Exchange Hears Paul Newell on Amendments
Paul Newell of Bakersfield spoke at the Exchange club noon meeting at Cafe Neuman on ballot amendments, excluding No 4 which creates a highway and traffic safety commission as Captain Galven explained. Roy Woollames and other officials attended along with guests from Wasco and Bakersfield.
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Paul Newell
Bakersfield
State Assembly
Exchange Club
Cafe Neuman
Captain Roy
California Stateway Patrol
Newell
Highway and Traffic Safety Commission
Galven
Bill Lachenmaier
Alfred Chandler
O. T. Olson
H. R. Janzen
Phil Channeson
M. L. Thomas
Eddie Brown
Verne Short
State Highway Patrol
W. H. Jahant
Milton Lohr
Wasco Exchange Club
Roy Woollames
Delanoxchangite
Thomas Nelson
Kern County Union High School
Hoelscher Gains Broad Nonpartisan Backing In District
Fred Hoelscher Republican candidate for Congress in the Tenth district returns from a swing through the district reporting strong nonpartisan support. He held seven radio talks and met farmers and business people in cities towns and rural areas noting farming dominates the region and that government spending on irrigation aids is recognized.
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Fred Hoelscher
Congress
Mr. Hoelscher
Hoelscher
San Joaquin Valley
Central Valley Water Project
Oregon
Northwest
Common Drinking Cup Spreads Disease Among Workers
Dr. Joe Smith Kern County health officer warns against shared cups tins and canteens in agriculture and industry. He cites typhoid syphilis pneumonia and other contagious illnesses spreading among laborers and urges elimination of the common drinking cup as cold season nears.
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Joe Smith
Kern County
Dr. Smith
Castle Sold to Mrs Midgley’s Brothers in California
Roy and John Scantland of Los Angeles hardware dealers, brothers of Mrs H Midgley of Shafter, bought McPherson Castle overlooking Lake Elsinore. The retreat from the 1920s features hand painted walls with Arabic and Egyptian festival scenes, a one ton crystal chandelier, and ornate peach and orchid rooms. Mrs Midgley calls the purchase an investment at a fraction of original cost.
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Pherson
Roy
John Scantland
Los Angeles
H. Midgley
Shafter
Lake Elsinore
Evangelist
Hallowe'en Passes Quietly In Shutter City
Halloween night in Shutter reported few incidents with no major damage. Police say four groups of pranksters soaped windows on Central Avenue and were warned by Night Officer Al Annis who cleaned the windows. Outside the city a wagon was stolen from the C. C. Neufeld ranch and later found crashed against a telephone pole near the German Adventist church.
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Hallowe’en
al Annis
Hallowen’en
Central Avenue
Annis
C. C. Neufeld Ranch
Sheriff Champness Declares Impartial Labor Stand
The Kern County sheriff asserts he has acted impartially amid political pressure. He says he has warned all sides, protected lives and property, and refused to be dictated to, while upholding lawful labor rights and fairness.
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Hang
County of
Kern
Museum Victory shows Nelson artifacts in Portsmouth
The Victory Museum in Portsmouth exhibits Nelsons death mask and the original scale model of HMS Victory named for Lord Nelsons flagship.
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Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Portsmouth
Nelson
Ostrich Farm Legend in Kern County Captured in Tracy Story
Mrs. Tracy recalls in detail the rise of Kern County’s ostrich farm begun in 1906 at the Tracy ranch ten miles west and south of Shafter. The herd grew to 175 birds before the war, with feathers sold to eastern wholesalers and shops in Oakland and San Francisco. The memorable 1910s era included a grand picnic that drew hundreds and a Red Cross fundraiser that netted $2,600 in two days. The birds could outrun a horse and occasionally wandered beyond Wasco and Buttonwillow, prompting swift returns by a ranch truck.
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Shafter
Oldtimer
Tracy Ranch
Kern County
Mr. Tracy
Kern Countty
Tracys
Red Cross
Tracy
Getsou
Oakland
San Francisco
Bakersfield
Acy
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Maine Potato Immune To Blight Will Be Grown
Dr. Theodore E. Odland of Rhode Island State College announced that potatoes immune to blight will be grown for the first time next spring. The Maine station and the U S Department of Agriculture will distribute limited seed and plan broader distribution within four or five years.
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Theodore E. Odland
Rhode Island State College
U. S. Agricultural Department
Maine
Doctor Odland
Barn Destroyed By Fire At A E Buller Ranch
Fire Sunday afternoon destroyed a barn and melon packing shed at the A E Buller ranch three and one half miles west of Shafter on Lerdo road. Loss was estimated around 6000 dollars. Buller saved a truck and trailer. Shafter fire department arrived in time to control the blaze. Damages undetermined.
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A. E. Buller
Shafter
Lerdo Road
Buller
Rio Bravo School Hires Margaret Hetz To Expand Enrollment
Mrs Margaret Hetz of Shafter has been employed by the Rio Bravo school board to help care for a rising pupil population. The auditorium hosts 121 pupils this week, the largest enrollment yet, with Hetz in charge of two grades. Also teaching are Hazel B. Murray principal Fern Calvert and Effie Frye.
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Margaret Hetz
Shafter
Rio Bravo School
Rio Bravo
Hetz
Hazel B. Murray
Fern Calvert
Effie Frye
Business Men Visit Shafter Nursery School
Shafter Busi ness Men’s association members toured the city nursery school led by head Mrs. P. J. Gaede. The group visited rooms in the old Richland building after a noon luncheon at Cafe Neuman. Ford Hudson reported on local and county nursery school setups and a letter from Western Precipitation Corp. discussed potato uses. Official representatives A. P. Channeson W. H. Hitch cock and H. G Comfort were appointed for future Kern county chamber of commerce meetings.
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Shafter Business Men’s Association
Shafter Nursery School
P. J. Gaede
Richland
Santa Fe Way
Cafe Neuman
Ford Huadson
L. H. McGrane
Western Precipitation Corporation of
Los Angeles
A. P. Channeson
W. H. Hitchcock
H. G Comfort
Shafter
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
G. P. Reaches 10 389 Feet In Van Ness Well No 4
General Petroleum reported Van Ness No 4 in the Shafter field had reached a depth of 10 389 feet. Wagner No 3 was below 7 430 feet as activity continues with no new locations announced yet. A possible third Van Ness well may be started to offset Union 7 34.
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General Petroleum
van Ness No
Shafter Field
Wagner No. 3
van Ness
Wimmer backs Loustalot for Kern County sheriff
Prominent supporters including John E. Loustalot for sheriff met in Bakersfield to report on county races. They indicated a victory for Loustalot in the November general election and urged supporters from the August primary to back his bid. Supervisor Wimmer endorsed Loustalot, saying the change is necessary and pledging unwavering support once elected.
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John E. Loustalot
Bak Id
Whi
Loustalot
Bakersfield
Ustalot Sheriff
Wimmer
Kern County
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Shatter
Champness
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Ferdinand Tracy
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Fraser
Home Appliance Co
Emil Stoller
G. P
van Ness Well
Philip Bancroft
U.S
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National Labor Relations Board
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Ae Can of America
Hiram Johnson
Hiram W. Johnson
California and the Senate
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KECA
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Bridges
CIO
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Panama
United Fruit
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