Shafter Teens Urged On In Press Teenager $1000 Contest
Eight days remain in the Shafter Press Teenager contest with a dramatic climax a week from Saturday at the State Theater. Top six prize winners will receive wrist watches and cash bonuses as boosters during Booster Week. Gerald Bender won the latest weekly wrist watch after a close race with Robbie Trout Ann Middleton and James Banks.
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Shafter and
Shafter Press
State Theater
Mark
Gerald Bender
Robbie Trout
Ann Middleton
James Banks
Gerald
Second Wristwatch Award Copped by Gerald Bender
Gerald Bender wins the second weekly wristwatch prize in the Shafter Press $1000 Teenager subscription contest. Four contestants trailed him by one or two subscriptions as the week ended. Two watches remain for outstanding achievement and past winners like Bobby Reeves are now eliminated from further watch competition.
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Gerald Bender
Shafter Press
Young Bender
Gerald
Bobby Reeves
Lions Set One Day Drive for Red Cross Campaign
The Shafter Lions Club plans a March 15 one day Red Cross drive to meet a $2000 local quota as part of Kern county’s campaign. Bank of America will host a dedicated Red Cross account for convenient donations. County wide, Kern aims for $77,000 with Bakersfield at $53,200 and outlying areas at $23,800.
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Red Cross Fund
Kern County
Shafter Lions Club
D. Handel
The
Lions
Red Cross
Clyde Mullins
Lee's
Shafter
Bank of America
Handel
William F. Laird, Jr
Laird
Bakersfiel
Bakersfield
Pot of Gold Grants Cash Prizes at County Park Event
More than 2500 residents gathered at the county park on a cold Saturday night for a Pot of Gold event offering 100 dollars total in cash prizes. S. W. Thomas of Cherokee Strip won 50 dollars, Tony Vasquez took 30 dollars, and James Cummings of Shafter earned 20 dollars. Old tickets were discarded and a new cycle will begin in coming Saturdays.
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Shafter
S. W. Thomas
Cherokee Strip
Tony Vasquez
James Cummings
City building up to $129 875 mark
February building permits estimates rise to 129 875 with 15 more housing units added to the 49 home Kirschenk man tract. Gan non Construction and three minor projects also started. each housing unit valued around 8600 dollars, building inspector E K Grant said.
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Kirschenmann
Gannon Construction Company
E. K. Grant
Grant
Cotton Not Alone at Shafter Farm
Harrison tells Kern Chamber how the Shafter experimental farm progressed since 1921. He notes Acala 442 as California’s dominant cotton variety with yields rising from 385 to 800 pounds per acre by 1950. Agencies and cooperators include UC divisions, county supervisors, Cotton Seed Distributors, and the Kern Potato Association, underscoring a cooperative effort to expand cotton and related crops.
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Shafter
George Harison
Kern County
Harrison
Chamberites
Shafter Station
Kern County Land Company
California
University of California
County Board of Supervisors
Planting Cotton Seed Distributors
Kern County Seed Potato Association
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Partial Distribution System Examined by Bureau Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation officials assessed Paul Bailey’s partial distribution plan for the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District. Fresno bureau engineers led by T R Thompson and E C Fortier weighed cost and feasibility, noting higher maintenance for partial coverage but signaling potential full distribution advantages. The board re elected Rolf Jacobsen as vice president and Allen Johnston as secretary. Annin was absent due to illness.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Paul C. Bailey
Shafter-Wasco
Bureau
S-W
Aeesanohn J. Peters, Jr
Maple District
Wasco
Rolf Jacobsen
Allen Johnston
Annin
Fresno
T. R. Thompson
E. C. Fortier
W. Brown
Fortier
Gunide Pips Bailey
Thompson
May 13 Set for Canal Crossroad Celebration
Burton C. Green announced May 13 as the date for a county wide celebration in Kern County to mark the Friant Kern Canal water reaching the area. Lorin Juday spoke of a Delano observance on March 31 honoring pioneers who founded the canal. The event will highlight the advent of water into the region.
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Kern County
McFarland Community Hall
Burton C. Green
Lorin Juday
Delano
Friant-Kern Canal
Anna Frantz Named Who's Who Student at Tabor College
Maple residents learn Miss Anna Frantz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Frantz, was chosen to represent Tabor College Hillsboro Kan in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges. A senior at Tabor, she is highlighted for scholarship leadership and activities after nomination by a student faculty committee.
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Maple
Anna Frantz
E. P. Frantz
Frantz
Maple School
Wasco High School
Tabor College
Hillsborough
Kan
Tabor
Miss Frantz
Cannon
Int
Building the canal Friant Kern Engineer Tells Of Problems
J W Lowe, superintendent of the Friant Kern canal project, outlines challenges faced by Kiewit and Sons on a 153 mile link in California's Central Valley Project. The $22 million contract covered about 95 miles including crossings under rivers highways and railroads and focused on lining work guided by Jim Bett. Special lining gear sped the canal route with profit tied to lining efficiency.
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Shafter Rotary Club
Friant-Kern
J. W. Lowe
Lowe
Peter Kiewit and Sons Construction Company
California
Central Valley
Kiewit
Jim Bett
Junior Talent Tryouts at Shafter High
The first Junior Talent Show tryouts at Shafter High School featured two candidates Jennie Riley and Kenneth Pressley with guest performers Joan James Goldie Gipson and Roy Allen. Riley sang Some of These Days with Paul Raley on piano and Pressley performed Up The Lazy River in a Frankie Lane style.
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Shafter High School
Jennie Riley
Kenneth Pressley
Joan James
Goldie Gipson
Roy Allen
Miss Riley
Paul Raley
Frankie’ Lane
Roy Alsai
Queen Contest to Boost Festival Barbecue Sales
The 1951 Shafter Potato Festival will feature a queen contest to aid barbecue ticket sales. Chairman William Stoller announced the plan, with the American Legion handling the barbecue. Last year's queen, Mary Frances Channeson, earned her crown for selling the most tickets.
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Shafter
William Stoller
Amercian Legion
Mary Frances Channeson
William Coberly Dies at 67 in Bakersfield Hotel
William N. Coberly Sr. 67, vice president of California Cotton Oil Corporation and associate of Harry D. West, died of a heart attack Sunday in a Bakersfield hotel. He collapsed during a meeting of his company, with wife Winifred nearby. A pioneer in California and Arizona cotton development, he served as director of the National Cotton Council and was past president of the National Cotton Seed.
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William N. Coberly, Sr
California Cotton Oil Corporation
Harry D. West
Coberly-West Company
Shafter
California
Arizona
Bakersfield
Corporation
Winifred
National Cotton Council
National Cottonseed
Air Force Cadets May Train At Shafter Port
Evacuation notices issued to residents of Minter Village near Shafter Airport signal possible cadet flight training revival at the World War II base. County and housing authorities plan to relocate affected families while American Legion barracks are reassigned to the airport commission for future cadet use.
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Shafter
Minter Field
Minter Village
Projet
Fred Widmer
Housing Authority of
Kern ‘County
American Legion
County Airport Commission
Air Force
Legion
Lerdo district bond funds to build new school facilities
Lerdo School voters approved a 95000 bond issue to fund new facilities, paired with a 437388 state loan, after flood displacement left the district operating in Army barracks at Minter Village. Officials expect more students with possible Air Force training base reopening.
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Lerdo
Minter Village
Highway 99
Shafter High selects two youths for Boys State in Sacramento
Harley Martin and Layton Lyrich of Shafter High School were chosen to attend Boys State in June in Sacramento. The American Legion will sponsor one boy, with Kiwanis and Rotary backing the other, based on scholarship leadership character and citizenship. The Legion plans a Potato Festival barbecue and may add a marching unit for the festival parade. The Kern County Council meets March 10 in Wasco. Delegates from Shafter include Russell St Mars Albert Finkbeiner and George Enns.
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Harley Martin
Layton Lyrich
Shafter High School
Boys State
Sacramento
American Legion
Earl Wipf
Legion
Kiwanis
Rotary
Jack Hare
The
Cross Memorial Hall
Lee Willougby
Bob Townsend
Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
Spud Leaders Plan State Meeting at Bakersfield
Kern County Potato Growers Association convenes March 26 to 28 in Bakersfield to set the 1951 crop harvest and marketing. Clarence Neuman of Shafter notes the event will address wartime packing material shortages and car transportation while featuring a business dinner at Hotel El Tejon for grower market contacts.
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Kern County Potato Growers Association
Bakersfield
Clarence Neuman
Shafter
Neuman
Hotel
el Tejon
Prin
Chamber Puts Action to Help Farmers into Official Form
The Kern County Chamber of Commerce adopts a resolution urging a county survey on defense related agricultural production needs. It calls for data on facilities manpower and farm services to ensure uninterrupted food supply and production. The Shafter Chamber will assist and cooperate with the Kern County Chamber in the survey effort.
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Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kern County of Commerce
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Ing
Ned Cheney
Shafter Farm
Kern Chamber
Kennedy
Sion
E. J. Peters
John J. Peters, JR
Rew
Thirsty Farms
Green
William Coberly
Shatter Port
Jack Fleming
Transocean Air Lines
Minter
Richland
Rio Bravo
Richland School
Haol
Oildale
Gerald Miller
Lerdo School
A. L
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