Drilling Booms in Local Oil Areas Nine Projects
Oil activity surges in Shafter with nine projects from North Greeley to Maple district. Superior and Union each drill two wells while four more wells at North Greeley and Shafter are poised to spud. Prospects remain favorable with Vedder sand likely to open further output. California cotton planting set at 405 186 acres for 1940. Jane Barton Homecraft Institute to tour Shafter with three afternoon sessions highlighting art in homemaking and native Pacific recipes.
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Shafterfield
Ion
General Petroleum
North Greeley
North Shafter Field
Shafter
North Shafter
Union
Californa
Jane Barton
Homecraft Institute
California
Institute
Barton
Mrs. Barton
March of Dimes Drive Gains Momentum in Shafter
The March of Dimes campaign in Shafter gained momentum as volunteers sell 10 cent coat label buttons to raise funds for infantile paralysis victims. Local civic and church groups plus individuals contribute. leaders include Rev Chandler and Kiwanis member White. drive aims to wrap up by next week.
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Shafter
County March of Dimes
White
Kiwanis Club
J. P. Howland
Dr. Nelson to Speak on Finland at Shafter Forum
Dr. Thomas L. Nelson, superintendent of Kern County Union High School district, will discuss The Problem of Finland at a public forum Tuesday evening in the Shafter high school gymnasium. The event begins at 7 30 with a one hour talk followed by a half hour of open discussion.
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Finland
Thomas L. Nelson
Kern County Union High School
Shafter High School
Nelson
Europe
Ford
Compromise on Maple and Wasco districts withdrawal
Boards of Maple school and Wasco Elementary agreed to transfer the south half of Section 36 27-24 from Maple to Wasco district. Residents requested the area join Wasco as students have attended Wasco schools for years. Assessed valuations of the two areas total about 17000 dollars.
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Maple
Wases
Maple School
Wasco
Ing
Rea
Continental Oil Maple Well Delves Toward 12600 Feet
Officials report Maple Well No 1 in Maple district under Continental Oil is drilled below 1967 feet with surface casing at 1000 feet. Spudded January 10 on A J Regier property under community lease, drilling to 10000 feet anticipated and cores may follow to clarify Vedder zone. Depth target may reach 12600 to 13000 feet if Vedder zone is sought.
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Continental Oil Company
Maple District
A. J. Regier
New Tire and Auto Service Building Rising on Lerdo Highway
Construction began this week on a new brick business building on Lerdo highway beside the Sly and Unruh Service station. The facility will house a tire supply shop and auto service, featuring modern tire retreading equipment and safety tires for all sizes. Only a few towns of Shiaftet’s size boast so advanced an establishment.
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Lerdo Highway
Sly & Unruh Serviece
Shiaftet
Rain Ends as Cold Wave Dampens Shafter Weather Talk
Shafter residents discuss the stalled warmth as a cold wave follows an inch of rain. Official low 37 degrees with foggy sunless air, season total 2.02 inches vs 2.04 last year. Farmers benefit, potato planting delayed, cotton harvest not seriously damaged.
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Shafter
Congress Asked to Extend 3.2 Million for Agricultural Labs
Congress has been urged to continue a 3,200,000 dollar appropriation for 1941 supporting four Federal agricultural research laboratories including the Albany California facility.
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Congress
Federal Agricultural Research Laboratories
Albany
Cal
First Annual Shafter Poultry and Small Stock Show Planned
Plans for a three day poultry show in Shafter in March outline divisions for poultry game birds fowls and rabbits with entry fees from 50 cents to 1.0. The event aims for prizes including specialty club awards and will be staged in a local potato shed with coops and pens.
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Shafter
Shafter Business Men's Association
Pacifi
H. J. Harder
Jake Sie HG. Comfort
Kern County
Filing Of Briefs In Disincorporation Case Moves Forward
The Superior court of Judge W. L. Bradshaw heard hearings Monday and Tuesday on whether Shafter should remain incorporated. The opposition seeks an election. the court must decide if petitioned names meet the 20 percent voter threshold. No timetable for briefs or presentation was set.
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Superior Court
W. L. Bradshaw
Bakersfield
Joseph Subbar
Shafter
Chicago Tests Smaller Milk Containers For Home Delivery
Chicago trials two and four quart milk containers for home delivery service to study consumer acceptance and handling efficiency.
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Chicago
Roe No 1 Drilling Near 3185 Feet In Shafter Field
Superior Oil Company's Roe No 1 well in the Shafter field was drilling below 3 185 feet today as announced by company men. The well lies on the northern edge of the field in Section 27 28-25 and was spudded to precede Rudnick No 1 in Section 28 28-25, the first well in that section. Completion may yield a producer similar to others in the field. Scofield No 1 reached 8600 feet in the same area known as North Greeley in Section 12 29-25.
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Superior Oil Company
Roe
North Greeley
County to Build $32 000 WPA Structure on Pacific Avenue
Foundations began yesterday for a county building on Pacific avenue beside the county yard. The five month project, funded by a WPA allotment with Kern County sponsor, includes an officials’ block and a jail with two cells one for county officers and one for city prisoners. Adobe brick work nears completion with 15 000 bricks molded for use.
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Pacific Avenue
County of
Kern
Shafter Business Men's Association
Woollomes Club Holds Enthusiastic 1940 Meeting
The Shafter Woollomes-For-Supervisor club opened its campaign with a large gathering yesterday evening. The kickoff marks the start of a series aimed at energizing voters behind fresh public officials beginning their term. The club includes many leading local figures in its ranks.
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Shafter Woollomes-For-Supervisor
Union Oil reads 92 34 completion date near Shafter field
Union Oil reports progress on 52 34 at Shafter field with sand at 11 208 feet and 11 510 feet. Preparations for 56 27 and 34 junctions proceed, equipment to move between sites, and a new derrick foundation started in Coles Levee at Section 11.
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Shafter
Union Oil Company
Union
Superior
Fink
Coles Levee
Shafter Club Hosts Delano Rotary Visit
Twenty two Delano Rotary members joined field and Glenn Johnson of Delano and Arthur Crites visiting Rotarian from Bakers field. Singing led by Porter field. Frank Panero Delano and Ernest Panero Shafter introduced as father and son. Two selections offered by a apet quartet of Shafter.
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Delano Rotary Club
Glenn Johnson
Delano Club
Arthur Crites
Bakersfield
Porterfield
Frank Panero
Delano
Ernest Panero
Shafter
Alaskan Pictures Shown At Maple School
Alaska pictures will be shown February 2 at the Maple School auditorium by A. H. Karpe of Bakersfield, with the Maple P.T.A. in charge.
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Maple School
Alaska
A. H. Karpe
Bakersfield
P.T. A
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Shafter Press
The
Pacific Rural Press
Greeley
Campen No. 11
Wilshire Oil Company
General Petroleum Projects
Dr. Nelson
South America
Jere King
Guy Jaggard
Robert H. Young
William van Ewert
United States
Roe No. 1
Woollomes Club
Shafter Club
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