Shafter Airport Seen as Catalyst for Growth and Prestige
The piece states Shafter’s large airport, plus a vast gift of land and facilities from Minter Field, could attract industry and raise the town’s stature. Plans include repurposing hospital buildings for an old folks home and using the field as a hub for public works and road activities while promoting the airport in bold signage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County
Minter Field
Motor Pool
County Department of Public Works
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Airport
Cecil Meadow
February Birthdays and Anniversaries Listed
A compiled note lists individuals and their February and March dates for birthdays and anniversaries. Names include W. H. Robinette, Mary Harris, Dave Strauss, Phyllis Stoller, Minnie Anderson, Jimmie Isaac, Mrs. Wesley Linda, Cora Mayo, Pp. C. Guenther, Ruth Vaughn, Roseva Fike, John Dollinger, Maurine Williams, Mrs. Virgie Britt, Mrs. M. Kincannon, Herbert Comfort, Mrs. Leona Heller, Ike Peters, Branner, Sonya Sleven with dates February 20 to March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Robinette
Mary Harris
Dave Strauss
Phyllis Stoller
Minnie Anderson
Jimmie Isaac
Wesley Linda
Cora Mayo
Pp. C. Guenther
Ruth Vaughn
Roseva Fike
John Dollinger
Maurine Williams
Virgie Britt
M. Kincannon
Herbert Comfort
Leona Heller
Ike Peters
Services for Mrs. Tule M. Grant Held in Bakersfield
Services were held at 10:00 a.m. at Flickinger Janssen Mortuary for Mrs Tule M Grant pioneer who died Thursday noon in Bakersfield hospital. Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery with Rev B T Hovey officiating. Born March 12 1884 near Porterville she carried a Tule name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flickinger-Janzen
Tule M. Grant
Bakersfeild Hospital
Greenlawn Cemetery
Bakersfield
B. T. Hovey
Grant
Porterville
Tule
Stores Will Close During Services in Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce endorsed closing all local businesses from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. for the funeral of Mrs. E. K. Grant, longtime resident and mother of Clyde Ellis Grant and E Kelly Grant Jr. The Grants’ family includes daughters Edith Wittmayer, Edna Heekin, Mary Hull, Marjorie Baldwin, and Capt Gladys I, with two grandchildren, a sister Rhoda Hayes, and half brothers Wheeler and Teller Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
E. K. Grant
E. Grant
Kern County
Grant
California Ave
Clyde Ellis Grant
San Diego
E. Kelly Grant, Jr
U.S. Navy
Corpus Christi
Texas
Edith A. Wittmayer
Wasco
Edna A. Heekin
Merced
Mary E. Hull
Arrests For Intoxication Keep Local Police Busy
Local police booked several individuals on drunkenness and disturbing the peace charges over the weekend. Ben Walter Guice, 47, from Oklahoma, faces drunkenness and disturbing the peace in county court. W. M. Glass, 57, from Texas, and Gordon O. Ratsliff, 48, from Arkansas, are jailed for drunkenness and disturbing the peace with hearings in Shafter county court. George W. Cagle, 31, from Tennessee, charged with drunkenness, held a day in farm laborer class. Earl Story, 44, from Texas, faces drunken driving and driving without a license in Shafter city court. William Luther Crain, 40, with Oklahoma roots, jailed for drunkenness in city court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Walter Guice
Smith’s Corner
Oklahoma
W. M. Glass
Glass
Texas
Gordon O. Ratsliff
North Shafter
Arkansas
George W. Cagle
Ratslaff
Tennessee
Shafter County
Earl Story
Shafter
William Luther Crain
Warren Guests at Sacramento Home
Ed Warren hosted his nephew and wife Mr and Mrs James Warren of Sacramento as house guests over the weekend at their family residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Warren
Mrs
James Warren
Sacramento
Joe Cosgrove Re lapses With Flu Confined At Home
Joe Cosgrove suffered a relapse of the flu and remained home for several days last week, prompting his caregivers to monitor his health and rest at his residence.
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Joe Cosgrove
Shafter Election Opens Big Political Year in April
The Shafter City Council election in April signals a busy political year. The Shafter Police Department moved back into their rebuilt headquarters after two months in the City Fire Department quarters following a fire that gutted the original building. The remodeled facility and refurbished jail are set beside City Hall off Santa Fe Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter City
Shafter Police Department
City Fire Department
City Hall
Santa Fe Way
Probation Head Addresses Shafter Kiwanis on Delinquency
Cliff Baumeister of the Kern County Probation Department spoke at the Shafter Kiwanis Club meeting about child neglect as a primary cause of delinquency. He outlined the department structure, noting 815 new cases in 1947 and 1090 youths on probation under supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Baumeister
Kern County Probation Department
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Cawelo
Baumeister
Jack Hilton
Kern County Union High School
Bill Edgerton
New Shafter
Bert Woods
Bakersfield
Jack Hill
Bill Carpenter
Doc Hansen
Baby Girl Born to Leo Sukuts in Bakersfield
Leasa Lee Sukut, a 5 pound 10 ounce girl, was born Saturday at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield at 9 58 a.m. to Mr and Mrs Leo Sukut. Father manages The Music Shop. Grandparents are W J Sukut and local farmers. They expect to go home later in the week. The family lives on Cherry Avenue and has an older daughter Judy aged four and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leasa Lee
Leo Sukut
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
W. J. Sukut
Cherry Avenue
Judy
Shafter Faces Local Elections Amid Busy Political Year
The town prepares for April 13 city council elections as part of a broader primary season. At the same time a two car crash on Santa Fe Way injures five, including March Field soldiers and Wasco family members, while investigators review the incident.
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Shafter
March Field
Wasco
Santa Fe Way
North Shafter
Eddie Austin
Frank Middleton
Austin
Middleton
California Highway Patrol
March
Norman D. LeRoy
James Hearon
Helen Douglas
Fay Dene Douglas
Kenneth Douglas
Highway Patrol
LeRoy
Heaton
Kern General Hospital
Flickinger-Janzen
Douglas
Meadows to speak at Kern County Press Club in Bakersfield
Cecil C. Meadows, Kern County airports superintendent for 14 years and a noted airport executive, will address the Kern County Press Club at El Adobe Motel Bakersfield on Saturday February 28 at 6 30 p m. A former Pan American navigator and pilot, he helped set a fast South Atlantic crossing record.
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Meadows
Kern County Press Club
Cecil C. Meadows
Kern County
el Adobe
S. Union Avenue
Bakersfiel
Pan American Airways
South Atlantic
Shafter Sportsmen Enter Jockey Racing Competition
Shafter sportsmen Sam Lachenmaier Uidera and others have started entering horse racing with three horses. Two horses, Shafter V and Early Snack, have won a second and a third at Santa Anita and will race again. Plan shows Bay Meadows Hollywood Park Golden Gate and Del Mar as future venues. Harness racing is led by a separate quartet of locals gaining national fame.
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Sam Laashomaier
Lachenmaier-Guidera H
Shafter V
Early Snack
Santa Anita
Wire Prince
Bay Meadows
Hollywood Park
Golden Gate
del Mar
Lachenmaier
Guidera
Wm. Lachenmaier
S. A. Camp
Robert Neuman
Jack Caneford
Shafter
Shafter Colonels Win Sierra Loop B Title in Narrow Race
The Shafter Colonels clinched the Sierra League B title with a 5–1 record after a 32–19 home win over Tehachapi, avenging a 25–24 loss. Tehachapi and Shafter tied for the C division with 5–1 records. a playoff may be held on a mutual court after league play to decide the undisputed crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Colonels
Sierra Loop
Tehachapi
Colonels
Coble Visitors Mr and Mrs Leo Davis From
Mr and Mrs Leo Davis visit Cobble in a brief arrival noted in the local column with no further details available about their travels or purpose.
Teachers Plan For Annual Richland Civic Banquet
The Richland Teachers Club announces the March 16 civic banquet in the Richland Cafeteria with eight committees and volunteers ready to prepare a dinner and program. Mr Fred Curtion chairs the event with Maurine Schaefer as general chair, aiming for a high standard as guests from the community mingle with the teaching staff in a non curricular setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Teacher’s Club
Richland
Fred Curtion
Shafter
Curtion
Maurine Schaefer
Chamber Urges Local Power Conservation Drive
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and local merchants vow a concerted effort to conserve electricity amid a power shortage. Ray Sirman of P G and E underscores seriousness and calls for full community cooperation while signs will be posted to urge reduced use. The group seeks $500 from the county chamber for publicity and discusses highway sign details for the Shafter Central Valley route on highway 99 south of Cawelo.
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Shafter
Sirman
Norman Holt
The
Central Valley Highway Association
J. R. Vincent
Vincent Sign Company
Shafter-Central Valley
Highway 99
Cawelo
County Fireman Rescues Cat From Power Pole
No fires reported over the weekend as Red Kinkaid of the county rescue group saved a stranded cat atop a power pole at 30935 Los Angeles Street. The tabby climbed the pole overnight and was returned unharmed to its owners and the structure with no injuries or damage.
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Red Kinkaid
Los Angeles Street
Tabby
Kinkaid
Pole
Shafter Lightweight Teams Split in Slugfest Wins
Shafter B and C squads overwhelmed McFarland lightweights as varsity played shorthanded and fell 41 to 19. Bryant fouled out. Bergman led the Shafter attack with 9 points while Kelly added 8. McFarland’s Robinson led scoring with 6 as Shafter C edged Tehachapi for a share of the title with a 29 to 12 win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
McFarland
Tom Fletcher
Bennie Day
Ernest Fenton
Gene Bryant
Dewayne Neufeld
Kenneth Ebebracht
Bryant
Colonels
Shafter Lads
Lowell Bergman
Tom Kelly
Robinson
John Kelly
Ernest Hughes
Now Boys
Shafter CC
Tehachapi
Bakersfield Wins Three Games Here
Bakersfield high school swept Shafter teams in a trio of wins on the road. The varsity beat Shafter Generals 49 to 26 without star center Keet Duke, while Bakersfield B defeated Shafter lightweights 29 to 20 with McKay leading with 14 points. Shafter C fell to Bakersfield 10 to 6 at halftime and lost the contest as Johns topped Bakersfield scorers.
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Bakersfield High School
Shafter
Generals
Keet Duke
Bakersfield B
McKay
Bakersfield
Bakersfieldians
Johns
Racke
Packard
Shafter Varsity
Frank Gifford
J. D. Sarver
Drillers
Bert Satterfield
Alvin Kirkland
Rootes
Nikkel
Fletcher
Cato
Colonels
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Minter
Los Angeles
Warren Guests
Cosgrove III
Kiwanis Club
Leo Sukuts
California
United States
Kern County Board of Supervisors
J. W. Frizzell
Glen O. Nay
W. R. Woollames
Kern
Kings
Tulare
Alfred J. Elliott
Congress
Elliott
John G. Terry
Barney Gill
W. E. James
Earl Warren
Shafter Sportsmen
Coble
Leo Davis
Chamber
Varsity
B's
C’s
Central Ave
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