Late Night Mail Delivery Planned at Shafter Depot
Shafter post office will dispatch mail at 5:50 p.m. with a special night run at 9 p.m. through the holiday season while seeking a government postal box at the Santa Fe depot. Postmaster Lois J. Berry, backed by local merchants, says the effort aims to keep after hours mail moving as officials in Washington consider a depot box.
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Shafter Post Office
Lois J. Berry
Shafter Santa Fe
Berry
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Reen
Washington
E. B. Stringham
H. Midgley
A. P. Channeson
Shafter Business Men's Association
Union Oil reaches 8406 feet in Pacific States 41-33 well
Union Oil reports drilling progress Tuesday on the Pacific States 41-33 well reaching 8,406 feet in Section 33 at the Shafter field. Earlier in the Shatter field project 36-24 Section 34 hit 9,725 feet, while 58-2 Coles Levee reached 5,321 feet.
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Union Oil Company
Pacific States
Shafterfield
Union
Coles Levee
Christmas Prayer to Lord Christ in 1940 Verse
A devotional poem from Christmas 1940 appeals to Lord Christ to lift humanity from fear through mercy and love. It envisions rebirth of mind and a Christmas heart, urging unity, sacrificial deeds, and healing of nations by the light foretold in Bethlehem.
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Lord Christ
Satan
God
Christ
Mary
Bethlehem
Shafter Churches Plan Christmas Programs Across Week
Shafter churches announce a string of Christmas observances with services Sunday and Tuesday programs. Mennonite Brethren plans a senior program and a Christ mas tree program for juniors with offerings for missions. Union Congregational to present a Christmas pageant with local clergy and choir. First Baptist hosts sermons on Christ and Bethlehem with a pantomime by youths and a later hymn night. First Mennonite features a Christmas program and a morning service. Evangelical Reformed discusses the Coming of Christ in the Flesh with German language service. Orthodox Missionary Baptist schedules a Christmas party Monday night.
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Shafter
Mennonite Brethren Church
H. A. Janzen
Abe F Isaac
Union Congregational Church
Carol Pulcifer
George Vannatta
A. P. Channeson
Alfred T. Chandler
Wendall Allen
Christian Youth Group
First Mennonite
J. P. Glanzer
R. Klaudt
Evangelical Reformed Church
Christ
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church
Sam Wilcoxon
Shafter Christmas Party Draws City Children
Shafter and nearby area school children enjoyed the annual Christmas party in the theatre. Santa by proxy, Cleve Skaggs, handed out candy and apples with local businessmen. Shows included Dreams on Ice Toyland Premier Snow Folies and Peace on Earth. Sponsoring groups include the Shafter Business Men's Association and area nurseries.
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Shafter Theatre
Shafter
Santa Claus
Cleve Skaggs
Ernest Panero
Peace On Earth
Wildwood
Rio Bravo
Maple
Lerdo
Shafter Farm Workers
Richland
Shafter Business Men's Association
Continental Oil to drill new wildcat in Section 35
Continental Oil schedules a new wildcat well No. C-2 in Section 35 27 24 west of Shafter. The historic uplift between Shafter and Wasco yields three attempts with two dry holes, yet oilmen remain confident another field lies west of town as spudding is expected after year’s start.
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Continental Oil Company
Shafter
Continental
Wasco
Shafter Family Visits Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Alex Dohrenen and their children Willie and Jennie spent last Saturday with friends in Los Angeles.
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Alex Dohrenenson
Willie
Jennie
Los Angeles
Additional Sidewalks To Be Laid In City Project
City council passed resolutions to form a second WPA sidewalk project in Shafter, naming F S Currie as engineer. The plan covers Sierra Vista and Nickel tracts, Lerdo road south, Mannel tract, Parrish tract, and Tulare Mannel area with a Richland Park section withdrawn. Meeting attendees included Currie Engineering reps and enforcement expert A S Monroe. notices will be sent and protests timed. Manuel is reappointed city judge after illness, with Wells and Rightmire filling during absence. Cooperation from Kern County Land Co and a state board underwriters meeting January 8 discussed fire engine specs. Mayor Phil Channeson and councilmen present.
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F. S. Currie
Sierra Vista
Nickel Tract
Lerdo Road
Five Corners
Santa Fe Way
Mannel Tract
Parrish
Tulare and
Mannel Avenues
Richland Park
Currie Engineering Company
A. S
Monroe
F. E Manuel
Manuel
Sawtelle Veterans’ Hospital
John Wells
H. A. Rightmire
Kern County Land Company
State Board of Five
Shafter
Phil Channeson
William Lachenmaier
H. Midgley
Joe W. Frizzell
District Cotton Totals Reach 16190 Bales for Week
Total this week in the Shafter district climbs to 16190 bales with the peak of the season passed and gins at D. O. Moore Camp West-Lowe and Shafter-Wasco continuing to operate into February or later. Yields this year are expected to exceed last year's.
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Shafter
D. O. Moore
Camp West- Lowe
Shafter-Wasco
Jahant Reappointed to Kern County Planning Commission
W H Jahant, chairman of the Kern County Planning Commission, has been reappointed by the county board of supervisors for his fourth consecutive term. He has served as chairman since 1931.
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W. H. Jahant
Kern County Planning Commission
County Board of Supervisors
Special Hours For Postoffice Here Next Week
Shafter post office will extend general delivery and parcel post windows next week to handle Christmas mail. Hours include Monday and Tuesday evenings until 9 and 8 oclock respectively and Saturday afternoon until 6. Money orders will not be processed during these hours. Postmaster Lois L Berry urges secure wrapping and early mailing to ensure proper holiday delivery.
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Shafter Postoffice
Lois L. Berry
Berry
Dan Loewen Named Chief of Shafter Volunteer Fire Dept
Dan Loewen was elected chief of the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department at a Legion hall meeting. Herb Neuman and Pete Bishondon were named assistant chief and secretary respectively for 1941. The department has 15 regular members and meets twice a month with drills. volunteers serve without pay but receive city insurance coverage for injuries on duty.
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Dan Loewen
Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
Legion Hall
Herb Neuman
Pete Bishondon
Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs’ Association
Drilling Progress Report at Wallace No 2 and Nearby Wells
General Petroleum reports Wallace No 2 drilling below 7900 feet between Shafter and Greeley fields with smooth progress. Caldwell No 5 in Shafter reaches 10805 feet while Sullivan No 3 in North Greeley hits 7875 feet as a sump is dug at Oughton No 4 location in the inter field area.
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General Petroleum Corporation
Wallace No. 2
Shafter and
Greeley Fields
Caldwell No. 5
Shafter Field
Sullivan No. 3
North Greeley
Oughton No. 4
Vacation Dates Set for Shafter and Richland Districts
School vacations begin tomorrow in the Shafter district and run through the holiday season until after New Year. Richland district announces classes resume January 2 1941 while high school resumes January 6.
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Shafter
E. P. Jones
O. T. Olson
Richland
Rain Totals After Dust Storm Reach Shafter District
Rainfall in the Shafter district totalled 0.36 inches after a weekend wind and dust storm, with 0.22 inches Tuesday and 0.14 inches yesterday. Season total is 1.56 inches, vs 1.03 inches last December. A northern storm is forecast, with clearing skies today. Plans for a new agricultural building at Shafter High School are discussed, potentially housing classrooms and a farm mechanics shop.
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Shafter
San Joaquin Valley
F. F.latta
Veley
Kern County
Shafter High School
Kern County Union High School District Board
E. P. Jones
Glenn O. Nay
Kern County Board
College Formula to be staged by Bakersfield students
High-class entertainment comes to Shafter tonight as Bakersfield junior college students present the three act comedy College Formula at the high school gymnasium. Curtain at 8 o clock. Proceeds go to ward band uniforms for Shafter high school with band directed by P L Arnold performing before and between acts.
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Shafter
Bakersfield Junior College
Shafter High School
P. L. Arnold
Local Red Cross Drive Tops 275 Dollars
Total for local Red Cross funds this week reached 275 dollars according to Rev. Alfred T. Chandler chairman of the local drive. Practically all money is in from Shafter organizations and individuals.
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Red Cross
Alfred T. Chandler
Shafter
Superior Oil Spuds in Section 33 Shafter Field
Superior Oil spudded in Section 33 east quarter of Sec 25 in the Shafter field and reached 1,997 feet as surface casing prep began. The Griffith No 1 well nearby hit 8,833 feet after 13 days, while Mandell No 2 sits below 8,047 feet. Fink No 4 in Section 27-28-25 produced last week at 1,576 barrels of 39 gravity oil from 11,460 feet with 1,970,000 cubic feet gas
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Ealty Company No
Shafter Field
Pasadena Realty Company No. 1
Union
Pacific States
Griffith No. 1
Shafter
Greeley Fields
Nay and Dickson Attend A V A Meetings in San Francisco
Glenn O Nay head of the Shafter high school agricultural department and Howard Dickson head of the high school district agricultural work attended meetings of agricultural teachers during American Vocational Association sessions in San Francisco this week.
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Howard Dickson
District Agricultural Department
Lodi
Santa Rosa
Salinas
High ‘School Board
Glenn O. Nay
Shafter High School
American Vocational Association
San Francisco
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First Baptist Church
Young
F. E. Manuel
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Union District Board
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Delia Payden
John Watson
Muriel Jean Cook
Richard Reaves
Winnie Hand
Louie Howe
Nadine Elder
Margaret Lange
Richard Maze
Dorothy Bassett
Mary Lou Young
Mildred Kennedy
Ethel Robinson
Bakersfield
Superior
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