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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1953

Page

11

Reta Fry Named Woman of the Week in Kern County

Kern County salutes Reta Fry as woman of the week. She serves as secretary manager of the Wasco Chamber of Commerce for five years, balances a full 24 hour job, and leads civic efforts with the Boy Scouts, civil defense, and multiple public campaigns.

Kern County Reta Fry Arthur D. Fry Wasco Hardware Co Chambers of Commerce California Wasco Fry Wasco Chamber Boy and Girl Scouts Civil Defense Knight Fresno Bakersfield California State Chamber of Commerce San Joaquin California Chamber of Commerce Sacramento Dick Owens Warren Reta Kern County Federated Woman’s Club Wasco Woman's Club Wasco ‘Business and Arthur Kern Poso Creek Old Chester Avenue Wheeler Ridge

Kern County small factories drive Western farming equipment

In Northern Kern County small manufacturing firms expand. Frank Russell's Shafter shop grew into a plant producing potato diggers scrapers ditching plows and related gear for states west of the Rockies. Al Nikkel of Shafter patents an irrigation border dam farming machine and hydraulic scraper. Delano Engieering Today Delco in Delano makes diverse farm tools for bulk loaders carriers baskets fertilizer applicators side dressing gear and farm trailers for tractors nationwide.

Frank Russell Shafter Rockies al Nikkel Nikkel Delco

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Woman of Mary Gregg Pioneer Stock Shafter Press 183 Central Valley Highway Shafter, California United States Delano D. H. Mason A. F. Palmer al Nilsen Bill Carswell Delano Engieering
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