Shafter News Roundup Guests and Local Visits Highlight Weekend
Local residents and visitors fill Shafter life with gatherings and travels. Mrs. Ben Ichman recovers at Kern General hospital after a serious initial condition. Postmaster Lois L. Berry attends a Taft postmasters meeting hosted by Rose O'Brien. Sam Shultz and family spend a Sunday in Dinuba visiting relatives. Thomas R. Simms from Lindsay discusses processing Potatoes for longer storage. Earle Clemens sings at Rotary night and visits Shafter. F S Currie discusses sidewalk and water system projects with city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois L. Berry
Shafter
Fox Hotel
Taft
Rose O'Brien O
Ben Ichman
Kern General Hospital
Earle Clemens
Terra Bella News
Local Shafter Notes Busy Weekend
Guy Mouser recovers from a week end flu illness after being confined to bed since Saturday. Ed Wiedenbach and guests, William Stoller and Emil Stoller and families, visited Sunday. Roy Lane and son Gerald of Visalia spent Sunday with Wray Phillips. Justice H A Rightmire and Court Clerk Merwin Hunt traveled to Bakersfield Tuesday for court business. Bella Clark Jim Watson and John Weyrauch from Lindsay visited Shafter Friday. Charles Codd and children Jacqlyn and Mary Jean stayed with R W Partridge over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Mouser
Roy
Lane
Gerald
Visalia
Shafter
Wray Phillips
Justice of the Peace
H. A. Rightmire
Merwin Hunt
Bakersfield
Justice Court
Bella Clark
Jim Watson
John Weyrauch
Lindsay
Ralph Short
Charles Codd
Jacqlyn
Mary Jean
R. W. Partridge
Local guests tour Taft McKittrick and Buttonwillow districts
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Neufeld with their house guest Miss Murich Schlagle of San Jose, along with Ernest Unruh and Henry Unruh, enjoyed a Monday drive through the Taft McKittrick and Buttonwillow districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Neufeld
Muric] Schlagle
San Jose
Ernest Unruh
Henry Unruh
Taft, McKittrick
Buttonwillow
Birthday Party for Ronald Pierce Held at Grandparents’ Home
Ronald Pierce celebrated his second birthday Sunday with a party at his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Pierce in Delano. The Vernon and W. P. Pierces then visited Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ditman in Dinuba along the Orange Belt highway. Mrs. Eula Conley of Camden, South Carolina, sister of Mrs. P. V. McClure, visited the McClure home and traveled Friday to Los Angeles to stay with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Price. she plans to return to Shafter with the Prices and their daughter Virginia for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Pierce
M Vr
W. P. Pierce
Delano
Vernon Pierces
W. P. Pierces
Dinuba
Orange Belt Highway
J. L. Ditman
Vernon Pierce
Eula Conley
South
Camden
South Carolina
P. V. McClure
McClure
Los Angeles
J.E. Price
Guests from Santa Fe Inspect Shafter Potato District
Miss Muriel Schlagle of San Jose visited Shafter over the weekend staying with Mr and Mrs A H Neufeld. Santa Fe railroad officials from Atlanta Cleveland and Indianapolis toured Shafter Fresno agent G E Harrison hosted them in the potato district visiting Arvin and other valley areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Schlagle
San Jose
Shafter
A. H. Neufeld
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Atlanta
Cleveland
Indianapolis
G. E. Harrison
Fresno
Arvin
Valley
Bakersfield Social Guests at Dave Ratzlaff Home
Wednesday evening guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jake Neufeld Mr. and Mrs. Herman Unruh Mr. and Mrs. John Unruh and Mr. and Mrs. Georg Hiebert. A pleasant social evening was enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Ratzlaff
Bakersfield
Jake Neufeld
Herman Unruh
John Unruh
Georg Hiebert
Shafter Bowlers Open League With Mixed Results
Shafter Spuds led by J P Howland John Dalke and George Vannatta posted 381 426 and 371 as they split opening games with Bakersfield Pepsicola. Friesen's Service went 1 258 team total 1 178 to 1 221 and fell to Sam's Market 1 275.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Spuds
Friesen
Bakersfield
Ben Peters
Howland
Dalke
Vannatta
Pepsicola
Peters
Siemens
Sam's
General Machinist Jobs Open in Pearl Harbor District
Civil service examination announced for general machinist in the fourteenth U S naval district Pearl Harbor Hawaii states John Roskam secretary of the civil service board of examiners at Shafter post office other openings include associate health specialist assistant health education specialist US Public Health Service and aerologist under the Civil Aeronautics Authority full information from secretary Roskam Shafter post office say you saw it in The Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Naval District
Pearl Harbor
Territory of Hawaii
John
Roskam
Civil Service Board of Examiners
Shafter Post Office
United States Public Health Service
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Shafter Leads In Rain-Short Track Meet At Local High School
Shafter led the meet with about 90 percent of points as showers shortened events at the local high school. Merwin Olson swept the A class sprints, Ted Collins showed potential in county play, and McFarland's L Bowman impressed with double dash wins as cold weather and a slick track limited performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Shafter
McFarland
Tehachapi
Shafter
Merwin Olson
Ted Collins
L. Bowman
Wiedman
Engineer Meets With Directors Of Utility District
Discussion of new water lines and a new well for the west side of the city occurred at the Shafter Public Utility District board meeting. No definite action was taken, but plans for future development likely to be drawn before week’s start. F S Currie of Currie Engineering led the session with plans for the water service project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.S. Currie
Shafter
F. S. Currie
The
Currie Engineering Co
Los Angeles
Shafter Monday
Public Utility District
Shafter Public— Utility District
Currie Engineering
Ing
Meat of Water Service
Inter
Richland School realigns third and fourth grades
The third and fourth grade groups at Richland school under Miss Edythe Magee and Miss Lou Conrad have been divided. Mrs. Eunice Hansen becomes the new teacher for the transferred pupils. Magee now teaches the third grade in the main building and the group shifts to the former art and sewing room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School
Edythe Magee
Lou Conrad
Eunice Hansen
Miss Magee
Irrigation District Board Meeting Set in Shafter
A regular meeting of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District board of directors will be held Tuesday afternoon at the district office in Shafter. Assessor Fred Pritschke announced the session this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter-Wasco
Shafter
Fred Pritschke
C M T C Enrollment Window Set By Monterey Officer
Enrollment for the C M T C opens April 1 and closes May 15, announced by Col Homer M Grommer 11th Cavalry commanding at the Presidio Monterey. He urges all prospective enrollees to sign up promptly. Bakersfield figures Ernest Calhom and committee members Ralph Patrick and Edwin C Baum named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer M. Grommg
11Th Cavalry
Presidio
Monterey
Ernest Calhom
Bakersfield
Kern County
Ralph Patrick
Edwin C. Baum
Stanford
Local M T C Enrollment Quota Set for Kern County
Hannah of Taft and Henry W Mellon of Delano listed as committee members for the Co M T C enrollment. Applications may be secured from committee members or the enrollment office Presidio Monterey. Kern County quota set at 17 persons with 34 applications requested to cover withdrawals rejections and alternates.
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Mrs
Troy Owens
Oildale
Shafter Home
Harry Briages
George Garner
Mary Dahl
Gakilana
Sam Shultz
John Shultz
Ben Friesen
John Friesen
Peter Shultz
Mraz
George Duerksen
Thomas R. Simms
Brogdex Feed Processing Company
Ellen Kerr
Cafe Neuman
Dan Klingenberg
Santa Ana
Mr. Klingenberg
A A. Klingenberg
Cary Grant
Victor‘McLaglen
Doug. Fairbanks, Jr
Joan Fontaine
Ray Whitley
Errol Flynn
Rathbone
David Niven
Ed. Wiedenbach
William Stoller
Emil Stoller
Charles Dodds
Civil Service
Shafter Mercantile Co
Federated Stores
Unruh
Evans
Gray
Goertzen
Narez
Johnson
Collins
C. Johnson
Partin
E. Johnson
Olson
Warner
Tin
Freeman
Valenzuela
Betcher
Wilcoxon
Janzen
Romas
Keith
Meyers
Hancock
Fewell
Mashore
Bender
Davis
Durden
Woods
Williams
Harris
Ingram
Kirschenmann
Anderson
Fox
Bowman
Colwell
Hamilton
Gaede
Utility District
Etiens
Phoenix
Colephone Ce Bee Phoenix
Phoenix Vite Glen Hosiery
Agine Westinghouse Quality
Westinghouse
Allimous Westinghouse
Siz
Home Appliance CO
Stoller
Westinghouse Refrigerator
Hudson
Tve
Guest Bendis
America
Aoe
Harvey Gaedele
Jack's
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