Robbers in Shafter Bank Heist Captured in Detective Story Manner
Sheriff Ed Champness announced the capture of Robert Scotty Taylor and William Crockett linked to the December 28 daytime robbery of the Shafter Bank of America, which secured $3,000. The pair are also tied to the Oil Dale pharmacy theft and other Kern County crimes.
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Bery
Ed Champness
Robert “Scotty” Taylor
William C. Crockett
Champness
Taylor
Kern County
Crocket
Seattle
Ar Misery
Kern
Crockett
Paso Robles
Alex Buechter
Garret van Nort
Shafter Bank
Shafter
Shuk
Buechler
van Nort
Sheriffs Deputes
Fatal Shafter Crash Claims 4 Month Old Baby
A Saturday night intersection crash near Lerdo and Scaroni in Shafter killed 4 month old Zelma Nickel and sent seven others to hospitals with injuries. McNew and Dueck drivers were overturned. low visibility and strong wind cited as factors.
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Shafter
Delta Nickel
Zelma Nickel
Hustine Dueck
Edward C. McNew
Spray Havens
Ralph Alexander
Justine Dueck
Ella Dueck
Lerdo
Scaroni
McNew
Dueck
Janzen Funeral
Library Closed on Washington's Birthday in Shafter
The Shafter branch of Kern County Library will be closed on Monday February 22 in observance of Washington's Birthday.
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Washington
Shafter
Kern County
Shafter Man Claimed by Pneumonia
Funeral services for William W. Maybray age 53 who died Saturday from pneumonia were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the Orthodox Baptist church. Rev Thomas Raine officiated. Burial followed in Shafter cemetery. Survived by mother Mrs Callie Maybray two brothers J M Maybray Shafter and M L Maybray Los Angeles and three sisters Mrs P M Jones Oakland Mrs A D Disbrow Newhall and Mrs Phil Burke La Jolla.
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William W. Maybray
Orthodox Baptist Church
Thomas Raine
Janzen Funeral Home
Shafter
Mouser
Pete Schmidt
Mr. Maybray
Callie Maybray
J. M. Maybray
M. L. Maybray
Los Angeles
P. M. Jones
Oakland
A. D. Disbrow
Newhall
Phil Burke
la Jolla
Petit Thieves Found Active in Shafter
Constable John Reily reports numerous petit thefts in Shafter and nearby areas. Clothes were stolen from clotheslines and wheels taken from parked cars, a felony. He has clues likely to identify and arrest the culprits, who face jail if caught.
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John Reily
Shafter
Reily
Wreck of Owl Train Near Selma Captured In Photos
Photographers Miss Leotta Buckingham and Mr and Mrs Albert Irwin recorded scenes from the Owl wreck near Selma. Ritchie’s stalled car was demolished six hundred feet of track torn up debris scattered, tool house smashed, mail and express scattered. Resettlement Admin to establish state headquarters at Shafter within a week to ten days for a model city housing project north of town with 280 units, WPA labor, and extensive facilities planned.
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Southern Pacific
Selma
Leotta Buckingham
Shafter
Buckingham
Albert Irwin
Shafter Cabinet Shop
San Francisco
F. K. Ritchie
Ritchie
Mail and Express
Bay District
Trans-Bay Bridge
California
Federal Resettlement Administration
James A. Tweedle
Federal Agency
Resettlement Administration
Federal Bureau
Frank Christiansen
J. M. Zimmerman
WPA
Korn County
Shafter High School Band concert at Richland auditorium
The second annual band concert sponsored by the Shafter High School Music Club will be at Richland Grammar School auditorium Friday night February 19 at 8 o clock. Bakersfield High School band directed by H J Burt performs with solos and a full program to raise funds for band uniforms and awards. Rosie Unruh presides over ticket sales and ushering.
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Shafter High School
Richland Grammar School
Bakersfield High School
H. J. Burt
Rosie
Unruh
Shafter
Captain Scott
Carnivel
Venice
Unruh Promoted to Local Service Station Manager
Waldo Unruh is promoted to manager of the local service station succeeding Dan Klingenberg who transfers to Bakersfield. Unruh, a Shafter High School graduate, has worked at the station six months.
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Waldo Unruh
Dan Klingenberg
Bakersfield
Unruh
Shafter High School
Woollomes and Abel Lead San Joaquin Valley Board Group
Chairman Roy Woollomes of the Kern County board of supervisors was elected president of the San Joaquin Valley association for the current year at Fresno with little opposition. Supervisor Stanley Abel of Taft was reelected secretary, a post he has held for several years.
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Roy Woollomes
Kern County Board of Supervisors
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno
Stanley Able
Taft
Abel
Local Matron Em ma Jane Hawes Dies After Illness
Funeral services for Mrs Em ma Jane Hawes a Shafter resident and member of the Wednesday Afternoon club were held in Bakersfield with Rev Doctor Ratcliffe officiating. She died in a Bakersfield hospital and was laid to rest in Green Iowa. Survived by daughter two sisters a brother and two grandchildren.
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Emma Jane Hawes
Shafter
Bakersfield
Ratcliffe
Wasco
Green
Iowa
Hawes
Claude Morgan
California
Nellie Block
Los Angeles
Minne Mattoon
Hunting Park
Guy Hartshorn
San Francisco
Barbara
Betty Jane Morgan
Scout Troop 41 Maps Three Months Activities Plan
Green Bar Council drafts a tentative schedule for Shafter Boy Scout Troop 41 detailing February focused on camping gear and camp craft. March April May include trips to Painted Rock Portuguese Meadows and Frazier Park along with the Kern Council Camporee at the Scout reservation and a Pismo Beach overnight.
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Shafter Boy Scout Troop 41
Green Bar Council
Louis Wade
Blazing Arrow
Leonard Villegas
Flying Eagle Patrol
Harold Schnidt
Merle Annis
Cobra
Eldon Myrick
Painted Rock
T. W. Litthy
Kern County Mineral Society
Portuguese Meadows
Greehorn Mountain District
Frazier Park
Kern Council
Pismo Beach
Kern County Receives $70 934 31 Gasoline Tax Share
Sacramento announced that Kern County will receive 70 934 31 dollars as its share of the final quarter gasoline tax revenues. California collected 11 million dollars in the quarter, with about one third allocated to counties.
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Gasolline
Kern County
Sacramento
Spud Planting in Shafter District Accelerates
Growers in the Shafter area have started full potato planting operations after rain delays. About 15 000 acres are to be planted, with completion expected by March 15, higher seed costs cited as a concern though local prices for seed spuds range from 3 75 to 5 00 per unit while national stocks are at a low since 1870.
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Shafter
Agriculture Department
Corgi Congregational Church Plans March Meeting
Plans for the annual Corgi Congregational Church meeting in Shafter on March 4 include a first annual dinner. Rev Dr Frank Linder of Oakland will speak with Rev Anthony Donat of Bakersfield as toastmaster. Business reports, budget and personnel lists will be distributed. banquet by Congregational Ladies Aid with student servers.
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Bay Region
Anthony Donat
First Congregational Church of
Bakersfield
Congregational Ladies Aid Society
Miss Schapp
Alfred Chandler
Sherman M. Bobst
Friendly Indians Chart Program For The Year
Shafter's Friendly Indians youth group outlines a busy year with meetings to finish Indian blankets and uniforms. Members may earn pins after completing crafts, while a Keen baseball team prepares to face Bakersfield. The unit plans another food sale to boost funds, previously raising 8.71 dollars for Red Cross Flood Relief.
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Shafter
Friendly Indians
Jack White
Friendly Indian Club
Bakersfield
Red Cross Flood Relief Fund
Shafter to Build Modern Theatre on Central Avenue
Shafter plans a 650 seat modern brick theatre on Central Avenue moving within 60 days of construction start. Frank Panero, long-time Delano operator, bought 75 feet of frontage and will run the Shafter Theatre with his two sons. Plans by Bakersfield architects target a 90 day completion and use of top cinema equipment.
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Shafter
Kern County
Frank Panero
Delano
Central Avenue
Shafter Furniture’ Company
Kern County Land Company
Bakersfield
Panero
Delano Theatre
Shafter Theatre
Amysement House
Delano House
Shafter Businessman Injured When Car Skids Off Road
Fred Christenson a noted Shafter businessman suffered severe internal injuries Sunday night when his car careened off the road on Seventh Standard road returning from Bakersfield. A passing motorist moved him to a Bakersfield hospital. he has since returned home and is improved.
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Fred Christenson
Shafter
Christenson
Bakersfield
Midnight the Bucking Horse Buried in Colorado
Cowboys mark the grave of Midnight, famed bucking horse, with a homemade epitaph on the Colorado plains. The verse proclaims his prowess and asks for rest in hoss heaven, noting he could toss any cowboy.
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Midnight
Waddies
Colorado Plains
Firemen Stage Drill Demonstrates Quick Response
Shafter's volunteer fire department conducted a Monday night drill at eight o'clock showing rapid alarm response. The unit reached the John Richert home in just over two minutes and used the pumping outfit with 200 pounds pressure since no hydrants were nearby. Palm trees were ignited briefly but quickly extinguished.
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Shafter
John Richert
Merchants Urged to Return Experimental Cotton Picking Tickets
Merchants and others holding experimental farm cotton picking tickets are urged to forward them to Supervisor W. R. Woollomes in Delano to receive a check. Woollomes notes several tickets remain unreturned and asks merchants to mail them promptly to clear the records.
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W. R. Woollomes
Delano
Woollomes
Richland Girls Fall In Home Court Loss To Maple
Maple defeated Richland 54 to 34 on Friday at Richland. The first team played the opening half, with the second team finishing the game. Coaches were Frances Dedrick and Ida B. Engle.
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Richland
Maple
Jean Henderson
Leonora Wittenberg
Patty Stringham
Laura Koop
Louise Livers
Maggie Spitzer
Lois Hamilton
Edna Wycoff
Dorothy Mayer
Eleanor Fox
Dorothy Peters
Imogene Graf
Esther Becker
Aileen Glenn
Luella Johnson
Rosalie Hitchock
Doris Davis
Frances Heflin
Gwendolyn Voth
Virginia Matthews
Nedra Latta
Esther Brown
Vera Klassen
Frances Dedrick
Ida B. Engle
Richland Cagers Triumph Over Wasco In Lopsided Win
The Richland A squad defeated Wasco 26 to 0 on Friday on the local court. Leroy Witcher led Richland with flashy plays while the Wasco lineup included Richard Weldon Fred Smith Hortsed and others as coach Gribble praised the team’s superior basketball.
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Richland A
Wasco
Leroy Witcher
Richland Five
Richard
David Weldon
Milfred Smith
W. Kirschenmann
Hortsed
Edwards
Wastd
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S.P. Wreck
Scout Council
McFarland
Richland Cage Squad
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