hwy
Ronnie Koeppel
Bill Maytubby
Tommy Colvard
Gary New
Ken Shultz
Jim Agee
Clarence Evans
Jack
Washington
George Keyters
Delano Record
George
Kern County
Peggy Karch
Congress
Karch
Midway Bowl
Central Valley
Wasco
Shafter Phones
Fecon
Mone
Washington, D. C
The
United
George Washington
Irvin E. Fire, Inc
Snow Gates & Valves
Snow Irrigation Supply Co
First Southern Baptist Church
Dexter C. Ogan
T. AM
B.T.U
Horace Womack
Marvin Mouser
Mm. U
Dale Spohn
Gas and Electric Company
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