The Bottom Line on Drought Farm Income and Costs
Statewide drought reports focus on gross income while net income is falling about 14.1 percent in 1977. Added costs from irrigation and energy raise production expenses. livestock receipts may drop nearly 4 percent. Prices up 6 percent in grocery stores, and a disaster relief act provides 10 million dollars aid. A radio theory class is offered at McFarland High School beginning Sept 21 for credit and FCC licensing.
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Bank of America
Pacific Gas and Electric
USDA
Carl Boone
McFarland High School
Boone
Services Held for Annie M. Howell 83 in Bakersfield
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday at Agee Funeral Home for Annie M. Howell 83 who died Sept 13 in Bakersfield Hospi tal. Rev. Cecil Maxwell officiated with interment at Shafter Memorial Park. Howell a Texas native resided in Kern County 36 years. Survivors include 3 daughters Beatrice Gardner Roberta Beam Waugh Grenn. 2 sons Charles Carl. a sister Ethel Sawders. 22 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bastard Dearman Howard Dearman Chuck Green Andy Nemecheck Bill Meishemer Spud Tate.
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Agee
Annie M. Howell
Bakersfield
Cecil Maxwell
Shafter Memorial Park
Howell
Texas
Kern County
Beatrice Gardner
Roberta Beam
Oklahoma
Waugh Grenn
Charles
Carl
Washington
Ethel Sawders
Yuba City
Bastard Dearman
Howard Dearman
Chuck Green
Andy Nemecheck
Bill Meishemer
Spud Tate
Tate
OES resumes meetings in Wasco at Masonic Temple
Nelie De Witt and Herbert Kramer presided as La Rosa Chapter 146, Order of the Eastern Star resumed regular meetings with a stated meeting on Monday September 12 at the Wasco Masonic Temple.
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la Rosa
Order of Easter Star
Wasco Masonic Temple
Nelie DeWitt
Herbert Kramer
Brown receives Meritorious Service Medal at Aviano Air Base
Aviano Italy Chief Master Sergeant James E Brown son of Mrs Earl Stafford Shafter California received the Meritorious Service Medal for outstanding duty while assigned to the Command Equipment Management Division and the Supply Systems Management Division at Headquarters Strategic Air Command Offutt AFB Nebraska He now serves at Aviano as a supply management superintendent with the 40th Supply Squadron a unit of US Air Forces in Europe Also noted were Masonic chapter activities and upcoming Brothers Night at Wasco Masonic Temple scheduled for September 26
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Aviano
Italy
James E. Brown
Earl Stafford
W. Tulare Ave
Shafter
Calif
Aviano AB
Brown
Command Equipment Management Division
Headquarters
Strategic Air Command
Offutt Afb
Neb
40Th Supply Squadron
United States Air Forces
Europe
Chief Brown
Fort Jim
Okla
Florida State University
Mary Lou
Lucille Cooper
Rt. 2
Fort Gibson
Generalettes begin season with mixed results and early pre league note
SHS sports previews show Generalettes with a cautious start though coach Shoenhair predicts a winning league season. Volleyball hosts C can at Shafter at 6 p.m. on September 28 while cross country runs at Kingsbury Invitational September 24. Frosh Soph play Highland September 22, with JV and Varsity football following on September 23, 28 and 28.
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Shoenhair
SHS
C ‘An
Shafter
Kingsbury
Kingsburg
Frosh-Soph
Highland
Varsity
Katie Plaza
Sharon Jones
Karla Nash
Dahlia Galivez
Rachel Schellenberg
Torey Britt
Linda Criswell
Farm Mechanics Class Offered At Delano Adult School
A farm equipment mechanics course is offered at Delano Adult School to start soon. Eligibility targets unemployed or underemployed applicants from low income or economically disadvantaged backgrounds. A CETA rep will be at Wasco Employment Department, 840 F Street, Wednesdays 1 to 4 p.m.
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Delano Adult School
CETA
Wasco Employment Department
F’ Street
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Shafter Press
Central Valley Radio Club
FCC
Leland H. Ruth
Vaticultural Council of California
OES
Ruth Sherrill
Taft Chapter
Lorna Ammons
Order
Faye Barr
Faye Kester
Estelle Winn
Mary Hendricks
Jack Hammons
Wasco
Masonic Temple
Central
Franks
Boston Butt
J.V
Memorial Stadium
Shbre Satan
As. Richland Chev. & Olds
Central Avenue
IN Shafter
S.W.B
L.W.B
H.D. Batt
Monza
Mirage
Sone Monte Carlo Left
Central Valley
Hiway Shafter
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