Shafter Red Cross Drive Completes With 2700 Total
Shafter's Red Cross drive ended Monday with donations totaling 2700 dollars. Chairman Art Craig said contributions can still be made at the Fire Department on Santa Fe Way or at the local bank. The campaign lagged behind a 4500 dollar quota but improved late in the month. Poised thanks were given to solicitors, churches, clubs and organizations for their help.
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Shafter
Red Cross
Art Craig
Craig
Fire Department
Santa Fe Way
New Roller Skating Rink For Shafter
City council approves a roller skating rink project for Shafter led by Eugene Guenther. Site not yet fixed though a possibility is southeast of Lerdo on Santa Fe Way. Guenther, currently in the Army, expects discharge soon in Greensboro, North Carolina. Rats and squirrels annually destroy large grain stores in fields and bins.
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Eugene Guenther
Lerdo
Santa Fe Way
Guenther
Greensboro
North Carolina
Big Spud Crop Grows in Kern County This Year
Official reports show Kern County planted about 61 648 acres of potatoes, up 5 546 acres from last year. Harvesting is expected to begin soon despite unfavorable weather. Pea crops totaling about 3 430 acres are now under way with outlook for a large yield.
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Kern County
Fire at Fuqua's Cafe Causes Morning Blaze
Fuqua's Cafe suffered an estimated 500 dollars in damage to the rear and kitchen after a morning fire likely started by a spark from an electric fan. Firefighters arrived quickly and extinguished the blaze. A separate tractor fire on Lerdo Road caused about 100 dollars in damage to Paul Schuh's tractor from a spark igniting a butane tank.
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Fuqua
Lerdo Road
Santa Fe Way
Paul Schuh
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