Shafter Considers Incorporation Vote Next Tuesday
Voters in Shafter face a decisive election to decide whether the community becomes a city with home rule or remains governed by the county board. The editorial notes strong support, little organized opposition, and points to growing population including nearby oil fields as evidence of potential growth and a shift from small-town status.
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Shafter
County Board of Supervisors
Richland School
Amador
Angels
Arroyo Grande
Atwater
Bishop
Blue Lake
Chowchilla
Cloverdale
Clovis
Colfax
Dorris
Etna
Firebaugh
Fort Jones
Fowler
Kennett
Maricopa
Montague
Mt. Shasta
Parker
Patterson
Point Arena
Potter Valley
Riverbank
San Juan
Soledad
Sutter Creek
Tehachapi
Tehama
Wheatland
Williams
Alhambra
Beverly Hills
Brawley
Burbank
Calexico
Culver City
Delano
el Monte
Fillmore
Glendale
Inglewood
Maple P.T.A. Serves Lunches To Students
Hot lunches are now being served to Maple students and teachers. Mrs. Dueck, who has cooked the lunches for eight years, is in charge of serving meals.
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Ste
Dueck
The
Oes
Shafter Driver Dies In Intersection Truck Crash
Kenneth W. Martin 26 of Shafter, truck driver for Wallace Concrete Pipe Co., died in a two truck collision at Wasco and Merced avenues near Shafter about 4:30. Charles Pasley 17 suffered jaw and facial injuries. Mattigie crew members escaped uninjured as vehicle tipped and dragged. Martin’s funeral held at Janzell Funeral Home. burial planned in Mayetta Kansas. Survived by widow Goldie Martin and sister Mrs. R. A. Pasley. father Everett Martin of Mayetta.
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Kenneth W. Martin
Janzen
Pasley
Martin
Byrd Swimford
Janzell Funeral Home
Wm. J. Bestwater
Potato Growers to Complete Organization Monday
The Organization of the Shafter Wasco Potato Growers Cooperative Inc will complete Monday night at a Wasco school auditorium meeting at 7 30. All potato growers urged to attend as articles of incorporation returned from Sacramento allow the process to proceed.
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Shafter- Wasco Potato Growers Cooperative, Inc
Wasco
Maketing Cooperative
Sacramento
Riverbank’s Incorporation Vote Reverses Disincorporation Move
In Stanislaus county Riverbank voters chose to stay incorporated after a recent election. Taxpayers opposed disincorporation citing potential loss of thousands of dollars annually from the state to be spent within the city. The outcome suggests residents tested benefits of city status and rejected the seal of disincorporation.
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Riverbank
Stanislaus County
Work Starts On New Residence For Ed Gamegan
Construction began Thursday on a five room house for Mr and Mrs Ed Gamegan on the corner of Golden West avenue and Wall street in the Wall tract. The cream colored stucco residence will rise with a simple design and practical layout.
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Ed Gamegan
Golden West Avenue
Wall Street
Wall Tract
Panay bombing film set for Friday at Shafter Theatre
Northern Kern county readers will see the Panay bombing shown Friday evening at Shafter Theatre. The film depicts the Panay attack from the Yangtze voyage to rescue, filmed on the ship, with accompanying features Nothing Sacred and Roundup Time in Texas. Gene Autry stars in the western.
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Kern County
Panay
Shafter Theatre
United States
Naking
Yangtze River
Carole Lombard
Frederic March
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Texas
March
Mufti
Housing Shortage Seen as Main Hurdle for Shafter Growth
The Shafter housing crisis blocks its record year and future expansion. Builders face financing barriers and demand for a major scale program to accommodate a growing permanent population. Incorporation is suggested to attract reliable home financing and secure major loans.
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Shafter
Officers Reelected At Shafter Reformed Church Meeting
All officers of the Shafter Reformed church were reelected Sunday at the annual business meeting for a one year term. The officers now enter their third year as Consistory officials: H. F. Mettler and August Bender as Elders. F. F. Schnaidt and Ed Schnaidt as Deacons. Charles ...
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Shafter Reformed Church
H. F. Mettler
August Bender
F. F. Schnaidt
Ed Schnaidt
Charles
Shafter Growers Plant Edison Spuds
Shafter potato growers have nearly completed planting at Edison. Early plants appear above ground as Edison acreage reportedly doubles 1937 levels, with estimates near 10 000 acres after 4000 acres last year. Camp West Lowe Farms and others are among those planting at Edison.
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Shafter
Edison
Camp-West-Lowe Farms
Competitive Drilling Intensifies In Shafter Oil Field
In a rapid 60 day window the Shafter oil field hosts a fierce drilling push. Union's second project nears deep pool progress while Superior advances with Wagner No 1 and Gessinger No 1. A fourth well site is graded near Seventh Standard road, as George F Getty Inc and General Petroleum prepare rigs await boilers.
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Shafter
Union
Superior
Wagner
San Joaquin
Seventh Standard
Taft-Hanford
George F. Getty, Inc
General Petroleum Corporation
Ts Again Named Board Chairman
Parish seconded the motion. It was moved that the nominations be closed. After his election Chairman Woollomes received the regulations of his and many friends in the supervisors' room. He took no immediate action on committees, likely to keep last year's lineup.
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Parish
Woollomes
New Service Station Opens January 13 With Local Partners
Local truck line owner will operate the station assisted by Albert Peters and Herman Janz, both experienced service station men. Union Oil products and Firestone tires and batteries will be sold at the new station, with opening details announced on another page of the issue.
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Albert Peters
Herman Janz
Union Oil
Firestone
Alumni Edge General in Local Court Contest
Alumni defeated the Generals 27 to 25 on the local floor in a close afternoon basketball game that began at 4 o clock.
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Generals
Sewer Work Near Shafter Town Advances Fast
The Shafter sewer project makes rapid progress as the 12 inch main from the disposal site reaches Shafter highway and Riverside street. A giant trenching machine digs, pipes are laid, and dirt is smoothed by workers, signaling remarkable pace in the construction.
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Shafter
Shafter Highway
Riverside Street
Shipping Records Break in 1937 Farm Shipments
Shipping records show 9009 carloads of Shafter farm products moved to national markets in 1937, beating 1936 by about 3500 cars. Tubers led with 7750 rail cars. onions, cotton, grapes, plums, maize and miscellaneous goods also shipped, while 1936 rail traffic totaled 5550 cars. Truck data unavailable.
Barber Shop Expands with New Chair in Shafter
Herb Russell, a well known Shafter barber, will tend a chair in the shop, giving the establishment two chairs. Ladies' work of all kinds will be a specialty, Robinson stated. Robinson and his wife have moved to Shafter from Banning. Beard is going to locate on his Lake county ranch.
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Herb Russell
Shafter
Robinson
Banning
Beard
Lake County
Mrs Fox Uninjured After Collision At Lerdo Highway Intersection
Mrs A B Fox of Shafter escaped uninjured when her automobile collided with a truck driven by Don Calloway of Bakersfield at the Lerdo highway and Scaroni avenue intersection. The truck driver sustained a gash on the top of his head.
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A. B. Fox
Shafter
Don Calloway
Bakersefild
Lerdo Highway
Scaroni Avenue
Crepany
Shafter Reports Half Million in 1937 Building Activity
Shafter spent about $500000 on construction in 1937, marking the highest yearly valuation in its history. The year featured the most building permits and a surge in new business, church, school, and residential projects, signaling a thriving boom for a town of its size.
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Shafter
Norval Fair
Ford Agency
Western Auto Supply Company
Home Appliance Co
Log Cabin
Janzen Funeral Home
Cabinet Shop
Helen's Beauty Shop
N & K Chevrolet Company
Union Oil Service Station
Postoffice
To Be Speaker At Project Meet With Gordon Whitnall
The project meet will feature Gordon Whitnall, wing consultant for the city of Los Angeles, as the main speaker. Indications point to attendance near 300 with preparations for the county underway.
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Gordon Whitnall
Theity of
Los Angeles
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