Local Teachers Banquet Set at El Tejon Hotel
Bakersfield teachers will attend a banquet hosted by the Kern County Elementary Principals association at the El Tejon hotel tomorrow evening. Dr. Rufus B Von Klein-Smid of the University of Southern California will speak at 7 oclock. The annual event is sponsored by the association.
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el Tejon Hotel
Bakersfield
Kern County Elementary Principals’ Association
Rufus B. von Klein- Smid
University of Southern California
Public Notices Nominate City Council Candidates in Shafter
The city of Shafter announces nominees for the general municipal election to be held on April 9. Three council seats are open with incumbents Frizzell Lachenmaier Nay and others Harder Subriar nominated. City Clerk F G Shaw signs the notice dated March 20.
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Shafter
Cone
Joseph W. Frizzell
William Lachenmaier
M ©. Nay
H. John Harder
Joseph Subriar
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Real Estate Kern County
Sheriff John E. Loustalot will sell at public auction the right title and interest of James L. Berry in the described real estate to satisfy a 1939 judgment of $2 237 92 plus costs. Sale set for Tuesday March 4 1940 at 11 06 am at the front door of Kern County Jail Bakersfield California.
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C.C. P. Secs
Sheriff's Office
Kern
United States
California
Age Agy
James T. Berry
Bakersfield
John E. Loustalot
Superior Spuds Its Weber No 2 In Shafter Field
Superior Oil reports its Weber No 2 well in the southwest corner of Section 27 28 25 reached 4 244 feet using large drilling gear. The site lies near fields with expected high productivity as neighboring wells succeed.
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Superior
Superior Oil Company
Weber No. 2
Smith No. 3
Shafter
North Greeley
General Petroleum Drilling at Two North Greeley Projects
General Petroleum reports progress at two North Greeley field sites. Sullivan No 2 in Section 12 29 25 reaches 7610 feet and Oughton No 1 north of Sullivan hits 8535 feet. No new locations announced in Shafter or Greeley areas.
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General Petroleum
Greeley
Sullivan No. 2
Oughton No. 1
Sullivan Project
Shafter
Greeely
State highway lines repainted at Shafter intersections
Workmen from the state highway department repainted crossing lines stop signs and school notices at intersections of Shafter on Tuesday as part of routine maintenance.
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Shafter
State Highway Department
Signs Promised at Lerdo Road and Shafter Crossings
Rumor says signals will be installed at the Lerdo road and Shafter highway crossings of the Santa Fe railroad soon. Measurements were taken this week, hinting at installation before the potato rush. City officials and the Shafter Business Men's Association have pressed for signals for two years.
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Lerdo Road
Shafter Highway
Santa Fe Railroad
Shafter Business Men’s Association
State Railroad Commission
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Company
Lakewood's Men's Store Opens in Shafter
S I Wood manager and brother Lake J Wood owner of Wasco store report brisk sales after opening in Shafter this week. Wood came from Mena Arkansas to run the new business with Shafter brands of men’s wear leather goods and tailored to measure clothes.
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Lakewood
S. I. Wood
Lake J. Wood
Wasco
Shafter
Mena
Arkansas
California
Possibility For Poultry Here Seen By Noted Judge
P J Peltier, judge and Shafter poultry show superintendent, told Kiwanis luncheon that marketing conditions are good, climate is suitable, and virgin soil is obtainable in the Shafter district. He noted land prices are below those in southern California. Frizzell led the meeting with a board session announced for tomorrow at Herb Midgley’s home.
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Shafter
P. J. Peltier
Shafter-Central Valley
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Peltier
California
Joe W. Frizzell
Atention
Herb Midgley
Wildflowers Fade in Edison Area After Heat
Hot days last week reduced vivid blooms in the Edison district and nearby Shafter area. Some lupin and golden desert flowers persist near the airport and Lerdo road, with poppy fields still visible for visitors en route to the Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock show.
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Lerdo Road
Shafter
Shafter Central Valley
Edison
Addition On Store Building Started This Week
Construction began this week on an addition to the Stringham drug store building with a new section rising on James Street. Twenty five feet will expand the drug store fountain storage and offices while fifty feet will form the Schirmer store L shape with dual James Street and Central Avenue entrances.
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Stringham Drug Store
James Street
Stringham
Schirmer
Central Avenue
Angora Wool Garments Displayed at Local Show
Angora sweaters scarfs and neckties made from rabbit wool are shown as a sidelight of the Shafter Central Stock Show opened yesterday at the Siemens Hitchcock warehouse. Wool praised for softness warmth and high price with sweaters selling 15 to 25 dollars scarfs about 5 to 8 dollars and yarn balls 75 cents.
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Shafter-Central Valley
Siemens & Hitchcock
Richland Class Visits The Shatter Press
A Richland school class with Roy Laugesen viewed a newspaper and printing office at The Shatter Press yesterday afternoon. The group included Ray Cornelius Buck Kimbriel Paul Riez Joe Broun Earnest Evans Dale Voth Homer Ray Evelyn Langston Jack Butler Rachel Ray Kenneth Reynolds Calvin Roberson and Everett Lee.
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Richland School
Roy Laugesen
Shatter Press
Ray Cornelius
Buck Kimbriel
Paul Riez
Joe Broun
Earnest Evans
Dale Voth
Homer Ray
Evelyn Langston
Jack Butler
Rachel Ray
Kenneth Reynolds
Calvin Roberson
Everett Lee
California UC circular covers all phases of strawberry production
The University of California issued Circular No 113 detailing every phase of strawberry production in California. It guides growers to contact local county farm advisors and the Office of Publications in Berkeley for the circular and related guidance.
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California
University of California
Office of Publications
Giannini Hell
Berkele
Fancy Chickens and Rabbits Planned in Shafter
H John Harder announces plans to build a feed store on Santa Fe Way in North Shafter with a fire unit and a 14 by 50 foot feed building. The operation will raise Angora and meat rabbits and keep about 500 fancy chickens for hatching. Bernard Harder will manage the store and plant, with two rabbitries planned initially. The feed office is expected to open by May 1.
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Santa Fe Way
North Shafter District
H. John Harder
Harder
Bernard Harder
No Park for Red Rock Canyon
A plan to designate Red Rock Canyon as a national monument was rejected by the interior department this week. No funds are available to purchase the area, according to Congressman A. J. Elliott.
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Red Rock Canvon
Department of the Interior
A. J. Elliott
Edison Spuds Being Dug In District Start
Extensive digging of potatoes for eastern shipment has started in the Edison district this week. Local digging will not begin for several weeks.
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Edison
Fire at Hitchcock's pumphouse near Shafter
A fire yesterday at 6 am gutted a pumphouse on the W H Hitchcock ranch southeast of Shafter. Local fire crew responded to the alarm. Damage to the motor and building awaiting assessment.
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Shafter
Shafter Fire Department Holds Routine Meeting at Legion Hall
The Shafter Volunteer Fire Department met at the Legion hall with Chief Jack Hare presiding. A Kern county cotton ginning census shows 109 857 bales for 1939 pre March 1 1940, up from 99 411 bales in 1938. The State Chamber Travel Committee issued a new wildflower bulletinAvailable free at chamber offices in Santa Rosa Sacramento San Francisco Stockton and Fresno.
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Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
Legion Hall
Jack Hare
P. A. Schmidt
Kern County
The
State Chamber of Commerce
Santa Rosa
Sacramento
San Francisco
Stockton
Fresno
Rights and liberties in democracy face harsh tests
The New York Times editorial urges defense of civil rights and warns against sacrificing freedoms for any cause. It argues that democracy hinges on individual dignity and that repression by weak governments or bad causes harms all. Carpenteria Herald laments costless handouts and class hatred fostered by administration policies.
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The
New York Times
United States
Carpenteria Herald
Washington
Roosevelt Seen as Likely Third Term Candidate in California
The Clovis Independent notes Roosevelt appears on California ballots for the May 7 presidential primary. The paper says the third term question remains unresolved, with no explicit rejection or support. It concludes the president is willing to run.
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Clovis Independent
Roosevelt
California
Riddle
Barkis
David Copperfield
Willin
Agricultural shipments show San Francisco Bay leads Pacific coast
More agricultural products pass through San Francisco Bay than any other port on the Pacific coast, highlighting its dominance in regional trade and farm goods movement.
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San Francisco Bay
Pacific Coast
Modern Business Building Rising at Smith's Corner
Construction of a new modern business building began this week at Smith's Corner two miles south of Shafter. Jesse Smith, resident there since 1925 and in business at the corner since 1939, plans a 100 by 40 foot stucco structure with five sections for a grocery, barber shop, beauty shop, cafe, and shoe shop, plus a possible service station. Completion is expected in six weeks with tenants opening soon after.
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Smith’s Corner
Shafter
Jesse Smith
Shafter Highway
Smith
Smith's Corner
Three Shafter Boys Compete For State Farmer Title
Three Shafter High School Future Farmers entered the State Farmer title contest. Walt Kirschenmann handles poultry Alvin Roberson beef cattle and Robert Senn swine. Nay notes 150 applications filed and about 75 state winners expected from California.
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Shafter High School
Glenn O. Nay
Agricultural Department
Walt Kirschenmann
Alvin Roberson
Robert Senn
A. G. Rinn
State Department of Agricultural Education
California
Future Farmer Organization
Nay
Kirschenmann
Roberson
Senn
Drunk Driving Case Yields Suspended Sentence
O Splawn faced police court this week on drunk driving charges and was fined 75 dollars with a suspended 90 day sentence.
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O. Splawn
Tree Planting Starts Along Central Avenue in Shafter
City efforts to beautify Shafter began Tuesday with tree planting along Central avenue from the Santa Fe tracks to Shafter High School. NYA workers under city direction plant 200 Arizona ash and 150 sycamores, sized three to six feet, to avoid sidewalk damage with deep roots.
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Shafter
Central Avenue
Santa_Fe
Shafter High School
NYA
Wednesday Afternoon Club
Skin Tests Given At High School Yesterday
About 56 students at Shafter high school received tuberculosis skin tests conducted by county health officials. Positive reactions will lead to x-rays at Kern General hospital with costs borne by the county tuberculosis association. Dr. C. W. Buss led the effort with Mrs Mary and school nurse Jean Leahy assisting.
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Shafter High School
Kern General Hospital
County Tuberculosis Association
C. W. Buss
County Department of Public Health
Mary
Jean Leahy
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H.-H. Knott
Shafter Public Utility District
Shafter Pubic
Shafter A Utility District
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Lakewood’s Men’s
Munzer Sts
F. L. Kinyon
P. O
Cathlamet
Wash
Beth Eden
Riverside Drive
G. J. Mayer
McCormick-Deering
Shafter Press
P.O. Box
G. W. Rusk
H. J. Harder
Business Credit Service Bureau
Bill Bestwater
Bob Neuman
G.j.mayer
Fred Christensen
Scaroni
Gus Tisch
KIGER
Rock and Hampshire
Kiger Poultry Ranch
Terra Bella
W. A. Minner Lumber
Airport
Norris Road
Ston
Calif
Central Ave
Richland
Red Rock Canyon
Bob Crosby
Endweers
E. D. Swinton
England
Ed Helm
Clicquot Club
Twin Peppers Liquor Store
Gaberdine
Cavalry
Twells
H. & M. Body Works
Pacific Ave
E. M. Hendricks
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