Spud Crews Move Crop To Market In Shafter Peak
Shafter Kern county serves as a hub of potato shipping with 21 sheds busy moving perishable tubers to markets as the May to July harvest peak begins. Spuds from Edison Cuyama Tulare Wheeler Ridge and other Kern areas funnel through Mettler's shed with reefers and Santa Fe trains humming nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County
Cuyama Valley
Tulare County
Edison
Wayy
Cuyama
Tulare
Wheeler Ridge
Mettler
Neuman and Sons
Santa Fe
Recreation program draws more students for summer
The Shafter Recreation Commission reports rising participation in the summer program. Jeste in arts and crafts leads turnout while swimming instruction expands under Far Deck Heber Joe Galente and Yin Howe. North Shafter Camp also offers crafts and games from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. under Rev and Mrs Ummel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Recreation Commission
Roy Farrell
Jeste
Lee Stu
Far- Deck Heber
Joe Galente
Yin Howee
North Shafter Camp
Chris Ummel
Lerdo Highway to Open Fully by June 20
Lerdo Work Supervisor Ardis M Walker announced Lerdo Highway between Palm Avenue and Shafter should be completed for full travel service by June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardis M. Walker
Lerdo Highway
Palm Avenue
Shafter
County to Fix Primary Diamond Improvements Planned
The county plans ball diamond and park improvements within months after leasing the south half of Primary School grounds to the county by action of the Richland School District board of trustees. Superintendent Bruce Crawford reported the county will upgrade the ball diamonds and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School District ‘Board ‘of
Bruce Crawford
Civic Leaders Chosen to Back Shafter Chamber Drive
Sixteen Shafter civic leaders were named to back a chamber drive aiming for 1951 members and at least $3000 for the year. The campaign opens tomorrow and runs to June 22, with volunteers from agriculture, business, merchants, and automotive/manufacturing sectors contacting prospective members. The effort faces potential funding from county supervisors and may require full community support without county aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
P. C. Clarkin
Clarkin
Orvin — Mettler
Clarence Neuman
Peter Channeson
Harlin Wilson
John Peters
O. G. Ohlsson
A. G. Mortimore
Henry Voth
A. J. Hemingson
Arthur Brownell
Earl Johnson
Earl Weil
Irvin Fike
L. J. Woodard
Frank Russell
Albert Finkbeiner
Ernie Hofman
Chmber
County Board of Supervisors
Shafter Chamber
Near death by own action forces safeguards at jail
A county hold over prisoner named Kenneth Uren slashed his wrists with a fluorescent tube in the new jail wings. Police rescued him in time, taking him to Kern General Hospital. Chief Reily cited exposed fixtures near cells and proposed metal rods to block access, urging immediate safety corrections as the jail is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reily
Shafter City
Kenneth Uren
Kern General Hospital
Reily
George H
Ben) Grundy
Dan Loewen
Chief Reily
Richland
Atlantic Avenue
A. G. Mortimore
K. A. Bramwell
Walter Powell
Octopus Irrigator Gains County Chamber Attention
Kern County Chamber of Commerce hears about the Octopus Irrigator a novel irrigation device by Hershal Rodgers of Perritt and Rodgers. It saves water and labor with canvas tentacles distributing water through up to twenty outlets, weighing about 40 pounds and moving 720 gallons per minute.
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Shafter
Kern County
Chamber of Commerce
Hershal Rodgers
Perritt and Rodgers
Kern
Tulare
Rodgers
Shafterman
Rogers
George Perritt
Mai
Shafter Growth Seen in 1951 Pacific Telephone Directory
The June 1951 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph directory shows Shafter expanding toward near manifest metro status. The Shafter section spans five pages with about 1400 names listed alphabetically, while Wasco occupies about four and a half pages.
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Shafter
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wasco
Truman May Attend 1952 Potato Cotton Fiesta
President Harry S. Truman may attend Shafter's fifth annual Potato n Cotton Festival next May after receiving a token invitation from Emil Stoller. Stoller sent a miniature bale of cotton and a copy of the festival edition, prompting playful banter about the busy president's time. An official replied with thanks from Rose Conway, administrative assistant in the president's office.
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Harry Truman
Harry S. Truman
Shafter
Emil Stoller
Stoller
Truman
Rose A. Conway
Harrison valued at twenty dollars a bale in California cotton drive
Collier's Magazine spotlights George Harrison, Shafter Cotton Station director, and his 1940s struggle to develop the Acula 442 cotton strain. The piece lauds his dedication, recalls critics labeling him a crackpot, and notes California becoming a top cotton producer with a potential 1951 crop worth 300 million dollars.
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George Harrison
Shafter
Collier’s Magazine
Richard Donavan
Dwight Whitney
California
Harrison
San Joaquin Valley
20-30 Holds League Lead In Shafter Softball
The Shafter summer league saw the 20-30 Club take the lead in the men’s division while Reed and Bell topped the juniors. Read more details from the week’s contests in the continuation on page 3.
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Shafter
Reed
Bell
Latvian refugee to speak on wartorn world at Veterans Hall
Miss Lilija Dzirkals an 18 year old Latvian native and Bakersfield High School graduate will discuss her wartime experiences in a talk titled Why I Love American at Veterans Memorial Hall Shafter on Monday night. The free event is sponsored by the Shafter and Wasco Rotary Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Memorial Hall
Lilija Dzirkals
Latvia
Shafter
Wasco
Bakersfield High School
Buttonwillow
Riga
Siberia
Dzirkals
Thuringen
Germany
Prospects Brighten for Central Valley Highway Union
The Central Valley Highway Association met in Corcoran and reported strong progress on the route across multiple communities. Paul C. Newell was elected president, with Jack Polzin as vice president and a slate of directors from Bakersfield, Wasco, Alpaugh, Corcoran, Hanford, Tulare, and Fresno. Ardis M. Walker noted that the 11 mile section between Shafter and Stockdale Highway is poised to begin once the Hatfield bill passes.
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Progress Rts
Central Valley Highway
Central Vally Highway Association
Corcoran
Paul C. Newell
Shafter Press
Jack Polzin
Shaffer
P. C. Clarkin
William Stoller
Irvin Fike
Bakersfield
Ralph Dunn
Josh Clark
Lindsay Prior
Harold Baxter
Charles S._Dumble
Chester James
Floyd Ming
Vernon Smith
Emory Gay Hofman
Wasco
Ray Sirman
Sterling Giddings
Harry Pollock
J. D. Camp
Alpaugh
W. N. Billings
John Kanst
George Cutter
Leon Dunning
Hanford
Charles Chambers
Glenn Gustafson
Milton
Hitchcock
J. R. Hayes
Leonard Gilcrease
Lee Rice
Joseph Hunter
Tulare
Wayne Switzer
Earl Ingram
Fresno
A. J. Neilson
Earl Eyman
Sidney L. Cruff
Ladislaus Klohs, Jr
Hatfield
Shafter
Stockdale Highway
Ardis M. Walker
H. W
Pat
Kelly
Senate
Assembly
Government price rollbacks threaten Kern meat industry says Rudnick Trust official
John E. Loustalot, spokesman for the Rudnick Trust, warns at a Kern County Chamber of Commerce roundtable that government meat price controls could force cutbacks and layoffs. He notes 500 jobs and a 1.75 million payroll may be reduced by half if activity declines, and cites feedlot constraints and 10,000 cattle in Kern Valley Packing as part of the risk.
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Kern County
John E. Loustalot
Rudnick Trust
Loustalot
Kern County Chamber of Commerce Roundtable
Kern Valley
Farm Laborer Drowning Victim Near Buttonwillow
The body of 57 year old Fred S. Bowers of Spicer City was found in an irrigation canal near Buttonwillow. Coroners officers ruled the death accidental as the laborer apparently fell in. Funeral services are pending at Armstrong Mortuary. survivors include a brother and two nieces, Mrs Dean Peterson and Mrs BB Byterace.
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Buttonwillow
Fred S. Bowers
Spicer City
Armstrong Mortuary
Bower
Aod
Dean Peterson
Byterace
Anaie
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Central Valley
Howard and
H. J
Reefers
Lerdo Work
Neer
New City
Lilita Dzirkals
America
George Harrison Magazine
Nuremberg
International Relief Organization
National Lutheran Council
United Thenenaiaes
United
CVH
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