Kirby's Shoe Store Fire Damages Shafter Biz Total Loss
Firefighters battled a Saturday blaze at Kirby's Shoe Store in Shafter causing an estimated $100,000 in damages to the interior and stock of shoes plus smoke and water damage. The adjacent Made O'Day store suffered similar smoke impact as the wall between buildings kept flames contained. Damage is expected to exceed $5,000 in repairs to the Bug building owned by Mrs. Bertille J. Jacobs, with Kirby's planning a temporary relocation after the Seformed alarm at 7:50 p.m. The fire started in a passageway between floors near an electric cord, and a volunteer crew along with county units participated in extinguishing the fire.
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Shafter
Kirby Shoe Store
Kirby Store
Albert Lee
Made O'Day
Bertille J. Jacobs
Delano
Robert Wilson
Earl Johnson
Shafter High Plans History Dates Observances
Shafter High School will mark famous dates this year through social science projects led by principal Arthur H. Johnson and department chair Wayne Peterson. Students will use displays bulletin boards and announcements to explain dates such as Constitution Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Lincoln's Birthday Susan B Anthony Day Washingtons Birthday and Memorial Day. Constitution Day observations highlighted We the People emphasize citizen welfare including rights to choose officials and to a fair trial.
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Shafter High School
Arthur H. Johnson
Prinipal
Wayne Peterson
Social Sciences Department
Washington
Chamber of Commerce meets with project briefs and funding
The meeting covered a Bakersfield regional meeting, a Shafter promotion contract with the Board of Trade funded at 350 dollars, and a push for a four year county college. Attendees heard about Stringham Memorial dedication and QB Club events, and discussed the Santa Fe site purchase for a new library and county zoning.
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Board of Trade
Stringham Memorial
Wisner
Stringham Memorial Park
Kern County Water Agency
Ken Smith
Leroy Jackson
Trict
Santa Fe
Wayne Wood
Planning and Zoning Commission
Judge Witcher On Judicial Bench
Judge Witcher on the Shafter Judicial court has been relieved of duties after charges of assault battery disturbing the peace and drunkenness were filed. Bakersfield Municipal court case before Judge Walter Osborn is postponed 60 days and charges have not been withdrawn at press time.
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Blake Witcher
Shafter Judicial Court
Ing
Bakersfield
Walter Osborn
Witcher
Leonard Gaede completes 13 years on Richland School board
Leonard Gaede served as a Richland School district trustee for 13 years guiding facility upgrades and curricular enhancements. Superintendent Bruce Crawford announced Gaede’s resignation with regret and said a replacement will be named soon amid ongoing plans for expansion and quality staff.
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Leonard Gaedé
Richland School
Bruce Crawford
Gaede
Richland
Eastside
Crawford
Leonard Gaede
Reg Hammond Earns Doctor of Education Title at UCLA
Reg Hammond is awarded the Doctor of Education degree from the University of California at Los Angeles for a dissertation on improving arithmetic teaching through in service education. He served as a U S Army captain, earned a Bronze Star in Europe, and remains active as a lieutenant colonel in the reserves. He joined Richland schools after 1950, later becoming vice principal, with continued involvement in education.
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University of California At
Los Angeles
Hammond
Canada
California
Ventura
United States Army
Europe
Active Reserve
University of California At Santa Barbara
Kappa Delta Pi
The
Movement to Locate College in Kern County Gathers Support
A Thursday night rally in Arvin launched a bid to locate a four year public college in Kern County. The event organized by the Chamber of Commerce Higher Education Committee drew regional leaders and officials to discuss site options on Tejon Ranch land. Don Hart and General Irvin Branch spoke on air and space research and the need for a valley campus.
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Kern County
Tejon Ranch
Arvin
Higher Nation Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Arvil
Keith Nyland
di Giorgio Winnery
Walter Will
Orestes
General Irvin Branch
Edwards Air Force Base
Don Hart
Bakersfield
California State Colleges
Kern
King
Tulare
Inyo
Chambers of Commerce
Board of Education
Kite
Todole Chenbpole
Chombus of Commerce
Steve Valdez
Tehachapi
Divsion II
Southern
San Joaquin
Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Set For Saturday Morning
Kiwanis Club invites everyone to Veterans Memorial Hall for a breakfast from 6 to 11 accompanied by hot pancakes scrambled eggs bacon and coffee or milk. Sam Becker chairs the event with door prizes adding excitement to the morning.
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Kiwanis
Sam Becker
Veterans’ Memorial Hall
Kiwanis Club
Night Train Lane's Early Football Echoes
Column recalls Night Train Lane at Scottsbluff Junior College in Nebraska and compares him to Mike Lane of Shafter High School. The writer notes Lane's postwar height and weight gain and asserts he possessed an invaluable quality money cannot buy.
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Night Train Lane
Scottsbluff Junior College
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Mike Lane
Shafter High School
Night Train
Kern County Art Council District Meeting Set
The seventeenth annual Kern County Art Council district meeting will be at 10 a.m. Saturday October 3 in the Central Library Auditorium. Fred Mason will present a report and new regulations for next year as teachers, department chairs, and district officials prepare to ratify changes and elect officers.
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Kern County Art Council District
Decia Curfman
Kern County Park and Recreation
Fred Mason
Shafter
Art Council
Mason
Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery
Louise Zimmerman
Peryle Appelby
Mary Saint
Elsie Swenson
Mary Jo Moran
Emory Gay Hoffman
New Car Wash Planned at Triangle Site in Shafter
Jeffries Brothers, local gasoline distributors, began installing a do it yourself car wash last week in Shafter. The business will be at the triangle of James Lerdo and State streets. The firm previously opened a car wash in Wasco.
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Jeffries Brothers
Shafter
James, Lerdo
State Streets
Wasco
District Lowers Tax Rate for Third Year
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District cuts taxes again with 2.50 per acre this coming year after a 1963 4.00 rate and 1964 3.00 rate. Manager Robert Diltz notes a slightly higher district budget due to capital outlay and reports two strong years in Class 2 water sales totaling 6000 acre feet. Operating costs remain low due to above average original installations.
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Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Robert Diltz
Distz
Diltz
Kern County Water Agency Sets October 12 Hearing
The Kern County Water Agency announces a forthcoming hearing date on October 12 to consider the next zone of benefit. The Agency board approved the schedule and will hold the session to review allocations and related matters.
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Kern County Water Agency
Addresses Teachers On Area H. W. Kelly Speaks To Shafter Staff
Shafter businessman and former high school principal H. W. Pat Kelly spoke to new Shafter High School teachers about the area's history and development. He outlined the town founding and growth, noting agriculture as the community’s pride and school system support. Additional after school meetings will cover testing, homework policies, facilities, guidance, and district services.
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
Shafter High School
Kelly
Kern County Union High School
Gift Day Draws Crowd at Shafter Home for Aged
A large crowd attended the annual Gift Day at the Menonite Home for the Aged in Shafter. The event invites visitors to inspect the facility and donors to contribute goods or money.
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Mennonite Home For the
Shafter
Campaign visit targets Kern County in Bakersfield
Se in County Seen U will be in Bakersfield on Oct 14 for a busy day of visits. Cliff Garrett and Dr. George Globe, Kern campaign co chairs, will lead afternoon and evening activ ities. Officials say the senator will visit the area.
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Bakersfield
Cliff Garrett
George Globe
Solange Kern
Catty
Murphy to Visit Kern County for Ridgecrest Stop and Fundraiser
Murphy will be in Kern County on Wednesday September 23 with a morning stop in Ridgecrest. He will hold a 6 p.m. press dinner at the Hill House in Bakersfield followed by a fundraising event in his honor.
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Kern County
Ridgecrest
Hill House
Bakersfield
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