State Taxpayers Urged to File Now in Shafter Area
Robert C. Kirkwood, chairman of the Franchise Tax Board, asks Shafter area taxpayers to file state income tax returns now. The Bakersfield office at 1420 17th St. will be open daily from 8 15 a.m. to 5 p.m. for guidance and assistance. Single filers with net income of 2000 or more and married couples with 3500 or more must file by April 15.
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Shafter Area
Robert, C. Kirkwood
Franchise Tax Board
Kirkwood
17Th St
Bakersfield
Mr and Mrs H A Ratz Laff Visited Dinuba Easter
Mr and Mrs H A Ratz Laff of Tulare Avenue spent Easter Sunday in Dinuba visiting members of their family.
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H. A. Ratzlaff
Tulare Avenue
Dinuba
City Building Estimates Soar To 181,635 For 1953 Boom
Shafter records show March estimates totaling 52,035 and a year to date value of 181,635 as Building Inspector E K Grant notes homes drive the boom. J L Dandy Co Inc began three new houses at 636 Minter Ave 295 Walnut St and 248 Ash St while Roland Croslin builds a 10500 home at 327 Manuel Ave. Other March builders include C C Truex L N Coleman M W Sliter William Lachenmaier E Eichman and Henry Guenther. grand total for permits including electric and plumbing reaches 59,025.
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Shafter
E. K. Grant
J. L. Dandy Co., Inc
Minter Ave
Walnut St
Ash St
Water pact fallout prompts SWID action on contracts
The SWID directors weigh protection for future and existing water service contracts after the water pact and Ivanhoe case. Counsel to finish a resolution later this month with a board vote pending. A tax measure to deduct irrigation taxes from income tax is also under consideration by Ward Case of Imperial Valley.
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Ivanhoe
SWID
Securities Commission
Ward Case
Imperial Valley
Richland School Enrolment Reaches 1818 Amid Vacation Return
Assistant Superintendent Ralph Bush reported that Richland School enrollment rose to 1818 on Tuesday, the first day back from Easter vacation. The figure marks a gain of 123 students from the same day last year and is the highest total so far this year.
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Richland School
Ralph Bush
Bush
USDA Sets 1953 Cotton Price Support Level
The USDA fixes the minimum price support for 1953 upland cotton at 30.80 cents per pound based on middling grade, gross weight. This equals 90 percent of the Aug 1 parity of 34.22 cents. If parity on Aug 1 rises, support levels will be increased. 1952 middling-inch level was 30.91 cents.
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USDA
Easter Guests At Elliott Home
Easter guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Elliott in Garrison included Mrs Albert Bakes of Redlands and Miss Vivian Bales of Sacramento. Garrison had visited his parents Mr and Mrs E G Garrison in Oceanside during the holidays.
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Elliott
Garrison
Cross .St
Albert Bakes
Redlands
Vivian Bales
Sacramento
E. G. Garrison
Oceanside
Truck Driver and railroaders escape after Santa Fe collision
A truck driver Edwin G. Prater and the Santa Fe engine crew narrowly escaped death when a northbound streamliner struck a trailer near Shafter Avenue. The trailer separated, fertilizer spilled, and the engine dragged debris for 8/10 of a mile before stopping. Fireman Paul Tichenor was injured. engineer F R Ragland said the train ran at 85 to 88 mph. No serious casualties reported.
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Santa Fe
Edwin G. Prater
Shafter Avenue
Prater
F. R. Ragland
Fresno
Paul Tichenor
Federal Agencies Seek Auditors and Open Jobs in West
Federal agencies seek auditors and accountancy staff in California Nevada and Arizona with starting salaries from 42 05 to 83 60 yearly no age limit. Positions require general and specialized experience with openings in business cost accounting and related fields at Shafter Post Office. Easter visits note Buttonwillow Lan caster and San Mateo residents visiting friends and church in the area.
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Wesley Sherwin
U. S. Civil Service
Shafter Post Office
California
Nevada
Arizona
Sherwin
Goertzens Take Easter Weekend Trip
Mr and Mrs Adolph Goertzen with Kathy and Joan of 493 West Euclid St visited his sister and family Mr and Mrs Jake Flaming of San José during Easter weekend. They traveled with Mr and Mrs Bill Porter and Shirley and Garland of Wasco to visit Rev and Mrs Kenneth Vogt formerly of Wasco.
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Adolph Goertzen
Kathy
Joan
West Euclid St
Jake Flaming
San José
Bill Porter
Shirley
Garland
Wasco
Kenneth Vogt
Blue and Gold Day Offered Jobs by 27 Shafter Businesses
Twenty seven Shafter business establishments will join in the High School Blue and Gold Day on April 18. Local firms will provide 49 student job opportunities in varied roles from slide sales to beauticians and auto parts. The Shafter Kiwanis Club plans for 100 future employees and will interview students before placement. Participating firms include Central Hardware Made O Day Johnson Neuman Kirby's Shoe Store F S Rasco and Co Central Market Howell's Studio Evelyn Scott's Music Studio Coronet Store Shafter Drug Store Sprouse Reitz Shafter Mercantile McClure Drug Store ABC Baby Shop Hights Store for Men and Kings Department Store Al's Associated Service Shafter Radiator Shop Neufeld's Auto Parts Lassiter Auto Parts Sanders Insurance Shafter Paint Store Woods Shoe Store Maxine's Beauty Shop Larry's Steak House Five Points Market Smitty's Garage.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Blue and Gold Day
Central Hardware
Made-O-Day
Johnson- Neuman
Kirby's Shoe Store
F. S. Rasco and Co
Central Market
Howell’s Studio
Evelyn Scott's Music Studio
Coronet Store
Shafter Drug Store
Sprouse-Reitz
Shafter Mercantile
McClure Drug Store
ABC Baby
Milford Utah Visit by Richert Mayer Group
Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Richert with Lavon and Mrs. Emma Mayer and granddaughter Joe Ann Mayer vacationed in Milford Utah as house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mayer and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mayer. They joined a potluck luncheon at Milford Seventh Day Adventist Church in Rock Carroll Canyon and enjoyed a Mex ican dinner. Mrs. Mayer said the canyon was snowy outside but warm enough inside for hiking and snowballing.
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Milford
Utah
Gideon Richert
Lavon
Emma Mayer
Joe Ann Mayer
Lloyd Mayer
Russell Mayer
Gene Mayer
Killens Host Social at Wasco Avenue Home
Mr and Mrs R H Killen of Wasco Avenue entertained friends at their home last week. Guests included Mrs Buck Begley Mr and Mrs Dick Young Mr and Mrs Clyde Harmon Mr and Mrs Al Ingraham Mrs Nina Harmon Mrs M Footz of Modesto and Hollis Killen. Absent were Mrs Max Bell Mrs Albert Carter Mrs Lloyd Pitzer Mrs Floyd Blake Mrs Claude Minton and Mr and Mrs Jack Swank with Casey of Delano.
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R H. Killen
Wasco Ave
Buck Begley
Dick Young
Clyde Harmon
al Ingraham
Nina Harmon
M. Footz
Modesto
Hollis Killen
Max Bell
Albert Carter
Lloyd Pitzer
Floyd Blake
Claude Minton
Jack Swank
Casey
Delano
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Atlantic Blvd
South Gate, Calif
Maple Leaf Sales Corp
Shafter and
Glen Piland
P.O. Box
Brundage Lane
Bakersfield, Calif
Richland
United States Rubber Company
Northern Distributors
of Fisk Tires
Dick Smith
San Joaquin Valley
T. J. Howze
Mrs. C. N. Jones
Mountain View
Shaf
H. M. Dueck
John Neufeld
Bob Bergman
Arthur Wohlgemuth
Jack Frey
Nancy and
Larry
Buttonwillow
Lancaster
Lawrence Frey
Louis Chicca
San Mateo
Chiccas
Adolph Goertzens
R. H. Killens
Northrup King
Maple Leaf Agricultural Sales
Maple Leaf Organization
Maple Leaf
7Th St
Northrup, King & CO
Pioneer
Westland
Kingscrost
Buick
Dynaflow Drive
Snow Bros
Wasco, Calif
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