Little No 1 Next Project For Superior Oil
Superior Oil starts work on Little No 1 in the northwest quarter of Section 27 28-25. The well is expected to attract oil dividends within two months as activity grows in the Shafter field. Sand has been hit at Rudnick No 4 at 11 149 feet and Curtis No 1 in Section 28 shows depth progress.
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V. Little
Edward
Little
Superior Oil Company
Little No. 1
Little's
Mirk
Shafter
T. Vs Corner
Superior
Rudnick No. 4
Curtis No. 1
Greeley Field
Moore No. 2
Columbus
Atlantic
New World
Santa Maria
United States
America
Peters' Service Tomorrow for Katie Alice Peters
Funeral services for Katie Alice Peters aged 1 are set for tomorrow at 2 PM at Janzen chapel with Elder John Isaac officiating. Burial will follow at Shafter cemetery. Peters, born in Tarker South Dakota, died Tuesday at Kern General Hospital. she was a practical nurse. Survived by mother Katharina Peters of Shafter two sisters Mrs D D Voth of Scapoose Oregon and Mrs D Harrington of Taft a brother Frank Peters of Bakersfield and many other relatives in Shafter.
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Katie Alice Peters
Janzen
John Isaac
Shafter Cemetery
Tarker
South Dakota
Kern General Hospital
Katherina Peters
Shafter
D. D. Voth
Scappoose
Oregon
D. Harrington
Taft
Frank Peters
Bakersfield
General Petroleum Still Fishing at Caldwell No. 5
General Petroleum reports ongoing fishing at Caldwell No. 5 in the Shafter Oil field. Depth reached at Oughton No 2 was 9625 feet Tuesday morning while Sullivan No 3 and Oughton No 3 are noted with continuing operations.
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General Petroleum
Caldwell No. 5
Shafter
Sullivan No. 3
Oughton No. 3
Metzger to Speak at Spud Meeting in Shafter
Potato disease expert Carl Metzger will address Shafter area growers at 7 30 pm in Shafter High School gymnasium. He has studied seed potato disease in Kern County for months and urges all local growers to attend.
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Carl Metzger
Shafter High School
Metzger
Kern County
Shafter
Vigorous Minority Called Best Defense Of Democracy
Bak ersfield junior college instructor Guy Jaggard told Shafter High students that a vigorous minority is the best defense of democracy. In a talk on How Will America Vote he cited Gallup trends, urged Republican focus on key swing states, and urged tolerance amid party disagreement.
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America
Guy Jaggard
Bakersfield Junior College
Shafter
Jaggard
Franklin D Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Middlewest
Northeast
Roosevelt
Willkie
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New York
Michigan
Massachusetts
Iowa
New Hampshire
Indiana
United States
England
Atlantic
Mennonite Brethren Churches Plan Harvest Festival and Missions Week
The Bakersfield Rosedale and Shafer churches will host all day services next Sunday on home and foreign missions plus a Harvest festival. Rev. Richert and Rev. Nickel preach in the morning, with a harvest sermon by Rev. Hefer. Evening evangelistic service led by Rev. Wiebe. A 1000-seat tent was set up near Shafter for revival meetings. Kern County Sunday School convention named Abe F. Isaac president and H D Wiebe vice president for 1941 plans.
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Mennonite Brethren
Bakersfield
Rosedale
John It. Richert
Dinuba
K. Nickel
Reedley
J. D. Hefer
H. D. Wiebe
Shatter Church
P. N. Hiebert
Kern County
Abe F. Isaac
John Krause
Henry Hodel
Disincorporation Petition Filed In Shafter City
A Saturday petition with about 230 signatures asks for a special election on whether Shafter should remain incorporated. Legal rules require 20 percent of voters to trigger a council call for an election within 30 to 60 days. Shafter has roughly 750 registered voters, with the move being the second attempt since incorporation in 1938.
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Shafter City
City of
Shafter
Sylvester S. Boyd
James W. Fowler
Henry P. Carr
Abe J. Loewen
Fred H. Dequine
Walter A. Emerald
Shafter Opens Polls for Conscription in 21-35 Age Group
Shafter will open regular election precinct polls next Wednesday to register all men aged 21 to 35 for America's first peace time draft. Registrants face fines or imprisonment for failure to register. out of town voters may use any local polling place. Five Kern county draft boards, including A P Ohanneson on the Wasco board, will rate registrants. statewide 338 boards planned.
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Shafte
America
Kern County
A.P. Ohanneson
Shafter
Wasco
California
Future Farmers to Exhibit Stock at Great Western Show
Nine Future Farmers from Shafter high school will display livestock at the Great Western show opening October 26 in Los Angeles. Local exhibitors include Charles Harris Carroll Hansen Robert Senn Ray Fast Charles Sanger Alvin Roberson Calvin Roberson Earl Glenn and James O’Neil. Entries cover Duroc Jerseys Poland China Berkshires Hereford cattle and cross bred lambs with multiple head counts and weight ranges. Most stock is expected to be sold at the conclusion of the Los Angeles event.
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Shafter High School
Los Angeles
Charles Harris
Carroll Hansen
Robert Senn
Ray Fast
Charles Sanger
Alvin Roberson
Calvin Roberson
Earl Glenn
James O'Neil
Harris
Hansen
Senn
Poland
Fast
Sanger
Glenn
China
Sacramento
Bakersfield
Willkie Forum Opens Tonight With Lee Myers Speaker
Lee Myers of Los Angeles will headline the Shafter high school public forum next Tuesday at 8 p.m. on Why Vote For Willkie. The talk runs 45 minutes to an hour with a 30 to 45 minute follow up discussion. Myers, a noted Los Angeles attorney and Willkie for President speaker, is brought by local supporters and Bakersfield headquarters.
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Shafter
Myers
Los Angeles
Southern California
Willkie
Bakersfield
Cemetery meeting planned for Shafter November
A meeting to set cemetery policy for Shafter and Wasco areas will occur early in November after a conference with Roy Woollames. The effort is led by a cemetery committee from the Shafter Seventh Day Adventist church and a group from the Shafter Business Men's association. Public discussion may decide whether to split the cemetery district or continue the current plan with a Wasco burial plot, inviting input from both communities.
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Shafter
Roy Woollames
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Shafter Seventh Day Adventist Church
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Wasco
Cotton Bales Burn in Camp West Lowe Gin Fire
Twelve bales of cotton were burned Sunday at the Camp West Lowe gin on Walker Street as truckers from Camp West Lowe hauled the bales away. The cause of the blaze was not definitely determined.
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Walker Street
Union Oil Spuds 72 28 and Completes 47 34 This Week
Two Union Oil developments at the Shafter field include the 72 28 well spud in Section 28 25 and the completion of 47 34 on the western field edge in Section 34. The 72 28 site sits between top producers and a north field dry hole near Riggs, with potential to widen westward. 47 34 yielded 1500 barrels through a 22 64 inch opening at 11 444 feet, signaling future expansion toward the field’s west boundary.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
Arthur S. Crites
Bakersfield
Superior
Roe, Mandell, Weber and Fink
Riggs
Smith Wells
Union Wells
Union
New Water Rates Set by City Ordinance in Shafter District
Shafter Public Utility district approves an ordinance effective November 1 setting water charges. Dwellings incur a $1 minimum plus per fixture fees. vacant lots have frontage based rates. two family dwellings treated as separate units. cabins and mobile units have specific charges. business buildings range $1 to $5.50 with typical $3. Metered water for potato sheds and other uses also addressed.
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Shafter Public
District Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Board of
Direc
Shafter Advances in Blackeye Bean Industry
Shafter launches first run at its bean facility with cleaning gear installed by Siemens and Hitchcock at Walker street warehouse. Dinuba district beans tested. more lots from Fresno area expected as 3,000 acres in Shafter Wasco and Lerdo are planted. peak season due November. Equipment costing about 2500 dollars processes beans through cleaning, drying, and packing into 100 pound sacks for market.
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Shafter
Siemens and Hitchcock
Walker Street
Dinuba
Fresno
Wasco
Lerdo
Willkie Campaign Office Opens in Hitchcock Area
Local campaign headquarters for Wendell L. Willkie Republican candidate open at the corner of Santa Fe way and Central avenue in the Hitchcock scalehouse. J. C. Penner in charge with literature and buttons distributed. W. H. Hitchcock leads the Shafter Willkie group with help from local businessmen and farmers.
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Wendell L. Willkie
the United States
Santa Fe Way
Central Avenue
Hitchcock
J. C. Penner
W. H. Hitchcock
Shafter Willkie
Shafter Gins Yield 1 824 Bales This Week
Shafter district gins processed 1 824 bales this week lifting the season total to 5 056 bales. D O Moore reported 2 010 bales to date with Shafter Wasco 1 745 and Camp West Lowe 1 301 on Tuesday. Yields are described as exceptionally high with early picking yielding up to two bales and several reports of one and a half bale yields.
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Shafter
D. O. Moore
Shafter-Wasco
Camp-West-Lowe
Water District Plans Revenue Use for Facility Improvements
Officials announce that expected revenue from new rates will fund district facilities upgrades. Work will begin as funds become available in subdivisions currently served by small water lines.
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