General Petroleum Builds Van Ness No 2 In Shafter Field
Work starts on General Petroleum’s Van Ness No 2 as activity in the Shafter field continues. Crews lay foundations and set a sump while Van Ness No 3 nears spudding and Caldwell No 1 reaches 8800 feet. District meetings pursue budget cuts, water management, and joint operation plans.
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Shafter
General Petroleum .Corporation
van Ness No. 2
van Ness
Union
van Ness No. 3
Van-Ness No. 2
McClung Ranch
Superior
General Petroleum
Caldwell No. 1
Lincoln's Darling Lives A in Ann Rutledge Grandniece
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln's romance with Ann Rutledge ending in 1835 typhoid death. A stage play Prologue to Glory features a descendant of Rutledge in the lead, with Ann Rutledge’s great grandniece from Ottumwa, Iowa in attendance.
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Lincoln’s
Ann Rutledge
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Ottumwa
Iowa
Rutledge
Farm Bureau Directors Hear Legislative Briefings and Resolutions
At the Bakersfield meeting of the county Farm Bureau board on Saturday A H re told of pending legislation and Edward Haag noted seed availability. Mrs S C Denison reported on home department activities and several resolutions on seat state reductions were discussed.
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Congress
County Farm Bureau
Bakersfield
A.H. Re
Edward Haag
Wyatt
S. C. Denison
Home Department
Mrs E E Adamson Hosts Kern Academy Faculty
Mrs E E Adamson entertained members of the Kern Academy faculty at her home last week in a social gathering.
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Kern Academy
One Month to Go Day Draws LA Crowd to San Francisco
More than 300 Los Angeles residents traveled to San Francisco on January 18 to celebrate the California World's Fair countdown. The event highlighted civic enthusiasm and the upcoming fair's significance for the region.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
City Council handles sumps bills licenses and permits
The council reviewed sump and bill items including potato shed sumps and plumbing code coverage. Engineer Irvin Althouse bills were discussed with one approved in part and an explanation sought for $152.45. Insurance bids were examined and a physician license fee reduction was tabled.
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Irvin Althouse
Gollars ‘Pere
Althouse
Ford Hudson
Wall
Katie Wall
Roberts Insurance Agency
Bakersfield
Santa Fe
Frank Shaw
F. S. Currie
A. S. Monroe
Channeson
Nay
Midgley and Fair
First indoor rodeo to be staged at Livestock Coliseum
The event marks California's first indoor rodeo headlined by the World's Fair of the West. It runs from May 12 through May 22 and features rough stock events and finals at the venue.
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California
Livestock Coliseum
Five Year Olds Confess Setting Cotton Fires at Local Gin
Two five year olds admitted setting fires at the D. O. Moore gin last year after being caught near a wash house in Stone tract. They also confessed entering houses to steal matches and small items. Authorities questioned them and returned the boys to their parents on the town's southwest edge.
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D. O. Moore
Arnold Thiessen
Stone
Thiessen
John Reily
Murray Arnold
Rotary Sets Tentative Charter Date for Shafter Club
The Shafter Rotary club awaits charter. tentative charter night targeted for early March during a Tuesday meeting at the Noohtat Cafe. Rotary International official E P Janes said charter approval hinges on classification details. Governor Crowe availability will fix the exact date. Bakersfield hosts the event with past Bakersfield presidents attending to discuss Rotary ideals. The meeting featured films on the Shafter potato industry and Kern wildflowers, presented by Emory Gay Hoffman of the Kern County Chamber of Commerce.
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Shafter Rotary Club
Noohtat Cafe Ni Sacrident
E. P. Jane Eae
Rotary International
Shafter Club
Janes
Crowe
Bakersfield
Shafter
Rotary
Kern County
Emory Gay Hoffman
Henry Brandt
Frost Warning Service Planned for Spud Growers Near Shafter
A frost warning program for Kern County potato growers will begin March 1 with funding raised by local growers to cover moving equipment from Washington and travel costs for a government meteorologist. Forecasts will be broadcast nightly from a Bakersfield station, with reports via the Shafter office of Jack Hare. The effort includes a proposed California Agricultural Code amendment to require potato shipments to bear clear grade and origin marks.
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Jack Hang
Washington, D. C
Bakersfield
Jack Hare
Shafter
Hare
Washington, D.C
Kern County
Shafter District
Richland Auditorium
United States
Science program announced at Kern Academy
The science department at Kern Academy will present motion pictures on Pasteur and science demonstrations Sunday evening. Professor F. R. Wendell, head of the department, announced the program this week.
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Pasteur
Kern Academy
Indian marketplace to be set at California World's Fair
An outdoor court beside the Federal Building will host a typical Indian marketplace at the California World's Fair. The setup aims to showcase native crafts and trades in a dedicated pavilion adjacent to the federal site.
Cotton Total Reaches 15 472 Bales For Season
Only 46 bales were ginned in the Shafter district this week as wet weather halted activity. The season total rose to 15 472 bales with Camp West-Lowe at 6 642 bales, D. O. Moore 4 858 bales, and Shafter-Wasco gin 3 971. More cotton is expected to be ginned when weather clears.
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Shafter
Camp West-Lowe
D. O.moore
Shafter-Wasco
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Fred Pritschke
Roland Curran
John Nale
G. P
Fred. Pritschke
Kern County Land Company
Shatter-Wasco
Poso Creek
Eano- Sui
Central Valley Project Association
Sacramento
Curran
A. R. Duehren
Kern County Water Association
Nale
Duehren
National Reclamation Association
Irrigation District Association of California
W. G. Wagner
Irrigations District Association
Delano-Alpaugh
Adlhouse
Alpaugh
Northern Water Storage
Channpson
A. P. Ohanneson
Board of Directors
California Irrigation Districts Act
Omere
Curtis Robinson
August Bender
Charles Westenberg
A. P. Channeson
Mary Ann Rutledge
John Rutledge
Edward Rutledge
Donald M. Rutledge
Decatur
U.L
Abe Lincoln
Ed Mitchell
Petersburg
Ill
Farm Bureau
Mrs
E. E. Adamson
Richland
M. A. Li
Ifornia
William Lachenmaier
Robert Neuman
L. E. Plymale
J. H. Maurer
J. C. Channeson
Chris Handel
William Handel
Bender Brothers
J. J. Siemens
Orvin— Mettler
W. B. Camp
Ben Sill
Clyde Bell
Bill Chernabaeff
Simon Peters
Ed. Schnidt
Opal Fry
Adolph Kirschenmann
Kirschen- Goehring
Lucy D. Clark
Williamann
Covell and Higby, Farms
Camp-West-Lowe
Kimberlina Ranch
Poso Land and Products Co
Rose and Crome
Adolf Kirschenman
Wasco
Milton Lohr
Kurt Kecker
Edison
Ed. Kirschenmann
J. C. Ohanneson
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