Central Valley Water Project pace tied to political change
A 160 acre limitation debate delays Central Valley water contracts and project progress. The piece argues that a Republican administration could ease Bureau of Reclamation friction, repeal the 160 acre rule on developed lands, and advance conservation projects benefiting Central California farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Valley
Shafter-Wasco
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau For
Central Valley Water
California
America
Bureau
Central
Department of the Interior
Krug
Congress
Sol Bartel Honored On Sixtieth Birthday In Shafter
Mr Solomon Bartel was honored with an evening of Christian fellowship on his 60th birthday July 15 in Shafter. Rev G A Willems of Wasco spoke briefly and others shared blessings before Rev John A Wiebe, visiting missionary from India, offered remarks and sang a Telegu song. A plaque was presented for his service as Mennonite Brethren Church assistant pastor deacon and Sunday School teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Bartel
Christian Fellowship
G. A. Willems
Wasco
John A. Wiebe
India
Shafter
Wiebe
Bartel
Mennonite Brethren Church
Tor
Sherwins Rush To Portland As Matriarch Fights Illness
Mr and Mrs W L Sherwin rush to Portland Oregon as Mrs Ida Beardsley mother of Mr Sherwin lies critically ill. The Sherwins and their son plan to depart soon to be with her in the northern city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Sherwin
Mr. Sherwin
Ida Beardsley
Portland
Oregon
Mrs Ohanneson Visits Shafter During Camp Nelson Vacation
Mrs J C Ohanneson, who has been vacationing at Camp Nelson, was a visitor in Shafter last week and returned to Camp Nelson on Friday.
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J. C. Ohanneson
Camp Nelson
Shafter
Youths booked on license switch reckless driving
Two 19 year old males were arrested Sunday for driving without a license and using another person’s license after a stop led by Officer Blake Witcher. Alvarez claimed the license was on Areola’s, with Areola facing charges for allowing use. Both posted bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. Alvarez
Arthur B. Areola
Alvarez
Areola
Blake Witcher
Charlie H. Brock
Alonzo C. la Fevers
Cecil Hendricks
Minter Village Opens Rural Post Office under Bakersfield
Minter Village will open a rural post office August 1 under Bakersfield supervision. Oscar Greene is named clerk in charge. the office serves 400 families and offers boxes, general delivery and other Postoffice services, but no carrier service. Bakersfield Post 26 American Legion will manage the facility.
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Minter Village
Bakersfield
American Legion
Oscar Greene
Postoffice Department
Washington
Nellie Cooper Weds E. Sundahl in Shafter Home Ceremony
Nellie M. Cooper married Ernest L. Sundahl in an informal Thursday ceremony at the Cranes home in Shafter. The Rev. Sam Wilcoxin officiated. The couple plans to reside in Chico California where Sundahl works as a lumber grader at Bidwell Bar Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie M. Cooper
Ernest L. Sundahl
Edgar Crane
Shafter
Sam Wilcoxin
Maxine Cooper
Billy Cates
C. C. Cates
Bill
Wendel
Oliver
Claude Farmer
Mary Joe
Earl Glenn
Jess
Edward
Edna
Dorothy Crane
Carl Cooper
Lela Thomas
Chico
Calif
Sundahl
Bidwell Bar Lumber Co
Feather River Pine Mills Inc
Local couples travel to Los Angeles for wedding
A group from Shafter led by Maxine and Bob Mettler Pat and Harvey Neuman Gerald and Edna Bayless and Ivan Meyers with Virginia Hoyt visited Los Angeles last Saturday morning to attend the wedding of the newlyweds Mr and Mrs W m H Rodgers. They returned to Shafter Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A
Maxine
Bob Mettler
Pat
Harvey Neuman
Gerald
Edna_ Bayless
Ivan Meyers
Virginia Hoyt
Los Angeles
Wm. H. Rodgers
Shafter
Local men fish excursion off Cayucos
LaVerne Kliewer Boyd Miller Leonard Stewart and Joe Turner chartered a boat in Cayucos last week and spent a day ocean fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVerne Kliewer
Boyd Miller
Leonard Stewart
Joe Turner
Cayucos
Local Softball Season Nears End In Second Half
Shafter’s summer softball moves into final two weeks of the second-half schedule across four leagues. Second-half champs face first-half winners in championship series. if same team wins both halves no playoff. Key contenders include Hitchcock's Auto Parts, McClure Drug, Rio Bravo, Buttonwillow, and Rio Bravo in Junior League with Adamson Trucking and Post Office Market also strong. Upper Pee-Wee leads Central Market and Brown & Bryant as final games approach Friday July 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Hitchcock
Auto Parts
McClure, Drug
Rio Bravo
Hitchcock’s
Lawson Lowe
Buttonwillow
McFarland
Adamson Trucking
Post Office Market
Adamson
Pee-Wee
Central Market
Brown & Bryant
Central
Lachenmaier Bros
Dalke Bros
Minter Village opens Childrens Play School at Lerdo Field
The Lerdo-Minter Recreation Council launches a tots play school at Minter Field in the Lerdo school building. About 100 children ages 2 1/2 to 5 attend until August 13 with possible two week extension. Sessions run Mon Wed Fri and Tue Thu. Instructor is Mrs Pat Newland, UT alum with California teaching cert. Activities include story hour songs games arts and crafts. Adult square and round dancing plus Friday movies. Funded entirely by local contributions.
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Lerdo- Minter
Recreation Center
Pat Newland
University of Texas
California
Recreation Council
Bakersfield Firestone routs Food Town 9 to 0 in exhibition
Bakersfield Firestone softball dominates Food Town in a Friday exhibition at Primary Diamond. Eddy Stambaugh throws a no hitter while striking out three. Food Town’s Sam Rice starts strong but falters in the sixth as Firestone adds four runs in the sixth and seventh frames. Harold Garrish finishes for Food Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Firestone
Food Town
Firestone Boys
Eddy Stambaugh
Stambaugh
Sam Rice
Harold Garrish
Rice
Bridge Party Closed Until September at 254 Grant
Mrs T V Little hosted the bridge club at the Little home 254 Grant last Thursday for a Branch and bridge party. This will be the last weekly meeting until September. Present were Mesdames Oscar Wiedman Elizabeth Ingraham William Lowe Christine Ros camp P C Guenther Ralph Sanderson and Mrs Emil Bender substituting for Mrs E B Stringham.
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T. V. Little
Little
Grant
Oscar Wiedman
Elizabeth Ingraham
William Lowe
Christine Roscamp
P. C. Guenther
Ralph Sanderson
Emil Bender
E. B. Stringham
Wilsons Vacation Plans Include Los Angeles Trip
Mrs. Vernon Wilson leaves next Saturday for Los Angeles to visit her parents for a week. On August first Mr. Wilson joins, and they will take a two week vacation together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilsons
Vernon Wilson
Los Angeles
John Eien
Wilson
Velma Bradshaw Visit Tied to Shafter Guests
Miss Velma Bradshaw of Nuevo California has been visiting in Shafter with Eunice Guenther and Jerry Songer as she spends time in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Bradshaw
Nuevo, Calif
Shafter
Eunice Guenther
Jerry Songer
Eunice Guenther Hurt at Pool Incident
Miss Eunice Guenther suffered a bruised leg a nose gash and a tooth loss after falling between a diving board and its support at the Richland Aquatic Center. She is recovering rapidly and plans to return to the pool soon.
Pismo Beach Visit By Hill Family and Guest
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hill and their son Kyle along with Jimmy Guenther were recent visitors to Pismo Beach.
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Pismo Beach
J. L. Hill
Kyle
Jimmy Guenther
Council May Limit Train Speeds Here
Shafter city council discussed limiting train speeds through town citing recent accidents and fatalities. They will ask Assistant City Attorney Al Mortimore to verify state rules with the State Railroad Commission and State Safety Council before proceeding.
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Shafter
State Railroad Commission
State Safety Council
al Mortimore
Central Market Pee-Wee Team Narrowly Falls to Bakersfield Champs
In Bakersfield last Saturday night the Central Market Pee-Wee softball squad, led by Rex Allen’s strong pitching, nearly upset the First Christian Church team of Bakersfield. Final score 10 to 9, with the outcome in doubt until the last.
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Central Market
Bakersfield
First Christian Church
Rex Allen
Central Market Boys
Central Market Lads
Delano Stationery Store Sold to Local Insurance Agent
Mr and Mrs Oscar Hamrick announce the sale of their stationery store and news agency in Delano to Mr Rea Hardaway. Hardaway, previously in the insurance business in the same building, plans to run both ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Hamrick
Delano
Rea Hardaway
Morro Bay Visit Ends After Week of Recreation
Mr and Mrs Fred Lamas and family with Mrs P L Valenzuela of Los Angeles returned Friday night from Morro Bay after a week of bathing fishing and clam digging. They traveled home via the Navajo de.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morro Bay
Fred Lamas
Buttonwillow Visitor Bets Beverly Hewitt Covers Guenther Home
Mrs. Beverly Hewitt of Buttonwillow recently visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Guenther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Beverly Hewitt
Gene Guenther
Bosserdit Leaves Fresno Visitor Ends Stay in town
Mr. Eugene Bosserdit, who had been visiting at the T. V. Little residence, has returned to his home in Fresno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosserdit
Eugene Bosserdit
T. V. Little
Fresno
Leave on trip for Texas and Oklahoma
Mary Ellen Edwards and Fay Fraser departed last Thursday by train for a month long journey to Fort Worth Texas and Oklahoma with plans to visit several stops along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Edwards
Fay Fraser
Ft. Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
City Clean-Up Week Planned in Shafter
The Shafter City Council unanimously approved a city-wide Clean-Up Week for the week of August 2. The Chamber of Commerce urged co-sponsorship and will form a committee with Ernie Panero Pat Kelly and Herb Schirmer to mobilize local clubs schools and Boy Scouts to clean vacant lots and streets. The drive emphasizes owner cooperation and a street sweeping program.
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Shafter
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Stoller
Ernie Panero
Pat Kelly
Herb Schirmer
J. H. Revell
City Planning Commission
Fire at Steele Home Causes Small Damage
A blaze damaged the rear wall and roof of a home owned by David Muir and rented by Vernon Steele, about two and a half miles east of Santa Fe. Firefighters arrived after 4 16 p.m. and the resident contained the fire with a garden hose. the oil-burning hot water heater was the cause.
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David Muir
Vernon Steele
Riverside
Driver Road
Santa Fe
Steel
Quick Shafter police arrest hay thief Robert Morris
Shafter officers Jenner and Mitchell arrested Robert L. Morris after a tip led them to a truckload of hay seized near Santa Fe Avenue. The theft of about 100 bales from Poso Ranch and Land Co occurred Wednesday night with Morris claiming purchase from a Terra Bella dealer later disproved. Morris awaits trial in Bakersfield as deputies investigated routes toward Wasco and Los Angeles.
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Shafter
Jenner
Mitchell
Bakersfield
Robert L. Morris
Poso Ranch and Land Company
Joseph H. Sheppard
Famosa
Santa Fe
Morris
Klassen
Terra Bella
Gaddy
Los Angeles
Finley Osborne
Paso Robles
Wasco
Phyllis Smith Celebrates 6th Birthday Party
Phyllis Smith marked her sixth birthday Saturday afternoon at the Alfred J. Smith residence on Orange Avenue with friends. The group played games opened gifts and enjoyed cake ice cream and punch. Attendants included La Von Wonsley Martha Wiebe Douglas Epp Carol Joan Talbert Janice Talbert Dolores Tillman Betty Tillman Sandra Sauer Shirley Montgomery Ronald Watson Geraldine Osborn Gene Martin Peggy Romine Jo Ann Romine Danny Baker Robbie Jenson Lonnie Adams Virginia Mendenhall and Ryan Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Smith
Alfred J. Smith
Dakotans Visit George Guenther Residence
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wingire of Woodworth North Dakota have been visiting at the George Guenther residence. Mr. Wingire is the brother of Mrs. Guenther.
Layette Shower for Mrs. Johnny Penner
Mrs. Johnny Penner received a layette shower Friday at the Frank Russell home on Cross Street. Betsy Lorraine Penner, born June 7, was celebrated. hostesses included Ed Nikkel, Jake Bergen, and Frank Russell. Game prize went to Mrs. Cecil Bergman. A gift table featured a baby motif. pink and white refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Penner
Frank Russell
Cross Street
Adolph Goertzen
Bob McCombs
Cecil Bergman
Bill Frizzell
Abe Isaac
Lee Bergman
Harold Wiens
Albert Franz
Bill Hildebrand
Pete Goertzen
Vernon Kroeker
Johnny Epp
Ernest Bartell
Bill Handel
Eastern Trip with Holmes Family to Kenmore North Dakota
Mr and Mrs Robert Holmes and their children undertake an extended journey to Kenmore North Dakota for an extended trip and family travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Holmes
Kenmore
North Dakota
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Mrs. Channeson
Nellie Cooper
E. Sundahl
Minter Village Childrens Play
Bakersfield Firestone
Bridge Party
Mit
Hamricks Sell
Delano Business
Steele
Layette
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