Concrete Sidewalk Project Start Scheduled Monday
Concrete work on sidewalks is planned to begin Monday with pours on Beth Eden Street. Materials are on hand in Shafter though lumber is pending. subgrading on Beth Eden Wall Grant Schnaid and Han del extension is complete. Walkways measure 10 feet on 60 foot streets and 15 feet on 80 foot streets, including curbs gutters and spacing.
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City
Beth Eden Street
Shafter
Beth Eden
Wall
Grant
Schnaid
Munzer
Handel Tract
Santa Fe Way
Golden West
Boys and men plan Y M C A camp work at Portuguese Meadow
A 14 member crew from Shafter and Kern County area heads to the county Y M C A camp at Portuguese Meadow to help prepare the site for summer sessions opening July 5. Al Eckmann and Warren Rogers transport supplies to the camp as they join the volunteer group. The camp charges ten dollars per eight day period with reductions for those attending multiple sessions. Sessions run July 5 12 July 12 19 and July 19 26. Girls sessions follow later.
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Shafter
Kern County
Portuguese Meadow
al Eckmann
Warren Rogers
Bakersfield
J. W. Wilson
Salvation Army Drive Starts in Shafter
A drive for funds began yesterday in Shafter under local charge N. L. Good. No budget is set and the drive is expected to finish within three days. Raised funds will support women homes hospitals and boys and girls homes and farms.
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Shafter
Salvation Army
N. L. Good
No Spuds To Be Shipped For By-Product Uses
A Kern county notice from the potato proration zone committee orders no call or by-product potatoes out of the county after June 5 1939. Inspectors will block trucks at highway stations. violators face penalties. Growers are urged to deny sales to unpermitted buyers and dumps are being sprayed to render potatoes unfit for use.
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Anthony Jérome
Kern County
Kern
Bible School Hailed Busy at First Baptist Church
Vacation Bible school at First Baptist Church draws strong turnout with a peak of 84 children yesterday. Superintendent Mrs. P A Schmidt leads a staff including Mrs. Guenther Hiebert Bergen Janzen and Molly McAllister. Classes run 9 to 11 30 each morning through Friday with final day June 16.
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First Baptist Church
Edgar H. McAllister
P. A. Schmidt
William Guenther
George Hiebert
Walter Bergen
Sam Janzen
Molly McAllister
New Books Arrive at Shafter Library Collection
Mrs Thomas Wedge librarian announces newly received titles at Shafter Library. The list includes Eternal Deep, Island of Allure, Heritage of the Desert, The Evil Shepherd, Jimmie Dale and the Missing Hour, Chinese Orange Mystery, My Son My Son, Amulet of Gilt, Pedigree of Honey, Master Murderer, The Sorrow Stones, Virginian, and History of the World Fair volumes 1 and 2 among others.
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Shafter Library
Charles ‘Laughton and
Lanchester
Pinkerton
Simonds
Spry to Spend Summer in Gilroy with Relatives
Betty Spry a Shafter high school student plans to leave Sunday for Gilroy where she will spend her summer vacation with relatives.
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Betty Spry
Gilroy
Miss Spry
Shafter High School
Rev H D Wiebe Welcomed As New M B Pastor Here
The Mennonite Brethren Church in Shafter welcomed Rev H D Wiebe as the new pastor arriving from Hillsboro Kansas. Church officials and local clergy led the program with remarks and songs followed by refreshments and social time. Wiebe, a former Tabor College teacher, is married with three children and succeeds Rev Bestwater who resigned after eight years to pursue prophetic Bible lecturing.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Shafter
Rend
H. D. Wiebe
Mr. Wiebe
Hillsboro
Kansas
D. L. Schellenberg
Wm. J. Bestwater
P. N. Hiebert
Bakersfield
J. D. Hofer
Rosedale
Schellenberg
H. F. Janzen
Z. C. Bartel
G. J. Siemens
G. G. Suderman
Wiebe
Tabor College
Bestwater
Nay Named Official Rotary Delegate for 1923 Cleveland Meet
Glenn O Nay was named official delegate to Rotary International’s 13th convention to be held June 1923 in Cleveland Ohio. Nay will depart for the east next week after a Shafter Rotary club board meeting at Cafe Neuman. Visiting Rotarians included James Petrini Robert Codham Everett King Andy Anderson and Bert Woods from Bakersfield and guests James Nealis Curt Robinson Straud McBride and Dr O C Kippenbrock.
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Glenn O. Nay
Rotary International
Cleveland
Ohio
Shafter Rotary Club
Cafe Neuman
Nay
East
Rotary
Herbert L. Comfort
E. B. Stringham
Orvin Mettler
James Petrini
Robert Codham
Everett King
Andy Anderson
Bert Woods
Bakersfield
James Nealis
Curt Robinson
Wasco
Straud McBride
Palmdale
Dr. O. C. Kippenbrock
Sioux City
Iowa
Church News and Services and Youth Meeting at Local Church
Alfred T Chandler, minister, resides at Hitchcock Hotel. Sunday school 9 50 a m led by Laura Wade Donna Jean Latta Helen Guenther and Beverly Reily. Church service 11 a m sermon The Beauty of Holiness on Jesus and original sin. Ministry of music James Livers. Interdenominational Christian service. Christian Youth meet 7 p m at the church.
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Alfred T. ChandlJer
Res. Hitchcock Hotel
Shafter
Laura Wade
Donna Jean Latta
Helen Guenther
Beverly Reily
Ministry of Music
James Livers
First Baptist Church Announces Schedule for Summer Bible School
Edgar H. McAllister, pastor, invites all to Bible school June 5 16 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday for children aged 5 to 15. The church at 289 East Lerdo Road also hosts morning and evening services with sermons Judas the Traitor and A Message for These Times, plus midweek prayer.
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First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Road
Edgar H. McAllister
Bible School
A. Schmidt
Judas
Young People’s Societies
Prayer League
St John’s Catholic Church Services and Confessions
St John’s Catholic Church on 9th and Broadway in Wasco California lists Masses at 6 30 a m and 8 30 a m with confessions on Saturday at 7 p m led by Pastor Owen McMullan
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ST. John’s Catholic Church
9Th and Broadway - Wasco
Calif
Owen McMullan
Local Farmers Weigh Experimental Peanut Crop in Shafter
Shafter district farmers consider planting experimental peanut acreage with potential thousand acres needed to justify equipment. California buyers would pay market price for quality nuts, and local soil and climate appear suitable. Virginia and Spanish varieties differ in use and price, with 100 to 135 day maturation and standard irrigation similar to cotton.
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Shafter
Shafter Business
Asso
California
Kern County
J. Earl Coke
College of Agriculture
University of California
Virginia
Shafter Officials to Broadcast from New York City
Shafter will be represented on a national radio broadcast from Radio City New York on Tuesday June 13. William White Marvin Neuman and Bill Lachenmaier of the Shafter high school faculty will appear on the Battle of the Sexes program airing at 8 PM Coast time. They plan to arrive in New York at 5 PM and go on the air at midnight New York time.
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Shafter
New York City
William White
Shafter High School
Marvin Neuman
Bill Lachenmaier
Radio City
New York
National Broadcasting Company
White
Neuman
Lachenmaier
Infant Drowns in Irrigation Reservoir Near Town
Funeral services were held Monday for Jackie Lee Martin 19 month old son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee Martin who drowned Friday in an irrigation reservoir two miles south of town. The Reverend M W Walker officiated and interment was in Shafter cemetery. An inquest was conducted by Coroner N C Houze. Surviving are the parents and a brother.
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Janzen
Jackie Lee Martin
Elmer Lee Martin
M. W. Walker
Shafter Cemetery
Bakersfield
N C. Houze
Shafter Students to Graduate at Bakersfield Junior College
Shafter students Rosie Unruh Novella Stewart Gladys Breckenridge and Richard Hetz will graduate from Bakersfield Junior College tomorrow evening The ceremony is set to be held at Griffith Stadium in Bakersfield announced by school officials.
Ohio Oil Faces Lease Decision Near Ruhl Wells Shafter
Local residents report the Ohio Oil company must drill renew or abandon the Wallace lease before tomorrow as contract terms expire. The property lies in Section 1 29-25 just south of the Ruhl wells in the Shafter oil field with several local men owning interests. No word had been received from the company yesterday.
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Ohio Oil Company
Ruhl
Shafter
Wallace
Ohio Company
Survey on Dial Phone Proposition Begins
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph starts a district survey in Shafter gathering views on dial phones. By yesterday 54 residents expressed support. 249 subscribers in the district will be contacted before the survey ends.
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Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Shafter District
Academy pupil wins award Miss Margaret Dowell
Max Berwyn and Minnie Berwyn apply to Kern County supervisors for a public dance license under County Ordinance No 195. The hearing is set for Monday June 19 1939 at 1 00 A M in the Board of Supervisors room in Kern County California.
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Max
Minnie Berwyn
D of Supervisors
County of
Kern
State of
California
Max Berwyn
Minnie Yn
Bante
Frank G. Shaw
Kern Academy winner of Reader's Digest scholastic award
Vernon E Berry principal of Kern Academy announced this week that a student at the academy has won a Reader's Digest award for scholastic achievement.
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Kern Academy
Vernon E. Berry
Academy
Baccalaureate Service Held Sunday Evening
Graduating class of Shafter high school along with parents and friends filled the Richland grammar school auditorium Sunday for the annual baccalaureate service led by Reverend R Klaudt of the Re formed church.
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Shafter High School
Parents and Friends
Richland Grammar School
R. Klaudt
Growth and grace highlighted at senior class event
The service featured a principal address by the Reverend Klaudt who urged growth in age wisdom and favor with God. Invocation scripture reading by Reverend Alfred T. Chandler followed by benediction and prayer by Reverend Wm. J. Bestwater. Mennonite Brethren choir provided musical selections.
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Klaudt
Alfred T. Chandler
Union Congregational Church
Wm. J. Bestwater
Mennonite Brethren Choir
Delinquent Tax List for Shafter 1938 39
Frank G. Shaw City of Shafter Tax Collector certifies delinquent real and personal property taxes for 1938 39 with penalties and costs due. Notices list charges against multiple property owners including Arthur Re. Ven and William Isaac with exact lot and tract references and totals. sale date set for June 30 1939 at noon in the City Tax Collector’s office.
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Shafter
California
Frank G. Shaw
City of
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