Hold Up Suspects Jailed After N and K Station Robbery
Two men suspected of the November 26 armed robbery at the N and K service station are in custody. Wilson A. Long 21 is to be brought to Bakersfield from the south and Red Farrell 21 was returned to Bakersfield after capture on a Long Beach tip. The car used was stolen in Long Beach and recovered in Ventura county. No trial date has been set.
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Bakersfield
Marine Brig
San Diego
Wilson A. Long
Red” Farrell
Long Beach
Murray Arnold
Ted McMahon
Kern County
Buttonwillow
Farrell
Long
Salt Lake City
United States Army
Panama
Arine Corps
Canal Zone
Marine Corps
Army
Jack Kliewer
Arnold
Bill White to Be Installed Tuesday as Kiwanis Head
Shafter Kiwanis club will install Bill White, a Shafter high school instructor, as president in a Tuesday 7 pm dinner meeting at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse. Installing officer will be Dr. Carl Duffy of Hanford, with a musical program by local students led by White, Schirmer and Siemens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill White
Shafter High School
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Carl Duffy
Hanford
Herb Schirmer
Jake Siemens
White
Harry Wilkinson
Jack Lighthill
Herb Midgley
Harlow John‘son
Carl Teget
al Anderson
Laurence Baughman
Joe W. Frizzell
Local Residents Injured In Shafter-Taft Highway Crash
Six Shafter residents were injured when their car skidded and rolled twice on the Shafter Taft highway about six o'clock Monday afternoon. Mrs. John Reimer sustained head injuries, Harvey Reimer a badly cut knee, others including John Reimer Leona Reimer Mary Alice Neuman and Carl Neuman Jr received first aid. The party, returning from Mount Pines snow trip, attributed the loss of control to a slight sway and wet pavement. Constable John Reily noted the dangerous road conditions on that stretch during wet weather and recalled a past multiple-vehicle crash on a similar day.
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Shafter
Rio Bravo
John Reimer
Harvey Reimer
Leona Reimer
Mary Alice Neuman
Carl Neuman, Jr
Mount Pines
Taft
Reimer
John Reily
Fink No 2 Completes At Superior Oil Shafter Field
Superior Oil’s Fink No 2 well in Shafter field reached completion in 44 days, with initial flow around 3 280 barrels daily. The well, in section 27 28 25, shows future northward extension potential as oil formation trends rise toward the north. Equipment moves signal next spud at Roe No 1 and Burner No 2 projects near Shafter highway.
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Superior Oil Company
Shafter
Superior
Scofield No
General Petroleum
Farrand
Finkwell
Roe No. 1
Burner No. 2
Rudnick No
Roe
Shafter Highway
Rudnick
Roy Woollomes Reelected Head of Supervisors
Roy Woollomes of Delano was reelected chairman of the Kern county board of supervisors for the seventh consecutive year at a Monday organization meeting in Bakersfield. He represents the first district where Shafter is located and begins his twelfth year on the board.
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Roy Woollames
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Roy Woollomes
Delano
Court House
Bakersfield
Woollomes
Shafter
Relief discussion by Republican leader in Bakersfield
A. C. Mattei of San Francisco will address a dinner meeting at 7 PM at the El Tejon hotel Bakersfield on relief problems and a solution. Phil M. Wagg of Bakersfield will outline for an aggressive Kern county Republican organization for 1940. Paul Newell arranges reservations for The Kern Herald office.
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Iene Watti
A. C. Mattei
San Francisco
el Tejon Hotel
Bakersfield
Phil M. Wagg
Kern County
Paul Newell
East Bakersfield
Kern Herald
Matter
Finland Topic Opens First Forum Here
Dr. Thomas L. Nelson will lead the first of five public forums in Shafter starting January 23 at the new high school auditorium. Speakers include Jere King on January 30 on Russia, Guy Jaggard on February 6 on American Foreign Relations, Robert H. Young on February 13 on the Far East, and William Van Ewert on the Balkans. Eugene Ford will chair. sessions last one hour with a half hour for audience questions. Residents of Rio Bravo and the surrounding area are invited.
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Finland
Thomas L. Nelson
Kern County Union High
Shafter
Nelson
Jere King
Bakersfield
Russia
Guy Jaggard
Robert H. Young
Far East
William van Ewert
Baktersfield
Balkans
Maple wildcat well under preparation near Shafter
A Continental Oil project at the A J Regier place near Wasco road and Fresno avenue in Maple is undergoing prep work for spudding. Equipment moves include pipe racks boilers mud pump and drawworks, with the derrick likely to be rigged early next week. Community lease terms cap spudding by January 10 amid strong local interest and hopes for a new oil field extending through Shafter Wasco and beyond.
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Maple Wildcat
Continental Oil Company
A. J. Regier
Wasco Road
Fresno Avenue
Maple
Shafter
Canal
Greeley
Wasco
Camp West Lowe Riders Represent Shafter in Parade
Shafter was represented in the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena on New Year’s Day by four Camp West Lowe riders. Mr and Mrs Lawson L Lowe Alice Bidart Katherine Parish and H G West rode as one mounted group with West honorary marshal. They wore western attire on black horses with silver-mounted trappings and red carnation and sweet pea collars. Stock for Pasadena was taken four days before the event by Walt Fillmore.
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Shafter
Pasadena
Camp-West-Lowe
Lawson L. Lowe
Alice Bidart
Katherine Parish
H. G. West
West
Walt Fillmore
Rain Slows Cotton Picking in District Totals
Rain this week slowed cotton picking with 147 bales from three local gins. Season totals show Camp-West-Lowe at 4734 bales, D. Cc. Moore at 4457, and Ghafter-Wasco at 4225 as announced yesterday.
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Camp-West-Lowe
D. Cc. Moore
Ghafter-Wasco
Double Trouble at Union Well 21 34 Blows Out Shafter Field
Union company reports its 21 34 well in the Shafter field blew out from 11 194 feet while casing was run. Mud oil and water sprayed 150 feet from the rig during a seven hour loss of control. A fishing job to pull 5 000 feet remains.
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Union
Shafter
Irrigation District Sees 85 Percent Assessment Paid
First installment payments for the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District reached 85 percent as of the December deadline with total collections at 3 655 11 including 2 740 68 from the first assessment and 914 43 from the second. Directors authorized engineer Irvin Althouse to draft a resolution for Kern county supervisors to curb waste oil in wells near Poso Creek and discussed relief funding options with Santa Fe district backing federal aid.
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Shafter-Wasco
Freditschke
Shafter
Pritschke
Irvin Althouse
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Poso Creek
Farm Bureau
The
Grange
W. D. Wagner
Irrigations District Association
Santa Fe Irrigation District
San Diego County
National Reclamation Association
James Burke
Visalia
Former Oklahoma resident Ernest Schultz linked to local business decade past
Ernest Schultz of Oklahoma is identified as a former resident of the community, noting he ran a business there about ten years ago.
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Ernest Schultz
Oklahoma
Three Council Vacancies To Be Filled In Shafter
Shafter will hold a municipal election on April 9 to fill three city council vacancies created by expiring terms of William Lachenmaier J W Frizzell and Glenn O Nay. Nomination papers may be filed Feb 9 to Mar 9 with absent ballots available Mar 20 to Apr 4. Absentee ballots must be received by Apr 15 and canvassed by Apr 16.
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Shafter
Shafter City
William Lachenmaier
J. W. Frizzell
Glenn O. Nay
Nay
Lachenmaier
Frizzell
O. H. Strom
Norval Fair
Phil Channeson
H. Midgley
Frank Shaw
City the Shaw
Rotary Meeting Highlights Biographies From Shafter Session
Shafter Rotary club members gave historical and biographical talks at a Tuesday noon luncheon. Speakers included Dr. M. W. Pascoe Dr. L. H. McGrane H. G. Comfort and visiting Rotarian Harry Hopkins from Taft. A New Year greeting from Dr. Howard B. Kirtland San Luis Obispo district 106 was read. Visiting Rotarians were Hopkins and J. L. Toole Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Rotary Club
M. W. Pascoe
L. H. McGrane
H. G. Comfort
Harry Hopkins
Taft
Howard B. Kirtland
San Luis Obispo
District 106
Hopkins
J. L. Toole
Bakersfield
Rain Totals .28 Inches For New Year Here
Rain in the Shafter district rose to .28 inches for the new year with .14 inches noted yesterday at the experiment farm and .01 inches on January 3. Season total is 1.32 inches, below 1939’s 1.57 inches, with improvements seen for county farmers especially stockmen in foothill areas. Snow fell in higher Sierra Nevada mountains during the three day storm.
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Shafter
Experiment Farm
Sierra Nevada
Ladies Aid Meant to Meet January 11 at Linquist Home
Members of the Ladies Aid of the Union Congregational church will gather on January 11 in the afternoon at the home of Mrs. Gus Linquist, as announced yesterday.
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Ladies Aid of the
Union Congregational Church
Gus Linquist
Firemen Plan Weekly Meeting At Shafter Fire Hall
The Shafter Volunteer Fire Department will hold a meeting next Wednesday evening at the fire house announced by Chief Jack Hare. Further details were to follow this week.
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Shafter
New Building Planned For Central Ave
Growth in Shafter’s business district noted as H B Morris of Delano plans a three store brick building on Central Avenue beside Central Market. Contracts advised this week, with work to start by mid January. One story, 70 feet deep, three sections, 15 and 20 foot frontages. Not rented. Morris owns a Delano department store. Indicates rising district building activity in 1940. five major houses were built last year.
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Shafter
H. B. Morris of
Delano
Central Market
Central Avenue
Morris
Fire destroys Henry Goosen home near Madera and Scaroni
A fire early this morning gutted the Henry Goosen residence northwest of Shafter at the Madera Scaroni crossroads. The blaze, reported at 2 45 o clock, caused over 3000 dollars in damage with most possessions lost. Defective wiring is believed to have started the fire.
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Henry Goosen
Madera and
Scaroni Avenues
Shafter
Goosens
Boy Scout Drive Nears Conclusion in Shafter
Glenn O. Nay, head of the local committee, announced the Boy Scout fund drive in Shafter should wrap up this week with the $300 quota likely reached.
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Shafter
Glenn O. Nay
Transformer Burns Tuesday on Santa Fe Road
A burning transformer shorted by rain was extinguished Tuesday morning along Santa Fe road south of the Farm Workers' camp. Crews reported smoke and repaired lines after the outage affected area screens and equipment.
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Santa Fe Way
Screenis
Communist Timekeeper at Shafter Camp Draws Ire
Miss Louretta Adams, described as a registered communist, was hired as a WPA recreation timekeeper at the Shafter Farm Workers camp. Local residents voiced indignation while camp manager Ray Mark confirmed she does not reside in the camp and plans to avoid union or labor activity during her employment.
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Louretta Adams
Miss Adams
Ray Mark
Shafter
Shafter Farm Workers
Shafter Camp
Ray Mork
Recreation camp listings cause controversy at county WPA project
The name of Miss Adams was omitted from a proposed list of recreation leaders for county camps and her hiring sparked controversy. WPA district supervisor Earl W. Cummings said she will work under federal orders on land owned by the government as a timekeeper with clerical duties. Adams was certified by SRA as eligible, and officials warned there can be no discrimination based on political beliefs, citing possible penalties.
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Miss Adams
Arvin Camp
Earl W. Cummings
WPA
Kern County
Cummings
State Relief Administration
SRA
Standard Oil Workmen Move Equipment at 12-8 Site
Workmen for Standard Oil moved equipment onto the 12-8 location south of the Shafter field as preparations were underway this week.
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Standard Oil Company
Shafter Field
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Superior Oil
Scofield Drilling
Derrick
Maple Well
Lowe
Central Ave
Estro
Gaia
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