Simple Canadian Life Described By Shafter Man
J C Penner recalls a July August trip to western Canada detailing border formalities for Americans, the friendly reception and 10 percent premium on U S money. He describes cows in towns, horse drawn transport, sparse newspapers, mixed roads, and proud local resilience amid crop failures, plus Banff Victoria and a return to Shafter.
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Shafter Man
Canada
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Missouri
St. Paul
Emerson
Manitoba
Shafter
Western
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Kicking Horse Pass
Dove Hunters Open Season in Shafter District
Shafter sportsmen expected to hunt Sunday morning as dove season opens for 45 days. Shooting hours are sunrise to sunset with a daily bag limit of 12 birds and a possession limit of 12. A weekly limit of 30 applies. Birds reported plentiful near Calloway canal Delano Terra Bella Poplar and Porterville areas.
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Shafter
Calloway Canal
Delano
Terra Bella
Poplar
Porterville
UC Professor Goes to Australia to Improve Wool Quality
Professor James F. Wilson of the University of California College of Agriculture travels to Australia for six months of study aimed at enhancing wool quality and introducing better sheep into California herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
James F. Wilson
University of California College of Agriculture
Australia
Grose Begins Beauty Parlor Building on Central Avenue
W C Grose started construction this week on a 14 by 22 building in the 100 block on Central avenue to house a beauty parlor. The new structure adjoins the barber shop Grose completed earlier.
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W. C. Grose
Central Avenue
Grose
Constable's Sale in Kern County California
Execution issued August 16 1940 in Kern County Justice Court against Daniel Schnidt following judgment in J F O Neill case. West 495 feet of lots 3 and 14 except .69 acre of Section 17 c Township 28 Range 25. Public auction October 2 1940 at 10 A M for cash to satisfy the judgment.
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Justice Court of
Sixth
Kern
State of
California
J. F. O'Neill
Daniel Schnidt
Kern County
Walter Office
Irrigation Board Meets to Hear Hagie on Water Needs
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District board members met at Hotel El Tejon in Rapsil to hear F. O. Hagie secretary manager of the National Reclamation Association discuss water legislation and efforts to gain eastern congressional support for Central Valley Kern County projects. Roland Curran spoke as CVP Association secretary manager and former district secretary. Local directors A R Duehren A P Channeson August Bender Charles Westenberg John Nale and assessor Fred Pritschke attended, with James Fauver from Exeter present.
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Shafter-Wasco
Hagie
Roland Curran
Central Valley Project Association
A. R. Duehren
A. P. Channeson
August Bender
Charles Westenberg
John Nale
Fred Pritschke
James Fauver
National Reclamation Association
Exeter
Camp Youth Dies After Wire Tripping at Shafter Camp
Billie Evans, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Granville Evans, resident of the Shafter Farm Workers camp for six months, died last evening after tripping on a clothes line post wire while playing. He never regained consciousness. a coroner's inquest will be held at the Zen Janzen home where the body rests.
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Shafter
Billie Evans
Granville Evans
Janzen
Dinner Is Late A Love Plan Gone Right
Sandra schemes a farewell dinner for Marvin to win his heart when she learns he will move away. A storm cuts power making the meal seem impossible, but Marvin arrives, confesses affection, and calls Sandra a girl after all, sealing their path to marriage.
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Nellie
Ray
Sandra
Cleveland
Davenport
Marvin
John
Electric Light Company
Sandy
Greenland A Globe Gape From Danish Colony To Arctic Giant
The piece notes Greenland as Denmark’s overseas colony closest to Canada and discusses its size, climate, and sparse population. It details geographic position, Viking history, Eskimo life, ice sheet depth, and economic notes on blubber exports and Danish imports and payments.
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Greenland
National Geographic Society
Iceland
Faeroe Islands
Denmark
The
Bulletin
Texas
United States
North Dakota
Rio Grande
Brownsville
New York
Chicago
Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavia
Angmagsalik
Ivigtut
America
Peary and
Greely
Godhaven
Julianehaak
Eric the Red
Modern College Girl Seeks Early Marriage
Dean Harriet M. Allyn told the National Association of Deans of Women that modern college girls wish to marry soon after graduation, but Mount Holyoke statistics show only about 50 to 60 percent have ever married, a rate that has not changed.
Shafter Aggies Lead Recreation Nightball Standings
Shafter Aggies top the city recreation softball league with six wins and two losses. Kiwanis Juniors and South Shafter tied for second after a 5-4 win by Kiwanis over Hi Y, each at nine and three. Buttonwillow sits fourth, Hi Y fifth with Rio Bravo seventh with FSA camp last. After the second half ends, the second half winner faces the first half winner in a playoff.
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FSA
Dr Carl Speaks At Kiwanis Meeting In Shafter
Dr Carl Duffy district lieutenant governor of Kiwanis spoke at the Shafter Kiwanis meeting. He highlighted the Minneapolis convention and urged members to guard against selling Kiwanis short. He noted the charter night for the Lemoore club on September 25 with district club representatives attending.
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Carl Duffy
Hanford
Kiwanis
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Ruhlman
Minneapolis
Duffy
Lemoore Club
Carl Rodeen
Bakersfield
Larry King
L. V. Fletcher
Lemoore
Lloyd Pendergraft
Fresno
L. H. McGrane
al Anderson
Kern County Supervisorial Races See Incumbents Ahead
Election returns show Roy Woollames reelected in the first district with 3562 to 1019 for Bryan Svee. In the fifth district Charles Wimmer led with 1677 and faces Charles Salzner in November. Other fifth district totals include Ralph Agey 577 George Wilson 551 Frank Leipzig 380 Verte Morgan 325 and Harry Smith 473. In the fourth district Stanley Abel led with 2157 while A W Noon advances to face him with 1643. Leonard McClintock 1168 S G Douglas 599 Power Rader 378 S W Barnhart 49 also listed.
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Kern County
Roy Woollames
Shafter
Bryan Svee
Charles Wimmer
Charles Salzner
Ralph Agey
George E. Wilson
Frank Leipzig
Verte R. Morgan
Harry G. Smith
Stanley Abel
A. W. Noon
Leonard McClintock
S. G. Douglas
Power Rader
S. W. Barnhart
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John Deere
Ray Obelander
Shafter Highway
John Baerg
Rt. 1
Home Appliance Co
Henry Schnidt
Lerdo Highway
tLots
J. W. Nickel
Shafter Hatchery
Sammy’s
J. A. Greer
East Lerdo
Earl Crandall
E. Lerdo
E. A. Wail
Sprouse-Reitz
P.O
Jack Ranch Mt. Resort
KIGER
Rock and Hampshire
Kiger Poultry Ranch
W. A. Minner Lumber Company
Airport
Norris Road
P. J. Buller
Riverside Road
D. P. Harder
Lerdo Road
Woods
Herman
Unruh
Myrick's Corner
Fresno Street
Clyde Bell
U. S. Experiment Farm
Avalon Apartments
Lerdo
Five Corners
Beth Eden Street
Aaron J. Thiesen
Richland School
California Street
D. O. Moore Gin
Clara E. Thomas
Pacific Ave
Bank
Sierra Vista Tract
Inquire Home Appliance Co
Central Ave
Chowchilla
Hitchcock Hotel
William Heil
el Nido
Calif
Shafter and
Haberfelde Bldg
Shafter City Hall
Santa Fe Way
Bian
Grar Ta
Grand Canyon
J. C. Penner
Victoria
British Columbia
Seattle
Constable’s Sale
Irrigation Board
Marvin Miles
Forest Preserves
War
Island
Washington
Germany
New World
Shafter Aggies Lead Recreation
Nightball League
Carl
Hamilton
Chester Bakersfield
Speen
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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