Shafter Potato Market Outlook Fades for 1938 Deal
The Produce News reports a cautious forecast for Shafter and Kern County potato crops in 1938. Early movement from Kern and Paradise areas is modest, with Hawaiian and Colma districts starting small. Idaho Russet and Yakima-area stocks affect pricing, while Kern acreage is up from 1936 but total value lags due to lower prices. Shipments through mid year show gradual activity, with no strong upside yet for the new crop.
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Shafter
Produce News
New York
Los Angeles
Kern
San Francisco
Paradise
Bunecount
Florida
Kern County
Wasco
Klamath Falls
Idaho
Yakima-area
Stockton
Delta
Texas
Bids Filed For Camp Work At Shasta Damsite
Eleven bids ranging from 45941 to 84989 were received for streets driveways sidewalks sewer and water systems at the government camp near Shasta damsite. Kern County Water Development commission secretary Rol and Curran said all bids will be studied by government engineers before awarding the contract. Construction at the camp is over half done with twenty seven duplex cottages and forty six other residences being painted and more buildings erected.
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Central Valleys
Government Camp
Shasta Damsite
Roland Curran
Kern County Water Development Commission
Curran
Shasta Camp
Farm Security seeks bids for Shafter Shafter Migratory Camp homes
Farm Security Administration invites proposals for eighty Labor Homes in Kern and Riverside counties to be built near Shafter and Coachella. Bids open February 17 in San Francisco with private contractors allowed some leeway for insurance and overhead. The Arvin project houses already rent at 8.20 dollars monthly, aiding migrant families toward stable rural living.
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San Francisco
Farm Security Administration
Kern
Riverside
H. P. Hallsteen
Hallsteen
Washington
Farm Scurity Administration
Shafter
Kern County
Coachella
Riverside County
California
Arvin
Poppy Poster Contest Arranged by Shafter Auxiliary
In Richland grammar school eighth graders will hold a poppy poster contest tied to Memorial Day sales. Posters judged best will win prizes from the local American Legion Auxiliary and be displayed locally.
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Shafter American Legion Auxiliary
Richland Grammar School
County to Guard City’s Health
The county health department will assume charge of all city public health problems in Shafter under a contract approved by the city council. The city will pay one dollar per year to render the arrangement legally binding.
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Shafter
County Health Department
Picnic Day on University of California Davis Campus Moves to April 23
Picnic Day at Davis has been rescheduled from April 9 to April 23 due to the condemnation of the Classroom Building reducing space. The invitational high school track meet set for April 9 remains fixed because schools cannot adjust schedules. The event, the campus’ biggest yearly affair, will proceed with planned activities including aquatic sports in the new gymnasium pool.
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Davis
College of Agriculture
University of California
Charles Fenn
Crossword Puzzle Jumble Solved and Clues Recounted
A scrambled crossword puzzle entry lists numerous clues and garbled letters with partial solutions. The page shows puzzle numbers such as No 31 solved and notes a solution in the next issue, including misprinted words and stray characters.
Eye Openers by Bob Crosby
A fragmented column notes oddities from Australia and South Africa about a single species fed regularly. It mentions over fifty examples, growing sizes, and seasonal feeding practices, with skeptical humor on the surprises of farming.
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Bob Crosby
Shafter High School to Plant Five Acres of Potatoes
Five acres of Shafter's long white potatoes will be planted by Shafter High School. Planting starts Monday as a high school farm project. The previous two year project produced profit for the Future Farmers, while last year had no plantings. Students have finished onions and now care for the onion plot.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
New Church Group Planned At Union Congregational
A new young people’s organization is planned at Union Congregational church. The unit is to affiliate with the Pilgrim Fellowship, a nationwide Congregational church group. The current youth group belongs to Christian Endeavor, another nationwide organization.
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Union Congregational Church
Pilgrim Fellowship
Christian Endeavor
Farm Machinery Arrives by Rail at Santa Fe Yards
Two carloads of new farm machinery were received at the Santa Fe yards this week. The shipment came from Rockford, Illinois.
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Santa Fe
Rockford
Illinois
Kern C of C Endorses Civic Needs Proposals
The Kern County Chamber of Commerce endorses all recommendations from recent section meetings. The chamber will use the proposals as a working plan for the year, said W. H. Hitchcock of Shafter, the president.
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Kern County
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Hitchcock
Shafter
City Council Set for Regular Meeting Tuesday
The city council will hold a regular session Tuesday at 8 p.m. The main item is the first reading of the business license ordinance, an issue discussed at recent meetings and now being prepared for formal introduction.
Fire at Shafter damages a refrigerator and car
Early Saturday at 4 15 a fire in Shafter damaged a refrigerator and a car on the Santa Fe siding south of Lerdo highway, with estimated loss of 50. No general alarm was rung. Art Craig, state forestry man, secured Bakersfield help and water supply while 25 cars burned briefly. Fire suspected to be started by transients, possibly a cigarette. Two Shafter drivers sighted the blaze and alerted Night Watchman Albert Annis.
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Shafter
Santa Fe
Lerdo Highway
Art Craig
State Forestry
Bakersfield
Craig
Albert Annis
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