Shafter residents raise funds for sanitation system
Property owners in Shafter have collected about 10 000 dollars in cash to meet government requirements for a sanitation project. With 1 500 dollars received by wire from Santa Fe headquarters and 4 000 dollars from Kern County Land Company, the total funds were completed. The Shafter Business Men's Association will file an application for about 80 000 dollars and begin forming a sanitation district once the grant is approved.
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Shafter
Santa Fe Railroad
Kern County Land Company
Bakersfield
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Sacred concert at Glee Club set for Sunday
Shafter high school offers a sacred concert Sunday evening sponsored by First Mennonite church. The venue moves to the German Adventist church west of town for the 8 o clock program featuring the Glee Club, solos, readings, and a benediction with multiple vocal and instrumental pieces.
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Ris Shafter High School
Strawberries in Shafter Ripen as Warm Weather Arrives
Shafter residents enjoy ripe strawberries grown in their own gardens amid warm weather. Small local growers make brief first pickings mostly for home use. Stores in Shafter are expected to begin selling berries later this week.
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Shafter
Neuman Builds New Warehouse In Shafter
Construction began Monday on a 60 by 80 foot warehouse near the Richland switch west of the Santa Fe tracks in Shafter. A four foot elevated floor, north dock 22 by 40, south dock 22 by 60, and a $3000 build cost are noted. Robert Neuman drew plans and supervises while planning to install a new potato washer he designed after completion.
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Robert Neuman
Richland Switch
Santa Fe
Shafter
Neuman
Pioneer Well Daler I Bur John Wilson Dies at 76
John Wilson a long time Kern county resident and well drilling veteran died Wednesday at Kern General hospital Bakersfield aged 76. He drilled many wells in the Shafter area and was unmarried with no known relatives. A private service was held Saturday at Janzen chapel and burial followed in Shafter cemetery.
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John Wilson
Kern County
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Shafter Common
C. C. van Gorkom
Janzen Chapel
Mrs Porter to address Maple PTA Thursday
Mrs Florence Porter of Bakersfield and a member of the California state board of education will speak at the Maple Parent Teacher Association April meeting, now moved to Thursday April 23 at 7 PM in the Maple school auditorium. A special musical program by Maple students will be included.
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Florence Porter
Bakersfield
California State Board of Education
Maple Parent-Teacher Association
J. J. Peters
Maple School
Grose Family Visits Relatives in Escondido
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Grose and family traveled to Escondido early in the week to visit relatives and friends. Returning, they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brumbaugh, who are a daughter of the Grose family.
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W. C. Grose
Escondido
Harold Brumb
Program ready for Public Schools Week in Shafter
Under E. B. Stringham as chairman a community committee has prepared a program for Public Schools Week at Richland auditorium in Shafter. The Richland school student orchestra opens with an overture, followed by Jesse Jones on junior colleges. Waldo Unruh delivers Eyes of War, then Shafter high glee club sings, and Superior Judge Owen of Baka closes with Reminiscences of the Little Red School House. The event runs Tuesday evening April 28 at 8 o'clock.
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E. B. Stringham
Shafter
Richland School
Jesse Jones
Waldo Unruh
Shafter High School
Shafter High School Glee Club
Owen of
Baka
Little Red
America
Richland Auditorium
Tough Toad Found in Shafter Car Endurance Tale
Shafter barber Barnie Beard and friend John Fenton found a pale toad in a 1929 car radiator after it overheated. The toad croaked, hopped free, and the pair now plan to train it for frog endurance contests using newly developed methods.
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Barnie Beard
Shafter
John Fenton
North Shafter
Fenton
Beard
Stringham Named Collector for Local Power Accounts
Arrangements completed this week for light and power accounts of the San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation in the Shafter district to be paid to E. B. Stringham at the Shafter Drug Store. He will maintain a special department in his store for this purpose.
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Stringham
San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation
Shafter District
E. B. Stringham
Shafter Drug Store
Shafter WPA Recreation Program Opens Saturday
Shafter residents may join a WPA recreation program at Richland school playground this Saturday April 18. Supervisors from Bakersfield and Shafter will be on hand to organize classes in handicraft athletics dramatics chorus and orchestra for children and adults with activities running 4 to 6 pm on weekdays and 9 am to 5 pm Saturdays.
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Fern Wendland
Margaret Koehn
Shafter
George Mahoney
H. R. Landers
Bakersfield
Betty Lowe
Santa Fe yard upgrades near completion in Shafter
The Santa Fe yard in Shafter nears completion of cross over work after three new switch tracks were finished last week under section foreman Fred H Rahmgram. Central avenue switch is done with two more expected this week. The project cost about 15000 dollars with roughly 5000 for labor.
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Santa Fe
Shafter
Fred H. Rahmgram
Central Avenue
Richland
Rahmgram
Texas
Arizona
Shafter Yards
Legion To Nominate New Heads At Regular Meeting
Leslie L. Robinson Post American Legion of Shafter will open officer nominations for the 1936 fiscal year at its regular meeting Monday night May 4. Current officers include Glenn C. Nay commander J B Henderson first vice commander Louis Wade second vice commander A J Zimmerman adjutant P A Schmidt chaplain and Peter Bender Walter Zimmerman and M J Lohr executive committee members.
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Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion of Shafter
Glenn C. Nay
J. B. Henderson
Louis Wade
A. J. Zimmerman
P. A. Schmidt
Chaplin
Peter Bender
Walter Zimmerman
M. J. Lohr
Business Trip In Bakersfield By Mr and Mrs Ray Dye
Mr and Mrs Ray Dye spent Wednesday morning in Bakersfield transacting business. They were seen visiting local offices as part of a routine professional trip.
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Ray Dye
Bakersfield
Neuman Boy Enters Valley Competition
Marvin Neuman a 14 year old freshman at Shafter High entered his agricultural project for chickens in the San Joaquin Valley high school competition. He manages 100 white Leghorn birds near his father's home on the Grant tract with a 10 by 15 chicken house and feed bins built under F F Latta supervision. His older brother Herbert won the valley championship last year and a silver cup for the best shop entry.
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Marvin Neuman
Shafter High School
Young Neuman
Grant Tract
F. F. Latta
Herbert
Constable Reily Shoots Pistol to Track Offenders
Shafter daytime law rests with Constable J. C. Reily after he limped home from a ranch theft inquiry with a nail through his foot. While recovering he improves his aim by steady practice, hoping to nab minor violators when night officer Annis takes over.
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Shafter
J. C. Reily
Reily
Annis
Abe
To Do Relief Ed. Gamegan Moves From Merced to Port Chicago
Ed. Gamegan, who relocated from Merced to Shafter last week, departed Tuesday evening for Port Chicago to relieve the Santa Fe agent for the remainder of the assignment.
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Ed. Gamegan
Merced
Shafter
Port Chicago
Santa Fe
Shafter Ball Team Wins Sunday on Local Diamond
Shafter baseball defeated Rio Bravo 15 to 7 last Sunday as Trent pitched and Roberts caught led the offensive surge. The team, batting lineup Hamilton third base Cotton second base App shortstop Donald right field Wilford left field Arland er first base Doyle center field, prepared for next Sunday's game at Corcoran, where a new diamond south of T V's corner awaits, drawing a fair crowd.
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Rio Bravo
Shafter
Corcoran
Rags” Roberts
Charlie Trent
Trent and Roberts
Hamilton
Cotton
App
Donald
Wilford
Oblander
Doyle
Shipping season upgrades at Shafter telegraph offices
Western Union and Postal telegraph renovate Shafter offices for the season. A corner Western Union office is added in the Santa Fe waiting room with E. A. Mitchell arriving as manager. Cecil Horton hired as messenger and night shift covered by a Santa Fe night man. A 24 hour through wire service is planned soon and the Postal Telegraph key starts at the Shafter Warehouse entrance with Jerry L. Billyard in charge.
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Shafter
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
Santa Fe
E. A. Mitchell
Compton
Cecil Horton
Shafter Boys Enter California Judging Contest
Led by Glenn O Nay and Walter Emrick Shafter high school sent seven local boys to the University of California Davis judging contests. Participants include dairy production judges Victor Voth Herbert Neuman Bill Shultz Arnold Kirschenmann and dairy cattle judges Johnny Spitzer Tommie Dorris and Harry Bergen.
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Glenn O. Nay
Department of Agriculture
Shafter High School
Walter Emrick
University of California
Agricultural College At
Davis
Shafter
Victor Voth
Herbert Neuman
Bill Shultz
Arnold Kirschenmann
Johrnny Spitzer
Tommie Dorris
Harry Bergen
John H. Boardman Buried After Illness
John Henry Boardman, a resident between Shafter and Wasco, died Friday at Kern General Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Church of the Nazarene in Wasco with burial in Shafter Cemetery, under the direction of Janzen Funeral Home.
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John Henry Boardman
Shafter
Wasco
Kern General Hospital
Church of the Nazerene
Shafter Cemetery
Janzen
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Glee Club
Mrs. Porter
P.T. A
Shafter Pwa
Legion
Shafter Boys
John Boardman
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