Editorial backs Eisenhower and Werdel for clean government
The Shafter Press urges a strong Congress to support Dwight Eisenhower, praising Thomas Werdel as a courageous independent Republican candidate. It criticizes the current administration for waste and corruption and argues Werdel will lead the fight to reform and "clean up" the federal government once Eisenhower is elected.
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United States
Congress
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
House
Thomas Werdel
Werdel
New Deal
Tom Werdel
Courage and Resolve After Earthquakes in Kern County
The region faces heavy property damage and losses across Shafter Tehachapi Arvin and Bakersfield with hospital and courthouse risks. Economic strain, job loss, and tax burdens loom yet the community retains strength. Builders will reconstruct stronger and a new civic spirit may emerge.
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Kern County
Shafter
Tehachapi
Arvin
Bakersfield
County of
Kern
General Hospital
Kelly’s vigorous push wins Kern earthquake relief
The article praises H. W. (Pat) Kelly for securing earthquake relief funds during a reluctant Legislature session. Kelly fought for Kern county, aiding schools and municipalities hit by quakes, with Shafter likely to receive state aid for a new City Hall financed by a 20 year loan. His work benefits the entire quake damaged area.
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Con Geter Oemene Coty
Ons
Seamen Blyman
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Kelly
Kern County
Shafter
Temblor
Shafter Seeks Medical Aide Volunteers for Disaster Response
Dr. Henry W. Voth director of Shafter Civil Defense urges volunteers with medical aide training to assist local doctors in emergencies. He notes many residents may have served as pharmaceutical aides medical corps personnel or drug clerks and that registered nurses should be available. He warns of peril without a trained corps and recalls earthquakes that highlighted the town’s need for organized medical aid.
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Henry W. Voth
Shafter Civil Defense Corps
Fleming Dick Smith Established 1921 Postage Notice
Public notice details include a 1936 entry date and rates for mailing outside California. Located in Kern County California, the document appears as a periodical issue with a 48 second class matter stamp.
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Zosth Gosia Valley
Shatter
Kern County
Californa
Calif
Poultry Exhibits Planned at Kern County Fair
The Kern County Fair will stage poultry exhibits in 10 classes including single birds of light and heavy breeds live meat birds and turkeys along with egg judging and an egg laying contest. Breeds listed include Leghorns New Hampshire Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Red with Bronze and White Beltsville turkeys. R I Leach will judge the exhibits beginning at 9 30 a m on September 25 and 26.
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Kern County
Poultry Department
New Hampshire
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Beltsville
R. I. Leach
Bergen Family Returns From Camping Trip
Mr and Mrs Jake Bergen and daughter along with Mr and Mrs Allan Bartel and family came back from a week of camping at Zion Bryce and the Grand Canyon. They spent the second week of their vacation in Santa Monica.
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Jake Bergens
Jake Bergen
Allan Bartel
Zion
Bryce National Parks
Grand Canyon
Bergens
Santa Monica
Building Material for St Marys Church Reaches San Francisco
In the 1850s, construction for Old St Marys Church in San Francisco used material shipped from China and transported around Cape Horn, reflecting long trade routes of the era.
Funeral Held For Victim Of Two Car Crash
Funeral services were held yesterday in Armstrong Mortuary for Mary La Ruth Mullins a 17 year old Modesto girl killed in a Highway 99 two car crash. Her husband Phil Mullins 19 was seriously injured when the accident occurred at the Highway 466 intersection at Famoso. Pedro R Serna 27 of Stockton was the other car driver. Interment followed in Modesto. Surviving: parents Major and Mrs Hendricks Shafter. Grandparents J A Hendricks Shafter Ed Walker Oakdale. Two brothers Maynard Doyle Hendricks Linda and Rita Hendricks of Shafter.
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Armstrong Mortuary
Mary la Ruth Mullins
Modesto
J. A. Hendricks
Shafter
Ed Walker
Oakdale
Maynard Doyle Hendricks
Linda
Rita Hendricks
Montana Faces Massive Federal Land Ownership
Montana holds about 34.8 million acres of land under federal ownership. The figure underscores ongoing debates over public lands management and state rights in the region.
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Montana
Kenneth Wilhite Back from Korea
Seaman Apprentice Kenneth D. Wilhite, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wilhite of Shafter, returned with the destroyer USS John A. Bole from its second combat assignment in Korean waters. The vessel supported UN forces with five inch guns and operated with Formosa Straits Patrol and submarine hunter crews.
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John A. Bole
United States
Korean
Kenneth D. Wilhite
USN
W. L. Wilhite
Shafter
Far East
Bole
Korea
United Nations
Formosa Straits
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Worder
National Editorial ‘Association
W. BR. Staudacher
Ack Fleming
Dick Smith
Newell
Peete Eee Ee
Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific
By Dick Shaw
Howell Studio
Mary Mullins
Kenneth Wilhite
California
Scaramouche
Janet Leigh
Stewart Granger
Mel Ferrer
MGM
Rafael Sabatini
Del-Kern
Top Notch Service
Joe Grady
Highway
Lerdo
Buick
Snow Bros
Man Tol
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