Sheriff Describes Subversive Activity and Blockade System
Kern County Sheriff John E. Loustalot told Shafter Rotary members that only two legitimate subversive cases had surfaced from 35 to 50 daily accusations during early World War II. He outlined the county blockade effort, detailing 544 on call to respond within 20 minutes, and recounted a Tehachapi prison escape capture aided by radio and railroad agents.
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Kern County
John E. Loustalot
Shafter Rotary Club
Loustalot
Taft and
Delano
Tehachapi
Sheepman
Internal Disorganization Cited In France Fall Talk
Harry McMasters, after two years in Europe, blamed French disorganization and propaganda for France's fall. He warned England must hold through winter to deter invasion, and discussed Belgium and Paris bombing raids. He recounted his Paris experiences and ferry to the U S aboard the Washington near Lisbon.
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France
Harry McMasters
Gall of
Shafter Kiwanis Club
England
Paris
Germany
Hitler
McMasters
Leopold
Dunkirk
Steers Of Alvin Roberson Improve On Potato Meal Feed
Alvin Roberson, a Future Farmer from Shafter, feeds 20 percent potato meal in a mix with barley, raisins, cottonseed and linseed meals and beet pulp. He averages two pounds daily gain on 1040 pound steers, aiming for 1100 pounds at the California state fair and 1300 pounds at the Great Western Livestock show. Best four of eight will enter shows. five steers sourced from nearby ranches. feed includes alfalfa hay. Roberson previously earned ribbons in Sacramento, Bakersfield and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Roberson
Shafter
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Roberson
Friies
Hollister
Minnehaha Ranch
Woodlake
al Roberson
Alvin
Citywide Cleanups Set to Begin August 5 in Shafter
Shafter will start a two week cleanup of unsightly vacant lots on August 5. Property owners must clear rubbish and burn dry grass only with a fire permit from the Santa Fe Way Ranger station. Warden Art Craig will assist with county truck support if needed.
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Shafter
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Shafter Ranger Station
Santa Fe Way
Art Craig
Ed Gaede Wins City Ping Pong Championship
Ed Gaede defeated W R Cloud in the finals of Shafter s first ping pong tournament to claim the city title at the high school. Gaede s blocking style won 21 7 15 21 13 and 21 10, while Cloud s driving game found success only in the second game. An exhibition and medal presentation to winner and runner up are scheduled before Rotarians Tuesday. Preliminary and semi final results included Paul Garrett and Gene Wilcoxon among others in Monday s program.
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Gaede
W. R. Cloud
Shafter
Cloud
Rotary Club
Paul Garrett
Gene Wilcoxon
Charles Harris
Chester Scott
Robert Scott
Jack Shore
Leroy Allen
Charles Potter
Levi Gershing
Doyle Lackey
Ben Myers
Alton Havens
Jess Combs
Ed. Merkle
Lloyd Luckett
Richard Scott
Woollomes Visits Shafter Ahead of Election
Delano born Roy Woollomes, chairman of Kern county board of supervisors, visited Shafter Tuesday morning to handle local business. A longtime district 1 candidate, he has backing from a Woollomes-For-Supervisor club formed here.
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Roy Woolloomes of
Delano
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Shafter
Woollomes
Heavy Beet Yield Reports From Shafter Area
Sugar beet fields near Shafter show yields over 15 tons per acre with sugar content of 16 to 19 percent. Lerdo plots under Shafter Farms reach 17 tons per acre with 20 tons anticipated. Most acreage contracted to American Crystal Sugar of Oxnard. some to Holly. Crop shipped from McFarland. season about two weeks ahead of last year and runs into September. About 3,000 acres planted across Lerdo, Shafter, Wasco, McFarland and Buttonwillow. acreage rising over three years due to better fertilization and strains.主要 growers include John Peters, Bill Camp, Bill Chernabaeff, Shafter Farms, Camp-West-Lowe, Kimberlina ranch, among others.
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Shafter
Lerdo
Shafter Farms
American Crystal Sugar Company
Oxnard
Holly Company
McFarland
Wasco
Buttonwil
Rural Mail Box Improvement Described In Shafter
Post office officials in Shafter urge residents to upgrade rural mail boxes during Rural Mail Box Improvement week. They stress secure, neat boxes with readable names placed for carrier convenience. The Shafter route serves 347 boxes. Local postal regulations information is available at the office.
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Shafter
Lois L. Berry
Shafter Post Office
Wallace Well Below 11,000 Feet Tuesday
General Petroleum reached 11,085 feet at Wallace No 1 well between Shafter and Greeley fields on Tuesday morning. Production sand likely near 11,350 feet. Caldwell No 5 in Shafter field hit 10,365 feet the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Petroleum Corporation
Wallace No. 1
Shafter and
Greeley Fields
G. P
Caldwell No. 5
Shafter Field
Speaker System Parts Stolen From Pentecostal Mission
Police report theft at Pentecostal Gospel Mission on town’s southern edge. Constable John Reily says no leads yet as investigators pursue the missing speaker darts and related equipment.
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Pentecostal Mission
Pentecostal Gospel Mission
John Reily
Superior Drill Pipe Arrives Boosting Shafter Oil Boom
Two rail deliveries bring dri pipe to Superior Oil in Shafter this week. Local drilling activity in the Shafter oil field is reported as booming with operations expanding.
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Superior
Shafter
Temperature holds below 100 for a week in Shafter district
Temperature in the Shafter district stayed under 100 degrees for six consecutive days after reaching 104 last Thursday. Records from the experiment farm north of town on Shafter highway show yesterday’s high 98, with lows around 62, and daily readings of 97/62, 95/58, 96/59, 96/64, 99/63, and 104/69 on Thursday.
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Shafter
Experiment Farm
Shafter Highway
Ball Diamond Relocated to Richland School District Property
The nightball diamond at James Street and Shafter Highway is moved this week to Richland school district land south of the primary school on Lerdo Road. County men and P G and E workers relocate light poles and bleachers, grading begins Saturday, with play expected next week. The new site includes a water line extension from the primary school area and space for future community recreation facilities, though no immediate home games are planned for the Shafter Merchants.
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James Street
Shafter Highway
Richland
Lerdo Road
P. G
County
Kern
City Recreation League
Shafter Merchants
Mail Messenger Contract Awarded to J W Butts
Joe W. Butts won the mail messenger contract announced by Postmaster Lois L. Berry. He will replace Roy Pasley who has served in a temporary capacity since March. Butts will carry mail between the post office and the Santa Fe depot after a bid competitive process.
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Joe W. Butts
Lois L. Berry
Butts
Roy Pasley
Santa Fe
Irrigation Board Meeting Planned in Shafter
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District board will hold a regular monthly meeting next Tuesday at 2 PM in the district office at 435 Santa Fe Way. Only routine business is on the agenda and the session is open to the public.
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Shafter-Wasco
Shafter
Santa Fe Way
City budget to be considered by Shafter council
A city budget for Shafter for the 1940 41 year will be given further consideration at a regular city council meeting to be held the evening of August 12 at city hall at 8 o clock.
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Shafter
Union Expected To Move North To Section 28
Union Oil plans to drill in Section 28 28-25 on Crites property near the Shafter Public Utility district disposal plant, potentially influenced by Superior's Riggs well outcome. Other Union drilling in Shafter includes 65-34 depth 11,442 feet, sand at 11,258 feet, plus 37-34 and 25-34 in Section 34 and completions planned for 65-34 and two at Kettleman Hills.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter Field
Crites Propery
Shafter
Kettleman Hills
Maple School Budget 16800 For Next Year
Maple School presents a proposed 1940-41 budget totaling 16800 with principal items 10275 for instruction 3200 for plant operation and 200 for plant maintenance. Current expense 15100 capital outlay 700 and undistributed 1000. Tax 80 cents, district valuation just over one million. public hearing August 6 at 8 pm.
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Leo B. Hart
Mrs. Yates Improving After Fall at Home
Mrs. C. B. Yates, injured in a fall at her home west of Shafter last Thursday, is reported improving though still confined to Kern General Hospital. Initial reports claimed a broken leg, now believed to be a badly bruised old fracture. No discharge date known.
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C. B. Yates
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
McAllister to Leave Shafter for Long Beach
Reverend Edgar H. McAllister pastor of the First Baptist church plans to relocate to Long Beach. He will be replaced for Sunday services by Rev. To Wesker from Long Beach Baptist church with topics in the morning and evening on the gospel and the pearl of great price.
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Edgar H. McAllister
First Baptist Church
Shafter
Long Beach
To. Wesker
Work Starts Two Oil Projects Near Riggs Area
Superior Oil initiated two drilling projects near Riggs this week at Bohna No 1 and Devine No 1, aiming to fulfill lease requirements while awaiting results. Depth reported at Riggs is 11 524 feet, with optimism for a regional drilling boom if successful. spuds include Pasadena Realty No 1, Rudnick No 3 See well, Mandell, Osborn, and Moore No 1 with depths ranging from about 4 000 to 11 500 feet.
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Superior Oil Company
An Derrick Foundations
Bohna No. 1
Riggs
Devine No. 1
Superior
Superior and
Union
Shafter
Pasadena Realty Company
Rudnick
Seewell
Mandell
Osborn
Moore No
Greeley Field
Richland District Sees Increased State Appropriation
Richland elementary district will receive $69,746 in state appropriations for 1940-41, up from $61,464 in 1939-40, based on enrollment. Kern County Union High School district receives $498,522 for 1940-41, up from $448,612 last year. County total appropriations reach $1,929,677.12 for 1940-41, an increase of $156,406.53.
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Richland
Leo B. Hart
Kern County Union High School
Leon Rodgers Home Burns In Fire On Saturday Afternoon
The house of Leon Rodgers on Los Angeles Street near Poplar burned Saturday around 2 pm. The structure and contents were destroyed with partial insurance coverage. Fire Chief Art Craig cited defective wiring as the cause.
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Leon Rodgers
Los Angeles Street
Poplar
Art Craig
Council to appoint city treasurer Monday in Shafter
A special Shafter city council meeting is planned Monday evening at city hall to appoint a new city treasurer. Dr. L. H. McGrane, recently named to fill a vacancy after Ford L. Hudson was transferred, has resigned.
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Shafter City
L. H. McGrane
Ford L. Hudson
Federal surplus foods stamp plan extends to four counties
The Federal surplus commodities food stamp plan has been extended to San Joaquin Stanislaus Merced and Madera counties, expanding aid reach for eligible residents.
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San Joaquin
Stanislaus
Merced
Madera
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New York Herald Tribune
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Ed Rose
Shafter Scout Troop No
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Roy Woollomes
Shafter Area
Wallace
J. W. Butts
Irrigation Board
Maple
Bohna
Devine
Burns
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