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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
8
Kern county has harvested about 4.5 million dollars of its estimated 6 million dollar cotton crop for 1936. County agricultural commissioner L. A. Burtch says about 75 percent of the crop has been harvested with 78 500 acres slated to yield at least 100 000 bales. Say you saw it in The Press.
Hundreds of acres are being developed for farming this winter in Shafter. West of Maple School and along Lerdo Road and the Santa Fe line large tracts are leveled with caterpillar tractors and wide scrapers. Edward Schwaidt and D W Gloeckler lead west of Shafter with major development, while David Unruh plans 160 acres southeast of town.
Alfred Chandler in Minster hosts a Christmas program with sermons and carols at 5 30 p m. The Christian Science Society in Wasco reports Sunday services at 11 a m and 10 a m Sunday School with midweek study on the universe and atomic force. The lesson sermon cites I Chronicles and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, emphasizing God creates and governs the universe and man.
Word comes from Shafter of the death of R B Baxter at Aburn Indiana where he had lived for some time He was a former Shafter resident and father of Mrs L B Scott of the Experimental Farm Mrs Baxter died recently and Baxter had been ill since her death He was of advanced age.
Minister J. W. Bergen outlines a December 20 schedule with German preaching at 9 30 a m Sunday School at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m and 8 p m with a 7 p m Christian Endeavor meeting. A Christmas Day service is planned and all are invited to attend.
New York Governor Lehman invites California to participate in the 1939 New York World Fair. A letter to Governor Merriam promises a display of art, science and industry and cites the fair’s future focus under the theme Building The World of Tomorrow.
Visiting family member Lee Hosterman left for Los Angeles to stay with relatives until after Christmas and plans to start a new shop with Bill Isaac near the Bakersfield Implement Company store. Mrs Woods Stone also traveled to Los Angeles over the weekend. Mrs A G Schmidt learned of her mother’s Nebraska death and left for the funeral cast promptly.
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