FHA LOANS NEWS PROMPTS SHAFTER ZONING EFFORTS
FHA lending favors Shafter applications due to recent zoning steps and an interim ordinance. Hugh Pomeroy county zoning commissioner shared the news with local property owners and outlined how the proposed ordinance would separate industrial business and residential zones, set setbacks, and require lot sizes with hearings planned at local venues.
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Federal Housing Administration
Shafter
Hugh Pomeroy
FHA
Pomeroy
American Legion Hall
Indus
Prescri Indu
Court House
Bakersfield
Business Men’s Association
Ent Dye
Oddities in the News Redding Chronicle
A mule kicks John Nachreiner fracturing his leg on a lonely road. He regains the saddle after an hour and rides three miles for aid at Black Bear mine. A bird trained hogs to respond to feeding times and a mocking bird allegedly reduces porker numbers by eight hundred pounds in a month. Dixon Mitton Carpenter NT, 38, starts a parked car in gear, driving through fences before a bystander halts it.
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Redding
John Nachreiner
Black Bear Mine
John
Roosevelt
Blue Eagle
Herman Krumland
Dixon Mitton Carpenter NT
Hollywood visitors travel through Shafter en route home
From Hollywood Mr. and Mrs. Herberts L. Comfort visited relatives in Shafter Sunday on their way home from the Nacremiento ranch where they had visited Mrs. Comforts parents Mr. and Mrs. Eli Hart. Mrs. J C Sutton of Brandt ranch Wasco was shopping for unreasonable items in Wasco.
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Hollywood
Mrs. Herberts L. Comfort
Shafter
Nacremiento Ranch
Mrs. Comfort
Eli Hart
Wascoe
J. Cc. Sutton
Brandt Ranch
Wasco
Rags Roberts Loses Bakersfield Main Event To Swanson
In Bakersfield last Friday night Rags Roberts the San Joaquin valley amateur champion lost the main event to Al Swanson a Jeffries barn graduate after a close bout. A late decisive blow in the fifth left Swanson victorious while Roberts briefly rallied with a rights to Swanson’s chin.
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Rags” Roberts
Shafter
San Joaquin Valley
Bakersfield
al Swanson
Jeffries’ Barn
Rags
Swanson
Visit by Ernest Funck and Wife From Huron
The Rev and Mrs A Funck await the arrival of their son Ernest Funck and his wife from Huron South Dakota. They plan a two week visit to California during which time the Funcks will tour the wonders of the Golden State while the Funcks’ parents take their vacation.
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A. Funck
Ernest Funck
Huron
South
Nck
California
Neufeld Family Travels to South Dakota Visit
Mr and Mrs Henry Neufeld and daughters Norma and Dona Jane left for South Dakota to visit friends and relatives.
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South Dakota
Henry Neufeld
Norma
Dona Jane
Payne Family Spends Week in San Francisco
Mrs. H C Payne and her daughter Geneva are in San Francisco for a combined business and pleasure trip, staying a week.
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Metropolis
H C. Payne
Ughter
Geneva
Ape
San Francio
UIT HITS BUILDING PROGRAM
Bakersfield attorney Alfred Siemens sues the county board to halt a county library Taft and Delano hospitals Arvin old folks home and fairgrounds grandstand project funded by a tax levy and federal grants Assembly Bill No 834 limits tax rate increases to five percent Judge R B Lambert orders the board to appear August 12 and show cause to avoid injunction
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Taft and
Delano
Arvin
Fairgrounds
Alferd Siemens
Bakersfield
County Board of Supervisors
Siemens
R. B. Lambert
Board of Supervisors
Eastside Merchants Tie Westside in Local Ball Game
Eastside and Westside merchants split two games at the local ball diamond after Eastsiders won last night to even the series at one win each. A big crowd watched as Westsiders edged the Eastsiders 21 to 19 last Thursday, with a late rally sealing the prior victory.
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Eastside
Westside
Central Avenue
West Side
Westsiders
Shafter All Stars Rally For Victory Over Delano
The Shafter All-Stars beat Delano 8 to 4 in a close game. Shafter led 2-0, Delano tied 4-4 in the seventh, then Ernie Schultz hit a ninth inning home run sparking a rally for the winning side. Ace Morrison started six innings with Johnnie Siemens finishing the last three. Dave Nikkel kept the plate as catcher.
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Shafter
Ace Morrison
Johnnie Siemens
Dave Nikkel
Shafter All-Stars Lose to McFarland 12–10 in Narrow Rally
The Shafter All-Stars fell to the McFarland club 12 to 10 after trailing 12 to 2 in the ninth inning. A late rally by Shafter added eight runs but could not overturn the deficit.
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Shafter All-Stars
McFarland
Bethel College Appella Choir Tour Stops In Reedley
Dr and Mrs A W Gaede visited Reedley last Thursday to hear the Bethel College Appella choir. David Suderman, a member and brother of Mrs Suderman, traveled with the Gaedes and stayed until Friday. The choir is touring some 8000 miles across the western states with nightly performances.
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A. W. Gaede
Reedley
Bethel College
David Suderman
7:9
Mjrs
Ua Suderman
Frida
Roles
PeThis
Amos
Steady Gain in School Attendance in Shafter District
County superintendent Herbert reports tabulated school attendance for Shafter districts. Elementary daily attendance rose from 459 in 1930-31 to 574 in 1934-35, with intermediate years shown. high school figures include 167 in 1934-35 and 167 in 1933-34, rising to 197 in 1931-32.
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Shafter
Herbert
Shafter Elemen
Shafter High School
Kern Men May Buy Famous Grant in Mariposa County
Holmes and Son, reported to have received 3 506 000 for the Silver Queen mine near Mojave, consider purchasing the 45000 acre Grant in Mariposa County. The grant, with about 80 mines and vast zinc lands, was held since Fremont and earlier sales to Bradly interests. Holmes and son visited Mariposa then San Francisco to discuss the purchase with Mariposa Commercial and Mining Company officials.
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Holmes & Son
Mojave
Mariposa County
Fremont
Bradley
Holmes
Mariposa
Frank T. Maguire
San Francisco
Government to announce 1935 56 cotton crop estimate
At 11 a m EST officials will release the first official estimate of the 1935 56 cotton crop. The decision will decide whether to continue holding cotton loaned to farmers or to unload stocks worth about 306 million dollars. The world American cotton supply is expected near 1 billion dollars in value.
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United States
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ich
Grant's Going Out of Business Sale Draws Crowds
A local store sale attracts real crowds as Grant plans to dispose of the entire stock by the end of next week. Initial estimates said most items would be cleared in ten days, with strong response from shoppers.
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Grant
Shafter Sewer Project Advances in County Plans
County engineer’s preliminary work on the proposed Shafter sewer system shows progress with indications that concrete steps will follow soon. The report notes growing momentum toward formal actions and potential construction timelines.
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Ahan Ae
Er Ac Ees
Largest potato crop in Kern history reported by county official
During the past month Kern County shipped 4 035 cars of produce, 2 929 of them potatoes, with harvest nearly complete and prices weaker than hoped. Cotton good, alfalfa prices low, and the grape harvest starting three weeks late with a lighter crop expected.
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Lewis A. Burtch
Standardization Efforts Highlight County Agriculture Progress
Buford L. Cox reports 1 883 calls for standardization 825 maturity tests and 635 certificates issued. Sweet potatoes and grapes show strong yields with high quality while watermelons nearly finished and cantaloupes completed. About 150 cars of Thompsons shipped plus 359 total rail and truck shipments. $3 000 recovered for growers from unscrupulous buyers.
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Buford L. Cox
Arvin
Division of Market Enforcement
J. C. Carey
Division of
State Department of Agriculture
Quarantine and Pest Control by C S Morley
The report notes many calls for plant bug control and discusses the spread of green stink bugs around homes and on crops. It highlights their impact on corn and maze and notes increased pest activity in the past month.
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C. S. Morley
Seuchanes
Statewide Special Election Set With Three Bond Proposals
Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan announced 2,622,782 voters will participate in the special election August 13 across 8,266 precincts. Kern county has 36,500 qualified voters and 205 precincts. Three measures are on the ballot: a 13.96 million bond for state institutions and office buildings, a constitutional amendment to allow short term warrants, and a 500 thousand bond for a canyon dam project to supply water to two state institutions.
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Frank C. Jordan
Kern County
Elm Tree Pest Infestation and County Quarantine Actions
The county reports elm trees defoliated by pests and unsprayed. They inspected 6 027 parcels and rejected 574 as infested. They ordered destruction or shipment out of the county. Fourteen plant quarantine certificates were issued and 36 pest control calls were made.
Record Month for Rodent and Predator Control Efforts
F E Bradshaw reports 204 calls for the month with 240 acres treated for squirrels and 300 acres for rabbits. Predatory trapper Giles logged 72 coyotes, while another trapper earned a new car after a strong district haul totaling 113, signaling a record-breaking period for the program.
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F. E. Bradshaw
Pete
Giles
Baie Bashfull
Trapper
Eroue
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