Local Man Killed In Car Crash Near Pixley
A head on collision near Pixley killed John H. Foster 58 and injured several others including his wife and children. Warren Hough 29 Delano driver of the other car faces negligent homicide charges with a preliminary hearing set for Friday.
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Shafterman
Pixley
John H. Foster
Orin Daniels
Paul Foster
G. W. Palmer
Joan Palmer
Pauline Harris
Maudie Harris
Ida Palmer
Tulare Hospital
Warren Hough
Delano
W. Houk
Visalia
Shafter
Tulare
Houk
Hough
W. E. Reilly
State Highway Patrol
Foster
Burglaries Hit Local High School Over Weekend
Chief Murray Arnold reports two break ins at a high school over the weekend. Friday entry targeted the Hi V stand for candy while Sunday or Monday saw entry to the teachers rest room and principal's office. Desks were moved but only small cash and stamps were stolen. Officers Snare and McMahon found no fingerprints, suggesting a glove worn thief. Authorities suspect a county wide series of school burglaries.
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Murray Arnold
Arnold
Bill Snare
Identification Department
Bakersfield
Ted McMahon
Kern County
Trend Of Oil Field Told By Oil Geologist
An oil geologist disclosed drilling in the Shafter field confirms the suspected trend of the large oil structure. The trend was thought to run north and west, now proven, with a slight dip to wells south and east and a slight rise to the area north and west.
Mayor Ohanneson Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Mayor Phil Ohanneson is resting comfortably after an appendicitis operation at Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield. Hospital aides say he should be well enough to return home soon and resume official duties within a week or ten days. He was taken to the hospital Sunday morning around 10 o'clock.
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Phil Ohanneson
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Mayor Ohanneson
Valley Forensic Title Won By High School Debaters
Shafter high school debaters captured the San Joaquin valley championship in the Sierra conference with a double victory over Fresno high school. The team repeated last year’s feat by securing both the affirmative and negative wins and earned Kern county representation in the valley finals.
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Shafter High School
Fresno High School
Shafter
Fresno
Generals
Roosevelt — High School
Marlien Neufeld
Elmer Dah
Loraine Bernard
Frank Garrow
William van Ewart
Bakersfield Junior College
Amanda Johnson
James Livers
Kern County
Bakersfield
Standard Oil Deep Test Drilled Beyond Six Thousand Feet
Operators of Standard Oil report their Shafter deep test KCL 18-1 is drilling below 6000 feet. The well spudded March 5 in section 29 28 26 three miles east of the Shafter producers. Bell and Loffland are drilling contractors with Dave Davidson as drilling foreman.
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Standard Oil Company
Bell & Loffland
Dave Davidson
Richland Operetta Tom Sawyer Presented by 7th 8th Graders
Richland school presents the operetta Tom Sawyer Friday and Saturday at eight o clock. Members of the seventh and eighth grades perform in this school event.
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Richland School
Free Cooking School Here April 5 and 6
Maurine Boradori of Southern California Gas Company will present a lecture demonstration on 1938 table trends at the Modern School of Gas Cookery. The event takes place April 5 and 6 at Richland Grammar School Auditorium with new desserts and ice creams from the gas refrigerator.
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Maurine Boradori
Southern California Gas Company
Shafter Press
Miss Boradori
Modern School of Gas Cookery
Richland Grammar School
Construction Starts On New School Near Lerdo Highway
Groundbreaking occurred Monday near Lerdo highway and Wall street for a single story steel and stucco school. R Hodgson & Sons of Porterville are contractors. Virgil Hodgson oversees work, which should take about four months to complete. The 260 by 32 foot building features high side light, steel windows, concrete floor with asphalt tile, and a future ready L-shaped addition route.
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Lerdo Highway
Wall Street
R. Hodgson & Sons
Porterville
Virgil Hodgson
Franklin & Kump
Bakersfield
Under Sheriff Rae Pyle Visits Shafter on Official Business
Under Sheriff Rae Pyle was a visitor in Shafter on Monday to conduct official duties.
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Rae Pyle
Shafter
One Hour Parking in Business District Proposed
A proposal seeks one hour parking in the main business district. Mayor Phil Ohanneson, noted as a patient in a Bakersfield hospital after appendectomy, is referenced in the surrounding item.
Shafter Potatoes Win Photograph Contest Prize
A photo showing Shafter's famous long white potatoes sliced as shoestrings won first prize in a Kern County chamber of commerce contest. Paul Baldwin was the photographer whose February submission highlighted the Shafter potato industry and local historical spots.
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Shafter
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Paul Baldwin
Cast Chosen For Junior Play "Spring Fever"
The junior class play selection is announced with Elmer Un ruh Harold Janzen Marlien Neufeld June Lachenmaier Ma Lois Choate Irene Mettler Marvin Potter and Virgil Warken tine. The plot centers on the day before commencement and features a growing tension among students and staff.
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Elmer Unruh
Harold Janzen
Marlien Neufeld
June Lachenmaier
Ma- Lois Choate
Irene Mettler
Marvin Potter
Virgil Warkentine
Explosion Ravages House Injuring Six Escape
An explosion wrecked a house Friday afternoon due to an uncaped gas outlet under the floor. Six people inside escaped injury as debris scattered. Marie Pfiefle was tossed through the front door. Residents include Mrs. Arnold Pfiefle and Mrs. Douglas Cass among others.
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H. J. D. Jansen
Marie Pfiefle
Arnold Pfiefle
Douglas Cass
Carl .Pfiefle
Vernet Mettler
Bill Stoller
Valley Festival Attracts 1500 From All Areas
About 1 500 people from the valley attended the festival with over 300 voices in the combined chorus. Reedley will present a program nearly identical to the Shafter program.
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Reedley
Shafter
Shafter High Receives Traffic Safety Talk From Chief Arnold
Chief of Police M Arnold addressed Shafter high school's Safety Class on Wednesday. He praised students for safe driving compared with peers, urged obedience to traffic laws, and said lawfulness would set an example for older citizens. Students then practiced parking with W. B. White's car.
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Murray Arnold
Shafter High School
W. B. White
Measles Epidemic Cuts Richland School Attendance
A slight measles outbreak among Richland pupils reduced weekly attendance. Principal O T Olson reports the epidemic has likely peaked and attendance should rebound near normal in the coming week.
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Richland School
O.T. Olson
Casing Is Set In Gessinger No 1 At 11238 Feet
Superior Oil reports cementing 7 inch casing at 11238 feet in Gessinger No 1 in Section 35 after coring 10 feet of the Vedder sand. Additional producing zone will be revealed after cement cures. Preparations for a second well include gas traps lines and storage tanks.
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Superior Oil Company
Gessinger No. 1
Frost Nips About Ten Percent Of Shafter Spud Crop
Heavy mountain snowfall and valley rain followed by frosty nights trimmed roughly 10 percent of the Shafter potato crop. Frosted patches mainly appeared on land that had been cultivated since rain but not irrigated. Early plantings 6 to 8 inches high show less damage, while some fields with limited follow up irrigation suffered more. Growers report no lasting harm to the season’s total output and expect staggered market timing.
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Shafter
Large Force Required For Oil Drilling Here
Between 400 and 500 men are employed in the Shafter oil field. Officials from a major company report about 300 workers on the drilling of nine wells while the rest fill field and construction roles. Nine rigs are active and nine workers operate per well per tour with three eight hour tours. Additional extras are hired for time off.
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Shafter
Collision at Pacific and Munzer injures Clarence Lundy
Three people escaped injury after a Sunday afternoon crash at the intersection of Pacific avenue and Munzer street. A machine driven by Al Bender and another by Ray Diamond of Shafter collided at 2 ay. Lundy, owner of Diamond’s car and a passenger, suffered only a small head scratch.
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al Bender
Ray Diamond
Shafter
Pacific Avenue
Munzer Street
Clarence M. Lundy
Diamond
Wildflower Festival Plans Outlined by Exchange Club
The Shafter Exchange club and Kern County Chamber of Commerce outline preparations for the 1938 wildflower festival to be held Sunday, April 3. Signs are being erected to guide visitors to bloom fields at Famosa Grapevine and Mojave. Governor Merriam may address the event with 6 000 acres of blooms and potato fields in the background.
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S Exchange Club
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Frank F. Merriam
Chamber of Commerce
Famosa
Grapevine
Moja
Shafter Exchange Club
W. H. Hitchcock
Harold J. Burt
E. P. Jones
Peter Channeson
Delano Exchange Club
Shafter
Union's Second Shafter Well Nears Completion
Union Oil's second Shafter well Kernco No 234 in Kern County is near completion within a week to ten days. Operators finished setting casing above the Vedder zone at 11 200 feet and report the structure checks high. A water shutoff test will precede drilling into the producing horizon and gas traps have been set.
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Union Oil Company
Kernco
Union
Shafter Field
Unruh Honored At Banquet With Name Blanket
Unruh and team receive honors at a combined basketball and track banquet. Unruh’s name appears on a ceremonial blanket, plus a personal blanket listing his name and sport. J. W. Wilson announces formation of a Sierra baseball league and new gold base suits with cardinal "S" insignia.
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Letter Club
J. W. Wilson
a_ Sierra baseball league
Cardinal
Calder-Klassen Well Completes in Greeley Field
Standard Oil reports completion of the Calder-Klassen well in the Greeley field. The well yields 850 barrels of 36.6 degree gravity crude daily through a one inch flow line and accompanies 1,485,000 cubic feet of gas per day.
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Standard Oil Company
Greeley Field
Garlic growers predict heavy yield in Shafter fields
Shafter garlic farmers report strong crop conditions and expect a heavy harvest. Named growers include Orvin Mettler E Porter and Jacob Schnaidt with acreage devoted to the crop.
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Shafter
Orvin Mettler
E. Porter
Jacob Schnaidt
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Helen Molt in Bakersfield
Mrs. T. C. Payne and Miss Koleta Osborn attended a bridal shower in honor of Miss Helen Molt in Bakersfield.
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Lois Choate
Hattie Mecham
Clark Wiedmann
Richland Operetta
Shallee Sith
Manges Cilanasie 2
M Arnold
Gessinger
Exchange Club
Unruh
Greeley Wele
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