Bobby Reeves Wins First Wristwatch in Subscription Contest
Bobby Reeves a Richland School pupil and Shafter Press carrier boy won the first of four wristwatches in the current newspaper subscription contest. The top leader a week into the hotly contested circulation event, Reeves is the son of Mr and Mrs Lester Reeves. Three more 17 jewel watches will be awarded to weekly leaders, with four other high rankers named in competition. Reeves is automatically eliminated from further watch awards this and future weeks.
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Bobby Reeves
Richland
Shafter
Bobby
Lester Reeves
Ann Middleton
Rob
Bie Trout
James Banks
Gerald Bender
Eileen Bradshaw
Contest Department of the Press
Agriculture As Key Defense Factor Spurs Local Action
In Shafter, Chamber of Commerce leaders move to shield farming from wartime disruption as industrial centers form war contract pools. They warn material shortages and priority purchases threaten agriculture, the community’s bread and butter.
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Jack Fleming
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Lions Win Charter Event Claimed Despite Doubt
Manufacturers in various shops note that agricultural equipment production hinges on material availability. The Shafter Chamber of Commerce action shifts Kern county industry toward a county wide survey of farmer needs and plant capabilities, aiming to map the sector’s complete picture.
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Kern County
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Fred Bryant Elected President of Rotary and Lions Chartered
Fred Bryant a Shafter agriculturalist is elected president of the Shafter Rotary Club to be installed in June, succeeding Dr. John Revell. The Rotary officers include Irving Nickel secretary and two year board members George Collins Crawford and Don Ruggen. The newly organized Shafter Lions Club will be officially chartered at a Saturday ceremony with Otto D Handel presiding. Albert M Eagle international counselor from Los Angeles will speak. Lions leaders attend include Dave Quigley Joe Barker Joe Lopes and F A Batkin with Wasco president opening remarks by the Wasco club. The charter night program at 7 30 p m in the Shafter High School cafeteria features Annabel Thompson Rev Gordon J Baker and C W McCafferty. Handel will be assisted by Ralph Boel Kenneth Howell Tom Hayhurst Herbert Neuman John Gaede and Harry Thompson with directors Bob McCain Dusty Rhoads Kenneth Pipkin and Robert Somers.
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Fred Bryant
Shafter Agriculturalist
Shafter Rotary Club
John Revell
Shafter
Irvin Nickel
George Collins
Crawford
Don Ruggen
Rotary Club of the
Shafter Lions Club
Otto D. Handel
Shafter Club
Dave Quigley
Wasco Club
Joe Barker
Wasco
Joe Lopes
Govenor
Delano
F. A. Batkin
Dinuba
Shafter High School
Shafter Group
Annabel Thompson
Gordon J. Baker
Shafter Union Congregational Church
C. W. McCafferty
Handel
Ralph Boel
Kenneth A. Howell
Tom Hayhurst
Herbert Neuman
John Gaede
Harry Thompson
Bob McCain
C. C
Dusty” Rhoads
Kenneth Pipkin
Robert Somers
Fire siren passes three-minute red alert test in Shafter
Fire Chief Albert Finkbeiner announced the Shafter siren passed the challenging three minute red alert test without a fuse. He warned that many communities were not so fortunate as the warning system remains in tip top shape.
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Shafter
Albert Finkbeiner
Finkbeiner
Booster Week Brings Extra Votes for Shafter Teens
Shafter Press runs Booster Week offering 12 500 extra votes per subscription to boost teenagers in the Teenager prize contest. Contestants like Otis Brooks and Dennis Grills push hard with wb boosters, calls, and home visits to win watches and commissions.
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Gould Smith
Shafter Press
Otis Brooks
Bill Colvard
Robert Fleming
Henry Watkins
J. C. Draper
Curtis Daniel
Harold Williams
Dennis Grills
Donald Padgett
Donald
S Klassen
Jimmy Nixon
Griffiths Five Points curb project bid approved
Griffith Company of Los Angeles submitted the sole bid of 5585 to begin the Five Points curb and gutter repair, storm drain work, and realignment of Shafter Avenue within a month pending state highway approval. The low bid undercuts city estimates by about 397, with work to lower crown on Shafter and widen the street to Stone Street. A cottonwood tree at 284 Euclid St was deemed a nuisance and Public Works will verify removal with owner C L McCombs. Fire Chief Finkbenner's request for extra fire hose funds received approval.
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Five Points
Griffith Company of
Los Angeles
State Division of Highways
John Reeves
Shafter Avenue
Stone Street
Exof Busirss Eyka
Euclid St
Jack Harris
C. L. McCombs
Albert Finkbenner
Red Cross Drive Opens in Kern County
March marks the annual Red Cross fund drive for Kern County with a goal of 77000 to support Bakersfield Red Cross Chapter services in 1951. President Robert E. McCarthy and chairman William F. Laird Jr. urge reaching the quota this year.
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Red Cross
Kern County
Bakersfield
Chamber Plugs Needs of Farmer in War Effort
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce proposes aligning farmer needs with the county war contract pool. President P. C. Clark says an agricultural survey is needed to determine equipment and manpower requirments during material shortages. The survey will run with the county's broader survey for available industrial equipment.
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Shafter ‘Chamber of Commerce
P. C. Clarkin
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Fifty Indonesian cadets slated at Shafter training base
J S Hennessy announced that fifty Indonesian cadets will arrive at Shafter Airport next week to join the current training cycle. Cadets now at base have eight months remaining to graduate, with a staged turnover planned as classes complete the first phase of Aeronicas flying.
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Shafter
Indonesia
Shafter Airport
Minter Field
Aeronicas
Hennessy
Shafter High Names 1950 51 Hoop Letter Winners
Shafter High School announces basketball letters for 1950 51 on A B and C teams. Coaches Lowell Todd Dan Bledsoe and Dick Heber cite players Paul Cato J C Warneke Fred Houston Dale Scales David Towns John Kelly Jack Thompson Kenny Smith Ivon Bartel Glen Unruh Horace Womack John Thompson and managers Charles Young James Broom Ronnie Aaron Thornton receive A B or C letters as noted.
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Shafter High School Executive Board
Lowell Todd
Dan Bledsoe
Dick Heber
Todd
Paul Cato
J. C. Warneke
Fred Houston
Dale Scales
David Towns
John Kelly
Jack Thompson
Charles Young
Bledsoe
Leroy Thompson
Stanley Hamilton
Harold Gaode
Kenny Roden
Dan Harris
Franklin Bergman
Ky Nixon
Layton Lynch
James Broom
Ronnies
Dick He
Kenny Smith
Ivon Bartel
Glen Unruh
Lois Bell
Horace Womack
John Thompson
Aaron Thorton
Youth Work Joint Jamboree Planned by Scouts and Campfire Girls
Shafter Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls plan a joint jamboree March 10 at the Veterans Memorial Hall. Rotary Club committee chairman H. W. Keily said the event aims to create an interest in youth work and will be guided by elder leaders.
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Shafter Boy Scouts
Veterans Memorial Hall
H. W
Pat) Keily
Rotary Club
Kenneth Pipkin Receives Silver Beaver Award
Kenneth L. Pipkin scoutmaster of Rotary Troop 53 in Shafter earns the Silver Beaver, the county council's top honor. Ray Sirman accepts on Pipkin's behalf due to illness. Pipkin’s 53 years with Scouting and community service are cited as the basis for the award.
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Rotary Troop 53
Shafter
Pipkin
Kern’ County
Ray Sirman
North Kern
Chamber Leaders Attend First Supervisorial Meet
Three Shafter Chamber of Commerce leaders attended a Bakersfield meeting of first supervisorial district residents. The gathering, called by Supervisor Ardis M. Walker, included Ernie Hofman Bert Ware and Irvin Fike.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield
Ardis M. Walker
Ernie Hofman
Bert Ware
Irvin Fike
Kern County to celebrate Friant-Kern Canal opening
Burton C. Green announced a county-wide event May 15 to welcome Friant Kern Canal water as irrigation reaches Kern River terminus. Gov Warren and officials will be invited to participate. The $65 million, 155 mile canal is the world's longest man-made canal after six years of work. Lou Aaronson and McFarland leaders pushed the observance to mark the county wide impact on farming. Green urged chambers across Kern to back the celebration.
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Burton C. Green
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District
Kern County Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Earl Warren
Bureau of Reclamation
Pattern
Green
Friant-Kern
Lou Aaronson
McFarland Press
Aaronson
Kern County
Kern
McFarland Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
County Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Charles P. Salzer
Board of Supervisors
Atviaed
Land Chamber
George V. Footman
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
County Chamber
Reen
Delaao
Iat
DiGiorgio Passes at Ranch Home Near Arvin
Joseph DiGiorgio, 76, renowned seed and fruit grower, died last week at his Kern county ranch near Arvin. Services were held yesterday in Los Angeles. He built a vast agricultural empire with 10 600 acres at DiGiorgio and about 6 000 more in Delano. Survived by widow Beatrice, brothers Rosario and Salvatore, sister Annette Scalio, and several nephews and nieces.
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Joseph DiGiorgio
Arvin
Los Angeles
DiGiorgio
United States
Kern County
Weed Patch
Delano
Beatrice
Rosario
Glendale
Salvatore
New York
Annette Scalio
Baltimore
Final Rites Held For Mishap Victim
Funeral services were held for Arlin G. Smith Jr 50 killed in an intersection collision last week at Scaroni and Tulare avenues in Lindale Texas Survivors include his widow Bertha two sons Arlin III and Laster five daughters Jean Berta Evelyn Nora and another Nora one brother Russell and two sisters Edna Thelma Plickinger Janzen Mortuary was in charge of local arrangements
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Arlin G. Smith, Jr
Scaroni and
Tulare Avenues
Lindale
Tex
Bertha
Cawelo
Arlin, III
Laster
Jean Smith
Berta Oildale
Evelyn Chitwood
Atlanta
Red Cross Launches First Aid Training For Shafter Residents
The American Red Cross plans to train more than 300 civilian defense volunteers in first aid at Shafter High School. Shirley Harris will lead beginners classes starting Tuesday night with 25 students per session. Additional instructors include Lowell Todd Dan Bledsoe and Joan Bell as classes expand to reach all residents.
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American Red Cross
Defense Corps
Shafter High School
Shirley Harris
Miss Harris
Shafter
John Reily
Disaster Corps
Riley
Jack Hill
Lowell Todd
Dan Bledsoe
Harris
Joan Bell
Busy Kern Politician Tells Constituents of 1951 Session
H W Pat Kelly of Shafter returns from the state assembly to brief constituents on his work. He serves on four committees agriculture education finance and jnsk and oil and mining. While home in February and March he addresses the Bakersfield Realty Board League of Women Voters Fresno County reapportionment meeting at Fresno meets with school groups and university women then speaks on tax proposals and freshman legislator reports at China Lake Wasco High School Teachers Club and more.
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State Assembly
Kern County
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
Kelly
Jnsk
Bakersfield Realty Board
League of Women Voters of
Bakersfield
Fresno
California Elementary School Administrators Association
American Association of University Women
Naval Ordnance Test Station
China Lake
Pro-America
Kafy
Wasco High School Teachers Club
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Price
Lions
Rotary
Charter Night
Albert M. Eagle
Liondom
Griffith
Lottie Liles
Ross Adkins
Arive
Transocean Air Lines Company
Boy Scouts
Campfire
Shafter Troop 53
Gertrude Weitz
Ed Kirschenmann
E. A
McFarland
Reginald Hammond
Richland School
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