Shafter Goes For Willkie in 17 Precinct Vote Count
In Shafter district 17 precincts Willkie led Roosevelt 1170 to 1143. Willkie won three city precincts. he carried most outlying areas including Richland Shafco Annis Poplar Shafter South Scaroni and Maple. Roosevelt held main town precincts Mettler Sage Burbarik and Shafter No 4 Rio Bravo. Total 2362 votes cast about 65 percent turnout with Babson Browder and Thomas also appearing. Roosevelt won some districts. state and national results cited.
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Shafter
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richland
Shaf‘co
Annis
Poplar
Shafter South
Shafter District
Fred Dyster
Prohibition
Anita Whitney
Alfred J. Elliott
Louretta Adams
Rodney Turner
Kenneth J. Gatewood
California
Forty-First
Roosevelt
Kern
Johnson
United States Senate
Elliott
House
Turner
State Assembly
Thomas
Dyster
Adams
Gatewood
Babson
Whitney
Browder
Lerdo
South
Mettler
Bender
Shafco
Burbank
Cemetery Improvement Plans Discussed for Shafter District
A Wasco meeting of the Shafter Wasco cemetery board and locals explored possible future improvements and administration. A local committee from the Shafter Business Men's Association will study costs with church and civic involvement, aiming for a community meeting to decide on the cemetery setup and governance.
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Shafter
Cemetery Board
Roy Woollames
Wasco
Shafter Business Men's Association
Alfred T. Chandler
A. W. Gaede
T. V. Little
Rev. L. S. Melendy
Walter Zimmerman
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Woollames
H. R. Janzen
W. G.ulery
T. F. Prather
Armistice Day 1940 Thoughts From The Unknown Soldier
Poetic tribute reflecting on Armistice Day 1940 and the Unknown Soldier. The speaker urges Americans to uphold liberty and democratic principles, defend against tyranny, and remain steadfast in national preparedness and resolve. The text emphasizes courage, unity, and guidance for future generations.
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America
Blushing Girl Of 40 Winters Sues For Breach Of Promise
The Shafter Kiwanis club rehearses Follies with an all male cast for November 14 and 15 at 8 p m. Dotty Perkins sues Dennis Casey for 50 000 heart balm alleging a broken wedding plan. The suit features impersonations and a courtroom mock trial with local townsfolk cast as diverse roles.
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Shafter
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Dotty Perkins
Dennis Casey
Clair Dragoo
Firemen Drill and Dance Plans Discussed by Shafter Volunteers
A Shafter Volunteer Fire department meeting last evening at the Shafter Ranger station approved a November 16 dance at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse. Chief Jack Hare named members to coordinate the event while Warden Art Craig led the session on hose connections and equipment handling.
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Shafter
Wiens Service Held At M B Church Monday
Funeral services for Pete Wiens 21 son of Mr and Mrs Peter P Wiens of Shafter were held Monday afternoon at the Mennonite Brethren church with Rev Bartel of Enid Oklahoma and Rev H D Wiebe officiating Interment was in Shafter cemetery and arrangements were in charge of the Janzen home Wiens was killed last week near Marion Kansas in an automobile accident while en route from California to Rantoul Field Illinois for service in the United States air corps A quartet including E Unruh Frank Enns Otto Becker and Rev Wiebe sang the body was accompanied to Shafter by Corporal Smith of Fort Riley Kansas.
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Pete Wiens
Peter P. Wiens
Shafter
Mennonite Brethren Church
Bartel
Enid
Oklahoma
H. D. Wiebe
Janzen
Wiens
Marion
Kansas
California
Rantoul Field
Illinois
United States Air Corp
E. Unruh
Frank Enns
Otto Becker
Wiebe
Corporal Smith
Fort Reilly
Union to Start Work at Pacific States Saving and Loan Site
Union Oil plans to begin activity this week at its Pacific States Saving and Loan location in Section 28 28-25 on the western edge of the Shafter field. The project lies 1,000 feet farther west than the Curtis well drilled by Superior earlier. No spudding date announced yet as equipment may move after other company wells.
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Union Oil Company Mer
Pacific States Saving and Loan Company
Shafter Field
Curtis
Superior
Union
Crites
Farm Bureau Names Kern Leaders At Bakersfield Meeting
At a Bakersfield board meeting, Kern County Farm Bureau named leaders for dairy and potato departments. E Eckmann heads dairy, E Haag and J E Haag head seed and livestock. Frank Stockton of Arvin is president, L A Grant of Wasco vice president, Virginia Hay secretary treasurer. Resolutions urged 20 acres of Kern prison farm for soil fertility experiments, banning frog shooting by law, and state nematologist aid for 75 000 to 100 000 acres affected by nematodes.
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Frank Alves
Buttonwillow
A. H. Walker
Arvin
Edward Haag
Rio Bravo
Virginia Hay
Eckmann
County Board of Supervisors
Kirn
Injured Shafter Man in Wheeler Ridge Crash
Karl Wells of Shafter sustained a broken right arm and facial cuts when his one ton company truck rear ended a hay truck near Wheeler Ridge south of Bakersfield Monday evening about 7 30. He was taken home by Lloyd and Wayne McDonald and received medical care. his arm was placed in a cast and his truck front end damaged.
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Karl Wells
Shafter
Wheeler Ridge
Bakersfield
Wells
Seal Beach
Lloyd
Wayne McDonald
Air Corps Training Field Considered for Shafter Area
Reports say Kern County could host a United States Army Air Corps training field near Shafter and Bakersfield. Officials cited favorable geography and rail access while no definite location was released. Local observances for Armistice Day included closures and cemetery decorations by American Legion groups.
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United States Army Air Corps
Shafter
Kern County
Bakersfield
Wallace No. 2 well starts in Shafter area
General Petroleum began work at Wallace No. 2 location between Shafter and Greeley fields as part of a renewed interest by Shafter property owners. The project includes a sump and preliminary digging while exact dates hinge on completion of nearby Oughton wells. Army officials surveyed Kern county sites for a potential air base, with housing and land offers under discussion and a 35 year lease with option to buy anticipated.
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Shafter
General Petroleum Corporation
Wallace No. 2
Shafter and
Greeley Fields
Wallace
E. I. Wallace
H. Midgley
Bill Handel
Henry C. Neufeld
W. H. Hitchcock
Marion Hitchcock
E. B. Stringham
Caldwell No. 5
Shafter Field
Greeley
Oughton No
Oughton No.3
Bakersfield
Shafter Business Men's Association
County of
Kern
Roy Woollames
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Washington, D. C
Kern County
San Joaquin
California
Funeral services held for Lester W. Raines
Funeral services were conducted at the Janzen chapel Tuesday afternoon for Lester W. Raines 25 who died Sunday morning from injuries in an automobile accident near Lost Hills. Reverend Sam Wilcoxon led the service and interment followed in Shafter cemetery. Raines had lived in Shafter about eight years and is survived by wife Mary Lou two children Doris Marie 2 and Dewayne Harold five months two sisters Stella Sneedin and Lorena Weaver of Los Angeles and his father Tapp Raines of Los Angeles.
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Janzen Chapel
Lester W. Raines
Lost Hills
Sam Wilcoxon
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church
Shafter Cemetery
Raines
Shafter
Mary Lou
Doris Marie
Dewayne Harold
Stella Sneedin
Lorena Weaver
Los Angeles
Tapp Raines
Taft Veteran Supervisor Abel Defeated by Noon in Election
Stanley Abel of Taft, serving 24 years on Kern County Board of Supervisors, loses reelection Tuesday to A. W. Noon, Taft businessman. Noon, Taft city council member and Kern County Democratic Central Committee secretary, defeats Abel by several hundred votes. Abel helped lead the district through oil boom era and oversaw one of the wealthiest Kern districts.
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Stanley Abel
Taft
Kern County Board of Supervisors
A. W. Noon
Abel
United States
Noon
Kern County Democratic Central Committee
Aliens Reminded to Register Before Deadline
Postmaster Lois L. Berry in the Shafter district issues a reminder that a federal law requires aliens to register before December 26. Berry offers assistance with questions and urges those unsure to contact the post office as they aim to finish registrations by mid December before the Christmas rush. About 140 people have already registered since the period began.
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Shafter District
Lois L. Berry
Band Uniforms to Be Ordered for Shafter High
The Shafter high school band will receive new blues uniforms with a sleeve emblem, gold braid, Pershing caps and Sam Browne belts after competitive bids. Band members have performed concerts for two years to raise funds, and outfitting is expected in about six weeks.
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Pershing
Shafter High School
Volunteers May Fill Local Draft Quota
A possibility that voluntary enlistments may fill the quota of men from Draft District No. 137 which includes Shafter was seen this week by members of the draft board. Board members during the past week have been listing registrants in relation to draft numbers drawn several days ago in Washington D C and have been sending out questionnaires at the rate of about 50 per day. Every registered man will eventually receive a questionnaire and will be classified by the board.
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Shafter
Draft Board
Washington, D. C
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U.S. Air Corps Training Field
Shafter Area
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Shafter Postoffice
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