New School Cafeteria Nearing Completion
Shafter's new cafeteria building near completion by mid April. designed as a social center serving breakfast and lunch to 500 plus students with a 300-seat dining hall. The modern facility includes a stainless steel kitchen, two gas ranges, automatic dishwasher, large ice box, and separate entry lines for students. Construction cost totaled about 68,090 with funding from district budgets and valuation increases. dedication planned next month by Richland P.T.A.
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Guy Hall
W. N. Fisher
A. T. Rider
Mangrin
Holbrook and Elkus
Richland P.T. A
Rotary Club Backs Move to End Bickering
Shafter Rotary and the Shafter 20-30 club urged Congress to end labor capital bickering and place war industry on a 24 hour basis. Gregory Malory led the Twenty Thirtian in seeking action, with the Rotarians aiming for economical steps. A UC ranch expert noted farming can be cheaper with horses than tractors.
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Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter
National Association of 20-30 Clubs
Gregory Malory
Shafter Twenty Thirtian
Shafter 20 30 Club
Rotarians
University of California
Pink boll worm threat prompts San Joaquin cotton caution
County agriculture warns against potential shipments of Acala planting seed from pink boll worm infested New Mexico and Texas. California risks eradication measures and a three year non cotton growing zone if infestation spreads, endangering the San Joaquin valley's 350000 acres and $35 million annual cotton value.
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County Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Texas
Department of Agriculture
California
San Joaquin Valley
Model Planes Built by Richland Students for Federal Training
Richland school pupils under R E Gribbie supervise a project to build 550000 solid wood model airplanes for government aviation cadet instruction over four months. Students craft parts from cardboard dies, assemble, varnish, and finish with black shellac. Named models include B 17s PBY 5 douglas DC 3 and more.
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Richland
Richland ‘School
Richland Project
R. E. Gribbie
Consolidated
Messerschmidts
Richland Boys
James Moore
Allen Dahl
Daniel Escalante
Norman Norton
Kenneth Buller
Dick Scott
Weslie Miller
Bobby Neufeld
Kenneth Melvin
Howard Bailin
Bobby Bailin
Eugene Peters
W.T. Pipkin
Don Gaede
Chester Davis
Raymond Browner
William Evans
Raymond Massey
Billy Jackson
Gerald Smith
Allen Mettler
Farm Bureau Meeting Set At Richland School
A regular Shafter Farm Center meeting will be held next Tuesday evening in the music room at Richland school. M A Lindsay, Kern county farm adviser, is sought as speaker. All farmers are invited. the 8 o'clock session aims to boost the Farm Bureau membership drive in the Shafter area.
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Farm Bureau
Richland
Shafter Farm Center
M. A. Lindsay
Kern County
Bureau
Shafter
Harlin Wilson
Shafter Center
Local Meeting Attendees List for Monday Evening
The report lists attendees for the Monday evening meeting including Al Eckmann Harlin Wilson S M Bobst W H Hitchcock August Bender John DeVincenzo and Ed Peters as participants in the drive planned for early next week.
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Clude
al Eckmann
Harlin Wilson
S. M. Bobst
W. H. Hitchcock
August Bender
John DeVincenzo
Ed. Peters
Signs To Be Painted Out In Utility Tank And Shed
An order to paint out the name Shafter on the utility district water tank and on the Bob Neuman potato shed along with an arrow and the word Bakersfield was received this week from county defense officials.
Potatoes Flourish East of Highway 99 Despite Risk
Spuds on the east side of 99 highway advance faster than nearby fields and show no signs of damage. The report notes robust growth and resilience in the extended acreage despite surrounding conditions.
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99 Highway
Road oiling waits on sunny weather for two Kern roads
Supervisor Roy Woollames says oiling of the Shafter Lerdo road east of town and the Shafter Corcoran road to the north will begin only after favorable warm weather. Lerdo road will become a divided four lane route boosting traffic to Minterfield. Widening work also planned at Santa Fe and Southern Pacific crossings and faster Kern to Hanford route.
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Shafter
Lerdo
Shafter-Corcoran
Roy Woollames
Woollames
Lerdo'a
Minterfield
Santa Fe
Pafkio
Kern County
Hanford
Woollomes
Kern
Kings
Tulare
Kings and
Women Will Use Clubhouse For Public Gatherings
Officers of the Wednesday Afternoon Club announce the Shafter clubhouse will reopen for club meetings and public gatherings. The adobe building, deemed unsafe six months ago, has been inspected and declared usable under ordinary use though not quake proof. The club carries liability insurance for injuries and emphasizes the structure has never been officially condemned.
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Shafter
Shafter Rancher J H Maurer Hospitalized After Accident
J H Maurer a Shafter rancher and businessman has been confined to Mercy hospital in Bakersfield after a ranch accident. Doctors report he suffered a marked burn from equipment used in land levelling work and he is expected to be discharged before the week’s start.
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J. H. Maurer
Shafter
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Draft Board Meets Tuesday At Wasco Headquarters
A regular meeting of the local draft board was held Tuesday afternoon at the board headquarters in the old fire hall at Wasco. Attending was A. P. Ghanneson, board member from Shafter.
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Board Headquarers
Wasco
A. P.” Ghanneson
Shafter
Shafter Boys Volunteer As Fire Fighters
Thirty Shafter high school boys over 16 volunteered as emergency forest fire fighters for mountain areas near Shafter. A state wide volunteer corps is forming to prevent sabotage threats. H. K. Pyles of Sequoia National Forest led the meeting at Shafter High School and distributed application forms. Four hours of training will be held with lectures and pictures, followed by a field day in foothill areas for hands on instruction. Boys are organized into patrols under a leader to mobilize as needed.
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New Mexico
Yuma
Arizona
Shafter
State Farm Bureau Organization
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter High School
H. K. Pyles
Sequoia National Forest
Pyles
Richland Bu sses Ordered for Local Grammar Pupils
Richland school placed an order for two new school busses each with 64 seat capacity for grammar school pupils. Gillig Brothers will provide bodies on International chassis. Buses bought from A. H. Karpe's of Bakersfield at a total cost of $9 000.
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Richland School
Grammer School
Gillig Brothers
A. H. Karpe’s
Bakersfield
Kern Principals Cancel Interschool Events Countywide
Shafter High School and other county schools will halt all interschool activities including athletics. Principal E P Jones cites rubber shortages for school buses and civilian cars used for transport. County principals also agree to keep high school students in class during a possible yellow air raid warning or actual air raid, pending Civilian Defense council orders.
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Shafter High School
E. P. Jones
Bakersfield
A Ee
Civilian Defense Council
Noted speaker to visit Shafter churches
Dr Arthur I Brown a former physician and noted author will conduct a series of meetings at Mennonite Brethren church starting Sunday morning through Friday evening April 3 and speak Sunday evening at First Baptist. Revs Wiebe and Jackson say he comes highly recommended to Shafter and invite all to attend.
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Arthur I. Brown
F. R. C. S. of Education
Mennonite Brethren Church
First Baptist Church
H. D. Wiebe
William Jackson
Brown
Shafter
Track Tire Demand Exceeds Shafter Quota
Shafter tire board reports March quota exhausted as demand outpaces supply. Obsolete tires to be rationed with new tires. Recent issuances include tractor tires to William Neuman C L Osteen Henry L Treadway S L Myrick and Falcon Oil Co A car tire approved for Rev Jay Fuller Board notes no tires for civilian use and adherence to national rationing plan.
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Walker Street
William Neuman
C. L. Osteen
Henry L
Kiwanis Back 24-Hour Work Day Drive
The Shafter Kiwanis club backed the Shafter 20-30 club urging Congress to end labor capital bickering and place American defense industry on a 24 hour basis. Elmer Anderson, 20-30 club president, presented the matter to Kiwanis members.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter 20-30 Club
Kiwanians
Elmer Anderson
Pigs Farrow at Opal Fry Ranch in Berkshire Litter
A Berkshire sow at Opal Fry ranch gave birth to 21 piglets with four failing to survive. The mother and remaining offspring are reported doing well, and Fry notes several other sows have farrowed recently.
General Petroleum Wildcat Tests Near Shafter Progress Reported
General Petroleum continues tests at wildcat SPL 51 15 west of Shafter with results described as inconclusive. Earlier, Stevens zone was tested at around 9,860 to 9,875 feet, offering hope though the drill has reached 14,252 feet and is considered bottom. Drilling has been ongoing for months as local interest grows over potential nearby production.
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General Petroleum Corporation
Shafter
General Petroleum Project
Stevens
Wildcat
Shafter Plants About 283 Trees in City Area
About 283 trees have been set out in parkways in the Shafter city area over the past several weeks, announced by George H. Gaede street superintendent. The city has carried on an extensive tree planting program for three years and plans to plant more small trees next year.
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Shafter City
George H. Gaede
Brother of Former Local Man Crashes National Headlines
National headlines focus on salaries and profits tied to defense contracts involving William Jack of Jack & Heintz. In a House Naval committee hearing, Jack as president reportedly earned 100000 dollars plus 46845 in bonuses, with employees receiving 537312 and a secretary 39556 in 1941. Profits on air plane parts without bonuses were 20 percent, 12 percent with bonuses removed. The firm was ordered to cut salaries and cap profits at 6 percent amid claims bonuses aimed to dodge excess profits taxes.
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William Jack
Ohio
Jack & Heintz
George Jack
Jimmy Jack
Shafter
Naval Cmittee
Jack
Edmund Tolan
On & Navy
Donald Lake
Bocce
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Rotary Club
Rine
United States
DRAFT
Shafter Boys
National Forest
Arthur J. Brown
Kiwanis Club
G. P
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