Shafter Council Faces Court Over Disincorporation Petition
Members of the Shafter city council were summoned to appear in Bakersfield Superior Court to show cause why an election on disincorporation should not be held. The case involves Joseph Subbar and petitions filed late February, later challenged as having insufficient signatures.
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Shafter City
Bakersfield
Joseph Subbar
Phil Channeson
H. Midgley
Norval Fair
Glen Nay
Will Lackenmaier
W. C. Dorris
Subbar
A. P. Channeson
Chas. Johnston
G. C. Skaggs
James F. Morrison
Morrison
Skaggs
Shafter
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Doris
Valley Delegation Gets Exposition Welcome Broadcast
Treasure Island will air a 6 30 p m Saturday welcome to Kern County San Joaquin Valley delegates for the Golden Gate International Exposition. Supervisor Roy Woollames of Kern County will reply. The Mutual-Don Lee broadcast will originate 6 p m Treasure Island and be heard on California radio stations from San Jose to Santa Barbara.
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Treasure Island
California Radio System
San Joaquin Valley
Exposition
California
Ra- Kern
Bakersfield
KFWB
Bal
KFSD
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Mutual-Don Lee
KFRC
San Francisco
KGDM
Stockton
KPMC
KTKC
Visalia
KHJ
Los Angeles
KGB
Sanes
KQW
San Jose
KDON
Monterey
Kern County Day Celebrations Highlight Baked Potato Event
Free baked potatoes will be distributed at noon on Saturday June 17 in the Stipes Jovani Valley building on Re Is land to mark Kern County Day. The event emphasizes Kern County’s half of the state potato crop and features a daylong program with officials welcoming visitors. County officials W R Woollames Stanley Abel and Emery Gay Hoffman coordinate the exhibits and activities at the San Joaquin Valley building, serving as the official visitors’ headquarters.
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San Joaquin Valley
California Commission
Treasure Island
Yvonne Davis
Helen Broeker
Jovani Valley
Re Island
Kern County
W. R. Woollamés
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Stanley Abel
Emery Gay Hoffman
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Estimated 10 000 Acres Of Cotton Here
An estimated 10 000 acres of cotton is planted in the Shafter district. Camp West Lowe expects to handle cotton from 4 500 acres, D O Moore about 3 000, and Shafter Wasco gin from 2 500 acres. Last season's figures were higher. The Acala variety is common, favored by San Joaquin valley weather. Growers report normal conditions and a season about two weeks ahead, with favorable growing weather and a potentially higher per acre yield if conditions stay right.
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Shafter
Camp West-Lowe
D. O. Moore
Shafter-Wasco
Shafter Experimental Farm
San Joaquin Valley
Group Heads to Montana on Sightseeing Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Curtis, Helen Bohler and Einar Schiermann departed Tuesday for Augusta Montana to visit points of interest along the route.
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Robert Curtis
Helen Bohler
Einar Schiermann
Augusta
Montana
Exposition Lights Set to Glow In San Joaquin Valley
In Fresno on June 17 the Central California Tourist Association invites San Joaquin Valley residents to an all day event. Kern county hosts guests from 12 to 1 pm in the Courtyard of the San Joaquin Valley exhibit with Shafter potatoes prepared by the Press club chef. In the evening Supervisor Roy Woolley will switch on the floodlights marking the exposition.
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Fresno
Kern County
J. E. Rodman
Central California Tourist Association
San Joaquin Valley
Press Club
Roy Woollames
San Joaquin Valley Exposition Commission
Rodman
Chambers of Commerce
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation Taxes Delinquent June 26
The second installment of Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District taxes will become delinquent June 26. District assessor Fred Pritschke announced this. Taxes may be paid at the Shafter district office or N. P. Cormack’s office in Wasco.
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Shafter-Wasco
Fred Pritschke
Shafter
N. P. Cormack
Wasco
Union Oil spuds 10-34 Well in Shafter field
Union Oil spudded its Kerneo 1 well in the Shafter field as surface casing prep begins. The 10-34 location lies on the west edge with potential to extend the field north and west, while 9-34 awaits spudding and 8-34 was moved to 10-34 after last week’s completion.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
Ser 34
Superior
Union
Generalium
van Ness
Record Heat Waves Hit Town As Temperatures Soar
The experimental farm logged five straight days above 100 degrees with a 106 degree peak on Saturday. Highs ranged from 103 to 106 as a warm spell persisted through Sunday and Monday, while nightly lows stayed in the 50s and 60s. The heat drew mixed reactions from the public and buoyed cooling services, with cotton growth accelerating to a foot or more in some fields and fruit maturity advancing in the district.
Superior At 8 Feet In Fink No 1 Well
Superior Oil company reports reaching 8 450 feet after two weeks of spudding the Fink No 1 well on the northern edge of the Shafter field. Drilling progresses on schedule in a field noted for deep drilling records.
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Superior Oil Company
Fink No. 1
Shafter Field
Popcorn Emerges as a Possible Local Crop in Shafter
Report notes farmers in the Shafter area exploring popcorn as a commercial crop. Past plots by Goehring and Suderman yielded about 25 bushels per acre with prices from 3.60 to 6.00 per bushel. Moisture at 13 percent and 90 to 120 days to maturity are key, with local buyers paying around seven cents per pound for good grain.
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Shafter
G. G. Suderman
Emil Goehring
Goeh- Ting
Suderman
Goehring
South America
A. J. Durham
A-Stand In
Los Angeles
Durham
Shafter Grocers
R. J. Kirkpatrick
McFarland
Delano
Kirkpatrick
Shafter District
G P Coring At 11 450 Feet In Van Ness Well
General Petroleum Corp completed coring at 11 450 feet in the Van Ness No 2 well. Casing on racks likely to be run next, with Caldwrell No 3 as the companys upcoming project in Section 25 28 25 on the field edge.
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G. P. Coring
van Ness
General Petroleum Corporation
van Ness No. 2
Shafter Field
Caldwrell No.3
First Foot Of Sidewalk To Be Poured
Concrete work begins tomorrow on Beth Eden street in Shafter with about 600 feet poured daily. Twenty eight workers and a two bay mixer will handle the job as sections progress toward Munzer Wall and Golden West then Santa Fe way and Potter tract. After completion, the state highway department will oil the street curb to curb.
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Shafter
Beth Eden Street
Munzer
Wall
Golden West
Santa Fe
Shafter Highway
Potter Tract
Santa Fe Way
State Highway Department
Power Company
Telephone Company
Richland Board Backs Summer Recreation Plan
Richland school board at a regular meeting expressed support for a summer recreation program in Shafter community and pledged 300 toward the activity if needed. Additional funds are expected from another body soon and work on sewer lines for the primary building on Shafter highway will start once bids are received.
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Richland School Board
Shafter
Shafter Highway
Progress Shafter Dial Phone Survey Shows Favorable Poll
A report shows 170 of 248 subscribers in Shafter favoring a dial system with two thirds approval. The survey, led by Ford Hudson of the Shafter Business Men's Association, aims to finish this week after contacting remaining subscribers. A railroad commission hearing is required before installation.
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Shafter
Ford Hudson
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Shafter Telephone
Potatoes Seen Preserved by Chemical Treatment Study
Los Angeles researchers test a chemical preservative on newly dug potatoes to prevent wilting and black spots during shipping to eastern markets. Treated sacks stayed crisp while untreated ones wilted. taste remained unchanged. Commercial use awaits further safety tests before buyers accept treated potatoes.
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Focal
Los Angeles
Equipment moved to Coalinga by wildcat unit
The four company wildcat from northwest of Shafter is being moved to the Coalinga area for use there, as announced by Union officials. The hole was abandoned last week after swabbing attempts failed, drilled to 12 900 feet and plugged back to 12 882 feet. Union crews drilled the well with Tidewater Associated Continental and Seaboard also interested.
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Wildcat
Shafter
Coalinga
Tidewater Associated
Continental
Seaboard
Spud Market Rises Here This Week
Potato traders report a steady market advance with prices rising from 60 to 80 cents this week and some sales at 90 cents. East demand and Carolina shipment cuts due to rain are blamed. Rail and track shipments show weekly totals. Shafter area activity nears peak as prorate terms limit shipments and byproducts reduce usable harvest. Plant operations run around the clock handling about five tons per hour while excess supply ends up dumped. growers expect spuds may reach $1 before week’s end.
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Carolinas
Shafter
Potato Products
Walker Street
Exposition Offers on Kern County Day
Kern county visitors will find a lengthy program of attractions on their special day along with regular features from Sreenan Island. Danish Day is celebrated with an entertaining program as Yolo county offers entertainment and Arizona visitors join the celebration. New exhibits and entertainment will open to visitors by June 17 with band concerts and free entertainment throughout the day and evening.
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Kern County
Sreeenen Island
Yolo County
Arizona
Everett Miller Guests in Shafter at Local Friends
Everett Miller of Visalia is visiting Shafter for several days as a guest of friends. He is staying with local hosts and enjoying time in the area.
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Everett Miller
Visalia
Shafter
the of Friends
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Roy
Munzer Street
Richland Board
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