Wind Storm Causes Severe Damage Across Local District
A historic wind storm wrecked farm structures and city buildings in the district. The Abe Unruh home on Tulare Avenue was destroyed, a garage owned by Joe Engle vanished, and the old Adventist church on Munzer and Shafter highway lost a wall. Dust, damaged sheds, and torn signs followed the wind, with rain later raising the season total to 7.80 inches. Julia Smith, Wasco High School student, died in a house fire in Wildwood during the storm.
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Abe Unruhs
Tulare Avenue
Joe Engle
Adventist Church
Munzer and
Shafter Highway
Shafter Mercantile
Walker Street
Hitchcock
Lerdo
Shafter Farms Company
Edison
Arvin
Shafter
Neuman Brothers
Julia Smith
Wasco High School
Govin
Registration Period Closes for Shafter City Election
The registration period for the Shafter city election set for April 15 closed yesterday, ending the window for new voters. No further registrations will be accepted for this race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter City
Fuqua Service Planned Sunday At Baptist Church
Funeral service for Mrs. Magmie Fuqua will be held Sunday at 2 PM at First Baptist Church with Rev. William Jackson officiating. She died Tuesday after an operation in Bakersfield likely from a heart blood clot. Survived by husband W. O. Fuqua of Shafter and siblings in Texas Oklahoma and Tennessee. Burial at Shafter cemetery under Jan- arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Magmie Fuqua
Bakersfield
William Jackson
Shafter Cemetery
Fuqua
Shafter
Sgerte
Tetniane
Rebekah Lodge
Tennessee
W. O. Fuqua
Wayne Stanford
Anton
Texas
Eva Dorsey
Je- Tonim
Oklahoma
William T. Potts
Parnell
John
Charles Potts
Esteléne
Ee Senrence
Rotary Meeting Highlights Fire Safety and Community Aid
Rotarians gathered Tuesday at Crawford's cafe where Frank Scovel spoke on fire prevention and the risks of false alarms in urban areas. A second reel illustrated potential damage while Art Craig introduced the speaker. Members pledged $10 for the high school and $10 for Camp Fire Girls as visiting Rotarians joined from Bakersfield Taft and Delano.
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Crawford's Cafe
Frank Scovel
Beakersfield
Secord
Art Craig
Blossom Olm
Bob Ford
Vernon Johnson
Frank Hornkohl
M. A. Lindsay
J.B. Coit
Bakersfield
Tom Maguire
Taft
J. B. Swan
Delano
Kiwanis Meeting At Crawford’s Cafe In Shafter
Mrs. Walt we hosted a Kiwanis gathering yesterday noon at Crawford's cafe. Piano selections entertained the group. Jake Siemens led as chairman. Speakers included Carl Standiford lieutenant governor and Carl past president of the Bakeraticla Kiwanis club and the Rev Al Chanter as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bergen
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Crawford's Cafe
Jake Siemens
Carl Standiford
Carl
Bakeraticla Kiwanis Club
al. Chanter
Choir Banquet At Mennonite Brethren Church Draws 100
Members of the choir and male chorus enjoyed a banquet at the Mennonite Brethren church Tuesday evening. About 100 persons attended the event.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Poultrymen to Meet in Shafter for Spring Show Planning
Poultrymen and interested residents gather at Crawford's cafe to form a non profit corporation to run an annual spring poultry show in Shafter. T. V. Charles Burns and Henry C Neu feld lead the Business Men's association committee as Ed Siede, an American Poultry Association judge, attends to answer show expense questions.
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Shafter
Crawford's Cafe
T. V. Charles Burns
Henry C. Neufeld
Business Men's Association
Siemens and Hitchcock
Business Men’s Association
Ed. Siede
American Poultry Association
Penarott Ahew Corgheibn
AGB
Business Men's Association Committee
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
Adult recreation class grows at Shafter High gym
A steady enrollment rise continues in the Tuesday evening adult recreation program at Shafter High School gym. Led by Coach Monty Montgomery, the sessions run from evening hours into 9 o clock, with both men and women taking part in volleyball badminton and ping pong.
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Shafter High School
Monty. Tjgomery
Ground Breaking Near Ca-We-Lo Development
Ground was broken this week at Ca-We-Lo for a new subdivision and building development. Work began at the Lerdo Road and 99 Highway site east of Shafter. The project will include a Union service station and Camp West Lowe office building with plans for additional business houses and residences.
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Ca-We-Lo
Camp-West- Lowe
Shafter
Lerdo Road
99 Highway
Ft Sie Bern
Wee Cae
Potato Plantings At Shafter Farm Start Experiments
Four sets of experimental potatoes will be planted at Shafter farm under M A Lindsay Kern county farm advisor. The project tests disease control methods a seed dip and tool sanitation and examines new disease resistant strains with seeds from the US Department of Agriculture. The aim is to find commercial fertilizer mixes delivering quick early growth and sustained nutrition through the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sairiie Kearltand
M. A. Lindsay
Kern County
United States Department of Agriculture
Y Conference H to Draw 125 Delegates in Shafter
About 125 Kern county unit delegates are expected at an all day Older Boys Y conference in Shafter high school gym. Speakers include Vernon Johnson and Sven Pedersen with sessions from 9 30 a m to noon plus a dinner and awards at Union Congregational church. If weather permits, Lt Paul Bunch will land a US Army bomber for inspection by the group.
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Kern County
Shafe
J. W.wilson
Vernon Johnson
Bakersfield
Union Congregational Church
Bob Ford
M.C.A
Paul Bunch
Sacramento
United States Army
Shafter Airport
Y Group
Car Driven by Leroy Janzen Leaves Road in Shafter
A car driven by Leroy Janzen of Shafter swerved into the ditch last evening near the Milton Lohr ranch on the Shafter Wasco highway. Janzen was not injured and his car sustained damage.
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Leroy Janzen
Shafter
Milton Lohr Ranch
Shafter- Wasco
Janzen
Members Dine at Jack Crawford's Cafe in Shafter
Members of the Kern County Rangers gathered for a Sunday noon meal at Jack Crawford's cafe in Shafter, enjoying a communal dining event.
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The
Kern County Rangers
Shafter
Jack Crawford
Wildflower Festival Delayed Then Set For March 16
The Shafter Business Men's association rescheduled the Wildflower Festival for March 16 after wind and rain storms. A luncheon at West's in Wasco will honor Governor Culbert Olson, followed by a pageant where a poppy queen will be crowned. Mary Lockard is the leading candidate for poppy queen. Shafter High School bands will perform as details are finalized by the organizing committee.
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Shafter Business Men's Association
Kern County
West's
Wasco
Culbert L. Olson
Shafter
Mary Lockard
Shafter High School
Shafter Bush
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Wildwood Girl Dies In Fire At Home
Julia Smith a Wasco high school student died in a Wildwood district home fire caused by a windstorm. Neighbors could not stop the blaze which broke out about 8 am when wind toppled a chimney and sent embers onto the kitchen floor. The fire destroyed the home of her father R O ith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Smith
Wasco
R. O.ith
Wildwood
Oil sprays linked to more granulating damage at UC Citrus
Oil sprays tend to increase the amount and severity of granulate in fading to the University of California Citrus Experiment Station.
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University of California- Citrus Experiment Station
Governor's Secretary to Attend Festival
A brief notice states the governor's secretary will attend a local festival in Filton. The page mentions a morning event, with attendees including officials and attendees from Cavemen.
Kern Canal surveys near county lines this week
Survey crews move south from the Kaweah river reaching the Delano district and then east to Shafter and Kern river. A letter to the Shafter Wasco Irrigation district from Roland Curran notes promised construction on the Friant Kern canal will begin this fiscal year subject to appropriations. hearings start March 17. Central Valley water could reach Kern county within three to four years.
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Kaweah
Delano District
Shafter
Kern River
Friant
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Roland Curran
Central Valley Project Association
John C. Page
Reclamation
Friant-Kern
Central Valley
Kern County
Union Oil Faces Drill Setback At Crites No 52 28 Well
Union Oil crews battled a fishing operation Tuesday to recover a lost drill collar and bit in the Crites No 52 28 hole. Depth reached 10 484 feet as other spudded wells progress in the Mc Clung and Coles Levee fields with surface casing set and depths listed.
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Union Oil Company
Crites No
McClung
Kernco
Coles Levee
New Bleachers Planned for Shafter Nightball Park
New bleachers for the Shafter nightball park sit on the ground west of Shafter School on Lerdo road but are not yet assembled. Lights were moved and a new diamond built last season through the Richland school board and Kern county board of supervisors. This year's county budget includes funding for the bleachers.
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Shafter
Shafter School
Lerdo Road
Richland School Board
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Lautsch Enlists and Serves in Navy at San Diego
United States Navy serviceman Lautsch is stationed in San Diego. He currently serves aboard naval facilities and participates in ongoing training and assignments with the Pacific Fleet.
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United States Navy
San Diego
New Irrigation Board Drops Engineer and Cuts Costs
The Shafter Wasco Irrigation District new board dropped engineer Irvin Althouse from payroll and halted water spreading experiments with Northern Water Storage. They plan to reduce expenses, suspend well measurements, and seek cheaper operations while awaiting Central Valley water contracts.
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New Irrigation Board
Shafter-Wasco
Irvin Althouse
Kern County Land Company
Rolf Jacobsen
R. W. Pixley
Fred Pxteceke
John Nale
Wasco
Pritschke
Pixley
Central Valley
Superior Oil sets world deep drilling record in Shafter field
Superior Oil completes Curtis No. 3 well in 33 days reaching 11,470 feet cementing at 11,372 feet. Output reports 1,500 barrels per day and 2,000,000 cubic feet of gas from a 40 grade oil. Western edge drilling suggests future activity as rivals show progress on Burner No. 4 Osborn wells and Smith No. 4.
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Shafterfield
Superior Oil Company
Curtis
Osborn
Smith
Pele Ceed
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Walt
Shafter Farm
Filton
Orso
Allesa
Kern
County
Shafter Nightball Park
Orm
H. C. Janzen
Mrs
Lautsch
Navy
Nate
Opini Jacobsen
Simiak Cocabiac
Wats Point
Arthouse
Ed. Thiessen
Jacobsen
Pritchke
Henry
Schnautters
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