Night School Courses Are Announced At Shafter High
Registration for adult night classes at Shafter high school will be taken 7 to 9 p m on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the high school office. Principal Eugene Ford announced eight courses start October 16 and run eight weeks with a 20 person minimum per course.
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Shafter High School
Eugene Ford
Ford
J. W. Wilson
Pulcifer
P. L. Arnold
Helyn McCormick _ be
William B. White
R. L. Gates
United States
Katherine Goode
Baseball Theme Highlights Rotary Kiwanis Joint Meeting
A Tuesday noon Rotary Kiwanis joint meeting at Cafe Newman focused on a baseball theme. Honored guests included Earl Cady and Sheriff John Loustalot with R C Franklin on the microphone. Over 80 attendees from Taft and Bakersfield heard remarks, a talking picture, and a challenge for another game next year.
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Rotary-Kiwanis
Cafe Neuman
Earl Cady
Bakersfield Kiwanian
John Loustalot
R. C. Franklin
Mike
Orvin Mettler
Rotary
Joe Frizzell
Kiwanis
Bill White
Kiwanians
Casey
Frank Shaw
Loustalot
Herb Schirmer
A. P. Channeson
Edwin C. Hill
Arthur Crites
Bakersfield
Shafter Rotary Club
Taft and
Inspection For Ring Rot Urged By Spud Growers
Potato growers in Shafter and Kern County urge a county plant pathologist to inspect seed potatoes for ring rot. A central office would support the inspector who would evaluate suspect stock and report to seed buyers. Agricultural Commissioner Lewis Burtch noted all seed must be inspected under state law before planting. Attendees included Lohr, Kecker, Nale, Mettler, Peters, Siemens, Camp, Harrison, Lindsay, and Burtch.
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Shafter
Kern County
Lewis Burtch
Milton Lohr
Kurt Kecker
John Nale
Orvin Mettler
Ed Peters
J. J. Siemens
W. B. Camp
George Harrison
M. A. Lindsay
Burtch
Fishing Under Way at Union Oil 41 34 Well Depth 8 777 Feet
Trouble continued at Union Oil company's 41 34 well in the Shafter field as officials report a fishing job in progress. The depth of the well is 8 777 feet.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter Field
Superior Oil starts Smith No 1 location in Shafter field
Superior Oil began work on a new location Smith No 1 in Section 34 28 25 of the Shafter oil field with a derrick up and equipment moving in. The site lies near Union’s 41 34 and 83 34 and may lie near the western border as drilling expands toward the northwest trend of the field. Weber No 1 in Section 27 reached a depth of 6488 feet as production edges toward the city of Shafter.
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Superior Oil Company
Shafter Oil Field
Smith No. 1
Smith
Union
Superior
Weber
Foster No. 1
Union Oil Company
Shafter
Weber No. 1
Brother Visited In Shafter By Bergthold Family
The Rev. and Mrs. Dan Bergthold are this week visiting the home of J. H. Bergthold in Shafter. Sunday the Reverend spoke at the Mennonite Brethren church and showed pictures from India.
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Dan Bergthold
Mr. Bergthold
J. H. Bergthold
Mennonite Brethren Church
India
Frontier Celebration Peaks With Parade and Rodeo
Bakersfield Frontier Days reaches peak events with a 9 30 morning pageant parade featuring Camp West Lowe riders from Shatter, an afternoon A A A rodeo at 1 30 at Kern County Fair Grounds, evening free entertainment and dances at Stockdale Country Club and El Tejon ballroom, and Sunday rodeo finals with various acts. Local Agricultural District directors Lawson Lowe and W H Hitchcock serve on the board amid livestock committees including Woods Stone and Carl Haag from Rio Bravo. The program also features Bozo the mind reading dog and a Drunkard's Daughter Returns presentation at the Elks club.
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Shatter
Kern County Fair Grounds
Stockdale Country Club
Beta
Phi Sigma Fraternity
el Tejon
Fair Grounds
Kern County Livestock Show
Fifteenth District Agricultural Association
Shafter
Agricultural District Board of
Lawson Lowe
W. H. Hitchcock
Woods Stone
Bill Lachenmaier
Art Johnson
Glenn O. Nay
Walter Kirschenmann
Rio Bravo
Carl Haag
Bozo
Captain Lower
Bakersfield Elks Club
Tehachapi Game Date Set for November 4
The Sierra league football game between Tehachapi and Shafter has been rescheduled to November 4. Coach Bill White announced the change after the October 14 plan was altered.
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Tehachapi
Shafter
Bill White
California Proclaims Newspaper Week 1939
Governor Culbert L. Olson designates October 8 to 14 as Newspaper Week in California to honor press duties. The proclamation urges responsible, fact based reporting and editorial integrity to combat propaganda during global unrest.
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Europe
California
Culbert L. Olson
Frank C. Jordan
Chas. J. Hagerty
Alvin Roberson Exhibits Hereford Steers At Bakersfield Show
Alvin Roberson from Shafter displays six Hereford steers at Kern County Livestock Show in Bakersfield tied to Frontier Days. His past wins include a grand champion at the California State Fair FFA division and top honors at the Los Angeles show. Prizes last year totaled $254 with hogs also succeeding at fairs.
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Roberson
Kern County
Bakersfield
Fast, Bobs and
Harris
Alvin Roberson
Glenn O. Nay
Shafter High School
Los Angeles
Shafter
James Bobst
Charles Harris
Marvin Potter
Adolph Goertzen
Victor Voth
Earl Glenn
Omer Evans
Wilburn Rice
Ray Fast
Fred Starrh
Louis Starrh
Ray Rexius
Bourland Ragland
Roy Poston
Howard K. Dickson
Fifteenth District Agricultural Association
Dickson
Art Alexander
Onyx
Mert Weatherwax
Walkers Basin
Russell Hill
Tehachapi
Charles Adams
Los Angeles Union Stockyards
E. C. Howell
University of California
Kellogg
Work Started On New Shafter Adventist Church
Construction begins on a new Shafter Seventh Day Adventist church at the site of the old German Adventist church on Lerdo road. The building will include a 60 by 70 foot auditorium and a 30 by 60 foot basement. The project unites former English and German congregations, who plan to raze the old Lerdo church for the new structure.
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Shafter Seventh Day Adventist Church
Lerdo Road
Lerdo
Examination For Postmaster Slated In Shafter
The United States civil service commission announces an open competitive examination for the Shafter postmaster job. Applications must be filed at Washington by October 17, with top three eligibles certified to the Postmaster General for nomination.
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Shafter
United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
United States
Senate
Civil Service Commission
Shafter Post Office
Eight Measures Set for November Kern Ballot
Kern county voters will face eight measures in the November 7 special election. Two address county issues a plan for limited civil service for county employees and a $300,000 library bond with five percent maximum interest. The other six are state measures including a $30 pension plan and a chiropractors initiative.
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Kern County
Board of Supervisors
Earl Warren
Seed Problem Discussed By Spud Growers
Discussion on forming a county association to supervise clean potato seed distribution took place in Shafter. A full time seed observer through federal or University of California channels may identify diseases early and guide seed development. John Snyder of UC may draft by laws. W B Camp leads the committee with Kurt Kecker as secretary and others named.
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Shafter
Federal Department of Agriculture
University of California
John Snyder
Snyder
W. B. Camp
Kurt Kecker
Milton Lohr
John Nale
J. J. Sie
Rain Gauge Records Shafter Sunday 0.04 Inch Total
Rainfall in the Shafter district Sunday measured 0.04 inches at the experiment farm gauge, adding to the season total to reach 0.75 inches. Temperatures ranged with a 46 degree low yesterday and a 78 high. recent days also noted 47 low, midweek highs in the mid 70s and 80s.
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Shafter
Experiment Farm
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Shafter Livestock Exhibitors
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al Buckland
Livingston Ranch
San Miguel
Ed Gordon
University of California At Berkeley
Harry Parker
San Luis Obispo Polytechnic School
Lyman Bennion
State Agricultural Education Department
State Finance Department
Shafter Adventist Church
Shafter Highway
Munzer Street
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