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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
3
Shafter residents host and visit friends across California as families relocate. New home construction begins for F W Handel, while the Payne family moves to Hollywood after selling local interests. Notable visitors include Elwin Fink and Murray Arnold with ties to Kern County law enforcement and education.
Shafter high school teams swept three games in the local gym on Saturday evening. The Generals defeated Bakersfield Hi-Y 28 to 22, the Colonels beat the new Bs 21 to 15, and the Bucks edged their visitors 24 to 16. Paul Jackson led scorers with 11 points, while Brown added 12 for Hi-Y and Evans led Bucks with seven.
Army officers and men at Camp Ord will consume 840000 eggs during February, reflecting the base’s large-scale rations. The figure highlights logistical planning for the post’s dining facilities and culinary support staff.
An official Kiwanis Boy Scout inspection meeting with county Scout leaders was held Friday evening at Crawford's cafe. They discussed charter for Troop No. 44 and a charter presentation night. Attendees included Chet Bartlett Kern County Scout field Scout leader Dr Jack Light Hill the Rev Al Chandler Herb Midgley and Leon Smith scout master.
Canary landscape firm Canaday Nursery operates a Shafter branch on Lerdo Road next to the W. M. Barnes motel property.
Census data show 123 283 bales of cotton were ginned in Kern County from the 1940 crop prior to January 16 1941. The report is by A. P. Schmidt special agent at Shafter.
A proposed deep-water channel between Sacramento and San Francisco carries an estimated cost of 5 million dollars in a bill before the State Legislature.
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