Shafter Plans Big Entry at Fat Stock Show
Shafter high school agriculture department will enter 55 to 60 hogs at two shows. Students Paul Ratzlaff Omar Evans Richard Harris Marvin Potter Don Kliewer plus others will show Duroc Jersey Poland China Hampshire Berkshire and Chester White hogs bred by the group or bought from top breeders in Kings Kern and Tulare counties. The team will travel by truck with two crews and participate in judging and related activities.
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Los Angeles Union Stock Yards
Shafter High School Agriculture Department
Paul Ratzlaff
Omar Evans
Richard Harris
Poland
Marvin Potter
Don Kliewer
Walter Emrick
Dick Harris
Glen Nay
Agriculture Department
Herbert Neumann
Shafter F. F. A
Jackie Siemens
Louis Starrh
Ted Collins
Kings
Kern
Tulare
Scout Troop 41 Enjoys Seven Mile Calloway Canal Hike
Shafter Boy Scout Troop 41 completed a seven mile hike along the Calloway Canal past the U S Experimental Farm. The trip featured a Scout Race, fire building practice with inflammable material, nature specimen hunting for the troop museum, and games like Capture the Flag. Supervisors included Richard Wells Scoutmaster Harold Delavan Cubmaster and Rev Alfred T Chandler Congregational Minister. participants listed with patrols and leaders.
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Shafter
Calloway Canal
U. S. Experimental Farm
Richard Wells
Harold Delavan
Exchangeites Welcome National Secretary
Bakersfield visitors joined Shafter Exchangeites in welcoming National Secretary Harold M. Harter at the Tuesday luncheon. Harter, national secretary for 26 years, praised the club, travels nationwide, and spoke with authority on the Exchange program. A goose dinner followed with entertainment from Richland school's glee club and a trumpet quartet. Delano hosts last week’s games as the B team dons purple and gold, the A team gold and purple.
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Bakersfield
Shafter Exchangeites
National Exchange
Harold M. Harter
Shafter Exchange Club
Harter
California
Toledo
Ohio
Shafter
Charles Kyle
Shafter Club
Sallie Hester
Girls Glee Club
Richland School
Alfred Smith
Smith
New Road Segment Nears Opening Between Shafter and Belridge
A portion of the Lerdo highway extension linking Shafter with the Belridge oil fields is nearly complete in Roy Woollames district and will open soon after the next rain. Work on the Stanley Abel side is less clear but believed active from the Belridge end. When done the road will bring Belridge within 21 miles of Shafter and cut coast travel by seven miles, shifting trade toward Shafter from Taft.
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Shafter
Belridge
Roy Woollames
Stanley Abel
Great Belridge
Bakersfield
Taft
Shafter Faces Maricopa In Season Opener Hoop Clash
Shafter and Maricopa meet Friday at 2 30 PM to open the 1936 37 basketball season. Local coaches Wilson and White expect a fast game with strong turnout for A and B teams. Shafter has one prep game against Druid Lodge Bakersfield while Maricopa squads lost two prior scrimmages.
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Cardinals
Maricopa High
Wilson
White
Westsiders
Shafter
Druid Lodge
Bakersfield
Maricopa
Former Card Star Willie Johnson Ex Shafter Captain
Willie Johnson, a Shafter high school graduate class of 83, attends California Agricultural College at Davis. He played basketball all four years, earning the honor of team captain in his sophomore year.
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Willie Johnson
Shafter High School
California Agricultural College
Davis
California
Willie
New Levi Cash Store Opens in Shafter
Levi Cash Store opens in the former Shafter Drug Store building. Operated by John Levi and Henry Levi with LeRoy Levi on the clerical staff. John Levi previously ran a grocery business and Henry Levi recently arrived from North Dakota. ads announce weekend specials.
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Shafter
Levi's Cash
Shafter Drug Store
John Levi
Henry Levi
North Daota
LeRoy Levi
Glee Club Delights Exchange Club With Two Songs
The Girls Glee Club of Richland grammar school directed by Mr. Smith performed That Song We Sang and Marie and Hans before the Exchange Club on Tuesday. Members included sopranos Patty Stringham Linda Fadenrecht Doris Davis Vera Klassen Minnie Koop Laura Koop Rosalie Hitchcock Hilda Wesner Dorothy Mayer Luella Johnson Louise Livers Lenora Wittenberg May Esau Florence Culwell Dolly Madwell Esther Becker Marine Songer Eleanor Fox Nedra Lattaaktos Opal Mae Barlow Elsie Dahl Alice Bender Esher VanGorkom Edna Wikoff Letha Bartel Mary Ellen Hansen Valma Neuman Gudolyn Voth Magdalena Spitzer Esther Brown Marlyn Gunther Lorene Kroeker. A brass quartet featuring Ruben Mettler first cornet Leta Bartel James Bobst trombone Clarence Kattenhorn played Sweet Dreams.
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Glee Club
Richland Grammar School
Mr. Smith
Exchange Club
Marie
Hans
Patty Stringham
Linda Fadenrecht
Doris Davis
Vera Klassen
Minnie Koop
Laura Koop
Rosalie Hitchcock
Hilda Wesner
Dorothy Mayer
Luella Johnson
Louise Livers
Lenora Wittenberg
May Esau
Florence Cul
James Bobst
Clarence Kattenhorn
New Lumber Yard Opens Here in Shafter
Shafter gains a new Jenkins Lumber Co yard at the James street and Shafter avenue corner on a 100 by 10 lot purchased from Kern County Land Co. Jenkins plans a mill soon as Berton York will manage the yard and Jenkins will oversee the enterprise in person after expanding Bakersfield operations.
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Shafter
James Street
Shafter Avenue
Kern County Land Co
Jenkins
Jenkins Lumber Co
Bakersfield
Berton York
Former Congressman Charles Randall Visits Shafter
The Hon. Charles H. Randall of Los Angeles visits the Shafter district to check on long held land holdings. Randall, a former newspaper man and ex congressman, says he is out of politics though friends doubt the claim.
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Shafter Press
Charles H. Randall
Los Angeles
Shafter District
Randall
Fourth Estate
United States Congress
Richland PTA News Reports Meeting and Court of Honor
The Richland Parent-Teacher Association held a short meeting last Tuesday with Mrs. Ed Warren presiding. They voted to buy a ping pong set for the Boy Scouts and Rev. Alfred Chandler urged better cooperation between parents and teachers. A Court of Honor was conducted for the Boy Scout troop, and musical numbers were performed by local church members. A chicken dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dwerek brought together old friends from Canada and nearby towns.
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Richland P.T. A
Ed. Warren
Smith
Sweet Dreams
Wells
Alfred Chandler
Congregational Church
A. W. Eckmann
Bobst
J. H. Porterfield
H. M. Dwerek
Canada
Abram Klassen
John Nord
Bakersfield
H. H. Dueck
Jacob Lepp
Dalmeny
John H. Neufeld
Visits Here Noel Ramey of Bakersfield
Noel Ramey of Bakersfield called on Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harlen Wilson.
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Noel Ramey
Bakersfield
Harlen Wilson
Shafter Forms Regular Volunteer Fire Department
Shafter now has a regularly organized volunteer fire department directed by state fire warden S. J. Segal. Eleven active members are listed with plans to expand to 15, drills test new hydrants and pumper, and Segal urges faster installation of hydrants for adequate protection.
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S. J. Segal
Oliver Sly
Reynold Duehren
George Gaede
Bill Stoller
Jack Neufeld
Louis Becker
Johnnie Janzen
Chuck Hanson
Joe Engle
Jack Hare
Don Christenson
Shafter
Major oil find near Shafter signals new Ten Sections field
Standard Oil Co. drills west of Rosedale on Section 19 29-26 uncovering a heavy oil sand at 7807 feet. Officials say the discovery near Shafter could mark the opening of a second Ten Sections field.
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Shafter
Rosedale
Standard Oil Co
Shafter Gains New Bakery Under Construction
A new bakery is being built on the William Handel lot opposite the Shafter Drug Store. The modern 25 by 50 foot building sits on the former Shafter Air Dome site and will be operated by Walter na Nigh.
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Shafter
William Handel
Shafter Airdome
Shafter Drug Store
Walter Na Nigh
King Edward VIII Abdicates Throne for Wallis Simpson
King Edward VIII abdicated the throne this morning to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American divorcee, ending his reign in the British Empire.
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Edward VII
British Empire
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Evangelist Vernon Flory Draws Crowds To City Meetings
Hundreds attend lectures by Vernon Flory a Bible lecturer from San Francisco at the Seventh Day Adventist English church on Shafter highway and Sunset avenue. He argues current events align with Bible prophecy and invites all to learn about judgment day and what the Bible states about the times ahead. Choir music accompanies nightly gatherings at 7 45 with meetings nightly except Monday and Saturday through December 18.
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Vernon Flory
San Francisco
Shafter ‘Highway
Sunset Avenue
Evangelist Flory
Christ
United States
READY FOR POTATO PLANTINGS IN SHAFTER AREA
Local potato growers prepare for next year with seed potatoes hauled to storerooms. Seed comes from Klamath Falls Washington and the Stockton district with Tehachapi Kernville and Santa Maria noted for seed. Acreage in Kern county expected to rise to about 13,000 acres as large growers plant in Edison country south of Bakersfield.
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Shafter
Klamath Falls
Oregon
Washington
Stockton
California
Santa Maria
Tehachapi
Kernville
Kirschenmenn Brothers
Edison
Bakersfield
Kern County
Engineer Begins Work on Sewer Plans in Shafter
F. B. Currie of San Bernardino, retained by the Shafter Public Utility District to do the engineering for the proposed sewer system, was in Shafter Tuesday making preliminary surveys of the project.
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F. 8. Currie
San Bernardino
Shafter
Telephone Installed at Jenkins Lumber Co Yard
A telephone has been installed at the Shafter yard of Jenkins Lumber Co. The number is 80.
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Shafter
Jenkins Lumber Co
Onions Flourish In Shafter District Planting Surge
Hundreds of acres of onions are being planted in the Shafter area as local growers again work to ensure a steady summer supply for American households and hamburger stands. Onion growing is a well established Shafter industry, requiring careful seed choice, suitable varieties, and intensive hand labor. Notable growers with sizable plantings include Simon Peters and F W Handel.
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Shafter
Simon Peters
F. W. Handel
Card of Thanks for condolences and floral offerings
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of the husband father and grandfather. Families named include Menshew Loyd and Burns with extended relatives and floral offerings noted.
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A. C. Menshew
F. P. Menshew
W. L. Menshew
J. R. Menshw
E. L. Loyd
J. R. Loyd
L. L
Leo Burns
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Delano
Delights Exchange Club
Fire Brigade
Ganized Volunteer Fire Depart
Ment
New Owl Well
Edward VIII
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