Services Held For 32 Year County Resident
George Laas Matas died December 4 at home. Services were held at 11 a.m. at the Seventh Adventist Church with Elder Hewes Retzer officiating. Interment followed in Shafter Cemetery. Matas was born December 11, 1878 in Kansas and had lived in Kern County 32 years, the last two in Shafter. He is survived by his widow Sophia Rusk of Shafter, four sons Galen Rusk Shafter Lloyd Rusk Bakersfield Willis Rusk Los Angeles Robert Rusk Earlimart, a daughter Ethel Rey Shafter, three sisters Effie Lincoln Bakersfield Maude Ward Los Angeles Edith Wade Los Angeles, 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Armstrong Mortuary is handling arrangements.
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Seventh Adventist Church
George Laas Matas
Hewes Retzer
Shafter
Mr. Rusk
Kansas
Kern County
Sophia Rusk
Galen Rusk
Lloyd Rusk
Bakersfield
Willis Rusk
Los Angeles
Robert Rusk
Earlimart
Ethel Rey
Effie Lincoln
Maude Ward
Edith Wade
Armstrong Mortuary
Go To The Church Of Your Choice Sunday Shafter
Local church notices urge Sunday worship across denominational lines. Parish leaders invite residents to join services at their chosen congregation and welcome visitors to participate in morning prayers and community outreach programs.
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Church of
Shafter
Sugar Growers Elect Shafter Men as Officers
Sugar beet growers in Kern county back nation’s sugar supply by appointing Shafter men to leadership roles at the California Beet Growers Association District Ten meeting in Bakersfield. Gregrey Malory of Wasco re-elected president with Clarence Neuman of Shafter as vice president Rollin Dargatz of Shafter as secretary and new board members including Joe F bundlechi Bakersfield John Camp Wasco Lester Frick Arvin S A Lewis Bakersfield and Onie Sanders Bakersfield.
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Kern County
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
United States
Gordon Lyons
California Beet Growers Association
Association
Bakersfield
Malofy
Clarence Neuman
Shafter
Rollin Dargatz
Joe F. Banducci
John * Camp
Wasco
Lester Frick
Arvin
S. A. Lewis
Onie Sanders
Mixed land use harms Shafter amid growing urban strain
Planning analysis notes that mixed land use near Central Avenue and Lerdo Highway combines homes stores and small industry, reducing value and complicating CBD expansion. Traffic and strip development raise congestion parking and safety concerns as Shafter faces uneven growth and central district weaknesses. Next week highlights haphazard growth.
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Shafter
Central Avenue
Lerdo Highway
Central Business District
Central Valley Highway
Smith’s Corner
Planning for Shafter Problems in Auto Industry Era
A brief note outlines Shafter’s planning challenges amid industrial growth and automobile prominence, linking national progress to local urban issues and infrastructure needs. The piece hints at irony in how industry aids development while creating new problems to solve.
Farmers Would Benefit From Repeal of 3 Cent Freight Tax
Farm Journal notes repeal of the three cent excise tax on commercial freight transportation would save about 450 million dollars with farmers receiving roughly one third of the savings. The article emphasizes the impact on agricultural producers.
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Farm Journal
Waterfowl Concentrate in California Central Valley
The Department of Fish and Game and U.S. Fish and Wildlife report about 2 million ducks in Butte Sink and 1.6 million at Sacramento Refuge with large numbers at Gray Lodge Sutter Juice Island Los Ba nos and other areas. Geese counts show Sacramento Refuge leading with 245000, Tule Lake and Lower Klamath hosting thousands more as cold weather drives birds into central valleys.
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California
Great Central
Department of Fish and Game
Butte Sink
Sacramento Refuge
Department
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Gray Lodge
Sutter
Juice Island
Los Banos
Grizzly Island
Merced
Grasslands
Tulelake
Lower Klamath Refuge
Lower Klamath
Christmas Clubs Begin as 1959 Christmas Season Opens
The piece explains why saving ahead for Christmas makes sense for many, noting that even well off people benefit from planning for extra expenses. It highlights Christmas clubs starting now and hints at other year end costs like taxes and insurance.
Brandt Investment Co Real Estate and Notary Services
Bakersfield business card lists Louis J. Brandt at 18th Street offering real estate and notary services. Acme Finance Co. advertises loan types at 1219 18th Street with a phone contact. Parking information appears briefly in the listing.
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Brandt Investment.co
Louis J. Brandt
18Th St
Bakersfield
Acme Finance CO
Local Boy Enlists in Navy From Shafter
Frank Jay Isaac son of John P Isaac of Shafter has enlisted in the Navy as seaman recruit and is now training at the U S Naval Training Center in San Diego. After nine weeks training he will have 14 days recruit leave and then report to his new duty station.
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Navy
Frank Jay Isaac
John P. Isaac
Shafter
Isaac
U.S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
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Business & Professional Guide
Central A
Lee's van & Storage
Bakersfield, California
U.S
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Community National
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Shafter Area
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D. Roger Thuman
Community National Bank
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