18 Aug 1938
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
5
Continental Oil reports seven inch casing cemented in the A-3 well in Wasco field at 11 154 feet. Drilling will push to 13 000 feet where oil sand is expected to be encountered.
Pacific Gas and Electric asks the State Railroad Commission to approve an exchange offer allowing about 3000 San Joaquin Light and Power Co stockholders to swap their remaining preferred shares for PG and E preferred stock. The move aims to dissolve San Joaquin and Midland Counties Public Service with headquarters in Merced to Bakersfield and Santa Maria.
John J. Peters, a Shafter area farmer of nearly two decades, grows 25 acres of cow peas planted in early July. The crop, now two feet high, will be disced and plowed under while mature, to enrich the soil. He pursues crop diversification alongside potatoes as his main crop and continues experiments with peas.
Mr and Mrs Dan L Loewen and family moved into their newly completed California avenue residence opposite the county park. The cream stucco exterior features a shingle roof with aluminum paint and a two car garage. Inside the Spanish texture walls hardwood floors built in cabinets a tile drainboard and a porcelain dual sink are noted with modern lighting air ducts and planned air conditioning. A screened porch breakfast nook a cedar closet four basement rooms and bath plus plans for two apartments complete the basement.
Senator Wagg of Kern county warns security for California seniors faces jeopardy as next Congress may approve Nye bill motions that would divert lands from state revenue. He credits his Senate Joint Resolution 25 with delaying action and saving millions, urging ongoing vigilance by state lawmakers.
Edith Stacey, sole supporter of her war grieving mother, visits Andrew Landon in his small village repair shop seeking luck from the grandfather clock once owned by her Garland family. The scene hints at a turning moment as Edith steps into the store with determination.
Edith and Andrew discuss selling the family clock to fund her mother's operation. Andrew notes the clock’s reliability while Edith recalls Grandfather Garland hid gold found in 1849 inside the weights. They weigh selling to a Point customer against keeping a family treasure and securing their future income.
The origin of whist is obscure yet linked to a 1529 Cambridge sermon by Bishop Latimer. He references a group of whist players at the Crown of Coffee House in Bedford Row, London, including Edmond Hoyle, noting the game under the name triumph had become well known.
Mr and Mrs John Strauss appeared in Judge Maninel s court Tuesday. Strauss 38 oil worker fined 50 dollars and 30 day suspended sentence for drunkenness in public and resisting an officer. Mrs Strauss fined 10 dollars for drunkenness and resisting an officer. Chief Murray Arnold was called to quell the disturbance and Constable John Reily helped escort them to Bakersfield for sobriety tests and detention.
The federal agriculture department estimates California's grape crop at 2,305,000 tons and New York 58,800 tons, Pennsylvania 18,000, Ohio 13,800, and Michigan 12,300, summing to a national total of 2,490,240 tons.
A boy shows a new penknife found in the street to his father. The father questions if it was truly lost. The boy insists he saw the owner searching for it, claiming the finder was the boy. The Royal Arcanum Bulleting style note appears at the end.
A Market Man offers fine shell oysters, fresh and alive, while June Bride suggests sending them to be killed or dressed, expressing reluctance to chop their heads off.
A dialogue exchange from the Buffalo Courier Express questions a film extra’s fate if the villain throws him into rapids. The director remarks that the extra will not appear in the picture again, signaling a grim curtain on one performer’s screen time.
A fragmentary line shows a woman greeting an actor with a quip about boos. The reply jokes that it depends on spelling. The context suggests a casual theater or social setting with playful banter.
A light verbal exchange unfolds as a question about marriage and personal life. The line hints at tensions in a relationship and concerns about how life would change if they wed.
The report lists Mrs. Smith winning a rolling pin throwing contest with a pin thrown 75 feet and Mr. Smith winning the 100 yard dash at a charity affair.
In a brief exchange, Senator Sorghum asserts he has no regrets about entering public life and says his service has proved valuable, though he cites a lighthearted remark about tipping a waiter. The quote hints at a boastful tone and self-assurance in his career.
A small boy whispers his go to bed prayers while a sibling speaks softly approving the reply. The scene captures a quiet domestic moment from a Brown Jug column with gentle humor and family voice.
County constable reports the fugitive evaded guards by slipping through an exit route. Authorities say he likely left the area by one of the town’s highways, prompting pursuit.
Mr and Mrs Carl Steele welcomed twins last week a boy Michael David and a girl Sandra Grace. The item notes names and birth but no further details.
Mr and Mrs Fred Luders and Bennie Myers returned from an extended vacation through the middlewest visiting relatives in St Louis and other Missouri towns and stopping at Yellow Stone National Park Salt Lake City Boulder Dam Painted Desert Petrified Forest and San Francisco. Mrs Tina Deiner and Mary Lou spent the weekend with Dr and Mrs A W Gaede en route from Palmdale to Reedley after teaching at Richland between 1929 and 1935.
Last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gorsching guests included Eldon Schmidt Ed Kliewer and Harry Wedel with Arnold Wedel from Cordell Oklahoma. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Corny Wohlgemuth and daughters Reva and Aldene of Newton Kansas and Art and Al Schmidt with families Mr and Mrs Amos Hofer and Mrs Amelia Schmidt of Rosdale.
A fragmentary lyric exchange contrasts a nostalgic refrain about saving kisses with a modern playful retort, featuring the lines The Right Time Old Fashioned Girl and Modern Young Man. The text appears as a brief, stylized verse excerpt with partial phrases.
H H Neufeld was honored on his fiftieth birthday with an informal gathering at his home Tuesday evening. The event also saluted Mr and Mrs John Duerksen and their daughter Irene of Fairview Oklahoma, as members of the Neufeld family attended.
Gregrey Malory and Bill Schultz left for Davis to enroll in the agricultural college for the fall semester. Both are in their second year at the school and the term begins Monday.
The Franchise Tax Commission income tax division opens a permanent office in Room 2 of the Clock Tower Building Bakersfield to assist taxpayers with returns and issuing certificates for estate closings. Leslie E. Rice, income tax examiner, heads the new office.
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