Shafter Needs Emergency Hospital and Growth Opportunities
Paul Newell urges Shafter to pursue an emergency hospital for its 12,000 residents within five miles of town, plus a county hospital branch if needed. He calls for a town swimming pool, bakery, delicatessen, and expansion in specialty farm implements with millions ready for Kern County investment. He also highlights highway improvements, better connections to nearby towns, and a first rate airport as key projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County
Central Valley Highway Association
Wasco
Corcoran
Hanford
Selma
Fresno
Buttonwillow
Belridge
Taft
Delano
Bakersfield
Cawelo
Rosedale
Miller Earns His Discharge From Fort Douglas
Sgt J B Miller is discharged under the adjusted service rating plan at Fort Douglas Separation Center after 24 months overseas. He wears two Burma campaigns bronze stars plus Asiatic Pacific ribbon American Defense ribbon and Good Conduct medal. Previously a caterpillar operator for Wheelwright Construction Ogden Utah.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Army
J. B. Miller
Ruth Wilson
Orange Street
Shafter
Burma
Miller
Wheelwright Construction Company
Ogden
Fo.j. Douglas
Shafter Airport Moves Forward With County Help
At the last Friday session of the Shafter Business Men's Association H C Neufeld and Pat Kelly were appointed to meet with the County Board of Supervisors to urge post war assistance for final land purchase for Shafter airport. A special legislature created fund may provide the needed aid. Monday’s meeting yielded a hopeful outlook for this source of aid.
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Shafter
Santa Fe
H. C. Neufeld
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Shafter Business Men’s Association
County Board of Supervisors
W. 8.Arper
Death of Ernest Smith longtime PG&E official in Fresno
Ernest P. Smith 60 retired as division manager of the San Joaquin Power Division with Pacific Gas and Electric Co died in Fresno August 5 native of Hanford Smith served 37 years with the utility company until his retirement March 1 1944 He leaves his wife Margaret and two sisters Funeral services were held at Lisle Funeral Home Fresno August 8 Smith moved from Hanford to San Luis Obispo county as a youth later held key clerical and management posts at the San Joaquin Power and its successors He was active in Rotary International and Fresno civic affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest. P. Smith
Sauice Gas and Electric Company S
Steen
Fresno
Hanford
Smith
Margaret D. Smith
Gertrude Smith
Georgie B. Farrell
Santa Barbara
William D.smith
Santa Maria
Lisle
San Luis Obispo County
Paso Robles
San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation
Albert Graves Wishon
A. G. Wishon
San Joaquin Power
Great Western Power
A. Emory Wishon
Wishon
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Rotary International
Shafter Seeks State Aid for Airport Purchase
Shafter businessmen pressed for extra funds to buy a 30 acre airport site near the Santa Fe line. The county already holds an option on much of the land and the city would seek part of a $93,000 postwar public works grant to cover the remaining $15,000 cost.
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Board of Supervisors
Shafter
Purchase Plymale Farm Sold to Sill Brothers Interests
The Sill Brothers bought the Plymale farm and its present cantaloupe crop near Shafter. The transfer is effective immediately, with home possession to be arranged later as the Plymales decide on a new location. Mr. Plymale’s poor health prompted the sale, after 20 years in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sill Brothers
L. E. Plymale
Plymales
Shafter
Plys
Plymale
Ohio
John Dervncenzo
Starrh joins Second Bombardment Group in Fifteenth Air Force
First Lt. Laurence Starrh son of George L Starrh of Shafter California has been assigned to the occupational air force in Furone as a member of the Second Bombardment Group a B 17 Flying Fortress unit of the 15th Air Force Starrh has served 19 months overseas as an engineering officer The Second Bombardment Group traces its origin to World War I and flew 412 combat missions in World War II establishing bomber operations from a North African base on April 28 1943 Other notes say the unit organized in September 1918 at Moulon France and is among the oldest heavy bomber groups in the U S armed forces
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Laurence Starrh
George L. Starrh
Rt. 1
Shafter
Calif
Occupational
Air Force
Furone
Second Bombardment Group
15Th Air Force
Starrh
Moulon
France
Henderson-Creamer wedding surprise in Bakersfield
The marriage of J. B. Henderson to Florence Creamer took place August 3 at the Congregational chapel in Bakersfield. Henderson, a farmer southwest of Shafter, was re elected Post Commander of the American Legion.
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J. B. Henderson
Bakersfield
Congregational Chapel
Florence Creamer
Henderson
Shafter
American Legion
Building Boom Expected Here in Shafter
Shafter anticipates a building boom as materials arrive for new homes and business houses. King Lumber builds a new manager residence for O C Meadows while Dan Voth plans a new house across from his current home. Government has frozen hundreds of millions of feet of lumber for Pacific theater camps and housing for armed forces is projected if the war continues.
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Pacific
Chicago
School Budgets Affected by Many Factors
County school budgets and tax rates are shaped by diverse factors this year. Assessed values rise in many communities boosting revenue while some districts balance high last year budgets. State aid increases with attendance and tuberculosis aid to counties grows. while enrollments rise and costs climb for unemployment relief and salaries.
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California Taxpayers’ Association
Navy seeks more recruits through Eddy Test
Navy recruiter Lerdy C. Spicuzza announced men aged 18 to 38 who pass the Eddy Test and a physical exam will be inducted as seaman first class radar technicians. Training lasts ten months at radio schools. Eddy Test is offered daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bakersfield Navy Recruiting Station in the Post Office building.
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Navy
Lerdy C. Spicuzza
Ba‘kersfield Navy Recruiting Station
Cooler Weather Breaks Six-Week Warm Spell in Shafter
The valley sees a shift to cooler temperatures after six weeks of unusually warm weather. Residents in Shafter welcome the change as it brings more livable conditions and comfort in daily life.
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Shafter
Relaxed Home Modernization Rules Expand Financing
Government relaxes priorities for home repair and modernization enabling fivefold increase in limits. Home improvements rise from 260 to 1000 dollars without War Production Board approval, with options for air conditioning heating fixtures and plumbing. FHA Title I loans extend repayment to 18 months for up to 1500 dollars and farm hotel and apartment projects increase from 1000 to 5000 dollars, factory limits from 5000 to 25000.
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G. H. Crampton, Maager
Shafter Branch
Bank of America
War Production Board
FHA
Sgt Kliewer in Belgium describes Brussels and roads
Sgt L Kliewer writes from Belgium praising Brussels roads farms and homes with shrubs and flowers. He notes many street cars and comments on Bastille Day in France.
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Belgium
Brusels
Sgt. Kliewer
France
Brussels
Bastile
Montgomery Wins Bronze Star for Heroic Action in Japan Battle
Ray Montgomery of Shafter California earned the Bronze Star for heroism during the battle for Okinawa. Serving as a lineman with an artillery unit of the 7th Infantry Division he maintained communications under enemy attack and patrolled the front to keep lines open. His mother Mrs Nannie Montgomery resides in Shafter.
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7TH
Ray Montgomery
Shafter
Calif
Japan
7Th Division
Pic
Montgomery
Jes
Ancier
Inewa
Shuri
Minter Field
Nanna Iice
Gc.iery
In Lindsey Cpl. Vernie Grose Visits Uncle and Aunt
Cpl. Vernie Grose spent Tuesday visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tanksley, in Lindsey.
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Cpl
Vernie Grose
Tuester
C. E. Tanksley
Lindsey
Rotary Barbecue Planned and Attendance Contest Ordered
The Dinu Rotary set a six month attendance contest starting October 1 with a barbecue as a prize for perfect attendance. President Ernie Panero announced the plan, with Bob Neuman or Bel Jacobsen handling arrangements if attendance lags. Guest Frank Hornkell described Chemical Warfare and engine testing, noting FBI effectiveness.
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Rotary
Ernie Panero
Afm
Bob Neuman
Bel Jacobsen
Frank Hornkell
Vem Special Army
Chemical Warfare Department
Oiami
FBI
Phil Charneson
Bill Stoller
Genery Store
Melton Kincannam
Sugar Beet Demonstration Near Cawelo by Peters Farms
A demonstration for Kern county sugar beet growers is planned at the Peters ranch two miles north of Cawelo on the east side of 99 Highway. August 15 and 16 will feature a single-row sugar beet harvester shown by manufacturers in a field where beets are planted in beds 38 inches apart. The steel harvester is designed to be light yet sturdy enough to be pulled under most conditions by a Farmall M tractor or comparable power.
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Kern County
John
Ike Peters
99 Highway
Cawelo
Petes
Shafter Boy Killed in Training Accident at Fort Knox
Pvt. M. Kelley of Shafter California died August 21 during a training accident at Fort Knox Armored Repriment Center. He served in Company C 15th Battalion and entered the Army April 19 1945. He was the son of Mrs D 2753ley. Post commander Col Fh Morton announced the fatal incident.
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Fort Knox
M. Kelley
Shafter
Calif
Morton
Pvt
Kelley
15Th Battalion
Mrs Ralph Bowden Leaves for Idaho on Vacation
Mrs Ralph Bowden departs for Burley Idaho for a week's vacation visiting friends and relatives.
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Ralph Bowden
Burley Ida
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Vai Ernest Smith
EP Tsenceto
Cecil Meadows
Purchase
Plymale Farm
Air
Sgt. L. Kliewer
Marine Corps
Wensee
la Crosse
Wisc
War Bonds
Iwo Jima
Albert Bolduc
Ansonia
Conn
Saipan
Cornelius Regan
Bayonne
N. J
Marion Burbridge
Joseph Blasko
Scranton
U.S. Treasury Department
Dinu Rotary
Idaho
Bill S
OUR
Hiram Walker
Bill Brown’s
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