A plan for Teklahoma spikes Oklahoma and Texas borders
A C. A. of Clinton Oklahoma proposes creating Teklahoma a new state including 2 percent of western Oklahoma and 46 Texas counties with over a million residents called western forgotten people. Real estate operator Sights says he is serious and has backing from diverse residents. The author notes evaluation of merit remains uncertain.
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Clinton
Oklahoma
Lights
Teklahoma
Texas
Shafter
Sights
Shafter Press excerpts and editorial musings on California
A reader notes a leakless fountain pen on display at Shafter Drug Store and muses about inviting Theodore Roosevelt to California. The piece recalls editor Burris of Tehachapi News and previews a new Kern county paper The Shafterness. It questions state legislature timing and cites salary data at Montgomery Ward & Co and changes to state textbook publishing.
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Shafter
Shafter Press
Burris
Tehachapi News
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Abolition of State Printing Office Foresaw
The text argues for closing the state printing office and shifting state work to private plants. It claims several states already do so for cheaper and more efficient results. It suggests the office exists mainly to pay political debts.
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State Printing Office
Local Social Notes Highlight Kern County Visitors and Guests
The column lists Miss Elaine Anderson and her mother visiting Los Angeles. J S Walsh of San Joaquin Light and Power Corp visited Shafter. Mrs Ed Warren to represent Richland at the California Congress of Parents and Teachers in San Diego May 28. Mrs Nord to represent Rogedale. Seventy Kern delegates expected. Mrs Comfort and Mrs Hoffman hosted at J P Harris ranch. Mrs Hoffman returns to Moorpark. Mrs B K Grant inviting sister Mrs Duncan of Beverly Hills for Memorial Day then Porterville grave decoration for their mother. Duncan is mother of Rin Tin Tin and Rin Tin Tin Jr. Mrs C F Hoffman and Mrs Comfort visited Bertha Pixley’s home near Wasco. Pixley hosting her brother H A Knoll of New York City.
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Ed.’ Warren
Richland School
California Congress of Parents and Teachers
San Diego
J. J. Nord
Rogedale
Kern County
I. Comfort
Hoffman
J. P. Harris
Moorpark
Ventura County
Elizabeth Duncan
Beverly Hills
Porterville
C. F. Hoffman
H. G. Comfort
Bertha Pixley
Raymond
Herman North
Wasco
Goertzen announces marriage of Ann to Emil Stoller
Mr and Mrs P Goertzen announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Ann to Emil Stoller. The ceremony will be performed by Rev A Funck of the Reformed church on Sunday June 9. Ann has spent most of her life in Shafter and was educated in local schools. Emil is a successful manager of Shafter Furniture Co.
Kern County Gains 278 Farms in 1935 Census Rise
Preliminary census figures show Kern county holding 2675 farms in 1935, up from 2397 in 1930. The federal report to the state department notes 278 more farms this year, reflecting growth in agricultural holdings.
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Kern County
State Department
Two Shafter Men Earn UC Berkeley Degrees
At the seventy second commencement exercises at the University of California Berkeley John Cornelius Siemens received a Bachelor of Arts and Albert Elmer Kattenhorn earned a Bachelor of Science from the college of agriculture.
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Shafter
University of California At Berkeley
John Cornelius Siemens
Albert Elmer Kattenhorn
College of Agriculture
Card of Thanks from Hetz Family in Shafter
The Hetz family thanks the Shafter community for kindness during their recent bereavement and for the floral offerings at the funeral of their husband and father, Mrs W L Hetz and sons.
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Shafter Press
Shafter
W. L. Hetz
Night baseball discussed by Kerh County commission
H J Hath secretary of the Kerh County Recreational Commission told Shafter Press that night baseball for men and boys is under preliminary survey. The aim is wholesome youth recreation with potential county funding for lighting and field costs as Bakersfield grounds are considered on county property.
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Shafter
Kerh County
Bakersfield
New Books Added at Shafter Branch Library
The Kern County Free Library Shafter branch announces new titles added to its shelves. Notable works include Gertrude Atherton Splendid Idle Forties and J C Douglas Forgive Us Our Trespasses. Other authors feature Mary Pickford Why Not Try God and Stuart Chase Economy of Abundance, all marked For requests only.
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Shafter
Kern County Free Library
Atherton
Gertrude
White House
Adams
J. T
Chamberlain
G. A
Wylie
TyAthe
Churchward
Walker
Steffens
J. L
Lincoln Steffens
Aldrich
Mrs. B
Hurst
Fannie
Sheridan
Mrs. G
Wells
H. G
Bromfield
Louis
Teachers Entertained by Wasco Club in Evening Program
Wasco teachers were guests of the Wasco Teachers Club and presented a program featuring Walter Unruh with vocal solos, Donald Suydam in Tomorrow Town, Ernest Siemens on trumpet, Allan Bartel and Everett Devine in duets, and W. B. White of Shafter High School giving an address. Refreshments followed.
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Shafter
Wasco Teachers Club
KC Johnnie Knocked Out in Bakersfield Return
Shafter boxing star KC Johnnie suffered a second straight defeat last Friday in Bakersfield. Joe Loco of Fresno dropped Johnnie in the second round with a sharp left after a competitive first round.
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K C. Johnnie
Shafter
Bakersfield
Joe Loco
Fresno
Johnnie
Shafteérite
Former Officer Laid to Rest in Bakersfield Funeral
The Rev Edwards of the Shafter Pentecostal church officiated at the funeral for Will Hodson in Bakersfield last Saturday. Hodson, 58, longtime Bakersfield resident and former deputy constable in Shafter, was buried in Union Cemetery. He is survived by a widow, a son and three daughters including Mrs Fenderson of Shafter, two sisters, a brother and 11 grandchildren.
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Edwards
Shafter Pentecostal Church
Will Hodson
Bakersfield
Inion
Hodson
Shafter
Fenderson
Post Office Warns Against Mail Lottery Schemes
Washington issues a warning to all postmasters about letter schemes and similar enterprises conducted through the mails. The order cites violations of postal lottery and fraud statutes and directs disclosure to inquirers about the legality of the schemes.
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Postoffice Department
Washington
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Eastern Text Book Trust
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Los Angeles
J. S. Walsh
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Kern Farms Gain
KroekerPump Works
J. E. Kroeker
T. V. Little Complete Machine Shop and Welding
Shafter, California
K. C. Johnnie
P.O
Sunshine
H. Mayfield
Electrolux
Duehren's
Bakersfield Implement Co
L. A. Lugs
Westlake
Westlake Peas
Grant's Grocery
Christensen
Variety Store
Shafter Warehouse
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