Osborn Well Completed By Superior In Shafter Field
Superior Oil reports Osborn 3-1 well in Section 28 26-25 near Shafter field completed after 36 days spudding. Officials cite a 435 barrels oil 1 890 000 cubic feet gas through 920-64 inch bean with depths undisclosed. Riggs Center project near the Osborn site may define field extent.
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Superior Oil Company
Osborn 3-1
Street No. 1
Shafter
Osborn
Superior
Riggs
Imperial Street
Shafter Highway
Rudnik
Roe
Earlene Skaggs Named Business Men's Queen Contestant
Earlene Skaggs will represent the Shafter Business Men's Association as a queen contestant in Kern County. The event is set for June 4 in Bakersfield with a Kern County day at the San Francisco fair on June 12. A special train to San Francisco is planned by the Kern Herald, while new officers and board members were seated at the meeting held at Cafe Neutan.
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Earlene Skaggs
Shafter Business Men's Association
Kern County
Bakersfield
San Francisco
Cafe Neu
Kern Herald
Herb Schirmer
Ford Hudson
Jake Siemens
H. John Harder
H. Midgley
Ernest Panero
Midgley
Hudson
Schirmer
Siemens
P. V. McClure
O- T. Olson
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter
Old Glory Birthday Romance Traces Flag’s Colonial Roots
The piece traces the flag’s origins from Grand Union and pine tree banners to the rattlesnake motif and Betsy Ross legend. It emphasizes Flag Day as the day to honor the Star Spangled Banner and celebrates America’s national symbol as uniquely beautiful and revered.
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Washington
New England
U.S
Continental Navy
Bahamas
Naval
Betsy Ross
Continental Congress
Striith-thei
Grand Union
Kiwanis Speaker Views War as Economic Competition
Captain Paul B. Malone of the United States Army Reserve in Bakersfield told Shafter Kiwanis members at Cafe Newman that World War I style conflict is best understood as business competition at its sharpest. He outlined how trade routes and strategic moves have shaped past and current European tensions, with Britain’s India trade line through the Suez Canal potentially disrupted and Germany rebuilding strength to threaten English and French interests. Malone warned France cannot stop German moves and suggested Britain’s focus may shift west to Canada as Germany drains eastern trade, while Russia’s influence appears limited due to internal Communist control. He used a map to explain military movements and their economic significance, noting that moral judgments are not fitting during war.
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Paul B. Malone
United States Army Reserve
Bakersfield
Shafter Kiwanis Cult
Cafe Neuman
Malone
India
Mediterranean Sea
Suez Canal
Germany
Berlin
Persian Gulf
England
France
British Isles
Canada
County Park Sidewalks Planned Here
City of Shafter council passes Ordinance No 34 to establish streets around County Park in Shafter as a county highway so county funds can be used for sidewalks and curbs. Mayor Ohanneson and councilmen present with city garbage rate discussion and appointment of Frank Shaw as superintendent of streets for a second sidewalk project. Police activity report dated January 1 to May 30 is reviewed.
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Park -In - Shafter
City of
Shafter
Santa Fe Way
California
Sunset
Board of Supervisors
Mike Poznoff
Poznoff
Frank Shaw
Read
Phil Ohanneson
H. Midgley
Glenn O. Nay
City Council Hearing On Assessment In Shafter District No 1
A hearing under statute on assessments for sidewalks curbs and gutters in Assessment District No 1 in Shafter will be held next Monday at 8:00 PM at City Hall. Property owners may present grievances about work quality omissions or contract terms and must file a written grounds statement with the City Clerk or a council member before the meeting.
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City of
Shafter
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Union Spuds 65 34 Well In Shafter Oil Field
Union Oil continues its Shafter field drilling with the 65 34 well spudded early Tuesday morning in Section 34 28 25 near Beech street. Drilling is around 1500 feet with other 34 34 projects at 56 34 and 63 34 depth readings listed.
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Union Spuds
Shafter Oil Field
Shafter
Union Oil Company
Beech Street
Union
Superior
Fink
Steady Market Rise Marks Spud Deal This Week
A steady market rise in Shafter potatoes lifted prices from 1.20 to 1.35 with some sales above 1.40 while commissions and growers anticipate further gains. Rail shipments reached 595 cars for the week, totaling 3 533 cars, and 95 779 sacks left district by truck along with 12 204 Lerdo sacks. The season is ahead of last year due to ideal weather, with over 75 percent of the crop dug and washing expected into July.
Church and Veteran Tax Exemption Filing Required
City Assessor Frank Shaw reminds veterans and churches they must file annual exemption affidavits to qualify. Deadline is 5 p.m. on the last Monday in June. State board of equalization notes Chesney vs Byram 1940 as precedent. Filings due to Shaw and County Assessor Tom Burke at Bakersfield courthouse.
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Frank Shaw
State Board of Equalization
Shaw
State Supreme Court
Chesney
Tom Burke
Court House
Bakersfield
Week End in North Visits by Ebel Family
Mrs. J. G. Ebel with daughter Verna and son Norman spent the past week end visiting Sacramento and Lodi, California, enjoying time with relatives and sightseeing.
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North
J. G. Ebel
Verna
Norman
Sacramento
Lodi
Four New Courses At High School
E P Jones and Eugene Ford announced four new courses at Shafter High including intro to high school life general science public speaking and English four. They also expect three more teachers to raise staff to 21 and project daily attendance rising from 320 to about 375 with an anticipated high of 435 students next year.
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Shafter High
E. P. Jones
Eugene Ford
Jones
Ford
It Ain't Humidity It’s The Heat In Shafter
A heat wave in Shafter pushes temperatures to 107 degrees at the experiment farm on Monday, with 106 on Tuesday and the prior days, and 66 degree lows. No crop damage reported though general discomfort and town anxieties persist as heat grips the county and San Joaquin valley.
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Shafter
Experiment Farm
San Joaquin Valley
U S War Dept Approves Aerial Gunnery Range near Nye County
The U S War department recently approved establishment of an aerial gunnery range near Isty Canyon in Nye county Nevada. The move indicates expansion of air defense training facilities in the western desert region.
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U. S. War Department
Isty Canyon
Nye County
Nevada
Emil Bender Re-elected To Richland Elementary Board
Emil Bender won a three year term on the Richland elementary district school board running unopposed. F C Wiebe also retained his Maple district seat. In Rio Bravo Munzer district, four members were elected with absentee ballots deciding the fifth. Kern county union high trustees W J Walters and H E Woodworth were returned, and Wasco high elects Kurt Kecker to succeed H F Devenney who plans retirement.
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Emil Bender
Richland
F.C. Wiebe
Rio‘Bravo
Rio Bra
Munzer
F. J. Schierlmann
H. P. Williams
Earl Calder
Alfred C. Fregeau
Clyde Zachary
R. P. Kirkham
Kern County Union
W. J. Walters
H. E. Woodworth
Wasco
Kurt Kecker
H. F. Devenney
Promised Oil Job Opens Shafter Corcoran Road
Supervisor Jay Brown pledged that the Shafter Corcoran road will be oiled and opened for steady travel after July 1. Culverts are in place and grading done. oiling under the Tulare county budget will complete the work, easing traffic on 99 and shortening northern routes. Attendees at the Bakersfield meeting included W R Hitchcock and A R Duehren.
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Shafter- Corcoran
Jay Brown
Tulare County
Norman P. Thompson
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield
Brown
Thompson
Tulare
Kern County
Kings County
Shafter
Corcoran
Shafter Businessmen’s Association
Chamber of Commerce
Hanford
Fresno
Shofter
99 Highway
W. HR. Hitchcock
A. R. Duehren
Future Farmers Take Five Firsts Tri County Judging
Shafter Future Farmers won five first places in project judging at the Tri County event with Kern Kings and Tulare. Winners included Walt Kirschenmann headed entries by Robert Senn Ivan Mettler and Charles Harris. Judges A G Rinn and B J McMahon praised the strong showing and noted many competitors are well on their way in farming. Kern county results recorded eight firsts nine seconds and two thirds.
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Shafter
Kern
Kings
Tulare
Walt Kirschenmann
Robert Senn
Ivan Mettler
Charles Harris
Taki
A Myrick
Howard Conard
Jerome Horn
A. G. Rinn
B. J. McMahon
California Polytechnic School
San Luis Obispo
Kern ‘County
Shafter Future
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Eng
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Dr. Taylor Tabb
A. P. Channeson
Harry Bergen
Elvin Mankins
E. A. Weill
John Ware
Bill Fisher
Jack Ellerd
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Spud
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National Consumers Tax Commission
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Honey
Dean
Steete
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