Rainfall totals rise as storms bring 2.52 inches locally
Storms spurred 2.52 inches of rain at Shafter farm, lifting the season total to 2.52 inches and marking a higher total than the past three years. Forecast calls for unsettled weather with possible showers statewide and Sierra snow, aiding grain and pasture in Kern County while delaying potato planting and cotton picking in Lerdo, Edison, and Shafter.
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Shafter Experiment Farm
San Joaquin Valley
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Lerdo and
Edison
Shafter
Eureka
California
Kern County
Derrick Up at Continental Wildcat Well Near Shafter
Continental proceeds with derrick construction at C-2 wildcat in Section 35 27 24 west of Shafter. Boilers set. spudding expected after year start as crews drill to find the oil field between Shafter Wasco and the Bakersfield uplift.
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Continental
Shafter
Wasco
Bakersfield
Greeley
Superior Oil Drilling Ahead At Three Local Projects
Superior Oil reports progress at Mandel No. 2 in north Shafterfield at 9526 feet and Pasadena Realty project on the field edge in Section 33 at 7066 feet. Griffith No. 1 between Shafter and Greeley fields continues drilling at 9504 feet with no new locations announced in Shafter or Greeley.
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Superior Oil Company
Mandel No. 2
North Shafterfield
Pasadena Realty Company
Ir Section
Shafter
Greeley Fields
Griffith No. 1
Santa Claus jailed after holiday gift spree ends in drunkenness
John Owens, a cafe employee posing as Santa Claus, handed out cigars candy and gum to friends on Christmas day. After beginning with beer he distributed tokens from Willie Woo’s cafe, drawing police attention and leading to charges of drunkenness and petty theft. Owens was jailed after an investigation traced tokens to Willie Woo’s.
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John Owens
Owens
Willie Woo
Willie
Shafter
Santa Claus
Santa ‘Claus
Child Health Conference Set This Friday
The regular monthly conference will be held Friday at the American Legion hall from afternoon hours with local doctors and Vera Kovell of the Kern County Public Health handling exams. Only well babies. sick babies should visit their family physician. Immunizations for diphtheria and smallpox offered to preschoolers. babies weighed and measured. Sponsor Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 American Legion. Auxiliary members assist. All mothers with children under school age invited.
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American Legion Hall
Vera Kovell
Kern County Department of Public Health
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion Auxiliary
Glenn O. Nay
Rotarians Exchange Gifts At Tuesday Meeting
Shaffer Rotary club members exchanged gifts at a Christmas party during a Tuesday noon meeting at Crawford's cafe. E. P. Jones presided, Dr. A. W. Gaede arranged the program, and Orvin Mettler and L. E. Plymale played Santa. Gifts were set aside for children at the Shafter Farm Workers nursery school.
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Us Tg
Shaffer Rotary Club
Crawford's Cafe
E. P. Jones
A. W. Gaede
Santa Claus
Orvin Mettler
L. E. Plymale
Phil Channeson
Shafter Farm Workers
T. V. Little
Bill Bender
Chester Sehaaf
Jack Crawford
Shafter residents head to Morrison Arkansas for holidays
Ralph Tucker Tommy Tucker and Mr and Mrs James Morrow departed Shafter Saturday to visit relatives in Morrison Arkansas for Christmas holidays.
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Ralph Tucker
Tommy Tucker
James Morrow
Shafter
Morrison
Arkansas
County Open For Kern County Car License Renewal
Kern County opens the 1941 renewal season starting January 2 at the 1941 highway patrol office 1025 Golden State Bakersfield. Capt Roy Galven heads the county office. payments by currency post office or bank money orders or cashiers checks only. personal checks rejected. Renewal includes plate fees and vehicle license in lieu fee with certificate of ownership required for title transfer.
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Kern County
Highway Patrol
Golden State Highway
Bakersfield
Roy Galven
Department of Motor Vehicles
James M. Carter
Cartoonist To Entertain Here Next Week
A. R. Ebell the noted cartoonist and chalk artist will entertain at a Shafter Rotary meeting next Tuesday noon at Crewford's cafe. The program chairman Dr. A W Gaede announced. Ebell known for color illustrations of songs poems and stories will combine drawings with inspirational and humorous talks and appear at other local gatherings.
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A. R. Ebell
Shafter Rotary Club
Crewford
Cmvie
A.wv. Gaede
Ebell
Chi Ebell
Shafter
Motorists warned on dimming of automobile lights
Public Safety officials urge California drivers to use lower beams within 500 feet of oncoming traffic and to switch on lights when visibility is poor. Regular checks and timely use of upper beams reduce hazards for all. The article notes milk sales in two quart bottles raise California per capita consumption.
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Public Safety Department
National Automobile Club
California
Late license plate applications incur penalties after Feb 4
The notice states that applicants submitting plates after February 4 face penalties equal to the total license fee. Mail applications received after February 4 are subject to these penalties under a recent statutory amendment.
Sidewalk Project Notification Cards Planned for Shafter
City of Shafter prepares to mail sidewalk project notification cards for assessment district No 2. A public hearing is set for January 13, 1941 at 7 30 PM in the city hall. Property owners may attend to show cause why the work should not proceed.
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Shafter
Pacific States Well Reaches 9352 Feet Depth
Union Oil reports the Pacific States 41-33 well drilling to 9352 feet on Tuesday. Projections note Section 33 at the western edge of the Shafterfield Next project and potential future wells 6-34 and 34-? in midfield. Other sites, Coles Levee 58-2 and 36-34 show depths of 7751 and 10906 feet respectively.
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Union Oil Company
Pacific States
Shafterfield
Coles, Levee
Dehydrated Alfalfa Boosts Poultry Vitamins
The Poultry Producers of California explain that dehydrated alfalfa preserves vitamins A and G, preventing losses seen in sun dried hay. Three dehydration plants in the Delta region and Gerber now produce about 10 000 tons annually to help mama hens lay more eggs.
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California
Delta
Gerber
Shafter Press Staff Wishes Readers a Happy New Year
The Shafter Press staff extend New Year greetings to the community and hope 1941 brings greater prosperity and enjoyment than previous years.
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Shafter Press
Registration Of Aliens Is Closed Here
Registration of aliens closed today at the Shafter post office and nationwide with more than 300 people registering locally. The only remaining work is mailing cards and retaking fingerprints where needed. Registrations from Shafter go to San Francisco for police and immigration checks before Washington filing. The alien registration law was enacted months ago with a December 26 deadline.
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Shatter
Shafter
San Francisco
Washington D. C
Department of Justice
Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Washington, D. C
Lois L. Berry
Six Escape Injury In Christmas Day Car Crash
Six occupants of two cars escaped injury yesterday when the vehicles driven by Fred Blevins and Floyd Cupit collided on Shafter highway near the Pentecostal Gospel Mission. The Cupit car carried three of Cupit’s relatives and Blevins had his son aboard. Constable John Reily reported the Blevins car struck the rear of the Cupit car.
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Fred Blevins
Floyd Cupit
Shafter Highway
Pentecostal Gospel Mission
Cupit
Blevins
John Reily
Hotel Reservations urged for Rose Bowl holiday traffic
Motorists heading to Los Angeles or Pasadena for the Rose Bowl events are urged to book rooms in advance. Pasadena hotels are full for January first, with no new reservations taken. some Los Angeles accommodations remain but booking ahead is advised to ensure lodging in the southern California metro area.
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Los Angeles
Pasadena
National Automobile Club
California
Myricks Celebrate Christmas in Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs D F Myricks spent Christmas in Los Angeles as guests at a relative's home.
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D. F. Myrick
Los Angles
Grape Pruning Demonstrations Planned in Wasco and Shafter
Two free meetings will demonstrate grapevine pruning to maximize quality fruit. N D Hudson of Kern County outlines sessions at Wasco’s R C Annin vineyard on December 27 at 10 a m and Shafter’s Elmer Chindberg vineyard near Lerdo highway on December 30 at 2 p m. The talks cover pruning and thinning methods based on UC long term data using Thompson Seedless and other table grape varieties.
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Wasco
Shafter
N. D. Hudson
Kern County
R. C. Annin
Famosa Highway
Elmer Chindberg
Neufeld
Finances Improve But California Still In Red
California state finances show improved cash flow with rising revenues and lower expenditures, cutting the general fund deficit from last June’s peak. Five months to Nov 30 saw a $68.6 million deficit, down $3.38 million in a month, though still $12.96 million higher than a year ago. Revenue rose to $80.25 million, aided by higher sales and bank taxes, while unemployment relief and construction costs drove major expenditure reductions.
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Harry B. Riley
Secra
Mento
California
Riley
Glanzer Family Holiday Visit Between Towns
Rev and Mrs J P Glanzer and Phoebe Glanzer plan a holiday visit in Dinuba with Mr and Mrs Glen Meadors and expect to return to Shafter Saturday evening.
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J. P. Glanzer
Phoebe Glanzer
Dinuba
Glen Meadors
Shafter
High Cotton Yield Seen For District
Ginners and growers in Shafter predict a district average near two bales per acre with totals around 17 300 bales for 11 000 acres as the season nears conclusion. Current to date 16 310 bales with D O Moore 5 800 Camp West Lowe 5 765 and Shafter Wasco 4 745. Weather will largely fix season length with peak already in October and November.
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Shafter
D. O.moore
Camp-West- Lowe
Shafter-Wasco
Kern County
Sli
City Council Sends Letter on Army Airport East of Shafter
The Shafter city council on Monday authorized an informal letter to Supervisor Roy Woollames thanking him for any effort to secure an army airport east of Shafter. Housing could be provided if the project proceeds, as county officers previously toured Kern County sites. Attendees included Mayor Phil Ohanneson and Councilmen Joe W. Frizzell and Glenn O. Nay.
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Roy Woollames
Shafter
Kern County
Washington
Phil Ohanneson
Joe W. Frizzell
Glenn O. Nay
Christmas Mail Incoming At Shafter Post Office
Postmaster Lois L. Berry reports that this year’s Christmas mail volume is higher than any past year at the Shafter post office. Stamp sales also up. Berry commends patrons for their cooperation and notes cards arriving early with help from the office staff.
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Shafter
Lois L. Berry
Berry
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Derrick
Continental Wildcat
Superior Oil
Act
of Congress
Asresi
D. F. Myricks
Glanzer
Army Airport
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