Shafter Community Notes Highlight Visits and Local News
Local residents report visits from Fellows H P Wilson at J A Hylton in Pellows and Snowbanks travel to Kernville blocked by drifts. Residents head to Fresno and Santa Barbara while church delegates attend a Synod meeting in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Funck
H. F. Mettler
Reformed Church
Shafter
District Synod of the
First Reformed Hungarian Church
Los Angeles
Irwins and Buckingham Visit Fresno on Business
Fred Irwin of the Shafter Cabinet Shop with Mrs. Albert Irwin and Miss Ledta Buckingham were business visitors to Fresno last Saturday.
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Fresno
Fred Irwin
Shafter Cabinet Shop
Albert Irwin
Ledta Buckingham
Shultz Family in Los Angeles Visit and Local School Health
To Los Johnny. Shultz and his sister Miss Lena Shultz and Elmer Friesen spent the week end in Los Angeles visiting Miss Rubena Shultz at the Bible Institute there. T. R. Nickel, principal of Earlimart school, reported the Earlimart school closed this week due to colds and flu among the children. Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Henderson Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn O. Nay and daughter Virginia.
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Misit
John H. Dalke
Dinuba
Shafter
Santa Cruz
Lester Phelps
Jimmy
C. C. van Gorkom
Mr. Phelps
van Gorkom
A. E. Phelps
Paul van Gorkorn
Albert Kattenhorn
Point Arena
E. Vattenhorn
Albert
Los Johnny
Shultz
Lena Shultz
Elmer Friesen
Los Angeles
Rubena Shultz
Bible Institute
T. R. Nickel
Earlimart School
Earlimart
Glenn O. Nay
Virginia
Stricken Soldier Returns Home After Influenza Illness
Robert Stockton fell ill with influenza while at Taft and returned to Marion J. Stockton. The notice notes his health condition and travel back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Robert Stockton
Shafter Women Attend Federation District Meeting
Shafter residents Mrs. Walter Emrick and Mrs. J C Ohanne son attended the Federation of Women’s Clubs district meeting in Fresno on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Fresno
Walter Emrick
J. C. Ohanneson
Seed Shipments Reach Shafter Area For Current Season
Three carloads of seed spuds arrived at the Santa Fe freight yards this week bringing total seed deliveries to 120 cars for the season. Shipments were consigned to Joe Henderson Gene Mettler and Camp and Chanenson each receiving one carload.
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Shafter
Santa Fe
Joe Henderson
Gene Mettler
Camp
Channeson
Protest Meeting on Annexation Held by Shafter District
The Shafter Public Utility District Board on January 26 1937 orders a protest meeting February 28 1937 to receive protests regarding annexation of a described tract of Lot 1 3 1 25 M D B M with detailed boundary points. Notices will be printed in The Shafter Press on January 28 February 4 17 18 1937 signed H Hitchcock.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Shafter Press
H. Hitchcock
Cager Action: Wasco Defeats Shafter in Close Tilt
Wasco high school defeated Shafter 21 to 12 in the opener at Wasco gym with Gularte scoring 9 for Wasco. In the second game Wasco A beat Shafter 41 to 17 as Coach White rotated his squad. Bakersfield visits Shafter next for a Friday match as the season continues.
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Wasco Tigers
Wasco High Gymnasium
Caraie
Wasconagers
Tigers
Shafters’s
Wasco
Wasconians
Gularte
Shafterites
Cardinals
Orange and Black Varsity
Cardinal
Shafter
White
Wilson
Victor Voth
Laverne Kliewer
Jack Goodman
Lewis Edwards
Arthur Hein
Wasco B
Warkentine
Ratzlag
Hadlock
Gularti
Bever
Shafter A
A’s
Cardinal B
Unruh
Kliewer An Edwards
Hobbs
Fornas
Bakersfield A’s
King’s Daughters Needle Workers Name Change
The King’s Daughters Needle Workers adopt the new name The King’s Daughters and will use Psalms 45 13 in all future gatherings. The name change was decided at Miss Linda Unruh’s home Monday evening after a short business session and a night of fancy work with refreshments for many members and guests.
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King’s Daughters
M. B. Young Ladies Sewing Circle
Linda Unruh
Mesdames Menno Siemens
Bill Siemens
Abe Karber
John Balzer
John Siemens
Wallace Regester
Jack Kliewer
Harvey Gaede
George Nikkle
Harry Karber
Fairview
Oklahoma
Edna Boese
Mabel Shultz
Rosella Heinrichs
Irene Janzen
Aldeen Boese
Alvina Hilderbrand
Agnes Koehn
Alica Klassen
Vernan Balzer
Rosele Williams
Lena Shultz
William Siemens
G. J. Siemens
Alice Klassen
Alvina Hildebrand
Menno Siemens
William Bestwater
A. D
Landon Frames Relief as Civic Obligation for Unemployed
Gov. Landon argues relief to the unemployed is a common obligation, not a privilege or charity, born from rapid economic growth. He addressed the Kansas legislature outlining relief as a societal duty.
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Landon
Kansas
Millions Displaced as Flood Orders Expand Evacuation Zone
The War Department issued evacuation orders across a 50 mile wide strip along the Mississippi extending 1500 miles, warning the nation of a flood that could be the worst in history. With 137 dead and over a million homeless, total damage is estimated at 300 million dollars and rising as residents move to higher ground.
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Mississsippi River
War Department
Resident Moves to Wall Tract for New Home
A man from his former home in South Dakota bought a lot in the Wall tract and plans to immediately erect a residence for himself and family. George Annis began constructing a house in the same tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rived
South Dakota
Wall
George
Annis
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. P. Wilson
J. A. Hylton
Pellows
I. A. Losee
Dickie
Danny
Jerry Ann
Francis Coffman
Reo Wright
Kernville
Greenhorn Mountain
Norval Fair and Son
Donald
Legion
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Glenn 0. Nay
15Th District
The
Tulare
Santa Barbara
Myrtle Hickerson
T. V. Little
Kern County Mineral Society
Bitter Water Canyon
Kern County
Canada
John Klaswen
Rabbit Lake
Saskatchewan
J. E. Klassen
A. D. Klassen
John Klassen
John Schnaidt
A. R. Duehren
Emil
Houck
Audrey M. Wiliams
Tethachapi
Alvin Epp
Bakersfield
Grady L. Sanders
Annie Screws
Famosa
E. P. Jones
Montgomery
Dakotas
L. A
Emil Stoker
Shafter Furniture Company
Stoller
Shafter District
Anthony Pierera
Fruitvale
Sewing
rMs
Richard Wells
American Legion Hall
Legion Auxiliary
J. Hester
George Enns
Is Berry
Taylor
Engle
Bell
Baptist Church
O. H. Strom
W. C. T. U. of the Baptist Church
Lillian Smith
C. H. Strom
First Methodist Church
A. W. Eckmann
Herman A. Spindt
Glenn A. Phillips
Hollywood
Layette
Siemens
J. H . Porterfield
Congregational Church
Green Mill Orchestra
Porterville
C.J. Segal
Oliver Sly
Charlie Hanson
Bill Stoller
Jack Hare
Gerald R. Bosserdet
Gene Bosserdet
Jeanne Thomas
Gerald
California Street
Girl Scouts of
Richland Grammar School
James St
Bank of America
NBC
KFI
Appreal
Southern California Gas Company
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