Continental plans deep wildcat near Shafter west of town
Continental Oil announces a deep test wildcat in Section 35 27-24 northwest of Shafter. The venture No. C-2 targets 13000 feet plus to probe an underground ridge between the Shafter and Wasco fields with major landholders including Gus Klassen and Kern County Land Co. eyeing potential production if oil is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Oil Company
Shafter
Continental
Union
Wasco
Union Oil Company
Vedder
Greeley
Section 27
Maple School
Local Cotton Totals 15 876 Bales From Three Gins
The Shafter district reported 15 876 bales of cotton this week from three gins. Countywide ginning exceeded 100 000 bales with D Moore at 5 650, Camp West-Lowe at 5 590, and Shafter-Wasco at 4 676 bales.
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Shafter
D. ©. Moore
Camp West-Lowe
Shafter-Wasco
College Life Backdrop for Three Act Play in Shafter
A three act comedy titled College Formula will be staged December 19 in the Shafter high school gym by Bakersfield junior college actors. The Shafter high band sponsors the show to raise funds for band uniforms.
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Shafter High School
Bakersfield Junior College
Muriel R. Botton
Janet
Virginia
Maureen
Delia Payden
John Watson
Muriel Jean Cool
Richard Reaves
Winnie
Louise Howe
Nadine Elder
Margaret Lange
Richard Maze
Dorothy Bassett
Mary Lou Young
Mildred Kennedy
Ethel Robinson
Shafter High Schoo Band
P. L. Arnold
Christmas Party For Children In Shafter Next Week
Civic groups and Shafter theatre officials plan the annual community children’s Christmas party on Wednesday and Thursday next week. About 1,900 pupils are invited from Shafter and nearby schools with transportation arranged. Santa will attend, gifts include candy toy bags and apples, and entertainment lasts about one hour with volunteers from local organizations and police assisting. Contributions fund the event and the theatre use is donated by Ernest Panero.
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Shafter Theatre
Shafter
Santa Claus
Ernest Panero
Panero
Oughton No 4 Located Between Shafter and Greeley Fields
General Petroleum announces the Oughton No 4 well location between the Shafter and Greeley fields south of Oughton No 2. Caldwell No 5 in the Shafter field SE corner reports 10 875 feet depth while Wallace No 2 in the interfield area shows 6 690 feet and Sullivan No 3 in the north Greeley zone 6 800 feet.
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Oughton No. 4
Shafter and
Greeley Fields
General Petroleum Corporation
Oughton No. 2
Caldwell No. 5
Shafter Field
Wallace No. 2
Sullivan No. 3
Greeley
Farm Bureau campaign gains traction in Shafter district
A report from the Shafter area membership committee notes favorable progress for Farm Bureau recruitment. Members Woods Stone Abe Isaac August Bender Sherman Bobs W H Hitchcock and A W Eckmann are contacting farmers and local businessmen to secure memberships. The plan includes a community Farm Bureau dinner after the holidays.
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Arm Bureau
Shafter District
Woods Stone
Abe Isaac
August Bender
Sherman Bobs
W.H. Hitchcock
A. W. Eckmann
Farm Bureau
Shafter Center
Community Farm Bureau
Shafter Business Men Back Incorporation Drive
Members of the Shafter Business Men's Association favored incorporation at a Friday noon meeting. A. P. Channeson H. Midgley and T. V. Little were named to lead an educational campaign. The group also discussed cemetery improvements a Christmas party and city property title matters.
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Shafter
Shafter Cemetery
Crop rotation advised for ailing alfalfa fields
Agricultural guidance suggests rotating crops for one or two years to restore soil health and reduce disease pressure in alfalfa fields. This practice helps break pest life cycles and improve long term yields.
Effort to Restore Mail Service at Shafter Depot
Local business leaders seek temporary acceptance of mail at the Santa Fe depot while a government depot box is sought. Railway officials warn boxes must not delay trains and that boxes are for public convenience and mail that cannot be mailed at the post office. A meeting led by Master Lois L. Berry will discuss late mail handling and potential government boxes.
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Santa Fe
Shafter
Shafteren
Lois L. Berry
Thomas W. Clancey
Railway Mail Service
H. Schirmer
Business Men's Association
Washington
City Council Sets Agenda for Second Sidewalk Project
City council to meet Monday evening at city hall to discuss reopening Project No 1 for finishing work and launching a second WPA funded sidewalk project covering most of the city outside the first district. A. S. Monroe to attend and outline status as property owners request a new assessment district with hearings and legal steps.
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Shafter
A. S. Monroe
Phil Channeson
William Lachenmaier
Joe W. Frizzell
H. Midgley
Monroe
Cemetery Sprinkling System Cost Under Study
Local committee gathers figures for installing a cemetery sprinkling system at the Shafter Wasco district cemetery improvement plan. Wasco Businessmen to discuss cemetery district administration at next meeting. Both communities are in the district.
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Shaftemetery
Wasco Business Men’s Association
Shafter
Wasco
Union Spuds Pacific States Well Thursday
Union Oil spudded its Pacific States 41-33 well in Section 33 on the western edge of Shafterfield Thursday afternoon and reached 3,850 feet by Tuesday. The outcome will influence future west field drilling. Union also reported 8,560 feet at the 36-34 well in Section 34 and plans to spud 58-2 in Coles Levee.
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Union Oil Company
Pacific States
Section 33
Shafterfield
Superior
Curtis
Union
West Field
Coles
Meeting on December 13 Aims to Improve Mail Service
The notice requests further advisement on progress at the December 13 meeting concerning train headways and its impact on late mailings from Shafter. The text suggests coordination to improve timetable efficiency and mail delivery reliability.
Peak Hit For Local Bean Season In Shafter Area
The bean harvest nears peak in the Shafter district as cleaning and sacking continue at Siemens and Hitchcock warehouse. About 5,000 sacks remain in the growing area centered by Shafter, with ship shipments to eastern markets at roughly one car per day. California’s one million bag crop yields low prices, while growers expect higher yields next year with improved planting practices and water use. Heaviest output shows in Hanford 27 sacks per acre, Patterson and Tracy up to 31 sacks. Blackeys, pink beans, and baby limas from the valley and Visalia shipments arrive at the warehouse.
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Shafter
Fresno
Siemen’s and Hitchcock
California
Yielain
Ed. Thiessen
A. P. Ohanneson
Hanford
Patterson and Tracy
Siemens and Hitchcock
Porterville
Visalia
Volunteer Firemen Will Elect Officers At Meeting
Shafter Volunteer Fire department plans to elect officers at a Wednesday 7 30 PM meeting at the American Legion hall. Members will receive notice by cards and other business will be discussed.
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Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
American Legion Hall
Alien Registration Urged Before Saturday Noon
Postmaster Lois L. Berry urges all unregistered aliens in Shafter to register at the local post office by noon Saturday. Citizens over 14 must register under national law with a December 2 deadline and penalties for noncompliance. In three months since the act, over 300 registrations have been completed in Shafter.
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Shafter
Lois L. Berry
United States
Spirit Of Christmas Theme Of Rotary Talk In Bakersfield
The Rev. William E Patrick rector of St. Paul Episcopal Bakersfield spoke at the Shafter Rotary luncheon about Christmas spirit elevating daily life. A Richland school girls choir directed by Kenneth Helvy performed carols with Gwendo lyn Ummel on piano. guests included Al Mortimore Jim Camp and T V Little. Judge F E Manuel, recently released from Sawtelle veterans hospital, attended his first meeting in weeks.
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William E. Patrick
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Bakersfield
Shafter Rotary Club
Patrick
The
American Legion
Heart of America
Richland School
Kenneth Helvy
Gwendolyn Ummel
Miss Ummel
al Mortimore
Jim Camp
T. V. Little
F. E. Manuel
Red Cross Fund Grows in Shafter Community
The Red Cross drive in Shafter reached 200 dollars this week, led by Rev. Alfred T. Chandler chairing the local effort with multiple organizations and individuals contributing. An effort to complete the drive in the next few days, with several promised donations, is underway.
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Red Cross
Shafter
Alfred T. Chandler
Mr. Chandler
Potato Growers Meet at Legion Hall in Shafter
About 30 Shafter potato men gathered this morning at the American Legion hall to hear M. A. Lindsay county farm advisor discuss seed potato disease. Lindsay described experiments in disease control and methods of handling seed to limit spread of disease, especially ring rot.
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Shafter Potato
American Legion Hall
M. A. Lindsay
Lindsay
Early potato planting begins in Shafter district
First potatoes of the season go into the ground Monday in the Shafter area by Joe and Emanuel Neuman covering 20 acres northwest of town with night irrigation planned. Other growers may plant small plots in two weeks while broader planting is expected mid January and peak by February.
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Shafter
Joe
Emanuel Neuman
Saco
Lerdo
Bill Bestwater
Bob Neuman
Edison
Shafter District
Cotton Program Vote Light Here In Shafter
Saturday’s local vote on the New Deal cotton control program yielded 32 yes and 28 no with five challenged ballots among about 257 eligible growers at Shafter High School. Nationwide support appears strong with California and Kern County favoring the program. penalties apply for sales above quotas under the 1938 Farm Act.
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Wras Light
Shafter
County Conservation Office
Bakersfield
Shafter High School
California
Kern
Agriculture Department
Irene Parker to Wed Harold Mauser in Fresno Church
Irene Parker a former Richland teacher will marry Harold Mauser at the First Christian Church in Fresno. The announcements came this week to friends in Shafter indicating the upcoming wedding and location.
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Irene Parker
Richland
Harold Mauser
First Christian Church
Fresno
Shafter
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Wildcat
Union Duster
Gerald Smith
Glenn McKibbon
Marvin Hart
Floyd Harness
Gerald Emert
Shirliam Pentzer
Pat Allen
Ardis Davis
Rosalie Kitch
Kern County
Rotary
RED Cross Fund
Neumans
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