Local Spuds Are Moving This Week In Shafter
Local spud season starts with at least three sheds operating and 28 cars on the move by Wednesday night. Five cars loaded Monday at the J. H. Maurer shed, Lach enmaier shed opened Tuesday, Emanuel Mettlelr shed Wednesday, with about 50 cars shipped including some non local stock. Early outlook remains favorable with expected price rise and all holdovers likely to be cleared by month end.
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Emanuel Mettlelr
Shafter
Edison
Funeral rites held for Edwin M. Burner in Bakersfield
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Bakersfield for Edwin M. Burner 81 former Shafter resident who died Sunday in a Bakersfield hospital He was prominent in the Shafter district having owned property near the Shafter oil field for years Before retiring in 1934 he drove the Field-Wasco stage line for 20 years Surviving him are his daughter Mrs T S Rowe of Bakersfield and three grandchildren Mrs Wendell R Hoar of Tracy and Mrs L M
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Bakersfield
Edwin M. Burner
Shafter
Burner
Ield
Wasco
T. S. Rowe
Wendell R. Hoar
Tracy
L. M
McGrane Heads Shafter Business Men's Association
Dr L H McGrane was elected president of the Shafter Business Men's Association for the coming year at the Friday luncheon at Neuman cafe. Earnest Penaro became secretary, succeeding A R Duehren. The group discussed scouting activity, repairs to the old firehouse building for city offices, and a Santa Fe Valley bus schedule set to start within 60 days barring legal delays.
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L. H. McGrane
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Neuman
Earnest Penaro
Shafter Theater
McGrane
Norval Fair
Penaro
A. R. Duehren
Shafter
Fire Department
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Boy 17 Given Chance For Life After Suicide Attempt
Herbert Sallee, 17, of a transient family living at Myrick's Corners, attempted suicide Sunday night by a .22 rifle. He was treated at Kern General hospital where an emergency operation was performed. initial critical condition improved by Wednesday, giving doctors some hope for recovery.
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Herbert Sallee
Kern General Hospital
Sallee
Myrick’s Corners
Janzen
Escape Injury As Car Plunges Into Canal
R. J. Bennett of Fellows his wife and three children escaped uninjured when a Shafter highway bridge railing broke and the car toppled into the canal. Police believe a sharp curve and speed caused the crash before the driver could slow. The heavy car lay on its side in water but the occupants escaped through a back door. The wreckage was moved to a Shafter garage for inspection.
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R. J. Bennett
Fellows
Shafter
Bennett
Rennes
Aacké Epg
Shafter Observes Air Mail Anniversary With Nationwide Ties
Shafter joins the nation for National Air Mail Week May 15 to 21 centering May 19 events. A special cachet will launch letters from the airport as Frank Don Carlos pilots a flight to Bakersfield to connect with national lines. Kern county pilots, 19 towns, and county postmasters back the observance with plans, stamps, and a dinner for last minute details.
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Shafter
Lois Berry
Frank Don Carlos
Bakersfield
National Airlines
Kern County
Pilots Association
National
Tulare
San Luis Obispo
Post Office Department
Miss Berry
New York
Washington
Alaska
Argentina
Bermuda
China
Cecil Meadows
Arvin
Bruce Campbell
United Air Lines
Buttonwillow
Richard Thompson
Belmund Turner
Bodfish
Isabella
Roy Pemberton
Delano
Billy Richardson
Alex Earle
Fellows
Taft
Dennis Casey
Raymond Strand
Grapevine
E. B. Oliver
Tommy McCart
Inyokern
Louis
United States
Phil Channeson
Shafter Boy Scout Troop Wins All Camping Merits
All three patrols of Shafter Boy Scout troop earned the maximum camping proficiency merits at the Beale Park camporee in Bakersfield. Fifteen awards are displayed at Richland School. The boys left Shafter Saturday noon, stayed until Sunday, and managed camps, meals, and conduct independently under strong leadership. The Bakersfield showing qualifies them for regional contests in Santa Paula May 21–22 or the Visalia camporee in September.
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Shafter Boy Scout
Beale Park
Bakersfield
Richland School
Shafter
Santa Paula
Camporal
Visalia
Shaterites Visit In Paso Robles Safer Community Ties
Paso Robles report notes Mr and Mrs Jack Davis visiting the area with local residents observing cultural exchange and fellowship amid community events in the region.
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Paso Robles
ASO Robles Press
Jack Davis
Potato Meet In Richland Auditorium Sets Referendum
Kern county potato growers meet today in Richland auditorium to discuss and ballot a referendum on a tentative Federal Marketing Agreement for Irish potatoes. Ballots mailed to grower groups and can be cast at six county extension meetings or by mail, addressing proposed plan to empower the U S secretary of agriculture to ban interstate shipments of certain potatoes to stabilize prices.
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Kern County
Richland Auditorium
California Agricultural Extension Service
United States Secretary of Agriculture
U. S
Getty Well Moves to New Location on Shatter Field
The Ramsay B-1 drilling rig will relocate to a new site at Shatter Field. A second well is planned to be spudded around the first of the month.
Superior May Bring In Wagner No 3 Well This Week
Rumors circulate that Superior may bring in its Wagner No 3 well in the Shafter oil field late this week or early next. Drilling reportedly around 11 000 feet, Vedder formation in the field lies between 11 200 and 11 500 feet, suggesting an imminent completion. The well sits north and west of the Getty Ramsey B-1 well in section 35 28 29.
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Shafter
Superior
Wagner No. 3
Oelow
New Getty
Ramsey B-1
Union. Oil Company
Greeley Fields
Dais Fant
Kern Country
Canfield Ranch Field
Tucker Takes Command at Local Ford Agency
Co. D. Tucker assumes management of the local Ford agency, arriving to oversee operations and staffing. The move signals new leadership for the dealership as it continues serving regional customers and maintaining service commitments.
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Co. D. Tucker
Ford Agency
Valley Publishers Meet in Shafter June 11
San Joaquin valley publishers will convene in Shafter on June 11 for a regular business meeting of the South San Joaquin Valley Unit of the California Newspaper Publishers Association. A dinner for publishers and their wives is planned, with editors from Fresno expected. The gathering follows a group meeting at the Hotel Fresno.
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San Joaquin
Shafter Council Shelves Proposals Pending Revenue Study
The council tabled offers on garbage collection while awaiting revenue projections. Bids came from H. C. Froese J. Paul and Roy Paslay. They also studied license fees for laundry and dry cleaners serving outside the city and planned cross city comparisons. An emergency amendment to ordinance six would require city jail inmates to work on public projects and could trigger misdemeanor charges otherwise. John C. Reily was sworn in as assistant chief to aid Chief Murray Arnold during potato season.
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Ence
H. C. Froese
J. Paul
Roy Paslay
Shafter
Anh
John C. Reily
Shaw
Murray Arnold
Board to Name Successor Supt After Spindt Resigns
Applications for the job had been received and the board planned to name a successor. Spindt announced his resignation April 27 after 16 years as superintendent. He joined the faculty in 1917 after graduating from the University of California and became principal in 1922.
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Spindt
University of California
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Nation
Shafter Califalifornia
National Air Mail
WGGK
Phil Ohanneson
Getty
Shatter Field
Shafter Territory
Greeley Well
Shafter Field
Valley Publishers
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