Friant Dam Trip Planned For October
The Shafter Wasco Irrigation District board plans a October 26 trip to Friant dam to view the site and discuss Central Valley water for Shafter and Wasco farms. Secretary Fred Pritschke will arrange the visit and present plans to local civic groups. district business includes tax rate setting at 22 cents per $100 and an installment tax collection plan.
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Friant Dam
Shafter-Wasco
Shafter, Sid
Friant
Shafter
Wasco
Central Valley
Trvin Althouse
Pritschke
Superior Oil completes Smith No 2 well in Shafter field
Completed Sunday as planned by Superior Oil, the Smith No 2 well in Section 34, Shafter field, reached total depth of 11 470 feet with casing cemented at 11 272 feet. The location sits on an 80 acre Superior hold near Union property center. other Superior projects reached depths of 10 348 and 10 312 feet. Equipment is moving onto the Moore location in the Greeley field.
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Superior Oil
Smith No. 2
Shafter Field
Superior
Union
Rudnich No. 4
Moore
Greeley Field
KERN Boosts Power to 1000 Watts in Bakersfield
KERN station in Bakersfield increases output from 100 to 1000 watts marking an 18 month effort by McClatchy Broadcasting to secure a new 1380 kc wavelength. Studios at the Elks Building expanded, transmitter site on a 5 acre Oak and Ming corner lot four miles from downtown. Special programs air Saturday with a 7 pm dedicatory and 10 pm jamboree featuring Kern County talent.
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Kern
Bakersfield
McClatchy Broadcasting Company
Elks
Oak and
Ming Street
San Joaquin Valley
United States
Red and Blue
National Broadcasting Company
California Radio System
Kern County
Hitchcock Heads Shafter Willkie Group
W H Hitchcock was named chairman of a Shafter citizens group backing Wendell L Willkie. A second meeting was planned for this evening at the scale house Santa Fe way and Central avenue. Attendees included A P Channeson A D Klassen H C Janzen August Bender Ed Kirschenmann Karl Wells Bill Bestwater Bill Bender Charles Burns Dr M W Pascoe Bill Rodgers and Hitchcock with Wagy and William Buerkle also present. Willkie headquarters have been set at the Hitchcock scale house.
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W H. Hitchcock
Shafter
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Scale House
Santa Fe Way
Central Avenue
A. P. Channeson
A. D. Klassen
H. C. Janzen
August Bender
Ed. Kirschenmann
Karl Wells
Bill Bestwater
Bill Bender
Charles Burns
M. W. Pascoe
Bill Rodgers
Hitchcock
Phil Wagy
Republican Central
William Buerkle
Central Committee
Wesley Buerkle
Wagy
Wagg
Willkie
Hitchcock Scalehouse
Firemen Meeting Next Wednesday At Local Station
The Shafter Volunteer Fire Department will hold a meeting next Wednesday evening at 7 30 at the Shafter Ranger station on Santa Fe way. Chief Jack Hare announced the session to discuss the annual department dance and membership. A prior meeting addressed town fire hazards.
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Shafter
Santa Fe Way
Jack Hare
Blonde Missing Girl Sought By Police In Shafter District
Police seek information on Mary Helen Bolton a 14 year old blonde last seen after leaving Arvin migrant camp. She is five feet tall about 123 pounds with blue eyes, wearing blue slacks and a pink waist. Contact local police or Murray Arnold deputy sheriff with any leads.
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Mary Helen Bolton
Foliage Diseases Found Across California Stone Fruits
Speckling and matting of foliage detected in almonds apricots cherries plums prunes and peaches across California cautious growers monitor early signs and plan treatment to protect yields and tree health.
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California
National Air Mail Week Begins October 6
National Air Mail week will be observed in the United States from October 6 to 12. Lois L. Berry Shafter postmaster announced the event yesterday. The first observance was in 1938 when mail was flown from the Shafter airport.
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National Air Mail
United States
Lois L. Berry
Shafter
Political Forecasts To Be Made In Shafter Forum
Guy H. Jaggard, head of Bakersfield junior college political science, speaks at Shafter High Gym on Tuesday at 8 about predicting the November election. He will discuss polling methods, including the Gallup poll, and review national surveys. A half hour discussion follows chaired by Eugene Ford.
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Guy H. Jaggard
Bakersfield Junior College
Shafter Public Forum
Jaggard
Wendell. L. Willkie
Gallup
Bakersfield
Shafter
Eugene Ford
Shafter High School
Shafter Narrows Trash Burning to Morning Hours
City officials remind residents that burning trash in Shafter is permitted only from 6 to 9 o'clock in the morning. Several residents have burned in the late afternoon or night, creating fire hazards as wind increases. Officials urge cooperation to observe the restricted hours.
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Shafter
Compton Rites Held At Janzen Chapel
Funeral services for John W. Compton 52 were conducted Saturday at 10 a m at Janzen chapel with Rev Alfred T Chandler of Union Congregational Church officiating Interment followed at Greenlawn Bakersfield He died at Clear Lake and his body arrived in Wasco last week Survivors include his mother Nellie J Compton of Wasco three brothers L W Compton of Michigan James H Compton of Illinois and Glenn C Compton of Wasco and two sisters Mrs A E Temmons of Iowa and Mrs Frank Vance of Idaho Mrs Vance traveled to Shafter for the services
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Compton
Janzen Chapel
John W. Compton
Alfred T. Chandler
Union Congregational Church
Greenlawn
Bakersfield
Wasco
Clear Lake
Shafter
Nellie J. Compton
L. W. Compton
Michigan
James H. Compton
Illinois
Glenn C. Compton
A. E.temmons
Iowa
Frank Vance
Idaho
Vance
Firemen Hold Special Drill in Shafter
Members of the Shafter Fire department held a Friday drill focused on laying and connecting hose. The session was called by Chief Jack Hare.
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Shafter Fire Department
Jack Hare
Union Advances Drilling At 72-28 Well In Shafter Field
Union Oil proceeds with drilling at the 72-28 well in Section 28 northern Shafter field as equipment moves in and spudding is planned. The target depth around 11,100 to 11,500 feet follows a nearby dry hole at Riggs property, with the northern boundary of the field likely near the Osborn and Roe wells. If successful, the project could extend the northern advance and add another producer to the central field zone.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
Crites
Shafter Public Utility District
Vedder
Superior
Riggs
Union
Osborn and Roe Wells
Section 34
Sectio
Night School Enrollments Open at Shafter High
Enrollments for adult night school remain open for typing and first aid classes at Shafter High School on Monday and Thursday evenings. Eugene Ford announced the program, with registration possible between 7 15 and 9 15 p m each night. Other courses were dropped due to low enrollment, while evening physical education for men and women continues through the city recreation program.
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Shafter High School
Eugene Ford
Cotton Bales Reported In Shafter District This Week
Census figures compiled by P. A. Schmidt show Shafter district gins handling 3,232 bales this week with D. O. Moore at 1,245 bales Shafter-Wasco 1,200 and Camp-West-Lowe 787 bales Kern County totals rise to 3,458 bales before September 16, compared with 1,116 bales on the same date last year.
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Shafter
D. O. Moore
Shafter-Wasco
Camp-West-Lowe
P. A. Schmidt
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Kern County
Pacific Coast Mennonite Brethren Conference Dates Set
The annual Pacific coast conference of Mennonite Brethren churches will be held in Dallas Oregon from November 14 to 17 Rev H D Wiebe announced locally on Sunday Delegates from the Shafter congregation are expected to attend with individual selections to follow.
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Dallas
Oregon
H. D. Wiebe
Shafter
David Boese Service Held Here Today
Funeral services were conducted at the Mennonite Brethren church for David Boese 70 a Shafter resident who died Saturday afternoon at his home. Rev H D Wiebe and Rev J P Gilanzer led the rites with Janzen home handling arrangements. Interment is in Shafter Cemetery. Boese known as a bone setter served many from Dinuba Reedley and Bakersfield districts. He was born in Russia and lived in the U S for 64 years moving to Shafter with his wife four years ago. Survivors include his widow four sons Henry and John Weatherford OK Jake Waco TX and George Shafter three daughters Mrs H H Gaede Shafter Mrs H H Warkentin Shafter and Mrs Jack Copenhaver Stafford KS three brothers Henry Lake Charles LA Peter Hutchinson KS and Jacob Turpin OK three sisters Mrs John Epp Aulbrecht OK and Maria Wedel Canton KS 20 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Death followed a brief illness at his Fresno Avenue home.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
David Boese
Shafter
H. D. Wiebe
J. P. Gilanzer
Janzen
Shafter Cemetery
Beese
San Joaquin Valley
Dinuba
Reedley
Bakersfield
Russia
United States
Katharina Beese
Henry
John
Weatherford
Oklahoma
Jake
Waco
Texas
George
Daugh‘ters
H. H. Gaede
Shaf‘ter
H. H. Warkentin
Jack Copenhaver
Stafford
Kansas
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Peter
Hutchinson
Jacob
Turpin
John Epp
Aulbrecht
Aulney
Maria Wedel
Canton
Leonard
Harvey
George Gaede
Fresno Avenue
Willkie Veteran Club Organized in Shafter
A Willkie War Veterans committee was formed in Shafter with W. H. Hitchcock leading the group and Pete Bender and Jack Janzen on the executive board. Glenn O. Nay was elected secretary treasurer pending his acceptance. C. B. Hipes of Kernville spearheaded the effort as part of a nationwide drive with more meetings planned.
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Shafter
Willkie War Veterans’ Committee
W. H. Hitchcock
Pete Bender
Jack Janzen
Glenn O. Nay
Nay
C. B. Hipes
Kernville
Fishing Continues At Caldwell No. 5 Well
The fishing operation at General Petroleum Caldwell No. 5 well in the Shafter field continues after drill pipe was lost weeks ago. The project depth reached about 11 000 feet when the fishing began, with the nearby Oughton No. 2 showing 9 250 feet depth on Tuesday morning.
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Caldwell Well
Shafter Field
General Petroleum
Caldwell No. 5
Shafter Oil Field
Oughton No. 2
Shafter
Greeley Fields
Dan Loewen Attends Reedley Wedding
Dan Loewen and family drove to Reedley Tuesday evening to attend the wedding of Walter Penner and Miss Leona Harms.
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Dan Loewen
Reedley
Walter Penner
Leona Harms
Adventist Church Dedicated At Shafter Services
The Shafter Seventh-Day Adventist church in California was dedicated free of debt on September 21 1940 with over 700 attendees. Built in 15 months at a total cost of 13271.82 including 2596.44 in donated labor, the church seats 550 and can reach 700. Elders Calkins Bauer and Copeland spoke, Lydia Past traced the church history from 1913, and music by the evangelistic choir and church choir enriched the dedication.
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Seventh Day Adventist Church
L. S. Melendy
Shafter
California
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Glen Calkins
Pacific Union Conference
C. L. Bauer
Union Conference
T. L. Copeland
Central California Conference
Clarence Trubey
Al Anderson Elected Kiwanis President for 1941
Al Anderson was elected president of the Shafter Kiwanis Club for 1941 at a noon meeting held yesterday at Ruhiman's. Herb Midgley named vice president with officers to take over early next year.
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al Anderson
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Ruhimans
Herb Midgley
Harvey Gaede
Harry Wilkinson
Midgley
Harlow Johnson
Friesen
Jack Lighthill
Anderson
Joe W. Frizzell
Herb Schirmer
To Hospital Mrs Abe F Isaac Recovering After Operation
Mrs Abe F Isaac is in Mercy hospital Bakersfield after an operation and is reported to be recovering satisfactorily. Local Woman.
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Abe F. Isaac
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Water Rate Revision Is Planned for Shafter
Water rates in Shafter will change starting November 1 under an ordinance approved Tuesday by the Shafter Public Utility District board. Rates will depend on house size, lot size, and household facilities, with a minimum and a 50 cent business increase. The change aims to fund larger mains and improve water supply and fire protection. directors Oliver Sly W Hitchcock and H Midgley attended.
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City of
Shafter
Oliver Sly
W. Hitchcock
H. Midgley
Bulwark of Freedom Week Urges Strong Press Role
Governor Culbert Olson proclaims national observance of press freedom from October 1 to 8. He cites Newspapers as a strong defense of American ideals and urges factual reporting and editorial vigilance against forces that threaten democracy.
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United States
Canada
Culbert Olson
California
Gaede Visit From Shafter Family To Reedley
Dr and Mrs A W Gaede travel from Shafter to Reedley to visit Mrs Anna B Gaede at her home on Tuesday.
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Fred Pritschke
Irrigation District
San Diego
National Reclamation Association
Montana
John Nale
Arthouse
Charles Westenberg
Nale
A. P. Ohanneson
A. .R. Dueh- Ten
Althouse
Shafter Willkie Group
AIR Mail
Tuesday Forum
Pacific Coast
Willkie Veteran Club
Adventist Church
Kiwanis
Bulwark OF Freedom
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