Political Season Opens with Congressional Battles Ahead
As the 1948 political season approaches, the nation braces for a partisan showdown in Congress and key local contests. The piece argues strong, fearless representatives matter more than party, urges civic engagement, and warns against corrupt candidates. Elliott’s resignation creates a pivotal open seat in California’s tenth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
U. S
California
House of Representatives
Alfred Iott
Elliott
Washington
San Joaquin Valley
Dreath
Shafte
Cit Weit -Gublic
Busby Named Farm Placement Agent For Kern County
Floyd Byrnes of the California Department of Employment announces Kern County appointments. Floyd B Busby formerly with the California Agricultural Extension Service in Bakersfield becomes farm placement representative. He will operate from Bakersfield at 1300 Seventeenth Street. O W Fahrney of Selma is named farm placement supervisor for the southern Sacramento area with an office in Fresno. Fahrney previously served as field representative with the Agricultural Labor Bureau of the San Joaquin Valley.
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Floyd B. Busby
California Agricultural Extension Service
Bakersfield
California Department of Employment
Kern County
Busby
Floyd Byrnes
Sacramento
Usby
Extension Service
Seventeenth Street
Byrnes
O. W. Fahrney
Selma
Sacramento Area
San Joaquin Valley
Stanislaus County
Fahrney
Fresno
Agricultural Labor Bureau
Shafter Passes 250000 Bond for Sewer Water System
Bond issue of 250000 funds sewerage and water system expansion in Shafter Public Utility District. Money delivered to bank. bids invited for a new water well at Richland school corner. Plans by Quentin Engineering push to enlarge sewage plant for 15000 population and improve drainage to curb mosquitos.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Glenn O. Nay
Richland School
Atlantic and
Valley Streets
Quentin Engineering
Company of
Los Angeles
Shafter
Minnesota Couple Settles Here With Trailer Home
Mr and Mrs S A Dick of Mountain Lake Minnesota settle in California for the winter months. They are friends of Rev and Mrs John Bartel and have brought their trailer house with them to use during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Dick
Mountain Lake
Minnesota
John Bartel
Mrs Nugent Ill With Flu This Week
Mrs. Nugent III Mrs. J B Nugent has been very ill with the flu this week according to reports.
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Nugent III
J. B. Nugent
Shafter Cagers Top Wasco In Big Upset 29-21
Shafter varsity basketball pulled off a major upset by defeating Wasco 29 to 21 Friday night. Led by Keet Duke and strong defense, Shafter used a 13-point surge in the third quarter to seize command, while John Nikkel Don Long and Roy Packard starred on floor play and rebounding. Duke scored 10 points to lead Wasco, as Wasco struggled against Shafter’s zone and held to a low total.
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Shafter
Wasco
Shafter Boys
East Bakersfield
Bakersfield Drillers
Wascoans
Lowell Todd
Keet Duke
Benny McLeod
McLeod
Duke
John Nikkel
Don Long
Roy Packard
Nikkel
Long
Nikkel Packard
Wasco B Squad Subdues Locals in Rough Contest
The Wasco B team defeated Shafter lightweights 34 to 18 after a tight first half 15 to 10. Several fouls and near flare-ups marred the game led by Baker 8, Rankin 7, and new man 7 for Wasco while Shafter’s Fred Houston John Howard Hughes and Tom and John Kelly led locals with five for John Kelly.
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Wasco
Shafter
Baker
Buechler
Rankin
Gilwitz
Invaders
Newman
Fred Houston
John Howard
Hughes
Tom
John Kelly
Shatter High Students Receive Free TB X-Rays
Chest X-rays were performed on about 425 students at Shatter High School on Tuesday by the Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association with parental approval. absentees were scanned the next day at Santa Fe School.
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Shatter" High School
Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Ruth Rhoads
Santa Fe School
P.T. A
Opera La Boheme Opens Kern County Music Series
La Boheme opens the Kern County Music Association 1948 series on October 18 at Bakersfield High School auditorium. San Francisco Opera Company with Jan Peerce Bidu Sayao and Ezio Pinza will perform with a 60 member orchestra and full staging. Frank Hornkohl says the event is likely to sell out as tickets go on sale by mail order at Tracy's Music Store.
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Jan Peerce
Bidu Sayao
Ezio Pinza
Kern County Musical Association
Bakersfield High School
San Francisco Opera Company
West
Bakersfield
Frank Hornkohl
Music Association
Tracy’s
Nelson Named Business Manager of Shafter Press
Walter C. Nelson becomes business manager of the Shafter Press announced by owner Paul Newell. He previously headed the Press print shop since July and has another career in Midwest publishing and the Los Angeles Times. He served in wartime at Minter Field and returned to Shafter after 1945.
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Walter C. Nelson
Shafter Press
Paul Newell
Nelson
Midwest
Los Angeles Times
Minter Field
Shafter
Ernest Publishing Company
Los Angeles
B P W Club Sets Thursday Evening Meeting
The Business and Professional Women's Club holds a regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM at the American Legion Hall. Helen Holmes heads the committee with Pearl Schuhl and Beverly Haynes assisting.
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B.P.W
Business and Professional Women’s Club
American Legion Hall
Helen Holmes
Pearl Schuhl
Beverly Haynes
Notice to All Dogs On Vaccination and Licensure
Kern County citizens must vaccinate and license all dogs on February 4 1948 at the Kern County Fire House from 1230 PM to 500 PM City license fees are two dollars for males four dollars for females Vaccination is an additional charge A dog found without a license may be impounded G Shaw publisher January 30 February 3
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Kern County
G. Shaw
Tehachapi Team Downs Local Cagers In Hard-Fought 51-41 win
Tehachapi, regarded ascounty’s top squad, beat Shafter 51 41 as Castro scored 26 and Coutroulis 13 while Nikkel missed game due to illness. Shafter’s Packard contributed 11 as Lord Duke and Minor Rootes supported effort.
Clean-up campaign launched at Shafter High School
The student body executive board started a campus clean-up drive at Shafter High School following a Tuesday meeting. The Horizon Club and the Hi V clubs will lead with a joint committee of Betty Taylor Virginia Frizzell Wayne Hill and Tom Kelly coordinating. The effort begins with an assembly tomorrow and includes club skits a movie and cash prizes for top posters jingles and slogans.
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Shafter High School
Edwin DeMello
Horizon Club
Hi-V
Betty Taylor
Virginia Frizzell
Wayne Hill
Tom Kelly
City and County of San Francisco Board Actions
The Board of Supervisors handles municipal legislative matters for the City and County of San Francisco, focusing on local governance and policy decisions through formal sessions and votes.
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Board of Supervisors of
City and County of
San Francisco
Argentina Enigma Talk By Hugh Weston Tonight
Hugh Weston, Weston News radio commentator, speaks at Shafter Town Hall Forum on Argentina and the hemisphere tonight at 8 in the Richland School Cafeteria. Public invited. no admission. Weston has spent time in Europe and South America and studied at the University of Argentina.
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Argentina
Hugh Weston
Shafter Town Hall Forum
Richland School
Weston
Europe
South America
University of
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Recreation Commission
Baron Hans de Meis-Teuffen
Middle East
Jack Hill
Recreation Commission
Paul Newell
Deadline Nears For Auto License Renewals in California
An estimated 400000 California motorists and 50000 non residents have not yet renewed 1948 auto licenses. The February 4 deadline looms with risks of penalties 100 percent on registration and 50 percent on in lieu taxes after that date. A $22 license would rise to $36 post deadline.
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California
Woman's Club Slides of Arabia and Persia Planned
Walter Emerick will present colored slides from Arabia and Persia at the Wednesday Afternoon Club meeting at 2:00 P.M. in the Club House. The program, organized by the Past Presidents with Mrs. T. V. Little leading, will conclude with musical selections.
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Walter Emerick
Arabia
Persia
Sunday Singing Service at the Orthodox Missionary Church
A Sunday afternoon singing service invites all who enjoy church music to participate. A hearty welcome is extended to the entire community and members are encouraged to join.
Wasco Man Carwile Dies at 70 After Bakersfield Stay
Columbus Carwile aged 70 a Wasco resident for six months expired in a Bakersfield hospital Saturday He had lived in California 50 years and was a farm laborer Residing at 1015 E Street Wasco the body heads to Coweta Oklahoma for funeral services Sunday at Wrights Funeral Home Surviving are three sons C S Weil Carwile of Oklahoma Mathew Mays of Los Angeles and Cody Wright of Oklahoma and two daughters Gladys Thomas of Wasco Marie Carter of Los Angeles
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Columbus Carwile
Wasco
Bakersfield
Carwile
California
E. Street
Coweta
Oklahoma
Wright
C. S
Weil Carwile
Mathew Mays
Los Angeles
Gladys Thomas
Marie Carter
Cody Wright
High School Students View Travelog Film Courtesy of Oil Company
Shafter High School students watched a color travelog film during Friday's assembly. The showing, offered as a goodwill gesture by the Standard Oil Company, accompanied by the company’s courtesy.
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Standard Oil Company
Shafter High School
Standard Oilompany
District Church Confab At Lamont Baptist Meet
The regular monthly meeting of the Baptist Associational Workers Conference will be held today at the First Baptist Church in Lamont.
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Baptist Associational Workers Conference
First Baptist Church
Lamont
Geddes Promises to Put Central Valley Highway in California System
State Assemblyman Ernest R. Geddes pledges support to include the entire Central Valley Highway route in the California state highway system. At the Central Valley Highway Association meeting in Hanford he urged swift completion to aid Kern Kings Tulare and Fresno counties, with local officials reporting progress and ongoing rights of way efforts.
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Geddes
C. V
California
Ernest R. Geddes
Pomona
Central Valley Highway Association
Hanford Country Club
Assembly
Kern
Kings
Tulare
Fresno
W. E. James
Kern County
Charles Johnson
Kings Counties
Cunningham
Kings County
Burns
Fresno County
George Savage
State Highway Commission
L. E. Olson
State Division of Highways
Mollie Lohse
Elmo
Kern, Tulare
J. R. Hayes
Barney L. Barnes
Board of Supervisors
Rosedale
Allen Avenue
Shafter
W. H. Hitchcock
Marion Hitchcock
Paulwell
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Stephens College Symphony
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Burrall Symphony Orchestra
Stephens College
Columbia
Guy: Maier
Santa Monica
Calif
Miss Kaiser
Stephens
Eta Epsilon Gamma
Burrall
Wallop
Wasco B
Shatter High
Opera ‘la Boheme
Tehachapi
Generals
Taft
Castro
Mountain Boys
Coutroulis
Anthony
Packard
Tehachapi B’s
Richland Chevrolet CO
Central Ave
Woman’s Club
Woolcomes
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