Shafter News Highlights County and Local Visits
Shafter residents host and visit relatives across California. Movements include former Shafter residents in Porterville and Paso Robles, Santa Barbara visitors, Dinuba and Santa Cruz guests, and UCLA coach Wilbur Johns stopping by. Local trips span Los Angeles, Coalinga, and Bakersfield with numerous family gatherings and social events.
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Jack Whites
Jack White
Shafter
Paso Robles
Leland Bergman
Bill Hildebrand
Helen McBride
California
Los Angeles
Long Head
Dinuba
Ben Geisbrech
Marie Becker
Helen Becker
Florence McAllister
Johnny Shultz
U.C.L.A
Wilbur Johns
Monty Montgomery
Johns
University of California At Los Angeles
Jack's Garage Wins City Bowling Championship
Jack's Garage captured the city bowling title at Neuman alley with a total of 3,264 pins. Competing team members were John Dalke Glenn O Nay Holger Hansen Jack Janzen and George Van Natta. Van Natta swept the all events crown while Johnny Gaede won the individual title and Harvey Gaede with Billy Horner took the doubles championship.
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Jack’s Garage
Neuman Alley
John Dalke
Glenn O. Nay
Holger Hansen
Jack Janzen
George Vannatta
Vannatta
Johnny Gaede
Harvey Gaede
Billy Horner
Fire Permits Available at Ranger Station on Santa Fe Way
Warden Art Craig warns of a dangerous fire season and urges securing burning permits at the Shafter Ranger station on Santa Fe way before open burning. Small trash fires require proper watching and must be 100 feet from inflammable objects. incinerator burning is allowed if openings are not larger than a quarter inch.
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Shafter
Santa Fe Way
Art Craig
Craig
Shafter High Students Tour Local Lumber Yard
Members of the shop classes at Shafter High School visited the local lumber yard Monday to study building materials, lumber grades, and costs. The trip followed weeks of classroom work on job costing and methods, with reports and discussions presented after the visit.
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Shafter, High School
F. F. Latta
Gideon Bible Dedications Held at Delano Venues
Bakersfield Gideon camp conducted dedications at Delano hospital and Delano McCarty Motor Lodge last Sunday. Attendees included Abe Issac John Suderman John Roskam from Shafter and John Thomas Bud Fisher Al Villegas and Ted Kummerfeld from Wasco. California gained 1151 square miles from the 1940 census marking the first major remeasurment since 1880. California commercial vegetable crops in 1940 surpassed 100 million dollars for the first time.
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California
United States
Nitrogen Boosts Kern County Potato Yields
Kern county potato farming relies on nitrogen fertilizer to boost profit. M. A. Lindsay notes large-scale use, with 30,000 acres receiving about 9,000 tons of fertilizer yearly costing around 450000 dollars. Nitrogen forms tested include ammonium and nitrates, with results guiding plans for next season.
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Kern County
M. A. Lindsay
United States
Lindsay
Odd Fellows Hold Services for Harris in Bakersfield
Harold Wise and Ed Hall of Bakersfield Odd Fellows Lodge No. 440 led lodge services at Janzen chapel for J. P. Harris of Shafter who was killed in a San Diego automobile accident. Harris, a Past Grand, longtime Odd Fellows member, was honored in Memorial Park Mausoleum with Rev. Alfred T. Chandler of Upton Congregational Church presiding.
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Ed. Hall
Bakersfield
Odd Fellows Lodge No
Janzen Chapel
J. P. Harris
Shafter
San Diego
Harris
Odd
Memorial Park
Alfred T. Chandler
Upton Congregational Church
Nation’s Only Municipally Owned Opera House Located in San Francisco
The article notes San Francisco houses the nation’s only municipally owned opera house. It highlights ownership by the city and its role in supporting cultural events.
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Opera House
San Francisco
Grape mildew warns Kern county vineyards in damp spring
N Dol Hudson of the University of California warns Kern county growers of a high mildew danger this spring due to unusually damp conditions. He notes the need for frequent finely divided sulphur dustings as rain can wash away protective coatings and advises protection during risk periods while vines grow rapidly.
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Kern County
N. Dol. Hudson
University of California In
Kern
Hudson
Mennonite Brethren Chorus Stages Delano Church Program
The M B Male Chorus presented a full evening program Sunday evening at Delano Methodist church directed by Arnold Bergen with Abe Goertzen as accompanist. The chorus sang at Shafter Farm Workers’ community on Tuesday and will perform next Sunday at Wasco Baptist church.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Delano Methodist Church
Arnold Bergen
Abe Goertzen
Shafter Farm Workers
Wasco Baptist Church
Morgan Cow Tops Kern County Milk Yard March Herd
Nell J. Morgan’s Holstein dairy herd led March production with 2 515 cows listing an average 91.9 pounds of butterfat. Woods Stone of Shafter added seven cows to the North Unit honor roll for producing over 60 pounds of butterfat in the month.
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Zamps Prilly
Nell J. Morgan
Kern County
Woods Stone Sf Shafter
Recall Drivers LS Recall Drivers LS
Effective May 1 1941 all Good Until Revoked operators licenses issued during April May and June 1929 will be cancelled as reported by the Los Angeles Office of the National Automobile Club. Applicants for renewal should appear at the nearest office of the Department of Motor Vehicles prepared to take a written eye and driving test.
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Los Angeles
National Automobile Club
Thearest
Department of Motor Vehicles
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