Abandoned Standard Oil Well Sealed After Deep Rework
An attempt to seal seepage at the Standard Oil wildcat 181 south of Shafter succeeded this week as equipment was removed. The well was redrilled to about 2000 feet with cement pumped into the hole producing a complete water shutoff and abandonment. A 76 foot derrick stood over the site for three weeks as gas pressure brought mud and water to the surface. original depth was near 11000 feet, but the hole was abandoned after drill pipe was lost and fishing failed.
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Standard Oil Wildcat
Shafter
Standard
Cause of Dew Dew Emerges From Condensation
Explanation states dew forms when watery vapor condenses on cool surfaces. Bodies become bedewed as heat radiates away into open space with no equal return, causing the moisture to settle as dew.
Marvin Neuman Receives FFA Banquet Award in Shafter
Marvin Neuman won a gold watch chain as outstanding member of the Shafter FFA at a steak dinner served by local high school home economics students. Awards reflected points in academics, Future Farmer work, athletics and scholastic achievement. State FFA leader Eugene McCoy spoke on plans after a Kansas City convention trip as events were led by Jack Fry and Glenn Nay.
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Marvin Neuman
Shafter
Future Farmers of America
Future Farmer
Jack Fry
Walter Kirschenmann
Marvin Potter
Herbert Neuman
Shafter High School
Alvin Roberson
Stee
Sacramento
Eugene McCoy
Bakersfield
Future Farmer Organization
Glenn O. Nay
Ann Guidinger
Katherine Goode
Home Economics
Powell McCoy
Omer Evans
World News Roundup Highlights Unrest and Displacement
War and political tensions ripple across Europe and Africa with strikes and Italian French frictions. Jewish children flee Nazi threat to Britain while Italy asserts regional aims. Bombings, air raids, and political upheaval mark the era as nations adjust debt, diplomacy, and military plans.
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French North Africa
Tunisia
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Reichstag
Chamberlain
England
China
Pope Pius
Normandie
Cervera
Cluj
Romania
Finland
United States
Memorial Day Service Led by Bakersfield Elks Lodge
Bakersfield Elks Lodge hosted a memorial day service, honoring veterans and community members. Continental Oil Company abandoned a deep wildcat well in the Strand district, marking a notable local oil industry action.
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Bakersfield Elks Lodge
Continental Oil Company
Strand District
Joint Wasco service clubs plan Wednesday gathering
Wasco exchange club, Wasco 20 30 club, and Shafter Wasco Kiwanis will meet Wednesday evening at St Johns hall Wasco. FBI special agent J H Hanson will speak on crime prevention. Bill Lachenmaier president announced, and ongoing Belridge road and county park sidewalk work were discussed.
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Wasco Exchange Club
Wasco
Bill Lachenmaier
Roy Woollames
Delano
First District
Belridge Road
Shafter
Woollomes
Everett Burkett
Herbert Nikkel
E. P. Jones
Lachenmaier
Kern County Population Estimated at 134000 in 1939
The California Taxpayers Association estimates Kern county’s population at the start of 1939 around 134000, up 51400 from the 1930 census, indicating continued growth.
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Kern County
California Taxpayers Association
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