Sullivan In To Open New Oil District
General Petroleum expands in the Sullivan area with the No. 1 well in Section 12 29-25 reporting 2000 barrels per day with Vedder sand at 11350 feet. The discovery hints at broader drilling between Greeley and Shafter fields as land is held in small parcels and Standard Oil plans nearby wells.
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General
Sullivan No. 1
Shafter
Greeley Fields
Greeley Field
Shafter Field
General Petroleum
Sullivan
Farrand No. 1
Standard Oil
Dick Shinn
General Petroleum Corporation
C. V. Dittman
Dave
Well Baby Conference Postponed to December Meeting
A well baby conference scheduled for Friday November 24 has been postponed due to Thanksgiving. The next regular meeting will be on December 22 with a county nurse on site to weigh and measure babies for mothers not seeking a doctor. Two doctors will be available in the afternoon.
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Legion Hall
Awards Presented At Rio Bravo Farm Center Meet
The Rio Bravo farm center monthly meeting at the school auditorium was led by Edward Haag. 4-H club members under Mrs. F J Schierlmann performed a play and Henry Longfellow distributed achievement pins to listed members. Officers were installed with Longfellow approving. Gene Stewart named president. other officers named. 20 year Farm Bureau pins were awarded to Haag and Brinkmeyer among others. A movie followed with refreshments served by 4-H members.
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Rio Bravo Farm Center
Edward Haag
Farm Bureau
F. J. Schierlmann
Henry Longfellow
Grace Boman
Jettie Stevens
Frances Terry
Gladys Huston
Thelma Wardin
Jimmie and
Louise Terry
Marjorie Calder
Lois’ Lane
Mary Rice
Joyce Haag
Muriel Kirkham
Rose Huston
Rosalyn Sears
Marie Bohler
Elnor Schierlmann
Russell Calder
Ray Stewart
Columbus Rice
Bob Dodge
Bobby Devlin
Gene Stewart
Marvin Lane
Robert Curtis
J. E. Haag
W.E. Haag
Oro Schetrimeann
Andi: Brinkmeyer
4-H Club
Move Started For Public Golf Course Near Town
A Kern county junior chamber of commerce meeting in Taft discussed establishing a public golf course along Kern river south of Shafter. Engineer George Dewing suggested a river bank site midway between Taft and Bakersfield with possible draw from Delano Wasco Shafter Buttonwillow McKittrick Fellows Maricopa Taft and Bakersfield. Plans include a recreational area and picnic site and similar management to city courses. Also discussed winter sports activity on Mount Abel south of Taft.
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George Dewing
Belridge Oil Company
Kern County
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Taft
Kern River
Shafter
Dewing
Bakersfield
Delano
Wasco
Buttonwillow
McKittrick
Fellows
Maricopa
Mount Abel
New Scoreboard Installed at Local High School Gym
A new basketball score board was yesterday installed at the high school gymnasium with time and score markers controlled from the scorers table. It shows time to play score and quarter in its markings.
Employers Warned On Age Limit In Shafter District
Shafter high school this week warned employers that minors are being hired without working permits. Attendance officer Eugene Ford notes many school age youths are not in class and urges compliance with laws requiring permits and school attendance. Permits can be issued at the high school Kern county superintendent of schools or the department of child welfare. Affected employers face fines or jail, and permits must accompany each minor. A district survey with county officials is under way to keep students in school or place them on legal work basis.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Eugene Ford
Ford
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Department of Child Welfare
Shatter High School Scenes Set For Educational Picture
John W. Eckhardt county secondary school coordinator visited Shatter High School to plan filming for an educational picture. The project will include scenes from all Kern county high schools and target outlying districts to boost interest in high school work. Filming at Shafter may cover the light farm biology lab and student life with filming expected in about three weeks at eleven county schools.
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Shatter
John W. Eckhardt
Kern County
Eckhardt
Shafter
Street Decoration Planned For City By Local Group
A Shafter committee of the Shafter Business Men's Association led by P. V. McClure Frank Shaw and Herb Schirmer outlined a holiday decor plan for the downtown area. Overhead banners lights at James and Central and a central tree were proposed with a $250 budget to be raised from local merchants. Decorations are to be up by December 1 with city support assured.
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Shafter
Shafter Business Men’s Association
P. V. McClure
Frank Shaw
Herb Schirmer
Central Avenue
Santa Fe
James and
Central
Union Brings In 41-34 Well In Northern Shafter Field
Union Oil reports the 41-34 well in Section 34, 28-25, Shafter field as a heavy producer. Early tests show 1130 barrels per day and 1 million cubic feet of gas, with gas pressure near 2000 psi. The well bottom is 11 475 feet deep with 7 inch casing cemented at 11 175 feet. Union plans to spud 21-34 soon and prepares 52-34 nearby, offsetting Superior Burner No. 1.
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Sullivan
Shafter
Standard Oil Company
Veddersand
Standard
Greeley Field
Union Oil Company
Union
Superior
Storm Drain Repaired on Munzer Street
A storm drain on Munzer Street off California Avenue was dug up and repaired this week. The clogged pipe was cleaned and set deeper in the ground with sediment drips and grills installed, causing Munzer to be closed for several days.
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Munzer Street
California Avenue
Munzer
Superior Oil brings in Weber No 1 in Shafter field
Superior Oil announces Weber No 1 in Section 27 28-25 with a restricted test flow of 3100 barrels of oil and about five million cubic feet of gas. The Rio Bravo sand was hit at 11177 feet, with hole bottom at 11465 feet. Fink No 2 and Burner No 2 work progressing. Smith No 1 depth reached 11247 feet and oil sand at 11230 feet.
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Shafter
Superior Oil Company
Weber No. 1
Rio Bravo
Cotton Total Reaches 9 648 Bales In Shafter
Cotton totals reached 9 648 bales in the Shafter district this week as the three local gins reported season runs. D O Moore gin 3 370, Camp West Lowe 3 239, Shafter Wasco gin 3 039. Favorable weather kept the crop moving and it is estimated about 75 percent picked countywide.
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Shafter District
D. O. Moore
Camp West- Lowe
Shafter- Wascogin
Press to Appear On Wednesday Next Week
Thursday of next week is Thanksgiving Day according to the President's proclamation. The press will appear one day early on Wednesday so that the force may do their work.
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Roosevelt
Peter De Paolo Recalls Racing Era In Shafter Talk
Former AAA champion Peter De Paolo spoke at the American Legion hall in Shafter to garage and car men from Wasco McFarland and neighboring towns. He shared race memories from Fresno Indianapolis and Barcelona plus his near miss in Germany and 1934 career shift. He noted boom days faded toward midget and stock car racing and described his current work with Hastings Piston Ring.
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Peter de Paolo
American Legion Hall
Shafter
Wasco
McFarland
de Paolo
AAA
Culver City
Fresno
Indianapolis
Ralph de Palma
de Palma
Milan
Italy
Benny” Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Barcellona
Spain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hasting Piston Ring Company
Henry
Red Cross Co-Workers Named Here In Shafter Drive
Local Red Cross drive in Shafter lists coordinators and district representatives including Miss Edna Prieve to Richland school and Mrs. Clyde Zachary for Rio Bravo. A 360 member quota for Shafter runs through Thanksgiving Day November 23 with one dollar memberships and disaster relief funding.
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Shafter
3. C. Channeson
Edna Prieve
Richland School
Clyde Zachary
Rio Bravo
J. J. Peters, Jr
Maple
A. E. Buller
Ben Sill
Ed Friesen
Red Cross
Channeson
Red Cross Organization
California
Legion Meeting Set for Monday Evening
Leslie L. Robinson Post No. 213 American Legion will hold a regular meeting at 8 oclock Monday evening at the Legion hall.
Bricks Made For County Building In Shafter
Brick production for a Kern county building in Shafter began Tuesday on vacant lots at Pacific avenue and James street. Seventeen workers, led by foreman Tom Ellington of Bakersfield, will craft about 15 000 bricks, drying in three weeks with favorable weather and more labor. Bricks use waste dirt, straw and Bitchell oil, avoiding alkali soils that crumble. a mobile mixer handles mixing and tamping. The project, to be located behind the city hall, includes county offices, a large meeting space, recreation room, and jail cells.
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Shafter
Pacific Avenue
James Street
Tom Ellington
Bakersfield
City Hall
W. R. Woollames
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Shafter Business Men's Association
Final Plans Made For Firemen's Dance Saturday
Final plans for the Shafter Volunteer Fire department dance, to be held Saturday evening at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse, were announced after a meeting at the local Forestry building. Dancing starts at 9 with the Roland Bryans orchestra of Bakersfield providing music. Door prizes will be given to raise funds for department equipment.
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Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
Roland Bryans
Bakersfield
Description of a Skat Surface Mimicking Natural Ice
A skat surface is described as having all the characteristics of natural ice with greater rigidity and a harder slippery surface. It resists moisture, can be used indoors or outdoors, does not harm flesh or clothing, and will last indefinitely.
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Weber
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H. F. Weber
Shafter Rancher
Imperial Street
Fink No. 1
Burner No. 2
Pacific Ave
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