Chest Works Out Rescue Plan To Save Red Feather Drive
Shafter Community Chest leaders weigh rescue options as attendance at public meetings shrinks. They plan to contact the Chamber of Commerce and program presidents to rally support, aiming to boost a drive that has raised over $4000 of the goal with weeks left.
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Distressed Board
Red Feather
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
Adol Kenmann
UIC Lmillu Uidsucuctsslul
Cross St
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Adolf Kirschenmann
L. J. Woddard
Tom Hayhurst
Marvin Lane
Shafter
Rec
Bhatter
Shatter
Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Drive
Peters Describes CVP Problems as SWID Waits Move
SWID awaits a post November 15 meeting with the Bureau of Reclamation to resolve CVP contract knots. John J. Peters Jr outlines CVP policy struggles amid pending Bank v Krug litigation and confirms steps to involve Calaveras County Water District and Irrigation District Association in Riverside.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project
Snafter-Wasco
SW District
John J. Peters
Sacramento
Peters
Ralph Brodie
Bureau
Brodie
Bank
Krug
CVP
Calavares County Water District
California
Loren Voth
Wasco
Riverside
Irrigation District Association
Voth
Clarence Annin
County Board of Supervisors
S-W
Generals Scrimmage Toughens for Panther Clash
Coach Dan Bledsoe drills Shafter High School Generals in a grueling scrimmage ahead of tomorrow night’s game with the Corcoran Panthers. After a disappointing showing against Lemoore, predictions are cautious and bets even as the town awaits the showdown.
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Dan Bledsoe
Shafter High School Generals
Corcoran Panthers
Corcoran
Coalinga
Wasco
Shafter
Lemoore
Panther
Generals May Miss Hill Against Colonels Friday
Scampering halfback Kyle Hill is sidelined with a fever for Friday night action. Possible substitutes Kenneth Roden or Jack Anderson are named by Coach Dan Bledsoe. Weather favors fair cool conditions and captains Glen Hamilton and Gene Wishon lead their teams. KWSO will rebroadcast the game at 9 30 a m Saturday.
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Kyle Hill
Generals
Kenneth Roden
Jack Anderson
Dan Bledsoe
Glen Hamilton
The
Gene Wishon
Colonels
KWSO
Generals crumble as colonels face stiff league test
Local football chatter centers on Coach Turk Eliades and the Colonels as they near a league title bid. Generals, weakened by key losses and morale issues, stumble against weaker opponents while fans recall past victories by the B powerhouse and the As. A missing soldier notice for Patrick details a father and mother reporting their son missing in Korea since January 1951.
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Colonels
Jordan
Turk) Eliades
Corcoran
Wasco
Generals
Shafter
Bakersfield Blues
Strathmore
Exeter
Harley Mar
Bled
Martin
Armistice Day Observance Plans For Shafter
Shafter merchants plan partial closures Monday to observe Armistice Day marking the WWI end. The town will be in memorial mood as Leslie L. Robinson American Legion and other veterans groups march in Bakersfield. Some shops may stay open while schools banks and public offices observe the day. Police Chief John Reily says officers will be on duty.
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Shafter
Europe
Leslie L. Robinson American Legion
Bakersfield
Merchant’s Association
John Reily
Two Motorists Fined On Drunk Driving
Henry H. Dobbs aged 39 and Guadalupe Villarreal aged 48 were fined this past week for drunk driving according to police records. Dobbs received a $250 fine and the report notes Villarreal also faced penalties.
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Henry H. Dobbs
Guadalupe Villarreal
Dobbs
Expert analyzes joint Shafter Wasco hospital viability
Hospital consultant August W Koenig is finishing a two week survey of Shafter and Wasco to decide if a shared hospital is feasible. He will submit an unbiased report to the Shafter Wasco hospital committee led by Elbert Frantz and both chambers of commerce with reasons for his finding.
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Shafter and
Wasco
August W. Koenig
Shafter-Wasco
Koenig
Elbert Frantz
Chambers of Commerce
S-W
Arily Bate Arid
Hills
C of C Votes to Choose Shafter Directors
Members of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce will elect new directors for the coming year by postcard ballot between now and November 16. The two latest nominees from the chamber floor are James Hodges and Albert Finkbeiner. Additional candidates include Bill Johnston L J Woodard A G Mortimore Dr R M Jacobus Bert Ware Paul Newell A J Hemingson Robert Somers Dr Henry Voth Don Ruggenberg Adolph Kirschenmann and Sam Becker.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
James Hodges
Albert Finkbeiner
Shafter
Bill Johnston
L. J. Woodard
Automotive
A. G. Mortimore
R. M. Jacobus
Bert Ware
Paul Newell
A. J. Hemingson
Robert Somers
Henry Voth
Don Ruggenberg
Adolph Kirschenmann
Sam Becker
Battle Against Pest Speeds Up The Pink Boll Worm Fight
Growers plus California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors press a coordinated effort to locate pest control machines and notify commissioners. They must map fields visited, track last year's imported machines, and ensure waste collection rules are followed.
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California
Road Bumps Topic of Talk By Supervisor
Supervisor Ardis M. Walker will address the Shafter Chamber of Commerce tomorrow on rural road conditions in the area. He is expected to discuss work on the Lerdo road between Rowlee and Leonard roads and the related bid process, plus reports on other impassable routes.
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Ardis M. Walker
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ernie Hofman
Walker
Rowlee
Leonard Roads
Lerdo H
Jack
Shafter
Hofman
P. C. Clarkin
O. L. Frost
San Joaquin Cotton Oil Company
Christmas joint chorus planned by Shafter churches
Protestant churches of Shafter will join for a downtown Christmas program on December 22. A combined choir will sing familiar Christmas music beginning at 7 p m with Jacob Quiring of South Gos we Chapel as program chairman replacing the Rev Bernard E Andrews who left Shafter to head a Phoci congregation.
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Shafter
Jacob Quiring
South Goswe
Bernard E. Andrews
Shaft
Phoci
Learn Toy Craft Buttonwillow Workshop Report
The Buttonwillow Home Department met Wednesday morning to work on Toys and How to Make Them. Project workers included Mrs Curtis Graves Mrs Bill Brodbeck and Mrs Harold Gero. They fashioned toys from spools tin cans socks and stockings using scraps from the sewing room.
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Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Home Department
Curtis Graves
Bill Brodbeck
Harold Gero
Gins Run Round the Clock as Cotton Harvest Peaks
Five gins in the Shafter area operate nonstop to handle an unprecedented 29 000 acres of cotton. Night and day shifts keep workers busy as plant capacity strains to process the harvest. Fields employ mechanical harvesters while migrant camps stay full. prices at four dollars a bale prevail. The season extends modestly but will normalize before year’s end.
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Shafter
Corporal Killed In Korean Fight
Corporal Arthur W. Fregeau 22 of Rio Bravo died in Korea while serving with the second infantry division. In charge of a machine gun he was a Rio Bravo Union Elementary School graduate and was shipped overseas in August after training at Fort Ord. His parents Mr and Mrs Alfred C Fregeau were informed. He had been employed by the Southern Pacific Company prior to service.
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Rio Bravo
Arthur “W. Fregeau
Korea
Alfred C. Fregeau
Rio Bravo Union
Fregeau
Fort Orden
Southern Pacific Company
Smilena
Kern Growers Step Up Fight On Bollworms
Kern county acts to curb pink bollworm spread after discovery in mechanical harvesters. Agricultural officials and industry leaders coordinate fumigation and inspections on three weeks of machine use, sending state entomologists to meet with inspectors and growers.
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Kern
Kern County
Lewis A. Burtch
Burteh
Burtch
Cotton Co op Aide to Talk at Shafter Kiwanis Meeting
Sam Seitz, assistant general manager of the California Cotton Cooperative, will address Shafter Kiwanis Club on November 14 about California cotton prospects. Members are urged to bring a grower guest and make reservations with P. Hastein. C. H. (Chuck) Christopher was welcomed into the club this week.
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Cotton Co-op
Sam Seitz
California Cotton Cooperative
Shafter Kiwanis Club
California
Seitz
Femeeting Hastein
C. H
Chuck) Christopher
Richland Schools Demonstrations Highlight Education Week
Residents of Shafter can view a downtown classroom action as Richland Schools observe American Education Week with daily demonstrations from 1 to 2 pm at 217 Central Ave. Superintendent Bruce Crawford says demonstrations show typical subjects and Beulah Bartlett guides the curriculum. Sessions run Tuesday to Friday featuring first grade reading, speech therapy, fifth grade science, fourth grade social studies, and eighth grade language arts under various teachers. The theme is Unite for Freedom with parents invited to meet teachers.
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Shafter
Richland
Bruce M. Crawford
Central Ave
Richland School
Beulah Bartlett
Lois Tucker
Helen Mattox
Clayton Montgomery
Irene Tilley
Alice Stuber
Unite For Freedom
Crawford
Youth Wins Battle Badge for Korea Duty
Pfc. Bob Mansfield 19 receives the Combat Infantryman Badge for satisfactory performance in ground combat against the enemy in Korea. Son of Mr and Mrs Tony Mansfield of Central Valley Highway Mansfield, a former Shafter High School student, has been in Korea since July and joined the Army in January.
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Pfc
Bob Mansfield
Tony Mansfield
Central Valley Highway
Shafter High School
Mansfield
Korea
Army
Shafter Press Offers Christmas Cookbook Gift
The Shafter Press offers a free cookbook gift with a yearly subscription of 3 dollars. Present subscribers can renew and pay 50 cents to receive the Christmas gift, featuring recipes from California housewives and humorous cartoons.
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Shafter Press
California
Bureau Studies Underground Water Supply in SW Area
A Bureau of Reclamation geology team is surveying groundwater in the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District. John Logan reports charts showing large drops since 1945, with some wells losing up to 200 feet. Drilling rigs test strata to locate supplemental sources as operations move from Highway 466 to Wasco.
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Bureau Studies
Bureau of Reclamation Geological Survey
Shafter-Wasco
Shafter
Bureau
Logan
Highway 466
Frinat-Kern Canal
Wasco
Tulare
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Patrick
Will J. Patrick
5Th Regiment
1St Calvary Din
Young Sies
Lewis D. Patrick
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Coberly-West
Cpl. A. W. Fregeau
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