Defense Ordinance Aims To Protect National Defense Industries
Shafter city council approved an ordinance to ensure uninterrupted operation of industries vital to national defense. It prohibits loitering near government and utility properties and requires posted trespass notices. Covered facilities include aircraft manufacturing, petroleum operations, public water, electrical plants, gas, telecom, radio, rail infrastructure, and storage warehouses. The meeting also discussed hospital development and marble fume licensing, with several council members and the mayor in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern
P. J. Gaede
Glenn O. Nay
Joe W. Frizzell
William Lachenmaier
Phil Ohanneson
Joint Meeting of Shafter Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
A joint meeting of Shafter Rotary and Kiwanis clubs will be held next Wednesday at noon at Crawford's cafe. Dr. Charles E. Barker will speak, brought to Shafter through Rotary International by the local Rotary club. Regular Tuesday Rotary meeting canceled. many guests and members expected.
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Shafter Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Crawford’s Cafe
Charles E. Barker
Shafter
Rotary International
Rotary Club
Rotarians
Gas Trap Fire Extinguished At Oil Field
A gas trap fire was extinguished yesterday morning at about 2:45 by the Shafter Oil field at Superior Oil company's Pasadena Realty location in Section 33 28-25. Little damage occurred and the flame was controlled without trouble, according to Fire Warden Art Craig.
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Shafter
Superior Oil Company
Pasadena Realty Company
Art Craig
Rice crop in California totals 3.88 million bags in 1940
California harvested 3,876,000 bags of rice in 1940, averaging about 32.9 bags per acre. This reflects statewide production and yields during the season.
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California
Red Cross Calls for Recruits to Support Defense Army
1940 call from Norman H. Davis in Washington urges Americans to join Red Cross during the November 11 to 30 drive. Thousands of nurses and volunteers already serve. membership funds support domestic relief programs and international war relief efforts.
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America
Defense Army
Navy
American Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
Red Cross
Mr. Davis
United States
Red Cross Army of Mercy
Europe
Army of Mercy
Kiwanians Stage Charity Show In Shafter Tonight And Tomorrow
Shafter Kiwanis present their second annual follies at the high school gym with local businessmen farmers and the town band in a two act drama. The cast features Monty Montgomery Vernon Pierce Tommy Thompson and others with Doris Stone tap dancing between acts. Proceeds go to aid underprivileged children in the community.
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Shafter High School
Doris Stone
Frankie
Johnnie
Monty Montgomery
Vernon Pierce
Tommy Thompson
Nellie
Cleve Skaggs
Joe W. Frizzell
County Building Completed On Pacific Avenue
The county building, largely finished as a WPA project, finally completes on Pacific avenue near Santa Feway. It uses adobe bricks, includes a jail and courtroom, a 134 foot rear wing, and room for a third wing to form a U shape with landscaping planned. Roy Woollames led county board efforts to secure the project.
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Pacific Avenue
Santa Feway
Shafter Business Men's Association
Justice of the Peace
City of
Roy Woollames
County Board of Supervisors
Griffith Well Location Is Announced
Superior Oil announces Griffith No 1 well location between Shafter and Greeley fields northeast of Wallace No 1. The Griffith property sits on Willie Griffiths land adjacent to D O Moore’s lease with Superior. Depths reported include Little No 1 at 10 241 feet Fink No 1 at 9 771 feet and Moore No 2 in Greeley at 10 821 feet.
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Griffith No. 1
Superior Oil Company
Shafter
Greeley Fields
Wallace No. 1
General Petroleum
Superior
Willie Griffith
Griffith
D. O. Moore
Moore
Wallace
Little No
Fink No. 1
Moore No
Greeley Field
Bean Harvest Begins in Shafter Community
Bean harvest in Shafter progresses as a C B Asher is placed in local fields by G F Ces smat of Modesto. First day yields reach 560 sacks with two more similar machines expected. early yields report 20 sacks at Chaneson ranch and 18 at Janzen place.
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Shafter
C. B. Asher
G. F. Cessmat
Modesto
A. P
Chaneson Ranch
H. C. Janzen Place
Siemens and Hitchcock
Fresno
Lerdo
Wasco
Union Oil Reattempts at 76-27 Well Pushes Toward Production
Union Oil company renewed efforts at the 76-27 well as crews plunge back to depth. The high sand zone was missed in the northeast field area near Section 27 and 28 while whipstocking proceeds at 7 850 feet. Depth reports include 19 929 feet at Crites property Section 28 and 11 269 feet at Section 34 with rigging underway at 36-34. Foundations for 41-33 are poured at Pacific States location near the field edge.
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Union Oil Company
Crites
Pacific States
Shatter Group Urges Ickes Resignation To Roosevelt
A telegram from Shafter California citizens urged President Roosevelt to accept Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes's resignation. The note, organized by E. B. Stringham, gathered nearly 100 signatures and was echoed by similar telegrams from Bakersfield and other California towns amid Ickes's reported resignation offer.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
E. B. Stringham
United States
Washington, D. C
Ickes
Bakersfield
Shafter
California
Stringham
Roosevelt
Press to publish one day early for Thanksgiving week
The Press will appear one day early on Wednesday afternoon to aid national unity during the New Deal Thanksgiving. Advertisers and others must file all copy for publication to the office by Tuesday afternoon.
Red Cross Drive Under Way Here In Shafter
The annual Red Cross fundraising drive in Shafter began this week with Rev. Alfred T. Chandler as chairman. Quota set at 350 dollars, with payments accepted through committee heads, local stores displaying posters, and the Bank of America Shafter branch. Assisting Chandler are Clair Dragoo, Ted Vignoli, Judge John Wells, Lois L. Berry, Jake Siemens, O. T. Olson, E. P. Jones, Mrs. Walter Eckmann, Mrs. Joe Frizzell, Mrs. Joe Henderson, Leslie L. Robinson Post 213, and others. more names to be added as the drive continues.
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Red Cross
Shafter
Alfred T. Chandler
Chandler
Bank of America
Joe Henderson
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion Auxiliary
W. W. Tannahill
American Legion
Phil Channeson
City League Basketball Opens November 22
Five teams Tip's Clippers Pontiac Firemen Central Market and Lakewood compete in a city league at Shafter high school gym with 8 pm and 9 pm games. An eligibility list is due first night. teams pay 15 dollars per entry. Referee Leonard Dorn overseeing.
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Tips Clippers
Pontiac
Firemen
Central Market
Lakewood
Shafter High School
Leonard Dorn
Shafter
Tip’s Clippers
Lakewood’s
Market
California farm family expenditures rise with household size
The report shows that two person households in California farms spend about three times as much per person as five person households, highlighting strong economy of scale in smaller families.
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California
Barker Will Speak Here Wednesday
Dr. Charles E. Barker visits Shafter on Wednesday November 20 for three talks. He lectures to high school students at a morning assembly, speaks to Rotary members at noon, and addresses a public meeting of parents and youth at 8 p.m. The noted speaker has delivered over 11,500 talks and presided as Will Taft PE instructor.
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Charles E. Barker
Shafter
Rotary Club
Barker
United States
Canada
Taft
International Committee of the Y. M. C. A
Former Store Manager Killed in Exeter Car Crash
Warren Atterburry, former manager of the Shafter Justesen store, died this week in a crash near Exeter. The accident occurred on a blind road as he drove near the end of the road. He had been in Shafter for six years, opening the local Justesen store, and had worked in automobile sales for several years.
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Warren Atterburry
Shafter Justesen Istore
Exeter
Atterburry
Shafter
Justesen
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Stormy Winters
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Harlow Johnson
Dotty
Herb Midgley, Jr
Emory
Drusilla
Ernest Schnidt
Drusilla Longacre
P. L. Arnold
Luke
Jake Siemens
Potts
Eugene Ford
Ken
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Harold Calicut
Bill Rodgers
Ann Gorman
Kiwanis Publicity Committee
Griffith Well
Union Oil
Shatter
T. C. Payne
M. L. Thomas
George Kearsing
J. L. Beard
Irvin E. Fike
Harvey A. Thomas
John M. Scaroni
Henry C. Neufeld
Ruth Neufeld
Alvina C. Enns
Leonard Gaede
J. E. Goodall
Harold Unruh
Clarence Neuman
Harvey Gaede
William Chernabaeff
Loleat Patterson
J. Laurence Baughman
Karl D. Wells
O. Handel
Fred F. Schnidt
Robert Neuman
Milton J. Lohr
Victor H. Taylor
W. H. Hitchcock
H. G. Henderson
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