G J Siemens Dies Pioneer and Farmer in Shafter Area
Gerhard Jacob Siemens known as George among friends, longtime Shafter area farmer and Mennonite Brethren Church member, died September 24 after a long illness at Bakersfield hospital. Born November 15 1889 in Wasiliewka Russia, he immigrated to Canada age 15, married Helen Miller in 1911, moved to Shafter in 1923 with family, and taught Sunday School for 38 years. Funeral held 10 a.m. Monday September 28 at Mennonite Brethren Church.
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Mennonite Brethren
Gerhard Jacob Siemens
Wells
Maple
Bakersfield Hospital
Mr. Siemens
George
Wasiliewka
Aouthern
Russia
Jacob W
Susan Sawatzky Siemens
Siemens Ben Chris
Aiprdeen Mennonite Brethren
Saskatchewan
Helen Miller
Queen Centre
J. F. Harris
G. J. Siemens
Mennonite Brethren Church
Seven Scouts Receive God and Country Awards at Service
Seven Boy Scouts from Troop 977 at Maple PTA were honored with God and Country Awards during a Sunday ceremony at Mennonite Brethren Church. Rev. H. H. Dick led the event, with posthumous honors for Gregory Mettler presented to his parents.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
H. H. Dick
Douglas Reimer
Willis Reimer
Brian Siemens
Ernest Siemens
Paul Unruh
J. Waldo Unruh
Maple Pta
Clyde Johnston
Dennis Kroeker
Vernon Kroeker
Mark Franz
Rose Franz
Darrell Unruh
Elmer Unruh
R. H. Garber
Bryce
Brian
Paul
Gregory Mettler
Orin Mettler
Gregory
Stores Open After Fire At Kirby's And Made On Day
Kirby's Shoe Store and Made On Day resumed operations after a recent fire at Kirby's. Kirby's relocated to the Hemingson site and reopened with a fresh stock, sourced from a Whittier warehouse for a new Los Angeles store. Republican Headquarters remained crowded in unused portions of the Hemingson area.
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Kirby’s
Kirby's
Stella Ragsdale
Hemingson
Whittier
Los Angeles
Albert Lee
Kirby
Republican
Final water delivery contracts signed for State Water Project
Sacramento ceremony signed final State Water Project contracts with Water Resources Director William E. Warne and agency representatives. The agreement covers serving 62 percent of the state's population through 1990, allows surplus water use for agriculture and aquifer recharge, and ensures low irrigation and conservation water rates. Kern County Water Agency signed for 1,153,000 acre feet. delivery for Kern set for 1968.
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Sacramento
William E. Warne
Warne
Kern County Water Agency
Metropolitan Water District of
Los Angeles
Kern County
Atkinson Named Trustee for Richland School Board
Jay Atkinson former Richland school board member was appointed to replace Leonard Gaede who resigned. He attended his first meeting Monday evening as trustees discussed running the swimming school as a district next spring and summer. Superintendent Bruce Crawford was authorized to attend two administrative seminars and to pursue teacher negotiations. Enrollment district wide stood at 1842, up three from last year. The board authorized an appraisal of the Santa Fe site and potential sale to the city, and Crawford was authorized to plan a spring recruiting trip. Dr Ronald Cox spoke on redistricting effects on Union High School District in Kern County Tuesday evening.
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Jay Atkinson
Richland School Board
Leonard Gaede
Atkinson
Bruce Crawford
Crawford
Santa Fe
Ronald Cox
Union High School
Kern County
Trict
Kern Junior College
Bakersfield College
McCuen
Supt
Kern County Committee On
Franklin School
State Department of Is
Taber
J. B. Haralson
County Board of Supervisors
Bakersfield City
Suspect in Bakersfield Station Holdup Picked
Police identify Howard Allen as a suspect in the Wilshire station holdup at Central Valley Way and Tulare Avenue. A Monday lineup allowed witnesses to view Allen and others. the crime occurred at night with a getaway car seen on Tulare Avenue.
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Howard Allen
Carriag
Bakersfield
Allen
Joe Fitts
Wilshire Station
Central Valley Way
Tulare Avenue
Venison Feed Sparked by County Fire Department Effort
Frank Wisner reports volunteers plan venison and trout dinners as morale rose after years of need. Ed Bender notes the department will hold a fundraiser while Mel Vaux and Ralph Baehr each secured two deer for donation. Frank Cornelius and nine other county firefighters responded to the Santa Barbara fire with four pumper trucks and a pickup. He left at 12 25 p.m.
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Ed Bender
Mel Vaux
Ralph Baehr
Frank Cornelius
Santa Barbara
Shafter Council Acts on Police Hire and Street Plans
The Shafter City Council approved hiring E C Williams as a police officer and authorized bids for 500 feet of hose as the city uses 300 feet borrowed from the county. A tree control ordinance was referred to the planning commission, and attention was drawn to a filled garbage pit and the need for more land to expand waste space. City Attorney Mortimore was asked to pursue right-of-way letters on Shafter Avenue south of Stone Street.
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al Finkbeiner
Lew Carroll
Shafter
Carroll
Planning Commission
Mortimore
Shafter Avenue
Stone Street
Harvey Gaede
Hawthorne
Brzan
Kern Couny
Brown
Retired postmaster George Guenther hospitalized in Fresno
George Guenther, well known in Shafter, was taken to Veterans Hospital in Fresno on Tuesday September 29. He formerly served as postmaster of the local post office.
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George Guenther
Veterans Hospital
Fresno
Guenther
Shafter
Post Office
Humphrey Plans Bakersfield Stop On Valley Whistle Stop Tour
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic vice presidential nominee will begin a San Joaquin Valley whistle stop in Bakersfield on October 3. He will speak at the All The Way With LBJ dinner in San Francisco that evening, then continue to Tulare Fresno and other cities before returning to Los Angeles for a major speech October 2.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Bakersfield
San Joaquin Valley
San Francisco
LBJ
Fairmont Hotel
Humphrey
Southern Pacific
Castle
Tulare
Fresno
Merced
Madera
Modesto
Tracy
Martinez
California
Johnson
Los Angeles
Shafter High Reports Record Enrollment This Year
Shafter High sees a new record with 996 students attending for the third week, up from 973 on opening day. Principal Arthur H. Johnson notes the largest enrollment in the school's history and expects more growth as families return from harvest jobs statewide.
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Shafter High School
Arthur H. Johnson
Shafter High
Decline in School District Valuation Sparks Budget Worries
Kern County Union High School District reports a drop in assessed valuation from 1954-55 to 1964-65 and notes rising enrollment. The district totals show current costs per student near six hundred dollars while Bakersfield College enrolls 4 058 students. Board plans and unification talks with state officials and local agencies are outlined with a next meeting set for October 8.
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Kern County Union High School
Boards of Trustees
Theron L.mccuen
Kern
Democrats On Dollars March In Fund Drive
An army of volunteers will march in Kern County on October 3 and 4 to raise funds for Democrats. James E. Groom announced the county effort with participation from Democrats Republicans and Independents. A briefing session for precinct solicitors was held September 24 at Democratic Headquarters Bakersfield. Volunteers will cover every Kern community to support President Lyndon Johnson Senator Pierre Salinger Congressman Harlan Hagen Assemblyman John Williamson and Assemblyman Jack.
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Kern County
James E. Groom
Democratic
17Th St
Bakersfield
Democratic Central Committee
Groom
Lyndon Johnson
Pierre Salinger
Harlan Hagen
John Williamson
Jack
Will Study Data Processing At IBM In San Jose
Harold J. Corrie Shafter school assistant principal will spend October 12 to 16 studying data processing at IBM San Jose offices. He supervises Shafter High and joins James L. Waterman ersfield High in Kern County Union High School District for an IBM workshop. The program covers automatic sorting and computing devices and their school applications to improve efficiency.
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Harold J. Corrie
Shafter School
San Jose
Internanational Business Machines, Inc
Corrie
Shafter High
Kern County Union High
IBM
James L. Waterman
National Business Machines, Inc
Ersfield High School
East Bak
Cars Rear-End Collision On Central Valley Highway
At 9 50 p m on Central Valley Highway Selene 9 50 p m at s Valley Highway and Coan ey Wayne Ball 18 of 576 Klassen Dive was driver of one car taken to Memorial Hospital with moderate injuries Two passengers Ronnie Ray Evans and Donnie D Ballard were also taken to Memorial Hospital with moderate and severe injuries Ball cited for open container alcohol and no license Lawrence Allen McNearney 47 driver of the other car hospitalized and cited for failure to yield when he pulled onto the highway from Fresno avenue and was struck from the rear
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Valley Highway
Coaney
Wayne Ball
Memorial Hospital
Ronnie
Ray Evans
Donnie D. Ballard
East Euclid
Memorial
Ball
Lawrence Allen McNearney
East Central Avenue
Jearney
Highway Patrol
Central Valley Highway
McNearney
Fresno Avenue
Jimmy Ball
Ronnie Evans
Sengers
Lawrence A. Aenee
Shafter
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