Recreation Upset By Red Issue
Applicants for county recreation projects were interviewed at the Shafter Farm as WPA officials prepared to reopen programs halted after county sponsorship was withdrawn in protest over Miss Louretta Adams, a registered communist, being hired as a project timekeeper. WPA supervisor Earl W. Cummings outlined three employment categories and said A and B holders would be placed before any in C. County supervisors pushed for Dies Committee inquiry into communist activity in Kern County, warning projects could close if influence persisted.
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Shafter Farm
WPA
Louretta Adams
Earl W. Cummings
Congress
Cummings
County Board of Supervisors
Kern County
Dies Committee
Miss Adams
Board of Supervisors
Communist Party In America
Stanley Abel
Communist Party
United States
Moscow
Earl Browder
Abel
Cotton Bales Turned Out In Shafter District Reach 13269
Bales in the Shafter district total 13269 with Camp West Lowe at 4704 Bales D O Moore 4416 and Shafter Wasco 4149 according to local gin reports. Picking has slackened due to freezing nights and warm days with green balls opening and a likely first pick by Friday or later.
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Shafter
Camp-West-Lowe
D. O. Moore
Shafter-Wasco
DERRICK UNDER CONSTRUCTION NORTH OF FARRAND AREA EXPANDS
General Petroleum moves a derrick at Oughton No 1 in Section 12 near Farrand No 1 as oil exploration grows between Shafter and Greeley fields. Farrand No 1 was drilling at 8750 feet Tuesday with an expected sand at about 11300 feet. Three firms General Petroleum Standard and Superior have derricks within a half mile radius as activity continues.
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General Petroleum
Oughton No. 1
Farrand No.1
Shafter
Greeley Fields
Farrand
Sullivan No. 1
Greeley Field
Standard and Superior
Shafter Field
Firemen Push Plans To Build Equipment Truck
Shafter volunteer firemen, led by Chief Jack Hare, plan a big equipment truck funded by a $100 city grant from Fire Commissioner Glenn O Nay, plus $93 insurance refund and Legion Post 213 and treasury funds totaling $115. Estimated truck cost 300 to 350 dollars with labor from members, extra gear to be added as funds allow, to stay in town for forestry support and city calls. Hare, Nay, Janzen, Bender, and Pollard discussed the plan.
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Shafter
Jack Hare
Glenn O. Nay
Nay
Leslie L. Robinson Post
American Legion
Department Treasury
Department
Hare
Ralph Janzen
Wimpy” Bender
Art Pollard
Wells Near 11 000 Feet In Shatter Field
Union Oil drills two wells in the Shatter field nearing the 11 000-foot mark. The 52-34 well reached 10 840 feet and the 21-34 well 10 960 feet by Tuesday morning. Drilling progresses well with production sand expected before next week’s end, barring trouble. The start of the two wells follows the completion of the 34 and 52-34 wells in the field’s north exit.
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Union Oil Company
Shatter
Union
Additional Sidewalks Sought Here
Property owners outside Assessment District No. 1 circulate petitions for curbs gutters and walks along Lerdo road and Marengo street seeking extension of the sidewalk program. A 100 percent signup is required for each street before council action.
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Shafter
Lerdo Road
Nickel Street
Santa Fe Way
Marengo Street
Marengo
Varous
Postoffice Business Surges Over Holidays in Shafter
Postmaster Lois L. Berry reports Christmas mail volume in Shafter rose sharply with outgoing mail up about 50 percent and incoming mail higher than last year. Five thousand letters were canceled daily for three days, stamp sales rose 30 percent, an automatic canceling machine was installed, and the new rear section of the post office was used. Plans call for a new front lobby entrance and at least two more mail boxes after the new year to ease congestion.
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Shafter
Postoffice
Lois L. Berry
Berry
Conneeee
Sam Johnson receives 909 days in jail sentence
Sam Johnson, 29, was this week sentenced to 90 days in jail after appearing in the justice court. The case details and court steps were not fully disclosed in the report.
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Sam Johnson
Sam
Johnson
The
Justice
Shafter Schools To Reopen After Holiday Break
Shafter high and elementary schools will resume Tuesday morning marking end of Christmas and New Year holidays. At the high school rehearsals for The Hoosier Schoolmaster start, with basketball squads resuming workouts for Sierra league play. Public forums are planned in the gym starting January 23 and adult night classes set to begin January 29.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Hoosier
Bill White
Olga Emerald services To Be Held Tomorrow
Miss Olga Emerald 21 of Shafter died at Kern General Hospital Bakersfield after a month long illness Russian services set for 10 am tomorrow at Holy Christian Church northwest of Shafter Interment in Shafter cemetery Survived by parents two brothers Walter and Constantine five sisters Vera Wilbur Love Combs Elizabeth Vershagein Helen and Jennie Body taken to Janzen Funeral Home
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Olga Emerald
Alexis Emerald
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Holy Christian Church
Emerald
Richland Grammar School
Shafter High School
Wasco
Walter
Constantine
Los Angeles
Vera Wilbur
Love Combs
Long Beach
Elizabeth Vershagein
Orland
Helen and
Jennie
Janzen
Teget Named Kiwanis Director at Shafter Club Meeting
Karl Teget was named to the Shafter Kiwanis club board at a noon luncheon at Cafe Neuman, replacing Wray Phillips who moved away. The installation is planned for January 9 with Bakersfield club invited. visiting Kiwanians included Larry King and Clarence Cullimore. An $8.20 soapbox fund will aid the Finnish relief effort.
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Karl Teget
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Cafe Neuman
Wray Phillips
Shafter
Bakersfield
Larry King
H. Schirmer
Bill White
Jake Siemens
King
Clarence Cullimore
Ken Kane
Harry Hetzler
Mell Hay
Firemen to Meet After First Shafter Volunteer Event
The Shafter Volunteer Fire Department will hold its next meeting after the start of the new year. A formal announcement notes the gathering is planned following the first year-end period.
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Shafter
Temperature Drops After Rain Here
Falling temperatures after a weekend light rain brought the experiment farm north of town to 29 degrees for the second coldest morning of the season. A low of 26 was last Friday. Rain totaled .28 inches, season total 1.03. Temperatures through the week ranged from 30 to 42, with highs 53 to 57. Storms affected Kern County, with snow in the mountains and citrus frost warnings in southern California. Agriculturalists note dry farmers benefit as cold weather cracks green cotton balls opened by sun.
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Experiment Farm
Shafter
Kern
Sierra Nevada
San Francisco
California
Middle West
Kansas
Chernabaeff Develops 125 Acre Tract North of Town
John Chernabaeff is developing a 125 acre tract north of Shafter in Section 36 27-24 with leveling under way. The land is leased from Kern County Land Company. D W Gloeckler is also creating a new 35 acre tract west of his Palm street holdings, leased from the Land Company.
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John Chernabaeff
Shafter
Kern County Land Company
D. W. Gloeckler
Palm Street
The
Land Company
Local Boy Scout Fund Drive Advances in Shafter
The Kern County Boy Scout council fund drive moves forward in Shafter with Glenn O. Nay, chairman, reporting satisfactory progress. The local committee aims to raise $300 toward a county budget goal of $10,000, and plans to extend the campaign for several days.
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Kern County
Boy Scout Council
Shafter
Glenn O. Nay
Freight rate cut approved for Chicago and west
The Interstate Commerce Commission did not uphold a protest by the Colorado Potato Growers' Exchange against rate reductions. Santa Fe officials announced a new freight rate cut today, ranging from three to ten cents less than prior rates, effective immediately for Chicago and western points.
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Chicago
Santa Fe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colorado Potato Growers’ Exchange
Kern County
Commission
Christmas Day Accident Sends Seven To Bakersfield Hospital
Seven people were taken to Bakersfield hospital after a 6:30 p m collision at Burbank Street and the Shafter Taft highway. Injured were Sam Brown Ella Brown Eugene Brown Christine Williams Tommy Sumrall Mary Sumrall Jewell Sumner Willie Reeves Jimmy Banks. The Brown car traveled west on Burbank while the Sumrall car came south on the highway. Constable John Reily and Chief Murray Arnold responded. highway patrol later filed the report. Injured were treated at the scene and transported by Janzen ambulance after first aid.
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Bakersfield
Burbank Street
Shafter-Taft Highway
Sam Brown
Louella Brown
Eugene Brown
Christine Williams
Rosedale
Tommy Sumrall
Mary Sumrall
Jewell Sumner
Willie Reeves
Jimmy Banks
Brown
Burbank
Sumrall
John Reily
Murray Arnold
Calfornia Highway Patrol
Janzen
Shafter
Billy Little Recovering From Shoulder Injury
Billy Little nine son of Mr and Mrs W E G Little is recovering from a cracked shoulder after a fall from a gate in the T V Little yard on Shafter highway. He received treatment at a local doctor's office.
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Billy Little
W. E. G. Little
T. V. Little
Shafter Highway
Death of Rio Bravo Woman at Keene
Mrs. Georgia May Taylor, 27, wife of H. F. Taylor of Rio Bravo, died yesterday afternoon at Stony Brook Retreat in Keene after more than two years of illness. Funeral arrangements were being made, with the body at Janzen Funeral Home.
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Georgia May Taylor
H. F. Taylor
Rio Bravo
Stony Brook
Keene
Janzen Funeral Home
Marrelina Ramarez Dies of Diphtheria in Kern County
Marrelina Ramarez wife of Alfred Ramarez of the Mexican colony, died yesterday evening of diphtheria at Kern General. Her body was prepared for burial today as officials and family awaited funeral arrangements.
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Marrelina Ramarez
Alfred Ramarez
Kern General Heseet
Scofield No 1 Rigging Underway at Superior Oil Field
Superior Oil builds toward spudding Scofield No 1 in Section 12 29 25 near Farrand No 1 with no firm date, while Roe No 1 shows sump and derrick foundations, and Rudnick No 1 begins grading. Burner No 2 and Fink No 2 progress precede spudding of planned new wells amid four active Shafter northern projects.
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Superior Oil Company
General Petroleum
Superior
Shafter
Union
Visitor Shot Accidentally On Christmas Day
Clyde Steagall fired a 25-20 rifle at cans while hunting with his brother Cyle Stulisitor in the desert south of town. A bullet pierced Cyle’s left wrist, injuring him. he was treated at a local doctor’s office and was reported to be recovering. The Steagalls, residents of Folsom, were visiting Shafter for the holidays with the Steagall families.
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Cyle Stulisitor
Shadter
Clyde Steagall
Cans
Cyle
Steagalls
Folsom
Shafter
John
T. R. Steagall
Irrigation District Assessments Not Tax Exempt
Fred Pritschke assessor of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation district notes that district assessments are not exempt from income tax. A Franchise Tax Commission ruling says such payments are capital expenditures to improve land and not deductible as expenses, taxes, or otherwise. add the assessment to property basis for all who paid.
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Fred Pritschke
Shafter-Wasco
The
Franchise Tax Commission
Sacramento
Val Brooks
First Mennonite Pastor Will Be Installed Tuesday
The Rev. J. P. Glanzer, after serving in Shafter for several weeks, will be installed as pastor of the First Mennonite Church of Reedley in a special service at the Reedley church.
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J. P. Glanzer
Shafter
First Mennonite Church
Reedley
Continental Oil moves to drill Maples Vedder zone
Continental Oil crews complete road work and prepare to pour foundations on the A. J. Regier property in Maple district for a community lease drilling project. About 500 acres involved with spudding planned between January 1 and 10, targeting the Vedder structure near the Wasco and Greeley fields.
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Maple District
Continental Oil Company
A. J. Regier
Wasco Road
Fresno Avenue
Regier
A. T. Kroeker
D. R. Gwin
J. J. Siemens
W. H. Mettler
Simon Peters
Maple
Greeley
Ter
Wasco
Union
Shafter
Peters Sells 10 Acre Ranch to Bakersfield Merchant
Pioneer farmer and builder Jacob J. Peters has sold his 10 acre ranch on East Los Angeles Street to A. F. Mc Quiston, Bakersfield oil supplies merchant. Peters and Mrs. Peters will remain in the Sh after community as they decide on a future home. The Peters family has long resided in Shafter and Peters has contributed much to the area.
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Jacob J. Peters
Los Angeles
A. F. McQuiston
Bakersfield
Peters
Shafter
John Wilson Sentenced for Crunk Driving in Police Court
John Wilson aged 12 was yesterday sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined 50 dollars in the police court of Judge F. E. for Crunk driving.
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John Wilson
F. E
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G. P
Derrick
Shatter Field
Shafter Schools
Kiwanis
Seven
Scofield
Superior Oil
Continental
Maple Area
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