New Officers Elected by Fire Dept in Shafter 1955
The Shafter fire department elected new officers for 1955 with Al Finkbinder as fire chief and Nick Johnson as assistant chief. Bill Banks becomes secretary-treasurer. Wesley Gierosh ing and Russ St. Morris named captains. A $45 monthly guarantee was approved. 20 volunteers and regular fireman Ed Wimpy Bender attend installation banquet on January 22.
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Shafter Fire Department
al Finkbinder
Nick Johnson
Bill Banks
Cecil Bridges
Wesley, Géershing
Finkbinder
Wimpy” Bender
Festival notes say Chamber will not underwrite professional rodeo
Minutes from the Chamber of Commerce Directors meeting on December 1, 1954 state that experience shows financial losses on rodeos and horse shows. The Chamber or Festival cannot underwrite any financial guarantee for a professional rodeo in conjunction with the 1955 Festival.
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Chamber of Commerce
Urge Yes Vote for Water Contract Across District
Peters notes the plan is not a bond issue and foreclosures are not possible. Up to 50 000 acre feet of Class I water from the Central Valley Water Project via the Friant Kern Canal would be available annually and up to 36 600 acre feet of Class 2 water at 1 50 per acre foot. Approval by eligible voters leads to signing and construction planning with Bureau of Reclamation and district engineers. Validation waits on California Supreme Court. Work begins after the 1956 bureau budget and July 1 1955 trigger.
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Peters
Central Valley
Friant-Kern
California Supreme Court
Bureau
Bureau of Reclamation
Siemens Pioneer Of Shafter Remembered For Community Work
Siemens of Shafter was a key figure in bringing Er nest Bros. to California to build potato grading equipment and introduced fertilizer products. He supported Mennonite relief efforts, helped 15 displaced families come to America, and served on church and distribution committees. Survivors include his wife Marie, daughter Susie Isaac, four sons in Shafter and Bakersfield, ten grandchildren, two great grandchildren, a brother George Siemens, two sisters, and other relatives in Canada.
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Jake Klassen
Shafter
Siemens
Ernest Bros
California
Shafterman
Pacific Guana Co
Kern County
Mennonite Brethren Church
Mennonite Central Committee
America
Siemen
Marie
Susie Isaac
Mendo
Reuben
John Siemens
Jake Siemens
Bakersfield
Barbara
Ronald
Phillip
David
Sylvia
Gary
Pamela Siemens
Donald
Vernon Isaac
Bob Bergman
Rodney Isaac
Lucy Bergman
George Siemens
H. M. Dueck
Isaac Loewen
Canada
Lerdo Road Widening Project Completes in Shafter
City Engineer Jack Harris announced Monday the Lerdo road widening along three and a quarter blocks from Lerdo to Valley and Munzer street is finished. The $21,000 project began October 1 with $18,000 state funds and $3,000 city funds, widening from 40 to 50 feet and adding curbs and gutters. Plans also call for replacing blacktop with concrete asphalt starting April. The Shafter Public Utilities District board approved an $800 warehouse at the sewer farm, a 24 by 24 foot oil and storage building to be started within 30 days.
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Lerdo
Valley
Munzer Street
Jack Harris
Harris
Ane
Shafter Public Utilities District Board
Weekend visitors at Agricultural College at Dais in November
In the second week of November 1936 Johnny Shultz Clarence Neuman and Willie Johnson spent the weekend at home while attending the Agricultural College at Dais.
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Johnny Shultz
Clarence Neuman
Willie Johnson
Agricultural College
Dais
From where I sit by Joe Marsh
Guess It's Called a Safety Drive Whitey Fisher of the State Motor Vehicle Department visits to discuss local traffic issues. He notes Center Junction's new slow down sign that reads At 25 miles an hour you can drive through Center Junction in 24% minutes, claiming it has reduced accidents with no dents.
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Whitey Fisher
State Motor Vehicle Department
Center Junction
Whitey
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