Mennonite Brethren Plan Construction Program for Shafter Church
The Mennonite Brethren Church in Shafter approved a three part building plan to expand the 400 seat congregation. The first unit will be a 68 by 40 foot Sunday school building blending with the main church, with five classrooms and new restrooms replacing the old wooden structure. Total material costs around 13000 dollars with volunteer labor except for supervisors. The project may become a church campus shaped like a U but final completion depends on world conditions.
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The
Mennonite Brethren
Church General Assembly
Shafter
Waldo Wiebe
Wiebe
Wieber
Mennonite Brethren Church
Richland
Henry Rohfield
Parcel Isolated From Water District After Exclusion Vote
An 800 acre Kern County parcel, once within the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District, was excluded after a hearing. District engineers found it uneconomical to supply water from Friant Kern Canal, preventing added cost of about four dollars per acre for nearby property owners. Most of the land remains uncultivated.
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Shafter-Wasco
Kern County Land Company
Irrigation
George Henderson
The
Land Company
Irrigation District
Red
Oriy
Paul Bailey
Henderson
Harry Conron
John J. Peters, Jr
Bailey
Shafter Growth Outside City Limits Faces Census Gap
A historical note argues Shafter’s population surged over the past decade mainly outside city boundaries. It urges incorporating surrounding areas to unlock benefits, mirroring Bakersfield’s metro misalignment and stressing the need for aggressive outreach to attract outside residents.
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Shafter
Tupmans Hit By Buttonwillow In Junior League Upset
The Tupman junior champions were defeated 0.7 to 1 by Buttonwillow cellar dwellers in Shafter softball. Buttonwillow Bees debutted with a 4 to 3 loss to North Camp. North Camp also beat Lee’s 10 to 8 as junior league play continues.
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Tupman’s
Buttonwillow
Shafter
Buttonwillow Bees
North Camp
Lee's
Rio Bravo
Frank
American Legion
Wasco Power Club
Rey's
Reuben’s
Reuben's
Shafter 20 30 Club Hosts Sub-District Confab
Members of the Shafter 20-30 Club will host the fifth sub-district convention on July 26 to prep for Reno. About twenty thirtysomethings from Taft Wasco Bakersfield Delano Oildale and Arvin will attend to Shafter President Marvin Weidenbach. They will hold a business meeting buffet supper and entertainment. Tom Kelly candidate for sheriff spoke last night and screened a film in the crime does not pay series titled Vote Fraud. Marvin Lane received a pin of appreciation.
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Shafter 20
Marvin Lane
Rotary honors Dr Freedman as Shafter club ends term
Dr Harold C Freedman received a pin from Shafter Rotary Club members for completing his president year. The organization elected Dr John H Revell as the new president to lead in the coming year.
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Harold C. Freedman
Shafter Rotary Club
John H. Revell
Shafter Population Surges 2198 as Census Totals Rise
Census figures show Shafter at 2198 residents, up 73 percent from 1940 and the largest gain in the decade. Wasco 5580, Delano 8672, Bakersfield area 34540, Taft 3678, Tehachapi 1597, with broader county shifts noted.
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Shafter
Hilton Frank
Wasco
Delano
Bakersfield
Taft
Tehachapi
Bids Advertised For Construction Of Kern Building
The county board of supervisors seeks bids by July 1 for a 25000 addition to the Kern County building in Shafter to provide more jail space for the police, extra rooms for the justice of the peace, including a courtroom, with plans by architect Whitney Biggar of Bakersfield.
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County Board of Supervisors
Shafter
Public Works
Chester 9 James
Police
Justice of the Peace
Whitney Biggar
Bakersfield
Wallie Loewen Earns Glider Pilot C Certificate
Shafter glider pilot Wallie Loewen earned his C certificate after the ninth West Coast Soaring Championships at El Mirage in the Mojave Desert. He piloted to 14 6000 feet, completed three circuits totaling 19 miles and 33 miles, with Don Gaede as passenger and ground crew.
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Wallie Loewen
Shafter
el Mirage
Mojave Desert
Loewen
Don Gaede
City Fathers Eye New City Hall for Shafter
Shafter council weighs expanding the existing City Hall to add space for police and courtroom use while delaying a new building for five or six years. Councilman Earl Johnson rejects immediate construction due to land costs and proposes study by the planning commission with possible $5000 set aside from reserves.
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Shafter
Atavana
Anu psLnlage
Earl Johnson
Planning Commission
Watermelons Ripen at Shafter Experimental Farm
Forty acres of watermelons have been grown and are ripening near the experimental farm. Agricultural Inspector Ned Smith said the first shipment of 26,500 pounds has already been sent to market from Shafter. Grower Clarence Heiser.
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Ned Smith
Shafter
Clarence Heiser
Last of Potato Sheds Operating in Shafter Area
Agricultural inspector Ned Smith reports six sheds active in Shafter this week with about 40 000 sacks ready to ship. By week’s end only one or two sheds may remain open while shipments total over 5775 cars, about 970 shy of 1949. Farmers reportedly plowed some potatoes back into soil.
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Shafter
Ned Smith
CVH Meeting Set Tuesday At Corcoran
Central Valley Highway progress in Kern county to be outlined at Corcoran Cotton Club meeting Tuesday night. Harlan Hogan will report on the state study, with Vernon Timmons noting a proposed officers slate. Current president Charles R. Chambers of Hanford serves as Camp vice president from Wasco.
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Shafter
Corcoran
Central Valley Highway Association
Cotton Club
Harlan Hogan
Kings-Tulare
Vernon Timmons
J. D. Camp
Milton Hitchcock
Charles R. Chambers
Hanford
Camp
Wasco
Kern County
Central Valley Project disputes burden three issues
The Central Valley Project faces three top concerns: the 160 acre limit, power distribution, and water rights. The 160 acre rule has a workable solution giving excess landowners benefits for ten years before optional disposal or a fee. Utilities oppose federal power sale to private customers while planners seek low cost power possibly bypassing middlemen to boost mining and lumber industries.
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The
Department of
Shafter Council Sets 102 221 Budget For 1950 51
Shafter councilmen on Monday night adopted a 1950 51 budget of 102 221 to run the city next year. The plan anticipates a tax rate of 75 cents per 100 assessed value, down 15 cents from last year, with rate reduction tied to a rise in assessed evaluation to about 2 764 765 plus 500 000 from public utilities. Major revenue includes 20 000 sales tax, 18 000 garbage fees, 14 000 business licenses, 10 500 court fees, and 2 500 state gas tax, while streets and police take the largest shares.
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Shafter
Earl Johnson
Public Utilities
Frank G. Shaw
State Board of Equalization
Buttonwillow Welcomed by The Shafter Press
The Shafter Press announces Buttonwillow readers will become regular subscribers to its news coverage. The paper emphasizes intense local focus and invites Buttonwillow residents to share events with reporters to improve coverage. It notes correspondents may miss items and asks locals to help keep news writers informed.
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Shafter Press
Buttonwillowans
Buttonwillow
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