Five File For Three Council Jobs In Shafter
Five candidates enter the April 9 city council race in Shafter as City Clerk Frank Shaw reports, with Glenn O Nay William Lachenmaier J W Frizzell H John Harder and Joseph Suriar running. Polls at the American Legion hall open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day.
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Frank Shaw
Glenn O. Nay
William Lachenmaier
J. W. Frizzell
Norval Fair
H. John Harder
Shafter Business Men's Association
Business Credit Service Bureau
Shafter
Harder
Joseph Suriar
American Legion Hall
Eight-Unit Apartment House Planned on Lerdo Road
Miss Lorain Sanderson announces plans for an eight-unit apartment building on Lerdo road beside the justice of the peace office. Start of work expected within 10 days. Each unit includes three rooms a kitchenette dining area living room and bedroom with air cooling heating electric refrigeration and a basement recreation room. A five-car garage will accompany the units. Estimated completion value about 18000 dollars.
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Lerdo Road
Office of the Justice of the Peace
Kiwanians Hear Poultry Show Report in Shafter
The Shafter Kiwanis club heard a progress report on the Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock show yesterday at Cafe Neaman. President Bill White spoke of a Bakersfield meeting where International President Bennett O. Knudson urged battling subversive forces. Guest visitor R. A. Roberts of Bakersfield attended, with Grove Lawrence of Taft introduced.
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Shafter Central Valley
Jake Siemens
Shafter Kiwanis Clu
R. A. Roberts
Bakersfield
Grove. Lawrence
Taft
Watermelons and Beets Planted in Maple District
J H Arnold and D W Gloecker plant small acreages of watermelons in Maple district farms. Also grown in Maple this year are several fields of sugar beets.
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J.H. Arnold
D. W. Gloeckler
Patriotic Chicken And Dancing Turkey Entered For Poultry Show Here
The Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock show runs March 27 to 31 at the Siemens and Hitchcock warehouse on Walker street with about 1 000 entries. A junior judging contest is set for March 30 under P J Peltier and R M Chase, with educational lectures daily from March 27 to 31 and hobby booth space for Kern county residents.
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Shafter Central Valley
Jake Siemens
Siemens
Siemens & Hitchcock
Walker Street
P. J. Peltier
R. M. Chase
Peltier
Kern County
Shafter
Mines Extend Search to California for Strategic Minerals
The U S Bureau of Mines will broaden its search for strategic minerals to California this year seeking new sources of manganese mercury tungsten and antimony.
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U. S. Bureau of Mines
California
Easter Observances Set by Shafter Maple Rio Bravo Schools
Easter vacation dates affect Richland elementary, Shafter high, Rio Bravo and Maple elementary. Maple starts tomorrow afternoon and runs through next week. Richland Rio Bravo and Shafter high begin Wednesday afternoon through Friday with classes resuming Monday morning March 25. Several teachers plan state travel during break. Recreation at Richland continues with hours TBA from Raymond Todd.
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Richland
Shafter High School
Rio Bravo
Maple
Richland School
Raymond Todd
Shafter Wildflowers Burst Color Across Local Fields
Spring rains boost a bright wildflower season in Shafter and nearby areas along Seventh Standard Kimberlina road and the Cal iway canal. Visitors stream into the district with county chamber of commerce booths offering information and postcards as blooms approach peak in late March.
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Shafter
Sill Ranch
Seventh Standard Road
Kimberlina Road
Calloway Canal
Arvin
Wasco
Tchachapi
County Chamber of Commerce
Baughman Speaks to Seniors at Shafter High
Laurence Baughman spoke to the senior problems class at Shafter High School on fingerprinting and civil service work. A series of speakers is being arranged to address various subjects for the group.
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Laurence Baughman
Shafter High School
Richland School Board Approves Waste Line and Buzzers
The Richland elementary school board met at the school last evening and approved running a waste line from the Richland school cafeteria to the sewer line and installing buzzers in the rooms of the Shafter school on Lerdo road.
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Richland
Shafter
Lerdo Road
Richland Elementary School
Maple Well Drilling Advances in Maple District
Continental Oil reports its Community No 1 well in Maple district has gained about 400 feet to near 11 630 feet. Drilling continues beneath a hard shale formation with potential sands expected below. Analysts note shale delays and possible future fields near Wasco and Shafter, with past wildcat activity trending south.
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Continental Oil Company
Maple District
Shafter
Wasco
Wasco Field
Interfield
General Petroleum Drilling Ahead In Two North Greeley Projects
General Petroleum reports progress in two North Greeley field wells with depths of 2 826 feet for Sullivan No 2 and 6 875 feet for Oughton No 1 in Section 12 29-25. Caldwell No 5 on the Shafter field edge awaits spudding after North Greeley work concludes. no start date given.
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General Petroleum
North Greeley
Sullivan No. 2
Oughton No. 1
Caldwell No. 5
Shafter Field
Five New Peach Varieties Developed at Riverside
Five new peach varieties, four freestones and one clingstone, have been developed at the University of California Citrus Experiments station in Riverside. The cultivars are suited to regions with mild winters and aim to expand fruiting areas for California growers.
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University of California Citrus Experiments Station
Riverside
Union Oil spuds 32-34 well in northwest Shafter field
Union Oil spudded its 32 34 well in the northwest quarter of Section 34 28 25 with a depth of 3 650 feet reached by Tuesday. The 56 27 well in Section 27 nears the Rio Bravo sand at about 11 200 feet as completion within three weeks could push the field northward. Only two wells are active in the North Shafter area, Union 56 27 and Superior Fink No 3.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
Union
North Shafter
Superior
Section 27
Superior Drilling Two Shafter Wells In North Shafter Field
Superior Oil plans two wells in Shafter Field, Smith No 3 in Section 34 and Fink No 3 in Section 27, with a third Weber No 2 in Section 27 likely after equipment is set. Fink reached 6,489 feet and Smith 8,646 feet. both started in March. Indications point to extended activity toward the north with possible additional wells in North Greeley, location undecided.
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Superior Oil Company
Smith No. 3
Fink No
Weber No. 2
Union
Smith
Superior
North Shafter
North Greeley
Council Fire for Camp Fire Girls
The high school Camp Fire Girls group and two grammar school groups hold a council fire on March 20 to award ranks and honors. Miss Catherine Fowler of Bakersfield will oversee the ceremony which includes a short program by the girls. The Miniheca Camp Fire group will entertain Wasco Girl Scouts at an Easter party on March 15.
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Catherine Fowler
Bakersfield
Wasco
Premium list completed for Shafter Poultry and Small Stock show
The Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock show premium list is finished a 48 page booklet listing departments entry fees awards and specials. It includes ads of merchants Shafter Business Men's association judges Peltier Williams DeWitt and others. The ordinance on water meters and sewer use for the district goes into effect in 30 days with penalties up to 300 and 60 days imprisonment. Directors Hitchcock Midgley and Sly attended the meeting.
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Shafter-Central Valley
Shafter Business Men's Association
P. J. Peltier
Jake C. Siemens
H. John Harder
Ment
J. C. Williams
Modesto
R. M. Chase
Variouys
Peltier
T. L. DeWitt
Lynwood
Shafter
Shafter Press
Shafter Public
Hitchcock, Midgley and
Sly
Spud Planting Nears Finish in District
Potato planting in the Shafter district nears completion with most growers expecting to finish before week’s start. Edison district reports 9,939 acres this season, up from 8,916 last year. Shafter Wasco area had 16,521 acres, Buttonwillow 45 acres, and Delano McFarland district 340 acres.
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Shafter
Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
Edison
Wasco
Buttonwillow
Delano- McFarland
Conservation program at Maple School shown by Kern County fire
Motion pictures concerning conservation were shown today at Maple School by members of the Kern County fire department during a general student assembly in the auditorium.
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Maple School
Kern County Fire Department
Tax deadline looming for federal returns
Tomorrow is the filing deadline for federal income tax returns. Taxpayers must postmark forms before midnight to avoid penalties.
Marvin Neuman Involved In Intersection Car Crash
Cars driven by Walter R. Bray of Wasco and Marvin Neuman collided at Walker Street and Central Avenue yesterday around 4 pm. No injuries were reported as both vehicles sustained heavy damage. Neuman was accompanied by Tommy Dorris. Bray’s passengers were Andrew Brown and Ray Valenzuela, all of Wasco.
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Walter R. Bray
Wasco
Marvin Neuman
Walker Street
Central Avenue
Neuman
Tommy Dorris
Bray
Andrew Brown
Ray Valenzuela
Apology for Potatoes Stolen From Ralph Short Home
Mr and Mrs Short offer an apology for the quality of potatoes taken from the garage of the Ralph Short residence this week. They state the spuds were ordinary and not Shafter Long White variety. If the thief returns mid June they will prepare a sack of high class Shafter potatoes.
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Ralph Short
Tractor Fire Causes Small Loss at Ranch
A $20 loss was reported after gasoline on a tractor at the Ed Kirschenmann ranch in Poplar and Santa Fe was ignited by an open wire from the magneto. John Schpan ski was the tractor driver as the Shafter forestry truck and crew responded to the alarm.
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Ed Kirschenmann
Poplar
Santa Fe
John Schapanski
Shafter Forestry
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Lachenmaier
Frizzell
Jesus
Jerusalem
Israel
John
Baughman
General Petroleum Drilling
Council
Poultry Show
Utility District
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