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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
4
Public life in Shafter and surrounding Kern County towns includes visits by Clyde E. Grant and E. K. Grant family members, births at Mercy Bakersfield, and numerous social, civic, and travel activities. Residents attend games, picnics at Kern River park, and trips to Pismo Beach while planning Fourth of July plans and community events.
Msr H H Schmidt and child accompany a group visiting the Capitole as part of a local civic event.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Wheat Miss Pearl Chafin and Mrs Helen Fest with Miss Roberta Roberson spent Sunday at California Hot Springs enjoying a plunge in the afternoon.
Mr and Mrs R H Reinert and two sons from San Diego arrived Thursday at the Harris ranch home for a several day visit. They joined a Kern canyon picnic trip with the Harris family near the power plant earlier in the week. Glenn O Nay and Arthur Johnson of Shafter high school agricultural department attend a state agricultural instructors meeting in San Luis Obispo and will return Saturday.
A General Petroleum Mobilgas wholesaler announces a modern local unit to meet growing demand in the district. The official credit the expansion to broader business upturns, increased motor travel and jet trade, and the companys policy of testing and improving gasoline and oils.
The Chronicle notes John Marshall the discoverer of gold in California gained local fame as a grape grower. Butterfield’s new agricultural history cites Marshall’s 1860 state fair grape display and mentions General Vallejo’s wine samples that boosted the Valley of the Moon reputation.
The article notes a half acre yielding 10 tons in a year and recalls a Santa Barbara county election held under this vine at Carpinteria. It traces grape history from early Mission plantings to the 275,000,000 vines existing today.
Examiner Vern L. Roberts issued forty operator licenses at the American Legion hall in Shafter with headquarters there Ninety percent went to first time licensees Supervisor Jodeen assisted in Shafter aiding Roberts through the month and summer.
Seven new babies and three older members attended the Well Baby clinic held Friday. Dr A W Gaede served as examining physician. The next clinic is scheduled for July 22.
The opening of a new Mobilon outlet is linked to increased local payrolls and investment in permanent improvements. It promises more trade with local builders, use of local materials, enhanced city appeal, and better service to motorists, signaling a boost to the regional oil industry and economy.
A fragment lists multiple petroleum products with volumes including crude oil 42 gallons gasoline 18 gallons kerosene 2 gallons gas oil fuel oil 16 gallons and lubricating oil more items follow in the damaged text.
The note imagines counting gasoline gallons consumed in a year across five western states under General Petroleum Corp. A figure shows 12 hours daily at 200 a minute, illustrating the monumental scale of petroleum industry consumption.
A Mobilgas report notes gasoline and oil shift with the seasons. It says volatility and the oil body must adapt to radical climatic extremes.
Old timers recall the first hand pumps at a General Petroleum site near the pump area. The early device drew about one bucket of water per pull, then during World War I the visibility pump appeared, a hand-operated unit that delivered one gallon to a five gallon top compartment.
A concise overview outlines core aspects of the oil sector including production, distribution, and market factors affecting supply and demand across major regions.
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