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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1941

Page

7

Notice to Contractors Richland Elementary School District

Bidders must submit bids by May 19 1941 with a bid bond and labor and material bond. The board sets prevailing wage rates for carpenters electricians plumbers and others and requires bonds and certified checks. Bids are due to Clerk A P Ohanneson in Bakersfield California at 7 30 PM.

Commmon Bakersfield California Board of Trustees Richland Elementary A. P. Ohanneson Rich- Shafter, Kern ‘ Ornia Ee Eee Menti Richland Jary School Land Elemen A. P. Channeson Marl

Calls for bids for school bus chassis in Shatter California

The Board of Trustees of the Shatter School District invites sealed bids to be received by the Clerk up to 5 p.m. on May 4, 1941 for one International School Bus Chassis Model tg i 230 with 9.00x20 tires and related engine specifications.

Hland Shatter Alifornia H. P

School bus body bid notice for Richland District Shafter California

The Richland Elementary School District invites bids for a Gillig Bros Deluxe Model No 417-50 passenger bus body with standard features and state compliant design. Bids open May 14 1941 at Richglade Shafter California. board may reject any or all bids and consider irregularities. signed by A Peter Channeson Clerk.

Gillig “Bros State Board of Education California

Certificate of fictitious name and school trustee notices

A 1941 Kern County record includes a fictitious name certificate for Johnson Schaaf Company listing Earl J. Johnson and Chester Schaaf as partners, notarized April 30, 1941. It also provides notices of an elementary school trustee election in Richland Elementary School District on June 6, 1941 with appointed inspectors and judges.

California Kern Shafter Johnson Schaaf Company Earl J. Johnson Chester Schaaf State OF County Richland Richland Elementary Music Room Ee ‘Sein Ouse Gladys Naer Anna K. Pedersen Orvin Mettler Peter Channeson Emil Bender Kern County Kern County Union High G Ae Harriet E. Nottingham Wisene Xe Pedersen

Farm adds 30 by 60 foot addition at Shafter High

A 30 by 60 foot addition is being built on the machine shed at the Shafter high school farm. Glenn J. Nay, head of the agricultural department, stated this week. Students are doing the work as a practical phase of their studies.

Shafter High School Glenn JO. Nay

New Effort to Improve Lerdo Road

Shafter Business Men's Association and Belridge residents seek improvements to Lerdo road from Shafter to Belridge. Plans for west-end work may start July first. Woollames to be contacted for district work. Lerdo currently fair to Taft-Paso Robles highway. river bottom section rough. Road seen as future link between coast defense projects and local airfield. Kern County Farm Bureau expands Pierce’s disease outreach with tours May 12 for Arvin Weedpatch Shafter Wasco and May 13 for McFarland Delano committees.

Woullames A. W Shafter Business Men's _association Belridge Lendo Road Shafter Joe W. Frizzell Henry Neufeld Business Men’s Association Tirstof Suly Woollames Lerdo Taft-Paso Robles Kern ‘County Farm Bureau Pierce N. D. Hudson Arvin Weedpatch Wasco McFarland Delano

Pacific Coast defense spending and manufacturing share

The Pacific Coast accounts for sixteen percent of U S defense outlays while its share of national manufacturing remains under seven percent.

Pacific Coast

Shafter Public Utility District Audit Summary 1940

Auditors certify the Shafter Public Utility District accounts for 1940 to 1941 as true and correct. The report outlines receipts and disbursements including water revenue, connections, operating expenses, administration, interest on funded debt, and net profit for 1940.

Shafter Public Utility District R. B. Hill Hill Auditing Company Shafter Public Utility iKenavel

Theft of Irrigation Pipe Reported Near Town

Sunday evening a theft of 350 irrigation pipe lengths was reported. About 200 pieces were taken from the Lachenmaier property north of town and 150 from the Ed Schnaidt ranch in the Maple district. Constable John Reily has no definite leads yet.

Bill John Lachenmaier Ed. Schnaidt Maple District John Reily

Spud Disease Control Methods Discussed Here

Kern County agriculture officials discuss early and late blight affecting potatoes in Edison District and Shafter. Metzger notes weather patterns trigger disease. once fields are infected, removal is the only remedy. Copper lime dusting via airplane is recommended, costing about eight cents per pound. planes cover ~100 acres hourly. prep through Lewis Burtch, county agricultural commissioner.

Lato Biciscek Kern County Metzger Edison Shafter Ti. Wag Lewis Burtch Bak Lersfield

Fire Demonstration At Shafter High School Tomorrow

A rural fire protection demonstration will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock on the Shafter high school athletic field under supervision of the Agricultural Extension Service. The event covers forest fire effects, prevention tips for home farm and open areas, with demonstrations of extinguishers and state tank trucks.

Shafter High School Agricult Extension Service OW. Laat Existant Woodbridge’ Metcalf Harold ‘Bowhay Kern County Fire Department Longfellow Agricultural Extension Service College of Agriculture At Berkeley State Forest Ranger State Ranger

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