Shafter News Roundup of Visitors and Local Trips
Bakersfield figures visit Shafter on business. Richmond and Santa Barbara guests tour Shafter homes while Santa Fe officials meet locals. Residents travel to San Diego Edison Fresno and Oklahoma for family and school events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Wallen
Des Moines
Iowa
G.H. Weitzel
Pittsburgh
John B. Sherman
Chicago
Santa Fe Railroad
Shafter
Fresno
E. Hansen
FE. Hansen
V. Peterson
K. Hansen
Holger Hansen
Travel notices dribble through Shafter weekend
Mrs. John Dalke and Bill Dalke plan to travel to Freeman South Dakota for a couple of weeks. Oregon visitors Willard and Mrs. Willard Friesen honeymooned in Shafter and stayed with H. John Harder. Mrs Bill White left for Palo Alto to tend her ailing father W A Littlefield possibly for an extended period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dalke
South Dakota
Bill Dalke
Freeman
Oregon
Willard Friesen
Portland
Shafter
H. John Harder
Friesens
Palo Alto
Bill White
W. A. Littlefield
Gus Arnheim Orchestra at Camp West-Lowe Dance
The Employees of the Camp West Lowe Mounted Group via Music Corporation of America present Gus Arnheim and his orchestra for the second annual dance at Union Avenue Plunge on Saturday night April 20. Ruth Lloyd is featured vocalist with Arnheim. Tickets are seventy five cents per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp- West-Lowe Mounted Group
Music Corporation of America
Gus Arnheim
Union Avenue
Arnheim
Beverly-Wilshire
Hollywood
Rummage Sale Planned by Tuhchi Camp Fire Girls
The Tuhchi Camp Fire Girls announce a rummage sale on April 6 at 1304 site near the Bank of America next Saturniy. Leaders made the event public this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuhchi
Bank of America
Water Spreading Plans Discussed at Shafter-Wasco Board
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District board met to discuss results and methods for handling water from the Central Valley project. Topics included underground spreading via trench, canal systems, a crop and soil survey, moving the Poso Creek recorder, percolation methods, and silt control through settling ponds. The group approved $100 annual dues to the National Reclamation Association and requested Bulletin 16-F copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafters
Central Valley
Shafter- Wasco
Irvin Althouse
Poso Creek
Jon Nale
Bakersfield
Kern County Land Company
Awas
National Reclamation Association
Fred Pritschke
Pritschke
H. Smart
President Westenberg
Meeting attendees record includes several officials
Attendees listed include Nale, Bender, Channeson, Duehren, Assessor Pritschke, Engineer Althouse and Dean H. Potter among those present at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nale
Bender
Channeson and Duehren
Pritschke
Engineer Althouse
Dean H. Potter
Student Nurse Civil Service Positions Open
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination to hire student nurses for St. Elizabeth's Hospital Washington D C. Applications must be filed with the commission in Washington by April 29 for states east of Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Federal Institution For Treatment of Mental Disorders
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Commission
Colorado
Civil Service Examiners Notice for Colorado Applicants
The notice requests submissions not later than May 2, 1940, from Colorado and western states. Full information is available from John F. Roskam secretary of the U S Civil Service board of examiners at the Shafter post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
John F. Roskam
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Shafter Post Office
Laurence Leach Wins Junior Judging Contest at Shafter Show
Laurence Leach, a sophomore in the agriculture department at Shafter High School, won the junior judging contest held with the first annual Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock Show. The award was presented at the banquet Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ML. Rucker
San Francisco
Railway Express Agency
Shafter
Shafter-Central Valley
Laurence Leach
Agricultural Department
Shafter High School
Eight-Inch Gold Cup Showdown Dominates Shafter Meet
The eight inch gold cup presented by Siemens and Hitchcock highlighted the show. Leach scored 92 points to top rivals Alvin Roberson of Shafter and Walter Parsons of Bakersfield, both with 84. Contestants hailed from Wasco Bakersfield and Shafter high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siemens and Hitchcock
Shafter
Leach
Alvin Roberson
Walter Parsons
Bakersfield
Wasco
Fewer Turkeys Expected in 1940 Fill State Output
Indications point to a smaller turkey crop in 1940 due to a carryover of storage birds. The 1939 production reached 3,281,000 turkeys with 6,500,000 pounds of turkey meat in storage as of February 15.
Publications at Shafter Library in March Totals 3143
A report by librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge shows 3143 publications circulated in March. Breakdown includes 256 nonfiction, 1012 adult fiction, 69 adult magazines, 425 juvenile nonfiction, and 1308 juvenile fiction. Fifty special requests filled and 63 school classes visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Library
Thomas Wedge
Wedge
Also Mentioned on This Page
OCALS
W. K. Peterson
Paul Sharp
Richmond
W. O. Fuqua
Sharp
The
Santa Fe
Santa Barbara
A. R. Merrick
William Fell
Santa Monica
Edith Hobson
Les Hobson
J. J. Cook
J. P. Harris
J.S. Harris
San Diego
Los Angeles
Glenn Sanderson
Stockton
R. G.sanderson
Jack White
Marines
Edison
Vernie Grose
Mr. Ey
George Midgley and Son
H. Midgley
Frank Boschke
Johns Manville
Pasadena
Madera
Dan Glantz
Herb Pritschke
Wasco Post
Shafter High School Library Club
Rio Bravo
Weitz
Ruby Weitz
Louise Schmick
Glendale
J. P. Weitz
Ike ‘Weitz
H. R. Smith
Oakland
Evelyn Frey
Ruby Bischoff
Compton
George Strauss
Strauss
John Strauss
Elmer Peery
Diane
Peery
Elizabeth Mullen
Santa Paula High School
Shafter Group
Middlewest
Louie Becker
Elmer Klassen
Esther Becker
George Klassen
Fairview
Oklahoma
M. L. Rucker
USA
E. B. Stringham
Central
James
Colonial Dames Beauty Counsellor
Rexall
Corner Central
Ye Real
Family Circle
Anonarins
Vanes
Safeway
Kellogg's
Kellogg
Wale
Eales
Morton
Castle Crest
Country Home
Dairyland
Catave
Fuerte Valety
Heice
R & Polden
Washington
Roche
California
W. Rt
Emerald Bay
Seger Bete Brand
LUX
Sees
Au-Tay
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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