Water tower details illuminate Shafter supply system
City maintenance man Jack Harris explains the central water tower beside city hall on Central Valley highway. He describes storage, gravity feed, and a 1000 gallons per minute pump raising water to five tanks, maintaining 40 pounds pressure when full and 20 pounds at lower surges.
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Jack Harris
City Hall
Central Valley Highway
Harris
Central Avenue
Tulare
Falker
Central
Ornia
Valley
Atlantic
Euclid
James Streets
Shafter
Harvest Opens as Shafter Potatoes Rain In
The 1950 potato harvest begins in Shafter with two sheds starting operations. Jacobsen’s shed leads shipments toward markets nationwide while Edison district digs continue. Curley Hooks notes yields near normal and the start signals the annual Potato Festival preparations and parade planning.
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Shafter
Re.j. A
Jacobsen
Bakersfield
Edison
Curley Hooks
U. S. Department of Agricultural
Curley
Mrs. Anna Fast Dies in Reedley
Mrs. Anna Fast 80 died at her Reedley home and Panera services were planned in Shafter. A Shafter resident since 1931 she was the widow of John J. Fast who settled in Kern County in 1920. Surviving relatives include John P. Fast Blaine Wesh Mrs Katherine Berm Shafter and several others.
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Panera
Shafter
Ann Fast
Reedley
Fast
John J. Fast
Kern County
John P. Fast
Blaine
Wesh
Katherine Berm Shafter
D. M. Enns
J. D. Hofer
Fresno
H. H. Nikkel
Henry Fleishauer
Rosedale
Henry Kroeker
Dallas
Ore
Sam P. Past
Visalia
J. M. Fast Dinuba
Herbert Ratzlaff
Nay Wins Utility Job Bid Sparks Shafter Poll Turnout
Shafter voters turned out 960 registered residents on Tuesday as Nay term candidate Gates won the utility job. Election officials reported six officials on duty including Kiatie Henderson and Marie Youell as judges Pearl Bellows Helen Hildebrand as clerks and Grace Reily as inspector. Adolf Kirschenmann mayor and Albert Finkbeiner fire chief are noted as Nay supporters in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kiatie Henderson
Marie Youell
Pearl Bellows
Helen Hildebrand
Grace Reily
Adolf Kirschenmann
Albert Finkbeiner
Kirschenmann
Finkbeiner
Cotton Growers Demonstration At United States Farm
About 200 to 500 California cotton growers attended a demonstration at the United States Experimental Farm to view a mechanical thinning test. Cotton specialists Gordon Smith Kenneth O Smith and Marvin Hoover explained thinning results while seven chopping machines from Mayco Dixie B and P Eversman Jamison Crose and another were shown. Four Kern distributors Frank Russell Wasco Hardware Clemens of Wasco and Kern County Equipment Co. supported the event held from 10 to noon and sponsored by the U S government and the state cotton mechanization project.
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California
United States Experimental Farm
Gordon Smith
Kenneth O. Smith
Marvin Hoover
Mayco
Dixie
B and P
Eversman
Jamison
Crose
Kern
Frank Russell
Wasco Hardware
Clemens
Wasco
Kern County Equipment Company
United States Government
Barbecue Ticket Drive Faces Low Sales For Queen Contest
Barbecue ticket sales for the third annual festival queen race are at a critical low with 1600 sold and 10 days left to reach 8000. Mrs. Ed Brown, chairwoman, says clubs will boost efforts as contestants push for votes. Mary Frances Ohanneson leads with 14830 points, Edma Rodgers 13000, others trail.
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R Service Clubs
Ed Brown
American Legion
Nip and Tuck
Miss Ohanneson
Kiwanis Club
Miss Rodgers
Donna Dalke
Rotary Club
Donna Baughman
Sybil Nelm
Poppy Day Poster Winners Announced by Auxiliary
Donna Johnson and Mary Banks won first place and $3 each in the American Legion auxiliary Poppy Day poster contest. Second place went to Billy Pettis and Dicky Powell for $2 each. Third through fifth places and honorable mentions were also named with several local participants.
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Donna Johnson
Mary Banks
American Legion Auxiliary
Isabella Crawford
Poppy Day
Billy Pettis
Dicky Powell
Luco Carrasco
Rachel Romeres
George Northcott
Ceasar Gonzales
Robert Romeres
Darlene Schmidt
Donna Lee Neal
Margaret Williams
Bob Somers
Oscar Hamrick
Ralph Tucker
Drunk Driving Fined $200 In Shafter Case
Decca Collins, 47, paid a $200 penalty and received a 10 day suspended sentence for drunk driving. He was arrested by Shafter police on Shafter avenue Saturday.
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Decca Collins
Collins
Shafter
Shafter Avenue
Legion Picks Election Slate for Shafter Post Nominees Named
Three veterans Jack Hare Irvin Nikkel and Lee Willoughby were nominated for commander of the Shafter American Legion Post election set for May 15. Other nominees include Earl Wipf Jack Janzen first vice commander El mer Ziemke Bill Banks J P McCoy second vice commander Max Pierce Al Finkbeiner Jake Durrrett Gene Guenther ad jutan Wesley Gershing El mer Ziemke sergeant at arms Tony Heller chaplain George Enns historian Russell Hammond Rudy Lopez finance officer and executive committee nominees Claude Camp George Guenther Tip Henderson Emmet Lilly Lit Thomas with three directors to be elected.
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Jack Hare
Irvin Nikkel
Lee Willoughby
Lee Thomas
Earl Wipf
Jack Janzen
Elmer Ziemke
Bill Banks
J .P. McCoy
Max Pierce
al Finkbeiner
Jake Durrrett
Gene Guenther
Wesley Gershing
Tony Heller
George
Harris to Attend Disposal Plant Meet in Long Beach
Jack Harris, chief of the city maintenance department, left Wednesday to attend a sewage disposal plant convention in Long Beach. Newest developments in the disposal field will be discussed for the benefit of operators from all over the state. After the convention, Harris will go to San Diego and expect to return to Shafter next Wednesday.
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Jack Harris
Long Beach
Harris
San Diego
Shafter
Car Strike Ends Prompting New Shipments to Shafter
Irvin Fike Shafter dealer announced the 100 day strike is over and promised deliveries of new Plymouths and Chryslers soon. Cars will be brought from the Los Angeles assembly line to Shafter for customers.
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Fike
Irvin Fike
Shafter
Los Angeles
Shafter Men Taken On PGE Plant Tour
Four Shafter men were taken on a public relations tour of Pacific Gas and Electric Company steam plant on Rosedale. The visitors were Al Eckman Peter Channeson T. P. Rootes and Ernie Hofman secretary of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce.
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Shafter
Pacific Gas and Electric Com
Rosedale
al Eckman
Peter Channeson
T. P. Rootes
Ernie Hofman
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Public Banquet For O T Olson Stated Thursday
Rotary Club and Richland Teachers Club sponsor a banquet for O T Olson at Richland cafeteria at 7 p.m. Dr Hugh Tiner of Pepperdine College will give the address. Rev Gordon Baker will give the Invocation and Helen Holmes offers the welcome. Edward Walker plays piano and the Gosp ta ires sing. Chicken dinner by Sylvia Baughman. tickets at McClure's and Stringham's Drug Stores.
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Ene Freedman
Olson
Richland
Freedman
Rotary Club
Richland Teachers Club
Hugh Tiner
Pepperdine College
Gordon Baker
Helen Holmes
Edward Walker
Gosp@taires
Sylvia Baughman
McClure’s
Stringham’s
Cubs to Peddle In Spud Parade At Shafter Festival
The third annual Shafter Potato Festival parade on May 20 features Cubs in full uniform peddling bicycles or riding a decorated float. Cubmaster C. J. Vignolo notes the festival float is built by O. D. Handel and his committee, with boys on bicycles pumping behind the float.
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C. J. Vignolo
O. D. Handel
State convention plans from local club women attendees
Mesdames J. B. Nugent George Collins Marvin Neuman and Herbert Neuman plan to attend the state convention of club women in Sacramento next week.
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Club Women
Sacramento
Mesdames J. B. Nugent
George Collins
Marvin Neuman
Herbert Neuman
Guthrie Man Faces New Charges in Market Robbery
Harold H. Guthrie 28 faces extortion and kidnapping counts in addition to armed robbery and two assault charges after allegedly tricking Modern Market operators W. E. and Tena Murray into opening their store. He was bound over to Superior Court and captured in Bakersfield after a month-long pursuit. Arraignment set for Tuesday.
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Harold H. Guthrie
Tom Cott
Guthrie
Asault
W. E
Tena Murray
Bakersfield
Be Oet
Diesel Oil Fire Destroys Forage at Carolina Farms
A diesel oil fire at Carolina Farms on Poplar Avenue destroyed forage and a power pole after a cigarette dropped on sprayed grass started the blaze. Firemen from the county took about 30 minutes to extinguish the flames and prevent further damage to an oil sump.
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Carolina Farms
Poplar Avenue
Third annual potato festival rodeo comes to Shafter
The 20-30 club stages May 20 and 21 in Shafter at the Deacon Fuller Gin yard Cow Palace. Marvin Lane says top stock and top cowboys will compete in bronc and Brahma bull riding calf roping bareback bulldogging team roping and possibly a kids calf riding event.
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Shafter
Hafter Burrell
Hanford
Marvin Lane
Deacon Fuller Gin
Five Points
Cow Palace
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Elaine Fleming
Uncle Sam
Sherman Pobst
United States
Department of Agriculture
San Joaqun
Potato Flowers Association
Shafter Landmark
City
Irvin Fin
Shafter Area
John Day
Marvin ‘Lane Ranch
Famosa
U. S
Joe Ball
Cae
Clarence Neuman
Eeetenen
Wall Street
Lerdo Highway
Central Valley
Lerdo
Orange Street
Neuman
Red Ryder
Armed Forces
Ar Forces Ay
Were Neuman
Bates Deey
Bey Grant
Grant
Melvin Perrett
W Son
Bert Ware
Thns
Bunny Rabbits
Anna Fast
Nay
Mary Frances
Bebe) Quenneson
Edma Rodgers
Poppy
Legion
Shafter American Legion
Claude Camp
George Guenther
Tip Henderson
Emmet Lilly
Lit Thomas
Legionnaires
T. Olson
Cubs
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