Rio Bravo 4-H Hosts Picnic in Bakersfield Park
Rio Bravo senior 4-H members enjoyed a picnic supper at Jefferson Park Bakersfield last Saturday evening. County club members joined and the group spent time skating swimming and socializing. Attendees included Rose Huston Rosalyn Sears Joyce Haag Muriel Kirkham Robert Curtis Phil Haag and leaders Carl Haag F J Schierlmann. Jacob J Peters celebrated a birthday at a Father s Day picnic at Kern River Park the following day with relatives including Ben Peters Al Peters Ray Kay Jacob J Peters Vernor Penner Nina Peters Letha Becker and Bobby Peters.
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Rio Bravo
Bakersfield
Jefferson Park
Rose Huston
Rosalyn Sears
Joyce Haag
Muriel Kirkham
Robert Curtis
Phil Haag
Carl Haag
F. J. Schierlmann
Jacob J. Peters
Kern River Park
Ben Peters
al Peters
Ray Kay
Vernor Penner
Nina Peters
Letha Becker
Bobby Peters
Layette Shower Honors Mrs. Paul Wilson in Rio Bravo
Mrs. Paul Wilson of Rio Bravo was honored at a layette shower hosted by Myrtle Haag with assistance from Mrs. J W Haag and Mrs. May McBride. Guests shared refreshments and gifts as Mrs. Wilson opened presents during the evening.
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Paul Wilson
Rio Bravo Shower
Rio Bravo
Myrtle Haag
J. W. Haag
May McBride
Mrs. Wilson
Fifth anniversary noted by M. A. S. members at Annis home
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Annis hosted an informal eight o'clock dinner and garden party in the patio to observe the fifth anniversary of the M. A. S. club. Guests enjoyed bridge table tennis and croquet. Attending were Albert Peters Harlin Wilson Harvey Gaede Walter Bergen Leonard Gaede Ernest Schnidt John Siemens Fay Whitney Dorothy McIntyre Maxine Moore Durward Annis Nathan Williams.
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Laurence Annis
Messrs
Camp Registrations Open for Girl Scout Summer Camp
Mrs. H. C. Neufeld is taking registrations for the Girl Scout summer camp opening July 16 at Greenhorn mountain. Ethel Otto of Wasco will direct with O T Olson of Shafter as assistant director. about 40 girls from Shafter Wasco and Weldon expected for a seven day session sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary.
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H. C. Neufeld
Greenhorn Mountain
Ethel Otto
Wasco
O. T. Olson
Shafter
Weldon
American Legion Auxiliary
Potato Face Leads Shafter at Seventh Horned Toad Derby
Potato Face a brunnette horned toad will represent Shafter in Coalinga for the seventh annual Horned Toad Derby. Trainer Ford Hudson says the Shafter entry is in peak shape and should win. Dark horse Junior Maid and Ma dame 7 XI from Tehachapi are also entered, with Treasure Island defending champion. Competitors include Sunshine Capitol of Yuma Arizona Desert Flash from El Paso and Travel Stimulator entered by the California State Chamber of Commerce.
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Shafter
Coalinga
Ford Hudson
Kern County Road
Maid
Madame 7 XI
Phil Marx
Tehachapi
Treasure Island
Sunshine Capitol
Yuma
Arizona
Desert Flash
el Paso
Texas
California State Chamber of Commerce
Activities and Visits of Shafter Residents Abroad
Shafter residents travel during a three week trip to Kentucky. A W Bestwater of Oregon visits Shafter and Reedley families amid weekend activities. George Rauch leaves for Delano to join melon season duties. Meadows return from Santa Barbara to Shafter. Gunnarsons move into a new Sierra Vista home. Velma Downey visits Shafter from Sonoma. A Shafter picnic occurs at Jastro Park. Reverend Bestwater returns from Oregon Bible lectures. Dick Vis and Gerald Van Gorkom visit Shafter. Kansans Verda Wiebe and Carol Flaming visit Reedley district. Robert Anderson named Wasco Post American Legion delegate to Boys State in Sacramento.
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Gerald
Harrison
South Dakota
Shafter Monday
C. C. van Gorkom
Mr. van Gorkom
Vis
E. W. Flaming
Carol
Hillsboro
Kansas
Verda Wiebe
Marion
H. D. Wiebe
California
Reedley
Shafter
Sacramento
Robert Anderson
L. A. Anderson
Richland Grammar School
Wasco Post American Legion
Anderson
Wasco High School
First Cotton Blossom Reported in Wasco Field
The first cotton blossom of the season was reported last week in a field owned by Ed Coleman on the George Emerson ranch in Wasco district. In Delano area, melon harvest exceeds 1000 acres of cantaloupes by July 1, with the season underway and melon quality described as good while markets hold strong.
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Ed Coleman
George Emerson
Wasco
Delano
Abel Lands Golden Empire Of Kern In Radio Talk
Stanley Abel, Kern county supervisor, delivers a Kern County Day radio address from Treasure Island on June 17, 1939. He extols Kern as the Golden Empire, cites petroleum, mining, agriculture, and tourism, praises education and health services, and invites visitors to Taft, Mojave, Tehachapi, and other local sites while promoting development and unity under Kern’s sunny prosperity.
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Los Angeles
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Agricultural Jobs Open Under Civil Service
The U S civil service commission announced open competitive examinations for positions in the department of agriculture. Jobs include senior field aid forage crops assistant laboratory aid plant technology and warehouse examiners. Applications must be filed in Washington by July 20 with details from John F Roskam secretary of the civil service board of examiners at the Shafter post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Department of Agriculture
Washington
John F. Roskam
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Shafter Post Office
Merchants Meet Wasco Tuesday In New Inter-City League
Shafter Merchants prepare to open a three-team league with Wasco and Lost Hills on Tuesday at home. Managers plan a two half schedule of 12 games each with Bakersfield county playoffs at season end. Merchants have split results with Lost Hills and edged Wasco once.
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Wasco
Shafter
Lost Hills
G. J. Rieker
Merchants
Rieker
Belridge
McFarland
Les Hills
Delano
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Pictured Methods of Shafter Potatoes in California Magazine
June issue features a picture page on Shafter and Kern County potatoes. The layout covers irrigation, cultivation, and handling methods used during the Shafter potato harvest with descriptive captions.
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Shafter
Kern County
California Magazine
Canary Islands name origin linked to dogs not birds
The Canary Islands were named from the Latin word canis meaning dog, not after canaries. Historic accounts show large dogs on the islands shaped the toponym about two millennia ago.
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Canary Islands
Canary
Tax payment deadline for Shafter Wasco district set at 5 PM
The Shafter Wasco Irrigation district fixed 5 o'clock Monday afternoon as the deadline for the second installment taxes. Assessor Fred Pritschke warned that all unpaid taxes will become delinquent and incur a percentage penalty. Payments may be made at the district office on Santa Fe Way in Shafter or at N P Cormack's office in Wasco.
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Fred Pritschke
Pritschke
Santa Fe Way
Shafter
N. P. Cormack
Wasco
Shafter City Council Meeting Set for Monday Evening
The Shafter city council will hold a regular meeting Monday at 7:30 PM in City Hall. The notice announced the upcoming session.
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Shafter City
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