Oil Lease Recorded For Section 19 In 27 25 Area
Recorded this week, Julius Zimmerman et al. assign to U. G. Helm an oil lease dated January 4, 1938. It conveys one-eighth royalty, five years drilling, covering the west half of the southwest quarter of Section 19, Township 27, Range 25, with a half oil clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Zimmerman
Et Ax
U. G. Helm
Fter
H. F. DeVenney
Et Ux
G. D. Parther
Lon V. Smith
Thomas M. Martin
L. G. _Bergman
Helm
Hugo Zimmerman
Otto Zimerman
L. G. Helm
Southwest Quarter
Shafter Matron Leads Drive for Infantile Paralysis Fund
Mrs M R Hare chairs the Shafter district drive to raise funds for the fight against infantile paralysis. She oversees a local effort to collect contributions and support medical research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
M. R. Hare
Shafter News Highlights Local Trips Events and Accidents
A Shafter business trip to Fresno by J J Siemens and G G Neufeld with son Victor ended the same evening. Mrs P L Arnold of Shafter guests speakers at Wasco club on arts in California. R E Zenk returns from Los Angeles with exclusive Shafter agency deals for famous furniture lines. Ladies Aid meets at church bringing covered dishes. Delano visitors include Neufeld Janzen and Harder family members. Librarian Mrs Thomas Wedge back after illness. H L Hughes ran library. Mrs Bestwater group trips to Compton and Sequoia Park enjoys snow. Charles Pasley, 17, recovering from broken jaw after truck crash north of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
J. J. Siemens
Shafter
G. G. Neufeld and Son
Victor
el Centro
R. E. Zenk
Shafter Furniture Co
Los Angeles
Thomas Wedge
Wedge
H. L. Hughes
Sequoia Park
Bill Bestwater
Bill Siemens
Sequoia National Park
Hospital Rock
Charles Pasley
Oil Lease Records Show Several Executed Agreements
Oil agreements filed this week include Fred Schnidt and Leah Stoller assigning to E. H. Clare. The lease dated November 13, 1937 grants one-eighth royalty for five years with a drilling clause covering Lots 29 and 30, Section 9, 28-25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schnidt
Leah, Stoller
E. H. Clare
Montgomery Returns to Missouri After Family Visit
Enjoyed back from a visit with his family at Lilliburn, Missouri is G. C. Montgomery. Montgomery, connected with a cattle buying firm, makes periodic trips to his former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillibourn
Missouri
G. C. Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
Business Trip To Los Angeles By Mrs Fred Christensen
Mrs. Fred Christensen made a combined business and pleasure trip to Los Angeles this week. She left Shafter Monday and expects to return home this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fred Christensen
Shafter
Taft Residents Visit Shafter and New Comers Arrive in Shafter
Taft residents E F Hudson and W H Graham visited Shafter on Tuesday to meet Wm K Kinlay and Dr M W Pascoe, signaling interest in settling. New arrivals include J L Jackson and son James from Cedar City Utah joining Ford garage service, with Mrs Jackson and Don to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Shafter
E. F. Hudson
W. H. Graham
Wm. ? Kkinlay
Nill’s Drug Store
M. W. Pascoe
Pot. Shafter
J. L. Jackson
Cedar City
Utah
James
Mr. Jackson
Ford Garage
Mrs. Jackson
Don
Delano Man Visits Here
Raymond Ramsey of Delano visited Shafter friends Thursday afternoon while en route home from a county seat trip. A Granite trip by Harry West and Harvey Colburn of Shafter was made last week to Will Williams ranch. Will occupy pulpit Sunday as Rev. J. J. Penner to deliver morning and evening Mennonite Brethren church sermons per Rev. Wm Pestvat announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Bestwater
G. D. Remple
Mountain Lake
Minnesota
Oregon
Remples
Boulder Dam
Raymond Ramsey
Delano
Shafter
Granite
Will Williams
Harry West
Harvey “Colburn
J. J. Penner
Mennonite Brethren Church
Wm. J. Pestvat
Trips and life events in Shafter area community news
Russell Corelsoh makes a short Santa Fe trip to Hillsboro Kansas. Kenneth Willard Martin died in a January 3 automobile crash north of town. his widow Golda Martin and family members attended the burial in Topeka Kansas, while others arrived from Louisiana for oil field work. The Wednesday Afternoon Club executive board met at Mrs. Channeson’s home. A baby girl Lavonia Inez was born January 10 at Kern General hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Coral Key. The Keys’ baby joins other local newborns including Norma Jean Patterson born January 7 at Kern General hospital. New merchant H Schirmer arrives from Los Angeles and plans a stringham-building mercantile in town. A marriage license was issued to Kattie Nikkel and George Flaming. Potato grower J H Maurer returns from an eastern market trip. Rev Sam Wilcoxon and family move into the Orthodox Baptist parsonage on Kern Street, with children Jack Gene Mack and Betty Jane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kenneth Willard Martin
Topeka Kans
Buring
Martin
Golda. Matin
Everett Martin
Roy Pasley
the Keys
Lavonia Inez
Kern General Hospital
Coral Key
Orthodox Baptist Church
Kern Street
Sam Wilcoxon
Jack Gene
Mack
Betty Jane
Arkansas
M. A. S. Members to Meet at Mrs. Annis Home
Members of the M. A. S. will be entertained this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Annis. The gathering promises a social hour with light refreshments in a private residence setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Annis
Legion Dance Invitation Arranged by Kansas Legion
The American Legion and their wives will hold an invitational dance at the Legion hall Saturday night. Mrs Henry Untuh of Kansas hosts visiting sister in law Mrs Pete Klassen of Kansas during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Shafter
Henry Untuh
Pete Klassen
Legion
American Legion
Legion Hall
New System Of Registration For Shafter Library
The Shafter library adopts a centralized uniform registration system led by librarian Mrs Thomas Wedge. Patrons already using the library receive numbered cards and the numbers are filed at the county library headquarters and all county branches. New borrowers fill out applications and get numbered cards usable at any county branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shatter Library
Thomas Wedge
Rev Sam Wilcoxon Appointed New Orthodox Baptist Minister
The Rev. Sam Wilcoxon arrives from Paragould Arkansas to lead the Orthodox Baptist church as pastor. A Jonesboro Baptist College graduate, he brings over fifteen years in ministry, including service at East Side Baptist in Paragould. He traveled to Shafter with his wife and four children Jack Gene Mack and Betty Jane and has moved into the Kern Street parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Wilcoxon
Paragould
Arkansas
Orthodox Baptist Church
Jonesborough
Spanish Club votes to keep officers at Shafter High
The Spanish club of Shafter High School reelected Monna Latta as president Betty Spry as vice president and Norma Neufeld as secretary at a Tuesday meeting for the spring semester. The group also planned a taffy pull on Tuesday January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Monna Latta
Betty Spry
Norma Neufeld
Sewer Pipe Arrives at Santa Fe Yards This Month
Sixteen carloads of sewer pipe have been received at the Santa Fe yards so far this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Acala Cotton Seed Development At Shafter Facility
Shafter hosts the Acala cotton seed program as the home of the one variety stock. The government experimental farm led by W B Camp developed Acala after years of effort to suit local soil and climate. The 1925 legislation excludes other varieties to protect pure seed stocks and maintain quality through the California Cotton Seed Production Association process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
California Cotton Seed Production Associa
Forensic Club Initiation Tests Hapless Students
Argyne Cheser and Harold Janzen faced a strenuous initiation at the Forensic club meeting. Harold rang neighbor doors and recited Kipling's If to astonished residents while Argyne endured a nerve wracking but milder rite. A brief business meeting followed with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argyne Cheser
Harold Janzen
Forensic Club
Harold
Kipling
Argyne
Shafter Opens First Clothes Cleaning Plant
Shafter begins operations of its first clothes cleaning plant tomorrow morning. Penn's Toggery installs a 1938 Autocrat Synthetic Solvent cleaning system, the latest in its line. The plant promises a two hour service and claims no tire hazard and full fabric safety compared with older methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Bakersfield
Penn's
Toggery
Janzen
Kaiteng, Mills
Livingston Pros
Emporium
San Francisco
Siti
May Company
Bullock's
Los Angeles
Penn’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ladies Aid For
Nels Pedersen
Dela Dhriner
Benjamin J. ‘Harder
Jake Neufeld
Henry Janzen
Gloria
Walter Stellar
Edward
Frankie
Allene
Elizabeth Wiebe
Harder
Shafter Group
Southland
Compton
George Strauss
A.F. ‘Warkentine
C.paul Bennett
J. W. Hester
Camp Addition
Mr. Bennett
Camp, West-Lowe Ginning Company
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
G. W. Simpson
Vision
Colclough
Hillsboro
Russell Corelsoh
Louisiana
E. Kendall
Frank L. Kinyon
Munzer Street
Kendall
California
Superior Oil Company
Superior
Phil Channeson
G. L. Starrh
J. L. Hill
Taylor Tabb
E P. Jones
J. H. Porterfield
H. Schirmer
Los Angeels
Finley Osborne
California Street
Shirmer
Stringham Building
Kattie Nikkel
George Flaming
Cordell
Oklahoma
J. H. Maurer
Maurer
Mary Arthur Ghatter
Shafter Library
Orthodox Baptists
Spanish Club
United States
Porterville
Strom’s Shoe Shop
Central Avenue
Brock
Plymouth
Chrysler
Erfter
Coif
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