Old Safe Added To Kern Pioneer Museum Collection
The Kern Pioneer Museum adds a rusted safe recovered from the 1889 Bakersfield fire rubble. Gene Shelton loaned the artifact found by Rexroth contractors at Eighteenth Street and Chester Avenue, containing a 1888 presidential brochure and bootery invoices. Museum secretary Emory Gay Hoff man notes ongoing rapid collecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Museum
Kern County Chamber of Commerce Administration
Fairgrounds
Bakersfield
Emory Gay Hoffman
Chamber
Hoffman
Guy Gar
Rexroth
Eighteenth Street
Chester Avenue
Gene Shelton
Hugh Sill
Buckingham Booteries
Hill
Garrard
George W. Parrish
John Olmstead
Connecticut
Sidewalk Work Planned on Santa Fe Way in Shafter
Resident engineer Carl Teget announced that Santa Fe Way will receive sidewalk work next, with crews moving in about 10 days after finishing the area between Central Avenue and Lerdo Road. After completion on Santa Fe Way within the city, the project will extend along Central Avenue to the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Way
Shafter
Carl Teget
Central Avenue
Lerdo Road
Three Men Plead Guilty to Car Theft in Wasco Court
Tony Delgado Vincent Pallarez and Solomon Morales pleaded guilty yesterday in Wasco Justice Court to car theft. They were arrested by Constables John Reily and Walter Parks of Wasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Delgardo
Vincent Pallarez
Solomon Morales
Wasco
John Reily
Walter Parks
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Kern County
Sheriff sale notice in Kern County California based on a Los Angeles Superior Court execution against Henry J. Schnaidt and Hazel Schnaidt. Judgment dated December 1 1939 for 2529.63 with costs and interest. Auction to be held January 23 1940 at 11:00 AM at Kern County Jail front door Bakersfield for Lots 4 and 13 Section 17 Township 28 South Range East M D B and M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
Kern
United States
California
County Recorder
Kern County
Bakersfield
Henry J. Schnaidt
Schnaidt
The Smoke of Victory at Myrtle Inn
Amy Delorme and Ralph Fricker navigate a tense attraction as Mrs. Duckworth forbids romance with Ralph. A balcony fire forces a rescue where Colonel Mallet joins in guiding Amy and Grandma through danger to safety, revealing tangled past loves and a hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Duckworth
Myrtle Inn
Amy. Delorme
Ralph. Fricker
Ralph
Mallet
Amy
Mrs. Duckworth
Ralph Fricke
Granny
Humph
Lucien Mallet
Colonel Mallot
Maria
Maria Duckworth
Grannie
Colonel Mallet
Purchase of Danish Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States formerly the Danish West Indies were bought for 25 million dollars by the United States from Denmark, treaty proclaimed January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danish Islands
Virgin Islands
United States
Danish West Indies
Denmark
Automobile Registration Opens January Second in 1940
The Automobile Club of Southern California reminds motorists that the 1940 registration period runs from January 2 to February 4. Postcards with due fees will arrive in late December and must be presented with payment and the 1939 registration certificate. No special plate numbers will be issued, plates will be orange with black figures, lighter weight, and the DMV directs offices statewide to handle renewals with club and DMV support.
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California
Automobile Club of Southern California
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Adams and
Figueroa
Los Angeles
Southland
Howard R. Philbrick
Department of Motor Vehicles
California Banks Loan Surge Reported by ABA
The American Bankers Association reports California banks issued 468,548 new loans totaling 613 million dollars and renewed 145,935 loans totaling 476 million in the first half of 1939. Open lines of credit reached 181 million with only 57 million used by June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
American Bankers Association
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Heko Records 68 Million Calls Through At&T System
The report shows 68,000,000 telephone calls processed through the American Telephone and Telegraph system, representing over three percent of the total calls per line. The figure highlights call volume and network utilization across the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Christmas Party At Farm Workers Camp Draws 1300
An old fashioned Christmas party for about 1300 people was held Sunday at the Shafter Farm Workers camp. Rev. Paul J. Pietsch led the program with Ray Mark as emcee. Children sang, scripture readings were offered, and gifts and fruit packages were distributed to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Farm Workers
Paul J. Pietsch
Ray Mark
Mr. Pietsch
Charles Stevens
Fay Crownover
Viola
Epsie Luker
B. J. Lee
J. W. Gaskins
John Avants
Olin Treat
B. O. Teague
C. C. Wright
Charles Baker
Radio Repair Ad by Shafter Radio Electric
An ad promotes radio repair services for all makes by Shafter Radio Electric, John T. Suderman, proprietor, at 354 Central Ave. The copy touts radio's value for youth and family entertainment and invites customers to call 179 for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Radio Electric
John T. Suderman
Central Ave
Crownover Fay Wright Sarah Fenderson and Alice Luker
Four individuals Crownover Fay Wright Sarah Fenderson and Alice Luker are named in the readable notice with no further context or event details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crownover, Fay Wright, Sarah Fenderson and
Alice Luker
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. E. Klassen
Mr. and
Mrs
E. B. Stringham
Shafter Drug Store
Kern Pioneer Museum
Angelo J. Rossi
Harold J. Boyd
Mesdames
Lucy Baker
Rosa Kitchen
A Genderman
Inez
Schneider & Wikoll
Via
Standard Oil Company of California
Wasco, California
Telephone
Bens Psi
Pathfinder
Farmer's Wire Shatter Press
Shafter Press
Womans Home Companion
Woman’s World
American Poultry Journal Farm Journal and
Farmer’s Wife
Movie Mirror
Dan Loewen
Shafter Mercantile Co
Federated Stores
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