Airfield Expansion Seen Near Shafter Sparks Building Boom
Construction activity grows at the U S Army airfield site three and a half miles east of Shafter on Lerdo road. Op Company, the low bidder, moves in with grading gear and materials as William H. Smith leads preliminary work. Local hiring preference is urged though employment will funnel through Bakersfield unions.
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United States Army
Shafter
Lerdo Road
William H. Smith
Smith
Bakersfield
Moffett
Stamp Depot Sought for Shafter Area Resolution Placed
Efforts to secure a food stamp depot in Shafter advance with a resolution to Federal Surplus Marketing officials. The plan, tied to Kern County surplus items, would allow eligible residents to obtain five dollars in stamps after a ten dollar purchase, redeemable in local stores via the bank. Committee members Laurence Baughman W C Grose and Joe W Frizzell lead the drive.
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Shafter
Federal Surplus Marketing Corporation
Shafter Bravo
Buttonwillow
Wasco
Lerdo
Federal Farm ‘Workers
Kern County
Bakersfield
United States
Spuaiee
Business Men's Association
Ono
Laurence Baughman
W. C. Grose
Joe W. Frizzell
Vernon Pierce Joins Shafter Rotary Club
Vernon Pierce became a member of the Shafter Rotary club at a Tuesday noon meeting held at Crawford's cafe. Kenneth Pipkin spoke about Boy Scout activity in the community. Guests included Robert Story and Clair our Thomas.
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Vernon Pierce
Shafter Rotary Club
Crawford's Cafe
Kenneth Pipkin
Robert Story
Clair Our Thomas
Moore Well Tops Sand At 11300 Feet
D. O. Moore No. 1 well between the Shatter and Greeley fields reached a cemented sand top at 11,300 feet. The well is slated as the next Superior completion in the area south of Pasadena Realty’s Osborn 1-3 at 9,829 feet and Pasadena Realty No. 3 at 10,196 feet. A derrick is up at Curtis No. 4 with foundations poured in the interfield area.
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D. O. Moore
Shatter
Greeley
Superior Oil Company
Superior
Osborn
Pasadena Realty Company
Curtis No
Teachers' Meet Discusses Health Plan at Shafter Meet
Howard B. Rector of Fresno spoke at Shafter High School Monday afternoon with teachers about a proposed health insurance plan.
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Howard B
Fresno
Shafter High School
Hotter Service Held Here Yesterday for Perry Potter
Funeral services yesterday at Janzen chapel for Perry Potter 25 son of Mr and Mrs Dean H Potter of Shafter. Rev Alfred T Chandler of Union Congregational church led. Interment Greenlawn cemetery Bakersfield. Potter died Sunday morning at Kern General hospital after months of illness. He worked four years for Santa Fe after graduating Bakersfield Junior College and attending San Jose State. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Harbor Masonic Lodge Richmond. Surviving are parents.
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Janzen Chapel
Perry Potter
Dean H. Potter
Shafter
Alfred T. Chandler
Union Congregational Church
Greenlawn Cemetery
Bakersfield
Potter
Kern General Hospital
Santa Fe
Company
Bakersfield Junior College
San Jose State College
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Harbor Masonic Lodge
Richmond
Rio Bravo Farm Bureau Holds Monthly Meeting
The Rio Bravo Farm Bureau met in the Seco 10 school auditorium with Albert Lane presiding. Horace Strong from Extension spoke on cattle conservation and price while Mrs. F J Schierlmann gave a talk and slides on the local Home Department history. Tom Devlin and Miss led a talking motion picture.
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Rio Bravo Farm Bureau
Seco 10
Albert Lane
Horace Strong
Extension Service
F. J. Schierlmann
Tom Devlin
Airfield Naming Consideration for Shafter Field
The United States army airfield east of Shafter, California, remains under review for naming honoring General Shafter. Brigadier General J A Ulio notes receipt of Elliott letter and a Shafter business group telegram urging the honor, with previous correspondence referenced for ongoing consideration.
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United States Army
Shargressman
Alfred J.elliott
Elliott
J.A. Ulio
Shafter
California
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Air Corps
General Shafter
Union Oil Drilling Advances on Three California Projects
Union Oil officials report progress on three southern Shafter area wells. At the 32-33 project near the Shafter field edge, 7 010 feet depth reached. at 78-2 Coles Levee field, 8 871 feet. at Stockdale wildcat 31-3, 10 078 feet.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
Shafter Field
Coles Levee
J. P. Harris Killed In Car Crash
J P Harris 56 of Shafter died instantly Tuesday afternoon in a two vehicle collision near a highway intersection en route back from a naval base construction job. His son Richard escaped injury. wife Anna and another son Charles survive. Harris was a Bakersfield lodge officer and prominent dairy contractor, with services planned in Shafter.
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Shafter
San Diego
Harris
Richard
Tey
Charles
Janzen
Missouri
Los Angeles
San Petro
Salt Lake Santa
Las Vegas
Nevada
Colorado
Cee
Odd Fellows Lodge
Bakersfield
Aenet
Tidal Famiy
Anua
Margaret H
Iris
Clailes
Jack
Federal mattress project aids low income rural families
The government offers free 50 pounds of cotton and ticking to rural households with annual net income 500 dollars or less. A rural family is defined as living in a town or community with populations of 2500 or fewer. Application forms are available at the Farm Advisor's Office in Bakersfield.
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United States
M. A. Lindsay
Kern County
Farm Advisor
M Street
Bakersfield
Mettler Speaks at Selma Lions Finals
Ruben Mettler, Shafter high school student sponsored by Bakersfield Lions, will speak this evening at Selma in the regional finals of a Lions contest. His topic is What Shall We Do With America. He earned the right to speak after winning a zone contest held recently at Tulare.
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Ruben Mettler
Shafter
Selma
Lions Club
America
Mettler
Bakersfield Lions Club
Tulare
Mosquito Control Planned For Eight Mills County
A Kern County plan proposes a eight mill tax to fund mosquito abatement across agricultural areas including Shafter. Chief sanitarian Clifford Baughman told a Shafter Business Men’s Association luncheon the health department would run the program with labor costs covering most expenses. He cited public health grounds and brain fever risk as reasons for the effort and noted operations would cover the county’s agricultural zones if approved.
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Kern County
Clifford Baughman
Sanitarian
Kern County Department ~ of Public Health
Shafter Business Men's Association
Baughman
Shafter
Health Department
Kite Contest Awards List and Participant Names
The report details a community kite contest with 30 ribbons awarded in various age classes. It lists participants by town including Taft Shafter Bakersfield Arvin and names competitors such as Alex Estavillo Jackie Gill Billy Jackson Roy Penland Julian Almirez Bernard Dana Buck Kimbriel Nolan Bagley Ralph Fleming and others with mentions of altitude originality beauty and largest and smallest in each class.
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Alex Estavillo
Aseults
Altitdue
Jackie Gill
Taft
Billy Jackson
Shafter
Cance
Marie Baughman
Man Roberson
Beauty
Truman Robertson
Olen Neff
Arvin
Smallest
Avery Sale
Truman Roberson
Ernest Hale
Gordon Lepper
Julian Almirez
Roy Penland
Bernard
Dana
Buck Kimbriel
She Beauty
Bernard Dana
Weldon
Merriman
Stafter
Pete Pacini
Bakersfield
Ber Soeortt
Staat Buck” Kimbriel
Bill King
Altitude
Walter
Garrett
Nolan Bagley
Ralph Fleming
Alvin Roberson
Shafter Remains a City by Vote
Shafter voters decide to remain a city by 376 to 166 in an election held Tuesday at American Legion hall with 542 votes cast. Absentee ballots to be opened next Monday. results not altering the outcome. City officials election set for 1942. civic groups and local clubs supported the pro incorporation effort.
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Shafter
American Legion Hall
Rae Gt Ae
Legion
Sional Women’s Club
Kiatie Wiegum
Edna S. Schmidt
Jewel Hukill Fern Gaede
Hazel M. Frizzell
Annual Open House Planned At Shafter High School
Shafter high school prepares an annual open house for May 2 with afternoon to evening events. A stock show by the Shafter Future Farmers of America opens the program at the school farm. Activities include caroe, physical education demonstrations, band, glee club, and classroom visits for parents. A hobby exhibit by Miss Frasquita Sullivan’s students will be displayed in the library. General arrangements are chaired by Lloyd Pack with student committee members Leroy Witcher Merton Wiedmann Leland Bell and Lauretta Johnson.
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Shafter High School
Shafter
Future Farmers of America
Caroe
Sarah Stys
P. L. Arnold
Merton Wiedmann
Leland Bell
Louretta Johmsor
Program Plann At High School
A Pan American day assembly will be held tomorrow in the Shaf arrangements with Miss Frasquita Sullivan, Spanish club advisor.
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Frasquita Sullivan
Administration Changes at Shafter High School
Administration changes announced at Shafter High include Eugene Ford named acting principal while Principal E P Jones remains away due to illness. Jones has been in San Francisco for several weeks and is reported improved, with no definite return date set.
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Shafter High School
Eugene Ford
E. P. Jones
Jones
San Francisco
Big S Dance At Clubhouse Tomorrow
Shafter high school letter club to host a Big S dance at Anita clubhouse tomorrow evening. About 20 members involved. In charge of the event is Leroy Witcher with Merton W. assisted by Calvin Newton Bubeses and Jack.
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Shafter High School
Anita
Leroy Witcher
Merton
Calvin Newton
Bubeses
Jack
Prias
Work Begins on High School Tennis Courts
Construction on three new tennis courts at the high school is part of a WPA project. Pouring is expected next Monday with two handball courts on the north end to follow. A rebound wall will aid tennis practice and lighting for night play may be installed after completion.
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Predad Ead Vlantea
Reo
Rain Brings Season Total to 10.60 Inches
Rain accumulations push the seasonal total to 10.60 inches as temperatures rise in fits and starts but remain below the late spring average.
School enrollment surge as families move to Edison and Santa Paula
Enrollment climbs to 4 362 this year up from 1 456 last April as many families relocate to Edison and Santa Paula, boosting local student counts.
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Edison
Santa Paula
Loudspeakers Relocated at Shafter High Field Event
Loudspeakers at the Shafter high school football field are being moved from the back of the south end zone to a point on the 50 yard line along the east sideline.
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Shafter High School
Carmody Expected In Shafter In May Visit
G Y Carmody owner of Kwality Kids onion and potato shipping from Burley Idaho is expected to arrive in Shafter in May per word received this week at the Robert Neuman and Sons office. Carmody is a known figure in the Shafter community.
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G. H. Carmody
G.Y Carmody
Shafter
Robert Neuman and Sons
Carmody
Kwality Kids Onion and
Burley
Idaho
Trip Taken To Fillmore By Duerksen Family
Mr and Mrs Connie Duerksen and family spent the weekend in Fillmore visiting relatives. They planned a week long stay in Shafter to visit remaining relatives.
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Fillmore
Connie Duerksen
Aoe Duerken
Shafter
St -Fillmore
Scout Activity Pictures Shown At Kiwanis Meet
Colored motion pictures of Boy Scout activity were shown yesterday noon to members of the Shafter Kiwanis club at Crawford's cafe. Roland Dye, first Scout executive of Kern county and regionals for the twelfth district, introduced by Chet Bartlett, with Herb Schirmer presiding. Normen Crouse of Taft announced a charity show in the pool April 25 and invited Kiwanis members to attend. Bartlett Cecil Jones D Williams Jr and Al Edwards Bakersfield Crouse.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Crawford's Safe
Roland ©. Dye
Kern County
Dye
Chet Bartlett
Herb Schirmer
Normen ‘Crouse
Taft
Hick Day Event Progress at Shafter High School
Planning for the annual Hick Day at Shafter High School continues with regular committee meetings this week. The event is slated for the month of May.
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Shafter High School
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Army Site
Shafter Rotary
Moore
Rio Bravo
Union Oil Drilling
J. P. Harris
Cotton Mattress County
Ruben Metler
Big
Clubhouse
Richland
Kiwanis
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