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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1962
Page
9
Shafter area residents who need to re register may do so. The notice urges timely action to meet the registration deadline and participate in upcoming elections.
A school luncheon salutes retiring teachers while noting voter registration rules and locations. Registrations are available at the County Fire Station on Central Valley Highway with reregistration required for address changes. Citizens turning 21 by November 6 1962 and naturalized citizens must meet related eligibility, with further registrar information provided.
A redistricting committee appointed by county supervisors in February reports doubt that either plan can be ready for the November ballot. The 1934 initiative measure requires popular voter approval to redistrict, stripping the Board of Supervisors of that power. Boundaries set in 1934 leave the Gana ballot measure deadline at stake.
Members of the Young Republican Club will help Mr and Mrs H W Pat Kelly host a breakfast for Bob Karpe on Sunday Sept 16 from 10 am to 1 pm in the Kellys garden at 665 Manuel Avenue. Admission is a 1.50 minimum donation to the Karpe campaign fund. The menu includes pancakes baked ham and scrambled eggs. YA members assisting include Mrs E C Eckman of Shafter and Mrs Rae Hager of Wasco with others to be announced.
Dalke home welcomed visitors for a social gathering. Local attendees included neighbors and friends stopping by the residence to share hospitality and extend greetings.
Al Finkbeiner and Robert Finkbeiner from Laurence South Carolina and Shafter California beat William Pampa Texas Rudolph Bradford and Irene in Bradford Pennsylvania at Louise Hermes home. Game began last February at Wilklen’s in Pampa during a family reunion. A playoff was agreed for the next gathering in Bradford. A new game will start next summer at Lake Greenwood South Carolina.
W B Bill Camp Kern County agricultural leader and California Farmers for Nixon co chair says Gallup figures confirm rising farmer disillusionment in Kern County and California. He notes Democratic confidence dropped from January highs as farmers face high prices and low profits under Governor Brown's administration.
Eleven Shafter residents attended the sixteenth annual California Mennonite gathering nicknamed Christ Jesus My Rock. The event featured separate programs for adults youths and children with worship services and missionary speakers Rev and Mrs Albert Jansen of Holtville Ariz sharing slides on Hopi work.
California Highway Patrol Commissioner Bradford M. Crittenden cautioned drivers as schools reopen. He urged slower speeds near crossings where children will be present and reminded drivers that youngsters may forget about traffic. His message emphasized preventing family tragedy.
Army Specialist Five J. T. Badgett Jr. of Korea 7th Infantry Division recently joined a firing detail as an expert in the .45 caliber pistol. He is identified by his wife Alice at 615 Cofman St Jeoee Mont Colo and his parents at 18624 S Shafter Ave Shafter Calif. Badgett, a 1951 Army entrant and Shafter High School graduate, lives with his family in the unit’s area.
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