Kern County water project aims to unlock postwar growth
The piece advocates maximum development of Kern River water resources through the Central Valley project and dams at IsaBella and other sites. It ties flood control to recreation, proposing Kern River parkways from Buena Vista Lake to the Sierra headwaters, to attract veterans and expand land productive use after the war.
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Kern County
Mnximum
Central Valley
Caliente Creek
Kern
Kerniver
Isabella
Bakersfield
Shafter
Buena Vista Lake
Sierras
Kern River Park
Simos
California
Kern River
Hitchcocks celebrate 58th wedding anniversary in Shafter
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hitchcock marked their 58th anniversary on Monday October 11. He was born in Angels Camp California in 1861 and she in Missouri. The couple married near San Jose California and have resided in the San Joaquin valley, now living with daughter Miss Marion Hitchcock and son W. H. Hitchcock in Shafter.
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L. H. Hitchcock
Mr. Hitchcock
Angels Camp
Calif
California
The
Horn
Hitchcock
Missouri
San Jose
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter
Marion Hitchcock
W.H Hitchcock
Shafter War Chest Drive Formed To Meet County Quota
Chairman Henry Neufeld announced a spearhead committee for Shafter’s drive in the National War Chest. The group, including Lachenmaier Jacobsen Channeson and others, must raise a $5,904.70 local share, five percent of Kern county’s quota, with a call for all residents to contribute.
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Henry Neufeld
Shafter
National War Chest
Bill Lachenmaier
Rolf Jacobsen
Phil Channeson
Orvin Mettler
John Lachenmaier
Robert Neuman
F. W. Handel
Merrell
Thomas
Glen Crampton
Earl Johnson
Harry West
Adolf Kirschenmann
H. W. Kelly
O. T. Olson
J. C. Channeson
T. V. Little
Arnold Morss
USO
Kern County
Neufeld
Generals Prep for War-Time Clash With Wasco Tigers
Shafter High School leaders including H W Pat Kelly and T Olson urge participation in the upcoming Halloween parade on November 1. Shafter Generals, led by Coach Lowell Todd, prepare to face Wasco Tigers Saturday at 2 15 p m at Shafterfield in a wartime football battle noted for hard hitting and tactical plays despite Wasco’s backfield speed and a potential lineup shakeups.
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Shafter Generals
Wasco Tigers
Shafter High
Wasco High
Shafterfield
Lowell Todd
Shafter
Wasco
Generals
Todd
Burkhard
Schaeffer
Reynolds
Palamo
Frank Griffin
Shafter High School
Wasco High School
Tigers
Bob Warren
R.E
R. T
Jim Nightingale
Bill Mehlberg
R.G
Kenney Reynolds
Ae Hunt
Lee Wade
LG Ae
Harold Stewart Gorden
Willey
L.G Leonard Schaeffer
Lonnie Hester
All Out Drive For Scrap Metal Starts In Kern
Kern county launches an intensive scrap metal drive from October 15 to November 15 to aid the war effort. County officials urge residents to search properties and gather iron steel copper and other metals while noting military support for pickups and County Defense Council leadership.
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Kern
Kern County
Shafter
Walt Fillmore
C. D. Dart
Gern County Defense Council
Paul Newell
Dart
Mr. Dart
WPB
California
General Salvage Branch
Los Angeles
Don Nehr
Steel Indstry
Catholic Services Begin in Shafter This Sunday
Beginning Sunday October 17 Shafter will host Catholic services at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse on James Street announced by Reverend Father Owen McMullen pastor of the Shafter Wasco parish Mass will be offered every Sunday at 9 a m due to parishioner growth and transportation issues All Catholics and interested non Catholics are invited to attend.
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Shafter
James Street
Owen McMullen
Shafter-Wasco
Wasco
Immunizations At Richland School Reach 110 Diphtheria 200 Smallpox
Dr. Lela Beebe of Kern County Health Department immunized 110 Richland school students against diphtheria and 200 against smallpox last Thursday. Margaret Bowman assisted. P T A members Della Steele Pauline Handel and Blondina Siemens helped with the effort.
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Lela Beebe
Kern County Health Department
Richland
Margaret Bowman
Della Steele
Pauline Handel
Blondina Siemens
P.T. A
Start New Spud Shed by Neumans Near Santa Fe
A new potato shed is being built on the site of the old Neuman shed along the Santa Fe by Adolph Mettler at an estimated cost of 9000 dollars. It will ship 20 cars per day according to Clarence Neuman, and a potato grader was purchased for installation before the potato season.
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Robert
Neuman
Santa Fe
Adolph Mettler
Clarence Neuman
Neumans
Fire Department Seeks City Backing For Upgrades
Shafter Fire Department members urged the city council to improve efficiency with nine requests. They seek immediate access to hydrants on Beth Eden to Lerdo, removal of street parking near plugs, standardizing odd valve sizes, prohibits private cars behind fire trucks, citations for burning trash after hours, an up to date city mains and hydrant map, and prompt briefings on valve size changes. Frank Russell signed the memo and it was given to Fire Commissioner Glenn Nay for action.
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Shafter
Frank Russell
Glenn O. Nay
Kern WACs Needed for Army Air Force
About 50 Kern county women are urged to join the WACs before December 7. Many will serve with the Army Air Force ground crew in Southern California. Captain Medelyn Miller Jennings says the Air Force needs many trained women for weather, photography, mechanics, and instruction to free male fliers for combat. Training is free and jobs include link trainer instructors, weather observers, aerial photographers, technicians, control tower staff, and admin assistants. California hydroelectric plants generate over 2,000,000 horsepower annually.
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Kern County
WAC
U. S. Army Air Force
Medelyn Miller Jennings
Cal
Air Force
Jennings
Wacs
San Joaquin fever research at Minter Field described
Major Wendell H. Peacock reports ongoing Army Stanford University collaboration on San Joaquin fever at Minter Field. Dr Charles Smith leads data collection. diagnosis is routine but treatment unresolved. Dustborne fungus causes symptoms from chest pain to high fever. rare fatalities occur. Blood plasma donations from Kern General aid patient survival.
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San Joaquin Valley
Minter Field
Stanford University
Wendell H. Peacock
Shafter Rotary Club
Cafe Neuman
Army
San Joaquin
Peacock
Charles Smith
Stanford
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Panhandle
Texas
Paul Saunders
Earl Weil
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Referee and umpire named for college game
The article lists officials for a college game including D J Reed of Nebraska as umpire and George Williamson of UCLA as head linesman, with Jack Frost as announcer. Ernest Calhorn is also mentioned in the context.
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D. J. Reed
Nebraska
George Williamson
UCLA
Lisesman
Jack Frost
Ernest Calhorn
Annexation plans advance in Shafter council
The Shafter City Council signaled approval of annexing the Meyers Tract to the city on two conditions. The city must merge with the Shafter Public Utility District and Meyers Tract property owners require County Planning Commission approval and First Road District improvements for their streets. W C Grose endorsed the plan, Kiwanis inducted Les Heath, and Halloween parade streets use was approved for November 1.
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Meyers Tract
Shafter
County Planning Commission
Shafter High School
O. T. Olson
Richland
J F. Hylton
Rio Bravo
Paul H. Richert
Maple School
Les Heath
Kiwanis
Harry Wilkinson
W. C. Grose
Shafter Kiwanis
Local Court Dockets Shrink As Traffic Violations Diminish
Local court cases before Justice of the Peace H A Rightmire have fallen to about one third of last year with traffic violations driving the drop. Traffic cases are around one fifth of prior volumes, though fines rise and June collections approach last year. Speeding remains the main violation.
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Justice of the Peace
H. A. Rightmire
Business Men to Hear Curran Speaker at Shafter Event
Rolland Curran, secretary of the Central Valley Water Project Association, is slated to address the Shafter Business Men's Association Friday noon at Cafe Neuman. The talk covers regional water issues and project plans.
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Rolland Curran
Central Valey
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Richland School
J. H. Hylton
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
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Herb Schirmer
Glenn Nay
Joe Frizzelle
William Lachenmaier
T. W. Little
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