Scout Auction Friday Opens Council Race
Voters face April 9 election with two council seats a clerk and treasurer to decide. Filing closed Feb 28 with candidates Heffley Kirschenmann Neuman and Schirmer as entrants. Shaw seeks City Clerk. Scout Building Fund Auction set for March 1 at Walker and California Streets with donations welcome until noon Friday. Proceeds go to the building fund and Boy Scouts of Shafter Inc. fundraising continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Heffley
Adolph Kirschenmann
Clarence Neuman
Herbert Schirmer
William Stoller
Frank G. Shaw
Boy Scout Building Fund
Walker and
California Streets
Em. H. Mettler
Shafter Scouters
Tee
Earl Weill
Sprouse-Reitz
Boy Scouts
Richland School
George Bell
Tulare
Shafter
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Boy Scouts of Shafter, Inc
Corportion Hope Citizens
Glenn Crampton
War or plague or famine threat to mass killing
An editorial argues wars can be limited by shared resources and wiser policy. It notes highway accidents cause more U S casualties than recent wars and urges three fronts: stronger law enforcement, better highway design, and especially education in safety to curb reckless driving among students and adults. It calls for expanded patrols and infrastructure as finances allow.
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U. S
Garland
Miller Weekend Visit In Fresno
Mr and Mrs Elvis Miller and Mrs Miller from Fresno spent the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs W C Grose.
Approval of New Post Office Site Expected Soon
Postmaster George Guenther received a letter from Congressman Alfred Elliott stating an early Post Office Department investigation of Shafter's proposed post office sites is promised. Three sites were approved by the Shafter Business Men's Association with first choice the Lerdo Road block owned by Herb Schirmer.
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Shafter
George Guenther
Alfred Elliott
Elliott
Post Office Department
Post Office
San Francisco
Committee On Post Office
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Lerdo Road
James
California Streets
Herb Schirmer
E. B. Stringham
Ciifornia
Robert Neuman
James and
Santa Fe
State Street
Guenther
High Cotton Production Shown Here in Shafter Area
A total of 12 120 bales of cotton were produced by four firms led by Coberly West with 4015 bales. Shafter Wasco Ginning Co. 3855 bales, Smith Garrison 2750, Camp West Lowe 1500. About 8080 acres were planted last year, with larger acreage expected as Guayule land shifts to cotton. Shafter emerges as a major cotton center with over six million pounds produced in the year.
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Shafter Son
Coberly-West
Shafte-Wasco Ginning Co
Smith Garrison
Camp-West- Lowe
Guayule
Shafter
Federal Tax Aid Offered at City Hall in Shafter
A representative from the Internal Revenue Bureau will be at City Hall in Shafter from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 4 5 and 6 to assist taxpayers with their federal income tax returns.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Shafter
Reedley Couple Visited Reedley Guests Last Weekend
Reedley couple Mr. and Mrs. Milfred Wall were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bergman over the weekend in Reedley.
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Reedley
Milfred Wall
Lee Bergman
Horses Train at Hollywood Park Harness Team Moves to Santa Anita
Eleven pacers and trotters from the Shafter stables of Wm Lach enmaier Neuman and Crawford and S A Camp left for Hollywood Park early this week to work out for harness races set for April at Santa Anita. Once Santa Anita track clears the present races the Shafter horses will be moved there for further training.
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Shafter
Wm. Lachenmaier
Neuman
Crawford
S. A. Camp
Hollywood Park
Santa Anita
Garland Urges Central Valley Highway to Improve Safety
Garland calls for immediate Central Valley Highway development to ease overcrowded Highway 99 conditions. He cites rising Kern County traffic deaths from 119 in 1944 to 176 in 1945 and injuries from 1,066 to 1,450, and notes California leads in car ownership. The group plans funding, engineering, enforcement and education efforts and seeks federal flood control and state highway study updates with regional reports from Fresno Kings Tulare and Kern counties.
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Central Valley Highway
Gordon Garland
Shafter
Garland
Kern County
California
New York
Alfred Elliott
Deer Creek
White River
Army Engineer
Milton Hitchcock
Hanford
Wasco
Jess R. Dorsey
State Senate Committee On Highways
Bakersfield
Fresno
Kings
Tulare
W. R. Woolomes
Russell Troutner
Jay Brown
J. N. Nielsen
Fresno County
Alpaugh
Corcoran
Paul Newell
Veterans seek local aid to place returning service members
Jack Hare of Shafter's Veterans Service Center appeals to employers to contact the center about open jobs. With more veterans returning daily, unemployment rises and call volume is behind demand. The center, funded by local civic groups and Community Chest, operates from 454 Santa Fe Way, and Hare urges public support to help veterans regain work.
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Jack Hare
Veterans Service Center
Shafter
Shafter Civic and Service Clubs
Community Chest
Battaglia and Hare
Santa Fe Way
Red Cross Drive Starts Tomorrow
The 1946 Red Cross drive runs March 1–15 with a $4 500 quota for Shafter. Strong cooperation could meet the target in fifteen days. The drive aids veterans in hospitals and overseas and supports those awaiting Veterans Administration help. The home chapter expects higher contributions than before.
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Red Cross
Shafter
Red Cross Organization
Veterans Administration
The
Shafterites
Harry Sturm Joins Shafter Maintenance As Superintendent
Harry Sturm, son of Mrs. E. H. Lilly of Shafter, locates here with his wife and two children to become painting superintendent for Shafter Maintenance Company. Sturm previously served as a sergeant with the Black Warrior division of Patton's.
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Harry Sturm
E. H. Lilly
Shafter
Shafter Maintenance Company
Sturm
Patton’s. Third
Shafter Essay Prizes Announced by Business Group
County pree library program invites high and middle school students to enter four essay contests titled Beautifying Shafter. Prizes of 5.00, 3.00, and 2.00 will be awarded in each contest for the 6th, 7th, 8th grade divisions and the high school division. Sponsors of the Brighten-up-Shafter drive fund the awards. Separate prizes apply to each contest.
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Shafter
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Fire Hazard Clean-up Urged by Shafter Officials
Fire Chief Melvin Parrett asks Shafter residents to remove rubbish and brush identified during a February 1946 city inspection. Hazardous piles along Marengo Nickel Euclid Thompson and other locations threaten fires and hinder emergency response. The Brighten-up drive, essay contest, and postponed tree-planting events are noted, with school officials and the Business Men's Association involved in beautification efforts.
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Shafter Fire Dept
Marengo and
Nickel
Powell
Euclid
Thompson
Shafter Highway
Golden West
Central Ave
Paramount Mfg. Co
Santa Fe Way
Arnold and Voth Body Shop
Lerdo
Atlantic Streets
H. W. Kelly
Shafter
Beulah Bartlett
Kelly
Business Men’s Association
Manuel Park
Park Commission
Week of thefts hits Shafter firms in three incidents
An uptick of crime occurred in Shafter with three local businesses targeted last week. Shafter Mercantile Co experienced a Friday night break in through an alley window, stealing men’s apparel while other sites at King Lumber Co and Shafter Farms were burglarized or attempted but yielded no loot. Police tie the burglaries to a broader pattern across regional lumber outfits.
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Shafter
Shafter Mercantile Co
Bertha Croker
King Lumber Company
Shafter Farms
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T. W. Little
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Valley Highway Asso
State Highway Patrol
Shatter
Shatter Press
Melton Kin Cannon
Shatter Company
County Pree Library High
Melvin Parrett
Shafter Fire Department
Star Brand
Buck Hecht
Johnson
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