Season Spud Shipments End With 6468 Cars From Shafter
Shafter district shipped 6468 cars of potatoes in 1940 season, Kern County total about 16350 cars including rail and truck. Rail to Shafter 4702 cars and Wasco 2606. Edison Arvin 3497. Lerdo Saco Arkelo 1054. Twin Buttes near Visalia Tulare 54. Price held around 1.25 dollars for U S No 1s, spiking to 1.90 briefly.
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Shafter District
Kern County
Tehachipi
Edison
Arvin
Lerdo
Saco
Arkelo
Shafter
Wasco
Twin Buttes
Visalia
n-Tulare
U.S
Girl Injured In Freak Auto Accident In Wasco
Ima Jean Baker, 12, of Wasco, was struck by a car driven by Harvey Montgomery at Santa Fe Way and Poplar Street Thursday around 9:30 PM. She had been with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Seawell. Seawell had stopped to fix a flat. Constable John Reily and Rex Hunter of the California Highway Patrol investigated.
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Ima Jean Baker
Wasco
Harvey Montgomery
Santa Fe Way
Poplar Street
Ernest Seawell
Seawell
Shafter
Baker Girl
John Reily
Rex Hunter
California Highway Patrol
Double Trouble In City Streets Reburning Rubbish
City Clerk Frank Shaw, also streets superintendent, reports ongoing problems with new street oil. Grass and trash are being dumped and burned on oil treated areas while horses, steel wheels, and skidding cars damage the soft surfaces. Shaw urges an immediate stop to protect reconditioned streets.
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Frank Shaw
Shaw
Pampered pigs train for fairs at Shafter High School farm
Shafter High School agriculture instructor Art Johnson raises 44 prize pigs for upcoming shows. Pigs are hand fed four times daily with a balanced ration of barley, fish meal, tankage, linseed meal, plus supplements. Breeds include Duroc Jersey Berkshire and Poland China with gains of 1.5 to 2 pounds daily, targeting 200 pounds for California State Fair Bakersfield Livestock Show and Great Western.
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Shafter High School
Art Johnson
Sacramento
Bakersfield
Johnson
July Heat Wave Prompts Record 107 Degree Reading
A district thermometer reached 107 degrees at the experiment farm north of town yesterday as July began its heat trend. The region saw a sequence of days with highs largely in the 90s, while the San Joaquin valley and broader areas faced a severe heat wave with multiple deaths reported.
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Experiment Farm
Shafter
San Joaquin Valley
Middle West
Boy Scout Court of Honor Slated Monday
Seven members of Shafter Troop No. 44 sponsored by the Kiwanis club in the Shafter Farm Workers community will receive second class badges at a court of honor in the recreation hall Monday at 8 p.m. Supervisors include S. I. Wood Jr., Bill Brown, F. Smith and Dr. Jack Lighthill the scoutmaster. All interested in Scout work are invited.
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Shafter Boy Scout Troop No
Kiwanis Club
Shafter Farm Workers
Farm Workers
S._I. Wood, Jr
Bill Brown
F. Smith
Jack Lighthill
New Maps Arrive at Shafter Library for Filing
New maps for Kern county and supervisorial districts arrive at Shafter library where they will be kept on file. Mrs Thomas Wedge, the librarian, says the rural postal route maps are among the new materials.
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Kern County
Shafter Library
Thomas Wedge
City Cleanup Set to Run Two Weeks Starting August 5
City Clerk Frank Shaw announced a two week cleanup beginning August 5 to remove rubbish dry grass and trash from all lots in the city. Absentee property owners will be billed for city cleanup and workmen will clear their lots. Cooperating groups include the Shafter Volunteer Fire department and County Fire Warden Art Craig with the fire crew on standby after burning permits are secured at the Ranger station.
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Frank Shaw
Shawn
Shafter
Art Craig
Craig
Shafter Ranger Station
Santa Fe Way
Shaw
Kern County High School District to Cut Tax Rate
Judge T. N. Harvey announced that the Kern County Union High School district plans a tax rate drop from 74 to 66 cents for 1940-41, enabled by a $22,572,440 rise in district assessed valuation. Board approval is required to finalize the reduction.
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Kern County Union High School
T. N. Harvey
District Board of Trustees
Harvey
Valley Flyer Discontinued by Santa Fe Train
Santa Fe ends the Valley Flyer service with the Shafter to destination run leaving at 7 19 a m and arriving at 8 04 p m in the same day, the morning northbound and evening southbound schedule canceled.
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Santa Fe
Valley Flyer
Shafter
Richland District Maintains 1.04 Tax Rate Amid Growth
The Richland school district keeps a $1.04 tax rate for 1940-41 while the budget rises to $199,500 due to a higher district valuation driven by oil development. The plan funds new cafeteria space, buses, and increased facilities to meet enrollment, with debt to drop from $62,000 to $31,000 over two years. The board also notes prior construction on Lerdo road and 10 more acres purchased to support expansion.
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Richland
General Reserve
Shafter Highway
Alsve
Lerdo Road
Irrigation District Books Audited This Week
Books of the Shafter Wasco Irrigation district are this week being audited by a representative of the George H Hobson company in Bakersfield. The audit work is conducted at the district office in Shafter following authorization by the district board of directors about two months ago.
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Shafter-Wasco
George H. Hobson Company
Bakersfield
Shafter
Bowling Alley Planned for Shafter by Bob Neuman
Plans announced this week to install a bowling alley in Shafter by Bob Neuman. Work is expected to start about August 20 in the Nouman Cafe building on Central Avenue with rear extension to provide space.
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Shafter
Bob Neuman
Neuman
Shafter Woman Dies After Car Crash South of Town
Mrs. Pearl Nordin age 33 died at Mercy hospital Bakersfield early today after a collision at the Los Angeles street intersection south of Shafter last night. Stewart Sinclair injured. L B Nordin and Mrs. Sinclair unhurt. The car rolled over twice after going out of control about 11:25 pm. The Nordins resided on Riverside Drive near Poplar Avenue. funeral plans are pending.
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Pearl Nordin
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Eachanos Angeles
Stewart Sinclair
L. B. Nordin
Shafter
Nordin
Superior Oil Company
Riverside Drive
Poplar Avenue
Janzen Funeral
Road Sign Action Planned by Bakersfield Association
At the regular meeting the Bakersfield Businessmen’s Association instructed the secretary to contact the Bakersfield office of the Automobile Club of Southern California about placing Shafter directional signs at Lerdo and 99 Highway, Kimberlina and 99 Highway, Kimberlina and Shafter Highway, and at the Taft Bakersfield Shafter highway intersection. W H Hitchcock was chosen to discuss signs with N P Thompson. The group also heard a report on using Shafter airport for air corps pilot training and noted possible Kern County airport base with Shafter as practice field. City officials asked to remodel the old city jail in City Hall, but no action was taken.
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Business Men's Association
Bakersfield
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Shafter
Lerdo
99 Highway
Kimberlina
Shafter Highway
Taft-Bakersfield
W. H. Hitchcock
N. P. Thompson
L. H. McGrane
Shafter Airport
Air Corps
McGrane
Tex Rankin
Kern County
Shafter Field
T. W. Little
City Hall
Union Oil Nears Completion at Shafter Field
The 65-34 well in Section 34, Shafter oil field, with casing set at 11 254 feet above oil sand, is slated as the next Union completion and could come in late next week. Union reports 2-34 at 9 105 feet and 67-34 at 8 220 feet, while a derrick stands at 25-34.
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Shafter
Union
Visitors Ralph Tucker and Tommy Tucker Plan Return
Ralph Tucker and Tommy Tucker have been visiting in Arkansas for two weeks and are expected back in Shafter early next week.
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Ralph Tucker
Tommy Tucker
Arkansas
Shafter
City Budget Considered By Council
A tentative 1940-41 city budget was discussed by the city council in regular session at City Hall with no action until August 12. Key items included no expected tax increase, proposed higher garbage charges from 60 to 75 cents, and salary reductions restored to pre-corporation levels for several officials. Talks on a fire truck plan were not decided, with Mayor Channeson and four council members present.
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Frank Shaw
Garbege
Mike Poznoff
Ping Pong Tournament Opens Monday in Shafter
Community ping pong event starts Monday evening at Shafter High School as part of the recreation program with finals Tuesday. Entries are accepted by Eldon Sprayberry at Richland Elementary and through post office box 1453. Practice tables are available at the high school 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Medals for winner and runner up to be awarded by the Shafter Rotary Club. Only ceded players are Paul Garrett and Jack Wilcoxon.
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Shafter High School
Eldon Sprayberry
Richland Elementary School
Shafter Rotary Club
Sprayberry
Paul Garrett
Jack Wilcoxon
Paint Room Addition at Shafter High School Shop
A new paint room about 25 by 10 feet is being built at Shafter High School shop. The shop’s tool room is being enlarged and remodeled inside the shop.
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Shafter High School
Seed Potato Association Incorporated in Kern County
The Kern County Seed Potato association was incorporated in Sacramento this week. Directors named include W. B. Camp Harry H. Fowler Adolf Kirschenmann Milton J. Lohr H. L. Pomeroy and J. J. Siemens. The nonprofit aims to secure disease free seed for county growers and eventually adopt a distribution plan like the blue label seed used by cotton growers.
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Sacramento
Kern . County Seed Potato Association
W. B. Camp
Harry H. Fowler
Adolf Kirschenmann
Milton J. Lohr
H. L. Pomeroy
J. J. Siemens
Shafter
Kern County
Recreation program thrives with varied activities at Richland school
Daily participation ranges from 100 to 150 youths at Richland school for a summer program offering games like ping pong croquet broom ball and shuttleboard. Woodcraft crafts sewing drawing and reading materials are featured while evenings host eight softball teams drawing 200 to 350 spectators under supervision of the Shafter Recreation commission with WPA staff assisting.
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Richland School
City Recreation
Richland
Alex Estravillo
Shafter Recreation Commission
Eugene Ford
Shafter High School
WPA
Eldon Sprayberry
Rose Shears
Clyde Jones
James Schulthess
William Caldwell
Volunteer Firemen Hold Drill at Ranger Station
Shafter volunteer firemen met yesterday for a drill at the Ranger station. Ward Art Craig explained county truck operations and equipment handling. About 12 members attended as the department's business was discussed.
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Shafter
Art Craig
Superior Drills Two Wells in Shafter Field
Superior Oil reports two new wells in the Shafter field Rudnick No 2 in Section 28 and Roe No 2 in Section 27. Osborn No 11 in Section 27 and two new locations near the Riggs well near Section 20 28 25. Drilling progress and depths cited with potential offsets by Union and nearby operators. Roe well at 13 129 feet shows rising formation and brightens north field prospects.
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Superior Oil Company
Shafter
Rudnick No
Roe
Osborn
Riggs
Bohna
Devine
Superior Drilling
Union
Western Gulf
Barnsdall
Tiiewater
George F. Getty
North
Rudnick No. 2
Superior
Osborn 11
Mandell
Moore
Greeley Field
Pasadena Realty Company
Section 33
Bank of America Shafter Branch Accepts Daily Bond Payments
Cash payments on city sidewalk assessments are accepted at the Bank of America Shafter branch until closing time today. After closing, amounts due will be issued as bonds for 10 years with Morrison Bonding Company of Los Angeles as holder. Six percent interest paid in January and July. principal at 10 percent yearly, first due January 2 1941, payments can be made at any time.
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Shafter
Bank of America
Morrison Bonding Company
Los Angeles
Boy Scout Fund Drive Under Way In Shafter
Local drive for Boy Scout funds began in Shafter with about $200 raised so far. The campaign will run for several days with assistance from Dr. L. H. McGrane Bill Lachenmaier A P Channeson Phil Johanneson E P Jones Glenn OQ Nay H Schirmer Al Anderson and E B Stringham.
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Shafter
Dr. L. H. McGrane
Bill Lachenmaier
A. P. Channeson
Phil Johanneson
E. P. Jones
Glenn OQ. Nay
H. Schirmer
al Anderson
E. B. Stringham
Also Mentioned on This Page
BOY Scout Court OF Honor
Union Oil
R. Greve
Roy G. Davis Manufacturing Company
Jack Hare
Phil Channeson
H. Midgley
Glenn O. Nay
Joe W. Frizzell
William Lachenmaier
Seed Potato Assn
Riggs Well
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