Glee Club Activities Highlight Shafter School Events
Shafter high school hosts the Girls Glee Club with members Leela Kirsch Erma Wendland Rhona Mettler Amanda Johnson Luella Johnson Barbara Caldwell Freda Mettler Marian Harrison Vadis Neves Emma Littlefield. Biola Glee Club from Los Angeles sings at the school and Girls Glee Club provides luncheon.
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Glee Club
Shafter High School
Richland and Maple
Leela Kirsch- Erma Wendland
Rhona Mettler
Amanda Johnson
Luella Johnson
Barbara Caldwell
Freda Mettler
Marian Harrison
Vadis Neves
Emma Littlefield
Biola Glee Club
Los Angeles
Girls’ Glee Club
Local Merchant Returns From Funeral in Los Angeles
Herbert Schirmer a local businessman arrived back Saturday after traveling to Los Angeles to attend the funeral of his father Ben J Schirmer aged 69.
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Herbert Schirmer
Los Angeles
Ben J. Schirmer
Moorpark publisher and wife visit Shafter friends
Publisher and Mrs. C. F. Hoff man of the Moorpark Enterprise spent the week end with Shafter friends. Mrs. Hoffman traveled north to visit relatives while Mr. Hoffman returned south with Harry A. Hopkins assistant director of public works and longtime friend.
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C. F. Hoffman
Moorpark Enterprise
Shafter
Shafter Visitors Meet City Officials and Business Visitors
San Francisco executive secretary P Arnold Anderson of the license tax association discussed civic affairs with Shafter city officials Monday and attended the council meeting later. De Souza of Visalia toured the town to review business conditions for possible enterprise. Oildale resident Lee Lysle spent Wednesday evening visiting friends in Shafter.
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San Franciscan
P. Arnold Andersons
San Francisco
License Tax Association
Ray Dye
Mr. de Souza
Visalia
Lee Lysle
Oildale
Shafter
Generals Sweep Maricopa in Dual Meet Showdown
Shafter Generals extend win streak with a 148 to 67 victory over Maricopa Indians in a home dual meet. Omer Evans led with three firsts a second and a third, while Merwin Olson delivered standout speed performances. Prior wins include Delano Tehachapi and Mc Farland.
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Shafter Generals
Maricopa Indians
Generals
Delano
Tehachapi
Maricopa
McFarland
Omer Evans
Merwin Olson
Tigers Defeat Shafter Generals in Wasco Tennis Meet
Wasco high school hosts a practice meet against Shafter with Tigers sweeping many matches. Jack Matlock and James Livers won singles for Wasco while Ruben Mettler and doubles pairs also claimed victories. The event does not affect league standings.
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Wasco
Shafter High School
Tigers
Jack Matlock
Clark Wiedmann
James Livers
Lowell Thiessen
Jones
Janzen
Ruben Mettler
Shafter
Bud Anderson
Shafter Boys
Golding
Wittenberg
Niel
Booth
Nikkel
Russell
Schmitz
Kecker
Independent Oil Men Honor Kern County Leaders Dinner
A Kern County and San Joaquin Valley oil industry tribute dinner was held at Hotel El Tejon Bakersfield. Speakers included W H Hitchcock J P St Clair Harry A Hopkins H H Welsh George W Lane and W B Robb with Alfred Harrel as toastmaster. The Independent Oil Producers agency founded in 1994 represents over 70 oil companies.
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Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
Independent Oil Producers Agency
el Tejon
Bakersfield
W. H. Hitchcock
Shafter
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
J. P. St. Clair
Kern
Union Oil Company
Oil Producers Agency
Harry A. Hopkins
Taft
H. H. Welsh
Maricopa
George W. Lane
W.B. Robb
Alfred Harrel
California
Tom McManus
Western America
St. Clair
Oil Assignment Between R. H. Anderson and Western States Gasoline
R. H. Anderson and others assign lots 21 and 22 in Section 22 28-25 to Western States Gasoline Corporation with a three percent oil reservation or adjustment.
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R. H. Anderson
Et al
Western States Gasoline Corporation
Bulldogs Defeat Demons To Win Hockey Title
The Shafter high Bulldogs beat the Demons 2 to 1 to capture the girls hockey title. Readouts name Demons Jessie Nilms Beat rice Skubovius and Bernice Jensen among players, and Bulldogs Virginia Rexius Ella Jassen Dorothy Mayer and Helen Sly among starters with Pearl Mason as goal guard. The victory ends the hockey season which began in February and sets up a transition to softball games through the end of the school year.
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Bulldogs
Shafter High School
Demons
Bernice Jensen
Hattie Meecham
Amazons
Vivian Bartel
Panthers
Jessie Nilms
Beattrice Skubovius
Mary Helen ‘Connell
Luella Dahl
Ruby Froese
Alvera Willard
Marie Jones
Lavahn Hayne
Rachel Mouser
Dorothy Peters
Sarah Paloma
Eagles Beat Buttonwillow 29 to 10 at Delano
Shafter Eagles defeated Buttonwillow 29 to 10 in a Sunday game. The local team plays in Delano and is managed by A. D. Evans.
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Shafter Eagles
Buttonwillow
Angles
Delano
A. D. Evans
Camp Fire Girls Enter Flag Etiquette Contest
Camp Fire Girls of Shafter high school enter a flag etiquette contest hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary. The 40 question test covers the flag plus The Star Spangled Banner and the pledge of allegiance. They rehearse for their play Too Many Marys to be presented Friday April 22 and plan a camp rally at Jefferson Park Bakersfield. Local members include Argyne Cheser Amanda Johnson Vivian Bartel Mary Virginia Edwards Irene Mettler Ella Wiebe and Marian Harrison with Miss Daisy Blaettler as adviser and high school instructor.
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Campfire
Shafter High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Jefferson Park
Bakersfield
Argyne Cheser
Amanda Johnson
Vivian Bartel
Mary Virginia Edwards
Irene Mettler
Ella Wiebe
Marian Harrison
Daisy Blaettler
Irrigation District Schedules April 22 Inspection Tour
Directors of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation district announced a special inspection tour near Shafter on Friday April 22. Spreading basins in use on local farms will be inspected with engineer Irvin H. Alt house present to answer questions. Public invited. tour departs offices at 2 o clock.
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Shafter-Wasco
Shafter
Irvin H. Althouse
For Sale Lot with Six-Room House Near Richland School
For sale a six-room house lot adjoining the north side of Richland School. Contact H. S. Dahl at 165 Paso Street Shafter for details.
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Richland School
H. S. Dahl
Paso Street
Shafter
Hemstitching at 6c and 7c a Yard by Nellie Hubbard
Mrs Nellie Hubbard of Wasco offers hemstitching at 6 to 7 cents a yard from her home at 400 East in the third block north of Seventh Street The entry appears in a local classifieds or ad listing with a partial postal code 4913p.
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Nellie Hubbard
Wasco
7Th Street
Vessel flavor changes taste of food and drink
A writer in Pearson's London Weekly argues that taste reflects both liquid and vessel. He asserts china glass tin pewter and composition vessels impart distinct flavors to liquids, and the same explains why fish tastes differ when eaten with fish knives and forks due to metal composition.
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Pearson
London Weekly
Why Russia Sent Warships Here
In spring 1863 a Russian fleet anchored in New York Harbor and another in San Francisco for months. The New York admiral claimed orders were sealed and unchanged except in a specific contingency. St. Petersburg later revealed orders to report to the U.S. President if war broke out with Britain or France.
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Russia
New York Harbor
San Francisco
New York
St. Petersburg
United States
England
France
Sulphur Rich Vegetables Improve Complexion Says Experts
Modern beauty experts note the old remedy sulphur remains effective for skin. Today it can be consumed in palatable form by eating vegetables high in sulfur such as radishes onions celery red cabbage salad greens brussels sprouts and asparagus.
Why Wolf Is Used on Stamps in Turkish Legend
The Turkish embassy cites a native folk legend in which a wolf befriends a lost immigrant band, guiding them to food and shelter. The wolf motif appears on postage stamps as a mythical national savior symbol.
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Turkey
Why They Are Twin Cities
Minneapolis and St Paul are adjacent within Minnesota. Minneapolis lies in Hennepin County while St Paul sits in Ramsey County. An artificial land boundary and portions of the Mississippi River separate the two cities.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Shafter Farm Change Hands in 20 Acre Estate Sale
John A. Thiessen of Los Angeles will acquire the 20 acre Henry Koehfeld estate southwest of Shafter. The sale is confirmed by Thiessen’s son E. J. Thiessen and the consideration involved was not revealed.
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John A. Thiessen
Los Angeles
Henry Koehfeld
Shafter
Thiessen
E. J. Thiessen
Oil Lease Filed For California Lands In 27-25
Oil agreement listed with California Lands Inc and Josef and Marie Miller to Tidewater Associated Oil Co. a lease dated January 25 1938 with one eighth royalty and a three year drilling clause covering the southeast quarter of Section 18 27 25.
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California Lands, Inc
Josef and
Marie Miller
Tidewater Associated Oil Company
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P.T. A
Paul Garett
Lincoln Goddard
National Defense
Richland P.T. A
W. B. White
India
Mennonite Brethren Church
Arnold Dean
Kern General Hospital
Arlie R. Sears
T— R. E. Zenk
Shafter Furniture Co
Bazaar
Emmett West
Robert
Adventures OF
Tom Sawyer
Dorothy Lamour Ray Mill
Flash Gordon
Mars
Shafter Mercantile Co
Man
Oildale Man
Tigers Claw
Eagles
Camp Fire
Legion Auxiliary
Irrigation Group
P. H. Kroeker
Porterville
Balch Park
Springville
A. A. Harris
Calif
John Hetz
Santa Fe Way
T. Moore
Malabar Street
L. C. Walls
Shafter Press Office
Rodim
Golden West Avenue
J. A. Roscamp
Shafter, Riverside Drive
George J. Mayer
Gus Tisch
Scaroni
Fresno Avenue
Shafter Hatchery
Shafter Farm
Kor
Wasco Creamery
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