Shafter Plans Modern Fire Truck and Fire House
Shafter will receive a 400 gpm fire pumper with 350 gallons of water and 1500 feet of hose, plus a two stall fire house and a five room chief’s residence to be built with WPA funds. Four paid firefighters will staff during summer and one in winter, with volunteer departments to follow. The county and state will maintain equipment. the city leases 100 feet of ground for 30 years. A four-lot property near the telephone office is being considered for purchase at about 490 dollars per lot, with Kern County Land Co. negotiations ongoing.
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Shafter
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Woollames
Harold Bowie
Bowie
WPA
Vie
Stoller
W. H. Hitchcock
Kern County Land Co
Local Garage Changes Hands
Jack Janzen takes over Neufeld's Garage after 13 years with the business. He purchases the equipment and leases the building and will operate it in Shafter under the name Jack's Garage. His local reputation suggests strong prospects for success.
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Jack Janzen
Neufeld
Jack
Shafter
Shafter Softball Team Wins Big in Bakersfield and Sanaria
Shafter manager Hanson praised a 30 to 6 win over Pioneer Allen Cleaners of Bakersfield last Monday. Ray Metkr, a former Shafter standout, starred in a 6 to 5 victory over Sanaria, drawing the largest crowd of the season. The team, now in Bakersfield open league, lists pitchers Ace Morrison Huston Sapp Ralph Lachenmaier and Harry Engie along with a full lineup of infielders and outfielders.
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Hanson
Shafter
Allen Cleaners
Bakersfield
Sanaria
Gme
Fnish
Victoriasy
Ray Metkr
Ace Morrison
Huston Sapp
Ralph Lachenmaier
Harry Engie
Allen Bartel
Lourie Becker
Clarence Neuman
Jimmy Martin
Elmer Lachenmaier
Harvey Gaede
Ernie Shultz
Harry Shultz
Chern Hamilton
Otto Zimmerman
Ernie Neufeld
Carnie Unruh
Freak Weather Brings Cool July Day to Shafter
Residents endured an unusually cool July day with a light shower. E B Stringham of Shafter Drug Store marked the moment with a window sign offering ear muffs and hot chocolate for 10 cents.
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E. B. Stringham
Shafter Drug Store
Potatoes Crown Shafter Season With Record Rail Shipments
The last car of Shafter potatoes marks a bumper season with 4 770 rail cars shipped, a new high. Wasco total shipments reach 1977 cars by Tuesday night as onion rail shipments from Shafter total 281. Prices were strong, with many consignments selling at high figures, earning profits despite later shipments dwindling.
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Shafter
Wasco
Local Family Ills From Food Poisoning
Jacob Spitzer and his family, including Carolina 2 and An nette 18, suffered food poisoning after a noon meal. All recovered by afternoon except Jacob who remained ill days longer. In Shafter, R O Radford aged resident fell ill Tuesday evening and was rushed to town for care. He is recovering.
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Jacob Spitzer
John
Shafter
R. O. Radford
South Shafter
Young Shafter Couple Licensed to Wed
Edwin J. Neufeld age twenty and Leona Regshr age nineteen, both residents of Shafter, have been granted marriage licenses.
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Edwin J. Neufeld
Leona Regshr
Shafter
Proposals Opened for Shafter Post Office Building
Today is the final day to submit proposals for furnishing a post office building in Shafter after an extension from July 6. Inspector W. H. Switzer will review offered locations today, with a formal recommendation due later and action in Washington. New quarters likely within 60 days.
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Shafter
W. H. Switzer
Washington
Press Now Owns Its Own Home
The Press building changed ownership twice in the waste building and the tel was bought by Lan enmaier sowers. Yesterday Lachenmaier sold the one lot and the building to H. G. Comfort publisher of The Press. Lachenmaier retains the vacant lot he plans to improve.
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Tel
Lanenmaier
Sowers A
Lachenmaier
H. G. Comfort
Press
Marihauna to Show at Shafter Airdome
The film Marihauna will be shown at the Shafter Airdome Friday evening. It is touted as a sensational movie made with federal and state help to depict the evils of Marihuana, which allegedly leads to sex and crime. An educational short The March of Crime in 1936 and a lecture by Professor Francis Friedman accompany the program. Children’s tickets will not be sold.
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Shafter Airdome
Francis Friedman
Damages Sought in Car Death Civil Suit
The firm Harvey Johnston Baker of Bakersfield files a civil action for Fermin Espino and Petra and Lottie Espino seeking 70000 in damages from i Machine for a fatal car incident.
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Harvey, Johnston & Baker
Bakersfield
Fermin Espino
Petra
Lottie Espino
I Machine
Latta Leads Mexico Research Trip from Shafter
Latta, a Shafter high school instructor and author, departed for Hermosillo Sonora to conduct six weeks of historical research under Santa Barbara State Teachers College supervision. He travels with Estafano F. Larios of Oregon City and Robert J. Richards of Daly City by auto, tracing regional history.
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F. F. Latta
Shafter
Hermosillo
Mexico
Sonora
Santa Barbara
Richards
Monterey
Salinas Index
San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco
Mo. Street
Water Front
Popular Young Couple Wed in Shafter Ceremony
Lenora Kirschenmann and Edwin Preszler united at Reformed church with Rev. Funck officiating. After a reception for 100, couple plans monthlong South Dakota honeymoon before returning to settle in Shafter. Bond election talks target 35000 to fund sewer project and water well.
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Shafter
Lenora Kirschenmann
Edwin Preszler
Reformed Church
A. Funck
Otto Handel
Ruth Kirschenmann
Adolph Kirschenmann
Shafter High School
South Dakota
Local Author Seward H Brown Debuts in Saturday Evening Post
Seward H Brown of Rio Bravo, a familiar Shafter visitor, debuts in the Saturday Evening Post with the entertaining story Lead Dog. The Post, highly regarded in the literary market, marks his first appearance after years of writing.
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Saturday Evening Post
Seward H Brown
Rio Bravo Section
Shafter
The
Post
Kern County Expenditures On Old Age Assistance
Kern County reports April spending of 9462.67 and May spending of 9871.33 for old age assistance under state and federal programs. The welfare department lists 410 recipients in April and 420 in May. Growers must plant soil conserving crops in Kern County by August 31, 1936 to qualify for 1936 programs.
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Kern County
Conty Welfare Department
State Social Welfare Department
Theodore F Bayless Celebrates 84th Birthday
Theodore F. Bayless, who helped conquer the west as an Indian fighter and secret service man before becoming a lawyer and judge, marked his 84th birthday. He recovered from a serious illness and remains active in Shafter, writing prose and poetry. The original birthday memory recalls a July 11 1878 climb of Pike’s Peak.
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Pike’s Peak
Theodore F. Bayless
Mr. Bayless
West
Shafter
Farmers Fill 800 Work Sheets in Kern County Program
Eight hundred farmers in Kern County submitted work sheets under the Agricultural Conservation program. M. E. Brame, secretary of the Kern County Agricultural Conservation Committee, said filing a work sheet with the county committee starts eligibility for payments this year. Allocations for payments will come later after farms meet conservation standards. those who have not submitted work sheets cannot file applications.
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Kern County
M. E. Brame
Agricultural Conservation Committee
Farmers Urged to Keep Proof of Compliance
Farmers in Kern County participating in the 1986 Agricultural Conservation Program are urged to retain records or other evidence showing compliance with the program requirements. The notice emphasizes maintaining documentation to verify eligibility and adherence.
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Kern County
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Ili
Marihauna
Peartars
Daniel C. Roper
Dallas
Latta
Ian
Colton
California Cotton Cooperative Association, Ltd
San Joaquin Valley
L. W. Frick
Phil Shellabarger
J. E. Regan
M. D. Bail
C. R. Shannon
Fred Hans
Joseph Peterson
Dave Davidson
C. C. Selden
R. P. Fuller
T.N. Harvey
Shafter Public Utility District
Business Men’s Association
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