Superior Expands Drilling Into New Oil Area
Superior moves into the Shafter Greeley interfield with Scofield No 1 planned in Section 12 29 25. The site lies northeast of Sullivan No 1 and Farrand No 1, under General Petroleum and near Fawnshire Oil, as landholders lease to General Petroleum and D O Moore owns 40 acres. If successful, the new well could confirm the production area linking the two fields and prompt further interfield drilling. current results include Fink No 2 at 10 104 feet and Burner No 1 at 8 433 feet in the Shafter field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Shafter and
Greeley
Scofield
Sullivan No. 1
Farrand No. 1
General Petroleum Corporation
Campen No
General Petroleum
D. O. Moore
Shafter
Christmas Program Set At Shafter High Tomorrow
A Christmas program will be presented to the student body at Shafter High School tomorrow afternoon. The event features four tableaux on the birth of Christ with musical numbers by the high school band and glee club. Readers include Merton Wiedman and James Bobst. Joseph and Mary are Kenneth Leeper and Alice Bender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Christ
P. L. ‘Arnold
Glee Club
R. E. Gates
Merton Wiedman
Reading
James Bobst
Fletcher Hampton
Norman Voth
Shepherds
James Jones
Roy McDonald
Ellis Hamilton
Wise Men
Kenneth Leeper
Joseph
Alice Bender
Mary
Helyn McCormick
Carol Pulcifer
Martha Wedin
Patty Stringham
Eddie Hall
Ellen Davenport
Edna Wycoff
Letha Bartel
Myron Myrick
Union Wells Drilling Advances in Shatter Field
Union Oil reported progress on two drill projects in the Shatter field with depths of 9 305 feet reached at 21 34 and 9 462 feet at 52 34 by Tuesday morning. At the wildcat east of Buttonwillow a depth of 11 751 feet was reached this week. No new local locations have been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Oil Company
Shatter
Buttonwillow
Maple school Christmas vacation begins December 22
The Christmas vacation at Maple school will start December 22 after classes are completed for the day, as announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple School
Director Named At Shafter Meeting Of Junior C Off
Warren Rogers of Bakersfield was appointed an advisory director of Kern county junior chamber of commerce at a Shafter meeting hosted by Jake Siemens. Charles Jones Tupman school teacher joined as member. A plan for a Grapevine information booth gained approval after Dudley Trudgett cited a state planning recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Rogers
Bakersfield
Kern County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jake Siemens
Shafter
A. G. Hardy
Rogers
Charles Jones
Tupman
Siemens
Junior Chamber
David E. Thomas
Gates- Hooking Productions, Inc
Grapevine
Dudley Trudgett
County Planning Commission
County Chamber
Delano
Trudgett
California State Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
Christmas Mail Regulations Warn from Shafter Postmaster
Postmaster Lois L. Berry urges early mailing to handle a 200 percent holiday mail surge. The notice outlines complete addresses, return cards, and wrapper labeling while staff extend parcel post and stamp windows through December Saturdays for patron convenience.
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Shafter Post Office
Lois L. Berry
Berry
Cotton Men Back AAA Quota Plan Across California
Shafter district voters approve the marketing quota by 44 to 25 with 12 challenged ballots. Kern county totals show 325 yes and 150 no while ten counties overall report 2,691 yes and 460 no. Nationally 90 percent favor quotas with penalties for oversupply and eligibility tied to quotas.
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Shafter
Kern County
California
Nation
Stanislaus
San Bernardino
Gery
Tulare
Merged
Madera
Kings
Kern
Fresno
Imperial
Employment Plan Discussed At Kiwanis Meeting
Hjalmar Rutze beck described a state relief department plan to create cooperative work projects so unemployed workers earn livelihoods without competing with business. He warned ongoing relief costs could bankrupt the state if relief continues without work, as Bakersfield Kiwanis attendees and officers participated in the noon talk.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Hjalmar Rutzebeck
State Relief Administration
Rutzebeack
Leonard Gaede
R. W. Greene
Kiwanis
Mell Hay
Bakersfield Kiwanis Club
Fifth
Larry King
Bakersfield
King
Hay
Bill Kopp
Carl Morgan
Zim” Zimmer
Norbert Baumgarten
Stanford Hannahs Visit Here
Stanford Hannahs superintendent of Taft High School and junior college and his family spent Sunday in Shafter visiting Miss Ellamare Crawford, niece of the Hannahs. The visitors were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. J. A. Roscamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford Hannah
Taft High School
Shafter
Ellamare Crawford
Hannahs
J. A. Roscamp
Prorate Refund Awaits Check By Ag Department
Shafter and Kern county potato growers await prorated refunds from the 1940 season. An audit by the departments of agriculture will precede any payment. Total refunds likely cover about 48 percent of 5851 from local certificates and 3 percent of 41411 from the Federal State Inspection service, based on sacks shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County
Federal State Inspection Service
Milton Lohr
Lohr
State Prorate Commission
Department of Agriculture
Shafter Provate
Provate Committee
Federal
State Inspection Service
Christmas Message Delivers Hope at Shafter Rotary
Rev Anthony Donat of Bakersfield Congregational Church spoke to Shafter Rotarians, urging acceptance of a new way of life guided by mind and heart over physical force. The program featured a Shafter High girls trio performing In Gods Garden and The Lords Prayer, with local and visiting Rotarians in attendance.
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Shafter
Anthony Donat
Bakersfield
Christ
Shafter High School
God’s Garden
Ward Baker
Olds
Clara Nikkel
Esther Becker
Letha Bartel
Louella Johnson
Rhona Mettler
Phoebe Wiebe
Doris Davis
R. E. Gates
Constable John Reilly
Paul Dewitt
Bob Hird
Los Angeles
Emmett Hays
W. A. Eardley
Harry Thompson
L. W. Fick
Forrest Frick
Henry Brandt
M. Donat
Alfred T. Chandler
Freshman Class Presents Tree to Benefit Local Family
A decorated Christmas tree was placed in the study hall at Shafter High School by the freshman class. After vacation, the tree will be given to a needy family in the district as a charitable gesture.
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Shafter High School
Santa to Attend Shafter Christmas Party Next Week
Santa Claus will appear at the Shafter theatre for the children’s Christmas party next Wednesday and Thursday, with about 1700 grammar school youngsters invited from Richland, Shafter, Rio Bravo, Belridge, Lerdo, Maple and Wildwood. Organizers promise apples, walnuts, candy, possible gifts, and a showing of Dickens Christmas Carol plus a Katzenjammer Kids cartoon.
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North Pole
Santa Claus
Shafter Theatre
Ani
Shafter
Ernest Panero
O. T. Olson
A. P. Channeson
Business Men’s Association
Watsonville Chamber , of Commerce
Charles Dickens
Katzenjammer
Richland P.T. A
Business Men
Jack Hare Named Fire Chief for Shafter Volunteer Department
Jack Hare an agricultural inspector was elected chief of the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department at a meeting last evening. Dan Loewen named assistant chief and Ralph Janzen secretary-treasurer. Hare succeeds Oliver Sty-Lortwen, with Earl Roscamp replaced as assistant chief. Glenn O Nay considered for chief role to share duties if he accepts. Treasurer’s report shows $114.40 on hand. $152.94 paid out last year. December 19 balance $81.85. Discussion covered obtaining a truck chassis to convert into a small vehicle for chemicals and gear, estimated at $400 to $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Loewen
Ralph Janzen
Hare
Oliver Sty
Lort Wen
Earl Roscamp
Glenn O. Nay
Local Men Injured In Bakersfield Car Crash
Johnny Siemens and Johnny Gaede were injured in an automobile collision on 18th Avenue near Q Street in Bakersfield. George Gaede and Huston Starr were uninjured. Siemens and Gaede were treated for head injuries at Mercy hospital and released this morning.
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Johnny Siemens
Johnny Gaede
Bakersfield
Siemens
18Th Avenue
Q Street
George Gaede
Huston Starr
Gaede
Mercy Hospital
Idte
Christmas Plays at Richland School Next Week
Three student groups at Richland school will stage holiday performances in the auditorium. Shafter primary presents Hansel and Gretel Wednesday at 9 30 AM. Intermediate grades offer Sit-Down Strike in Santaville Thursday morning December 21. Seventh and eighth graders in the old building rehearse Why the Chimes Rang with Mrs. Gladys Brier coaching and Mrs. Hezel Haag assisting with music. Upper grades from the new building perform Phoebe's Christmas Eve for about twenty minutes on Thursday morning.
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Richland ‘School
Shafter
Hansel
Gretel
Santaville
Gladys Brier
Hezel Haag
Phoebe
General Petroleum Reaches 7350 Feet at Farrand No 1
General Petroleum reports reaching a depth of 7350 feet at the Farrand No 1 well in Section 12 29-25 on Tuesday morning. The site lies just north of the Sullivan No 1 in the same section. No official new locations announced yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Petroleum
Farrand
G.P
Sullivan No. 1
Farrand Weil
Dial Phone Installation Moves Forward in Shafter
Negotiations under way this week for a Pacific Telephone and Telegraph dial system building in Shafter with work to start after the new year. The project, costing about 22500, aims to complete the entire system by July 1, following Railroad Commission approval after a September public hearing.
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Shafter
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
State Railroad Commission
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Railroad Commission
Commission
Wasco
Delano
Kiwanis Club to Install 1940 Officers January 9
The Shafter Kiwanis Club will install 1940 officers Tuesday evening January 9 at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse with Dr Carl Duffy of Hanford lieutenant governor of the fifth district as installing officer. Bill White president elect and Herb J Schirmer vice president will be seated. A dinner and ladies night are planned with several out of town Kiwanis members expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Carl Duffy
Hanford
Fifth District
Bill White
Herb J. Schirmer
Harry Wilkinson
Jack Lighthill
Herb Midgley
Harlow Johnson
Wray Phillips
al Anderson
Laurence Baughman
H. Schirmer
White
Jake Siemens
P. V. McClure
Noel Roberts
Emory Johnson
al Mougin
Ed. Friesen
Kiwanis
Joe Frizzell
Proposed Utility Move Is Clarified in Shafter
Letters to potato shed operators outline ordinances for the Shafter Public Utility district and city to regulate waste from sheds and establish an industrial water rate. The plan requires regulation screens, daily tank cleaning, meter installation, district inspector enforcement, and water usage limits during fire signals.
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Shafter
Utility District Board of Directors
Utility District
Itset
Ase
Walker Street
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Union Wells
Shatter Field
Kiwanis Meeting
Stanford
Rotary
Children’s Party Committee
Santa
Jack Hare
Shafter Volunteer Fire
Richland
G. P
Kiwanis Club
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