Firemen Inspect Area Homes to Curb Property Loss
Kern county firemen in Shafter begin a county wide home inspection campaign to reduce annual fire losses. County Fire Chief Elmo Freear announces the effort in cooperation with the International Association of Fire Chiefs. The pilot in Bishop Acres includes Mil ton Bell and Joan McDowell, with plans to visit every home in the district to promote fire safe living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Shafter
Elmo Freear
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Bishop Acres
Milton Bell
Joan McDowell
Potatoes and unity highlighted at growers convention
On day one of the convention Richard Waldsmith, 1952 53 President of United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, opens sessions at 2 p.m. Whitney Tharin of the National Potato Council explains council roles and urges industry unity. Al Mercker, a USDA researcher nicknamed Mr. Potato, closes with insights from decades in the field. A Bakersfield Country Club banquet ends the year’s events. Weekend visitors included Oliver Moseley and Alva Seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Waldsmith
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Whitney Tharin
National Potato Council
Washington, D. C
Fred Patterson
Defense Heads Seek Spotters in California Practice
Four or five aircraft spotters are sought to support Shafter civil defense during the Southern California practice on March 29. P. L. Arnold and Police Chief John Reily urge volunteers to relieve spotters at the observation post on the Lachenmaier ranch along Fresno Avenue, with timing from 12 to 4 p.m. The Air Force oversees arrangements.
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Shafter
California
P. L
Bill) Arnold
John Reily
Defense Council
Air Force
Lachenmaier Ranch
Fresno Avenue
Potatoes Boost Declared In Underground Supply
The report notes the underground potato crop is not a permanent benefit yet storms harmed life and above ground objects more than neophyte potatoes peas and onions. Damage from last Friday night’s gale caused minimal structural damage and occasional broken windows with uprooted trees. The Shafter area sees a surge in potato acreage and alfalfa seed acreage rising from 11 000 acres in 1951 to an estimated 22 000 to 25 000 acres in 1952 within the Shafter horticultural district.
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Shafter
Shafter Hericultural
Alfalfa mill near Bishop Acres eyed amid broad Kern crops plan
The district reviews show alfalfa seed mill plans near Bishop Acres on Central Valley Highway in formative stages. Area crops focus on grapes and Thompson seedless with 59 acres onions for tab market and 78 acres for dehydrating. Buttonwillow experiments with peat on 81 acres. success possible if nitrogen-value crop succeeds. Kern county potato acreage set at 39,675 an rise of 5,809 with Edison district leading. Early spuds to move via Arvin Edison shed around May 10. true Shafter potato harvest may start after May 15.
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Bishop Acres
Central Valley Highway
Smith
Buttonwillow
Thompson
Muscat
Emperor
Mission
Carignane
Alicante
Sill Ranch
Shafter Area
Charles Grimm
Kern County
Shafter Potato
Arvin-Edison
Shafter High to Host Kern County Student Leaders Meet
Shafter High School will host the Kern County Associated Student Representatives meeting on Wednesday with events starting at 8 45 am. Harley Martin will welcome attendees and Gordon Harper will lead the business session featuring Paul Newell of the Shafter Press.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Kern County Associated
Dan Bledsoe
Harley Martin
Gordon Harper
East Bakersfield High School
Paul Newell
Shafter Press
Business
Newell
KCASA
Monte Marshall
de High School
Eeision
Schoar Eleanor Kimm
Bakersfield High School
Charles Hanna
Taft
Gerald Penner
Wasco High School
Home Talent Program At Kern Academy Highlights Local Acts
A Home Talent program sponsored by the Home and School Finance committee was held at Kern Academy Assembly Hall last Saturday night. Performances included students from fourth to sixth grade, an accordion trio, multiple vocal solos, poems, piano pieces, a reading, a vocal duet, and a mixed quartet featuring local residents.
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Home and School Finance Committee
Kern Academy Asseme Hall
Janice Dirksen
Eleanor Tisch
Rueben Dirksen
Beverly Nightingale
Lavon Richert
Shirley Warner
Lois Graybill
Norman Isaac
Eugene Strauss
Funeral Rites Set For John H. Fields
Funeral services for John Henry Fields 78 a Shafter resident for 14 years will be at 2 pm Friday in Armstrong Mortuary He is survived by three sons Hobart Shafter James Vallejo and John one daughter Ethel Roberson Oklahoma 17 grandchildren one great grandchild
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John Henry Fields
Shafter
Armstrong Mortuary
Hobart
James
Vallejo
John
Ethel Roberson
Oklahoma
Rev Schroeder Speaks At Paso Robles Church
The Rev Earnest Schroeder of the First Mennonite Church was guest speaker at a Family Night dinner in the Paso Robles Menno nite Church last weekend. They were guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Edwin Schroeder of Shandon.
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Earnest Schroeder
First Mennonite Church
Paso Robles Mennonite Church
Edwin Schroeder
Shandon
Musical Evening Includes Family Performances
Tian Weishaar and his daughters Karen and Ilona present a program featuring a vocal solo by Jack Baerg a reading by Mr Justin Weishaar and a piano solo by Lionel Nightingale in a community concert setting.
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Tian Weishaar
Karen
Ilona
Jack Baerg
Justian Weishaar
Lionel Nightingale
FFA Members Compete in Judging Events at Field Day
The fourth annual Agriculture Field Day at Fresno State College draws about 700 San Joaquin and Sacramento Valley high school students. Ten contests cover livestock dairy cattle poultry tools machinery crops and entomology with invited teams from 98 schools vying for banners and ribbons.
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Farmers — of America
San Joaquin
Sacramento Valleys
Fresno State College
FSC Agriculture
Lloyd Dowler
FSC Division of — Agriculture
New
Liberty Belles Organization Plans Rally and Platform
Kern county Liberty Belles chairwoman Mrs Merle Taylor told Shafter residents last week the group seeks tax revision and reduction, will rally March 25 at Bakersfield Women’s Clubhouse and map strategy for a Chicago pre convention rally. Their platform calls for eradicating socialism communism and corruption, cutting taxes and government spending, and returning to Congress the right to declare war.
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Merle Taylor
Kern County
Liberty Belles
Shafter
John Revell
Bakersfield
Chicago
Congress
Whitson Buys Wallace Store to Rename Kings Department
Oklahoma native A G Whitson will take over Wallace Kent Store on Central Avenue and rename it Kings Department. Whitson, a former sailor and Chaney stores veteran, will move with his wife and two children to Shafter.
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A. G. Whitson
Sailo Oklahoma
Wallace Kent
Central Avena
Changin
Kings Department
Wallace
Yea Whitson
Toy
Herb Schirmer
Department
Navy
Whitson
Chaney Stores
Los Angeles
Shafter
Ones
Jimmy
Judy
Stop Rheumatism Arthritis Pains
Stop rheumatism and arthritis pain with Payne's Formula promising prompt relief from head to foot. The ad claims internal action on bones and muscles and guarantees money back after the first bottle. MCCLURE DRUG STORE SHAFTER.
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Payne
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Frank Skidmores
O Bravo
Jim Broom
Lowell Todd
Exeter
McFarland
Wasco
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Grimm
Arvin
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Shafter Avenue
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Jeft
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Kern Academy
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Rev. Schroeder
Paso Robles Church
FFA
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Hey
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McClain County
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Lerdo Hwy
Elza HamIlton
Prop
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