Kern Land Company Seeks to Free Orphan Parcel From SWID
Kern County officials report Kern Land Company seeks to detach an 800 acre isolated parcel from the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District to resolve jurisdictional issues. A public hearing is set for July 7 at 2 p.m. The petition, supported by the Northern Storage District, argues the land is isolated, costly to serve, pump-active in part, and largely nonirrigable due to alkalinity.
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Kern Land Company
Kern County .Land Company
Shafter- Wasco
The
Land Company
SWID
North Kern
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project
Bureau
George Henderson
H. M. Conron
Bakersfield
Conran
Poso Creek
Shafterite Sentenced for Prisoner Contact
David Joe Chapman a 32 year old Shafter laborer was jailed after talking with inmates at Bakersfield County Jail. Judge Stewart Magee sentenced him to 30 days on a county ordinance charge prohibiting contact with prisoners.
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David Joe Chapman
Shafter
Bakersfield
Stewart Magee
Chapman
Shafter Sees Rapid Growth as Industrial Drive Planned
Looking ahead, three to four new business buildings rise in Shafter, part of a five year expansion that has more than doubled the commercial area. The Shafter Chamber plans an aggressive industrial expansion with support from merchants and residents to attract further development and employment.
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Shafter
Kern County
S. A
Santa Fe
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shaffer Voters Back Realtor in Primary Race
In Kern county Shafter voters favored realtor H W Kelly on the Republican ticket and he led the Republican column with 9 098 votes to 4 988 while Democrat ballots favored opponent Forrest W Dickey Sr. by 14 828 to 7 419. Shafter Sheriff supporters backing Loustalot hint at a November rematch.
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Kern County
Shafter
H. W
Pat) Kelly
State Assembly
Kelly
Democraic
Forrest W. Dickey, Sr
John Loustalot
Tom Kelly
Bakersfield
Earl Warren
Warren and Roosevelt Set for General Election Clash
Warren leads in state polls as he faces Jimmie Roosevelt son of FDR in the general election. Werdel appears victorious in the Tenth district race with support from both parties. Dorsey wins in Shafter for State Senate over Harold Leddy as 623 ballots cast reflect strong turnout and broad confidence for local officers.
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Barcus Reas
Intiet
Miocrat
Warren
Jimmie Roosevelt
Fdr
Werdel
Ardis Waite
Payne
Shafter
Thomas Werdel
Congress
Dorsey Shafter
Jess Dorsey
Kern County
Dorsey
Harold D. Leddy
Justice of the Peace
E. K. Grant
Blake Witcher
City Resident Sues for 116000 in Explosion Damages
Chester Bolender seeks 116703 dollars in Superior Court over an October 22 explosion at 528 Munzer Street that wrecked his apartment. He blames faulty wiring and sues the agent S. S. Boyd representing Guy R. and Lela J. Boyd for injuries, disfigurement, and lost wages. He claims 75000 for shock, 40000 for future earnings, 1600 for lost wages during treatment, and 103 for medical bills.
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Superior Court
Chester L. Bolender
Munzer St
Bolender
S. S. Boyd
Guy R. and
Lela J. Boyd
Laborer Faces Charge Of Drunk Driving Here
W. H. Tuff a 49 year old laborer was arrested Monday in Shafter on a drunk driving charge. His companion Dermer W. Davis of the North Shafter Labor Camp was held on a drunkenness charge and released on $50 bail to appear later.
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W. H. Tuff
Shafter
Dermer W. Davis
North Shafter
Shafter Chamber Observes Safety Week
The Shafter Chamber adopts Safety Week with a committee including Police Chief John Reily Assistant Chief Hanley Witcher and Ernie Hofman secretary. H P Ker vin of the Bakersfield division of industrial safety inspires the action during June 4 10. Traffic officers warn pedestrians are a major headache and urge enforcement for safer crossings.
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John Reily
Hanley Witcher
Ernie Hofman
Shafter
H. P. Kervin
State Division of Industrial Safety
Bakersfield
Chamber
K. C. Freeman
Bakersfield City
Recreation Menu and Softball Scores
Summer recreation schedule lists Veterans Memorial Hall at 8 p m with Cant Help Singing and Yose mite The Beautiful and the Ohio California Rose Bowl in technicolor. Wednesday night box scores show Rio Bravo 7 Power Club 5 in the men s league Bayless 20 North Camp 9 in the junior league Brown and Bryant 22 Knights 18 in Pee Wee Indians beat Giants Low Pee Wee.
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Veterans Memorial Hall
Yosemite
the Beautiful
Rio Bravo
Power Club
Bayless
North Camp
Brown
Bryant
Knights
Pee Wee
Indians
Giants
Overnight Freight Trip To Shafter Link To Dover City
Santa Fe Railway will launch an intra state overnight freight service between San Francisco and Los Angeles with a stop in Shafter. The route opens Monday at 7 15 a m for freight delivery and pickup, linking small towns and speeding up services as requested by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce.
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Shafter
Santa Fe Railroad Company
San Francisco
Los Angeles
F. C. Raney
Raney
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
Shafter Press solicits youth to join subscription drive
Spending money press offers prizes for a summer subscription club open to boys and girls. Participants earn 75 cents per yearly sign up with prizes of 15, 10, and 5 dollars for top circulation during June 15 to 6 p.m. June 21. Winners announced June 22 in the Shafter Press. youths named include David Muir Jerry Mixon Alfred Schmidt Donald Decler and Johnny Kirkpatrick.
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Shafter Press
Tom Kelly Press
Young.olicitors
Club
K«ly Said
David Muir
Jerry Mixon
Alfred Schmidt
Donald Decler
Johnny Kirkpatrick
Miracle Shopping Spree Traps Shafter Housewife
Mrs Housewife recounts a shopper’s dream turned miscalculation after reading sensational market prices in the Shafter Press The piece notes her frantic shopping spree basing totals on $4 36 for items that would cost far more and ends with her leaving the scene mid story as the story continues on Page 4
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Shafter
Shafter Press
Spuds Prices Rise as Shafter Shipments Surge
Shafter potato sheds move 264 carloads to market amid a better outlook with Kern county Long Whites at 1.65 to 1.75 a hundredweight, about five cents above last week. Strike threats prompted scattered farm labor action over a one cent price difference. shipments are rising after a slow start and reflect higher prices ahead despite last year’s peak and competition from Maine and Massachusetts.
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Shafter
Federal State Market News Service
Kern County
Don Maupin
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Kern
Maine
Rem Bristow Resigns From Shafter Fire Department
Rem Bristow, owner of Shafter Funeral Home, resigns from the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department citing needs to devote more time to his business. Police report he left Shafter after stepping down.
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Rem Bristow
Shafter Funeral Home
Shafter
al Finkbeiner
Shafter Press expands services as busy plant and ads rise
The Shafter Press reports booming business at the new plant on Central Valley highway and the Central avenue office. Wedding notices and classified ads surge with June weddings and quick orders for potato tickets. Jessie Adamson oversees classified ads and offers free help-wanted insertions to aid community job seekers.
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Shafter Press
Taft Daily Midway Driller
Central Valley Highway
Central Avenue
Jessie Adamson
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Board
Clarence Annin
Shafterite
Shaffer
Grant
Constable Witcher
Sheriff Loustalot
Champness
Kelly Knight
Witt
Henry Janzen
J. H. Pauly
Kern County Union High
Carl Newman
Howard Neal
Shafter Chamber
Menace
Jay-Walker
Freeman
Jack McCabe
California Highway Patrol
Dover City
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