Continental Cores Maple Well No Oil Yet Found
Continental Oil crews coring at Community No. 1 in the Maple district as a hard shale layer is penetrated. No oil sand encountered yet though a similar sand to the Four company discovery is being tested. Depth reached 12 439 feet with plans to push deeper toward Vedder and Wasco sands. Interest high among Maple farmers, Shafter residents, and oil men statewide.
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Continental Oil Company
Community
Maple District
Wildcat
Continental
Vedder
Wasco
Maple
Shafter
Finest Leghorn display in state says P J Peltier
P J Peltier announced the Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock show has the best Leghorn display in California at the Rotary club meeting. Tom DeWitt noted many California rabbits are shown. 2168 entries were received but about 1190 were returned due to space and budget limits. Over a thousand entries will be displayed through Sunday with plans for a Ladies' night on April 16.
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California
Shafter Central Valley
P. J. Peltier
Cafe Neuman
Peltier
Tom DeWitt
Siemens and Hitchcock
DeWitt
Jake Siemens
Jim Camp
Bob Ford
H. E. Woodworth
George Harrison
Henry Brandt
Bakersfield
Maple Students Pass Examination on Constitution
Eighth grade students at Maple school earned passing grades in an exam on the United States Constitution. Names such as Lloyd Ratzlaff Bill Pietsch Ellen Barling Helen Barling Hubert Mayberry Alex Chernabaeff and others scored 100 percent as reported by Jack.
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Maple School
United States
Lloyd ‘Ratzlaff
Bill Pietsch
Ellen Bar‘ling
Helen Barling
Hubert May‘berry
Alex Chernabaeff
John
Jack
Yesterday's Gags and Gadgets for April Foolery
A playful look at classic and modern tricks for April Fools Day. The piece notes popular gags like a brick under a hat and an empty purse on a string, and mentions new pranks alongside those parents used 25 years ago.
New Sidewalk District Forming in Shafter
Shafter city council approved forming a new sidewalk district to fund13,000 feet of sidewalks and 17,000 feet of curbs and gutters pending WPA grant. Currie Engineering to prepare federal application. boundaries include east Parish block and parts of Mannel, Lerdo, Nikkel, Ash, Orange, Powell, Euclid, and Marengo avenues.
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Asnes
Shafter
F. S. Currie
Currie Engineering Company
Currie
Phil Channeson
Mannel Avenue
Sierra
Tulare
Mannel
Faber
Lerdo Road
Nikkel
Nikkel Street
Lerdo
Ash
Ash Street
Orange Street
Powell Street
Euclid
Powell
WPA
Jack Hare
Well Completed By Union In North Shafter Field
Union Oil yesterday morning completed its 56-27 well in the Shafter field reaching 11 500 feet. Sands were found at 11 327 feet and casing cemented at 11 298 feet. The project expands the Vedder formation northward with three Union drilling projects planned in the field.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter Field
North Field
Vedder
Superior
Moodie No. 1
Union
Harder Named Representative of Breeders' Assn
H John Harder secretary of the Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock Association was notified yesterday of his appointment as representative in the San Joaquin Valley. He will assist with association activities and represent it in show matters and related business.
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H. John Harder
Shafter-Central Valley Poultry
San Joaquin Valley
Rabbit
Hobby booth showcases wide range of handicraft at first Shafter fair
Handicrafts from pocket knife whittling to plaster casting and sewing fill the hobby booth at the first annual Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock Show. Ralph Short, Vernon Pierce and W. W. Ransford display wooden guns, four horse team wagon, wild animal carvings, leather work, pottery, glass and mineral displays, plus model airplanes and racing machines by local craftsmen.
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Central Valley
Siemens and Hitchcock
Ralph Short
Vernon Pierce
Short
W. W. Ransford
Rio Bravo
Dick Arnold
Charles Glenn
Commie Kieth
Buck Lewis
Bill Pierce
Jake C. Siemens
E. K. Grant
Willard Neuman
Recreation Division
WPA
Farm Workers
McFarland
T. V. Little
Calvin Gaede
Poultry Banquet Saturday in Shafter Central Valley Show
Exhibitors, judges and local leaders gather Saturday evening at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse for an 8 30 pm poultry show banquet. Kern County official Lewis Burtch will discuss farming opportunities and diversification in Shafter and Kern County.
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Shafter Central Valley
Shafter
Lewis Burtch
Kern County
Diversifield
Kern
Farmers Warned Against Damaging County Roads
Constable John Reily warns Shafter farmers under Penal Code Section 588 that damaging county roads may bring criminal or civil action and a maximum $250 fine. He cites complaints about tractors and water flooding road sections from potato growers, promising enforcement after this warning.
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John Reily
Reily
Modesto Hen Crowned Grand Champion at Shafter Valley Poultry Show
A White Leghorn hen owned by Llewellyn Meyers of Modesto won grand champion at the First Annual Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock show. Exhibits from Los Angeles Inglewood Fresno Santa Monica and others displayed top animals with multiple best in class recognitions.
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Llewellyn Meyers
Modesto
A. M. Earnshaw
Inglewood
Animal Land
Los Angeles
Fred Clendennan
Variety is spice of rabbit display at Shafter show
The first annual Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock show opened at Siemens Hitchcock warehouse for five days. Judge Tom De Witt notes a wide range of breeds and high stock quality. Exhibits include rex varieties Castor Havana Lilac Linux New Zealand White Red Chinchilla blacks Himalayan and Flemish Whites Dutch Polish Angora English Spot American Blue and Belgians.
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Shafter-Central Valley
Siemens & Hitchcock
Tom DeWitt
DeWitt
New Zealand
Five Day Space Expanded for San Joaquin Show
The Rabbit and Small Stock show opens at Siemens & Hitchcock warehouse in the San Joaquin valley with about 1300 entries across poultry rabbit pigeon and cavy divisions. The exhibition extends into Chris Handel & Sons adjoining space with coops and displays from across the state. The Kern county chamber of commerce plans film showings while judges prepare talks for hundreds of Kern county high school students. A Bakersfield caravan is expected as junior judging starts Saturday morning at 9. The event is sponsored by the Shafter Business Men's association with H J Harder serving as secretary and Roy Woollames chairing the Kern county board reception duties assisted by Mayor Phil Frank Shaw.
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Shafter High School
P. L. Arnold
Phil Channeson
Ford Hudson
Shafter Business Men's Association
Roy Woollames
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Stanley Abel
C. W. Harty
Charles Wimmer
Ralph Lavin
Peters
The
Merce
G. W. Hardy
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ladies’ Aid
Union Congregational Church
Siemens & Hitchcock
Business Credit Service Bureau
Laurence Baughman
Alfred T. Chandler
Bill Rodgers
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter-Central Valley
Chris Handel & Sons
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
Bakersfield
P. J. Peltier
Jake Siemens
F. L. Hudson
A. P. Channeson
H. J. Harder
H. G. Comfort
Harder
First annual Shafter and Small Stock show expands due to demand
About 1,100 poultry entries were turned down by show superintendent P. J. Peltier due to space and budget limits. The event grew from one house to the Chris Handel & Sons shed, with roughly 1,300 entries of chickens rabbits pigeons cavies and ducks on display.
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Shafter- Central Valley
P. J. Peltier
Siemens & Hitchcock
Chris Handel & Sons
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Maple Well
Hare
Forestry
League of California Municipalities
Fresno
Channeson
Nay, Lachenmaier
Midgley
Frizzell
Assn
Shafter Poultry Show
Roy Woollomes
Shafter Show
Leghorn Hen
Ared Jacobin
George Knapton
Carl Johnson
Paul D. Melback
Redondo Beach
Perry Linden
E. A. Coe
Santa Monica
Bob Evans
San Mateo
C. E. Baldwin
San Fernando
R. J. Holt
Altadena
F. C. Woodford
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