Local social notes from Shafter and nearby towns
To Southland Mr and Mrs Dan Loewen and son Wallace spent weekend in Long Beach and nearby beaches on a combined business and pleasure trip. Several visitors and family visits are noted across Delano, Rio Bravo, Paso Robles, Bakersfield, and Shafter with engagements and courtesy calls. A bank closing and travel notices appear amid community life.
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Dan Loewen
Wallace
Long Beach
U. S. West Virginia
San Pedro
North
Emil Stoller
Shafter Furniture Company
San Francisco
Stollers
Morgan Hill
Los Angeles
Greyhound
Baltimore Hotel Ltd
Baltimore
Arthur J. Fry
Building addition to rear of Shafter Community Cold Storage
Construction resumes on a two story structure on Central avenue erected by Jake Neufeld. Earlier work paused due to material shortages from the CorMen 8 operations, with a temporary suspension noted.
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Shafter Community
Central Avenue
Jake Neufeld
Inspectors to address county meeting on cotton pests
Etymologist Gordon Smith of the University of California will speak to County Agricultural Inspectors at the Bakersfield courthouse tonight about cotton pests. Delegates: Shafter high school students Herbert Neumann and Homer Evans will attend the San Joaquin Valley FFA meeting in Fresno.
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Gordon Smith
University of California
Shafter
Bakersfield
Legate S
Shafter High School
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno
Herbert Neumann
Homer Evans
Return from Southland Misses Local Figures
Return from Southland notes Alice Schante Thelma Watt and Irmagard Brekelbaum after a weekend in Los Angeles arriving Monday night.
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Southland
Alice Schante
Thelma Watt
Irmagard Brekelbaum
Los Angeles
Death Claims One of Nation's Oldest Twins
J M Shafer of Plainview Texas dies at 94 leaving twin sister Mrs Lida Whitelock of Los Angeles. A veteran newspaper man, he helped print Denver's Rocky Mountain News and founded the Plainview Herald which he edited for 20 years before retiring in 1911. Funeral held in Plainview.
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J. M. Shafer
Plainview
Texas
Tom Shafer
Wasco News
Shafer
Lida Whitelock
Los Angeles
Oswald
Illinois
Genessee Republic
Rock Island
Burt
Denver
Rocky Mountain News
Southwest
Plainview Herald
Richland B squad topples A team in close game
The Shafter high school B squad defeated the Richland grammar school A team Friday afternoon by 20 to 15. Richland players Smith Weldon and Kirschenmann led scoring. Richland started Witchern Weldon Smith Kirschenmann and Rosales, while Koop Voth Klie Hein and Olson started for the high school squad.
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Shafter High School
Richland Grammar School
Smith
Weldon
Kirschenmann
Richland
Witchern
Rosales
Koop
Voth Kliewer
Hein
Olson
Student body names officers for semester at Shafter High
Mike Janzen was elected president of the Shafter High School student body at a special election held Monday. Jack White became vice president and Willie Steele social chairman.
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Mike Janzen
Shafter High School
Jack White
Willie Steele
Pro Gridders to Play in Bakersfield Sunday
Professional football fans will see 14 former all-Americans in action Sunday February 14 as the National League All-Stars meet the Salinas Packers at Griffith Stadium Bakersfield. The game starts at 2 p m and is sponsored by the Elks.
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Salinas Packers
Griffith Stadium
Bakersfield
The
Elks
Annexation Protest Hearing Scheduled by Shafter District
Pursuant to a January 26 1937 board resolution the Shafter Public Utility District will hold a protest hearing February 23 1937 at 2 30 p m regarding annexation of land described in Section 7 of Township 16. The notice lists exact parcel boundaries and references Kern County records. Officials W H Hitchcock and H Midgley sign the notice in January 1937.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Kern County Land Com
Shafter Press
HL Hitchcock
H. Midgley
W. H. Hitchcock
Kern County
California
A. DishFnins
United States of America
Shafter
Shafter Public Utility District calls March 6 1937 special election
Ordinance No 11 outlines a March 6 1937 special election in Shafter Public Utility District to approve bonded debt of 33000 for sewer system and 5000 for a water well. It details public works, bond terms up to 6 percent, election procedures, and required notices and filings.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Board of Directors
Shafter Public’ Utility District
Public Utility District
United States of America
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
Shafter Public
Shafter Public Utility
Bond Shafter Public Utility District
Kern County
California
Shafter
Cocerne
PNR
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H. G. Engel
Miss. Leila Schmidt
Rio Bravo
Dean Potter
J. B. Lewis
Delano
Clarence Scott
Donald
Jackie Lou
Dunlap Scott
H. G. Reif
Carrol Ann
Paso Robles
Joe Engle
Losa
Lincoln’s
Miss Abernethy
Oklahoma
P. J. Gaede
Weatherford
Arlington
Mrs
Dee Huggins
McAllister
Floyd Stacy
Patrica
Kern General Hospital
John Swan
Buttonwillow
Kathryn Foster
James Mathis
E. L. Burgees
Magunden
South
Lee Lyop
Mountain View
Reynold Duehren
Mr. Dudley
Richland Quintet
American Legion
James Street
California Avenue
Crandall
Katiero
Neva A. Warren
State OF
County
Kern
Meee
Oee
Shafter Post Office
Shafter Warehouse Company
Shafter Mercantile Company
Californ
Hitchcock
Midgley
Earenters
T. V. Little Complete Machine Shop and Welding
Shafter, California
Shafter Garbage Service
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Shafter Cabinet Shop
Co. C
San Joaquin Service
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