Cars Collide North of Town After Headlight Failure
A head-on collision occurred about a quarter mile south of the Calloway bridge on Shafter highway Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. The Wilson car driven by Bill Wilson lost headlights before impact with Ollie Hukill’s vehicle driven by Ollie Macfedqahs. No serious injuries were reported.
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Bill Wilson
John Reily
Wilson
Ollie S. Hakill
Calloway Bridge
Shafter
Hukill
Jack Hukill
Ollie Macfedqahs
San Francisco Business Leads 1939 Beyond National Average
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce reports local business in 1939 outpacing the national average. Broccoli as a new crop grows in Butte County on about 1 cent per acre ranches in the area.
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San Francisco
Butte County
Muddled Verse Fragments Echo Personal Frustration
A series of fragmented lines mix nursery references with personal angst and a blunt dismissal of poetry and romance. The voice shifts from traditional rhymes to venting about Valentine’s Day and singleness, ending with a defiant declaration of being done.
Senior 4-H club elects Kern County officers in Bakersfield
Rosalind Sears of Rio Bravo was elected secretary of the Kern County Senior 4-H Club at a Bakersfield meeting held at the agricultural building. Frank Garner of Wasco was named president with Elnor Frances Schierlmann retiring as president and Sterling Grant of Wasco named vice president. About 60 senior members attended.
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Rosalind Sears
Rio Bravo
Kern County
Agricultural
Bakersfield
Frank Garner
Wasco
Elnor Frances Schierlmann
Sterling Grant
Lifter Under Study By UC Agricultural Engineers
The University of California College of Agriculture engineering division is testing a novel vibrating machine to lift vegetables from soil. The device aims to separate beets from clods during harvest, addressing the difficult tasks of sog beet handling.
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Agricultural. Engineering Division
University of California College of Agriculture
Gas engines debated for city water pumping in Shafter district
Further consideration of gas powered motors for pumping water was given this week at two board meetings of the Shafter Public Unity district and at sessions with engine company representatives. Type of engines and specifications were discussed.
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Shafter Public Unity District
How Not to Write a Valentine in Youthful Verse
A compact sketch from a 19th century column humorously chronicles a young suitor who tries to praise the beloved with grand verse but misfires with pompous phrases and awkward sentiment, exposing the vanity and missteps of courtly love in print.
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Valentine
Home Life Delinquency Fix Stressed at Shafter Kiwanis
A. W. Brink assistant probation officer told Shafter Kiwanis at a noon meeting that home life cooperation can solve about 90 percent of delinquency cases. In Kern county 62 percent of cases involve youths who have lived there less than two years, with rising severity among ages 14 to 18.
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Kern County
A. W. Brink
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Brink
Bill Rowland
Bakersfield Kiwanis Boy Scout Committee
Jack Lighthill Wao
Shafter Farm Workers
Chet Bartlett
Norbert Baumgarten
Earl Anderson
Jake Siemens
Harlow Johnson
Joe Frizzell
Restaurant Opening Planned on Central Avenue
C R Hall announced plans to open a new restaurant in Shafter in the building of Joe Channeson near the power company office. He and his family arrived from Portsmouth Ohio and expect to install counters and tables and offer soft drinks, aiming to open in about 100 days.
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Central Avenue
Joe Channeson
Power Company
C. R. Hall
Shafter
Portsmouth
Ohio
Hall
Dinuba Guests Visit Here and Other Shafter News
Dinuba residents Mr and Mrs Carl Warkentin visited Shafter calling on creatives and friends. Howard Miguel from Richland won first in the Wasco Camera club January exhibit with a still life lamp. Dwight Reynolds Bakersfield flying instructor visited Shafter. J O Carters guests included Miss Myers Amarillo Miss Ruth Dine Lima Ohio and Mrs Edith Prichard Mendon Ohio. Misses Carol Pulcifer Fransquita Sullivan spent a weekend in precise valley with no snow but Badger pass packed. Dr Thomas L Nelson Kern County union high school supervisor visited Shafter high school. Chief Murray Arnold spoke to Shafter Boy Scouts. Jack Ryan Bakersfield attended to business. R H Woodworth Los Angeles and Taylor Keeling Visalia discussed gas engines with Shafter Public Utility District. Jake Siemens Ed Friesen Ben Peters Laurence Baughman and Dave Schmidt attended Bakersfield county junior chamber banquet. Ray Hackett San Francisco Johns Manville credit manager visited Shafter for first time and liked the city. P H Penner family moved from Reedley to Maple district. H C Neufelds new home under construction in Plaza Bonita tract. Buford Fox Bakersfield chief deputy agricultural commissioner was in Shafter on business.
World Traveller Christian youth speaker to address Union Church
John C. Dengler Jr of New York head of Students' International Travel Association speaks on Peace Through Travel at Union Congregational Church Sunday February 18 at 6 30. The event marks SITA’s growth since 1934 with 493 members and 47 states and 11 foreign lands. William B. White will introduce Dengler. Dengler also speaks at Rotary Tuesday 1 00 1 30 p m.
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John C. Dengler, Jr
New York
Students’ International Travel Association
Christian Youth
Union Congregational Church
Dengler
Europe
SITA
William B. White
Kern County
Surda Coverine
Shafter
Rotary Club
Chandler
Cotton Passes 14 000 Bales This Week in Shafter District
The Shafter district total reached 14 176 bales as sunny weather early in the week and over the weekend boosted production. Camp West Lowe reported 5 040 bales, D O Moore 4 626, and Shafter Wasco 4 500. the Wasco run is complete while the season for the other two remains to be decided by weather.
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Shafter
Attendance at Shafter High School Week
Enrollment this week reached 347 students at Shafter high school a figure near the recent weekly average. A high of 260 pupils was recorded earlier in the year.
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Shafter High School
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Sprouse-Reitz
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Cen
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National Business House
Kern Street
Taft
Shafter Business Men’s Association
H. J. Harder
Business Credit Service Bureau
Shafter Highway
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Poso Street
White Stucco House
T Street
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Southern Hotel
New Hampshire
Oregon
Shafter Hatchery
Los Angeles Street
Route 1
Lutston
Calif
H. J
Ashi
Central Ave
Shafter Theatre
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Rovin
Richard Dix
Lucille Ball
Spencer Tracy
Heddy Lamarr
Diddle Diddle
Will Toots
Shakespeare
Babykins
Shelley
R. E. Youell
T. V‘s. Corner
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Hanford
Laurence Baughman
Martin G. Weshower
Frank Istribou
Leonard A. Jones
Joan Hare
Bill Larson
Bartlett
Rowland
Jack A. Lighthill
Sunset Ave
L. H. McGrane Optometrist
Dinuba
Carl _Warkentin
Howard Miguel
Richland
Wasco Camera Club
Dwight Reynolds
J. O. Carters
Ome Small
Oildale
Myers
Amarillo
Texas
Ruth Dine
Lima
Edith Prichard
Mendon
J. O. Carter
Yosemite
Carol Pulcifer
Fransquita Sullivan
Badger Pass
Thomas L. Nelson
Kern County Union High School
Murray
Arnold
Shafter Boy Scouts
Shafter School
Jack Ryan
R. H. Woodworth
Los Angeles
Taylor Keeling
Visalia
Shafter Public Utility District
Ed Friesen
Ben Peters
Dave Schmidt
County Junior Chamber of Commerce
el Tejon Hotel
Ray Hackett
Johns Manville
Reedley
Maple
P. H. Penner
Maple District
Neufeld
H. C. Neufeld
Plaza Bonita
Buford Fox
World Traveller Christian
Palco Wool
King Lauber
O. C. Meadows
Perience
Caterpillar
John Deere
E. 7Th St
Corcoran
Whitley Ave
la Tournesu
19Th St
7Th St
Acific Gas and Electric Company
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