Shafter Potato and Cotton Heritage Honored in Festival
The Potato n Cotton Festival in Shafter marks the town’s pivotal role in developing Kern County’s potato industry led by pioneer families and the rise of Acala cotton seed from the USDA station. Shafter’s ginning firms Camp West Lowe and successors sustain major valley operations, cementing its leadership in both crops over 30 years.
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Shafter
California
Shafterers
Kirschemann
Mettlers
Handels, Benders
Kern County
United States Department of Agriculture
Camp, West and
Lowe
A. Camp Company
Coberly-West Company
West
Shafter-Wasco Ginning Company
United Ginning Company
San Joaquin Valley
New County Road Commissioner Assures Shafter Progress
At a Shafter conference, Kern County Public Works Director Chester James and new Road Commissioner Vernon Smith outlined plans to upgrade Lerdo Road from Cawelo west. A seven mile western segment will be paved within months, with eastern upgrades this summer and a three year program to create a first class highway from Cawelo to Liuhuwaer. The Lerdo segment handles over 2000 daily vehicles, and a CVH match funded project will extend hard surface roads from Shafter to Rosedale and toward the Stockdale highway at an estimated 400 000 dollars.
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Shafter
Focal Chamber of Commerce
Chester James
Kern County
Vernon Smith
Chamber Road Committee
Lerdo Road
Cawelo West
Smith
Shafter West
Shafter East
Cawelo
Lerdo
Cawelowad
Liiahuwaer
Itsl
Bel
Belridge
Lost Hills
Spicer City
Garrison City
Buttonwillow
CVH
Rosedale
Stockdale
Gray
Kiwanis Sponsors Blue Gold Day In Shafter School
Shafter High School students participated in Blue and Gold Day sponsored by the Kiwanis Club learning how local businesses operate. About 70 students gained practical insights and behaved well, signaling a likely annual event.
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Shafter High School
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter
Kiwanis Club
Local Shafter Paper Details Editors and Publisher
The note lists Paul C. Newell as editor and publisher with Florence J. Newell and Frits Miller as contributors. Engraving director Paul Groves is named. The publication, established 1921, is printed in Shafter California and entered as second class matter August 1, 1935. Rates: one year two dollars and fifty cents. outside California three dollars.
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Shafter
California
South Central Valley Highway
Kern County
Calif
Santa Fe Cleans Up A Shafter Eyesore
The Santa Fe Railway cleans up a central Shafter eyesore at Lerdo and Iral Valley Highway. Workers removed old ties and refuse and planted shrubs along the parkway, turning a blight into a potential beauty spot with city cooperation.
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Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Lerdo
Iral Valley Highway
Santa Fe
Central Valley Highway
Monument to namesake chief stands in Fairfield
A memorial to the native leader after whom Solano county is named stands in Fairfield. A covered rise near Felton across the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz county was constructed in 1892.
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Solano County
Fairfield
Felton
San Lorenzo River
Santa Cruz County
All Kids Get Chance in Richland Sports Program
Roy Farrell outlines Richland's inclusive physical education plan aimed at broad participation. He notes 96 percent participation in sport or play, 85 percent in intramural activities, and a shift toward skill development, teamwork, and ongoing activity beyond graduation.
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Richland Sports
Larry Thompson
Roy Farrell
Farrell
Richland
Devel
Baptist Training Group Hay Ride by Missionary Church
Members of the Intermediate Baptist Training Union of the Missionary Baptist Church enjoyed a hay ride to Kern River last week. They held a wiener roast and played games with attendees Norma Harrison Barbara Aday Yona Everett Winifred West Ruby Taylor Billy Higbee Delores Higbee Benny Duffle Dwight Harvey Wilma Fowler Hugh Mouser Marvin Shockey Troy Aday from Shafter and Jack Graves Billy Joe Graves from Wasco.
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Intermediate Baptist Training Union
The
Missionary Baptist Church
Kern River
Norma Harrison
Barbara Aday
Yona Everett
Winifred West
Ruby Taylor
Billy _ Higbee
Delores Higbee
Benny Duffle
Dwight Harvey
Wilma Fowler
Hugh Mouser
Marvin Shockey
Troy Aday
Shafter
Jack Graves
Billy Joe Graves
Wasco
Rio Bravo School Center Of Rural Communist Activity
Rio Bravo School hosts a wide range of programs and clubs expanding beyond academics. The Community Center runs monthly potluck nights with volunteer hosts and varied entertainment, while a 4 H club and two softball leagues grow under advisers Bill Araujo and Paul Wilson. A branch library opens Wednesdays with story hour at 2:30 p.m. and a summer roundup for children, plus swimming instruction plans and Canasta evenings in the cafeteria.
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N. R. Boggs
Muriel Swan
Paul Wilson
Rafel
Bill) Araujo
Shafter Recrea Trongue
Shafter
Albert Lilliehoorn
Antitrust Action Targets Western Oil Firms
The Antitrust Division in Washington has filed suit to break up Standard of California and six other West Coast oil companies. Readers have written in with questions about these actions and our activities.
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Antitrust Division
Washington
Standard of
California
West Coast
Oil Industry Cuts Waste By New Fuel Extraction
In a historic turn oil men faced past gushers and waste. They now exploit gas mixtures to derive three new fuels, signaling a shift toward efficiency and resource preservation. Major operators push ahead as technology enables tighter control of production.
Students Nominate Candidates for Shafter High Offices
A Monday nomination assembly at Shafter High School names thirteen students running for president vice president secretary social chairman and yell leader for the 1951 fall term. The outgoing officers include J C Warneke Kenneth Cooper Vivian Handel Betty Grundy and Goldie Gipson selects new assistants for song leaders.
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Shafter High School
Yell
Layton Lynch
Mickey Perry
Eiconte Jim Brown
Kenneth Handel
Max Tudor
Ross Adkins
Roberta Liles
Kay Roberts
Bety Grundy
Donna Weitz
Teachers Ready For Emergencies
Richland defense director Reginald Hammond says 60 teachers have or will soon have first aid certificates after completing a course focused on body defenses, artificial respiration, NEN, splinting, and case work. The program supports national defense readiness for possible aerial attack. More than 500 varieties are on display at the railroad Hybridizing Gardens east of Placerville.
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Richland
Reginald Hammond
Hammond
Shafter
Placerville
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Tulare
Emil Beneder
China Lake
Albert Gould
Bakersfield
Cac
Bender
Gould
San Francisco
Emerald Bay
Lake Tahoe
Ion Sachses
Benarene
Paul C. Newel
Paul C. Newell
Florence J. Newell
Frits Miller
Paul Groves
Baptist Training Group
Rio Bravo
Frank O'Neill
Rio Bravo Union School
Kern County Union High School
Bush Street
America
Standard Oil Company of California
Techunder Mountains
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