Water Woes Mark Shafter-Wasco District Election Postponed
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District elected four directors and two holdovers with no contests. Officials warn water levels are sinking and the only new source is the Central Valley Water Project. Engineers say contracts will be ready soon and a March meeting is planned. Planning discussions also cover postwar playgrounds for Shafter.
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Joseph Stalin
Shafter-Wasco
Central Valley Water Project
Bureau of Reclamation
Southern
San Joaquin
Central Valley
Shafter-Wasco District
Poetry Column Proposal Inspires Editorial Openness
A Valley poet friend urges a weekly poetry column in the Press. The editor contemplates prints of brief verse amid daily life, praising cultural growth over wealth and inviting submissions despite initial hesitations.
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San Joaquin Valley
Senns Learn Son Lt Bob Arrived Safely in Europe
Mr and Mrs Fred Senn report their son Lt Bob Senn an Army flier has reached Europe and is stationed on the southern coast of France awaiting further orders and duties.
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Fred Senn
Bob, Senn
Army Flier
Europe
France
San Francisco Leads Nation In City Income Per Capita
San Francisco reports per capita income of 2246 dollars, the highest among U S cities with populations above 500 000, highlighting a strong regional economy and high living costs.
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San Francisco
Kiwanis and 20 30 Club Plan Joint Meeting
Shafter Kiwanis and Shafter 20 30 Club announce a joint meeting on February 28 at Shafter Motel. President Glen Putman said Herb Schirmer will chair Kiwanis duties. Violet Hemingson sang, Byron Hanson was inducted by A J Heming son. Visiting Kiwanians included Arthur Hufford Chester Bartlett and Keith Hickman of Bakersfield. Ted Kinman presided as program chair.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter
Glen Putman
Shafter Motel
Herb Schirmer
Kiwanis
Violet Hemingson
Byron Hanson
A. J. Hemingson
Arthur Hufford
Chester Bartlett
Keith Hickman
Bakersfield
Wayne Heffley
Ed Warren
Carroll Wilkinson
Ted Kinman
Valentine
Bertram Davis Writes From Belgium In Heavy Snow
Mr and Mrs W C Davis received a letter from their son Corporal Bertram Davis who reports he is somewhere in Belgium amid a very heavy snow. He had not written for several weeks.
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W. C. Davis
Cpl
Bertram Davis
Belgium
Hunt for man who beat young girl in Shafter district
Constable Hanley Witcher and Kern County Sheriff's office conduct a man-hunt in the Shafter district for an intruder who entered a girl’s bedroom last Saturday morning, beat her, attempted to gag her, then fled. The victim alerted neighbors, Witcher pressed the case, no suspects yet.
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Hanley Witcher
Kern County
Donald H. Anderson Arrives Safely in Philippine Islands
Mr and Mrs Martin Anderson report their son Pvt Donald H Anderson has arrived safely in the Philippine Islands. He notes the natives greet the American soldiers warmly and strive to aid their comfort and happiness.
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Martin Anderson
Pvt
Donald H. Anderson
Philippine Islands
Rodriguez Missing In Action In Europe War Theater
Mr and Mrs Juan Rodriguez receive word from the War Department that their son Private First Class Theodore Rodriguez is missing in action somewhere in France after four months in the European theater. He served three years in the Pacific prior to that and has three brothers in the service: Pfc Joe Rodriguez in England Pvt Trini Rodriguez in the Philippines and Pvt Joe Rodriguez at South Camp Hood Texas.
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Juan Rodriguez
War Department
Pfc
Theodore Rodriguez
France
Theodore
European
Pacific
Joe Rodriguez
England
Pvt
Trini Rodriguez
Philippines
South Camp Hood
Texas
Rosensteils Visit Shafter On Arizona Station Duty
Capt and Mrs James Rosensteil spent several days in Shafter this week on business and visiting relatives. Capt Rosensteil is stationed at Marana Field Arizona.
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James Rosensteil
Shafter
Rostensteil
Marana Field
Arizona
Marine Pvt Wayne Heffley Home on Short Leave
Pvt Wayne Heffley of the U S Marine Corps, son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Heffley, is home in Shafter on a ten day leave after completing boat training at Camp Pendleton.
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Pvt
Wayne Heffley
U. S.marine Corps
Mrs
Arnold Heffley
Shafter
Camp Pendleton
Wind-Up Cotton Harvest in Shafter District 1944-45
The Shafter-Wasco area accelerates its cotton harvest with ginning finishing by week’s end or early March. German prisoner labor via Camp-West-Lowe Ginning Co. aids progress. D. O. Moore and Coberly West Co. report extended runs and more bales. Labor shortages loom amid statewide demand for war prisoner labor.
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Shafter
California
Hickman
Water Board Election Yields Slim Vote in Shafter-Wasco
In the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District election held last Wednesday there were no contests. Clarence Annin won Division 1, succeeding R. W. Pixley. E. J. Thiesen and Rolf Jacobsen were re-elected as directors, with Fred Pritschke unanimously re-elected secretary-treasurer.
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Shafter-Wagco
Board of Directors
Shafter-Wasco
Clarence Annin
R. W. Pixley
E. J. Thiesen
Rolf Jacobsen
Fred Pritschke
Shafter 20-30 Club Celebrates Third Anniversary
Last Friday the Shafter 20-30 Club marked its founding third anniversary with a dinner and dance at the Shafter Motel. Guest speaker Captain Darnell, Army Air Force pilot, spoke on missions over Africa and Italy. Gregory Channeson performed classical piano pieces as Holger Hansen led group singing.
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Shafter 20-30
Shafter Motel
Captain Darnell
Army Air Force
Africa
Italy
Gregory Channeson
Holger Hansen
Shafter to Expand Santa Fe Yard Network with New Potato Tracks
Rail upgrades near Shafter will create large terminal yards on the Santa Fe route between Kern City and Frostbite. Four six track blocks south of the depot and a four track block north of the depot with spur lines for potato sheds will handle the upcoming season. Additional minor track work at Wasco is anticipated while two other sheds are planned in the region.
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Shaftey
Santa Fe
Kersfield
Frosticeit
Rubbiemanta
Danot
Shaffer
West Bound
Wasco
Shafter Eyes Combined City Hall and Post Office
Shafter businessmen discussed a postwar project to build a combined city hall and post office on the County Park site between fire houses and the Legion Hall. H G Comfort was named to lead a push, and state cooperation was considered. A plan to lease a post office space to the Federal Government was also floated.
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Shafter
Shafter Business Men's Association
H. G. Comfort
Comfort
Legion Hall
H. C. Neufeld
Cecil Meadows
Kern County
Lindley Home On Leave From European Theater
Bert C. reports 1st St. John area noting Lindley arrives in Shafter on furlough from the European Theatre where he served 16 months as a B 24 and B 17 pilot with the 8th Air Fox completing thirty missions and 225 combat flying hours. His wife Louise Lindley is the data.
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St. John
Lindley
Shafter
8Th Air Fox
Louise Lindley
A. SO
Bert C
Oak Leaf Cluster Awarded to Ehud Merkel
Mrs. Albert Wolf of Shafter accepted the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster on behalf of her brother Lt. Ehud Merkel, prisoner of war in Germany, at a Minter Field ceremony. Col. Newton Crumley presided, awarding decorations to Kern County service members for overseas achievement after ten bomber missions over occupied Europe.
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Albert Wolf
Shafter
Ehud Merkel
Germany
Minter Field
Kern County
Newton H. Crumley
Rotary Club Shows War Pictures in Shafter Meeting
At noon from Shafter Motel the Rotary Club viewed war pictures presented by Herman Blane of the Kern County Sheriff’s office. John Riley chaired and Pat Kelly presided. guests included Art Hufford and Ian Robert Neuman was fed.
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Shafter
Bible Lecturer Here Sunday
M A Johns will speak at the Kingdom Hall located at 307 Pacific Street on Sunday. The lecture topic is Will Man Succeed a World Builder.
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M.A. Johns
the Kingdom Hall
Pacific St
Spud Deal Predicted To Benefit Under Support Price
The report notes a planned support price for spuds with no provision for other grades or B size. California will receive support in May and June at 2.05 dollars after a 40 cent discount per cwt. The Potato Growers Association annual meeting is set for March 20, with the next gathering February 22 at the Calwell Motel dining at 7 p.m.
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California
The
Potato Growers Association
Thes
Caéwelle Motel
Crown of Denmark Shaped from Early Times to 1660 Hereditary
The Danish crown evolved as an elective institution from ancient times and was made hereditary in 1660 by decree. This shift established a lasting royal succession, consolidating dynastic rule and centralizing monarchical power.
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Crown of
Dénmark
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