Shafter Year in Review Highlights 1950 News Highlights
A comprehensive Shafter Press year in review lists key 1950 events from tax rate actions to community fund drives, school milestones, and local achievements. Notable entries include SWID tax change, potato festival planning, Manne Tulare projects, and the deaths and honors shaping the town's year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shufter Press
George Harrison
Community Chest
Teagn
Orble
Board of Shafter
March of. Dimes
Tom Kelly
Shafter High School
Civic Bulletin Board of Chamber
Roy Farrell
Shafter Generals
Richland Chevrolet Company
Bruce »T. Crawford
Buttonwillow
O. T. Olson
Cuff Burrell
Richland
Experimental Farm
Kern
Shafter Service
Kirschenmann
Guthrie
Shafter High
Shafter Chamber of Commerce Pledges Year of Progress
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce under President G. Ohlsson vows continued advancement for the Shafter area. A full time secretary manager Ernie Hofman leads the office with Vice President A. G. Mortimore and directors Bill Stoller Ware Mers Wiedmann Hal Wilson and John Gaede guiding operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Planners Urge Lerdo Work and Road Repairs
The city planning commission called for steps to improve Lerdo water supply and repair Lerdo Road both west and east. They re elected H W Pat Kelly as president for the year. Meetings set for the third Wednesday each month with top priorities on Lord Road between Shafter and Highway 99 and later on the route to Belridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Lerdo Road
City Planning Commission
Frank G. Shaw
Planning Commission
H.W
Pat) Kelly
State Assembly
Highway 99
West ‘Shafter
Belridge
Speeding Crackdown on Highway 99 Nets 998 Citations
Justice of the Peace E K Grant notes 998 speeding citations issued by the California Highway Patrol along a nine mile stretch in Shafter during Christmas weekend. About $2000 collected in penalties, and top speed recorded at 95 miles per hour, a record for a holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
E. K. Grant
California Highway Patrol
Shafter
Landing Santa Claus Takes 20-30 Trophy at Shafter Contest
Santa Claus landing with reindeer at 625 Manuel Ave wins first in Shafter 20-30 Club Christmas decoration contest. Second place goes to Mrs. B A Brown 340 Manuel Ave with Santa and Rudolph. Third honors to Mr. and Mrs Edward W Schacht 17 Tulare St. Commercial exhibit winner is Shafter Mercantile Store. Trophy presentation pending engraving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
Manuel Ave
Shafter
James Moquist
B. A. Brown
Santa
Rudolph
Repideer
Scence
Edward W. Schacht
Tulare St
Shafter Mercantile Store
E. A. Brown
Tien
Lining Project Nears End on Friant Kern Canal
Lining work on the 160 mile Friant Kern Canal from Millerton Lake to the Kern River near Bakersfield is in its final five miles with completion targeted by February 1. Superintendent Jim Bett reports lining has reached Snow Road five miles from the end, while final service could come only a few months after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millerton Lake
Fresno County
Kern River
Bakersfield
Snow Road
Jim Bett
Shafter Council Accepts St. Therese Church Annexation
The Shafter City Council approved an ordinance to annex St. Therese Church property located on Lerdo Road into the city limits. The action expands municipal boundaries and includes the church parcel within city jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter City
St. Therese’s Church
Lerdo Road
City crews may get insurance
Twenty two city employees were authorized this week to study a group insurance plan with half the cost to be borne by the council. Two Bakersfield insurance men, tar Bender and Ferneley Roberts appeared before the council to seek permission to talk to the employees about group insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bekersfield Insurance
Tar Bender
Ferneley Roberts
Council
Toek
Disaster Corps Ready for Service in Shafter
Commander John Reily announced the disaster corps network is fully set up in Shafter awaiting integration with the state system. Leaders named, auxiliary police expanding, observation post planned at William Lachenmaier ranch with telephone facilities, and a long list of key and deputy personnel appointed to organize American Red Cross and public works, health, and transportation duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ‘Reily
Oday
Shafter
Lux
William Lachenmaier Ranch
Reily
Auxiliary Police Department
Origi
James Hodges
Shaffer
Adolf Kirschenmann
Frank Shaw
Hanley Witcher
Leslie Reeves
Witcher
Reeves
E. D
Boots) Perry
Lee Thomas
Enzie Warren
Ernest Reich
Ray Rose
Irvin Nickel
Lee Willoughby
Ray H. Duerksen
E. A. Brown
John F. Battaglia
W. H. Dalke
Elmer Anderson
Jack
I. Hare
John F. Janzen
Herbert Adeg
A.B. Wallace
Emmitt Li
Albert B. Finkbeiner
Clifford Nagel
J. W. Harris
Glenn O. Nay
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
Lorance M. Wimner
Jack I. Hare
American Legion
N. F. Waymire
City Approves Shafter Avenue Road Repair Plan
City council approves widening and repair of Shafter avenue between Five Points and Stone street. City Engineer John Reaves to seek gasoline tax funds to cover about 10 650 dollars, with county work on adjacent blocks to keep uniform. Project expected to start within two months pending state approval. sidewalks curbs and gutters to be placed first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannet-Tulare
Bill Stoller
Kern
Shafter
Bureau of Reclamation
Friant Kern
Lérdo
Gary
Weyand
Valey Forge
PTA
Generals
Wasco
Manne
O. T. Olson
Richland
Swance Reyer
Paul C. Bailey
SWTD
Eyes Bureau
Shafter Avenue
Five Points
Stone Street
John Reaves
State Division of Highways
General Fundy
Reaves
Stone
Ash Streets
Fire department resuscitation efforts fail for visiting Oklahoma woman
Mrs. Bell Church, 73, of Oklahoma, visiting daughter in Shafter, died of a heart condition at 2 23 p m after county and city rescue crews attempted resuscitation at the South Shafter Labor Camp. Her body was taken to Flickinger Janzen Funeral Parlor. Rescuers included Paul Roblger and L F Cornelius from county and Vernon Pierce and Albert Finkbeiner from city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Bell Church
Oklahoma
South Shafter
Flickinger-Janzen
Gordon Reed
Paul Roblger
L. F. Cornelius
Vernon Pierce
Albert Finkbeiner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Homer Dean Stevie
Mary ‘Tackitt
Korea
Orlando-Torigianni
Steeie
Marine Corps
EF. L. Steele
Lavaca
Ark
Buttonwildow Union School
Wasco Court of Honor
Charles Glenn
Adolf Kitschenmann
John I. Hare
George H. Grundy
John Lachenmaier
Harold Miller
Paul Vv. McClure
Frank Johnson
March of Dimes
Joe Frizzell
CVH
Ridders
Anderson Company
Visalia
Joe Lewis
Church of ‘Nazarene
Smith Garrison
Garrison City Gins
James Roosevelt
J. Thomas Crown
Kerman
Harold H. Guthrie
Red Cross Drive
Paul V. McClure
Harold. Miller
John L. Hare
Richland Pool
Red Ryder
Ernest Hughes
Donna Dalke
Tises
Richard Nixon
County Park
Adolf. Kirschenmann
George I
Ben) Grundy
Prante Shaw
J.thomas
Croweairs
CVP
Mobile Post Office
Valley
St.Therese’s Catholic Church
Maple School
Shafter’s
Ss. P
T. Olson
Mobile
Richland School
Mary Frances Channeson
John Kelly
Shafter Airport
KWSO
Sam Lachenmaier
Shafter Pioneer
SWID
Eye Valley
FHA
H. W. Kelly
Warren
Maple Court O
Marvin Wiedenbach
San Quentin
Kelly
Lewis
Shafter Chamber
William Bowl
Heads Kiwanis
Homer Dean Steele
John Kevell
C of
Phil Clarkin
Lerdo
Shafter Progress
Kern County
California
Cnty
Ac Kage. LY
Shafter Press
Friant-Kern Canal
E. W. Schacht
Tulare Ave
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Contesa
C. J. Vignolo
Richland Primary School
Moquist
Nal
George Vannatta
Orval Long
Ausin Wykoff
Edwin Warren
Jimmie Faye ‘Witcher
Norma’ Nix
Norma Mendenhall
Mene Schaeffer
Esther Neufeld
Ina Koenig
P. L. Arnold
Peter Bender
William Bender
A. N. Brownell
Floyd Cooper
R. A. Jacobsen
William Lachenmaier
D. H. Lundy
C. O., Meadows
O. G. Ohlsson
Floyd Raney
Edward Schacht
Ned Smith
Merrill Thomas
Mire Gertie Sayers
Patsy
Cpl
John D. Mixon
Inchon-Seoul
Col
H. T. Milne
Mixon
Ina June
Shaftef
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