Richland district approves 50000 bond for new school
In a Friday vote the Richland elementary school district approved a 50000 bond by a large margin to fund a new school building. The money will cover site acquisition, construction, and equipment for the expansion. The board will select the site after canvassing ballots. bonds are 1000 each at five percent interest, with M. Bobst as inspector and Mrs. Ida Bartel and W. A. Livers as judges.
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Richland
Richland Grammar School
Board of Trustees
M. Bobst
Ida Bartel
W. A. Livers
Shafter High eyes another title with rebuilt squad
Coach Bill White predicts a strong return for Shafter after graduation stripped ten lettermen. He notes five lettermen back and promising material with a faster team. spring drills show progress though offense will be refined. Schedule lists two home games and six away plus two openings.
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Shafter High School
Bill White
New York
White
McFarland
Maricopa
Shafter
Tehachapi
Wasco
New Members to Be Received at Local Reformed Church
Special services Sunday in the local Reformed church will welcome new members. The Confirmation Class, after a two year catechetical course, will join the church through the rite of Confirmation. Rev. Alfred Funck conducts both forenoon and evening services. The class includes Wilbert Etree and Maties.
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Alfred Funck
Wilbert Etree
Spuds Roll At High Daily Carload Rate
The Shatter long whites ship daily at about 200 carloads with 5327 carloads already sent to market. Peak activity occurred on Wednesday with 220 carloads, while Sunday saw only 18 rolling.
4 H Club Leads Farm Center Meeting
Rio Bravo 4-H club ran the Farm Center gathering with Philip Haag presiding. Henry W. Longfellow spoke and showed a motion picture. Hog committee report by T. M. Martin. June 17 meeting announced. July 1 next club session. A supper following a ball game capped the evening. Program included Billie Irene Sade recitation and musical selections by Haag and others.
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Philip Haag
Henry W. Longfellow
T. M. Martin
Warning Issued On Social Security Record Keeping
San Joaquin Valley employers are urged by Arthur W. Loach of the Social Security Board in Fresno to file an information return with the collector of internal revenue in July. Records must show each employee under 65 and wages paid since January 1 1937, with no special bookkeeping form required. If an account number is missing, file SS-5 at the post office. employees should provide numbers to employers.
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San Joaquin Valley
Arthur W. Louch
Social Security Board
Fresno
Commerce
Collector of Internal Revenue
Loach
Louch
Ford Agency to Open Here Shortly in Shafter
Geo. Haberfelde, Inc. will soon open its new Fordgency in Shafter. Finishing touches are being put on the establishment and operation is expected within a week or ten days.
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Geo. Haberfelde, Inc
Fordgency
Shafter
Local acreage sale near Shafter to subdivide 6000 acres
Reports from Kern County say 6000 acres east of Shafter near Lerdo highway will be subdivided by Kern County Land Co into small medium and large tracts for sale within 60 days. Oil rights to remain with the company. Town lots also to be released for sale after a two month hold.
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Shafter
Kern County Land Company
Lerdo Highway
Local Pictures Delight Shafter Show Patrons
Mr and Mrs Shafter viewed themselves in Sunday and Monday screenings at the Shafter Theatre. Patrons saw the fire department Exchange Club and Wednesday Afternoon Club, schools, and other local organizations on screen. Grammar school kids enjoyed the filming as fathers and mothers appeared in community life scenes.
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Shafter
Shafter Theatre
Fire Department
Exchange Club
Ernest
August
Panero
Shafter Cub Scouts Enjoy Summer Camp
Shafter Cub Scouts are at the Kern County Scout reservation for a summer camp. Swimming instruction is key with boys like Claude Dye winning events. Attending scouts include Edsey Grant Dickie Payne Bob Warren Harvey Neumann Donald Lee Fair with parents guiding them to the opening on Sunday.
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Kern County
Shafter
Claude Dye
Edsey Grant
Dickie Payne
Bob Warren
Harvey Neumann
Donald Lee Fair
Ray L. Dye
T. C. Payne
Norval Fair
E. K. Grant
Wittmayer
Spuds Lead May Produce Shipments Record
Burtch declared the county set a record for May shipments with 3634 carloads of produce led by potatoes. Other shipments included 169 onions 27 lettuce and remaining peaches and apricots in the month.
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Burtch
Post Office Move Completed Under Mrs Berry Supervision
The move to the new building is finished and all boxes in the old structure were closed out. Mail volume remains heavy with Tuesday marking a record day as 2000 first class pieces were handed out over seven hours.
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Lois Berry
Summer Solstice 1937 Debut Arrives Next Monday
The article notes Summer 1937 begins next Monday June 21, with sunrise at 3 12 a m and sunset at 7 29 p m. It explains the tilt of Earth's axis causes seasonal day length changes and that June sees maximum northern hemisphere daylight. It ends with a quip about the Los Angeles chamber of commerce hiding the thermometer in a box.
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North Pole
Northern Hemisphere
P. S
Los Angeles
Demonstration of Goble disc at Sie Mens Ranch
A Goble disc demonstration will be held at J. J. Sie Mens' ranch next Tuesday morning June 22 at 10 o'clock. A H Langeman factory representative will explain the oil bath axel system designed to prevent axel wear.
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J. J. SieMens
A. H. Langeman
Langeman
Kern County Tentative Budget For 1937 88 Released
Kern county boards announces tentative budget for 1937 88 totaling 4 579 103 with 335 651 cut from department requests ending June 1. Expenditures exceed last year by 1 079 995 though final figures await public hearings. Key figures include Sheriff 98 235 Health 225 852 Welfare 789 950 General hospital 934 833 and Library 123 719.
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Kern County
Board of Supervisors
Justice Courts
Kern General Hospital
Boy Recovers After Spud Sack Sleep Incident
Doyle Cain seven year old son of Mr and Mrs E A Cain slept in potato sacks in a field a mile southwest of town. A light truck driven by Cliff Royle rolled over the sacks striking Doyle on the head but he suffered only a slight contusion and several scratches. Doyle vows to sleep elsewhere in the future.
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Doyle Cain
E. A. Cain
Doyle
Cliff Royle
Royle
Shafter
Bakersfield Defeats Shafter 6 to 4 in Monday Game
Bakersfield beat Shafter 6 to 4 as Goodman started, replaced by Bright in the sixth. Shafter pitcher Billy Lachenmaier began for the locals, with Schultz and several substitutes listed in the lineup.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Goodman
Bright
Billy Lachenmaier
Schultz
L.heath
Becker
Trent
Graves
B. Lachenmaier
Pierovich
Combs
Campbell
Heath
Substitutes
Gaede
Brown
Poner
Shafter Plums Begin Market Route From Local Growers
Shafter's plum crop started on its way to market Tuesday with most truckloads sorted on racks at Richland Fruit Co. Harvest lasts until next week as growers estimate. Plums are a minor crop in Shafter but expect a good year.
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Shafter
Richland Fruit Company
Shafter Boys Summer Camp Set by Kern Y M C A
The Kern county Y M C A announces a summer camp at Portuguese Meadows in the Greenhorn mountains opening June 29 and running to July 18 for boys ages 9 to 17. Camp fee is 10 dollars for an eight day period including transportation from Bakersfield, meals, horseback riding, and activities led by Bob Ford and a Christian staff with programs in nature, crafts, first aid, archery, and model airplane building.
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Kern County
Greenhorn Mountains
Portuguese Meadows
A. W. Eckmann
A. W. Giede
Shafter
Eckmann
Dr. Gaede
Bakersfield
Bob Ford
Kern County Y. M. C. A
State exam to fill typing posts opens in Bakersfield
A Sacramento state personal board representative will arrive in Bakersfield Saturday morning June 19 to administer and grade an exam for state typing and stenography jobs. The test is open to adults 18 to 35 who have a twelfth grade education, with passing speed at 45 wpm. Salaries start 70 to 110 dollars monthly.
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Sacramento
State Personal Board
Bakersfield
William Brownrigg
Personal Board
Shafter
Taft
Commercial Department
Kern County Union High School
Trout Pie Improves on Kern River Fishing
The Kern river and its tributaries show improving conditions since opening on May 1. Brush Creek remains high and poor for fishing, but other streams report good catches and the river above Fairview yields fair limits. Heavy winter snow caused delays but a steady improvement is anticipated.
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Kern River
Brush Creek
Fairview
Eee
Othe Kern
Shafter High School Class of 1937 Receives Diplomas
Eighty eight seniors in blue robes gathered at Richland Auditorium for Shafter High School's eighth annual commencement. Diplomas were handed by Paul VanderFike as Dr. Fredrick Woellner of UCLA delivered the address What is Success. Students were recognized for life memberships in the California Scholastic Federation and science honors. the program featured musical selections and a recessional as graduates departed amid applause.
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Richland
Shafter High School
Richland Grammar School
Paul van Gorkom
Fredrick P. Woelsner
Alfred Chandler
Od Life
California Scholastic Federation
Rosie Unruh
Vernona Bergen
Lewis Edwards
Don Suyxiam
Paul VanderFike
Kern County Union High School
Lou Nell Bayless
Amanda Johnson
Woellner
Trounces Upon Inspectors 26 to 7 at Local Field
Exchange club routed the Federal State Inspectors 26 to 7 in a fast game with comic touches. Long drives produced several home runs while no standout plays were noted. Lineups included J Met, Lachenmaier, Camp, Siemens, and Reiker with substitutions listed.
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Exchange Club
Chenmatr J. Met
C. Lachenmaier
J. J. Camp
Siemens
Alexander
J. Lachenmaier
Warren
Reiker
I. Unruh
Besaw's 5 and 10 Store Saturday Sale Announcement
Full page advertisement in today’s newspaper promotes Besaw's 5 and 10 store with a Saturday sale. The notice highlights market items and years of presence in the Shaf area.
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Besaw
Shafa
Standard Well at Greeley Oil Field Hit Sand Depth
Good news continues from the Greeley oil field where KCL 115 struck oil sand 11 feet below the discovery well. The crew reached 7753 feet in six weeks, in section 19, 29-26, the field’s westernmost project.
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Greeley
KCL 115
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Shafter Cub Scouts
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Summer
Siemen
Shafter Boys
Fromer High School
Paul Vander Eike
Elmer Anderson
Evelyn“Ayera
Fletcher
Nelson Pierovich
A Pier Wilson, Hare, Wilhelm Substitutes
Viene Ull Allan
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