Shafter Ranked Third in Building Activity by Kern County Board
The Kern County Board of Trade ranks Shafter third in building activity, behind Bakersfield and Delano, noting steady growth since World War II. City inspector F E Grant says the town’s growth is stable, not a mushrooming boom, with housing and facilities likely to double its population in ten years if trends continue.
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Shafter
Kern
Kern County Board of Trade
Bakersfield
Delano
Eos F
E.K. Grant
Rev Baker Leaves Shafter Church for Southern California
Rev Gordon Baker, pastor of the Congregational Church in Shafter for six years, led a drive to build the church at Sycamore and Tulare. He grew the congregation and supported community projects including feeding needy families, earning broad local friendship before moving to a larger church in Southern California. The community expresses regret and best wishes.
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Shafter
Gordon Baker
California
Baker
Congregational Church
Resent City Hall
Sycamore and
Tulare Streets
Army buddy visits A. W. Eckmann ranch
Carl Bauman, a former second lieutenant in the Philippine Constabulary, visits Eckmann at the ranch. Bauman, retired and once with an oil firm in the Philippines, was captured by the Japanese in World War II and endured a brutal captivity. He is traveling through the state to reconnect with remaining group members and recalls eight years in Indochina.
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A. W. Eckmann
Carl
Bauman
Eckman
Philipine Constabulary
Ing
Phillipines
Indo China
Three Shafter Men Head to Canada to Revisit Old Friends
Abraham Peters Abe Strauss and Péter Hiebert departed Shafter in August 1925 to visit former acquaintances in Canada where they had lived prior to moving to Shafter.
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Abraham Peters
Abe Strauss
Péter Hiebert
Shafter
Canada
Miracles May Be Realities When 1976 Comes Around
NAM predicts dramatic 1976 advances including two way wrist radios color television true 3D and automatic manufacturing improved kitchen technology and radar heating. The report envisions air conditioned cities longer lasting protection for large structures and rockets traveling trans ocean routes with widespread health and transport improvements.
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Aladdin
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Junior
Dick Tracy
United States
America
Poultry Exhibit at Kern County Fair Teems with Hens and Odd Feats
The 1954 Kern County Fair poultry division, Sept 27 to Oct 3, features a baseball playing hen among new displays. Chairman Bryan Dole reports extra pens for better care and room, with divisions judging utility traits and production. Entry fees are 40 cents per bird. cash prizes offered in each section.
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Bryan Dole
Dole
Shafter Residents Attend Bakersfield Circus in 1936
Reports note Mr and Mrs R E Gribble and son Richard attended a Bakersfield circus in September 1936 with John ny Penner and Mr and Mrs William Siemens among other Shafter attendees. Paul Wiebe, a Los Angeles student, visited mid September 1936 at his parents home. Mr and Mrs John Prendis welcomed a baby daughter in March 1931.
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R. E. Gribble
Richard
Johnny Penner
William Siemens
Shafter
Bakersfield
Paul Wiebe
Los Angeles
Mrs
da Wiebe
John Prendis
Sergeant and Mrs Creed Visit Shafter in July 1941
Sergeant and Mrs Creed of San Diego traveled to Shafter for a social visit to Mr and Mrs Julius Zimmerman at their home in July 1941.
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Sergeant
Creed Sail
San Diego
Shafter
Julius Zimmerman
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M.U
O’lock
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AAA
Eatu Safewas
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Treasury
Taahott
Duane
Zeneremiate
Treasury Department
Advertising Council
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