Shafter Opens Tenth Summer Recreation Program
Shafter launches its tenth annual summer recreation effort a joint project of Iceland School District City of Shafter and Shafter Community Chest. The program emphasizes swimming softball crafts and playground activities led by Roy Farrell and notes the citys aquatic center dating from 1947 as a cornerstone of a strong Central Valley recreation tradition.
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Shafter
Iceland
City of
T Rears
Roy Farrell
Richand School
Central California
Urge Saving Bond Purchase As Hedge For Emergencies
Kern County committee urges farmers, businesses, and wage earners to buy United States Savings Bonds to create an emergency cushion. Series H bonds offer 3 percent annual interest over nine years eight months, with lower yields for shorter terms. interest is federally taxable but state and local tax free. Bonds available at local banks.
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Kern County Committee
United States Savings
Legion Auxiliary Elects Officers At June Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary met June 1 at Memorial Hall. New officers include president Marie Eckert and executive board Kay Vine and Elgie Heinlein. Laura Gamby district president from Taft will install them June 15 with hostesses Lauree Hare Leona Richards and Phyliss Height.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Marie Eckert
Louise Bellows
Ann Raney
Marshall
Mary Connell
Vonnie Wipf
Nellie Lassiter
Kathy Morgan
Erma McCoy
Kay Vine
Elgie Heinlein
Grace Annis
Laura Gamby
Taft
Lauree Hare
Leona Richards
Phyliss Height
Family Notes From Kern County in May 1928
Mr and Mrs W S Walker of Burbank and their son Glen Walker of the Shafter Mercantile Co spent a Sunday in May 1928 in Kernville. A baby boy arrived in Shafter Jan 25 1925 the first child in the Krooker household. Joe Adams was preparing his ranch for cotton in January 1925 removing Thompson seedless vines to plant more cotton.
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W. S. Walker
Burbank
Glen Walker
The
Shafter Mercantile Co
Kernville
Shafter
Mrs. Krooker
Joe Adams
The Green Thumb Pest Guide
Dorothy explains pest types and control methods for home gardening. Chewing insects damage leaves and require stomach poisons. sucking insects deform tissue and need contact poisons. Recommended tools include fine mist sprayers and adjustable nozzles. Safe options like cryolite rotenone nicotine sulfate and pyrethrum are noted alongside fumigants for soil pests.
Speed Kills Take It Easy Safer Driving Campaign
A June 1928 article notes 229 carloads of potatoes moved from Shafter representing about 700 acres with 800 more to harvest. It describes a month long, statewide safety campaign led by the National Safety Council and California groups urging motorists to slow down.
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Shafter
National Safety Council
California
National Automobile Club
California Association of Insurance Agents
Teachers and children in a world of wisdom and mischief
A collage of school life reflections from Audubon County Journal Extra Iona South Pasadena Review and other papers. It muses on teachers handling secrets and kids mischief while urging patience and recognizing timeless child heritage. A Bassett Virginia note jokes about apples despite economic chatter.
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Audubon County Journal
Extra
Iona
South Pasadena
California
Bassett
Weary County Journal
Virginia
Eckmann and sister visit Bakersfield in May 1932
FE C Eckmann and sister Mrs H A Housted visited with friends in Bakersfield on May 17 1932.
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C. .Eckmann
H. A. Housted
Bakersfield
Stanford Graduate Tom Kelly Plans Business Studies
Tom Kelly son of H. W. and Mrs. Kelly of Manuel Avenue graduated this week from Stanford University. A Physical Education major he will study two more years at Stanford in Business Administration and do ROTC training at Fort Lewis. He is to marry Mary Musser of Fellows on August 2.
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Tom Kelly
H. W. Kelly
Manuel Avenue
Stanford University
Tom
Stanford
School of Business Administration
Fort Lewis
Washington
R.O.T.C
Mary Musser
Fellows
Bulk grain elevator at Port of San Francisco opens
A bulk grain elevator at the Port of San Francisco with a capacity of one million bushels begins operations, signaling a boost to local cargo handling and agricultural trade.
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San Francisco
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U.S
Legion Auxiliary
Comayatk
Wikoff
Ruther’ Geweaat
Shaeffer Pre
National Editorial
Ssbladiarian
Paul C. Newell
Florence 3.Newell
KR. Staudacher
Southtral Valley Highway
Shafter, Kennity, California
Calif
Dorothy
Astec
Kellys
John
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Shafter High School
A.T.O
Pacific Freight Lines
E, Leido
Maytag Shop
Central Valley Television
Packard Bell
Good Values
George Globe
Chester Avenue
Leeds
Goodyear
Tex
Price
Irvine
Rit
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