Shafter Area Teens Eye $1000 Prize Contest
Shafter area youngsters from Shafter, Buttonwillow, Minter Village, Maple, Rioavo, Richland and nearby zones may enter a big $1000 Teenager prize subscription contest by subscribing to the Shafter Press. Open to school age youth with weekly cash commissions and six major prizes including a Stewart Warner console radio phonograph and a Lane Cedar Hope Chest. Early entrants get starting votes and weekly wrist watches as incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Minter Village
Maple
Rioavo
Richland
Shatter
Capital
Stewart-Warner
Shafter Press
The
Guardian
Western Automotive
Central Hardware
Kodak
Stringham
Shafter Drug Store
Zenith
Stewart- Warner Table Radio
Western Automotive Store
Central Ave
Parent
Citizens Favor 1951 Spud Fiesta in Shafter
The 1951 Spud Fiesta plan in Shafter envisions a reduced show from 1950 with key events dropped. William Stoller won festival approval as organizers weigh aids from Lions Club and Future Farmers of America. Ideas include a one day rodeo, amateur cowboys, and harness racing, with stadium access as a major hurdle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stoller
Marvin Neuman
The
Lions Club
Harvey
20 30 Club
Farmers of America
Kern County
Orvin Mettler
Richland Board Grants Contract for School Expansion
The Richland School District board awarded a contract worth $406,808 to Guy Hall of Bakersfield for two classroom wings and an administrative wing project at Richland High. The bid included extra work and subcontracts with Schneider and Wikoff for electrical, heating, and related crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Guy
Hall
Bakersfied
Bruce Crawford
William Dalke
George Vannatta
Shafter
Dalke
Vannatta
Ashby
Schneider and Wikoff
Hall's
Shafter High School
Kern County Union High School and Junior College
City workers win raises. police get $25 boosting budget
Twenty two city and utility district employees received raises retroactive to January 1, totaling about 3800 for the six month period to July 1. Policemen gained a flat $25 plus 10 percent, with all street, garbage and office staff included in the increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Shafter Public Utility District
Frank G. Shaw
Shaw
Shafter Chamber President Joins Local Disaster Corps
P. C. Clarkin, president of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce, was among 15 volunteers enrolling in the local disaster corps as announced by Executive Secretary F. G. Shaw. Other enlistees include Mary E. Austin Ollis K. Prickett Orel Elmore J. B. Ball Fred J. Van Gorder Jack C. Harris Tom Mizzell Harvey Halliman Leo Schmidt Beatrice Kinsey Thompson Robert D. Lewis Yvonne Wipf Austin Wikoff and George Vannatta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Clarkin
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
F. G. Shaw
Mary E. Austin
Ollis K. Prickett
Orel Elmore
J. B. Ball
Fred J.van Gorder
Jack C. Harris
Tom Mizzell
Harvey Halliman
Leo Schmidt
Beatrice Kinsey Thompson
Robert D. Lewis
Yvonne Wipf
Austin Wikoff
George Vannatta
Industrial Survey Set Here Tuesday
C T Gilliam, hired by the Kern county board of supervisors to survey industrial potential, will address leaders from Shafter and Buttonwillow Tuesday morning. The meeting starts at 7 a.m. in Lee's Dining Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Gilliam
Board of Supervisors
Kern County
Shafter
Gilliam
Altadena
Buttonwillow
Ernie Hofman
Chamber of Commerce
Lee's
Marine Sgt. Edwin W. J. Brehmer Wounded in Korea War
Marine Sgt. Edwin W. J. Brehmer 25 of Shafter was wounded December 7 in Korea. He suffered shrapnel injuries to the head and shoulders and is reported in Yong Dong Korea. A machine gunner with the Fifth Marines, he was stationed at China Lake before shipment overseas in July. He and his wife Lolita and their daughter Linda reside at 506 Prince Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. J. Brehmer
Shafter
Korea
Lolita
Brehmer
Yong Dong
Fifth Marines
Naval Ordnance Test Station
China Lake
Linda
Prince Lane
Defense Work Possible in Area Manufacturing Plants
Local plants in Shafter and area gear up for potential defense related work. Factories like Paramount Manufacturing and others continue heavy farm equipment production and repair, signaling readiness to support agricultural needs for armed forces. Managers note current workloads are high but acknowledge possible defense plant opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming
Armety
Pota
Allied Agricultural
Shafter Mechanical
Nikkel Eee
Frank Russell Manufac
Paramount Manufacturing
Tdeal Manufacturing
Lerdo Road Work Assured for Summer
Supervisor Ardis M. Walker told the city council that Lerdo highway repairs between Shafter and Cawelo may start this summer but no new construction is funded for two years. He cited about $50,000 spent on Lerdo between Palm Road and Juniper Avenue and said the next Lerdo section east toward Shafter would be repaired after the current project is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerdo Highway
Shafter
Cawelo
Ardis M. Walker
Walker
Lerdo
Palm Road
Juniper Avenue
Palm
Lions Clubs to Play Benefit Basketball for Polio Fight
Members of the Shafter Lions Club and the 20 30 Club will meet next Wednesday in a charity hardwood contest. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes fund. Lions Club members saw fight pictures last night presented by Jack Manweiler, manager of the government camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Lions Club
March of Dimes Fund
Lions Club
Jack Manweiler
Government Camp
Flying Saucers to Mark Streets in Shafter
The Shafter streets department will place small white flying saucer markers on streets in the coming months. The project aims to mark pedestrian crossings at a fraction of the cost of painting lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Streets
Bureau To Meet At SWID
Members of the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District board plan to meet with Bureau of Reclamation officials March 6 to work out details of the local distribution system. Civil Engineer Paul Bailey reported that savings of about 3 1/2 million dollars could be achieved by switching to gunite pipe in larger sections, with the district divided into three divisions for a partial distribution system and 13,800 acres to receive full Class I water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter- Wasco Irrigation District Board of Directors
Bureau of Fey Peseta
Paul Bailey
Bailey
Bureau of Reclamation
Orange Cove
Bureau
S-W
Friant-Kern
Pot of Gold Winners At County Park Draw
Crowds gather each Saturday night for the Pot of Gold drawing at the county park. Mary Hayworth missed the top prize of $50 while Lea Ferrell and Leela Fitterer, both from Shafter, won $50 and $30 respectively. Rube Forrest from Garrison City claimed the $20 third prize. Stubs must be redeemed by March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hayworth
Smith
Lea Ferrell
Shafter
Leela Fitterer
Rube Forrest
Garrison City
Fred Bryant Wins Club Nomination
Shafter agriculturalist Fred Bryant is nominated for president of the Rotary Club by the nominations committee. Nominated alongside Bryant are Irvin Nickel as secretary and directors George Collins Bruce Crawford and Don Ruggenberg. President John Revell notes nominations remain open at the upcoming weekly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bryant
Shafter
Rotary Club
Bryant
Irvin Nickel
George Collins
Bruce Crawford
Don Ruggenberg
Rotary
John Revell
Denesitt Tome Peearwees
Anes
Law
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafter Area
Richland Board
Crawford
C. B. Crawford
Wildwood
Bakersfield
Cambria
Olive
Wheeler Ridge
Wasco Union
Payne and Son Chapel
Greenlawn
Alpha Crawford
Naomi Thomson
Bruce Shafter
Dan M
Tublake
Ray
Eugene
Ore
Orange
Arthur Craig
Arthur F. Corey
California Teachers’ Association
Chamber President Joint Defense Corps
Lions
Swid
Loren Voth
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!