Shafter Christmas Spirit Through Civic Cooperation
Shafter, aided by the Chamber of Commerce and the 20-30 Club under President Bill Stoller, raised about $1600 to decorate the town. The effort showcased strong community teamwork across groups, echoing past successes like the potato festival and the Legion’s new community building, signaling a shared pride and a cooperative ethos.
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Shafter
Chamber
Bill Stoller
Chamber of Commerce
The
American Legion
20 30 Club
Community Chest Drive Progress in Shafter Raises Concern
Shafter’s fifth annual Community Chest drive enters its second week with a $4825 quota and lagging returns. Fund drive chairman H W Pat Kelly notes late field start and undetermined end date while volunteers canvass assigned areas. Notable workers include Herbert Schirmer Earl Weil and Barbara Wiedmann with school canvases by Jack Hill Carl Neuman. Donations may be left at Shafter Bank of America.
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Shafter
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Kelly
Herbert Schirmer
Earl Weil
E. B. Stringham
Phil Channeson
Bates Dewey
Frank Shaw
George Guenther
C. J. Siemens
Joe Frizzell
F. C. Raney
Shafter High School
Barbara Wiedmann
Jack Hill
Carl Neuman
O. T
The Land Where Whoppers Come True in Kern County
The Saturday Evening Post profile by Cameron Shipp highlights San Joaquin Valley agriculture with Kern County cited as the nation’s top cotton producer and leading potato grower. It notes 1947 Kern income of 55.9 million from fruits and related crops, and a claim that Kern produced more cotton than any world region, with 143 thousand acres yielding about 236 thousand bales and $39.9 million. The piece follows Hank Adams touring the valley and remarks on vast crops, water as the key, and a potential two million-acre expansion.
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Shafter
Kern County
Saturday Evening Post
Cameron Shipp
San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin
Central Valley
Tehachapi Mountains
Sacramento County
Seirra Nevada
Coast Range
Bakersfield
Fresno
Madera
Modesto
Stockton
Adams
Kern
William B. Camp
United Department of Sel Ose
California Sees Cotton As Big Money Crop Growth in San Joaquin Valley
California moves up to fifth among cotton states as San Joaquin Valley expands acreage. The Shafter experiment station tests include green and brown cotton and a new standard fiber 4-42 expected to premiumize California cotton. Protective legislation and acreage limits loom as Congress nears.
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San Joaquin Valley
California
Kern County
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Stanton Delaplane
Chronicle
Erich Nielsen
Ruth Newhall
Howard Brodie
Miss Newhall
Sunday Chronicle
Brodie
Shafter
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
George Harrison
Shafter Station
Congress
Art Exhibit At Shafter Library Opens for December
An oil and watercolor show at the Shafter Branch Library runs through December 4 featuring Santa Barbara artists. Works loaned by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, include Lydia Cooley Afternoon At The Beach and Open Range by Lawrence Hinckley among others. Future pieces by Ann Louise Snider and G Earl McFate are listed with Wright Ludington and Barbara Museum of Art connection noted.
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Shafter
Santa Barbara
Lawrence Hinckley
Wyoming
Cornelius Borke
Jason Moser
Clarence Hinckle
Jack Gage Starkwell
Jesse Arms Burke
Lyla Harcoff
Ann Louise Snider
G. Earl McFate
Pool
Douglas Parshall
Victor Vv
Donald Bear
Rue. Fowers
Dudley Carpenter
Screen Star Joins 1948 Christmas Seal Drive
Ingrid Bergman promotes Kern County 1948 Christmas Seal Sale to raise funds for tuberculosis prevention. She appears in the film set trailer alongside her Joan of Arc role. The drive runs through Christmas with screenings in about 20 motion picture theaters countywide.
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Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Arc
Mary Ellen Hagen
Kern County Tuberculosis & Health Association Inc
Kern County
Miss Bergman
Miss Hagen
Spike Jones Band Set For Bakersfield Debut at Fox Theatre
Spike Jones' Musical Depression Revue will play the Fox Theatre Bakersfield on December 6 with City Slickers and more than forty other stage and radio entertainers. Tickets are on sale at the theatre and through Bakersfield agencies.
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Spike Jones
Fox
Property Owners Warned After Repeated Small Thefts
Constable Blake Witcher warns farmers and businessmen to secure movable property such as tools tires and car parts after multiple petty thefts. He notes some owners leave items unlocked and urges vigilance due to seasonal transient activity. PORT COMMUNITY CHEST-
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Blake Witcher
Witcher
Port Community Chest
Street Ornaments Decorate Shafter Central Ave
Shafter 20-30 Club members mobilized Sunday to install Christmas decorations along Central Avenue. They will continue this Sunday with finishing touches on James Street and a large decorative design at the intersection of Central Avenue and the Central Valley Highway.
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Shafter
Central Avenue
James Street
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Card Games at Center of City Hall Debate
City council discussed legality of local card games after a police citation at 360 Central Avenue sparked concerns about enforcement. The issue, tied to Section 330 of the Penal Code, was sent to a ruling from Sacramento as a jury trial was set for December 15.
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Shafter
City Council
City Hall
Frank Russell
360 Central Avenue
Frank G. Shaw
John C. Reile
Earl Johnson
Adolph Kirschenmann
al Mortimer
Sacramento
Reily
Russell
Shafterite Named Youth Chairman
H. W. Pat Kelly of Shafter was appointed chairman of the Rotary youth service committee by district governor Raymond G. Taylor. Kelly, a past district governor, plans an district wide program to be used by all clubs in district 106.
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Shafter
Richland Grammar School
Rotary
Kiwanis
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
E. B. Stringham
H. W
Pat) Kelly
J. W. Frizzell
William Carpenter
Ed DeMello
Robert Mettler
Chamber of Commerce
al Mortimore
Les Hobson
Holger Hansen
Rotary Youth Service Committee
Raymond G. Taylor
Kelly
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Shafter Bank of America
Shafter Library
Wright Ludington
Ludington
United States
Richard Sears
Lloyd Peterson
Alamar Barn
Donald Erickson
John Morris
INA
Pasadena
Shaffer Clubs
Rotary Club
Trigram
20 30
Kiwanians
Sam Becker
Stringham’s
McClure Drug Store
City
Hansen
Harold Freedman
Dean Cromwell
University of Southern California
U. S
London
England
Pport Community Chest
Shafterite
Los Angeles
Dick Fletcher
Phil Zachary
Jack Janzen
James Mathis
Aubrey Galbraith
Bob Lamas
Jim Calder
Keith Burnquist
Lowell Bergen
Bill Leonard
Dewayne Neufeld
FFA
Marvin Kirschenmann
Great Western Livestock Show
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