Concrete brick houses eyed to ease housing shortage
Rancher in Pond area explores concrete brick four room homes with about 700 square feet, costing around 4 per square foot versus 8 for wood frame, hoping smaller affordable options help veterans and families in Shafter amid housing scarcity. Rotary District Governor Pat Kelly leads 52 clubs across San Joaquin Valley and coast.
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Shafter
Kelly
San Joaquin Valley
Ventura
Monterey
Teachers Visit South Family in Gouthland This Weekend
Visiting their family in the Gouthland this past weekend were Jeanette Wheeler and Bur mis Morris.
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South
Gouthland
Jeanette Wheeler
Burmis Morris
Wedge Flu Victim Mrs Thomas Wedge Reported Ill
Mrs Thomas Wedge was reported very ill with the flu last week according to MBG. The notice notes her medical condition and family context within the community report.
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Wedge
Thomas Wedge
Shafter Flower Show Celebrates Community Involvement
Shafter hosts a flower show at the Woman's Club with Junior Women's Club serving tea. Mrs. Homer Craig won the sweepstakes with nine entries. students from Richland School produced notable displays including the Floating Garden of Xochimilco, Mexico.
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Ee B
Clu
Homer Craig
Mesdames C. R. Codis
Rolf Jacobsen
Paul Newell
Richland School
al. Eley
Charles Melton
Herrall
Xochimilco
Mexico
Chuckie Lou McCombs
Paula McClure
Frederic Mettler
Vernie Peters
Rosalie Guenther
Joan Eckman
Mary Brown
Kent Jones
Larry McCombs
Marlene Enns
Gordon Pipkin
Belvi Ann Moor
Horrall
Glenn Handel
Clarence
Stella Lee Martin Funeral Held in Wasco
Funeral services for Stella Lee Martin were held Saturday at Robert L. Jones Funeral Home in Wasco. Born October 27, 1889 in Arkansas, she moved with family to Wasco three years ago. Survived by husband John W. Martin five sons Homer Homer Martin Shafter Paul Taft Roy Ventura Levi Bakersfield Francis Washington and two daughters Martha McGill Los Angeles Mamie Menees Wasco. Burial followed at Greenlawn Memorial Park Bakersfield with Reverend Kenneth Voth officiating.
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Robert L. Jones
Wasco
Stella Lee Martin
Martin
Arkansas
John W. Martin
Homer Martin
Shafter
Paul
Taft
Roy
Ventura
Levi
Bakersfield
Francis
Washington
Martha McGill
Los Angeles
Mamie Menees
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Kenneth Voth
B P W Holds Annual Dinner
The Business and Professional Women held their annual party dinner at the Bakersfield Inn. Barbara Lee and Florence Smith reported on Senior Girls Day and the Blue Bird party. Helene Hobson chaired with Lorain Gaede Bertha Jantzen on the committee. Helen Holmes presided. May 1 at Shafter Motel will elect officers.
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Bakersfield Inn
Barbara Lee
Florence Smith
Helene Hobson
Lorain Gaede
Bertha Janzen
Helen Holmes
Shafter Motel
James Andrew Parker Dies in Wasco at 43
James Andrew Parker brother of Mrs. Lillian Hughes of Shafter died April 18 in Wasco. Funeral services were Sunday at Jones Chapel Wasco with Rev Kenneth Voth officiating and burial at Union Cemetery Bakersfield. He lived in the state six years two weeks in Wasco worked as a laborer for Poso Land and Produce Company Ranch. Survivors include his mother Mrs Amanda Parker and three other sisters all of Texas.
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James Andrew Parker
Lillian Hughes
Shafter
Wasco
Jones Chapel
Kenneth Voth
Union Cemetery
Bakersfield
Parker
Poso Land and Produce Company
Amanda Parker
Texas
Shower Given For Mrs Ida Jones Moves From Neighborhood
In her honor a handkerchief shower was hosted at the Buller home. Guests included Mrs Ida Jones, Mrs John Gaede, Mrs Maud Bell, Mrs Sara Weddel, Mrs Margie Smart, Barbara Brannan, Mrs Henley and Mrs Crafton. Ice cream with fresh strawberries was served.
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Ida Jones
Pete Buller
Lillie Bell
Buller
John Gaede
Maud Bell
Sara Weddel
Margie Smart
W. M. Brannan
Barbara
Henley
Crafton
Shafter Urged to Wake Up and Grow
A civic call urges Shafter California to expand housing and infrastructure to avert stagnation. The piece warns that without more homes irrigation development and improved streets the city risks losing business and people to other areas, stressing community-wide responsibility.
Plan Now for CVP Water in the San Joaquin Valley
The Fresno Bee reports that Madera Irrigation District sees CVP water delivery unlikely before 1949 or 1952. Millerton Lake supply will not cover underground pumping needs, prompting counties to accelerate surveys and draft detailed district distribution plans. Every drop from Friant and Shasta Dams will be claimed by ready districts.
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San Joaquin Valley
Central Valleys Project
Madera County
Chowchilla
Madera
Carl Gaumnitz
Millerton Lake
Friant and
Shasta
Merchants Host Girls Day for Shafter High Seniors
Business and Professional Women's Club sponsors a senior girls day at Shafter High School with career shadowing assignments across local businesses and a luncheon. Students visit hostesses in journalism, recreation, banking, beauty, library, religious education, and more to explore future work options before a evening program at the high school.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Shafter High School
Lorna Bryan
Rosemary Stocker
The
Shafter Press
Juanita Battaglia
Virgil Bartel
Merle Royal
Doctor Ohlsson
Verna Furlong
Jean McDonald
Virginia Anderson
Roy Farrell
Miss Bartlett
Carlene Bain
Mary Lee Mouser
Bank of America
Annette Albright
Elaine Klaudt
Richland
Sylvia Baughman
Maime Rains
Mrs. Wedge
Pat Martin
Marjorie Kimmel
Ummel
Lola Burton
Doris Giles
Sam Lachenmaier
Clara Schnidt
Wanda Smith
Delphine Martin
Maxine Hall
Dixie Mathis
Dorothy Bitner
Brock's Department Store
Bakersfield
John Peters
Gordon Haycock
Barbara Lee
Helen Ganyu
Violet Brughelli
First Teen-Age Dance Set For Saturday Nite
The American Legion and the Wednesday Afternoon Club sponsor the first teen age dance this Saturday at the Woman's Club building from 8 to 11 pm with 10c admission. Proceeds fund a later big band event. music via juke box and latest records available. Two more dances planned in May on the 10th and 24th. summer dances anticipated. Legion chairman Dr John Revell. club reps Mesdames Ed Brown Harry Vannatta and J. W. Lassiter.
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American Legion
Woman’s Club
Doctor John Revell
Mesdames Ed Brown
Harry Vannatta
J. W. Lassiter
Bakersfield Leaders Convene At Wasco Rail Meeting
Civic heads from Bakersfield Shafter Wasco Corcoran and Hanford gather in Wasco for the Railway Association Meeting at Wests Hotel Reports on the Central Valley Highway development will be given and advertising plans outlined A budget for the coming year will be announced Paul Newell of Shafter serves as chairman.
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Bakersfield
Shafter
Wasco
Corcoran
Hanford
West’s
Raiway Association
Central Valley Highway
Paul Newell
Birthday greetings list for April week
Happy Birthday This Week acknowledges Jeanie Channeson April 23 Violet Brughelli April 23 Ida Mae Mathis April 24 Olive Crockett April 28 and extends related greetings to E. H. Lilly April 16. The note compiles local well wishes from a community snippet.
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Jeanie Channeson
Violet Brughelli
Ida Mae Mathis
Olive Crockett
E. H. Lilly
Spring Meeting of County Congregational Churches Held Here
Kern County Association of Congregational Churches gathered with over 100 delegates from Bakersfield Arvin Mojave Hanes Maricopa Wasco Oildale and Shafter at the local Congregational Church. Guest speaker Dr Albert W Palmer outlined a 15 minute talk on One Answer to World Chaos.
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County Congregational Churches
Kern County Association of Congregational Church
de Santas
Bakersfield
Arvin
Mojave
Hanes Maricopa
Wasco
Oildale
Shafter
Congregational Church
Albert W. Palmer
Teological Seminary
Chicago
National Council of Congregational Churches
Plymouth Congregational Church
Oakland
Church of the Open Mind
Church of the Warm Heart
Church of the
Church of the World-Wide Vision
Nelson C. Dreier
Southern California Congregational Churches
Glen A. Rowles
Peter Jansen
W. T. Richards
Pease Congregational Fellowship of Congregational Women
Kern County
Miss Muriel Wallace Visiting Local Family
Miss Muriel Wallace of Oakland, a former Maple School teacher, visited Mr and Mrs John Peters as a recent house guest and is well known in the community.
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John Peters
Muriel Wallace
Oakland
Wallace
Maple School
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Jimmy Russell
B.P.W
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Chamber of Commerce
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Fresno Bee
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Katamon
Thomas G. Wight
Southern California Fellowship
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W. S. Harper
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Miss. Wallace
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