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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
6
Notarized certificate dated June 24 1941 records Bill Brown as owner of a fictitious business name in Kern County California. The document includes his residence 252 Central Shafter and a notary acknowledgment witnessed by M L Thomas.
The document shows L Brown certifying a sole ownership of a business operating in Santa Fe and Shafter in Kern County California under a fictitious name Midway And The signer dated June 1941 notices before a notary public M. L. Cara in Kern County California.
Notice is given that on Friday July 18 1941 at 4 PM at the front entrance of the County Courthouse Bakersfield Kern County California the trustees E T Kruse and Parker Maddux will sell at public auction for cash the property Lot 2 of Tract 1058 Kern County as recorded April 18 194? in Maps Book 0 page 111 to satisfy the deed of trust executed by Albert N Mougin for The San Francisco Bank as beneficiary dated July 25 1939 and recorded July 29 1939 in Official Records Volume 988 page 355. Dated May 16 1941. E T Kruse Parker S Maddux.
The Shaf- Her city council will hold a regular meeting Monday evening at city hall on Santa Fe Way starting at 7 o clock. Further consideration of a city matter or delay may be on the agenda.
An acknowledgment certified in Kern County California by Notary M L Thomas dated June 24 1941. The document records Brown III B as transacting business at 1095 Santa Fe Avenue Shafter and attests no other persons have an interest in Full Value Market. Notarization by M L Thomas confirms the signature and seal.
Notice announces West-Lowe as applicant for a public cafe dance license under County Ordinance 358. Hearing set July 21 1941 at 11 am in Kern County Court House Bakersfield with clerk Al Me.
Trustees ET Kruse and Parker S Maddux will sell at public auction July 25 1941 at 3 PM at the Shafter California courthouse to satisfy a deed of trust from Business Credit Service Bureau Inc to F T as beneficiary dated February 7 1949. Property is Lot 32 Tract 1036 in Shafter Kern California. Record details include Official Records Volume 904 page 109.
Public notice by Tax Collector Frank Shaw announces a delinquent city tax list for Shafter California for 1940 with taxes, penalties, and costs due. It states parcels on the list will be sold to the City of Shafter on July 25, unless payments are received, listing numerous tract and lot references.
The first potato shed in Delann district is completed in Jasmin by Alex FP Kobergen of Shatter. The 60 by 80 foot frame shed with galvanized iron cost 4800 dollars and features an 8 foot road ing platform. It will be used to ship pota toes from Jasmin district as Koochergen operates two Jasmin ranches with 250 acres planted this year and expects shipments to rise beyond four hundred cars.
About 150 Kern county farmers gathered June 27 at the Shafter Experiment Farm north of town. Speakers included George Harrison farm superintendent M A Lindsay county farm advisor and Gordon Smith UC entomologist.
Al Alliance of Growers cites new law effective May 26 applying wheat penalties to cotton and doubling the 3 cent per pound penalty for excess 1941 cotton allotments. Growers with overplanted acreage urged to dispose of excess by August 1 before bolls form. loan rate likely 13 to 14 cents, with August 1 parity guiding quota penalties around 6 to 7 cents.
University of California Extension Service outlines plan to boost production of milk American cheddar cheese and evaporated milk. Secretary Wickard urged a one third increase in cheddar and one quarter in evaporated milk to meet U.S. needs and aid England. Programs involve dairy meetings, farmer cooperation, and improved feeding with more pasture and concentrates.
More than 10 carloads of fertilizer for use during the 1942 potato season have been shipped into the Shafter district per a Santa Fe office report. Growers in Shafter are placing early orders to avoid potential shortages next fall and winter due to wartime disruptions.
Sales of California's sparkling wines rose 89 percent in January April this year compared with the same months in 1940, signaling strong demand growth for the category during the period.
The article lists several titles and brief notes on fiction and non fiction works. It highlights family tales including a six year old case of stub refusal and stories about Marsden and Aunt Bessie. It also reviews China Shall Rise Again as a survey from within China today and This Above All a wartime love adventure.
E B Stringham reported at a Shafter Rotary meeting on the Denver Rotary International convention. He noted over 4000 Rotarians registered and about 10000 people including families attended. He described talks by Paul Harris and Tom Davis and showed slides of an outdoor amphitheatre. Eugene Ford outlined a planned community efforts program. Guests included O'Brien Jim Reily and Bakersfield Rotarian Harry Hake.
A brush fire burned about 75 acres south of Seventh Standard Road near Superior Oil storage tanks early June 29 according to Art Craig, local warden. Damage was slight. The next week crews responded to two grass fires on Arthur Crites property and one fire near the county dump and sand pit.
Daigh and Stewart led a hustling Bakersfield club to a decisive win over the Merchants Thursday evening. They scored three in the first, four in the third, one in the fifth, five in the sixth, and four in the seventh. The Merchants tallied one in the second, one in the sixth, and one in the seventh, with Red Myers taking the mound for the Merchants and Eugene Ford behind the plate. The Merchants collected nine hits, while Daigh and Stewart combined for a strong offensive showing and solid fielding to secure the victory.
Traffic over the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge increased by 50 percent in the first half of 1941 compared with the same period in 1940.
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