Community Chest drive gains local support in Shafter
Shafter citizens commit to raising four thousand dollars for the 1950 Community Chest campaign. The effort aims to fund Boy Scouts of America Campfire Girls Shafter Recreation Commission and YMCA, reducing door solicitations and investing in youth leadership for America’s future.
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Shafter
Boy Scouts of America
Campfire
Girls
Shafter Recreation, Commission
YMCA
Irrigation Districts Weigh Cutdown System Versus Bureau Plan
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District directors study a cutdown irrigation option versus the Bureau of Reclamation plan. Engineer Paul C. Bailey proposes an approach that could save $2.6 million but may limit direct water taps for some district irrigators. The final scheme will be decided by voters after district-bureau conferences.
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Shafter-Wasco Irriation District
Central Valley
Paul C. Bailey
Bureau of Reclamation
Bailey
Bureau
Shafter braces for growth with Safeway store and annexation push
Shafter faces rapid expansion as a new Safeway store signals strong growth in the city and outer fringes. Officials consider annexation incentives in fire police and health services to draw surrounding areas into the community. Construction figures show September totals reaching 145000 dollars as proof of progress.
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Shafter
Kern County
Shafter Press and Progress Publisher Details
Shafter Press and Shafter Progress list Paul C Newell as editor and publisher and Florence J Newell as owner with Jack Fleming as managing editor Juanita Battaglia advertising manager Fritz Miller artwork and Paul Groves engravings. It notes printing plant superintendent and established date 1921 with postal entry August 1 1935 and weekly publication location at 183 South Central Valley Highway Shafter California and subscription rates of two dollars fifty cents per year outside California three dollars per year.
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Jack Fleming
Juanita Battaglia
Fritz Miller
Shafter
California
South Central Valley Highway
Kern County
Calif
Oil Progress Week Observed Across Industry Era
Petroleum Progress Week runs October 15 to 21 with emphasis on Shafter area where local oil activity is strong. Rising gasoline prices last week in Shafter reflect higher operating costs while oil leaders note demand to exceed 250 million gallons, with production drawn from 26 states including Kern County.
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Shafter
Kern County
Shafter Volunteer Fire Department Earns Community Praise
The Shafter Volunteer Fire Department is highlighted for its unseen work preventing fires and training. Citizens should be proud of a force that tests extinguishers, teaches fire safety, and remains prepared to extinguish blazes quickly.
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Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
Shafter
New Civic Center Honored by Buttonwillow Residents
Buttonwillow dedicates a county built civic center as a central hub for government and community activities marking progress for the agri cultural town off main routes. Residents celebrate a focal point for meetings recreation and daily business, signaling the county’s support.
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Buttonwillow
Choice Between Kelly and Lewis For Assembly Faces Kern
Voters choose between Pat Kelly and Joe Lewis for the Kern County Assembly seat. The letter argues Kelly favors private initiative and humanitarian goals, while Lewis supports a broader government role. It urges voting for H. W. Kelly to replace Lewis in Sacramento.
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Kelly
Lewis
Assembly
Kern
Joe Lewis
Vannevar Bush
Jones
Smith
Pat Kelly
H W Kelly for Kern County Assemblyman
Merle Taylor endorses H W Kelly in Kern County Assembly race noting Kelly’s strong Americanism and leadership in school business and community service. He criticizes Kelly’s opponent for opposing a loyalty oath amid wartime struggles with communism in Korea.
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H.W. Kelly
Kern County
California
H. W. Kelly
Mr. Kelly
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Thanks to Firemen and Loyalty Oath Debate
A Shafter reader thanks the volunteer fire department, naming Frank Russell and Al Finkbeiner for saving a store from a motorized refrigerator fire. A second letter by Lewis responds, criticizing the loyalty oath bill as vague and potentially punishing unorthodox beliefs amid calls for focus on social issues.
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Shafter
Frank Russell
al Finkbeiner
Russell
C.C. Crabb
Assemblyman Lewis votes on loyalty oath bill after Curran remark
Roland Curran quotes Assemblyman Joe Lewis claiming a Communist Party member can remain loyal to the United States. The remark, made in January 1949, precedes Lewis voting in the Assembly a few days ago against a bill to require a loyalty oath from state employees.
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Korea
Kern Co
Kern County
Joe Lewis
H. W. Kelly
Shafter
Assembly
Sacramento
Communist Party
United States
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New Civic Center
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Manteca
San Joaquin County
Livington Fruit Growers Association
Tulare High School
Dairy Congress
Waterloo
Iowa
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New Enterprise
Joe
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Delano Merchant
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Bakersfield
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