Shafter Notes Mixed History and Local Oddities
Kern County historical work is praised but a written history of the Historical society is missing. The piece recalls early oil boom attempts near Shafter, land speculation, lease shifts, and residents like H. Midgley and Randall. Pigeons hatch an egg after Donna Latta’s poultry show. a story of Klickity Klock and a playful foul ball claim ends in laughter.
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Kern County Historical Society
Historical Society
Shafter
Henry P. Brinkmeyer
Seventh Standard Road
Brinkmeyer
D. O. Moore
Ohio Oil Company
Ohio
General Petroleum
H. Midgley
W. H. Hitchcock
Henry Neufeld
E. B. Stringham
Bill Handel
Jess Jones
E. S. Wallace
Charles H. Randall
Congress
Prohibition
Los Angeles
Randall
Mr. Pigeon
Donna Latta
Shafter-Central Valley
Donna
Books Received for Shafter Library Shelves
The first of the month delivery to Shafter library lists many titles across genres. Notable works include Pilgrim's Progress, Ivanhoe, The Pit, Murder Must Advertise, and Hangman's Holiday. Children's titles feature Tomsons Hallowe en and Judy and Grits and Honey alongside fairy tale collections and picture books.
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Shafter Library
Pilgrim's Progress
Bunyan
Lightwood
Cheney
Dodge
Finney
Fuller
Geer
Gibbs
Hyams
Peking
Lin
Lowndes
Marsh
Marshall
Nathan
Norris
Reeve
Royde- Smith
Sanders
Sayer
Green Money
Stevenson
Ivanhoe Keeler
Strong
Yardley
Fosdick
Chalmers
Langerlof
Ballou
McKee
Niemeller
Eddy
Jones
MaciIntosh
Cooper
Kern County
Ullmann
Heaton
Garland
Kugelman
California
Rowntree
Maxon
Hall
Moon
Root
Ted
Smedley
Smith
Jerry
Tousey
Coco
Goat
Wells
Judy
Grits
Mitchell
D'Auncy
Aulney
Bells
Brooke
Grimm
Sokar
Howard
United States
Quinn
Poet
Cragie House
Hawthorne
Warning to Shafter Merchants on Checks by Strangers
Local police urge Shafter merchants to require positive ID before cashing checks for strangers. Three bad checks cashed last week by local businessmen prompt call for business cooperation to flag doubtful checks and report them to the department.
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Shafter
Inca
Third Term Debate Through Washington to Wilson Echoes
An impartial roundup traces early talks on a president’s term limits from Washington to Wilson. Highlights Washington’s cautious stance, Jefferson’s opposition to perpetual power, Jackson and Hayes proposals, and Roosevelt’s 1912 planks amid ongoing debate over a single six year term.
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Tom Jefferson
Old Hickory’ Jackson
Hayes
Sec
Develo
Washington
Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Rutherford B Hayes
Theodore Roosevelt
Baltimore
Woodrew Wilson
Senate
House
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Filing Deadline For State Income Tax Next Monday
California Personal Income tax returns for 1939 must be filed by Monday April 15. Branch offices in Bakersfield Santa Barbara Long Beach San Diego San Bernardino Riverside Santa Monica Glendale Pasadena El Centro Hollywood Pomona Santa Ana Ventura and the Wilshire Chamber of Commerce offer 9 am to 5 pm hours with extended Saturday and final date late hours. The Los Angeles office at 105 California State building First and Broadway stays open late to aid filers. Taxpayers should file promptly to minimize delinquent returns and avoid year end rush.
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California
Bakersfield
Santa Barbara
Long Beach
San Diego
San Bernardino
Riverside
Santa Monica
Glendale
Pasadena
el Centro
Hollywood
Pomona
Santa Ana
Ventura
Wilshire Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
California State Building
First Sand Broadway
Shafter Athletes Net Seconds At Kern Relays Meet
Shafter high school earned 12 percent points in the Kern Relays high school division in Bakersfield. Merwin Olson tied for second, Frat Yess Combe was fourth, Jess Combs fourth in class A high jump. Jack Stewart took third in pole vault, Rosie Daniels second in high jump. Olson Gaede Wilcoxon and McGuffey placed fourth in the 440 relay, with Combs substituting for Wilcoxon as the 880 relay foursome.
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Shafter High School
Bakersfield
Merwin Olson
Wilcoxon
Mug board obtained for prisoner identification use
The city has obtained a mug board for local officers to display a prisoner's town and number. The device can be hung around the neck and used during photographs. This facilitates identification and processing by authorities.
Shafter Tennis Team Heads to Maricopa for League Match
Shafter high school tennis squad travels to Maricopa Friday afternoon for a Sierra League tourney. The team is currently in second place, behind McFarland, under coach R. E. Gates.
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Shafter High School
Maricopa
Shafter
McFarland
R. E. Gates
Utility District And City Books Being Audited
Books of the Saaber Utility district and the City of Shafter are this week being audited with auditors working at the city hall. In charge are R. B. Hill of Hill Auditing company and George H. Hobson, certified public accountant, both of Bakersfield.
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Saaier
Shafter
Wi King
R. B. Hill
The
Hill Auditing Company
George H. Hobson
Certified Public Accountant
Bakersfield
Casualty Notice Involving A. J. Zimmerman
A brief public notice lists A. J. Jack Zimmerman as a casualty related to a case with notary public and insurance interests. Details indicate a civil or administrative matter touching automotive and public records. Further specifics are unreadable in the fragment.
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A. J
Jack” Zimmerman Notary Public Insurance Public W Automobile
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Rodgers
Klickity
Klock
San Joaquin Valley
New
White House
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Guounillakg
Vermont
New Jersey
Old Hickory
McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Kern
MUG Board For Police
Wasco, Calif
Tennis Squad
Jack A. Lighthill
Sunset Ave
Pacific.gas and Electric Company
the Press
Pathfinder
Woman's Home Companion
Parce World
Journal Farmer's Wae Shafter Press
Shafter Press
Womans Home Companion
Woman’s World
American Poultry Journal Farm Journal and
Farmer's Wife
Movie Mirror
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