Shafter Adopts Blackout Ordinance During War Alarms
The Shafter city council passed a blackout ordinance aligning with Kern County and state actions. It requires police to sound air raid warnings and all clears, limits illumination during alarms, and imposes fines up to 300 dollars and up to three months in jail for violations. The measure includes hiring one additional night officer at 125 dollars monthly plus 25 dollars car expense.
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Shafter
Kern County Board of Supervisors
United States
John Reilly
Sher
Company T
Central Avenue
Phil Channeson
H. Midgley
Glenn O. Nay
Joe W. Frizzell
Herb Schirmer
Bill Neuman
al Kruger
J. W., Lassiter
Bill Brown
Al Mortimer Leaves Shafter for Christmas in Denver
Al Mortimer departed Shafter this week to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives in Denver.
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al Mortimer
Shafter
Denver
Rural Route Extension Sets January 2 for Shafter Post
The Shafter post office rural route extends January 2 under Leis L. Berry with about seven more miles added to the old 48.08 mile route. New segments include north Poplar road to the railroad, south on Bender between Shafter Farm Workers community and Fresno Avenue, Lerdo road from ScaronI to Poplar, Los Angeles Street between Poplar and Scaroni, Riverside from ScaronI to Poplar, and Orange from Poplar to Scaroni. Eliminated are half a mile on Riverside to Orange along Scaroni and 0.8 miles on Wasco Highway south of Merced Avenue. Residents along new sections should contact Post Master Berry or rural carver Roy Painter about box locations.
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Shafter Post Office
Leis L. Berry
Poplar Road
Bender
Shafter Farm Workers
Fresno Avenue
Lerdo Road
Scaroni
Poplar
Los Angeles Street
Riverside
Orange
Wasco Highway
Merced Avenue
Berry
Roy Painter
Pioneer Resident of Rio Bravo Taken by Death
Clarence Leslie Calder 58 of Calder's Corner Rio Bravo died last Friday at home. He owned a cafe and services were held Tuesday at Hopson mortuary with Bakersfield Aerie No. 93 Eagles lodge officiating. Survived by widow Etta Calder, son Kenneth Calder, grandchildren Velda Patricia and Leslie Calder, sisters Mrs. Leslie Borman and Mrs. A. Kincaid, brothers Farr C Ray H and Lyle C Calder, all of Rio Bravo, and several nieces and nephews.
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Rio Bravo
Clarence Leslie Calder
Calder’s Corner
Hopson
Fred Janzen Sends Word From Pacific Voyage
Fred Janzen, aboard the Sterett in the Pacific, writes to his parents that he is all right and everything is OK. He reports California like weather and good fishing but notes no desire to fish at the moment.
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Fred Janzen
Sterett
Pacific
California
Christmas Prayer 1941 Our Lord of Love Rising Star
A wartime prayer recalling Bethlehem and the holy Babe. It asks for divine light to end strife, heal nations, and guide victors with wisdom. The poem seeks peace and mercy through the power of Christ and the Eternal Spirit to turn the tide of war.
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Bethlehem
Grove
Christ
Bethle
Oil Well Planned For Christmas On Bakersfield Property
Union Oil plans to drill another oil well on Arthur Crites’s Bakersfield property in Section 28 north Shafterfield. Five and a half inch casing is set at 11 320 feet and the hole bottomed at 11 490 feet. Completion expected on Christmas Day.
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Arthur Crites
Bakersfield
North Shafterfield
Union Oil Company
Mettlers Inc Files Articles of Incorporation
Secretary of State Paul Peek filed articles of incorporation for Em. H. Mettler & Sons, a $400,000 Kern County company. Directors named include Em H Mettler, Raymond A Mettler, Stephen J Fairchild, Orvin Mettler, and Dan E Weitz. The Shafter attorney A Peter Channeson offered the papers. The firm is formed to trade in real property and related interests.
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Paul Peek
Em. H. Mettler & Sons
Kern County
Em. H. Mettler
Raymond A. Mettler
Bakersfield
Stephen J. Fairchild
Santa Maria
Orvin Mettler
Dan E. Weitz
Shafter
A. Peter Channeson
Drilling Under Way at General Petroleum Wildcat SPL 51-15
Drilling is continued at General Petroleum Corporation's SPL 51-15 wildcat west of Shafter with depth below 13 170 feet. It is probable the fate of the venture will be known in a short time.
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General Petroleum Corporation
Shafter
Geissinger Well Spudded By Superior Oil
Superior Oil spudded its Geissinger No 4 well in Section 35 28 25 Shafter field Monday with drilling depth reported at 1975 feet. Rigging work continues on D Moore No 3 south of Shafter field and Pasadena Realty Co No 7 on the west edge with a depth of 10950 feet reached Tuesday.
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Superior Oil Company
Geissinger
Blackout Area Prescribed by City Police Chief
Police Chief John Reily announces a blackout area in Shafter covering all land south to Seventh Standard road east to beyond Cherry Avenue one mile, north to the avenue, and west to the township border, with local defense committees enforcing restrictions.
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Police
John Reily
Defense Workers
Shafter
Seventh Standard Road
Cherry Avenue
Sixteenth Township
Largest office building on the Pacific coast in San Francisco
The Russ building in San Francisco rises as the largest office structure on the Pacific coast, showcasing its skyline prominence and architectural scale.
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Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Siock-Long Russ
Civil service job openings listed at Shafter post office
Civil service jobs open include operators of highway building equipment and operator of bookkeeping machine. Full information available at the Shafter post office from John Roskam.
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Shafter
John Roskam
Two Shafter Residents Die In Separate Car Crashes
Traffic accidents last week claimed two Shafter residents. Mrs Eugene Penland 30 died in a Sunday crash near Newkirk New Mexico. William Mouser died later at a Bakersfield hospital after injuries from a Wasco Wasco road incident. Glenn Campbell of Shafter was seriously injured and Lester Dickinson treated for lacerations. Funeral plans pending.
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Shafter
Eugene Penlahd
Newkirk
New Mexico
William Mouser
Bakersfield
Wasco Road-And
Tu- Jere Avenue
Evlent
Eugene Penland
Ndt
Phil Channegon
Ray
Alson
Margaret Penland
Mouser
Shafter Red Cross Drive Exceeds Local Quota
Shafter reports its Red Cross drive has met the $2000 local quota with more donations expected. Chairman Jim Camp led local volunteers as county officials reported Kern County's regional goal and national drive totals aligned with the late Roosevelt administration appeal.
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Shafter
Red Cross
Jim Camp
Roosevelt
Kerny County
City Fire Truck Project Delayed by Parts Shortage
An inspection at Oakdale, conducted yesterday by Fire Commissioner Glenn O Nay Fire Chief Art Craig and Harvey Gaede found the new fire truck under construction with P E Van Pelt contracted to build the engine body on a GMC basis The council authorized the purchase months ago but national defense needs have blocked some parts delaying the project.
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Oakdale
Glenn O. Nay
Art Craig
Harvey Gaede
P. E. van Pelt
GMC
Shafter
Ruben Schmidt Writes From Honolulu
Word received in Shafter this week from Ruben Schmidt stationed in Honolulu with the United States Army that he is all right and still going strong.
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Shafter
Ruben Schmidt
Honolulu
United States Army
New Cotton Gin Firm Plans Major Western Plant
A new company announced operations with offices on Central avenue in Shafter and a modern cotton gin setup planned at Santa Fe way and the Taft highway. W. B. Coberly serves as president and West as general manager. the firm aims to handle ginning farming and crop financing with a $100,000 plant including a Murray six stand 80 saw gin and Mitchell dryer. Completion expected late January.
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West
Katherine Parish
Bates’ Dewey
R. R. Jackson
Ted Vignolo
Senta Fe Way
Blackouts Discussed by Shafter Business Men
Shafter and Kern County officials enforce a blackout ordinance guiding local merchants on night lights and alarm procedures. The Merchant's committee will study provisions while Henry Neubold reports a new air raid warning horn funded by a recent public defense meeting. Police Commissioner Glenn Nay and Fire Chief Art Craig spoke at the meeting.
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Shafter
Kern
Shafter Business Men's Association
Shafter Motel
Henry Neufeld
Glenn O. Nay
Art Craig
San Francisco installs eight large air raid sirens
San Francisco has installed eight massive air raid sirens. Each siren can be heard over a radius of more than six miles, ensuring broad audible coverage across the city.
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San Francisco
3000 Tons Of Potato Meal Turned Out Here
3000 tons of potato meal livestock feed made from culled Shafter potatoes and molasses were produced at the plant south of Shafter. Potatoes were sun dried on nearby ground, then milled and mixed with molasses. If weather allows, alfalfa may be added for another feed type, with plans to continue next year. An experimental flour mill at Kingsburg aims to turn call potatoes into flour amid growing interest.
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Shafter
J. D. Brown
Brown
Kingsburg
Future Farmers To Put 500 In Defense Bonds
Two Shafter Future Farmers plan to invest prize money in defense bonds. Alvin Roberson will put 300 dollars and Calvin Roberson 200 dollars. Alvin earned state recognition for grand champion Hereford steers at the Great Western Livestock Show and wins at the California State Fair and Kern County Livestock Show. Calvin exhibited champion Herefords in Sacramento and Bakersfield, while attending Shafter High School. Alvin has enrolled at California Polytechnic.
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Shafter
Alvin Roberson
Glenn O. Nay
Calvin Roberson
Shafter High School
Alvin
Los Angeles
Shafter Doctor Joins Kern Y M C A Board
Dr. A. W. Gaede of Shafter was named to the Kern County Y M C A board for a three year term at a Bakersfield meeting. He has long been active in local and county Y M C A work, with the election announced by Bob Ford, the county Y M C A secretary.
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A. W. Gaede of
Shafter
Kern County
Bakersfield
Dr. Gaede
Bob Ford
Firemen Hold Practice Sunday in Shafter
Practice in laying hose was engaged in by a group of members from the Shafter Volunteer Fire department Sunday afternoon. Participants included Art Craig Frank Russell Bill Brown Hanley Witcher Buck Osborn and Frank Downey.
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Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
Art Craig
Frank Russell
Bill Brown
Hanley Witcher
Buck Osborn
Frank Downey
Recreation Building Opens For Airfield Soldiers
The Tipy recreation committee opened a center next to the post office as an army men club in the Handel building. WPA workers refinished interiors and furnished lounges, desks, a piano, radio, lamps, and games for airfield men with future dances planned. The Farm Security administration may assume upkeep after two months, under local army recreation supervision.
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Tipy ‘Recreation’ Committee
Tawt Wes
Handel
Shafter Army Recreation ,Committee
Farm Security Administration
WPA
Recreati 1
Army Recreation Committee
Oir
America
Chandler Speaks At Rotary Meeting in Shafter
Rev Alfred Chandler spoke on the spirit of Christmas and world peace at a Shafter Rotary luncheon held Tuesday at the Shafter motel. Gifts were exchanged with A P Channeson and Pete Bensder acting as Santa Clauses. guests included John Isaac Opal Fry John Oh and Joseph Wipf joined by Rotarians from Freeman South Dakota and nearby Bakersfield and Delano.
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Alfred Chandler
Shafter
John Oh
Joseph Wipf
Freeman
South Dakota
Jack Robert Bruce
Joe O'Toole
Bakersfield
George Sullivay
Delano
Pontiacs to Meet Bakersfield Eastside Bowls
Shafter's Pontiacs host the Eastside bowling team of Bakersfield at 8 p.m. Saturday at Neu man alley. Eastsiders are among the county’s top squads. Sunday the Pontiacs lost to Frank's Bowling Academy in Bakersfield and will play a return match here next Sunday afternoon. Local bowlers include Bi Lachenmaier, R. E. Youell, John Dalke, George Vannatta, and Harvey Gaede.
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Shafter
Pontiac Torpedoes
Bakersfield
Neuman Alley
Pontiacs
Frank
Bowling Academy
Bi Lachenmaier
R. E. Youell
Johi Dalke
George Vannatta
Hivey Gaede
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Alfred T. Chandler
Mettlers
Wildcat
Civil Service
Shafter Group
Coberly-West Company
Shafter Man
Y. M. C. A. Board
Chandler
Rotary Meet
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