Spud Market Prorate Discussion Set for April Meeting
Kern county potato growers convene April 11 at Richland school auditorium for two talks on the national potato outlook by A. E. Mercker and UC marketing expert John B. Schneider. Milton J. Lohr seeks growers’ views on establishing a 1941 prorate or an informal approach, with no state prorate hearing planned.
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Richland School
M. A. Lindsay
Kern County Farm Advisor
Milton J. Lohr
Kern County Prorate Committee
A. E. Mercker
Potato Marketing Department
Washington, D. C
United States
California
John B. Schneider
University of California
Prorate Commission of
Shafter to Launch Dial Telephone Service by May End
J L Toole of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company says the new Shafter dial system should be ready for operation in the latter part of May. Exact date to be announced later. Demonstrations and training are underway at the company office on Pacific Avenue with a new directory coming soon.
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Shafter
J. L. Toole
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Toole
Pacific Avenue
Nation Observes Army Day Amid War Readiness Drive
The nation marks Army Day highlighting wartime experience shaping U S defense. Officials say lessons from foreign conflicts strengthen training, equipment, and strategic planning to bolster the armed forces' readiness and deterrence.
First Lady Sees Return To Land As Migrant Hope
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visits Shafter Farm Workers camp to view clinics libraries and housing and to discuss migrant livelihoods. She advocates federal camps with sanitary conditions saying land is the migrants hope and urging productive use of American land.
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America
Eleanor Roosevelt
Shafter Farm Workers
Elf
Grand Coulee Dam
California
Roosevelt
United States
Ray Mark
Melvyn Douglas
Helen Gahagan
Laurence Hewes
FSA
Herbert Hallsteen
Mrs. Roosevelt
Farmersville
Shafter
Beautyrest Agency Returns to Shafter Under Stoller
An agency for the Beautyrest mattress, now in Shafter with Home Appliance Co. Emil Stoller as manager, revives local marketing. Stoller previously headed the Beautyrest agency at Shafter Furniture Co. and once helped many townsfolk sleep on the popular mattress, launching renewed local interest after a lull.
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Beautyrest
Shafter
Home Appliance Co
Emil Stoller
Stoller
Shafter Furniture Co
G. P. Makes Good Time At Sullivan No 7
General Petroleum reports fast drilling at Sullivan No. 2 well in North Greeley field. Depth reached 8 588 feet as Oughton No 1, north of Sullivan, hit 9 100 feet yesterday.
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General Petroleum Corporation
Sullivan No. 2
North Greeley Field
Oughton Ne
Sullivan
Vote For Councilmen Next Tuesday In Shafter California
Five candidates vie for three seats in Shafter's council election on April 9. Incumbents William Lachenmaier J W Frizzell and Glenn O Nay lead, with challengers H John Harder and Joseph Subbar, Harder backed by civic work and development. Endorsements expect Lachenmaier Nay to win. hard fought third seat between Harder Subbar Frizzell.
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Shafter
Stat of
California
Fiv
Zere
William Lachenmaier
J. W. Frizzell
Glenn O. Nay
H. John Harder
Joseph Subbar
Lachenmaier
Nay
Harder
Subbar
Frizzell
Business Men's Association
Surbiar
Rain total in Shafter district reaches 1.64 inches
Rain total in the Shafter district over the weekend reached 1.64 inches, raising the season total to 6.50 inches. The measure, taken at the experiment farm north of town, compares with 6.30 inches on April 2 last year. With clearing skies and no cold snap, no potato damage has been reported from the storm.
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Shafter
Experiment Farm
J W Nickel Among County Winners Here
J W Nickel a local poultry man was listed among winners at the first annual Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock show closing Sunday. He received a $25 trio of Buff Leghorns for best Leghorn display in Kern county.
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J. W. Nickel
Shafter-Central Valley
Nickel
A. K. Anderson
Kern County
H. John Horder
Chester A. Page
Taft
J.L. Hollarbush
Bakersfield
Long Beach
T. C. Woodford
Inglewood
Howard C. Pond
Wasco
Page
Rhode Island Reds
James Oliver
Rhode Island
H. Starbuck
Plymouth Rock
Bernice Olsen
Buttonwillow
David M. Orr
Delano
Continental Oil well in Maple district probes 12 700 ft sand
Continental Oil reports ongoing coring near 12 700 feet in hard sand at Community No 1 well in Maple district. Production doubtful for now as exploration continues with possible deeper drilling to reach Vedder or Wasco sand and a potential deeper production zone.
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Continental Oil Company
Maple District
Vedder
Wasco
Lois Berry Appointment Suggested After Review of Examinations
Democratic county central committee recommends reappointing Lois L. Berry as Shafter postmaster reversing a previous temporary decision. Potter failed earlier exams, while Berry and Baughman qualified initially and Hooks added after a second exam. Congressman Alfred J. Elliott poised to make the official appointment soon.
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Democratic County Central Committee
Lois L. Berry
Shafter
Dean H.potter
Potter
Berry
Laurence Baughman
Wayne Hooks
Elliott
Alfred J. Elliott
Ruben Mettler Wins Kern County Oratory Contest
Shafter high school junior Ruben Mettler won the Kern county oratorical contest sponsored by the California Bankers Association with the speech Keeping Faith With America. The top finisher advances to the San Joaquin valley contest in Fresno for a chance at the state contest in San Francisco in May and a trip to Hawaii. Mettler received a cash award and medal.
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Ruben Mettler
Shafter
Kern County
California Bankers’ Association
Fresno
Mettler
America
San Joaquin Valley
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
Stringham Open House At New Faber Home
Mr and Mrs E B Stringham invite old and new friends to an open house at their new home on Faber Street. The notice requests friends to visit and celebrate the move.
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E. B. Stringham
Faber
Union Spuds 04-34 Tuesday In Shafter Field
Union Oil reports spudding its 54 34 well in Section 34 28 25 Shafter field with drilling near 1000 feet. A 32 34 well reached 10090 feet and 45 34 location prepares next drill. Completion data for 56 27 shows 11500 feet depth and strong flow potential.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
Union
D. O. Moore
Merrill
J. H. Merrill
Los Angeles
Superior
Shafter Field
North Greeley
Smith
Smith No. 3
Weber No. 2
Fink No. 3
Relief Fraud Lands Shafter Brothers In Jail
Charges of relief fraud have landed Roy Higgins and Truman Higgins in the county jail as one of the most flagrant cases of relief chiseling. Constable John Reily arrested Roy in Firebaugh, Madera county, with a justice hearing set for Judge H. A. Rightmire. Roy left Shafter in 1939 and used his SRA card to his brother who worked in Firebaugh, while both claimed relief in Shafter for months with his wife also on relief.
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Shafter
Roy Higgins
Truman Higgins
John Reily
Firebaugh
Madera County
Roy
Justice Court
H. A. Rightmire
SRA
Farm program line set as April fifteen
Farmers urged to file requests for farm combinations by April 15 using form 406-A. John J. Peters Jr chair urges quick action and notes final closing date to avoid delaying the Farm Plan and Estimate Sheet. Conservation Room 127 Hay Building, Bain esfield.
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John J. Peters
Shafter Community Committee
Peters
Cece Ee Cultural
Baines Field
Bakersfield Budget Note Spurred by Fresno Officials
Criminal complaints were filed by John Abell of Fresno and George A. Murphy representing the state controller’s office. The filing concerns a matter tied to a family budget in Bakersfield.
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Bakersfield
John Abell
Fresno
George A. Murphy
State Controller
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