Edison area potato deal shows firm market and rising output
The Kern Edison district potato trade reports a firm market with No 1 at $1.10 and No 2 at 65c. Production and shipping activity rise as sheds open at Shafter and Wasco. Edison expects 1 500 to 2 200 cars this year with about half by truck, while growers pace diggings amid weather losses and frosts.
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Télis
Mettler
Biison
Afi
Shafter
Wasco
Edison
Los Angeles
Green Star
Pacific Gold
D. W. Ferguson
Merrill
Oregon
Hastings
New York
Kern County
Enos-Mosher ‘Co
San Francisco
Bill” Mettler
Per Atte
Thls Bailiwick
Emanuel
Montana
Santa Maria
Emanuel H. Mettler
Santa’ Maria
Dan
Henry
Gus
Gene
Kirschenmann
Adolf
Emil
Edward
Bill
Kirschenmann Bros. Edison
Shafter House
Emil Kirschenmann
Lachenmaier
John
Walter
Sam
Amendments At Wasco Discussed For Fall Election
Proposed amendments to be decided by voters in Wasco at the fall election are set for discussion. Fred E. Stewart of Sacramento, a state official, outlines the amendments and their implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Stewart
Sacramento
Fire near Pacific Avenue narrowly contained
Fire started where sparks from an open incinerator fell in Gryeraseen and lot near Pacific Avenue Thursday and threatened a garage and dwelling on the edge of the city, but fire trucks arrived in time with little damage. Fire Warden Craig warned against rubbish burning and urged moving incinerators away from buildings, cleaning around bases, and using a screen.
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Gryeraseen
Lot
Pacific Avenue
Rty
Craig
Librarian Mrs. Wedge Improving After Fall
Mrs. Thomas Wedge, injured at home last week when she fell from a ladder, is greatly improved but will not return to duties as librarian for several days. Mrs. W. A. Woodson serves as substitute in her absence.
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Thomas Wedge
W. A. Woodson
Grass fire burns 10 acres near Santa Fe Way and Seventh
Fire crews answered a Tuesday afternoon alarm for a 10 acre dry grass blaze at the corner of Santa Fe Way and Seventh Standard Road. Fire Warden Craig reports the damage was slight.
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Santa Fe Way
Seventh Standard Road
Craig
Shafter Minister Recalls Cuba During Student Talk
The Rev. Edgar McAllister of First Baptist Church of Shafter spoke to Shafter high school students about Cuba. His years teaching there added depth and interest to his picture filled talk.
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Edgar McAllister
The
First Baptist Church of
Shafter
Shafter High School
Cuba
McAllister
Government Buys Alabama Potatoes to Stabilize Market
FSCC representative in Mobile Alabama announced last week the purchase of 300 cars of south Alabama potatoes to steady the market. The government paid 45 cents per hundred f o b shipping points. Purchases will extend to other parts as needed up to June 30.
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FSCC
Mobile
Alabama
South Alabama
F. O. B. Shipping
Buttonwillow Couple Married in Shafter
Miss Pauline Roy wed Robert Grady Garrison Thursday in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Edgar H. McAllister at the First Baptist church parsonage in Shafter. The couple, both of Buttonwillow, were joined by Mr and Mrs William Burden of Buttonwillow.
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Pauline Roy
Robert Grady Garrison
Edgar H. McAllister
First Baptist Church
Shafter
Buttonwillow
William Bearden
Ex convict arrested by Shafter police
Acting on a restaurant proprietor’s complaint, Shafter Chief Murray Arnold arrested Wayne Baker, a former Lansing state prison inmate, on a disturbing the peace charge. Baker was questioned and taken to Bakersfield for a record check.
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Murray Arnold Monday
Wayne Baker
Kansas State Prison
Lansing
Baker
Bakersfield
Chicago in 1892 Provided by Yale University
Yale University supplied historical data on Chicago in 1892 detailing urban development and civic milestones. The notes reference infrastructure growth and scholarly analyses of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Yale University
Beet sugar association funds three year harvesting study
The Beet Sugar Association money backs a three year project led by the College of Agriculture at the University of California. The goal is to develop a satisfactory harvesting machine to cut production costs and stabilize the industry while addressing labor shortages. States involved include California, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa, and Minnesota.
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University of California College of Agriculture
Beet Sugar Association
City Lots to Be Burned Off Next Week
City owners of vacant lots are urged by Fire Warden Art Craig to arrange dry grass burnings on the first three days of next week with local and state help. Permits from Craig are required. fire lines must surround buildings. Brush should be placed at the lot center or away from structures, and owners or reps must be present when burning occurs after five PM, with completion before Wednesday to avoid country road work.
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Art
Craig
Twenty Nine Apply For Licenses In Kern County
Twenty nine applicants applied for licenses at the California Divisions of Motor Vehicles office in the American Legion hall in Shafter. Vern E F Roberts senior examiner oversaw the day’s exams with twenty five operator licenses two chauffeur licenses and two duplicates issued. Most applicants held no prior permits and future hours will be the second and fourth Fridays each month for examinations only with minors accompanied by parents who must sign.
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Vern EF. Roberts
California
Roberts
Kern Frontier Society Elects Officers and Publishes Recollections
Officers elected include Ardis Walker as vice president, Hal Bannister as treasurer, Ralph Sanders as secretary, and Gretchen Konierer as librarian and curator. The society released its annual publication Recollections of the Kern Frontier by Walker. Speakers reviewed Kern county history focusing on mining towns, early pioneers, and Native lore. Historic relics are displayed in the new Kernville schoolhouse.
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Ardis Walker
Hal Bannister
Ralph Sanders
Gretchen Konier
Kern Frontier
Kern County
Kernville
Student Officers Elected Today
Shafter high school will elect student officers today for the first semester next year. Nominees include Elmer Unruh and Marvin Neuman for president. Mary Connell and Elmer Dahl for vice president. Norma Neufeld, Rhona Mettler and Amanda Johnson for secretary treasurer. Louisé Cavers, Eleanor Fox and Clark Weidmann for social chairman. Leola Kirschenmann and Hattie Mecham for girls athletic manager. Merwin Olsen, John Channeson and Donald Kliewer for boys athletic manager. Mary Virginia Edwards, Myron Annis and Arthur Hein for yell leader.
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Shafter High School
Toe
Elmer Unruh
Marvin Neuman
Mary Connell
Elmer Dahl
Norma Neufeld
Rhona Mettler
Amanda Johnson
Louisé ‘Cavers
Eleanor Fox
Clark Weidmann
Leola Kirschenmann
Hattie Mecham
Oil Lease Details Between Camp West Lowe and Pacific Western
Oil agreement dated March 24 1938 grants one eighth royalty for a five year term. Drill clause applies to specific portions of Section 31 28 27 described as southwest quarter of southeast quarter and related parcels in southwest quarter of southeast quarter of southeast quarter and west two acres of south half of southeast quarter of southeast quarter.
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Camp-West-Lowe Farms Company
Pacific Western Oil Corporation
Local farm contest rewards diverse crops and ingenuity
Winners include Arnold with 18 acres of cotton and Emil with a reconditioned potato heirloom, Marvin Neuman with 751 White Leghorn pullets, and Vic tor Voth with several shop made appliances. Second place goes to Jake Siemens with one acre of potatoes and Ted eed with a shop constructed onion market. Ford Chatters of the state department of ftom delivered the main address.
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Arnold
Emil
Marvin Neuman
Victor Voth
Jake Siemens
Ted Eed
Myron Annis
Fred Janzen
Ford Chatters
The
State Department of
Ftom
Miss Monna Latta Crowned Campus Queen at Shafter High
Miss Monna Latta was announced campus queen of Shafter High School after the contest ended Friday May 27. Candidates Rhoda Kirschen and Mary Crandall were runners up as voters chose their favorites. Bottles labeled with the top three names stood in the hall for students to drop pens.
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Monna Latta
Shafter High School
Rhoda Kirschen
Mary Crandall
Rhoda Kirschenmann
Contest Involving Penny Counting Draws Small Vote
A fragment notes a contest where each penny counted toward votes, indicating a local drive or fundraising effort with a niche civic activity and limited participation.
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Shafter Police
Darby A
Miss
Beauty Shop
Myrtle Hickerson
Little Road
Strument
F. Covell
D.C
19Th Street
H. P
Kings and
Kern Counties
Hanford
Corcoran
Caterpillar
John Deere
F ‘Orm
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