Local High School District Expands to Utah
Kern County Union High School extends its boundaries from Shafter to Cedar City Utah. Dr Thomas J Nelson district superintendent notes expansion of the senior high school district with joint sponsorship of government programs and cooperation from Utah Agriculture College Cedar City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Iue
Renun
Ceuar Lily
Utah Agriculture College
J. Wesley Linda
Lone Pine
Cedar City
Nelson
Les Buchner
Lone
Bill Neuman Heads Guanule Pumping Project
Bill Neuman, manager of Neurman's Cafe, has been named manager for the Guanule water pumping project overseeing all pumping operations. The appointment signals a shift in project leadership and responsibilities for the Forest district water initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Neuman
Bill Newman
Neurman’s Cafe
Norn
Warning Issued Over Unlicensed Septic Cleaners
The Kern County department of public health issues a warning about fly by night cess pool and septic tank cleaners operating in communities. They operate without licenses and may dump sludge causing a public health menace. residents should use licensed established firms for cleaning and repair work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Department of Public Health
Little Gary Wilson in accident at home
A brief item notes the injury of little Gary Wilson, six, son of Mr. and Mrs. Im Paya, after an incident at their home. Further details are not clearly readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Wilson
Im P
Shafter Fire Department Omitted From New Phone Book
The Shafter Fire Department is not listed in the newly published phone book. An effort is made to correct this by placing the department’s number under Kern County, as residents would not normally expect to find it there amid conflagration risks and city ordinances.
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Shafter
Shafter Fire Department
Kern
Service badges awarded to San Joaquin Division staff
Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Joaquin Power Division presents service badges this week to employees with five or more years of service. F P Smith will award badges replacing the annual banquet, due to transport issues. Recipients include Raleigh Casad with a 40 year badge and multiple 35 30 and 20 year honorees. 72 earned 20 year, 53 earned 15 year, 13 earned 10 year, and 115 earned 5 year badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Gas, and Electric Company
San Joaquin Power Division
P. M. Downing
F. P. Smith
Raleigh Casad
Eldred R.anks
Scott Hughes
William L. Tacobs
William H. McKenzie
E. P. Smith
Buford Babbs
William G. Bess
Thomas A Hacock
John P. Ogle
Ernest W. Rosenberg
Hugh D. Staley
Fay G. Strain
Wesley G. Sullivan
Charles H. Bethel
Walter H. Case
Severo R. Corona
New Teacher At Shafter Hi Dickinson
A brief notice notes a new teacher at Shafter with a second class pharmacy mate in the U S Navy. It mentions Mrs Jeoaae and Ran ates at Kern Shafter before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Hi
B P Women Set Meeting for January Seventh
The Business and Professional Women's Club will hold its next meeting Thursday evening January 7. Martha and Amanda Rueb with Emily Meyers assisting will coordinate arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business
Ieene
Martha
Amanda Rueb
Emily Meyers
Ae Stein
Shafter Man Attends Big Ag Conference
Arthur Johnson of Shafter attends a state wide Rural Agricultural Teachers Association conference with over 50 county leaders and staff from the State Bureau of Agriculture Education. The event promotes vocational agriculture to boost essential food production under the Rural War Production Training program directed by Julian A. McPhee.
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Arthur Johnson
Shafter
San Joaquin Valley
California Agricultural ‘Teachers’ ‘Association
California Agricultural Teachers Association
State Bureau of Agriculture Education
Julian A. McPhee
State Bureau of Agricultural Education
Fong
U. C. Publishes Circular on Grape Disease Spray
University of California circular 353 explains Pierce's disease of grapevines, its spread since 1880, and control methods. Written by W. B. Hewitt H. E. Pachn N. W. Frazer and J. H. Freitag, the report notes viral transmission by grafting and field spread by aphid species and other factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman W. Frazer
J. H. Freitag
Berkeley
Air Forces announces new twin engine pilot school at Marfa Texas
Private Jack Akman of Shafter California is stationed with the Air Forces at a new twin engine pilot training school at Marfa Texas Col Gerald Hoyle, Com Officer, announced the location. The school sits about 90 miles from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Akman
Charles _Akman
Shafter
Calif
Air Forces
Marfa
Texas
Gerald Hoyle
Reverend Chandler to Select Successor in Fresno Church
Six years in Shiai Fresno cited. Rev Chandler, serving Shafter J S, will have a successor chosen by a church committee. He has chaired civic committees, led Rotary and the Shafter Business Men’s Association, and acted as warden. From 1938 to 1941 he served on Southern California Congregational Conference board. He married Madelyn in 1941. she helped organize the Couplers youth group. Fresno church has 135 members and 200 in Sunday School with a building fund.
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Fresno
Shafter J
Chandler
Madelyn Chandler
Wray Phillips Forms Partnership With Shafter Ranch Owner
Wray Phillips, former assistant manager at Wasco Hardware, joins C. B. Yates owner of a Shafter area turkey and hog ranch in a new partnership. Phillips leaves hardware after four years to oversee farm operations and move his family to the Yates ranch at year’s start. He expresses a long-held desire to return to farm life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wray Phillips
Wasco Hardware Company
C. B. Yates
Shafter
Phillips
Yates
Marvin Neuman in North Africa Service Update
Mr and Mrs Bob Neuman report a note from their son Marvin serving in the radio branch. The message confirms his location in North Africa and his ongoing duties overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Neuman
North Africa
Bob Neuman
Marvin
North
Public Spirited Citizens Donate Park To City
A group of civic leaders presented a plan to acquire and develop a fully improved park and playground for Shafter as a New Year gift. Preliminary talks with Kern County Land Company aim to purchase the site, with a public swimming pool under consideration for future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County Land Company
Rio Bravo School’s Christmas Rhythm Band Programme
Rio Bravo Union School children entertained parents with a Christmas Rhythm Band and a play Uncle Sam’s Christmas. Acts included The Snowflake Men from Miss Help and The Clown Dance Elits with performances by the Columbia Girls and Glee Club. Uncle Sam was played by Pac Stevens and Santa by Arthur Freague.
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Rio,Bravo Union
Scared Room
Miss
Santa Claus
Glee Club
Caines
Columbia Girls
Uncle Sams
Uncle Sam
Pac Stevens
Santa
Arthur Freague
Knight
Funeral Services For John Unruh
Funeral services for John Eugene Unruh 16 who died in a Delano hospital after a car crash were held Tuesday at 2 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. A Woodward North Dakota native he had lived in Shafter for years and recently moved to Delano. North Dakota relatives attended and pallbearers assisted in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eugene Unruh
Delano
Seventh Day Adventist Church
John
Woodward
North Dakota
Shafter
Allen. W. North Dakota
Ace Ae
Lanseiyts
Anzen
Toast to 1943 Before New Year’s Eve Deadline
A brief item notes that to celebrate 1943 one must do so before 12 o'clock on New Year’s Eve. The line reads as a festive admonition to mark the year’s end with a toast prior to midnight.
Happy Reunion Takes Place in Shafter
A World War I veteran Henry Goerts uncle of Ira Unruh of Shafter was reunited with his nephew last summer after 25 years apart. He had returned to the United States at war’s end, but failed to locate family and later moved to Los Angeles to work for Consolidated Steel. His sister Mrs. F E Unruh remained in Wasco.
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Henry Goerts
Ira Unruh
Shafter
United Sates
Los” Angeles
Consolidated Steel Corporation
F. E. Unruh
Wasco
Cadet Escapes Serious Tajk In Field Crash
Aviation cadet Owen H. Davis survived a field crash after a serious mishap. The incident involved a difficult landing and left Davis with injuries but he is reported in fair condition and continuing recovery at the base hospital.
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Utah
Bakersfield Junior College
Health Dept
Shafter Man
BIG AG
U. C
Rio. Bravo School
John Unruh
California
University’ Agricultural Extension Service
College of Agriculture
Burle J. Jones
J.B. Brown
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Aviation
Owen H. Davis
San Francisco
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