Flood lights for Shafter athletic field move forward
County board considers forming a county wide recreational committee with representatives from each locality to oversee county funding for lighting. Richland school trustees agreed to install lighting equipment supplied by the PWA, shifting cost from the Shafter Business Men's Association. Action postponed to next Monday due to supervisor absences from illness.
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County Board of Supervisors
Shafter
Richland School
PWA
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Ray Dye
Board of Supervisors
Union Church Plans Easter Week Services
Church devotes Sunday activities with Sunday school at 9 a.m. led by Mrs. Eckman. adult Bible class with W. A. Livers. morning worship at 10 with pianist Mrs. Porterfield and sermon by Dr. Ratcliffe. 7 p.m. young people meeting. April 26 features special music including an anthem and quartet with Miss Anderson and Mrs. Ratcliffe among performers. Public invited.
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Union Wane
Teat Church
A. W. Eckman
Bobst
W. A. Livers
J. W. Porterfield
Ratcliffe
Young People’s Society Christian Endeavor
Lord We Pray
Finlandio Sibelius- Sammond
E. Anderson
H. Ratcliffe
P. Schmidt
T. H. Ratcliffe
Solo
Allelusia
Helen Green Ratcliffe
Church of Christ Holds Services in Richland School
Members meeting in the east end of the old Richland grammar school report Sunday services at 10 o'clock with Bible study and song. A preaching service is set for Sunday, March 7 at 11 o'clock a m followed by communion. A cordial welcome is extended to all.
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Church OF Christ
Adventist Church
Richland Grammar School
Christian Science Society notices in Wasco
The Christian Science Society of Wasco Boston branch holds Sunday services at 11 AM with Sunday school at 10 AM. Monthly meetings at 8 o'clock feature the Lesson Sermon on Probation after Death, with the Golden Text from First Epistle of Peter and readings from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.
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Christian Science Christian Science Society
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
E. Streets
Wasco
Mass
Jesus Christ
Peter
Christ Jesus
Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Party Guests Spend Weekend in California Cities
Attend Party erts and Cecil Horton visited Bakersfield Friday evening as guests. E Manuel justice of the peace in Shafter traveled to Oakland Friday night and stayed through Monday with family. L Kinyon and spouse visited Los Angeles to see Mrs Kinyon’s sister and a new niece.
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Erts
Cecil Horton
Bakersfield
Qatar
Oakland
E. Manuel
Shafter
Bakersfield Businessman Visits Shafter Visitor
Prominent Bakersfield businessman and politician Thomas W. McManus was a Tuesday visitor in Shafter. Mr and Mrs Arthur Heyle announce the arrival of a daughter born Sunday April 19 weighing eight pounds four ounces.
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Arthur Heyle
Walter Zimmmerman Duo Visit To Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Walter Zimmmern drove to Los Angeles for a business visit early this week returning Tuesday afternoon. Miss Mabel Cummings formerly of Shafter now living in Bakersfield spent Sunday here visiting her friend Miss Irene Parker.
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Los Angeles
Walter Zimmerman
Mabel Cummings
Shafter
Bakersfield
Irene Parker
West Frankfort miners seek truth behind vanished New Deal program
In 1934 the Subsistence Homestead Act funded land deals and salaries for a West Frankfort project promising abundance. Miners from four counties flocked to apply but the program vanished, leaving residents skeptical and wondering what happened to the promised fairies and aid.
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West Frankfort
Wizards of Wisdom
Washington
Santa Claus
Roosevelt pre election zeal sparks economy backlash
Washington gossip suggests Tugweh will fund communal farming as a late move to bolster economy, with critics calling pre election economy zeal a death bed repentance while billions are pledged to support the plan.
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Washington
Tugweh
Perhapet
Shafter Hi Y and Shafter High win double bill in Bakersfield games
Bakersfield Hi Y and Shafter High played strong defense to beat Bakersfield 3 to 0 with Lachenmaier and Smith as top pitchers. Shafter defeated Maricopa 7 to 21 in a homecoming contest as Ray Kay starred behind the plate. Tennis results highlighted Shafter victories rallying a busy afternoon with singles and doubles wins. The Sequoia Hi Y club discussed sportsmanship and planned sending a Shafter delegate to Kentucky for the National Hi Y conference.
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Bakersfield Hi-Y
Shafter High School
Bakersfield
Ralph Lachenmaier
Ralph Smith
Shafter
Ray Kay
Clarence Neuman
Jack White
Milton Koop
Elmer Lachenmaier
Bill Lachenmaier
Powell McCoy
Ernest Neufeld
Gideon Mettler
Gribble
Barnett
Edwards of
Annis
Vies and
Pathe
Kentucky
Sequoia
Henderson Nominated for Legion Commander in Shafter
Henderson nominated by Leslie L. Robinson Post American Legion of Shafter for commander with May 4 deadline. He has been first vice commander for a year. Also nominated at the meeting were Peter Bender Glenn Nay John Janzen A Jack Zimmerman James Berry P A Schmidt and W H Hitchcock. Nay and Zimmerman reported on the Bakersfield district meeting.
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J.B. Henderson
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion of Shafter
Henderson
Legion Hall
Peter Bender
Glenn 0. Nay
John Janzen
A. Jack Zimmerman
James Berry
P. A. Schmidt
W. H. Hitchcock
Nay
A. J. Zimmerman
Bakersfield
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Palm St
Payne's
Shafter Press
Mary Lawrimore
A J Nikkel
Scott Agency
Chester Ave
C. A. Parker
Calif
McFarland
18Th St
Black’s
Shafter Garbage Service
Piro Care Phone
L. A
Mrs. L. Kinyon
Mrs. Kinyon
Maricopa
Maricopa Boys
Shafter Boys
T. V. Little Complete Machine Shop
Ad Welding
Shafter, California
He Shafter Press
Legion
Albert Knopf
Standard Oil
Vernon Pierce
Prop
Frank Shaw
Shafter Drug Store
H. G. Reif
Paso Robles
Electrolux
Shafter Furniture Co
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