Fire Zone No 1 Created by City Ordinance
The Shafter city council adopted an emergency ordinance establishing Fire Zone No 1 restricting future construction to fireproof buildings in the central business district. Plans must meet Type 1 2 and 3 standards per Ordinance No 8 and the Pacific Coast Building Officials conference code. Council members Lachenmaier Frizzell and Nay approved the measure.
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Central Avenue
T. V's Corner
Pacific and
California
Santa Fe Way
Lerdo Road
Council
City of
Shafter
Pacific Coast Building Officials’ Conference
Bill Lachenmaier
J. W. Frizzell
Glenn C. Nay
Business Men Will Cooperate In Airport Plan
The Shafter Business Men’s association pledged full cooperation with plans to establish Shafter airport as a training field for civilian pilots. Dr. L. H. McGrane will contact Tex Rankin linked to Bakersfield training programs. Judge Tom DeWitt spoke briefly, and T. V. Little was named to study changes at city hall.
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Shafter
Shafter Business Men‘s Association
Cafe Neuman
L. H. McGrane
Tex Rankin
Bakersfield
Tom DeWitt
Southern California
Shafter-Central Valley Poultry
T. V. Little
City Hall
Business Men’s Association
Merchants Coast To Easy Win Over Wasco Juniors
Shafter Merchants defeated Wasco Juniors 10 to 0 at Richland diamond on Monday evening. The Merchants collected seven hits while pitcher Billy Lachenmaier limited the visitors to two. Harvey Gatte and Pete Duke hit home runs for Shafter.
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Shafter Merchants
Wasco Juniors
Richland Diamond
Billy Lachenmaier
Harvey Gatde
Pete Duke
Shafter Club
Campaign Based On Merit Not Personalities Says Crites
Bakersfield resident Arthur Crites urged a merit based Republican campaign at a Shafter Rotary meeting. He praised Wendell Willkie's nomination approach, noted 15 000 attendees at the convention, and cited a Kern County $22 000 000 rise in assessed value from oil land and new properties. Also present were visiting Rotarians Hopkins Crites Angus and Hays.
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Arthur Crites
Republican ‘Party
Bakersfield
Philadelphia
Shafter Rotary Club
Crites
America
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Harry Hopkins
Business, Farmer and Home Owners Economics Council
Kern County
Hopkins
Taft Club
Angus, Crites
Emmett Hays
Wallace Well Tops 10 000 Feet At Shafter Area
General Petroleum reports Wallace No 1 in the Shafter Greeley belt reached 10 141 feet on Tuesday with drilling under way in Oughton No 2. Caldwell No 5 in South Shafter shows 9 530 feet as high depth readings are recorded this week.
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Wallace No. 1
General Petroleum Corporation
Shafter and
Greeley
Oughton No. 2
Oughton
Wallace
G. P
Caldwell No. 5
South Shafter
Union Drilling Advances in Three Section 34 Wells
Oil company moves forward in Shafter field with three Section 34 wells reaching depths of 7,830 feet in 2-34, 10,842 feet in 65-34, and 4,400 feet in 67-34. No new locations announced. next drill will be 25-34 in the same section.
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Union. Oil Company
Mennonite Brethren Chorus Offers Summer Bakersfield Program
Members of the Mennonite Brethren Men's chorus performed a full program Sunday evening at the M B church in Bakersfield. A large crowd attended the musical presentation, one in a summer series by the Shafter group.
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Mennonite Brethren Men’s Chorus
M. B
Bakersfield
Shafter Musical Group
Beet Harvest Under Way in Shafter District
Harvesting of sugar beets in the Shafter district began this week by local farmers. Most plots are small and scattered with the crop largely sent to the American Crystal Sugar refinery in Oxnard. Payment depends on sugar content as acreage grows in Kern county.
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Shafter District
American Crystal Sugar Company
Oxnard
Kern County
Foundations Poured at County Building West Wing
Foundations for the west wing of the county building on Pacific avenue are being poured this week as construction resumes under the new county budget. A portion of the building previously completed has housed the city jail and the justice of the peace office.
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Pacific Avenue
Justice of the Peace
Baumgarten Named Kern Deputy D A
Norbert Baumgarten of Bakersfield was appointed deputy district attorney by District Attorney Tom Scott to succeed James Wizzard who resigned to enter private practice. Baumgarten, a Stanford graduate, has practiced law five years in Taft and two in Bakersfield.
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Norbert Baumgarten
Bakersfield
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Tom Scott
James Wizzard
Baumgarten
Stanford University
Taft
Potato Meal Industry in Shafter Shows Promise for Local Economy
Shafter's new livestock feed plant, operated by J. D. Brown, processes culled potatoes into Chuck Wagon brand meal marketed by Kingsary Cotton Oil. About 180 tons of meal have been produced, with 6,000 tons of sun dried spuds handled seasonally and operations expected to run through August. The product contains 8.5 percent minimum crude protein, 0.12 percent fat, 3 percent maximum crude fibre, 7 percent maximum ash, and at least 76 percent total carbohydrates.
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Shafter
J. D. Brown
Brown
Kingsary Cotton Oil Company
Appreciation Expressed For Spud Disease Work
The Kern County Farm Bureau board adopted a resolution praising University of California branches for work on controlling potato disease in seed spuds. The Bakersfield meeting also handled routine business. Shafter observers E C Eckman and A W Eckman attended along with Rio Bravo members Ed Haag and Jim Haag.
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University of California
Kern County Farm Bureau
Bakersfield
Shafter
E. C. Eckman
A. W. Eckman
Rio Bravo
Ed. Haag
Jim Haag
Siskiyou County Dike Project Begins Along Lower Klamath Lake
Work has started on a three year project in Siskiyou county to construct 36 miles of dikes along Lower Klamath Lake. The plan involves environmental review and local cooperation with state agencies to protect farmlands and communities from flood risks.
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Siskiyou County
Lower
Klamath Lake
Hay Fire Destroys 400 Tons On J H Maurer Ranch
Four hundred tons of baled hay burned Sunday at the J H Maurer ranch on Fresno avenue northeast of Shafter. The $3500 loss was blamed on spontaneous combustion as hay was being stacked. No insurance due to planned coverage later this week. Fire crews and local residents responded.
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J. H. Maurer
Fresno Avenue
Shafter
Maurer
White Spot Reconstruction Starts After Fire
Reconstruction began this week at the White Spot north of town led by Mrs. Emma Mayer. The store and cafe will cost about 3500 dollars and use stucco. Bill Brown will run the grocery, Jim Parker the cafe, with the old 30 by 54 foot building replaced plus Mayer home remodeling. Cleanup and levelled nearby structures followed a major blaze days earlier.
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White Spot
Emma Mayer
Bill Brown
Jim Parker
Mayer
Central Avenue
Ping Pong Tournament Entries Open at Shafter High
Entries for a ping pong tournament to begin July 29 at Shafter High School are being taken by Eldon Sprayberry at Richland School or by mail to P O Box 1453. A champion and runner up will be named. Anyone may enter with a 6 p.m. July 27 deadline.
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Shafter High School
Eldon
Richland School
Eldon Spray
Families at Shafter Farm Workers' Camp Steady
About 140 families reside at the Shafter Farm Workers' community per manager Ray Mark. This week roughly 25 families left, but several families moved in, keeping the camp population around the same level.
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Shafter Farm Workers
Ray Mark
Cool Days Not Unusual Records Show
Shafter experiment farm data indicate July temperatures in the San Joaquin valley remain mild with highs around the mid 90s to 100s and cool nights around 55 to 62. Historical lows include 1933 and 1936 extremes, while June this year was the hottest in a decade and a late month warmth is possible.
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Shafter
Shafter Experiment Farm
Chamber of Commerce
San Joaquin Valley
Mercury
Shafter Mennonite Chorus to Present Sunday Program
The Shafter Mennonite Brethren church male chorus will present a musical program next Sunday evening at the church. Twenty two voices will be heard with pieces including Faith of Our Fathers Be Faithful I Will Be True Nearer My God to Thee and Come Ye Disconsolate The program also features readings, solos, a baritone horn solo and a sermonette with testimonies.
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Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Bob Nikkel
Ernest Schellenberg
Elias Wiebe
Kiwanis Juniors Lead City Recreation Softball Standings
The Kiwanis Juniors top the city recreation league after beating Mexican Colony, F S A camp, and Buttonwillow. Ray Poston Bennie Myers and Eddie Hall Ed Gaede and Myers delivered key pitching and clutch hitting. South Shafter and Shafter Aggies compete for second, while Hi Y Mexican Colony and F S A camp each hold one win.
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F. S. A. Camp
Buttonwillow
Kiwanis
City Recreation
Ray Poston
Bennie Myers
Eddie Hall
Ed. Gaede
Myers
South
Shafter
Shafter Aggies
Hi-Y
Two Superior Wells Ready For Completion In Shafter Field
Superior Oil prepares Roe No 2 in Section 27 and Rudnick No 2 in Section 28 for production. Roe tests water while Rudnick runs tubing, with Rudnick expected as producer though lighter than center-field wells. Depths at Riggs 10 781 feet Mandell 6800 feet and Osborn 28 location derrick standing. No new locations announced. follow up wells poised after Roe and Rudnick include second Osborn and Pasadena Realty in Section 33.
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Shafter
Superior Oil Company
Roe
Rudnick
Mandell
Osborn
Greely
Moore
Greeley Field
Superior
Roe and Rudnick
Osborn and Pasadena Realty Company
Future Farmers Groom Stock For State Fair Show
Shafter Future Farmers prepare livestock for display at the California State Fair in September with 20 to 30 hogs eight Hereford steers chickens and possibly lambs. Glenn O Nay reports rising quality and tougher competition with 12 to 15 local boys expected to enter Sacramento. Exhibits will also travel to Kern County Livestock show in Bakersfield and Great Western Livestock show in Los Angeles.
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Shafter
Sacramento
Glenn 0. Nay
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Roosevelt Nominated for Third Term at Democratic Convention
Franklin D Roosevelt was nominated for a third term on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The tally showed Roosevelt 946 votes with 13 30, James Farley 72 27 30, John Garner 61, Millard E Tydings 9% and Cordell Hull 523. observers predict Henry Wallace for vice president.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
James Farley
John Garner
Millard E. Tydings
Cordell Hull
Secretary of
Henry Wallace
Diverse farm shipments mark Shafter July activity
Agricultural Inspector Jack Hare reports July shipments in Shafter show varied farming activity beyond Long White potatoes. Elberta peaches amount to 13 041 flats and 2 746 lugs by truck, with Beck y Smith plums 274 lugs and Quat no nect arines 245 lugs. Watermelons reach ten tons plus 236 crates cantaloupes and 1 658 lugs Thompson Seedless grapes, while onions add 475 sacks and 2 985 lugs by truck. Peaches are grown by Charles and Arthur Anderson and C A Merrill in Rio Bravo, cantaloupes by Johnny DeVinto, watermelons from Jones and Hitchcock ranches, sweet potatoes at Enia ranch, Bee Sill Week’s potatoes push the season total to 4 670 rail cars. county total 16 000 cars. Truck totals not yet compiled.
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Shafter
Jack Hare
Becky Smith
Thompson
Charles Anderson
Arthur Anderson
C. A. Merrill
Rio Bravo
Johnny DeVinto
Jones and Hitchcock
Horses and Tractors Wreck New City Oiled Streets
City Clerk Frank Shaw reports damage to newly oiled streets caused by horses and steel wheeled tractors. He says farm-implement on streets laws will be enforced and a request to keep horses off streets is being made. Oil is soft now and easily torn up, with months of auto travel needed to harden the surface.
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Frank Shaw
Shaw
Trent Services Held Yesterday Afternoon Here
Funeral services for Edward A. Trent 67 were conducted yesterday at the Janzen home with Rev. Sam Wilcoxon of the Orthodox Missionary Baptist church officiating. Interment followed at Shafter cemetery. He was born in Fort Gibson Oklahoma and lived in Shafter 12 years. Survived by wife Minervia four daughters and two sons plus 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Janzen
Edward A. Trent
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Sam Wilcoxon
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church
Shafter Cemetery
Trent
Fort Gibson
Oklahoma
Shafter
Minervia
Edith Stewart
Velma Tatum
Margaret Downing
Claremore
Mattie Cash
Oildale
Charley Trent
Floyd Trent
U S Department of Agriculture Tests Cotton Fireproofing
The U S Department of Agriculture reports successful tests of fireproofing treated cotton, indicating improved resistance to ignition and spread under controlled conditions. The announcement underscores potential safety benefits for cotton handling and storage amid evolving industrial standards.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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M. B. Chorus
J. H. Maurer Ranch
Kiwanis Juniors
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