Welfare Council Distributes Food to Needy in Shafter
More than 500 jobless and hungry migratory farm laborers in the Shafter area receive a week’s supply of powdered foods and staples through the Welfare Council. Bristow says the emergency distribution center at the south labor camp screens applicants and coordinates with the county welfare department. illnesses trigger aid to vets and hospital care. Twenty-eight women trained by Mrs. Ned Smith and Mrs. Ann Garner will operate demonstrations at the Shafter center and four nearby farm labor camps to extend aid to already served families.
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Shafter Area
Shafter
South Labor Camp
Rem Bristow
Welfare Group
Shafter Center
Bristow
Ned Smith
Coordination Council
Ann Garner
Shafter Boy Scout Week Drives Community Chest Campaign
Shafter leaders report reaching $2078 of the $5200 goal as Boy Scout Week fuels drive efforts toward 40th anniversary totals. Fund proceeds support youth needs and a dormitory building fund if the goal isn’t met. contributions are welcomed at Bank of America.
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Boy Scout Week
Shafter’s Chest
Shafter
Boy Scouts of America
Boy
Iy Dormsant
Tx Bay Toon
Phil Clarkin
Earl l&. Weil
Orvin Mettler
Oo. G. Ohlsson
Clarkin
Herb Schirmer
Bank of America
Eviction Charges Roil Shafter Labor Camps
At two Shafter labor camps evictions sparked a heated dispute led by North Camp manager Jack Manweiler. Supervisor A W Noon accused tenants of nonpayment and treble damages, while Justice E K Grant denied the charges as untrue. Manweiler said families are removed only for nonpayment, drunkenness, disturbing the peace, or unsanitary living. cabins cost $3 weekly and inmates must work.
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Shafter
Jack Manweiler
A .W .Noon
E. K. Grant
Justice of the Peace
Manweiler
South Shafter
Voters urged to register by Feb 16 for April 11 election
Shafter city voters must register or update addresses by February 16 for the April 11 city election. City clerk F G Shaw warned those who did not vote in the last general election may have been removed from the rolls and must act to be eligible.
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Shafter
F. G. Shaw
Downtown Parking Problems Get Aired in Chamber Talks
Downtown Shafter chamber discussions centered on critical parking, with Earl Weil Bill Stoller and Merton Wiedmann leading. A plan to issue courteous stickers to remind motorists to support downtown stores drew interest before the merchants association takes up a formal recommendation.
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Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Merchant's Association
Earl Weil
Bill Stoller
Merton Weidmann
Wail
Shemhar
Wiedmann
Chamber
Southland
City of Shafter address change notice
Citizens of Shafter are notified that future mail to the City of Shafter and the Shafter Public Utility District should be addressed to 605 Central Valley Highway Shafter California. Clerk F G Shaw of the City of Shafter and Shafter Public District signs the notice.
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Shafter
City of
Shafter Public Utility District
Central Valley Highway
California
Sy F.G. Shaw
City of Shafter
Neufeld's Takes Third In Loop Standings
Neufeld's quintet swept Power Club while beating Wasco High As and Bs in league play. Bud Anderson scored 21 points as Neufeld's produced 48 to 24 over Power Club and remained third in the loop at season midpoint. Heighth and Peters contributed in a tightly contested finish.
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Neufeld
Wasco High Schools
Neufeld’s
Crawford's
Steward
Bud Anderson
Wasco
Button
Heighth
Peters
Baseball's Here Again Headlines Local Season Start
Coach Dick Heber has sounded the call for first practice as weather permits. The season opens with plans for a larger diamond and improvements around the field as the varsity team prepares for the coming year.
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Spo
Dick Heber
Heber
Shafter Canine Owners Enter Kennel Club Show
Shafter dog owners plan the Kern County Kennel Club fourth annual show. Entries are expected from local breeders and enthusiasts despite weather and space challenges as organizers prepare for the event.
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Shafter
Kennel Club
Kern County Kennel Club
Mardi Gras Polio Benefit Dance Planned by Shafter Club
The Junior Womans Club of Shafter hosts a polio fundraiser at the Woman's Club House this Saturday night from 10 p m to 1 a m with Mardi Gras decorations and masks at the door. Gwynne Slacks orchestra supplies dancing music while prizes include dinners for two, West’s Wasco party room gift, an automatic toaster, and home baked cake walk prizes. Richland contributions and booth games add to the Kern county National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis drive.
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Shafter
Kern County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Joe Frizzell
Marvin Lane
Gregory Ma Ory
New Orleans
Gwynne Slack
West
Wasco
Richland
Bill Duerksen
Spud Festival publicity discussed at Kern publishers meeting
Kern county weekly publishers gathered last Friday in Shafter for the Shafter Potato Festival publicity planning. Bill Stoller chaired the meeting with Bart Guild hosting and speakers including T. V. Little on antiques and Bakersfield Councilman Alfred Siemon speaking against gambling. Larry Freeman, new California Newspaper Publishers Association president, attended.
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Kern County
Bill Stoller
Stoller
Bart Guild
Shafter Press
Little's Clocks
T. V. Little
Shafter
Alfred Siemon
Bakersfield
Siemon
Larry Freeman
California Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Kern County Philharmonic Orchestra
Commi
Shafter-Wasco Air Arm Formed By Aero Squad
The Shafter-Wasco arm of Kern County Sheriff's Aero Squad held its first meeting at Ike Peters home. Sonny Fowler and Al Elliott arranged formation. Bill Young was named temporary chairman with Marvin Lane vice chairman and Jim Beers secretary. A February 21 meeting is planned at Shafter County building assembly hall.
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Shafter
Wasco
Aero Squad
Shafter-Wasco
Kern County Sheriff's Aero Squadron
Ike Peters
Sonny Fowler
al Elliott
Sheriff's Aero Squadron
Bill Young
Bakersfield
Marvin Lane
Jim Beers
Shafter County
Bad Weather Sets Power Poles Afire
Inclement weather this week sparked fires on utility poles fought by county and city fire crews. PG and E poles at 129 Golden West Avenue and Riverside Drive near Central Valley Highway burned after rain soaked shorts. Shafter firefighters responded to the Ohio Oil Company fire scene.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Golden West Avenue
Riverside Drive
Central Valley Highway
Ohio Oil Company
Shafter
Robert Teeters
City’s Building Boom Continues in January
Shafter records show January construction valued at about 50 250 dollars with residential work leading. Major projects include A E Poulsen fertilizer works at 9000 dollars and a 400 dollar garage by ES3B Dichman. Builders Dar gatz Robels Vannatta Hasty Hester Bergman figure among others.
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Shafter
E. K. Grant
A. E. Poulsen
Dichman
Rollin Dargatz
Joe Robels
George Vannatta
Frederick Hasty
Jim Hester
Cecil Bergman
Hobbyists to Demonstrate Craft at Local Show
Hobby artists plan an active hobby show next Thursday at the Veterans Memorial Building. President Arthur J. Hemingson says the event features hooked wood carvings wood work and other crafts with exhibitors demonstrating how each craft is done starting at 7 30 p m.
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Veterans Memorial Building
Arthur J. Hemingson
Shafter High Elects Class Officers in Student Elections
Enthusiastic Shafter High School students elected class officers on January 31. Freshmen chose I R sonson as president and Dick Kirham as vice president with Barney Perins as social chairman and Margaret Shural as yell leader. Sophomores elected Harley Martin president, Bill Matlock vice president, Anna Dugan secretary, Maxine Fink social chairman and Bob Nixon yell leader. Juniors chose Henry Beach president, John Kelly vice president, Vivian Handel secretary Joyce Bell local chairman and Goldie Gipses yell leader.
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Shafter High School
I. R.onson
Presit
D.ck Kirham
Barney Perins
Middleton
Margaret Shural
Harley Martn
Bill Matlock
Vce
Anna Dugan
Maxine Fink Sotia
Bob
Nixon
Henr Beach
John Kely
Vivian Handel
Joyce Bell
Goldie Gipses
Shafter to Get Housing Units in Kern County Grants
Truman's recommendation awards Shafter housing units as part of Kern county grants totaling 40 000. Taft receives 40 units for 16 000 and Wasco 15 units for 10 000. Local authority in Bakersfield announced the allocations today.
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Shafter
Truman
Kern County
Bakersfield
Taft
Wasco
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Harold Miller
Kern Publishers
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Gordon Haycock
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