Cotton Prospects Look Good In Shafter Area
Kern County Farm Adviser George W. Ferry reports 1956 cotton yields in the Shafter area should be satisfactory, with Acala 442 providing strong fiber and disease resistance. He credits U.S. Experiment Station and UC research for higher yields through improved fertilization irrigation and weed control while reducing production costs via mechanization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Hesperia
U. S
Kern County
University of California
Rice Cooperative Aids Buttonwillow Farmers
The Buttonwillow Rice Cooperative Gin and Rice Drier serves 45 grower members with a 1954-55 program yielding savings of 14058 dollars from processing 15341000 pounds of rice on 4000 acres and storing 1328870 pounds of field corn plus dry grain for members. In 1955 rice acres fell to 2400 due to allotments with 8845640 pounds processed. Community planted area totals 6000 in 1954 and 4000 in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Cooperative Gin, Inc
Buttonwillow
Rice Co-Op
R. L. Adams
Distribution System Realized In Two Years For Shafter Wasco
The Shafter Wasco Irrigation District plans the final phase of a $10.25 million system to tap the Friant Kern Canal by summer 1958. With Reclamation aid, the district will connect to main lines at Kimberlina Road and Fresno Avenue and begin taxing landowners to fund the project and set the 1957 tax rate after equalization hearings.
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Shafter- Wasco
Friant-Kern
Central Valley
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Shafter
Wasco Irrigation District
Bureau of Reclamation
Kern County
Kimberlina Road
Fresno Avenue
Rotary Club To Welcome Tuesday Leaders Meet
Rotary Club will confer with President Tut Anderson and Secretary Geo Collins and committee chairmen on administration and service activities. Weidemann, Ranch Manager and Realtor in Ojai, California, is a charter member of the Ojai club and district governor elect. Rotary International oversees 9163 clubs with 433000 members in 99 countries and has funded the Fellowship Student Fund with over 2 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tut Anderson
Geo. Collins
Rotary
Weidemann
Ojai
California
Oe Eer Club
Pont
Philadelphia
Free World
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Quick Verdict In Shafter Court For Kern Speeder
Maurice E. Lindsay of Bakersfield appeared in Judge E. K. Grant's court on June 7 to answer speeding on Highway 99 near Famosa. He was fined 100 dollars and given 40 days to pay. Patrolman A. T. Zisman of the California Highway Patrol cited Lindsay for 70 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Grant
Shafter Court
Maurice E. Lindsay
E. 19Th Street
Bakersfield
Famosa
A. T. Zisman
California Highway Patrol
Lindsay
Lachenmaier Diary Describes Indian Big Game Hunt
From Benares to Lucknow the diarist explains travel aboard a narrow gauge train to the Himalayas. Hunting in India is tightly rationed with single hunters per block and four week permits, rest periods, and strict wildlife protection. The land is famed for man eaters like tigers leopards and bears and for Jungle Jim Corbett.
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Benares
Asia
Lucknow
Himalaya
India
Jim Corbett
Proclamation designates Corrections Week in Shafter
The city of Shafter proclaims August 26 through September as Corrections Week under Governor Goodwin Knight. Mayor Adolf Kirschenmann urges citizens to recognize the work of the State Department of Corrections and rehabilitation efforts restoring offenders to law abiding citizenship. The proclamation is dated August 21, 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Adolf Kirschenmann
Shafter
Corrections
State Department of Corrections
Fire Log: Four Room Frame House Destroyed at 18622 Shafter Ave
A fire gutted a four room frame house at 18622 Shafter Avenue, leaving total loss of the structure and its contents. The report notes the cause as undetermined pending investigation.
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Shafter Ave
S H S Announces Starting Date for New School Year
Largest enrollment in Shafter High School history is expected this fall as classes begin. Kern County district estimates 774 students by October 31, up from 744 last year. Principal Arthur H. Johnson notes pre opening events for Coordinating Council, new teachers, and faculty meetings. Registration set for August 31 and September 1 with August 29 and 30 gatherings for staff and student relations. New teachers attend district meetings in Bakersfield September 5.
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Shafter High School
Kern County Union
Arthur H. Johnson
Coordinating Council
Harvey Auditorium
Bakersfield
Bank of America Promotes Raymond Timmerman to Anderson Branch Manager
Bank of America announces promotion of Raymond J. Timmerman to manager of the Anderson branch in Northern California. Timmerman, a six year veteran, will lead the local staff after rising from executive training and serving in Bakersfield and Shafter assignments. He resides at 358 East Euclid with wife Katharine and son Mark Raymond.
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Bank of America
Anderson
California
Raymond J. Timmerman
San Francisco
Timmerman
Clate
Timmeman
Soaktay
Ing
Shafter
Ni A
Bakersfield
Ski Society
American Institute of Banking
East Euclid
Katherine
Mark Raymond
Southern Counties Urge Early Start On Feather River Project
Ten counties forming the Southern Empire area adopted a resolution urging the state to begin purchasing sites for the Feather River Project promptly. The measure asks San Luis Reservoir to be built and operated by California, with federal cooperation and funding for flood control and conservation. Counties represented include Los Angeles Imperial Inyo Mono Orange Riverside San Bernardino San Diego Ventura and Santa Barbara.
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Southern Empire
Water Association
Kern County
The
Southern Empire Association
San Luis
California
Feather River
State Water Department
Oroville Dam
San Luis Reservoir
Los Angeles
Imperial
Inyo
Mono
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino Diego
Ventura
Santa Barbara
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Shafter Area
By Bob Nagey
William Lachenmaier
Midwest
Hollywood Park
Clifton Clemens
Kern County Land Company
Harry Rinker
George W. Ferry
Kern County Farm Advisor
Rice Cooperative
Swid
John J. Peters, Jr
Shafter-Wasco
Peters
W. F Brown
R. A. McNeill
W. W. Brenner
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
R. B. Lloyd
Swid Board
Clarence Annin
Ed Peters
Dave Muir
M. A. Johnston
H. W
Pat). Kelly
Board of Equalization
William E. Weidemann
Kern County Board of Trade
North Kern Golf
Kern County Land Co
Kermit Stieber
County of
Kern
Kern River
North Kern
William Smith
Paul McDonald
Shafter Press
Kern Speeder
Lachenmaier
John Lachenmaier
Bofa
Dan Loewen
Ben
Kiwanis
Memorial Hall
Grant Jensen
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Dan
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