Birth of a town and its pioneers in Shafter California
The article recalls Shafter’s founding in 1911 by land developers near Bakersfield to honor Gen William A Shafter. Early surveyors including Hugh Allen laid out Main Street names, built Shafter Hotel, and attracted settlers such as C Duerksen O Widemann Fred Kuzman Elmer Kattenhorn Pete Butler Harry Scaroni Frank N m and Pete Toews. Early homesteaders drilled wells at about 20 feet, later facing deeper pulls as electrical power remained a luxury and gasoline engines fueled irrigation.
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Liam A
Pecos Bill) Shafter
Kern County
Bakersfield
Jastro
Hugh Allen
Shafter
Allen
Walter Haag
The
Land Company
Central Avenue
Shafter Avenue
Predmanent
C. Duerksen
O. Widemann
Fred Kuzman
Elmer V. Kattenhorn
Pete Butler
Harry Scaroni
Frank N m
Pete Toews
Kattenhorn
Prac
Stockholders in U S Reach 8.63 Million California Holds 12 Percent
The New York Stock Exchange census shows 8,630,000 U.S. shareholders with California home to 1,011,000 holders or about 12 percent. Bank of America reports over 200,000 owners while Standard Oil of California maintains a notable list as well.
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Patol
New York
U.S
California
The Vanishing Millionaire Tax Returns Play Down Millionaires
The Internal Revenue Service reports 145 income tax returns showing incomes of 1,000,000 or more for 1953. Total income of millionaires was 275 million with taxes paid at 169 million. This 1953 number marks a decline from the 1950 postwar high of 219 millionaires.
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Internal Revenue Service
Roe
IRS
Potent Pennies and Practical Thrift for Baby Costs
A column notes how savings helped a family grow from two to three by managing baby costs with 16 500 copper coins weighing over a hundred pounds. It argues that saving part of a goal beats delaying until the whole amount is saved, urging readers to start saving and pursue small, steady progress toward financial aims.
Becks and Unruhs Enjoy Morro Bay Fishing Trip
Mr and Mrs F R Beck ER and the Lloyd Unruhs of Bakersfield spent Wednesday and Thursday at Morro Bay. Becker and Unruh went fishing and received a good catch.
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F.R. Becker
Lloyd Unruhs
Bakersfield
Morro Bay
Becker
Unruh
The Last Man of the Grand Army of the Republic
Albert Woolson of Duluth Minnesota who died this month was the last surviving GAR member and had served as senior vice commander in 1890. Three Confederate veterans remain, but Civil War related costs persist as War of 1812 survivor payments continued into the mid 1940s, hinting at long tails of wartime obligations.
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Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
GAR
Limited prospects for large scale herb farming
John Hoyt, farm advisor, warns the market for condiment and essential oil herbs is small and outlets depend on direct contacts with processors. He notes arid Kern County has low oil yields and high labor costs, with domestic herbs often equal or superior in quality to imports, urging thorough study before investing in herb enterprises.
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John Hoyt
Kern County
America
U. S
Hoyt
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He Exalt
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Campbell’s Pork & Beans
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M. C. P. Orange Juice
Libby
RATH
Lipton’s Tea
ROYAL
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del Monte
del Monte Eas
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S. Dbe
Ade
G.A.R
International Farm
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P. O
Phone Pioneer
Shatter, California
Maytag Shop
E. Lerdo
Frigidaire
Wedgewood
Emil G. Stoller
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