Visitors and travels around Shafter and area
Mrs John Tullock and son Clare from San Francisco visited Shafter at the Reynold Duehrer home. A daughter Sarah Ann was born to Mr and Mrs John C Baker at Kern General hospital Bakersfield. Inez born to Mr and Mrs Andy Anderson at Kern General hospital Bakersfield. Bobbie Frances born to Mr and Mrs Marvin T Chaffin at Walter Unruh. Walter Unruh spent time in Los Angeles on business. Jack Zimmerman and Floyd Penn attended Notre Dame vs Southern California in LA. Ennis Warren visited Delano for dinner with Miss Georgia Robinson. Mrs Don Hymer left for Hamlin Texas for a month with family. Norval Fair and son Donald visited Riverdale with Walter Fair. Bill Scaroni returned from a five day trip to Las Vegas Boulder Dam LA San Diego and Tia Juana. Mrs C H Randel of Chillicothe Texas spent a week in Shafter with son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Buren Mayfield. The Mayfields took Mrs Randel to Long Beach then home. Mr and Mrs John Cothren of Santa Maria were guests of Mr and Mrs C G Pinkston. Rev Alfred Chandler attended a Congregational Conference board meeting in Los Angeles with fellow ministers Rev Cyril M Hicks and Rev A S Donat from Bakersfield and Oildale. Ray Dye and Bert Champlain entertained at Greenacres. Shafter High freshmen plan a Christmas basket for a needy family. Miss Helyn McConmudee leads basket work. Max Bayless left for Great Bend Kansas to visit relatives and work after leaving Peter Pan cleaners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Scaroni
Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
Los Angeles
San Diego
Tia Juana
Sam Annand
Santa Cruz
Texas
C. H. Randel
Chillicothe
Shafter
Buren Mayfeld
Mayfields
Randel
Long Beach
High School Instructors Move Steers From Ranch
Holger Hansen and Arthur Johnson, agricultural instructors, drove to the Minnehaha ranch north of Wood Lake on Sunday morning and loaded seven young Hereford steers for raising on the school farm. F. F. Latta Named Pomona Grange Speaker. Latta, valley historian, will speak at Pixley tomorrow evening about his Bakersfield to San Francisco boat trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holger Hansen
Arthur Johnson
Minnehaha Ranch
Woodlake
F. F. Latta
Pomona Grange
Pixley
Bakersfield
San Francisco
Pentecostal Church delegates attend San Joaquin district meeting
Representing the Pentecostal Church of God at a San Joaquin district Fellowship meeting held Monday in Wasco were Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gray, W. C. Grose, Mrs. Oliver Sly, Mrs. Ella Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Janssen and the Rev. R. W. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Church of God
San Joaquin
Wasco
E. M. Gray
W. C. Grose
Oliver Sly
Ella Griffith
W. H. Janssen
R. W. Miller
Mrs Margaret Hiebert Visits In Shafters
Mrs Margaret Hiebert of Lodi spent ten days as a guest of Mr and Mrs Henry C Neufeld and left Thursday for her home. Mrs Hiebert is the mother of Mr Neufeld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hiebert
Shafters
Lodi
Henry C. Neufeld
Iebert
Mr. Neufeld
Notable social and travel notes from Shafter region
Mr. and Mrs. George Vanatta attended the Notre Dame USC football game at the Coliseum in Los Angeles and then joined a sorority dance in Santa Monica. Mrs. F. L. Houk of Fresno visited at Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Tannahill’s home. George Enns traveled to Reedley for business and social calls. W. E. Johnson and Herbert L. Comfort, with their wives, toured Boulder Dam. they reported ideal desert weather. Carl Snyder and wife returned from a three week Southern California vacation. Snyder works with Superior Oil in the Shafter field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
George Vanatta
Notre Dame University of Southern California
Santa Monica
W. E. Johnson
Shafter Safeway
Herbert L. Comfort
Western Auto Supply Company
Boulder Dam
Nevada
Carl Snyyders
Carl Snyder
California
Mr. Snyder
Superior Oil Company
Shafter
Superior Official Leaves On Vacation
Ben Kuneau an official of the Superior oil company in the Shafter field and Mrs Kuneau depart for a three weeks vacation in southern California Carl Schols will replace Kuneau during the vacation period
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Kuneau
Superior Oil Company
Shafter Field
Kuneau
California
Carl Schols
Kuenau
Parsonage Repairs Underway for New Church Pastor
The Reformed church parsonage is being repaired this week as members prepare to welcome Rev. Alfred Cloud who will serve as pastor shortly after the first of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Reformed Church
Alfred Cloud
Business Credit Service Office Opens in Shafter
A new business credit bureau and service office opened this week in the Klassen building on Pacific Avenue by Henry J Harder and A N Mugen of Los Angeles. They plan to offer credit information for merchants in Shafter and nearby towns and also engage in real estate and insurance. Both men bring prior experience in credit, investment, and collection work. Harder, a Kansas native with degrees from the University of Kansas and Tabor College, recently returned to Shafter with his wife and two children to run the office. Mugen will relocate after the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Credit Bureau
Klassen
Pacific Avenue
Henry J .Harder
Bernard Harder
Shafter
Los Angeles
Mugen
Stockton
Harder
California
Kansas
Tabor College
Hillsboro
University of Kansas
Business
Power Company Pays Heavy Property Taxes in Central California
San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation and Midland Counties Public Service Corporation paid first installments totaling $1 092 553 in property taxes to Kern County cities and counties. The combined annual tax for the year reached $2 023 323 with $194 876 to Kern County and small city payments to Bakersfield Maricopa Taft and Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation
Midland Counties Public Service Corporation
Harold K. Fox
Bakersfield
Kern County
Maricopa
Taft
Shafter
Wood Pewee Crafts Nest on Woodland Limb
A concise natural observation notes the wood pewee building a moss and lichen nest on a tree limb. The bird is described as a skilled builder, with nests typically attached firmly to a branch, appearing as part of the tree itself.
Baptisms at Mennonite Brethren Church Service
Fifteen persons were baptized Sunday afternoon at G. J. Siemens ranch by Rev. John H. Richert. Accepted into the church were Anna Flieshhauer Ella Dueck Martin Epp Alice Nikkel Jake Bergen Johnnie Schultz Elmer Klassen Robert Nikkel Paul Hodel Ed Duerksen Harry Wiebe Wallace Reimer Willis Reimer Richard Becker and Mrs John Nielsen. A second service at the Mennonite Brethren church followed with communion. Earlier harvest festival services featured Rev. Abram Buhler of Dallas Oregon and Rev. Richert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennonite Brethren Church
G. J. Siemens
John H. Richert
Dinuba
Anna Flieshhauer
Ella Dueck
Martin Epp
Alice Nikkel
Jake Bergen
Johnnie Schultz
Elmer Klassen
Robert Nikkel
Paul Hodel
Ed Duerksen
Harry Wiebe
Wallace Reimer
Willis Reimer
Richard Becker
John Nielsen
Abram Buhler
Dallas
Oregon
Mr. Richert
Town Team And Generals Tie In Friday Basketball Thriller
Led by Art Hein 21 points the Shafter Generals rallied in the second half to equal the town team 49 to 49 at the high school gym. Neither side scored overtime as agreed. Pot ter 9 points Warkentin 2 Kirsch enmann 4 Hein 21 Loewen 13 Unruh 13 Kliewer 13 plus centers Voth 12 Gaede 6 and guards White 14 contributed for the squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Hein
Shafter High School Generals
Shafter Town
Generals
Potter
Warkentin
Kirschenmann
Hein
Loewen
Unruh
Kliewer
Stone
Voth
L. Gaede
Rodgers
H. Gaede
J. White
W. White
Dick Arnold Heads New Pistol Club In Shafter
Shafter residents organized a pistol club in city hall with Dick Arnold elected president. Bakersfield officer Frank Berens discussed club formation, suitable guns, and ammunition. The group planned a range near Shafter and future by laws. attendees included Orvin Mettler Eugene Mettler Murray Arnold Bill Unruh Don Christensen Frank Shaw Al Annis John Reily and Dick Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Dick Arnold
Frank Berens
Bakersfield
Eugene Mettler
Murray Arnold
Bill Unruh
Don Christensen
Frank Shaw
al Annis
John Reily
Japanese Marriage Customs and Religion
The article notes that most Japanese marriages are performed under Shinto rites, reflecting ancestor worship, while Japanese women typically follow Buddhism along with men.
Sly and Unruh Take Over G P Station on Central Avenue
Oliver Sly and Ira Unruh officially took over the General Petroleum service station on Central Avenue. The operators will handle General Petroleum products exclusively. Sly, with 13 years in Shafter, and Unruh, five years in the business, also run a Lerdo Road and Munzer Street station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Sly
Ira Unruh
General Petroleum
Central Avenue
Sly
Shafter
Unruh
Lerdo Road
Munzer_street
Untuh
Speech Finals at Shafter High Today
Representatives from all four classes compete in this afternoon’s high school speech finals. More than 200 students participated over the past ten days, with the semi final winners listed by class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Dorothy Jackson
Merton Wiedman
Esther van Gorkom
Ruben Mettler
Louise Livers
Luella Johnson
Lorraine Doherty
Clara Nikkel
Pauline Potts
Elmer Unruh
Paul Garrett
Donna Gorshing
Cotton price-adjustment payments to be paid before year end
The AAA in Washington says bulk of the 130 million dollars in price-adjustment benefits for the 1937 cotton crop will be paid before January. Eligible farmers are those who produced cotton in 1987 and cooperated with the 1938 acreage control program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
AAA
Washington
Barn Walls Rise at School Farm Construction Progress
Walls of the new barn at the high school farm are rising as students and NYA workers build a roof this week. A cement floor has been poured and roof supports set. After completion a toolshed will be built at the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NYA
Valley Project Guards Doubled After Sabotage Reports
Following reports that steel filings and emery dust were placed in four tractors crankcases guards on the Contra Costa conduit unit of the Central Valley project were doubled this week. Labor trouble has arisen on the job due to wage controversies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contra Costa Conduit
Central Valley Project
Mel's Coffee House A Queen Elizabeth Era Meeting Place
A historic coffee house near Exeter Cathedral named Mel's drew famous Elizabethan figures Drake Hawkins Gilbert and Raleigh as patrons meeting spot for artists and explorers of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter
Mel
Queen Elizabeth
Drake
Hawkins
Gilbert and
Raleigh
Problem at Fresno Meeting on Migratory Children
H W Kelly of Kern county schools will address about 300 teachers trustees and supervisors at a Fresno State College conference. The two day meeting will review the migratory child situation and seek coordination among state and county schools. Topics include administration supervision economic social issues and proposed state supervised migrant camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Kelly
Kern County
Fresno State College
Wooden Gun In Local Jail
Pete Clatt built a wooden gun model and claimed it was a joke. The device led to his arrest after he allegedly threatened passersby and made two beer run forays. Chief Murray Arnold confiscated the gun and Clatt faced Judge F E Manuel who sentenced him to fifteen dollars or seven days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Clatt
Shafter
Pete
Murray Arnold
Clatt
F. E. Manuel
Local Shafter Hoops Exhibition Opens Season
Shafter fans will see the Generals face a Wasco night school selection while the Colonels meet Wasco High School’s B team in an fast moving exhibition. The opening B contest starts at 6 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Generals
Wasco
Colonels
Wasco High School
Apple Tree Water Intake Figures Reported
An authority states an average apple tree absorbs 18 to 20 tons of water yearly. Experiments show 40 apple trees can uptake 760 tons annually, about 7 acre inches of rainfall.
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Tullock
Clare
Reynold Duehreré
John Bakers
John C. Baker
Kern General Hospital
Sarah Ann
Andy
Marvin T. Chaffins
Marvin T. Chaffin
Bobbie Frances
Walter Unruh
Tomos
South
Jack Zimmerman
Floyd Penn
Ennis Warren
Delano
Georgia Robinson
Don Hymer
Hamlin
Salinas
Norval Fair
Riverdale
Donald
Walter Fair
C. G. Pinkston
John Cothren
Santa Maria
Cithrens
Pinkstons
Alfred Chandler
Union Congregational Church
Congregational Conference Board
Cyril M. Hicks
Oildale Community
Ray Dyes
Ray Dye
Bert Champlain
Greenacres
Helyn McConmulde
Max Bayless
Great Bend
Max
Roy Bayless
Peter Pan Cleaners
F. L. Houk
Fresno
W. W. Tannahill
Houk
Tannahill
George Enns
Reedley
Business Credit
Power Company
Make Home
Standard Oil Company of California
Wasco, California
M. B. Church
Sly & Unruh
G. P
Fifth Avenue
Paris
Wits
Shafter Mercantile Co
Federated Stores
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