Voters set to decide Shafter Wasco irrigation millage
Shafter Wasco Irrigation district voters plan to approve a $10 250 000 water project next Tuesday. About 6000 eligible voters will cast ballots at five polling places from 7 a m to 7 p m. Officials urge a yes vote to contract with the U S Bureau of Reclamation for a water distribution system fed by the Friant Kern canal to assure farming and home water. Officials warn wells are dropping shallow and deeper pumping may be needed if the contract fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Wasco Irrigation District
California
Shafter
Wasco
Shafter-Wasco
Iite
United States Bureau of Reclamation
FriantsKern Canal
Richland Board Approves New School Library Plans
Richland School Board selected architect Ernest McCoy to design a 3240 square foot library between the administration and cafeteria. The facility will serve the entire district, house 90 students, and support superior mental ability programs starting by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Richland
Ernest McCoy
Loyd Morrisett
McCoy
Firemen to Install Officers Jan 22 in Veterans Hall
Shafter fire department will install officers January 22 at the Veterans Memorial Hall. Fire Chief Al Finkbeiner was reelected for another year. Nick Johnson named vice president and Bill Banks named secretary treasurer replacing Cecil Bridges. Officials were elected December 23. Dinner served by Mrs. Sylvia Baughman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Fire Department
Veterans Memorial Hall
al Finkbeiner
Finkbeiner
Nick Johnson
Bill Banks
Cecil Bridges
Sylvia Baughman
Verbal Lashes Reflected in Local Juvenile Case
Constable Blake Witcher reports a group of youths ranging from four to thirteen damaged property with glass fragments along a road. After cleanup by the boys and their parents, all involved were taken before Judge Grant, who issued stern warnings and lenient sentences for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake Witcher
Grant
$100000 Saved By Fire Dept During 1954
Shafter fire department report shows 16 fires in 1954 caused $9,935 in losses while $96,745 of property was saved. The largest single loss was $5,500, and the biggest property saving reached $20,000. The department also conducted 232 building inspections and 227 burning permits issued plus seven resuscitator calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Fire Department
Ed F. Bender
Homeowners Protest Flood at Weinberger Tract Before Council
Homeowners appear to urge relief after heavy rains flood the Weinberger tract in Shafter. Subdivider H J Weinberger faces censure for not attending, while council members blame private failure to provide drainage and offer possible court action to secure relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weinberger Tract
Weinberger
H. J. Weinberger
R. A. Jacobsen
Shafter
County Real Estate Board
Merchants Committee Sets Regular Monthly Meeting Time
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce merchants committee will meet at noon on the third Friday each month replacing the previous second Wednesday breakfast meeting. Chairman Herb Howell says the time change aims to improve turnout as plans for a city-wide promotion are drawn up for next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Committee
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Herb Howell
Dorcas Welfare Society Aids Needy In 1954
Dorcas welfare society of the Shafter Seventh Day Adventist church donated 7664.58 in aid to 1989 people in the Shafter area during 1954. Some help went to Holbrook Mission in Holbrook Arizona. Women volunteers organized furniture drives and produced five quilts for the poor. The society headquarters are at Kern Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Welfare Society
Shafter
Welfare Society
Kern Academy
Shafter Becomes Kern County's Third Largest Population Center
Kern County board of trade reports Shafter area with an estimated 14 600 residents ranks third after Bakersfield and Taft. The Shafter-Wasco trade area totals 24 600, well ahead of Taft, while Bakersfield remains first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Area
Kern County
Shafter
County Board of Trade
A. B. Tex Newby
Shafter District
Taft
Shafter-Wasco
Bakersfield
Board of Trade
James Radoumis
R. W. Bovee
Board of Trade Report
Delano Area
China Lake
Lamonte Edpatch- Mt. View
Asco Area
Edwards
Arvin
McFarland
Kern Banking High
Delano, Shafter, Was and
Sweeper Purchase Agreed For Shafter Streets
Shafter city council approved a rent lease for a Wayne motor sweep er with Brown Bevis Industrial cabaul company and agent Noble Nelson of Shafter for 10557.50 including a 1759.50 trade in. The plan spans 36 months of rent with final ownership to the city. A pool hall license was granted to Fred Staton near V. W. cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown-Bevis Industrial Cabaul Company
Noble Nelson
Shafter
Wayne Motor
Nelson
Jack Harris
Fred Staton
V. & W. Cafe
Three Injured in Lerdo Automobile Crash
John French 45 of Arvin was in critical condition at Bakersfield hospital after a Friday morning crash on Lerdo Street. His 17 year old son John Edward was hospitalized, and Maxine Thompson 27 of 162 Beth Eden drove the other car with Miss Buller as a passenger. The accident remained under investigation Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John French
Arvin
Modern
Market
Bakersfield
Lerdo
Mr. Fench
John Edward
Highway Patrol
French
Maxine Thompson
Beth Eden
Miss Buller
Thompson
Charles Geary
Central Valley Highway
Lions Discuss District Election Campaign Seed Distribution
The speaker known as the man Marshall Plan travels widely and distributes seed to people. He has handed out more than a quarter million packages in missions worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Marshall Plan
Building Permit Approved for New Offices on Central Valley Highway
A $12,000 building permit was issued for a new six office building with a kitchenette on a property in front of a man packing shed along Central Valley highway north of Lerdo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Packing Shed
Central Valley Highway
Lerdo
Judge Suggests Deportation Failing to Amend Drunkenness Sentence
A local drunk, jailed for simple intoxication, is told by the judge he cannot change the current sentence to 60 days. The judge proposes adding a vagrancy charge on next arrest to allow 180 days, giving the defendant 20 days to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ot Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Addittor
Wall
Rodriguez
Richland School Board
Fire Dept
George Allan Smith
Bank of America
United States District Court
Fresno
Smith
Shafter Press
Sidney
Pop
Crawford
Church Society
Shafter Man
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!