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Shafter Press in Shafter, California

22 Sep 1976

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Shafter Press

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Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1976

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District Governor visits Shafter Rotary Ladies Night dinner

District Governor Ray Rees of Bakersfield visited the Shafter Rotary Club for a Ladies Night at the Shafter Motel. About 60 Rotarians attended as Rees noted the club’s 1939 charter and its civic work including scholarships, youth aid, and Rotary Foundation programs with members like Merrill Thomas and Pat Kelly as Paul Harris Fellows.

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Shafter Rotarians Shafter Motel Ray Rees Bakersfield Rotarians Rotaryanne Rees Shafter Club Herb Comfort Shafter Press Tom Crowell Visalia New Shafter Club Merrill Thomas Gladys Larry Hamilton Wayne Horn George Wise John Lindquist Tary Foundation Jan Dargatz England Scott Larson Chile South America Shafter H. W Pat) Kelly Rotary John Leonard Rotaryaans Leonard Hofman Drive Paul Harris Pat Kelly Rotary Foundation Shafter Rotary Club
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Man booked after Shafter shooting death of wife

Willis Prichett, 61, was booked into Kern County Jail on Wednesday in the shooting death of his wife, 35, at their Riverside Avenue home in Shafter. Deputies found a .22 rifle at the scene after being summoned by her father, Robert Rusk. A coroner's inquest is pending. Neighbors and relatives said the couple quarreled over his drinking.

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Willis Prichett Kern County Shafter Prichetts Riverside Avenue Prichett Rusk Polly Rusk
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Bishop to Speak at Shafter Bicentennial Dinner

Gil. Bishop former Bakersfield College athletics director will headline Shafter Bicentennial Recognition banquet on Tuesday October 5 at Veterans Memorial Hall.

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Gil. Bishop Bakersfield College Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall American Legion Shafter Bicentennial Committee Business and Professional Women’s Club Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary Clubs Woman’s Club Clara Schnidt Tom Leigh Veterans Hall San Jose USC Stanford United States Montreal
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Richland Junior High invites parents to orientation program

Richland Junior High invites parents to an annual orientation on September 23. Parents will visit six ten minute periods starting at 7 p.m. with a follow the Monday Wednesday Friday schedule and breaks to move between rooms. Proceeds from a dinner fundraiser support the Bicentennial Memorial Platform project.

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Richland Junior High School John Peterson Peterson Richland School
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Police declare war on burglaries in Shafter program

Shafter Police Chief Bob Nixon opened a burglary prevention crusade before the Kiwanis Club. He cites a fourfold rise in burglaries over five years and $126,982 stolen with $20,216 recovered. He urges neighbors to watch houses, secure doors, use timers or alarms, and report suspicious activity.

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Shafter Bob Nixon Kiwanis Club Nixon
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