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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
3
Shafter residents and families are noted traveling to Los Angeles Bakersfield Long Beach Santa Monica and San Francisco. Several outings include Yosemite Balboa and Kern River park. Local workers travel for business and recreation while residents report on camp visits fishing trips and family gatherings.
Shafter Rotarians hosted a Tuesday luncheon at the Cawelo motel with Sol Camp acting as honorary sergeant at arms. J. C. Jacobsen of Shafter spoke on Idaho potato origins from 1905 and the Russet variety, noting crop rotations with wheat and hay and potential shifts from commercial fertilizer. Guests included F. Lyle Harvin, Jim Camp, Dick Grundy, and Gregory Channeson, with visiting Rotarians Dick Strickland and J. C. Rector.
D T Batchelder of the University of California Agricultural District says many farm families could supply their own pork by feeding the food they waste to a few pigs, improving self sufficiency and reducing waste.
Shatter bowlers representing the Neuman alley lost to Bakersfield Bowling Academy in match play Sunday afternoon. Final score 2530 to 2462. High man George Palestrani with games of 244 188 237 for a 669 total.
The WPA approved a Kern County sponsored project to cut donated timber to furnish free fuel for the needy and perform related work on public and private property under proper agreements. The program, authorized by Congressman AL Y Elliott, has a $16,209 allotment and is subject to State Work Projects administration discretion.
Construction of the world’s largest tungsten plant progresses toward completion. Officials expect steady output for two decades, signaling a major shift in supply and industrial capacity.
Da Se Yoshesar of the Ginantal Foundation of Agricultural Economics at the University of California says a small visible supply plus rising domestic demand yields the 1941 outlook for dried peaches, the best in several years.
Stockton officials abandon plans to create a municipal airport and instead move to acquire additional land for a separate air training base.
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