Potatoes Shipments Lag As Prices Climb In 1949 Season
Shipments of Shafter potatoes run 916 carloads to date this season, far behind 1858 at the same point in 1949, with 22 sheds operating to move spuds to market. Prices have risen to 1.65 per hundredweight, up from earlier lows, while county inspector Ned Smith says loading 350 cars daily could catch up to last year’s output. Onion shipments are reported high.
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Aoe
Federal State Market News Service
Néd Smith
Shafter
Smith
Shafter Builds Record $95 350 in New Improvements
Shafter construction last month reached a high with improvements estimated at 95350, adding a new wing to the Kern County building. Projects include the Shafter Press plant on Central Valley Highway with July completion and expanding business sites on Central Avenue. County wing and jail facilities planned, while total building permits reached 84350 with additional electrical work 9350.
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Shafter
Kern County
E. K. Grant
Central Valley Highway
Central Avenue
Harry Morris
Kirby Shoe Company
Grant
Kirby Shoe
Coronet
Texaco
City Hall
Eyron Hanson
Stone Street
Martha Gloeckler
J.C. Penner
W. K. Douglas
H. H. Gaede
L. M. Coleman
E. B. Stringham
William Thompson
Shafter Press
A. F. Ingraham
Kelly Tells Platform Policies H W Kelly for State Assembly
Kelly addresses a Kern county crowd at Shafter High School gym promoting American traditions and progressive legislation. He pledges equal opportunity through public schools, jobs, and a sound pension system, emphasizing employment in agriculture industry and business and a focus on practical solutions for seasonal workers.
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H.W
Pat) Kelly
Kelly
Kern County
Shafter High School
Peter Channeson
Lincoln
10 30 Club Plans Installation of Officers at Party
New officers of the Shafter 20 30 Club will be installed around July 1 at a barbecue or a ladies program. Marvin Weidenbach, local market manager, said the installation is being arranged by a club committee. Elected: first vice president Wesley Jansen second vice president George Cooper sergeant at arms Jerry Headon and Charles Classen as two board members. Weidenbach replaces Marvin Liane as 20 30 president. Seven Shafter 20 30 fans attended the Bakersfield district meeting last weekend: Classen Weidenbach Lane Marvin Neuman Herb Neuman O D Handel and Gregory Malefy.
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Shafter
Marvin Weidenbach
Wesley Janzen
George Cooper
Jerry Headon
Charles Classen
Weidenbach
Marvin Liane
Guthrie Held For San Quentin After Plea
A San Quentin prison board will decide Guthrie's detention duration. The 27 year old Shafter service station employee pled guilty to the blackjack robbery of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Murray on March 12. He was confined for assault robbery at a local market.
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San Quentin
Harold
H. Guthrie
Shafter
Guthrie
W. E. Murray
Editorial Endorses Local and State Races for Primary
In a veterans’ era view the piece argues voters should choose the best candidates among several, not the perfect one. Endorsements include Warren for governor, Darby for lieutenant governor, Brown over Howser for attorney general, Nixon for US Senate, Werdel for Congress, Dorsey for state senate, Kelly for assembly, and Loustalot for sheriff, urging practical governance in Kern County and California.
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Earl Warren
James Roosevelt
California
Warren
Raymond Darby
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Fred Howser
Howser
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
San Francisco
United States
Rep
Richard Nixon
Alger Hiss
Senate
Tom Werdel
Jess Dorsey
Kelly
H. W
Pat) Kelly
State Assembly
Shafter
Kern County
Sacramento
Joe Lewis
John Loustalot
When & J . Ae
Graduation services for 86 seniors at Shafter High
Eighty six seniors will graduate from Shafter High School tonight. Diplomas will be presented by Phil Ohannesson, representing Kern County Union High School board of trustees. The program includes student speakers Betty Jane Stringer Evelyn Ray Hearon and Lloyd Handel, a Triumphal March by the band, invocations, glee club songs, awards such as the Bausch and Lamb Science Award and the 20 30 Club scholarship, and the class presentation by Jack Hill.
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Shafter High School
Phil Ohanneson
Kern County Union High School Board of Trustees
Betty Jane Stringer
Evelyn
Ray Hearon
Lloyd Handel
Aida
Ernest Graf
Gordon Baker
Union Congregational Church
Crusaders
Buchtel
Sanderson
O’ Mine
Country
Jack M. Hill
Pavel Way DeKoven
Tom Kelly
Mennonite Brethers Church
Bernard Andrews
First Baptist Church
Joe Allen
Darlene Amos
Jack L. Anderson
Rachel Anderson
Summer Recreation Program Begins Monday in Shafter
Shafter unveils a summer recreation program at the Richland School music building with an arts and crafts class and a noon swimming project starting at 11 a.m. for children 7 and older. Activities run Monday through Friday with varying swim sessions and a Thursday community night at 8. The Veterans Memorial Hall hosts all programs, including a June 18 Kern county band concert. The North Shafter Labor Camp program runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays focusing on crafts dram atics and playground activity.
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Shafter
Richland
Farrell
Deanna Durbin
Robert Paige
Kern County
Veterans Memorial Hall
North Shafter
Chris Ummel
Teeth missing seek owner Kenneth Garrett in Shafter notes
A 12 year old boy Kenneth Garrett found upper men’s false teeth in the county park last Sunday. The denture portion dated 49 50 suggests the owner not used to wearing them. Contact Garrett at the Garett home SA 3 and 4 South Shafter Camp.
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Kenneth Garrett
South Shafter
Kenneth
Garett
South Shafter Camp
Shafter Volunteers Aid Taft Fire in Downtown Blaze
Ten members of Shafter’s Volunteer Fire Department rushed to Taft before dawn to help fight a four alarm blaze that destroyed part of the westside downtown, with Shafter responders including Chief Al Finkbeiner and several volunteers assisted by a county pumper held in reserve.
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Shafter
Taft
Westside
al Finkbeiner
Floyd Trent
Jack Harris
Wallace Loewen
Don Little
Nick Johnson
George Vine
Paul McClure
Vernon Pierce
Jack Nikkel
Enering
Donald
Merle Johnson
Art Coal Battalion
Softball Season Opens Monday for Eight Teams
Eight teams begin summer softball in three leagues under director Roy Farrell. Men's league opens with Russell vs American Legion and Power Club vs Buttonwillow. Junior league features Lee's against Bayless, Ankees vs Wildcats. Pee Wee starts Tuesday Gunnerson vs Knights.
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Roy Farrell
Russell
American Legion
Power
Buttonwillow
Lee’s
Bayless
Ankees
Wildcats
Gunnerson
Knights
Ruben’s
Tupman’s
Power Club
Rio Bravo
Rey’s
North Camp
Farrell
Election Workers Sharpen Pencils For Tuesday Vote
Election officials in Shafter and surrounding area name inspectors, judges and clerks for four polling places as Tuesday primary looms. Voting hours are set between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. with liquor sales restricted during that period.
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Shafter
Shafco
Fresno Road
Olive M. Eckman
Ruth Handel
Jessie _McClain
Olive R. Mettler
Shafter No. 1
Jackson St
Pearl Bellows
Effie E. Wedge
Edna Duncan
Mattie L. Gershing
Katie Merke
Evelyn —. Heinlein
Shafter No. 2
Memorial Hall
Gladys Crandall
Nellie Lassiter
Greeta Ellen Paslay
Lucy Anderson
Margaret S. Pope
Carol Smith
Golden West
Hazel M. Frizzell
Rosina E. Luders
Dawn Flight Safecracker Foiled in School Vault Raid
A burglar failed in a vault break at Shafter High School early Tuesday. He drilled three holes but fled in a hurry leaving a chisel and other tools behind. Police Chief John Riley said the would be felon was apparently interrupted and escaped.
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Shafter High School
John Riley
Fire Squad Called But Boy Not Drowned Near Shafter
A Shafter family heaved a sigh of relief as Charles Jr. age 4 was found safe after a reported fall into a reservoir. The county resuscitation squad was summoned to the Charles Tye residence to search for the boy who had disappeared behind a haystack.
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Shafter
Charles Tye
Young Charles, Jr
Kern county potato growers stage graphic quality lesson
Kern County potato growers Association led a demonstration by Don Maupin to show that quality alone drives market distribution. The event compares Kern long white spuds with Maine and Alabama potatoes, aiming to persuade growers to ship top-quality stock. Buyers warn against immature greens and poor maturity harming California potato movement.
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Kern County
Don Maupin
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Maine
Canelo Motel
Scofield’s Corner
Wasco
Maupin
Chicago
California
Five Mexican Farm Workers Trapped and Deported
Illegal Mexican nationals were detained in the Shafter area earlier this week. Constable Blake Witcher arrested them at their camp in a grape patch while they worked the potato harvest and turned them over to immigration authorities. They had been in California for three months.
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United States
Shafter
Blake Witcher
Rio Grande
California
Screen Test Star Recounts Hollywood Dream Then
South Call by Shafter Press features a photogenic figure who recalls fans and a big break. The speaker notes Hollywood interest, a fan letter from Mrs. Mary D. Glover, and excitement over future contracts and widespread local exposure. The narrative emphasizes local pride and growing media presence.
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Shafter Press
Hollywood
Hollyood Wood
Mary D. Glover
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Township Court
Pete Channeson
Ken Garrett
Eddie Delaney
Shafter Pail
Blake
Witcher
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