Pioneer businessmen of Shafter recall early days and growth
In a Past Times feature a group of Shafter early settlers share memories of the town’s crude beginnings the sagebrush streets and the pride they feel. H C Neufeldt describes building value around 20 000 dollars plus a repair shop and gas station while D Nikkel recalls arriving in 1925 to run a filling station. A Ohio visitor and her husband P B Caulfield speak of a grocery bakery and Mother Nature bread offered in the old Progress building.
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Shafter
Progress
H. C. Neufeldt
Neufeldt
David Nikkel
Old Progress
Ohio
P. B Caulfield
History of Shafter's Business Men From Oldtimers To Newcomers
History of Shafter's business leadership notes Miller Brothers Garage builders who bought E. R. Grant property and expanded into a top local garage with drugs and stationery. E. K. Grant runs a neat grocery and recalls arriving eighteen years ago after desert life. Safeway Store branch has operated five years offering bargains. Jake Neufeld runs a five year barber shop.
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Shafter
E. K. Grant
Safeway
Jake Neufeld
Jake
Shafter Pioneers recall town’s early growth and leaders
In reminiscences, E B Stringham the local druggist notes Shafter’s rise from a platted townsite to a thriving community. He recalls the four teacher school, 19 employees, and his own store, while others like H Midgley Jack Zimmerman and Arthur Duehren describe early business ventures, the Kern County Land Co, and the 1887 settlement. The piece highlights the town’s evolution, pioneers, and notable residents.
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E. B. Stringham
Shafter
King Lumber Company
Chas
Sterling
Jack Zimmerman
Jack
Zimmerman
Atlantic
France
American Legion
Arthur Duehren
Grant
California
Washington
Oregon
Indian Territory
Old Mexico
Cal State Bakersfield offers college planning workshop coupling finances
An additional college planning workshop at CSB provides free financial and academic guidance for parents and students. This evening event runs 7 to 10 p.m. Monday February 6 in the Dore Theatre with Kern County financial experts and CSB counselors answering questions and outlining flow ideas. Reservations: Cal State Bakersfield Planning Office at 833-3146.
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Athite
Cal State Bakersfield
Dore
Kern County
CSB
Cal State
Bakersfield Planning Office
February Exhibits at Bakersfield College Art Gallery
Two shows run in February at Bakersfield College Art Gallery. Ruth Ann Anderson of Irvine will install a sculpture environment combining works for an immersive visual experience. Fred Jacobs, the college research librarian, displays Polish posters and will lecture at 7 p.m. on an upcoming Wednesday. Group viewings can be arranged by calling Bertil Brink at 395-4218.
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Bakersfield College Art Gallery
Ruth Ann Anderson
Irvine
California
Bakersfield College
Fred Jacobs
Poland
Jacobs
Bertil Brink
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H. Midgley
Bakersfield
James Burriss
Gold Medal
Jim's
C.V. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Charley
C.O. White
Mr. White
Shafter Ice Co
Freida
Central Valley
Business Directory
Chemical
Ing
Walker
Lee Grissom
Christian School
the Christian School
Word of God
Jesus Christ
God
Taugt
Ife
North Kern Christian School
Peters St.Wasco
Christ
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