Potato acreage in Kern county falls sharply in 1951 report
The Kern County Potato Growers Association cites a 55 percent drop in Shafter area potato acreage for 1951, with total Kern county spring crop set at 33 674 acres versus 57 865 in 1950. Declines span Arvin Edison Lerdo Saco Wasco Rosedale Delano Jasmine McFarland and Pond, due to weak demand and cotton acreage limits.
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Shafter Agricy
Ina
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Lewis A. Burtch
Shafter
Kern County
Shafter Area
California
Edison
Tulare County
Arvin
Lerdo-Saco
Wasco
Rosedale
Delano
Jasmine
McFarland
Pond
More Volunteers Sought for Shafter Disaster Council
City officials Frank G Shaw and Police Chief John Reily urged more volunteers to join the Shafter disaster council. With only six volunteers last week the program stalls until divisions are filled. Signing up at city hall qualifies residents for defense volunteering and Red Cross emergency training alike.
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Disaster Council
Shafter
Frank G. Shaw
John Reily
Fire Departments
Billy W. Neal
Raymond McDonald
Leslie R. Williams
R. D. Milam
Treva Ellis
Eliefoth Tanner
American Red Cross
Generals Down Spartans and Coalinga in Season Openers
The Generals beat Strathmore Spartans 18 to 7 on the home diamond with Dale Scales going 4 for 5 and Ches ter Neufeld pitching. They then traveled 90 miles to defeat Coalinga 11 to 2 as Harley Martin tossed a two hitter and Scales again led at the plate with a 3 for 3.
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Strathmore Spartans
Shafter
Spartans
Dale Scales
Varsity
Chester Neufeld
J.v
Mts Corcoran
Strathmore
Corcoran
Exeter Monarchs
Generals
Coalinga
Harley Martin
Fire Department Plans Apr Cleaning Drive
The Shafter Fire Department will conduct a general housecleaning from April 16 to unspecified date to clear weeds and rubbish that could fuel fires. Chief Albert Finkbeiner announced the effort aimed at reducing fire risk in the area.
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Shafter
Shafter Fire Department
Albert Finkbeiner
Men’s Chorus Plan Program At Church Here
Mennonite Brethren Church hosts a men’s chorus from the Baptist Church of Whittier for a 7 30 p m program led by John Thiesen. Don Kling enberger, former Shafterite, is a soloist with selections including All Hail The Power of Jesus’s Name and Remember Now Thy Creator.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
The
Baptist Church of Whittier
John Thiesen
Don Klingenberger
Shafterite
Waldo Wiebe
Shafter
Grant Yeatman
Whittier
Mr. Wiebe
City Building Hits $91 400 Mark in March
Shafter shows a continuing building boom in March with total estimates around 91 400 despite curtailment. New homes include actions for J L Hill at 21 000 and Ray Duerksen at 20 000, plus Clarkin 13 900 and Prieve 11 700. Ebenezer Reform Church remodeling listed at 20 000.
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Eda Prieve
Ebenezer Reform Church
Grant
County Wing Moves Toward New Courthouse Wing
Workers plan to relocate into a $28 000 county building wing over the weekend to be ready by Monday. The Shafter Police Department may move later. the new wing will include a large courtroom and Justice of the Peace E K Grant office space. The police HQ will have a juvenile and women prisoners room for short stays. Township court offices will become janitorial space. Welfare and earth departments remain unaffected.
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Chester A. James
Shafter
Police Department
Justice of the Peace
E. K. Grant
Blake Witcher
Township Court
County Welfare and Earth Department
Funeral Services For Mrs Isaac 85 Year Shafter Pioneer
Funeral services for Eva Sperling Isaac 85 a Shafter pioneer will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Flickinger Janzen Chapel with Elder A V Bentz directing. Interment follows at Shafter Cemetery. She was born in Russia in 1866 and lived in Shafter 35 years. Survived by husband P P Isaac four sons Pete William John Shafter Henry Edison 13 grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
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Eva Sperling Isaac
Shafter
Russia
Isaac
West Morengo Ave
Flickinger-Janzen
A. V. Bentz
Shafter Cemetery
P. P. Isaac
Pete
William
John
Henry
Edison
California Cotton Growers Clash Over Price Ceilings
W L Smith of Buttonwillow and Western Cotton Growers warned California may oppose federal ceilings on cotton prices as southern growers push higher price supports. He argued California’s large production means western states rely on shared legislation, while a high ceiling could backfire on western farmers, with continued discussion on Page 3.
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California
W. L. Smith
Buttonwillow
National Cotton Council
Western Cotton Growers
Shafter Rotary
Congress
Bids advertised for Lerdo highway reconstruction
County supervisors called for bids to rebuild 3.8 miles of Lerdo road from Shafter city limits to Palm avenue. A hearing on the bids is set for 11 a.m. on April 16. This marks the first step in a broader Lerdo road program including potential work to Highway 99 and the western stretch to Belridge.
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Lerdo Highway
Board of Supervisors
Shafter City Limits
Palm Avenue
Lerdo
Shafter
Highway 99
Belridge
Predicted Camp Demand Boosts Cotton Labor Needs in North Shafter
North Shafter Farm Labor Camp manager Jack Manweiler says expanded cotton acreage will attract more workers as the season returns. He notes the camp is about 32 percent empty now but expects sizable rehiring, cites limited mechanical pickers, and recalls the camp’s evolution from a Dust Bowl relief project to a public housing operation with a rent system and six camp councilmen.
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Jack Manweiler
North Shafter Farm
Manweiler
North Shafter
United States
Emergency Relief Administration
Farmers
Red Cross Extends Annual Drive In Shafter
Red Cross crews in Shafter receive a 15 day extension to raise about 500 dollars to reach a 2000 dollar goal. Lions Club volunteers push to finish as county fund needs stay high with 34000 still required to meet a 77000 target.
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Red Cross
Shafter
C. E
Moan) Mullins
Lions Club
Mullins
Robert E. McCarthy
Richland Teachers Begin Intensive First Aid Courses
Richland School teachers started an intensive first aid training program with four two hour sessions weekly. Fifty three teachers are enrolled and the course runs through May 1.
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Richland
ISON FARM Franklin Appointed to Kern Industrial Sins Direction
Franklin, a 32-year-old investigator in the district office, was chosen by the board of supervisors to take over the director role in the Kern Industrial Sins sector. The vacancy was created by Lloyd Magee.
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ISON
Franklin
Ofice
Board of Supervisors
Kerna
Lloyd Magee
SWID Opposes Proposed Kern Flood Control Act
The Shafter Waco Irrigation District board voted unanimously to vigorously oppose the proposed Kern County Flood Control and Conservation Act. The resolution argues the act creates a county bureau with an engineer director, interferes with irrigation districts, and is unnecessary, citing Isabella Dam as already handling flood functions. Copies will go to county supervisors and state lawmakers.
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Shafter-Wasco
Kern County
Southern
San Joaquin
SWID
Harry Riddell
Ssjmud
Board of Supervisors
Kern
R. A. Jacobsen
Kern’ County
Isabella
Corps of Engineers
Kern River
Edison Growers First with Spuds in Kern County
Haddad Brothers of Edison credited as the first potato producers in Kern county with shipments on March 21, noted by Agricultural Commissioner Lew A. Burtch. Early shipments earlier than others reported on March 23. first shipment quality described as exceptionally good.
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Haddad Brothers of
Edison
Kern County
Lewis A. Burtch
Haddad Brother
Los Angeles
Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival selects queen contestants
Two more entrants join the fourth annual queen contest Connie Pelosi and Dolly Ann Mixon sponsor groups Shafter Kiwanis Club and Shafter Rotary Club joining Betty Jane Stringer Lions Club and Dorothy Gaede 20 30 Club. Bert Ware outlines ticket turn in dates weekly bonus votes and final checks with prizes including a 150 wardrobe a cedar chest and radios for top finishers.
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Shafter
Connie Pelosi
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Dolly Ann Mixon
Shafter Rotary Club
Betty Jane Stringer
Lions Club
Dorothy Gaede
Bert Ware
Queen
Mary Lou Collins
Ferrelene Zachary
Ware
Shafter Potato Cotton Festival Renamed in Kern County
Shafter directors rename the celebration to Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival to broaden the theme. William Stoller says the change links cotton and spuds, aiding posters from Richland Maple Rio Bravo Lerdo schools and attracting cotton industry sponsors for a parade with bands and floats. The event runs May 18 to May 19 with coronation, parade, barbecue, aqua skate and dance.
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Kern County
Shafter Potato Festival Committee
Shafter
Bration
William Stoller
Stoller
Richland
Maple
Rio Bravo
Lerdo
Ernie Hofman
PGE
Bakersfield High School
Richland Aquatic Center
Bad Weather Delays Richland School Swimming Program
The Richland School swimming program faced repeated delays due to overcast conditions and light rain. Recreation director Roy Farrell started classes on Wednesday afternoon to ensure at least 80 percent of Richland students, about 1200, receive weekly instruction.
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Richland
de Sol
Roy Farrell
Sol
Stock broker Edmund W Clarke to speak at Shafter Chamber
Clarke Edmund W a stock broker will be guest speaker tomorrow before the Shafter Chamber of Commerce. He will discuss Invest in America week as announced by Chamber Secretary Ernie Hofman.
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Edmund W., Clarke
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Invest In America
Chamber
Ernie Hofman
Neighbor Helps Reclaim Strayed Mare From Nearby Farm
Alex Kloeppel of 30107 Le Highway reported a three year old buckskin mare strayed from Wasco avenue. A neighborly act by the Coberly West firm, about four miles away on Beech, corralled and kept the horse in a barn while inquiries traced the owner.
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Alex .Kloeppel
le Highway
Coberly-West
Wasco Avenue
Beech
Kloeppel
Home Fire Causes Six Hundred Dollar Loss
Flames gutted a residence belonging to H. L. Hamilton in Los Angeles and Wasco, causing about 600 dollars in damage. fire department reports indicate the blaze attacked the fire-room and an estimated 3600 dollars in content damage.
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Los Angeles
Wasco
H. L. Hamilton
Shafter High FFA Banquet Highlights School Farm Produce
The Shafter High School Future Farmer of America unit hosts a parent son banquet at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Vegetables served are grown by first year vocational agriculture students on the school farm. Bakersfield bank official E J Mahoney will present an award certificate to an outstanding student. Master of ceremonies Johnny DeVincenzo will speak on farm projects with Ernest leading group singing.
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Manweiler
Shafter High School
Future Farmer of ‘America
Glenn O. Nay
al Mneedo
Runawing Ule Gmner
Wil
E. J. Mahoney
Security First National Bank of Los Band Gceles
Bakersfield
Johnny DeVincenzo
DeVincenzo
Ernest
FFA
Wilson
Gaines
Carl
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