Board to Abandon No. 1 Well in Shafter
Dalke Brothers low bid of 7 878 to build a new pump house was accepted subject to district engineer approval. Well No 1 tests show 482 hardness and 30.2 nitrate. board abandons the well and caps it while pursuing a new site with the high school district and tests all other wells. Bernice Atkinson served as clerk in Bill Johnston’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalke Brothers
Shafter Public Utility District
A. A. Dorman
Dalke
Great Western Builders
Public Works
Lewis Carroll
Central Valley Highway
The
Utility District Board
Shafter’s
Bernice Atkinson
Bill Johnston
Porterville
Porterville Union
Kern Joint Junior College
McCuen
Junior College District Board of Trustees
Charles W. Easterbrook
Porterville Union High School
Porterville College
Theuer to Appear on TV This Saturday
Kern County Auditor-Controller Ray Theuer will be a guest on Frank Winston's Sight Line on Television 23 Saturday October 1 at 11 15. Announcement by Kenneth R Croes Time Life Broad cast VP GM of KERO TV notes Theuer faces a subpoena issue before the Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Theuer
Kern County
Frank Winston
Kenneth R. Croes
Time-Life Broadcast
Kero-Tv
Theuer
Supporter
Annual Richland PTA Barbecue and Carnival
The Richland PTA hosts a barbecue and carnival on Thursday October 6 at the Richland patio. Mrs Lyle Carter chairs plans with Frank Johnson cooking meat and cafeteria staff handling salad and beans. Tickets via Mrs Leland Bell or room mothers. events run 5 to 8 p.m. Proceeds fund school welfare programs including dental work and glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Pta
Richland Patio
Lyle Carter
Frank Johnson
Leland Bell
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
City Hosts Association On Thursday In Shafter
The Kern County Association of Cities met in Shafter with Mayor Dick Zenk as MC and Weston Futrell welcoming guests. O C Sills spoke on welfare in the county after being hired from Louisiana. Attendees included Salzer and Jackson of the Board of Supervisors who urged cooperation in the county civil defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County Sociation of Cities
Dick Zenk
Weston Futrell
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
O. C. Sills
Kern County Welfare Department
Sills
Board of Supervisors
Louisiana
State Department of Welfare
Zenk
Hanley Witcher
Wayne Wood
Bill Hilrebrand
Jay Atkinson
G. H. Grundy
Lee Thomas
Calvin Stuebbe
Frank Wisner
Charles Salzer
LeRoy Jackson
Salzer
Auto Stolen Report From Shafter Motel
Dave Muir reported to police that his car parked at the Shafter Motel was stolen. An all points bulletin has been issued by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Muir
Sycamore
Police Department
Shafter
William Camp Services Held in Gaffney S C
Funeral services were held Sunday in Gaffney South Carolina for William Camp 82. He lived in California and South Carolina and farmed near Bakersfield Wasco and in Gaffney. He retired four years ago and moved to a new home in Gaffney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaffney
S. C
William Camp
J. L
Lorrine) Hill
Hamlet LeMaster
Shaw Franklin Camp
Houston
Tex
Dwire
Shafter
Bakersfield
S. A. Camp
Don Jr
Claude Camp
Minter Field
J. D. Camp
Morro Bay
Myrtle Sarratt
C. F
Maggie) Swafford
Gaffny
S. A
Saul) Camp
South Carolina
California
Wasco
Kiwanis Speaker Harlan Martin Plans Canadian Fishing Talk
Shafter Kiwanis Club meets Thursday for a luncheon with speaker Harlan Martin discussing fishing in Canada. Gene Guenther serves as meeting chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Martin
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Canada
Gene Guenther
Kern Academy enrollment rises as annexation talks continue
Kern Academy reports 67 enrolled students this year, including pupils from Shafter and Wasco. New staff include George Chalker, Raymond Menkens, and Alvina Rodacker with extensive teaching backgrounds. A 5000 dollar cafeteria remodel and new equipment accompany upgrades as Porterville junior college annexation talks proceed for possible state approval by Oct 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern Academy
Shafter
Wasco
Kenneth Wahlen
Wahlen
George Chalker
Raymond Menkens
Alvina Rodacker
Tern Academy
Ore
Raymond
Terry” Menkens
Home Hill
North Queensland
Australia
Stansborough School
London
England
Trenton
N. J
Jean Solomon Menkins
Lowestoff
Suffolk
Porterville
Kern Joint Junior College
Theron L. McCean
Board of Trustees
Porterville Union High School
Portervile
McCuen
Basil H. Peterson
Tulare County
State Board of Education
Bakersfield Center Enrollment Reaches 425 At Fresno State
Bakersfield Center at Fresno State College enrolled 425 students on September 15 and 16, up 21 from Spring 1966. The off campus site at 4021 Mt. Vernon Ave offers three majors Social Science English and Education for bachelor degrees. Registration ends Friday September 30 with 60 college units a C average and transcripts required.
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Bakersfield Center
Fresno State College
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Council Reviews Plans Install Signal Lights and Crossing
The City Council approves a permit for remodeling the Sportsman Bar and Cafe. Beech to Elm speed limits are set at 40 mph and 35 mph to Central Valley Highway. Plans for Lerdo crossing signals and a crosswalk gain support with Rotary Club backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Sportsman
Tip Henderson
Charles Pope
Henderson
Shafter
Lerdo
Beech
Elm
Central Valley Highway
Ord
Central Valley Railroad
Shaftett Rotary Club
Cool Weather Returns as City Reports Week of Mild Days
A Cotton Research Station note says cool fall weather returns with a weekly high around 88 degrees and daily lows from 53 to 60. City officials approved a 12 day sick leave for firemen and staff and moved to place speed signs on Beech street limiting traffic to 25 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftetr
Cotton Research Station
Hanley Witcher
Beech Street
Ben Grundy
Lew Carroll
East Lerdo
Carroll
Seagraves
County Museum
Richland
PTA
School Night Program Set For Shafter
The Shafter High School PTA hosts a school night with dinner 6 to 7 p m and program 7 to 9 25 p m including an opening by Ida Kattenhorn. Fifteen minute class periods run, parents receive duplicates of their student schedules, and California Scholarship Federation members assist as guides and with card distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
PTA
Ida Kattenhorn
California Scholarship Federation
Liogd Kattenhorn
Colorful Cross Country Names From Gorden High School
A hometown item recalls Gorden High School runners led by coach Ken Huck with names like Standing Soldier and Spotted War Bennett. The piece notes a possible addition Mark Black Calf and mentions a Pine Ridge runner nicknamed Young Dog whose first name remains unknown, expected to appear at upcoming Chadron State College Invitational track events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Gorden High School
Ken Huck
Ted
Cal- Red Owl
Virgil Charging Thunder
Duane
War Bennett
Mark Black
Huck
Pine Ridge
Young Dog
Local Men Graduate From Marine Training
Robert Bongberg David Woodard and Bill Pyle graduate with the 2072nd Platoon from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Wednesday Sept 21. They earned top points and sharpshooter medals and will undergo four weeks of individual combat training at Camp Pendleton before furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bob” Bongberg
Robert M. Bongberg
David Woodard
Lewis J. Woodard
Manuel
Bill Pyle
Johnny Pyle
Shafter Avenue
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Marine Corps
Bakersfield College
Shafter
Bob Bongberg
Camp Pendleton
Bongberg
Janet
Barry
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Travis Self
David Antongiovanni
Kathy Grassis
Linda Shoemaker
Pam Bellvomini
Kiwanis
Porterville Junior College
Kern Joint Junior College District
Kern Joint Junior College District Board of Trustees
Board of Supervisors of
David Quistad
David
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