Fires Level Two Business Blocks in Shafter
Two fires in Shafter caused about 15000 dollars in losses to the G. E. Evans grocery and Shorty’s cafe on Central avenue and six buildings near the White Spot. Cause is undetermined per Art Craig the local fire warden. Limited interior damage. insurance partially covered losses. Local crews from Shafter Wasco and McFarland responded. water applied starting 5:51 AM. Evans plans to rebuild. Bryant family considering reopening White Spot.
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Shafter
White Spot
Central Avenueusiness
G. E. Evans
Shorty’s
Central Avenue
Art Craig
Evans
Tafe
T. HM. Bryant
Scarret
Murray
Shafter Forestry Crew
Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
Wasco
McFarl
Bryant
Texas
Watermelon season peaks as Kings County ships 200 tons daily
Agricultural commissioner L. O. Haupt announced that watermelons are at peak season with shipments from Kings County reaching about 200 tons per day. About 700 acres are planted, largely to the east and north of Hanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings County
L. O. Haupt
Hanford
Black Eye Bean Processing Plant Considered for Shafter
A Modesto bean broker plans to install cleaning equipment in a local potato warehouse in Shafter to process beans from 2000 acres in Shafter Wasco districts and 5000 to 6000 acres south of Fresno. Installation would take 30 to 60 days with operations starting in September for northern peas and October for local crops. Market proximity to Los Angeles and favorable soil suggest strong yields of 10 to 30 sacks per acre, with wilt and nematode resistance noted in Shafter experiments. Seed from last year is used. planting continues through August on tracts up to 300 acres, with pintos and limas also grown.
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Shafter
Paul ‘Brockway
Modesto
Wasco
Fresno
Brockway
Shafter District
Los Angeles
Thiessen
Union Oil drills multiple wells in Shafter area
Union Oil spudded its 67 34 well in Section 34 of the Shafter field yesterday andprogress continues near 500 feet. The company also announced a 25 34 location in the same section and maintains three projects in Section 34. Current depths include 106 065 feet at 65 34 and 5 252 feet at 2 34 with nearby wells showing heavy production potential though not aimed at field expansion. Union plans future activity toward the north field to offset Superior wells with possible Riggs location drilling pending.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
Section 34
Union
North Field
Section 27
Riggs
Wallace Well Reaches 9708 Feet in California Field
General Petroleum Corporation reports Wallace No 1 well between Shafter and Greeley fields reached 9708 feet Tuesday morning Caldwell No 5 in southeast Shafter field drilled to 9250 feet G P work started last week at Sullivan No 3 in North Greeley while Oughton No 2 remains announced but idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace No. 1
General Petroleum Corporation
Shafter and
Greeley Fields
Caldwell No. 5
Shafter Field
G. P
Sullivan No. 3
Greeley
Oughton No. 2
Oil field drilling advances near Shafter and Greeley
Superior Oil reports Mandell No. 1 spud in Section 27 and depth of 1 740 feet on the well edge of the production zone. Roe No. 2 reaches 11 063 feet. Rudnick No. 2 hits 11 245 feet. Riggs well nears 10 300 feet south of Shafter. Brandt well at 11 575 feet. Moore No. 1 in Greeley at 10 146 feet. Rudnick slated for next completion. no new locations this week.
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Roe No. 2
Rudnick No. 2
Pasadena Realty Company
Shafter
Shafter Field
Brandt
Greeley
Moore No. 1
Greeley Field
Rudnick
Hottest Day Reaches 109 Degrees at Shafter Farm
The heat peaked last Saturday when the Shafter experiment farm thermometer hit 109 degrees, topping the prior record of 108. The following day registered just above 100, with earlier days ranging from 102 to 107 in highs and 64 to 69 in lows.
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Shafter Experiment Farm
Petitions Seek Water Rate Hike for District Expansion
Petitions addressed to the Shafter Public Utility district board ask raising residential water rates by 50 cents per month from 2.00 to 2.50 to fund expansion of facilities. Estimated monthly fund about 225 dollars. Wording urges use of increased funds for larger mains in Grant Wall Nickel Powell and Potter tracts amid pressure complaints.
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Shafter
Jon
Board of Directors
Grant
Wall, Nickel, Powell and Potter
County Building Work Continues This Week
Construction on the county building along Pacific avenue is continued this week after several weeks delay. The project began soon after the year started and is expected to finish soon. One section housing the county and city jail and the justice of the peace office has been in use for some time.
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Pacific Avenue
Office of the Justice of the Peace
Registration Deadline Near for August Primary
Attention is called to the registration deadline for the August primary election next Thursday. All who are not eligible to vote must register within the next week. Registrations are taken in Shafter by Mrs. Julia A. Potter at her home and by Frank Shaw at the city hall.
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Shafter
Julia A. Potter
Shafter Highway
Santa Fe Way
Frank Shaw
Census forms available at Shafter postoffice
The post office in Shafter offers individual census forms with envelopes for residents not counted in the federal census underway. Postmaster Lois L. Berry notes forms can be obtained on request and mailed to the Bakersfield census office. Thomas F. Bastain says recounts aren’t possible but missed residents should submit forms to ensure an accurate final count. Preliminary figures reported 1,252 in the city and 8,860 in the township.
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Shafter
Lois L. Berry
Bakersfield
Census Bureau
Thomas F. Bastain
Bureau of A.census
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Bastian
Potatoes Shipped By Rail Reaches 4651 Cars This Week
Season potato shipments by rail this week hit 4651 cars with 16 more cars expected Tuesday evening. Most potatoes in the district have been dug and only a few cars remain to depart. Total truck and rail figures for the season will be released by agricultural inspector Jack Hare shortly.
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Jack Hare
Rotary speakers Rory Woollomes and Al Chandler address Shafter club
Roy Woollomes chairman of the Kern county board of supervisors and the Rev Alfred T Chandler spoke at a noon Shafter Rotary luncheon at Cafe Neuman. Woollomes described Kern county budget compilation and Chandler discussed Rotary fellowship. Karl Wells presided.
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Roy Woollomes
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Alfred T. Chandler
Shafter Rotary Club
Cafe Neuman
Woollomes
Kern County
Chandler
Rotary Fellowship
Karl Wells
Harvey Reelected Longtime Kern High Board President
Judge T N Harvey of Bakersfield was unanimously reelected to his eleventh consecutive term as president of the Kern County Union High School district board of trustees at a Bakersfield meeting. The session covered Shafter High, a July 29 bid opening for a temporary building, and transfers within the Shafter department. Dr Sophie Lovn was named girls physician for the Bakersfield plant and its East Bakersfield, McFarland, and Shafter facilities. H E Woodworth was reelected board clerk.
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Ucge
T. N. Harvey
Bakersfield
Kern County Union High School
Shafter High School
Shafter
Sesson
Jack Montgomery
McFarlans
Shafter Phyical Education Department
Sophie Lovn
East Bakersfield
McFare
H. E. Woodworth
Resurfacing Starts On Santa Fe Way Near Shafter
State highway workers began resurfacing 1.7 miles of Santa Fe Way from the Shafter city line toward the northwest. The project will seal the road likely in August or September and add a new white center line from Shafter to the Paso Robles highway. Travel is heavy. officials anticipate more work once the road opens to Corcoran and beyond.
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Shafter City
State Highway Department
Shafter
Paso Robles Highway
Federal
Wasco
Corcoran
County Budget Set At 6 063 688 For Next Year
County officials announced the 1940-41 budget totaling 6 063 688 excluding schools and special districts. The plan shows a 329 572 increase from last year with raises in the district attorney’s office and several departments. Road District No 1 will receive 182 492, up from 178 850, with increases also for districts 2 and 3. decreases appear in the county clerk’s office and courthouse facilities.
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Stony Brook
Shafter
Hall of Records
Kern General Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Assessed Valuation Set At $538,200
The city of Shafter was valued at 538 200 in county figures released by Tom Burke county assessor. The county total including public utilities is 284 762 205 the highest in county history up from 262 285 060 last year.
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Shafter
Tom Burke
Peeping Tom Case Arrest Solves Series of Crim es
Constable John Reily arrested Virgil Graves 27 after a spree of peeping and break-ins traced to more than 50 crimes. Graves confessed to numerous peeping incidents and home entries in the past four months and faced burglary and attempted rape charges after arraignment.
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John Reily
Virgil Graves
Reily
Graves
Smith Corner
Jake Kroeker
Tom Carroll
Justice Court
City Court Reports 520 Cases in Fiscal Year
Judge F. E. Manuel presented a report to the city council detailing 520 cases handled from July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940. Fires and fees totaled $2,463.50. Of 494 misdemeanors, 244 involved traffic violations, with the rest covering intoxication, disturbing the peace, vagrancy, petty theft, defrauding an innkeeper, assault, and license infractions. The 26 civil cases were mainly small-claims disputes, and Manuel noted few offenders were permanent Shafter residents.
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F. E. Manuel
Manuel
Shafter
Cotton Cooperative Reelects Frick As President
L. W. Frick of Weed Patch was reelected president of the California Cotton Cooperative Association Ltd at a Bakersfield meeting. Ben Hayes of Madera was chosen vice president with C. C. Selden as secretary manager and J. H. Franey of Bakersfield as treasurer. Directors reelected include Phil Shellabarger Reuben Reed M. D. Baihly and Dave Davidson. Members were told that association cotton has been sold and final payments will be made in about two weeks.
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L. W. Frick
Weed Patch
California Cotton Cooperative Association, Ltd
Bakersfield
Ben Hayes
Madera
C. C. Selden
J. H. Franey
Phil Shellabarger
Rosedale
M. D. Baihly
Corcoran
Reuben Reed
Firebaugh
Dave Davidson
Woodville
Firemen Discuss Techniques at Shafter Volunteer Meeting
Warden Art Craig explained methods of fire fighting during a meeting of the Shafter Volunteer Fire department held last evening at the Shafter Ranger station on Santa Fe way.
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Art Craig
Shafter
Shafter Considers Fire Zone Ordinance and Appoints City Treasurer
The Shafter city council discussed establishing Fire Zone No 1 to regulate building construction in the business district and appointed Dr L H McGrane as city treasurer to fill the unexpired term of Ford Hudson who resigned after moving to Sunnyvale Hudson’s four year term ends in 1942. The meeting also approved a permit for a Rollo Rink in Shafter for a month or six weeks with safeguards and a $25 quarterly business license fee. Present: Acting Mayor Glenn O Nay and Councilmen H Midgley Joe W Frizzell and Bill Lachenmaier.
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Shafter
L. H. McGrane
McGrane
Ford Hudson
Sunnyvale
Hudson
L. A. Watson
Glenn O. Nay
H. Midgley
Joe W. Frizzell
Bill Lachenmaier
Shafter Youth Injured In Car Crash
John Spitzer twenty was injured Tuesday evening when his car collided with a second vehicle driven by Elmer Dahl nineteen at the Fresno avenue intersection. Both cars headed toward Shafter as Dahl turned left onto Fresno. Spitzer’s car rolled about two and a half times and he was taken to Kern General Hospital in Bakersfield by Janzen ambulance.
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John Spitzer
Elmer Dahl
Fresno Avenue
Santa Fe Way
Shafter
Dahl
Fresno
Spitzer
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Janzen
City street oiling mostly finished with few remaining
Oiling of city streets was completed this week with virtually all major routes in good condition except Walker street and Shafter avenue. Cleanup along sidewalks continues with NYA labor. Walker street may wait until fall and Shafter avenue will be addressed when needed fills are in place.
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Walker Street
Shafter Avenue
Frank Shaw
NYA
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Erma Mayr
D. J Oblander
Bill Brown
Mayer
Black Eye
Ed. J. Thiessen
Union Oil
Wallace
Superior Oil
Mandell
Superior Oil Company
al Chandler
Cotton Cooperative
Frick
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