Tollivers and Fallins Stage The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Shafter high school presents The Trail of the Lonesome Pine at Richland auditorium Friday at 8 pm. The drama by William White follows June Tolliver and Jack Hale amid a family feud in the Blue Ridge mountains. Cast includes June Lachenmaier Elmer Unruh Paul Garrett Vivian Stone Hatte Terry and others. Tickets on sale.
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Richland Auditorium
Tollivers
Fallins
Shafter High School
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
William White
June Tolliver
June Lachenmaier
Jack Hale
Elmer Unruh
Bob
Tolliver
Paul Garrett
Vivian Stone
Sal Tolliver
Loretta Tolliver
Hatte the Terry
Tolliver Cabin
Holger Hansen
Lawrence Magee
Katherine Goode
P. L. Arnold
Robert Gates
Fingerprint session offered in Shafter April 28
The Wasco 20-30 club and Laurence Baughman will set up booths at Shafter High School and in the Shafter business district to take civilian fingerprints for federal civilian identification records. Prints are for identification, not criminal files, with N. Joannides supervising the effort.
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Shafter
Federal Bureau of Identification
Washington
Wasco 20 30
N. Joannides
Four-Company Wildcat Drilling Near Shafter Reaches Depth
A four company joint effort led by Union Oil reached 12 518 feet Tuesday north of Shafter in a wildcat well. Officials say no major strike yet but production Vedder sand may lie at 12 500 to 13 000 feet. Drilling will continue toward 15 000 feet in a dome formation linked to Greeley and Wasco areas.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
Union
Greeley Field
Wasco
Continental Oil Company
Maple District
Tide Water
Associated
Seaboard
Continental
New Holy Christian Church Dedication On Merced Street
The new Holy Christian church on Merced Street and Wasco Road was dedicated Sunday in a day long service led by Samuel Chernabaeff supported by Alex Emerald. Russian colonies from Los Angeles Delano Kerman and San Francisco attended as many church representatives spoke.
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Holy Christian
Merced Street
Wasco Road
Samuel Chernabaeff
Alex Emerald
Los Angeles
Delano
Kerman
San Francisco
Old Sol Turns On Heat Here This Week
Old Sol gave Shafter residents a hint of summer as temperatures hit 94 degrees on both Monday and Tuesday at the experimental farm. Farmers call it fine spud weather and see the heat as beneficial for the potatoes growing in the area.
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Old Sol
Shafter
Mrs Abe Strauss Injured By Fall Leaves on Crutches
Mrs. Abe Strauss is using crutches after a fall last Thursday in ersfield that injured both feet.
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Abe. Strauss
Ersfield
Road improvements outlined by Kern officials at Shafter meeting
Kern county Board of Supervisors chair Roy Woollomes reported good condition on the Shafter Belridge road section in his district while Abel in the fourth district said his stretch is passable and near completion. Both men planned oiling sections in spring and Abel aims a five foot fill across 1000 feet of swamp this week. Belridge rep Charles Dewing noted the road will cut travel to trade centers and to the coast.
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Roy Woollomes
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Shafter-Belridge
Stanley Abel
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Neuman Cafe
Woollames
Abel
Belridge
Charles Dewing
Shafter
I. W. Frizzell
Cubs And Boy Scouts Hold Outing In Bakersfield Prep
Shafter Boy Scouts and Cubs held an outing on Calloway Saturday to pitch tents swim and host a wiener roast in preparation for the annual camporee in Bakersfield in about three weeks. Marvin Siebert demonstrated lifesaving with James Moore Jr acting as a helpless swimmer and leadership was provided by Cubmaster Howard Miguel and Scoutmaster Ned Marksheffel.
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Bakersfield
Shafter Boy Scouts
Cubs
Calloway
Marvin Siebert
James Moore, Jr
Howard Miguel
Ned Marksheffel
Medical Service for C M T C at Presidio of Monterey
Local youths attending the Citizens Military Training Camp at the Presidio of Monterey this July will be protected against sickness and disease by the Regular Army Medical service under Colonel D W McEnery, with aid from Regular Army and Medical Reserve doctors, announced by Colonel Homer M Groninger, 11th Cavalry camp commander.
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Citizens
Presidio of
Monterey
Regular Army
D. W.mcenery
Homer M. Groninger
11Th Cavalry
Growers Report Favorable Potato Growth in Shafter Area
Potatoes in the Shafter district show early maturity with May digging possible and mid May activity expected. Warm weather boosts prospects for a bumper crop as spud sizes reach hen egg to larger in many fields, Edison district reports strong sales at two dollars per sack and yields of 150 to 250 sacks per acre. About 260 farmers grow on roughly 11 000 acres, with top growth covering ground as fields progress toward harvest.
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Shafter
Edison
Shafter Aims Strong Start In Sierra League Opener
Shafter high baseball opens against Maricopa at 3 p.m. on theOak field led by pitcher Walt Kirschenmann with a solid infield returners Ben Meyers La Verne Kliewer R Mettler Bob Curtis and catcher Bud Jansen. Maricopa, the defending champion, returns most of last year’s squad as the league schedule also includes McFarland Tehachapi and East Bakersfield.
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Maricopa
Cough J. W. Wilson
Shatter
Gutter
Wilson
Walt Kirschenmann
Powell McCoy
Jess Combs
Calvin Newton
Ben Meyers
la Verne Kliewer
R. Mettler
Bob Curtis
Safeway Interior Rearranged and New Air Cooler Installed
The Shafter Safeway store completed interior rearrangement this week. An air conditioner able to move 6030 cubic feet per minute was installed. Shelves were rebuilt and new display tables added to feature a refrigerator built behind the meat department. A large warehouse refrigerator was moved and the warehouse entrance altered. Prominent signs above shelves label groceries in each department. Three new turnstiles with bright metal rails were added at the entrance.
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Shafter Safeway
Masons Plan School Week Program Here
Shafter Masons of Wasco Lodge No 583 plan an observance during Public Schools Week at Richland Auditorium. Rev Anthony S Donat of Bakersfield will speak, introduced by E B Stringham. Students and bands from Richland and Shafter will perform selections including God Bless America and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Shafter
Wasco Masonic Lodge
Richland Quditorium
Anthony S. Donat
First Congregational
Bakersfield
E. B. Stringham
Emil Bender
E. P. Jones
Orvin Mettler
P.L. Ar
Glenn O. Nay
After High School
Robert Gates
Richland Grammar School
Shafter High School
P. L. Arnold
Star Chorus
Public Schools Week
Wage-Hour Exemption Applies to Small Towns Under 2500
A federal ruling by wage-hour administrator Elmer R. Andrews defines an exemption area for canners, packers, and storers of fresh produce. Establishments in open country or towns under 2500 population drawing products within 10 miles are not covered by the wage-hour provisions. Kern county towns such as Shafter with 2400 residents qualify, while Buttonwillow 250 McFarland 1500 Tehachapi 1150 Arvin 1200 and Edison small populations are noted.
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Elmer R. Andrews
Washington
Kern County
Shafter
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Buttonwillow
McFarland
Tehachapi
Arvin
Edison
Demonstration On Crop Thinning At Local Ranch
A farming demonstration on thinning plums apricots and peaches is scheduled this afternoon. Dr Omund Lilleland UC College of Agriculture will lead at the Adolf Kirschenmann ranch on Fresno avenue one mile north and one mile west of town. N D Hudson assistant county agent notes the methods apply to peaches and apricots as well as plums.
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Omund Lilleland
College of Agriculture
University of California
Adolf Kirschenmann
Fresno Avenue
N. D. Hudson
Marvin Neuman Elected Treasurer Hi-Y Conference
Marvin Neuman of Shafter was elected treasurer of the Kern county Hi-Y conference at a Taft meeting with reps from Bakersfield East Bakersfield Delano McFarland Taft and Shafter. Main speaker Frank Wycoff former sprinter and Carpenteria Junior High principal spoke on On Your Marks. Harold Wagner Y M C A area secretary also spoke and a banquet was hosted by J H Porterfield.
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Marvin Neuman
Shafter
Kern County
Hi-Y
Taft
Bakersfield
East Bakersfield
Delano
McFarland
Frank Wycoff
Carpenteria
Harold Wagner
San Francisco
J. H. Porterfield
McFarland High School
Shafter High School
Adolph Goertzen
Elmer Unruh
Harold Janzen
Charles Sanger
Charles Potter
Eddie Hall
J. W. Wilson
Alfred T. Chandler
Union Congregational Church
Edward Frank
Roger Naber
Glen Siemon
Legion Officers Nominated At Monday Meeting
Members of the Leftie J. Robinson Post No. 213 American Legion nominated Clyde Bell for commander Walter Eckmann first vice commander Albert Willard second vice commander P A Schmidt and W W Tapranhill chaplain Glenn O Nay adjutant and Jack Janzen sergeant at arms. Election will be held at the next regular meeting. Boy Scout cabin for Shafter discussed but tabled until fall.
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Shafter
Early Risers View Annular Sun Eclipse in Shafter
Shafter residents witnessed a partial annular eclipse yesterday morning with the event starting at 6 36 a m reaching peak around 7 30 and ending at 8 40 the ring of sunlight visible around the moon where the sun appeared half covered Weather bureau officials noted the eclipse was about 50 percent in Shafter and total in Alaska.
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Shafter
Weather Bureau
Alaska
Kern Academy Students Hold Annual Picnic at Kern River Park
Members of the Kern Academy student body gathered Thursday for their annual picnic at Kern River park despite rain. Attendees enjoyed the outing and a good time was reported by those present.
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Kern Academy
Kern River Park
Shafter Queen Named For Kern County Music Festival
Leola Kirschenmann a Shafter high school student is chosen to represent Shafter in a Kern County music festival pageant in Bakersfield on May 4. Attendants Mary Connell Minnie Koop and Betty Reily will join her as singing groups from Shafter perform.
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Kern River Park
Shafter
Leola Kirschenmann
Bakersfield
Kern
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Robert Gates
P. L. Arnold
Shafter Drug Stores
Penn’s Toggery
Shafter Hardware Company
Supervisors Seek Expanded SRA Probe in Kern County
Kern county board of supervisors adopted a motion to ask the state assembly for a broader inquiry into charges that names were added to SRA relief rolls without applicants’ consent. A Santa Ana meeting on an SRA work program was announced with state director Dr H Dewey Anderson expected to attend along with Roy Woollames Leelee officials and M W Skelton.
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SRA
Kern County Board of Supervisors
State Assembly
Stanley Abel
Santa Ana
H. Dewey Anderson
Roy Woollames
Leelee
M. W. Skelton
Tiburcio Rosales Ordered Held in Kern County Jail
Tiburcio Rosales, 45, is in the county jail at Bakersfield after appearing in Justice Court of H. A. Rightmire to face assault and battery charges. As a Mexican citizen, his case will be reported to immigration authorities.
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Tiburccio Rosales
Bakersfield
Justice Court
H. A. Rightmire
Rosales
Mexico
Dodge City Film Triggers Childhood Memories
Mrs. J. S. Tannahill, 82, recalls childhood days while watching a Dodge City film at Shafter theatre. She lived in Dodge City 75 years ago and recognizes many characters in the screen portrayal. Now visiting her son W. W. Tannahill, Santa Fe agent, in Shafter.
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Dodge City
J. S. Tannahill
Shafter Theatre
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Shafter Public Utility District
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Currie
F. S. Currie
Frank G. Boschke
E. A. Lamping
Johns -Mannville Company
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Tiburcio Rosales
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