Three Die In Truck Car Crash Near Riverside Beech
Three farm laborers including two brothers were killed in a morning crash when a car and a heavy butane tanker collided at Riverside and Beech on the Shafter Taft highway. Olin K. Kimes 25 Orville 17 and William R. Hestand 25 of Watsonville died. driver Lou Hestand 24 and Joyce Ozella 14 were injured. The tanker driver S J Foster 31 Bakersfield was uninjured. The bodies were sent to Phoenix Arizona for funeral services.
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Riverside
Beech
Shafter-Taft
Olin K. Kimes
Orville
William R. Hestand
Watsonville
Lou Hestand
Joyce Ozella
Kern General Hospital
S. J. Foster
P. St
Bakersfield
Flickinger-Janzen Funeral Home
Phoenix
Ariz
Planners Named By Mayor to Serve Shafter
Mayor appoints four members to Shafter planning commission with terms from three to four years. William Dalke is the only reappointed planner, alongside Councilmen George H. Ben, Earl Johnson, and Dan Loewen replacing Joseph Cosgroves and former Mayor Paul V. McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Ee Ee Commission
Eee Ie Ee la Ene Teartt
William Dailke
George H
Ben
Earl Johnson
Paul V. McClure
Dan Loewen
Joseph Cosgroves
Dalke
Post Office Parking Change in Shafter Cancelled
Shafter Postmaster George Guenther told the city council that the mobile post office serving the valley picks up mail from the alley entrance. The request for extra front parking to accommodate the hypo has been cancelled. Smart and Final in the 500 block of Central Avenue won its grant for additional parking space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
George Guenther
Smart and Final Company
Central Avenue
Richland School District Adopts 881 000 Budget Plan
Richland School district trustees adopt a tentative 881 000 budget for 1950 51 with a 350 000 surplus carried over. Operating expenses run about 403 000, similar to last year, leaving 480 000 for capital outlay. The plan funds an auditorium for 1500, new heating at the primary, electrical upgrades, a five room wing, admin units, and a storage maintenance building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School District Board of Trustees
Oe Way
Richland
Harris Gets Nod on Fires
City public works superintendent Jack Harris is authorized by the Shafter City Council to respond to all fire alarms. Council members approved funding and backing to ensure Harris is on hand during fires to protect city property.
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Jack Harris
Shafter City
Harris
Kern County Potato Industry Eyes 1950 Outlook
Leaders in Kern County potato trade debate future strategies after a rugged year. Some expect 1950 to reward careful quality control and reduced marginal land planting, while others urge industry or federal production controls to ensure survival. Strong leadership from Shafter is seen as essential to mobilize coordinated actions and potential marketing agreements.
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Kern County
Shafter
California
Carolina
Shafter Grants 1200 for Yule Lights and Depot Storage
Shafter City Council approved 1200 to decorate downtown for the Christmas season at the request of the Chamber of Commerce led by Dr. O G Ohlsson. The decorations will become city property and be stored by the Fresno firm under contract. A second funding request for the chamber was tabled until budget completion on July 11. The council also agreed to city maintenance cleanup at the site of the third annual Shafter Potato Festival rodeo held in May.
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Shafter
Shafter City
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
O G. Ohlsson
Fresno
Council
Dr. Ohlsson
Ernie Hofman
Phil Clarkin
William Stoller
Stoller
Flames Destroy Chambless Home in Central Valley Area
Firefighters battled a blaze for about ninety minutes destroying a five room Chambless residence at Bi shop Acres near Shafter. County officials attributed the fire to a faulty hot water heater and reported the home was demolished.
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Arlie Chambless
Bishop Acres
Shafter
Central Valley Highway
T .L. Kinkaid
Shafter Pooches Move to New City Pound
Shafter will relocate transient dogs from the old jail area to a new pound at the disposal plant site. The utility district has granted land for the dog pound, ending the dogs’ stay in the dingy shack near the jail.
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Shafter
Safe and Sane Fourth Planned for Shafter
Shafter outlines a safe Fourth with only sparklers and caps allowed. A special fireworks display is planned at the primary school grounds at 9 p.m. after a Pee Wee softball game. A 2 p.m. park program funds sickness and death relief with a car giveaway.
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Safe and Sane
Shafter
al Finkbeiner
Potatoes Still Being Shipped By Shafter Sheds
Despite a near stoppage, 12 of 23 sheds remain active and about 409000 sacks still await shipment by rail or truck. Shipments total 5205 car loads, roughly 1200 cars shy of the 1949 peak. some potatoes culled due to heat necrosis per agricultural inspector Ned Smith. Also 427 days of onion shipped and 23100 sacks moved by truck.
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Shafter
Ned Smith
Chamber Considers Housing For 400 Friant Kern Men
The chamber weighs housing 400 skilled workers for the Friant Kern canal project in the Shafter area with Minter Field as a potential base. Kiewit Construction seeks land for a plant while crews relocate from Porterville to a new site. Construction at Elmo Road continues as crews prepare to move toward Shafter within 14 weeks.
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Friant-Kern
Shafter
Chamber of Ecommerce
Poso Creek
Minter Field
Kiewit Construction Company
Dickering
Chamber of Commerce
Chambermen
Central Valley Project
Industrial Committee
Porterville
Friant
Elmo Road
McFarland
Giant Canal Siphon Works Under Highway 99
Contractors Peter Kiewit Sons begin tunneling and barrel construction to siphon Friant Kern water under Highway 99 near Shafter. 450 foot siphon lengths require 2500 yards concrete and 0.5 million pounds steel with detour tracks and a 60 day reopening target as SP main line detours are laid.
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Central Valley
Arid Shafter
Kern Mt
Highway 99
Peter Kiewit Sons Company
Canal Contractors
Southern Pacific
Probation Given to Bookkeeper in Theft Case
Glenn Albert Wesley, a 32 year old bookkeeper for a Shafter furniture store, received two years probation with restitution of about 2500 dollars to be paid in 20 months after pleading guilty to misdemeanor theft. If probation terms are unmet, he faces one year in county jail. Complainant was J. E. Wheeler.
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Glenn Albert
Wesley
Gent Shafter Ave
Shafter
E. K. Grant
J. E. Wheeler
Shafter City Purchases Pickup for Public Worker
The city council and public utility trustees vote to buy a new pickup for Jack Harris, a versatile city worker, to replace his private car after July 10. The purchase funds come from city, council, and trustees contributions to support his duties and travel for the city.
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Jack Harris
Shafter
Playoff Clash Near for Shafter Softball Leaders
The Shafter men's league heads toward a decisive showdown next Wednesday at the Primary diamond to crown the top team between Rio Bravo and Frank Russell's after Rio Bravo clinched a tie by beating Rey's. The Pee Wee playoff pits Stringham's against Brown and Bryant's at 7 p.m. with the winner set to face Bakersfield Christian Church in the Fourth of July eve game.
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Shafter
Rio Bravo
Frank Russell
Earl Gibbons
Russell
Rey
Buttonwillow
Tupman’s
Bayless
Stringham
Brown
Bryant
Christian Church
Bakersfield
Shafter Police and Fire Departments
Power Club
American Legion
Tupman
Lee
North Camp
Rotary Club to Welcome New Leader John H Revell
Sears Revell will take over as president of the Shafter Rotary Club on July 1 succeeding Dr. Harold Freedman who served last year. John J Peters Jr becomes vice president and Irvin L Nikkel secretary with 14 directors including Jeeter Hofman Bender Ray Duerksen Ohlsson and Phil Clarkin.
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John H. Revell
Maple Scouts Attend National Jamboree at Valley Forge
The Shafter Press lists Maple Explorers Post 277 and Troop 77 youth and two leaders among Maple Scouts attending the National Jamboree in Valley Forge. Maple District sends five Scouts Donald Loewen Kenneth Nicol Douglas Peters Edward Peters Bobby Strauss and two Scouters Bill Siemens and Vernon Isaac.
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Shafter Press
Valley Forge
Okeh
Shafter
Maple Explorer Post
Maple
Maple District
Donald Loewen
Kenneth Nicol
Douglas
Edward Peters
Bobby Strauss
Bill Siemens
Vernon Isaac
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Ae Ee
Bawe Heavy Equipment
Friaht-Kerm
Chambless Home
New
Mannel Park
Finkbeiner
John Reily
Chamber
Sears Revell
Dr. J. 4. Revell
Maple Scouts
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