Shafter Girl Named Nation’s Most Beautiful
Jean Chatburn of Shafter, a former Richland grammar pupil and granddaughter of E. G. Kol benstetter, travels to New York as this week’s pick for America’s most beautiful girl. Accompanied by artist McClelland Barclay, he names her his top choice as the most beautiful young woman in Africa. She has starred in MGM productions and lived in Hollywood with her mother, remembered in Shafter as a once gingham clad pupil who faced life seriously and with a steady smile.
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Jean Chatburn
Shafter
Richland Grammar School
E. G. Kolbenstetter
New York City
America
McClelland Barclay
New York
Africa
Jean
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Little Reimer Girl Buried Wednesday in Cemetery Here
Graveside services were held at 2 p m in Shafter cemetery for Alice Reimer child of Mr and Mrs John C Reimer who recently came from Reedley She died Monday at Kern General Hospital after a brief illness caused by diphtheria Rev Wm J Bestwater and Rev John H Voth officiated A trio Ms Laura Frantz Mrs G J Strauss and Mrs P D Enns sang Jesus Care and Is My Meet Beyond the River Alice is survived by her parents and brothers Mond and Lowel
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Shafter Cemetery
Alice Reimer
John C. Reimer
Reedley
Kern General Hospital
Wm. J. Bestwater
John .H. Voth
Laura Frantz
G. J. Strauss
P- D. Enns
Alice
Mond and
Lowel
Kirschenmann to Lead In Potato Experiments Here
Following a conference at Shafter Farm Center with Adolph Kirschenmann director and George Harrison of the U S Experimental Station and representatives from the University of California plans were discussed to lead potato experiments in the Shafter area.
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Kirschenmann
Adolph Kirschenmaann
Shafter . Farm. Center
George Harrison
U. S
Shafter
University of Califor
Shafter High Boys Plant Potatoes In Four Acre Project
About forty members of Shafter high school's 3 A group will finish planting a four acre potato demonstration on the north end of the campus. The project is cooperative with help from parents and citizens and equipped by J I Case Co. The class plans to plant White Rose seed from Oregon and hopes to profit, placing funds in a bank for future projects as the football field is moved this year.
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Shafter High School
W. H. Hitchcock
J. I. Case Co
Shultz
Klamath Falls
Oregon
Rand
Highways Work Begins Near Shafter and Interferes Mildly
Workers from Southern Counties Construction Company unload the first carload of ingot iron culvert for a new north-south highway near Shafter. Crews operate on new grades south of town while engineers plan rebuilding within Shafter and aim to limit disruption to normal activity during early onion season.
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Southern Counties Construction Company
Shafter
Returns From South After Week in Los Angeles and California
A traveler completes a sojourn in the south with a week spent in Los Angeles and other southern California locations returning home. The report notes movement through major cities and a brief stay in the region.
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South
Los Angeles
Southern California
Groups Prepare to Merge California Hospital Protection Network
Representatives from 19 California counties affected by a Fourth District Court of Appeals decision will meet in Fresno Friday to consider statewide consolidation. Kern County groups plan petitions and a campaign to boost membership and public support for changes in California hospital protection law.
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California
Fourth District Court of Appeals
County Hospital Protective Association
E. C. Eckmann
Shafter
Fresno
San Joaquin
Kern
Kern County
Kern Hospital Protective
Kern Hospital Closed to Taxpayers
E C Eckmann of Shafter announces Kern County Association will lead petitions for a California constitutional change on hospital admissions after a Fresno appeals court ruling enjoins the Kern County Board of Supervisors and others from admitting non indigent patients except for emergencies and certain designated cases including prisoners and employees injured.
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E. C. Eckmann
Shafter
Kern County Hospital Protective Association
Kern County
California
Fouth District Court of Appeals
Fresno
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Railroad officials inspect Shafter yards for long storage track project
A Santa Fe group led by F J Mackie and J W Kinney plus G W Simpson visited Shafter on Monday to survey yards and supervise inspections. They coordinated with lines between Bakersfield and San Francisco as part of a coastlines division review. Work on yard improvements and the extended storage track south of Lerdo avenue is planned to start within weeks.
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F. J. Mackie
Ans Fe
Los
Shafter
Ial
Mackie
J. W. Kinney
Santa Fe
San Francisco
G. W. Simpson
Fresno
Genoa
Bakersfield
Lerdo Avenue
Shafter Delano debate on universal medical services
Shafter and Delano debated the resolution that states should provide universal medical services at public expense. Delano negative team Betty Manning Marvin Morris Harold Kelly upheld. Shafter affirmative Dorothea Feat Gre grey Malory Reba Evans supported. Judge Mrs Allen B Campbell of Bakersfield ruled for Delano on rebuttal. Refreshments served by Miss Eleanor Schaap and class.
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Shafter
Delano
Betty Manning
Marvin Morris
Harold Kelly Up
Dorothea Feat
Gregrey Malory
Reba Evans
Hal
Allen B. Campbell
Bakersfield
Eleanor Schaap
Miss Midgley Visiting from UCLA
Miss Frances Midgley, UCLA student, is visiting here with her parents. She just completed her first term final examinations and will stay until February 14 before returning to Los Angeles for the second semester.
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Midgley
Frances
University of California of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Hospital facilities for residents who pay, Eckmann says
Eckmann tells THE Omens Press that payers and eligible citizens, not paupers, should have access to county hospital facilities funded by their contributions. He stresses county residents who help cover hospital expenses deserve equal use.
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Eckmann
Omens Press
Mennonite Choir Sings in Bakersfield Church Program
The Bakersfield and Shafter male choruses presented a Sunday program at the Mennonite Brethren church directed by John E. Kliewer with Mrs. Bose accompanying. The afternoon featured the annual banquet and included solos and choral numbers such as Help Me to Be Holy Joy Bells Lifetime and The Call of Our Christ.
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Mennonite Brethren Church of
Bakersfield
John E. Kliewer
Bose
Mennonite Brethren Church
Wm. J. Bestwater
Abe [Saac
Mrs. Bose
John H. Voth
India
Jesus
Shafter
Veterans Apply for Cash Bonus in Shafter Delays
Local World War veterans in Shafter lag in filing adjusted compensation applications due to missing additional blanks. A. Jack Zimmerman and James R. Fiskel promise rapid forwarding from San Francisco once blanks arrive. Veterans Bureau requires pink slips and discharge copies with forms for submission.
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Shafter
Congress
Jack Zimmerman
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Zimmerman
James R Fiske
Dorimental
San Francisco
Washington
United States Veterans Bureau
Reily Led by Cox in Damages Suit Over Arrest
Lloyd Cox of Shafter sues John C. Reily newly named constable and Joseph English bondsman in Bakersfield Superior Court seeking 10 400 in damages. Cox alleges wrongful arrest on November 6 1935 in Shafter and claims a broken leg during jail confinement with 10000 for injuries 200 for doctor and 200 for transportation and hospital costs.
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John C. Reily
Shafter Township
Bakersfield
Lloyd Cox
Shafter
Joseph English
Township 9
Wasco
American Surety Company of
New York
Cox
Reily
William S. Marks
Legion Hall Gets New Doors Cabinets and Ventilation
Leslie L. Robinson Post American Legion at Shaf ters upgrades Legion hall with a new entrance doors and weather stripping. A chest of enclosed shelves, cabinets and rear wall storage are installed. Kitchen shelves and equipment expanded. Ventilation vents added at both ends with plans for fans before hot weather.
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Legion Hall
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Shafters
Legion
Shafter Man Named State Director for Kern Farm Bureau
E. C. Eckmann, a prominent Shafter agriculturalist, was selected last Monday at a Bakersfield Farm Bureau meeting to serve as state director of the Kern County Farm Bureau. In this role he will represent Kern at state and regional conferences and conventions.
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Shafter
Kern Farm Bureau
E. C. Eckmann
Farm Bureau
Bakersfield
Kern County Farm Bureau
Eckmann
Kern
Money Is Allowed For Field Deputies
County clerk faces pressure over funding for field deputies to aid rural district registration efforts. If registration efforts stall, the plan may fail to reach intended voters and momentum could be lost.
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Smith
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Reimer
Kern Hospital
Boldin
Menonnite Choir
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