Oil well drilling begins near Shafter amid kite story
Local report notes construction started Saturday on an oil well four miles northwest of Shafter near Maple School. J J Siemens and Ed Schnaidt recently leased land to Seaboard Oil Company in sections 28 24 and 28 24, signaling rapid leasing activity.
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Maple School
Shafter
J. J. Siemens
Ed. Schnaidt
Seaboard Oil Company
Siemens
Schnaidt
Standard
Greeley
Debaters Convene in Wordy Showdowns at Shafter
Two Shafter high school debate teams host two Tuesday contests on February 16. Negative students face Mc Farland’s affirmative squad while Bakersfield challenges Shafter on the resolution that electric utilities should be government owned. Negative team members are Henry Janzen James Livers and Rosie Unruh. Affirma tive members are Gregory Malory Amanda Johnson and Richard Hetz. The event marks the conference’s second round with Shafter holding 4 straight league wins. New members Elmer Frances Schierlmann Loretta Head Marvin Neufeld and Elmer Dahl are trying out for a Bakersfield tournament.
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Shafter High School
McFarland
Bakersfield
Henry Janzen
James Livers
Rosie Unruh
Gregory Malory
Amanda Johnson
Richard Hetz
Lutheran Services to Be Held Here Sunday
The Evangelical Lutheran faith invites all members to attend the opening service led by Rev. G Langkammerer of San Bernardino on Sunday February 14 at the German Seventh Day Adventist church on Lerdo road. Services begin at 10 30 a m in English with a brief German sermon at the end to aid non English speakers. The pastor will organize a Sunday school class and the services will continue weekly.
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G. Langkammerer
San Bernardino
Lerdo Road
Langkammerer
Christ
Fire at Coffee Shop caused by faulty wiring
A Sunday night blaze at Sally Hester's Coffee Shop caused about $30 in damage. Firefighters arrived after 9:45 PM and extinguished the fire near the top of the kitchen refrigerator.
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Sally Hester
Early Wildflowers Bloom North of Shafter in Kern County
Information arrives that the season's first wildflowers appear near the Seventh Standard road and Santa Fe tracks. Bundled with recent benefactor rain, Shafter's nearby fields are expected to rival past displays, with blooms still young but promising strong beauty ahead.
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Shafter
Santa Fe
Kern County
Young Shafter Girl Leila Schmidt Dies at 15
Graveside services were held at Shafter cemetery for Leila Schmidt 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs F A Schmidt who died suddenly Sunday afternoon. She collapsed at home and was taken to Kern County General Hospital where she died a few hours after arrival. Reverend W J Bestwater officiated.
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Shafter Cemetery
Leila Schmidt
F. A. Schmidt
W. J. Bestwater
Water bills payable at Shafter Warehouse starting March 1
Beginning March 1, domestic water bills may be paid at the office of the Shafter Warehouse. Gas bills are now payable there, and the Utility District directors feel it will be convenient for water users to pay at the same place.
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Shafter
Bakersfield Band to Perform Second Annual Concert
Shafter high school hosts Bakersfield high school band under music club sponsorship Friday two nineteen. H J Burt directs the program with Miss Rosie Unruh overseeing ticket sales and ushering. Proceeds fund music awards and uniforms for Shafter band.
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Music Club
Shafter High School
Bakersfield High School
H. J. Burt
Bakersfield Band
Rosie Unruh
Bunt
Housing unit project starts near Shafter for migratory workers
Preliminary construction began this week on a new federal housing unit north of Shafter intended for migratory farm workers. The 230 dwelling houses will include baths, laundry and sanitary fixtures with an administration building. This is the fifth such unit in the state. Rents are planned at about $3 per month if plans hold.
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Shafter
Registrations at Richland Grammar School Rise Above 1000
Richland grammar school enrollments exceed 1000 for the first time since fall with a 289 pupil increase over last year. Despite adding teacher John Leander from Fresno State College, classrooms remain crowded as he teaches fifth and sixth graders.
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Ure
John Leander
Leander
Fresno State College
Kern County Elementary School Principals to Hold Dinner
The Kern County Elementary School Principals Association will hold its fourth annual Public Relations dinner in Bakersfield on Friday evening February 19 at the Spanish Ballroom of the El Tejon. President J. R. Singer will preside. Dr. Everett Martin of Claremont College will speak on a social philosophy for modern education. Tickets cost $1 and are available from J. R. Singer or O. T. Olson by February 17.
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Kern County
el Tejon Hotel
Bakersfield
J. R. Singer
Maple School
Everett Martin
Claremont College
Education
O .T. Olson
Pollin Brothers Sue Over Auto Collision Damages
Arthur Henry and Jesus Pollin sue Raymond Allen and others seeking more than $40,000 for injuries from a car accident that collided with a track belonging to the defendants. The complaint, prepared by Brittan and Mack, alleges personal injuries to the Pollins.
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Henry
Arthur
Jesus Pollin
Raymond
Allen
Brittan
Mack
Pollin
New Books Arrive at Kern County Library Shelves
New accessions include Beck Lily Adams The Thunderer and Beun James Oliver Curwood The laskan. Titles span That Man is Mine and Versus Secretary by Faith Baldwin, The Shadow of Ravenscliffe by Joseph Smith Fletcher, Little Known Women of the Bible, The Gold Shoe, Mansions in the Cascades, Maiden Voyage, Running Special, Pollyanna, White Lawn, Co op A Novel of Living Together.
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Kern County
Beck
Lily Adams
Elizabeth
Monroe
Anne Shannon
The
Cascades
Norris
Mrs
Kathleen
Packard
Frank Lucius
Porter
Eleanor
Pollyan
California Gold Output Reaches 75-Year High
California remains the nation’s top gold producer as a 1936 report from the United States Bureau of Mines, released in Sacramento, shows state gold output at a peak since 1862. The estimated value of gold is $36,736,000, with total mineral, gas, and building resource value near $300 million, about $37.7 million higher than last year.
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California
United States Bureau of Mines
Sacramento
Stansbury Property to Be Subdivided
Five acres beside Richland grammar school change hands from Richard Stansbury to William Handel. Reported as among Shafter’s finest unsubdivided tracts, Handel is expected to subdivide into a high class residential subdivision once formally announced.
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Richland Grammar School
Richard Stansbury
Wm. Handel
Shafter
Handel
Reform ed Church Service Notes and Bible Theme
The notice outlines a church schedule with 9 30 a m Sunday school 10 30 a m service and 7 00 p m Bible study. It presents a sermon theme on the glory of the Lord from Revelation chapters 1 13 18 and emphasizes John’s Patmos visions and the church as the dwelling of Christ symbolized by seven golden candlesticks.
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Reformed Church
John
Patmos
Asia Minor
Boundary Shift Enlarge Richland School District
Richland school district gains land north of Shafter after the board of supervisors approved moving Sections 26 27 28 and 35 27 25 from Wasco to Richland effective July 1. The change follows a petition from residents citing bus service and convenience. attendees included Chris Handel W C Handel August Bender Emil Bender Floyd Holland and C T Olson.
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Richland School
Board of Supervisors
Shafter
Wasco
Richland
Bakersfield
Chris Handel
W. C. Handel
August Bender
Emil Bender
Floyd Holland
C. T. Olson
Richland Grammar School
Water Topic Dominates Shafter Exchange Club Luncheon
A. R. Duehren chaired the Shafter Exchange Club luncheon with Ralph Kern of the Kern County Water Commission as chief speaker. Kern highlighted the Central Valley Water Project and urged community action to share in its water. Glenn Nay will chair next Tuesday with Bob Denby as speaker.
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A. R. Duehren
Shafter Exchange Club
Ralph Kern
Kern County Water Commission
Kern
Central Valley Water Project
Glenn Nay
Bob Denby
San Joaquin Valley Schools
Rainfall Surges Ahead Of Last Season Says Weather
Ground Hog notes six extra weeks of wet weather. Recent storms push the season’s rainfall to 6.41 inches, well above last year’s 5.06 inches and earlier totals, with 48 inches of rain in the last storm.
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Brother
Poe
First Mennonite Church Services and Activities
First Mennonite Church reports a 9:30 a m German service 10:00 a m Sunday School 11:00 a m preaching 7:00 p m Christian Endeavor Ming with strong interest in the Young People program. A Bible Verse Contest in John Unruh class pitted ladies against men and the ladies won. A special offering was taken for flood area relief. Pastor was ill and Rev Schmidt led services.
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First Mennonite Church
J. W. Bergen
Christian Endeavor Group
Ming
John Unruh
A. . Schmidt
Net matches set for Shafter high tennis event
Tennis at Shafter high opens Saturday at 1 30 pm with exhibition matches. Bob Gates of Shafter faces Phil Niederauer of Bakersfield. Gates ex USC top man and coach, Niederauer ex Stanford and Bakersfield club leader. Doubles feature Lovelace and Gates versus Niederauer and Snow. Roxie Donnaly top valley player may appear. mixed doubles planned. Admission free. Shafter cagers finish league play Friday facing McFarland A and B squads at 2 30 on real courts.
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Shafter High School
Bob Gates
Shafter
Phil Niederauer
Bakersfield
Gates
Niederauer
Stanford
Valley Net
Bakersfeld
Lake Lovelace
Gordon Snow
Roxie Donnally
Children Plant Seeds of Wildflowers for Golden Gate Fiesta
Through the help of school children army planes WPA workers and women’s groups hills above the Golden Gate are being planted with wildflower seeds for bloom at the Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta May 20 to 23. Under Mrs A M Brown Jr head of the Fiesta’s women’s division civic leaders plan California poppies lupins marigolds and blue bells to echo Fiesta colors. Property owners near the bridge approaches Redwood Highway join the beautification plan and vacant lots will be cleaned. In Marin county the division plans a field day with children supplied seeds and tools.
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WPA
Golden Gate
San Francisco Harbor
Golden Gate Bridge
A. M Brown
California
San Francisco
Redwood Empire
Redwood Highway
Brown
Marin County
Union Congregational Church Service Notes
Sunday School at 9 50 a m Church service at 11 00 a m features a Bach piano solo Jesus Joy of M ans Desiring by Alfred Smith The sermon also titled Jesus Joy of Man s Desiring given by Rev Alfred T Chandler 6 30 p m Christian Endeavor led by Alfred T Chandler
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Jesus
Johann Sebastian Bach
Alfred Smith
Alfred T. Chandler
Christian Endeavor
Charge Both German and English Services Proclaimed
The message calls for charging both the German and English services. It includes a prayer for the service and its messages.
Bond Election Planned for Shafter Public Utility District
Shafter voters will decide on a 38000 bond issue on Saturday March 6 to fund 33000 for sewer work and 5000 for a new water well plus water system improvements. The call follows tentative PWA funding approval to expedite contracting and reduce costs, separate sewer and water bonds to appear on the ballot.
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Shafter
Shafter Public Utility
PWA
Los Angeles
WPA
Poster Contest Announced for Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta
Eric Cullenward announces a poster sketch contest to design the official Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta poster held in San Francisco from May 20 to 23. Entries due by February 21 with prizes of 25 15 and 10 dollars and a further 200 dollars for the final poster painter.
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Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Eric Cullenward
Cullenward
Golden Gate Bridge and Highway
Sutter Street
Redwood Empire
Dairy Sold as Health Forces Shafter Route Sale
J P Harr tis disposes of the Shafter Dairy to Wasco Creamery Co. The deal includes the route and dairy stock while Harr tis retains ownership of the ranch property. Wasco Creamery already operates the local route.
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J. P. Harr
Hig Shafter Dairy
Wasco Creamery Co
Oh Ranch
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