Two Boys Drown After Warning Ignored at Reservoir
Two five and four year old boys, Danny and Bobby Hughes, drowned after ignoring a babysitter Florinda Fowler's warning to stay away from an irrigation reservoir behind homes on Superior Land Company property near Merced Avenue. Rescue workers pulled the youths from the water, with one found near the surface and the other at the bottom. An ambulance rushed them to Kern General Hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival. Bryan White of the Kern County Sheriff's Department noted the warning had been given earlier that morning.
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Wasco
Danny Hughes
Bobby
Superior Land Company
Merced Avenue
Florinda Fowler
McFarland
Joe Garcia
Danny
Strawn
Kern General Hospital
Bryan White
Kern County Sheriff’s Department
Calcot Names Seitz G L Sam Seitz as New President
Calcot Ltd board selects Seitz as president succeeding J Russell Kennedy who retires July 1. Seitz praised for cotton marketing expertise as Calcot reports a record five point five million dollar final payment to members and grower returns above state averages.
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G. L
Sam) Seitz
Calcot, Ltd
Cotton Marketing Association
Bakersfield
California
William F. McFarlane
Clovis
Seitz
Cabot
J. Russell Kennedy
Kennedy
Calcot
Far West
McFarlane
Calot
San Joaquin Valley
California Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Shafter Press marks 50th anniversary amid local business ties
The Shafter Press reaches its 50th year, joining Hemingsons Drug Store Neufelds Auto Parts and Stringhams as long standing Kern County establishments. The edition recalls the 1921 start of Shafter Progress and notes owners and leadership including Emil Frost and local figures. Continued on Page 6.
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Shafter Progress
Shafter Press
Shafter
Hemingson’s
Stringham
Neufeld
Charles Shomate
Herb Midgley Sr
Art
Vi Hemingson
Hemingson
Russell B. Hamilton
Corcoran
Jim Hamilton
Jim
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Henry Neufeld
Wasco
E. B
Doc) Stringham
Kern County
Emil
Jack) Frost
Frank and
Floyd Wisner
Frost
K.W
Bill) Pike
James E
Ruggenberg Heads Kern High School District Board
D E Ruggenberg was elected president of the Kern High School District board of trustees. W E Davis elected clerk. Tim Lemucchi seated as new trustee. The board approved annual hires, calendar, a $93673 construction contract for McFarland High School and mileage for employees using personal cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Ken Nicol
Bob Gilbert
Bob Nixon
John Dobbs
Bob Millwee
Verle Heller
Margaret Smith
Lady Lions
Everett Milnes
Tulare
Bakersfield
D. E. Ruggenberg
Kern
W. E. Davis
China Lake Naval Weapons Center
Ruggenberg
Glenn Bultman
Bultman
Davis
24Th Street
Tim Lemucchi
Lemucchi
Margaret
Lisa
Lemacchi
Foothill High School
John Eckhardt
Frank Terry
McFarland High School
McFarland
Harry Ward
Kern High School
Temperatures Hit 100 at Shatter Over Weekend
Highs reached 100 degrees in Shatter with records from the USDA Cotton Research Station for eight days ending Monday. Readings show temperatures in the high nineties last weekend and the extreme was 100 on Friday.
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Usda Cotton Research Station
City Removes Water Tower After 40 Years
The 1929 water tower in Shafter was dismantled last week by California Tank and Steel Co of Fresno. An 80 ton crane separated the structure into four ton sections, all color coded for possible reassembly. The tower had not served the city for two years and may be rebuilt on the Jackson and Perkins Ranch. The firm bid $2,450 for the job.
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Shafter City
Cliff Ratzlaff
California Tank and Steel Company
Fresno
Shafter
Jackson and Perkins Ranch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafer High School
Chamber of Commerce
Don James
Jim Hanner
Don Sherman
Raymond Haworth
Nationals
The
Brent Bryant
Americans
Bryant
American Legion
Stringham Park
Legion Auxiliary
Herman Shultz
H. L. Sage
Rotary
Evron Barber
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Motel
Mert Wiedmann
Club
Ness
D.E. Ruggenberg
W.E. Davis
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