Standard Shafter Wildcat Nearing Final Stages
Standard Oil Companys No 181 wildcat between Lerdo and Shafter progresses toward possible production. Cores taken near 10200 feet with reports of 16200 feet. debate over depth and sand bearing oil. If successful, could extend Shafter field east or reveal Vedder structure dome.
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Standard Oil Company
No. 181
Wildcat
Lerdo
Shafter
Coring
Standard
Superior
Shafter Field
Union
Union Oil's 6,000 Barrels Potential in Shafterfield Well
Union Oil moves equipment to 5-34 location near 3-34 as second completion proceeds. The well, initially completed and flowed in three hours, is estimated to reach 6,000 barrels daily with a 4,000,000 cubic feet per day gas flow. Depths reach 11,470 feet with Vedder sand at 11,206 feet suggesting proximity to the producing dome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Oil
Shafterfield
Shafter Utility District Reviews Water Main Extension Plan
Directors meet with C D Dart from Fresno PWA office to discuss steps needed to secure a project for enlarging city water mains. Dart outlines required procedures and approvals for the program.
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Shafter Public Utility District
C. D. Dart
Fresno
Office of the Public Works
PWA
Dart
Transients Blamed For Box Car Fire On Santa Fe Siding
Fire gutted two boxcars on the Santa Fe siding Thursday night with investigators blaming transients. The blaze was spotted around midnight, firefighters contained one car with a yard hose while a switch crew sprayed water on the other, and authorities say both cars require rebuilding.
Presidental special train sighted at Bakersfield depot
Six hundred persons gathered at the Southern Pacific depot in Bakersfield at 2 30 o clock Saturday morning to see the presidential special train which stopped for 10 minutes. The train also stopped at Mojave but the President did not alight there.
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Southern Pacific
Bakersfield
Mojave
G P All Stars Open Season With 20 to 14 Victory
Shafter's nightball club backed by General Petroleum and managed by Connie Unruh wins its first game, beating the Colored Cubs of Wasco 20 to 14. Three pitchers see action, with Neufeld, Gaede, and Graves each contributing as players gain early experience. Plans include more games with Taft, Bakersfield, and San Joaquin Valley league members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
General Petroleum Corporation
Cubs
Wasco
Connie Unruh
All-Stars
Harvey Gaede
Ernest Neufeld
Dobe
Sewer Project Planned For Richland Town Schools
Three buildings in the Richland school system will be connected to city sewers. Ernest R E White of Bakersfield to handle preliminary work on pipe fall. Bids for construction will follow after the engineer completes the plan. Richland Elementary School District board meets to discuss tax rates and budget. attendees include Jacob Neufeld Emil Bender Orvin Mettler and principal O Olson.
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Richland
Richland Elementary
Ernest R. E. White
Bakersfield
County
Herbert L. Healy
Jacob Neufeld
Emil Bender
Orvin Mettler
O. T.olson
Richland School
Pixley Judge Sets $5,000 Cash Bail For Grain Thieves
Justice George Simeral of Pixley set cash bail of 5000 for each of three men arrested last week by Constable John Reily at Delano. The arrests are tied to a series of grain and cotton thefts reported across Kern and Tulare counties.
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John Reily
Delano
Kern
Tulare
George Simeral
Pixley
Merchants Consider Finger Print Plan In Effort To Halt Check Passing Activity
Local merchants weigh the Glendale finger print system to curb bad checks in Shafter. Chief Murray Arnold seeks business-wide cooperation after a study of southern California methods. Three transients are jailed on petty theft in the county. fraud cases linked to forged checks are under investigation. Officers report stolen company checkbooks and forged signatures seen in several towns.
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Murray Arnold
Shafter
California
Arnold
Glendale
F. C. Williams
Bureau of Identification
Glandale
Williams
Thomas
Heat Beats Down as Shafter Sees Record Temperatures
Old Sol boasts rising heat over Shafter as thermometers hit 112 degrees in the Sierra town. Residents report 105 on Sunday and 108 yesterday, with forecasts suggesting hotter conditions ahead.
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Sol
Minnie Moon
Minnie
Shafter
China
Central Avenue
Therman
Tomapee
Old Sol
Registration Deadline Tonight For Primary Voters In Shafter
Deputy county clerk Mrs. Julia A. Potter announces endline for voter registrations tonight at her Shafter area home at Shafter highway and Santa Fe way. Voters who did not cast a ballot in 1936 or who moved districts must register to be eligible for August ballots. Requirements include 21 years old, U.S. citizen, one year in the state, 90 days in the county, 40 days in the precinct, and voting in 1936 in the present precinct or general election.
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Julia A. Potter
Shafter
Shafter Highway
Santa Fe Way
United States
Shafter Volunteers Urge Hydrant Shutoff During Fires
Shafter's volunteer fire department at its new HQ urges residents to shut off all outdoor water when the fire siren sounds to conserve mains pressure for emergencies. Chief Oliver Sly notes multiple hoses in use reduce supply and asks housewives to stop running water promptly after an alarm.
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Shafter
Oliver Sly
Sidewalk project eyed by Shafter businessmen
Members of the Shafter Businessmen's association supported a proposed city sidewalk program after a talk by C D Dart of the Public Works Administration Fresno office. A committee to present the plan to the city council was approved. PWA workers would assist. three funding options were outlined including city funds, voluntary contributions, or a city assessment. Material costs were estimated at 15 dollars for a three foot sidewalk on a 50 foot lot with curb costs under 25 dollars.
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Shafter Business Men’s Association
C. D. Dart
Fresno
The
Public Works Administration
PWA
Dart
City
Booster Plant Operating In Field Report
Field equipment discharged through a line to consumption points in the field lies south of the area. Unclear markings and illegible phrases follow, with fragments such as eae and aahea appearing in the text.
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Helbling
SRA
G. P. All-Stars
Aance
Superior Oil Company
Hel
Bling No. 1
Ruhl No. 1
Company of
Weil
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