Death of Potato Grower Jack H. Grafton in Car Accident
The death of Jack H. Grafton a 47 year old state buyer and seed grower linked to Shafter Kern county occurred after a car collision near Red Bluff. Fred C. Pugh Jr faces hit and run charges while Pugh claims a barricade caused the crash and he did not see Grafton upon returning to the scene. Grafton was known in potato growing circles across western states with ties to Shafter and Kern county districts.
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Shafter
Jack H. Grafton
Shatter
Kern County
Graftod
Red Bluff
Fred C. Pugh, Jr
Justice of the
Grafton
Pugh
Klamath
Uncertain Box At Santa Spot Piques Shafter Business
Local business leaders urge letters to Postmaster Lois Berry about after hours mail needs as officials in Washington delay a federal depot box. A petition to place a regulation mailbox in the depot yard is being drafted for Santa Fe service ahead of Christmas.
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Washington
Shafter Business Men's Association
Lois L. Berry
Shafter
Santa Fe
Curtis No. 2 well near Shafter expands western edge
Superior announces Curtis No. 2 well located 990 feet north and 330 feet west of the southeast corners of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the section. The new well sits northwest of the first Curtis well, as the Curtis family long ran a ranch south of town. First well on their property was completed last October.
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W. Curtis
Shafter
Curtis
weThe Curtis
North Field
Superior
Mandela No. 2
Pasadena Realty Company
Greeley Fields
Griffi
Farm Bureau Memberships Still Being Taken in Shafter District
Local Farm Bureau organizers report memberships in Kern County and Shafter district are still being accepted. Campaign helpers include Al Eckmann, Woods Stone, Abe Isaac, August Bender, Sherman Bobst, and W Hellittheock as efforts aim to boost local and county totals beyond last year.
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Kern County
Shafter
al. Eckmann
Woods Stone
Abe Isaac
August Bender
Sherman Bobst
W. Hellittheock
Wallace Well at 9200 Feet Tuesday Morning
General Petroleum reports Wallace No. 2 well between Shafter and Greeley fields at 9,200 feet Tuesday morning. Nearby, Oughton No. 3 reached 10,364 feet while Oughton No. 4 was being rigged. Sullivan No. 3 in North Greeley hit 9,150 feet. Caldwell No. 5 in Shafters southeast corner reached 10,972 feet.
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Wallace No. 2
General Petroleum Corporation
Shafter and
Greeley Fields
G.P. Men
Oughton No
Oughton
Sullivan No
Greeley Zone
Caldwell No
Shafters Field
Standard Oil Completes Greeley Field Well
Standard Oil has completed its KCL 4-11 well in the northwest Greeley field Section 7 29 27. The well flowed 3370 barrels of oil and 2 863 000 cubic feet of gas back to the lines. Bottom depth 11 510 feet. Oil men estimate potential of 15000 barrels or more if produced.
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Standard Oil Company
Greeley Field
Thirteen Straight Strikes Roll by John Dalke
John Dalke rolled thirteen consecutive strikes in a Neuman bowling match, starting in one game and finishing in the next. His top score across the two games reached 259. Nearby, Continental Oil workers in Section 35 near Serot area northwest of Bees drill a wildcat derrick with equipment present.
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John Dalke
Neuman
Dalke
Bees
Shafter Local Chronology Highlights 1940 Items
Local chronology lists events in Shafter and surrounding areas from 1940 including arrests such as Red Farrell in Long Beach for a N and K service station robbery, protests over Miss Louretta Adams as a WPA timekeeper, plans for new business buildings on Central Avenue, annexation requests for Mannel tract, oil development in the Maple wildcat area, Lerdo road classrooms and road work, disincorporation hearings, and multiple civic projects plus a 34 34 basketball tie for charity and a first city census showing 1 402 residents.
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Wilton A. Long
Red Farrell
Long Beach
Continental Oil Company
Rice-district School Board
Lerdo Road
Shafter
Greeley Field
Superior Court
Shafter Recap Tivé Shop
Foundatioations
Spoured
March of Dimes Charity
Shafter News Highlights From March Local Actions
The record lists court halt on a disincorporation election, Shafter potato season totals of 14 335 bales, utility district meter installations for commercial users, cold nights with minimal damage, a $1 500 potato disease control experiment, and Wildflower field visits. Community events include Legion post anniversary, first softball practice, a train crossing incident, and agricultural notes on potato market shifts and hay burn. Local education and governance feature new school construction acceptance, postmaster reappointment, and fire zone establishment.
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Shafter District
Shafter
Peta
Legion Post
Leslie
Ania
America Legion
American Legion
Bill Lachenmaier
Central Valley
Shafter Way Crossing
Continental Oilcom Saaanen
Jhe Cat
Walter Kirschenmann
Alvin Roberson
Murray—Arnold
John Eustalot
Kern County
Lois L. Berry
Saritage
Crossin
Shafter Highway
Shafter News Roundup: Local Games and Elections
August notes report Ed Gaede wins city ping pong match over W Cloud in a tournament. A county health warning urges tying dogs after a rabies test. Superior Oil leaves the Riggs well, chilling Shafter field growth hopes. Aliens registration opens in Shafter and nationwide. Roy Woollames wins a heavy vote for reelection as supervisor.
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Gaede
W. Cloud
Wallace
General Petroleum Corporation
Lucky Day Force
Shafter Property
Shafter
County Department of Public Health
Superior Oil Company
Shafter News: Baseball Playoff Result and Local Events
September events in Shafter include D C Mooregin’s first base work for the season and a Kern county softball playoff loss for the Shafter Merchants 1 to 0 against Belridge in Bakersfield. Equipment for a bean cleaning plant ships from New York to Clemens and Hitchcock in Shafter. The new Seventh Day Adventist church is dedicated.
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Shafter
D. C Mooregin
Shafter Merchants
Kern County
Belridge
Bakersfield
New York
Clemens and Hitchcock
Stafter
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Roosevelt Visits Shafter Farm Workers Community
April events highlight Mrs. Roosevelt's visit to Shafter, Santa Barbara chamber caravan, and city election seat filings. City council names five members for a civic committee. petitions begin to dissolve Shafter-Weeks Irrigation District. Local potatoes were dug and a primary school site is noted.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Shafter
Sam Lachenmaier
Doe Ww
Zell
Glenn Jain Eall
Santa Barbara
City Incorporation Petition Draws 230 Signatures
Petition signed by 230 residents asks for a city incorporation election. The event relates to municipal status and governance pending official action.
Union Oil Eyes Fastest Shafter Field Completion
Union Oil reports rapid progress at the Shafter field with the 3-34 well reaching 11 362 feet in 32 days and a 10 136 foot depth attained on the field’s western edge. The pace aims to surpass prior field records set by Superior and earlier Union bores.
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Ding
Union Oil Company
Union
Superior
Beans Damaged by Wet Weather Hit Shafter District
About 500 acres of blackeye beans in the Shafter district were damaged by recent wet weather and will be disced under. Water rotted roots prevent field work. The season ends next week with about 1,000 bags locally cleaned and some shipments from nearby areas. Siemens and Hitchcock warehouse report 26,000 sacks handled and growers saved about 1,500 bags for next year.
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Shafter
Sar Joaquin
Siemens and_ Hitchcock
Curtis property run on blackeye beans at Robert W. Curtis land
A fragmented report notes a run started on blackeye beans at the Curtis property owned by Robert W. Curtis with widening toward the west. Alvin Roberson of Shafter is mentioned as Future champion and Ford steers compete for the third consecutive year at the Great Western Livestock Show in Los Angeles.
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Curtis
Robert W. Curtis
Widens
Shifield
West
Alvin
Roberson
Shafter
Nen
Ford
Great Western Livestock Show
Angeles
Shafter Area News and Early 20th Century Notes
Remains of a mastodon head were uncovered at a county sand pit west of Shafter. Influenza spreads in Shafter city as the year records a local public show and a lecture by Dr. Charles E. Barker. Roosevelt era politics influence resignation talks with local figures and Rotary supporters involved.
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United
Shafter
Stringham
Zikon
Roosevelt
Ickes
Charles E. Barker
Rotary B
County Sand Pit
Shafter Unity
Harold Bowhaystate Tanger
City
Liam Calvin Schreiner
Montgomery
Raxmond
Shafter District Notes Promising Crops and Projects
December reports show Superior Oil completes a well on property owned by T. V. and Edward Little 2 Inc and a Neuman plant yields first potatoes northwest of town. Continental Oil sets wildcat location in Shafter Section 35. Local businessmen push a second sidewalk project covering most areas not in the first. Dan Loewen elected chief of the Shafter Volunteers. district yield forecast for the season reaches about 13,300 bales.
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Superior Oil Company
T. V
Edward Little. 2 Inc
Neuman
Shafter District
Continental Oil_company
Hog Feed Mineral Experiment Tests Gains and Costs
Five pens of eight weaned pigs begin a four month study led by Glenn O Nay to compare mineral additions in feed against standard barley based mixes. Two potato meal barley tests pair milo and various meals at identical costs to assess weight gains and feed efficiency.
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Glenn O. Nay
High School Agricultural
Art Johnson
Holger Hansen
School
Arnold Service Planned Tomorrow at Chapel Here
Funeral service for William W. Arnold 87 will be held tomorrow at 10 30 in the chapel with Elder L S Melendy of the Shafter Seventh Day Adventist church officiating. He died after an illness that became serious two weeks prior at Bakersfield. He was a Missouri native who moved to California in 1908 and later settled in The Springs Colorado. He is survived by his wife and 11 grandchildren. Arrangements were by Janzen home in Shafter.
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William W. Arnold
S. Melendy
Shafter Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Union
Reggerehom
Bakerscek
Missouri
California
Ing Springs
Colorado
J. H. Arnold
Janzen
Shafter
Rain Damps Pruning Demonstration at Chindberg Farm
About 20 farmers gathered at Elmer Chindberg's place on Monday to hear N. De Hudson, assistant farm adviser, and observe pruning work. The actual demonstration occurred in steady rain in the field, with participants watching vines react to pruning and thinning methods.
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Elmer Chindberg Place
N. de Hudson
Chindbergie
Annual Church Business Meeting Scheduled Sunday
The Evangelical Reformed church will hold its annual business meeting Sunday at 2 PM. R Kilaudt announced the agenda includes budget discussion, election of church officers, and organization of Sunday school departments.
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Evangelical Reformed Church
R. Kilaudt
Former Principal Visits Shafter During Week
R. E. Mathis, former principal of an unnamed school, visited Shafter this week on his way to San Fernando after a stay in Exeter. He left Shafter in 1926 and is currently a high school principal in San Fernando. He called on several friends during his brief stay.
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R. E. Mathis
Eee School
Shafter
San Fernando
Exeter
Mathis
Nursing conference aids preschool children health effort
Thirty six children were brought to a health drive where immunizations were given and weighings planned. Vera Kovell and J B. Reeves led the American Legion Auxiliary volunteers John Tannahill and Clyde Bell joined Mary Ellen Hanson representing Leslie Robinson Post 213. A nursing conference will be held January 10 from 1 to 8 PM to weigh, measure, and register children for monthly doctor conferences open to all preschoolers and their parents.
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W.W. Ksede
Vera Kovell
Kern County Department of Public Health
Glennge
J. B.ee
W. W. Tannahill
Clyde Bell
Mary Ellen Hanson
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion Auxiliary
Christmas Baskets Prepared for Local Families in Shafter
Mr and Mrs Hugo Zimmerman and Shafter residents led a program to provide Christmas baskets with food and items to designated families across county districts. Volunteers raised funds and gathered contributions to spread holiday cheer.
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Bakersfield
Hugo Zimmerman
Shafter
Schirmer Retires At Monday Club Meeting
Herb Schirmer retired as president at a luncheon meeting of the club. Inaye A Anderson to be seated at a ladies night ceremony on January. Chairman Jakes led the meeting with orchards by Bill Winall and Merwin. A special organization meeting for all members was announced for next Monday at Crawford's at 6 30.
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Herb Schirmer
Ford
Ord’s
Aye
Anderson
Crawford's
Jakes
Orests
Bill Winall
Merwin
Cemetery group awaits action on Wasco project
Members of the local committee in Wasco await a statement of opinion from residents about cemetery developments.
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Wasco
Chalk Artist Entertains At Rotary Meeting
A. R. Ebell of Tabor College Kansas offered chalk drawings to illustrate points in a philosophical talk at the Shafter Rotary meeting. He was assisted by Arnold Harder, a student at the college, who contributed on the gram. Details about Hoskins of Delano were mentioned.
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Shafter Rotarians
A. R. Ebell
Ebell
Tabor College
Kamasas
Arnold Harder
Hoskins
Delano
Sugar Beet Prices Set by AAA for New Year
The AAA announces sugar beet prices to be paid by processors to growers for the new year. Rates range from $6 per ton with a $3 per hundredweight sugar content to $6.66 per ton, with payments tied to net returns. Processors must cover any shortfall under old contracts to qualify for 1940 benefits.
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AAA
Culture
Wickard
Sreesine Aaa
S D A Meeting At Hot Springs California
Central California Seventh Day Adventist Youth's Missionary Volunteer delegates, totaling 75, met December 27–30 at California Hot Springs to discuss 1941 navy case issues and church needs. Delegates came from San Jose Los Angeles Glendale and Pomona. Elder Hays Davis led youth affairs.
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Central California
California Hot Springs
Young People’s Missionary Volunteer Societies
S.D
San Jose
Los Angeles
Glendale
Pomona
Hays Davis
Seon Elmer Join
Se 5
Shatter Man Promoted to Track Supervisor Role
Shatter Man, formerly section foreman at Santa Fe, is promoted to track supervisor for the Bakersfield area. Ward has relocated his home to Bakersfield as part of the assignment. The announcement notes the change in duties and the new regional responsibility.
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Walker We
Santa Fe
Bakersfield
Ward
Ney
Pan Isle
Firehouse Construction Report Unclear In Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest possible new firehouse construction in a location called Shatter Bree with an expected start soon. Details are unreadable and no definite confirmation or date is available.
Warning Of New Pest To Cotton Growers In Kern County
The County Department of Agriculture warns farmers that surveys show a pest, the ee plant com Chliorochrea, is present in dense irrigation ditch areas and in some cotton fields. Efforts are urged to monitor and control infestations to protect crops.
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Department of Agriculture
Kern County
Shafter Police Arrest Two On Bad Check Charge
Shafter police arrested Paul Gene alias Roy Hill and Ray Hill with Jewel Tucker on bad check charges. Constable John Reily and City Officer Al Annis conducted the arrest at a relative’s home after Bakersfield police tipped them off. The duo are suspected of cashing several bad checks in Bakersfield during the past week.
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Paul Gene
Roy Hill
Ray Hill
Jewel Tucker
Shafter Howardes
Bakersfield
John Reily
al. Annis
Shafter
Ruth
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Shafter Farmer
Farm Bureau
Standard Oil
Shafter-Wasco_— Irrigation district board of directors
Friant-Kern
William Royce
Greatwood
Homecraft Institute
Jane Barton
Home Economist
Shafter Press
The
Pacific Rural Press
Ces Perkins
Shafter Farm Workers
Kern
Rio Grande and Great Western Railroad
Walter Powell
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Sam Beat
Richland District Board
Shafter Business Men
Ford L. Wadeon
Sunnyvale
Ces Cwnanigen
Amentee
Evans Grocery
Shorty
Brown
J. H. Maurer
Richland
Lerson E Promi
Mbaret
Cits
Mennonite — Brethren Eee
Shafter Church
Rica Oil Co
Arnold
Schirmer
Hot Springs
Shatter Man
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