Shafter-Mint or Field Bus Service Trial Assured
The Orange Belt Stages plan a 60 day trial bus link between Minter Field North Shafter Smiths Corner and Shafter. If demand and PUC approval support it, service will continue serving Kern Homes and Minter Field housing areas to connect residents with Shafter and the business district.
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Shafter-Mint
Shafter & Smith’s
Orange Belt Line
Orange Belt
Minter Field
North Shafter
Smith’s Corner
Shafter
B. W. Haworth
Haworth
Chamber
Orange Belt State Line
Orange Belt Stages
California Public Utilities Commission
Kern
Veterans Project
Minter
Modern Studio of Dancing presents community night show
The Modern Studio of Dancing of Bakersfield presents a community night program at the high school tonight at eight. Mrs. Evelyn Pentzer, director, promises a full hour of dancing by talented youngsters. Her pupils previously drew large crowds in last summer’s recreation program, and just one more community night remains after this show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Studio of Dancing of
Bakersfield
Evelyn Pentzer
Shafter Plans County Fair Display Then Displays Set
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce approved a Shafter entry for the Kern County Fair to be held September 23 to 28. The display will feature local agricultural products and crops shipped from the Shafter farming area. Dr. J H Revell heads the display committee with George Vanatta Harry Vanatta John Dalke Bill Dalke Paul Newell Harry Sturm and Al Ingraham on the panel. Further details will follow from Chairman Revell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Kern County
J. H. Revell
Revell
George
Harry Vannatta
John
Bill Dalke
Paul Newell
Harry Sturm
al Ingraham
Week of Softball Schedule for Local Leagues
This week features MEN'S LEAGUE games from Monday August 4 through Thursday August 7 at multiple diamonds. Teams include Food Town, Kelly and Channe son, Hitchcock Auto Parts, No. Gov't. Camp, McClure Drug, Brown and Bryant, Shafter Warehouse, Dianne's Beauty, Button Willow, Hof mans Service, Dial Cleaners, Pierce Jewelers, Shafter Radio, Emerald Service, Central Market, Justesen's, Wasco Juniors, and Shafter Junior All-Stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond
Shafter Paint
McFarland Pee-Wees
Dianne’s
Buttonwillow
Food Town
Brown & Bryant
Hofman’s Service
Dial Cleaners
Pierce Jewelers
Brown and Bryant
Shafter Warehouse
Dianne’s Beauty Shop
Shafter Radio
Diamond 1
Emerald Service
Diamond 2
Central Market
Justesen’s
Dianne’s Beauty
Wasco Juniors
Shafter
Jehovah's Witnesses National Convention at Wrigley Field
Upward of 30 000 delegates are expected at the Jehovah's Witnesses convention to be held at Wrigley Field from August 13 to 17. Applications for accommodations have been received from every state, Canada and Mexico. The event aims to educate and illuminate attendees on God’s Kingdom and current political developments, capped by a public address by N H Knorr on “Permanent Governor of All Nations.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah's Witnesses
Wrigley Field
Union
Canada
Mexico
California
N. H. Knorr
Watch Tower Society
Local Man Hurt In Tumble From Horse
Lloyd H. MacDonald a 28 year old Shafter resident was thrown from a horse Sunday morning near here and suffered possible internal injuries when the horse fell on him He was taken to Kern General Hospital where he is confined in fair condition
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Lloyd H. MacDonald
Shafter
MacDonald
Kern General Hospital
Brown Family Beach Picnic at Pismo
Mr and Mrs Bill Brown and family drove to Pismo for a beach day and fried chicken picnic lunch.
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Bill Brown
Pismo
Wasco Lions defeat Kiwanis in Friday softball battle
The Wasco Lions club softball team overwhelmed the Shafter Kiwanis 17 to 9 at Shafter High School field. Home runs by Permenter Janzen and Compton highlighted a heavy hitting night as Lions stars Groves Permenter shined in defense and Witcher pitched seven innings for Shafter. Umpires Pierce and Reily, both Shafter Rotary members, oversaw the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco Lions Club
Shafter Kiwanis
Shafter High School
Lions
Lions Club
Wasco
Kiwanis
Permenter
Janzen and Compton
Shafter Kiwanians
Hahn
Ware
Carpenter
Joe Frizzell
Frank Johnson
Jack Manweiler
Jimmy Hahn
Blake Witcher
Vernon Pierce
John Reily
Shafter Rotary Club
Week-end Arrests By Local Police in Shafter
Week-end arrests in Shafter included Charles Howard for probation violation Bernie Edward Mitchell for reckless driving and intoxication and Bud Ary for disturbing the peace.
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Shafter
Charles Howard
Bernie Edward Mitchell
Bud Ary
Shafter Cotton Planting Totals Soar in Kern County 1947
Kern county cotton acreage reaches 143000 acres in 1947, up 49 percent from 1946. Shafter district expects about 25000 acres, with 10000 more in newly developed land west of Shafter. Good weather and tested seed bolster expected yields. ginning may start early September. The 1946 county lint yield averaged 704 pounds per acre.
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Kern County
Lewis A. Burtch
Shafter District
Shafter
The
California Cotton Seed Planting Association
Top County Teams Meet In Softball Recaps This Week
Kern county’s Superior Oil visits Shafter Recaps tonight at 8 15 p m at Richland school diamond for a key district game before state playoffs in Hanford. The clash features Clyde Forsythe for Superior against Ralph Lachenmaier for Shafter with Cantini brothers Paul and Leo starring for Superior and Peckham Foster’s Paul Henry looming Thursday night at Richland diamond.
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Kern County
Superior Oil
Shafter
Richland School
Superior
Hanford
Acme Finance
Clyde Forsythe
Ralph Lachenmaier
Cantini
Paul
Leo
Paul Cantini
Bakersfield
Leo Cantini
Peckham-Foster
Paul Henry
Henry
Birthday Greetings and Travel News From Shafter
Happy birthday wishes listed for Corrine Mettler August 5 and other residents August dates. A note mentions related greetings to Dee Walker July 26. A Shafter card shows the Harvey Gaede family vacationing east, visiting Detroit to buy a Pontiac and planning a relaxed return via New York and other cities.
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Ivan Stone
Dee Walker
Niagara Falls
Shafter
Harvey Gaede
Gaedes
Kenneth
Detroit
Michigan
New York
New Richland Building Ready for School Year
Shafter adds twelve new classroom units designed by Ernest Kump and Associates to relieve Kern County district overcrowding. The two six room structures feature glass eastern exposure, skylights, outside steel supports, high ceilings, green interiors, extensive black and bulletin boards, wash basins, end lavatories, and modern heating and cooling embedded in the cement floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Ernest Kump and Associates
Richland School
Richland
Kern County
Seventeen New Teachers Named for Richland District
The Richland School district announces seventeen new teachers for the upcoming semester under district superintendent T. Olson.Assignments include first grade instructors Annabelle Fee and Leona Noffkee. second grade educators Minnie Nash Beverly Haynes Marian Rickner. third grade teachers Antonette Len Mary Jacobs Pearl Schuhl. fourth grade Mildred Marr. fifth grade Ann Rothering. sixth grade Alta Hil Dorothy Fee Juanita Berg Norma Olson and Leona Vannatta. four more hires needed to complete staff.
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Richland
T. Olson
Annabelle Fee
Leona Noffkee
Minnie Nash
Beverly Haynes
Marian Rickner
Antonette Len
Mary Jacobs
Pearl Schuhl
Mildred Marr
Barbara Barnes
Ann Rothering
Alta Hil
Dorothy Fee
Juanita Berg
Norma Olson
Leona Vannatta
Shafter Leads In Kern Spud Shipments
Kern county potato season ends with about twelve and a half million sacks shipped by rail and truck. Shafter leads with 7 086 rail cars and 4730 truck cars, Edison and Wasco follow, total crop valued near 27 967 000 dollars.
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Shafter
Kern
Kern County
Lewis Burtch
Burtch
Canelo - Lerdo - Seco
Pasteurized Milk Speeds Cheese Making Time
The use of pasteurized milk in cheese production shortens the aging and processing period, enabling faster turnaround from milk to finished product. This method reduces microbial risk and stabilizes quality across batches.
Hit and Run Bystander Injures North Shafter Boy
Kenneth Hensley, a North Shafter youngster riding a bicycle on Santa Fe Way near the fire department, was struck by an unidentified hit and run driver Saturday night. The bike was demolished, and Hensley sustained superficial scratches.
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Kenneth Hensley
North Shafter
Santa Fe Way
Hensley
Santa Fe
Mrs. John Jacobsen Home After Stockton Trip
Mrs. John Jacobsen returned Saturday from a ten day visit in Stockton where she saw her mother Mrs. Grace Miles. Her sister Mrs. Emory Smith arrived from San Leandro to join the family gathering.
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John Jacobsen
Stockton
Grace Miles
Emory Smith
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Washington
London
Moscow
San Francisco
West
U. S. Department of Agriculture Experimental Farm
Shafter Farm
Arizona
George Harrison
Harrison
U. S
Kelly & Channeson
Hitchcock
Auto Parts Vs No. Gov't. Camp
McClure Drug
Kelly and
Channeson
L. A
Jehovah's Witnesses National Convention
Hot Wasco Outfit
Paul Groves
Dale Permenter
Witcher
Wasco Permenter
McCullen
Homersseiler Groves
Ter
Pohl
Association
Peckham-Foster Thurs
Corrine Mettler
Claudine and Maxine Albright
Lee Thomas
Dick Hayes
John Peters
Claude Blum
Donna Rae Adamson
Sadie Montgomery
John Lamb
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