Shafter Council Adopts Tax Ordinance And Fire Equipment Plan
The Shafter city council adopted Ordinance No. 20 regulating property assessment and tax collection. It reconditions a 50 gallon chemical trailer for emergency fire use and sets board of equalization dates and tax levy timing. Grape growers in the district will vote on a prorate zone at McFarland and Vine land polling sites with cards issued by the agricultural commissioner. The 1938 crop is seen as large, signaling a potential grape surplus and low price impacts for wine and raisin producers.
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Shafter
Mose
Ity
Board of Fire Underwriters
Channeson
Agricultural Commissioner
Bakersfield
California
State Agricultural Prorate Commission
San Francisco
State Commission
Record August primary registrations hit new record
Deputy county clerk reports a last minute rush boosting total registrations to a new high and county figures released by Clerk F. E. Smith show 55 625 registered for the August primary an increase of over 10 000 from any prior year the clerk also predicts strong turnout for the November general election.
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Eputy
Eastline
F. E. Smith
First Watermelons By Orvin Mettler
Two carloads of stripped Klondike watermelons left the Shafter district Friday. Grown by Orvin Mettler on the Mattler ranch near the Calloway canal, they sold to the grower at about 10 dollars per ton. About 100 acres are under cultivation.
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Shafter District
Pacific Fruit and Produce Company
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Orvin Mettler
Mattler
Beach Avenue
Calloway Canal
Cotton crops thrive in Shafter area growth rapid despite heat
Cotton in the Shafter area shows rapid growth with blooms in almost all fields and bolls forming in advanced areas. Plants reach three feet tall as irrigation helps prevent damage from last week's heat, with ginmen expecting start around September 10 and roughly 17,000 acres under cultivation.
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Shafter
Social Security Tax Deadline Set For July 31
Nat Rogan the collector for Southern California warns July 31 as the deadline for several federal taxes including Social Security Old Age Insurance for April 1 to June 30. Also due are monthly Manufacturers' Excise taxes Capital Stock taxes and annual liquor taxes. Returns should be filed at Rogan's Los Angeles office 939 South Broadway or at deputy offices. If forms were not received individuals and firms should contact the IRS promptly.
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Nat Rogan
Internal Revenue
Southern California
Rogan
South Broadway
Los Angeles
Internal Revenue Service
Alfred J. Elliott Speaks Tonight at Cain's Corner
Congressman Alfred J. Elliott, seeking another term, will give a public address tonight at Cain's Corner on the Wasco highway north of Shafter. The program begins at 8 o'clock and the public is invited.
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Alfred J. Elliott
Cain’s Corner
State to Combat Sylatic Plague
California outlines measures to combat sylatic plague after outbreak concerns. Officials pledge coordinated action with health agencies and public advisories to monitor cases and suppress spread. Public guidance includes sanitation, reporting suspected infections, and seeking medical care promptly.
G P All Stars Take 12 7 Victory Over Mohawks
General Petroleum’s Shafter All-Stars collected 13 hits off Bakersfield Mohawks pitcher Don Beachman to win 12 to 7. Key blows included Neufeld’s two run homer in the first and Tex Campbell’s three run shot in the fifth, as every G P player had at least one hit.
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General Petroleum
Shafter
Don Beachman
Bakersfield Mohawks
G. P
Taylor
Neufeld
Campbell
Mohawks
Beachman
All-Stars
Connie Unruh
Tex Campbell
Jim Taylor
Richland Budget Outlines 1938 39 School Plan
The Richland budget released by Superintendent Herbert L for the 1938 39 year lists total requirements of 117 265 dollars. It shows teachers and maintenance of plant at 7 175 with an unencumbered cash balance of 20 830 as of July 1 and state appropriations at 58 226 while district tax requirements total 38.
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Richland
Herbert L
Drainage Pit at Camp-Ohanneson Shed Is Filled
A drainage pit for water from potato washers in the Camp-Ohanneson shed on Walker Street has been filled and leveled. Dirt is being hauled in and spread with a tractor and scraper to complete the site work.
Sidewalk Petition Circulates in Shafter for WPA Help
A sidewalk, curb, and gutter project petition is circulating in Shafter. The Business Men’s association seeks WPA labor and funds, aiming to present the request to the city council at the August 8 meeting or sooner if a special session is called.
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Shafter City
WPA
Business Men's Association
Shafter
Business Men’s Association
Grapes Seen With Minimum $12 Per Ton Return
An average minimum return of 12 dollars per ton to grape growers is predicted under a proposed prorate and surplus conversion program announced by E. F. Loescher. The plan allocates 55 000 tons for commercial crushing at 15 dollars per ton and 300 000 tons for prorated surplus with 12.50 per ton to growers for brandy conversion.
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E. F. Loescher
Wrnters
San Francisco
Loescher
Texas visitors stay with J. P. Harris family
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Harris of El Paso Texas are visiting at the J. P. Harris home during a California tour. The visitors are the uncle and aunt of J. P. Harris.
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Texas
Daniel Harris
el Paso
J. P. Harris
California
Derrick Rigged At Union Oil Location In Shafter Field
Union Oil moves to a new site north and west of its discovery well as a derrick is rigged this week. Ideal Ajax drawworks installed and machinery shifted from 3-34 as drilling on 5-34 is set to begin next week. Other wells 4-34 and 2-34 are active at depths near 9,954 and 7,685 feet respectively.
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Union Oil Company
Discovery
Union
Shafter
Neufeld Dominates as All-Stars Rout Wasco 13 to 1
Ernest Neufeld pitched a four hit game with 16 strikeouts guiding the General Petroleum all-stars of Shafter to a 13 to 1 victory over Wasco 20-30. Unruh and Neufeld contributed with timely hits as the offense built a early lead and expanded it with four runs in the sixth.
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Ernest Neufeld
General Petroleum All-Stars
Shafter
Wasco
Neufeld
Unruh
Gaede
Tex Campbell
Young
Rodgers
Honea
H Schultz
Gaede, Ss
Cte
Ae Campbell
E. Neufeld
Becker
Berlin
Sand discovery at Superior's Helbling No. 1 shifts field south
Superior Oil reports a new Helbling sand discovery in Shafter Field at Helbling No. 1. Drilled to 12,200 feet through Vedder strata, 57 feet penetrated with finer sand, no tests yet. Location on field edge suggests potential southern development if producer. Casing sized with record length and 2,500 sacks cement used.
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Vedder
Superior
Ruhl Weill
Work Starts On Office Building In Shafter
Remodeling begins this week at the Shafter city office building owned by the Business Men's association. Plans include closing the open section with four windows and a French door, adding two windows and a door at the back, wiring checked, a door cut to connect rooms, plastering the interior, celotex ceiling insulation, and painting all new woodwork within ten days. The city plans to rent the building from the association for city officers.
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Shafter City
The
Business Men’s Association
Business Men's Association
City considers WPA grant for sidewalk project and remodeling bid
Low bid of 415 dollars for remodeling the building housing city offices was accepted. Plans were announced to circulate a petition among property owners urging the city council to pursue a WPA grant for a city sidewalk project. A brief discussion of a potato.
Garbage Truck Brings Fire To Chief Oliver Sly
A garbage truck catches fire near Chief Oliver Sly's residence causing a brief blaze. Fire crews respond quickly and extinguish the flames with no reported injuries. No further details were available on the cause or property damage.
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Oliver Sly
From 10 to 17 relief recipients have been available for work
A report notes that between 10 and 17 relief recipients have been declared available for work, indicating ongoing relief program measures. The statement emphasizes job readiness and potential reemployment steps within the aid framework.
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Shafter Grape Growers
McFarland
Council
McFar
State of
Cali
Fornia
Seventh Standard Road
Vineland School
Weed Patch
State of California and
Idaho
Harry A. Hopkins Shafter
Helbling
Ruhl
Superior Oil Company
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