Kiwanis Back Minter Pool Benefit Show Plans
Shafter Kiwanis partners with Bakersfield Kiwanis to sell tickets for a Hollywood celebrity benefit at Kern County Union High School stadium Bakersfield on August 18 to raise funds for the Minter Field swimming pool. McCuen of K C U H S and Ray Burum Bakersfield city attorney confirmed cooperation. Lt James Lewis and Capt Lee Frankovich coordinated Hollywood support and ticket promises. Eugene Shafter Kiwanis president pledged full local backing for the pool project.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Bakersfield Kiwanians
Minter Field
Hollywood
Kern County Union High School Stadium
Bakersfield
Shafter Club
E | Ua
MeCuen
Ray Y. Burum
Bakersfield Kiwanis
McCuen
James Lewis
Lee Frankovich
Sey
Eugene
Death Calls Mrs. Martha Hampton
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Hampton 80 retired Shafter school teacher and civic leader were held yesterday at Bakersfield Memorial Park. She arrived in Shafter in 1919 and taught at Richland school later serving as principal. Born January 17 1862 in Salt Lake City she married H S Hampton in 1887 and had taught in Kings county before moving to Shafter. She was active in the Congregational church and local clubs.
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Martha Hampton
Shafter
Bakersfield Memorial Park
Alfred Chandler
Union Congregational Church
Salt Lake City
H. S. Hampton
Hardwick
Hanford
Kings County
Mrs John Halford Moves to Shafter Oil Fields
Mrs John Halford of Shafter relocates to take a position in the oil fields, signaling shifts in local labor patterns and opportunities in the regional energy sector.
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John Halford
Shafter
Warden Militia Rule Triggers Local Turmoil
County and state defense councils rule that an air raid warden cannot also be a militia member, sparking a disturbance in the local warden setup. City Clerk Frank Shaw cites manpower shortages and public apathy as hampering postings for wardens and listening posts, and calls for more volunteers to fill posts.
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Frank Shaw
Shaw
Defense Council
Defense
Ground breaking at Kern shipyards signals county war industry push
Charles W. Wimmer chairs the ground breaking at Kern shipyards on Kentucky Street and Alta Vista Drive for the first phase of boat production. Officials present include Emory Hoff man Kern Chamber of Commerce secretary manager J R son Kern Chamber of Commerce president C L Stancliff Kern War Industries president Jake Vanderli and Raymond Taylor Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce president Ralph Lavin Kern third district supervisor F R Kalloch and others expect similar war contract jobs across Wasco Shafter Taft.
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Charles W. Wimmer
Board of Supervisors
Kern Shipyards
Kentucky Street
Alta Vista Drive
Associated Ind
Kern County War Industries, Inc
Emory Gay Hoff
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
War Industries Group
J. R Son
County Chamber of Commerce
C .L. Stancliff
Kern County War Industries
Jake Vanderli
War Industries
Mr. Wimmer
Raymond Taylor
Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Lavin
F. R. Kalloch
Kern
Wasco
Shafter
Taft
Keep Mum Warns Civilians and Servicemen on Spying
Major Don Mayes at Gardner Field urges all service members and civilians to withhold information that could aid the enemy. He traces espionage from WWI to WWII and contrasts German mass espionage with British elite intelligence. The talk at Shafter Rotary noted the shared duty to keep sensitive data secret for national defense.
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Don Mayes
Gardner Field
Shafter Rotary Club
Motel Cawelo
Air Force
Gardner
Minter
Mayes
Major Mayes
Doc Stringham
Ptalet Bob Neuman
Rolf Jacobsen
Errol Jones
Pete Bender
Drv. Mettler
Ed Warren
Lawrence
Richland Seven Teachers Short For New School Year
Richland school remains seven teachers short of its 25 needed for the coming year. Superintendent Olson reported today. The district will open Tuesday September 8, following Labor Day. A August 5 board meeting approved a $301000 budget with no protests. The board rejected delaying opening to aid potato harvest.
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Richland
O. T. Olson
OPA Seeks Ceiling Prices From Local Firms
Local firms are asked to submit ceiling prices on living costs as part of the Office of Price Administration effort. Officials state the move aims to stabilize consumer service charges and ensure fair pricing across the area.
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Anaes Consumer Service
Caebiane
Siemers Attend Walter Frantz Wedding in San Jose
Mr and Mrs Ernest Siemens and daughter Carolyn returned from vacation to attend the wedding of Mrs Siemens brother Walter Frantz in San Jose.
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Ernest Siemens
Carolyn
Siemen
Walter Frantz
San Jose
Local sports rosters list captains and players by team
McGrane captains a team with Chas Burns Alt Neil Glenn Nay Phil Channeson and Ted Vignola. DIVE BOMBERS list Doc Gaede as captain with Jack Zimmerman Frank Shaw Vernon Pierce Pete Channeson and John Riley. FIGHTERS include T. V. Little captain with L. E. Plymale Bill Handel Jack Janzen Henry Neuelfeld and O. T. Olson. BOMBERS list Hitchcock Karl Wells and Herb Midgley. GLIDERS list Ira Unruh captain with Art Craig Max McKinley Floyd Cooper Henry Janzen Er hie Panerde and Doc Pascoe.
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McGrane
Chas. Burns
Alt
Neil
Glenn Nay
Phil Channeson
Ted Vignola
Doc Gaede
Jack Zimmerman
Frank Shaw
Vernon Pierce
Pete Channeson
John Riley
T. V. Little
L .E. Plymale
Bill Handel
Jack Janzen
Henry Neufeld
O. T. Olson
Aon
Art Craig
Max McKinley
Floyd Cooper
Henry Janzen
Erhie Panerdé
Doc Pascoe
New Books Arrive at Shafter Library
A shipment of titles reaches Shafter library including Adams S H Whispers Bella man Henry Kings Row Brush Katherine Boy from Maine Coyle Kathleen Josephine en man M J Bitter H ey ingway Ernest Sun Also Howard F R View from a Win dow Hutchens Mrs Jane Timothy Larkin James Will Smoky Jaron Phillip Two Alone Latimer Jonathan Red Gardenias MacDonald W C Phantom Pass McMeekin Clark Show Me Land Mann E B Troubled Range Montgomery L M Anne of Windy Poplars Preston J H The Liberals Queen Ellery Calamity Town Tillett Mrs D S Picture of the Victim Tuttle Medicine Man Weiskopf Fi Ce Dawn Breaks Wylie Philip Other Horseman Alsop G F Shes Off to Marriage Schlauch Margaret Gift of Tongues Husband T F Punctuation Rees D D How to Punctuate Woble y Ernest est Adjectives and Other Words Dickey Mrs F V ao Familiar Birds of the Pacific Martin G W Come and Get It Portland Cement Assn Plans for an F Frm Buildings 1941 cop 2 Almedingen M E T L B Many Mexicos Jones C L Guatemala Past and Present
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Shafter Library
Adams
S. H
Bellaman
Henry
Kings Row
Brush
Katherine
Boy
Maine
Coyle
Kathleen
Josephine
En Man
M. J
Ingway
Ernest
Sun
Howard
F. R
Hutchens
Jane
Timothy Larkin
James
Will
Smoky
Jaron
Phillip
Latimer
Jonathan
MacDonald
W. C
McMeekin
Clark
Mann E. B
Montgomery
L. M
Anne
Preston
J. H
the Liberals
Queen
Ellery
Tillett
Mrs. D
Tuttle
Weiskopf
Fi Ce
Wylie
Philip
Alsop
G. F
Schlauch
Margaret
Husband
T. F
Rees
D. D
Wobley
Dickey
Mrs
F. V. Ao
the Pacific
Martin
G. W
Portland Cement
Almedingen
M. E
Jones
C. L
Guatamala
Mrs Mundt's Eastern Trip Reaches Tulsa and Missouri
Mrs Geraldine Mundt travels east with Helen June and Michael Paul and her mother Mrs Bird of Bakersfield. They visit Tulsa Oklahoma and northern Missouri during the trip.
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Geraldine Mundt
Helen June
Michael Paul
Bird
Bakersfield
Tulsa
Okla
Missouri
Three Die In Dual Plane Crashes Near Wasco
Salvage crews urge saving as officials investigate two crashes near Wasco. Aviation Cadet Paul Averill Jr. died in a solo flight crash a mile north of Wasco around 5 30 p m. Lt Stewart R Smith and Cadet Herbert A Jones perished 17 miles northwest of Wasco at about 5 20 p m. Their parents and next of kin are named. a Board of Inquiry led by Col C W Pyle probes the accidents.
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Minter Field
Paul C. Averill, Jr
Wasco
Averill
Stewart R. Smith
Herbert A. Jones
Smith
J. T. Smith
Manteca
Jones
R. B. Jones
Eugene
Board of
C. W. Pyle
Valuation Hike Spurs City Revenue Boost in Shafter
The Shafter city council raised the assessed valuation on city property by 20 percent while cutting the tax rate from 95 to 1. The move aims to increase income amid war era blackouts and dimouts, with revenue losses from population decline and fewer vehicles on the streets.
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Shafter
Shafter City
Death Claims Turlock and Schmidt Family Members
Obituary item noting death calls and survivors including Lilian Moreland Leslie Schmidt Walter Schmidt Ed Schmidt and twenty four grandchildren in Bakersfield with additional family connections.
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Turlock
Lilian Moreland
Leslie Schmidt
Walter Schmidt
Ed Schmidt
Bakersfield
State War Courses For High School At Shafter
Registration at Shafter high school will be held Sept 4 from 5 to 8 30 a m according to R Eugene Ford Two new war program courses join the curriculum First Aid and Health taught by Miss Frasquita Sullivan and Aviation Technology taught by Lloyd Pack All students under 18 planning to work must have work permits.
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Shafter High School
Nhen
R. Eugene Ford
Migs Frasquita Sullivan
Lloyd Pack
Ambulance Corps Seeks Members in Wasco Area
Ambulance corps seeks new members and volunteers for Wasco unit in Wasco Washington. local dispatch and defense team notes recruitment drive and enlistment details for community emergency response tonight.
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Ambulance Corps
Wasco
Wasco WA
Anderson Family Laments Death Of Child\n
The Anderson family, long-time residents of Shafter after leaving Oklahoma seven weeks ago, mourn the loss of their child. Local authorities have not released further identifying details.
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Anderson
Shafter
Okla
Merchants Committee Discusses Closing Times
The Shafter Merchants Committee met with Bakersfield officials to set retail store hours. Specific hours were not announced and will be provided at a later date.
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Merchants Committee
Shafter Merchants Committee
Bakersfield Cruianiiee Se Getias
Shafter Launches Community Salvage Drive for War Needs
Ted Vignola chairs the Shafter Salvage committee urging all households to save scrap metals, rubber, meat fats, rags, gunny sacks, and Manila rope this week. A salvage depot will open in central Shafter under Walt Filmore’s direction. precinct captains will appoint solicitors to mobilize collections and channel them into war production. Housewife fats should be strained into tin containers and brought to butcher shops for 4 cents a pound pay, as OPA price, with Kern county communities coordinating the effort.
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Ted Vignola
Shafter Salvage Committee
Shafter
Walt
Filmore
Vignola
OPA. Shafter
Kern County
Wife Attend District Rotary Meet
C. J. Vignola, president of the Rotary club, and Mrs. Vi Rotary hosted a district Rotary meet at Del Monte and W. C. Thaile dramshackle Yattins to me a year as District a, detailing events and remarks from the gathering.
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Rotary
C. J. Vignola
Rotary Club
del Monte
W. C
Car Fire Destroys Vehicle and Garage on Los Angeles Street
Faulty wiring caused a car belonging to Leland Bergman to catch fire at 5 p.m. Monday. Before the fire department arrived, both car and garage were completely destroyed. The department estimated the loss at $1000. Yonah and Co. and Jean are spending a two week vacation in Pismo.
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Leland Bergman
Bergman
Los Angeles
Yonah
Sid
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OPA
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Salvage Head
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