Shafter High Explains Employed Students Program
Mrs. Peggy Goodman of Shafter High School outlines continuation school eligibility for employed minors. The program, with twenty five workers this season, requires age 16, employer work permit, and good academic standing. California rules limit hours and mandate part time schooling with strict permit handling and reporting.
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Peggy Goodman
Shafter High School
Goodman
Jim Wilson
State of
California
Local American Legion Post Recalled at Shafter Building
The Leslie L. Robinson post of the American Legion formed on November 10, 1925 with 15 charter members including J. R. Isaac and A. J. Zimmerman. Now totaling 168 members, the post has long promoted community improvement and Boy Scout sponsorship from its 23 years of existence.
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Shafter
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
J. R. Isaac
A. J. Zimmerman
Silas Richardson
H. L. Annis
Neufeld
J. B. Henderson
S. Bobst
J. W Compton
Chas
J._Berg
R.—F
A. C. Coolbaugh
George Lemnon
J. S._ Rightmire
Gian Enns
Albert Nikkel
NROTC Film Show at Shafter High Next Week
LCDR W B Garrison USN will present a film on the life of the NROTC student at Shafter High School. The event targets interested seniors and graduates, followed by a discussion about opportunities in the Naval Reserve and competitive entry for a Navy funded program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Shafter High School
LCDR
W B. Garrison
USN
NROTC
Naval Reserve
Navy
Regular Navy
Marine Corps
Local Gins Reach Midpoint of Largest Cotton Season
Shafter gins run at full capacity as labor disputes end. Four local gins report mid season totals with No. 1 at 3,833 bales and No. 2 at 3,500 plus a Kearny County gin adding 2,? thousand. Kern County week totals rise to 2.3 bales and season total reaches 73,279 against 40,434 last year.
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Shafter
Comparisson
Cawelo
Gin No. 3
Gin No. 4
Kern County
Remains of Pvt Henry Boehnke Returning for Burial
Pvt Henry Boehnke U S Army died as a prisoner of war in a Japanese camp early in the conflict. He enlisted February 5 1941 and had lived in Gleason Wisconsin and later Shafter. Burial arrangements are through Flickinger Janzen Funeral Home.
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Henry Boehnke
U.S. Army
Fred Boehnke
Boehnke
Gleason
Wisconsin
Shafter
East Lerdo
Corregidor
International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Pvt
Flickinger-Janzen Funeral Home
Arrests Here For Intoxication Charges
Among the arrests here during the past two weeks for drunkenness and intoxication charges are Chester Long 33 30 days road camp Lester Riley 23 90 days road camp also public indecency J H Barnes 56 30 days road camp Alvin Scarbrough 56 25 and 2 years suspended Ruby Montague 27 25 or 30 days William Partlow 54 50 Also contempt of court Fred McDonald 55 25
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Chester Long
Lester Riley
J. H. Barnes
Alvin Scarbrough
Ruby Montague
William Partlow
Fred McDonald
Reckless Driving Arrest Involving Nancy Webb
Nancy Webb, 31, was arrested last week for reckless driving and driving without an operator's license.
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Nancy Webb
Halloween spirit fills Cork N Bottle notes and Firemen’s Ball tease
The piece previews Halloween on Oct 31 with tricks or treats and autumn fun while urging safety. It mentions a forthcoming Firemen’s Ball touted as a dilly and notes a mattress company marketing a special rubber mattress for cows. The column invites reader ideas to improve service and ends with McClure Drug Store contact info.
California Proposition 1 Aims to End School Rationing
Pasadena editor William L. Blair urges a yes vote on Proposition 1 at the November 8 emergency election to fund school construction state wide. He cites tens of thousands of half day and split session students in Los Angeles and other counties and argues rapid action is needed to provide adequate education.
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California
William L. Blair
Pasadena
California State Board of Education
Los Angeles County
Alameda County
Contra Costa County
San Mateo
San Diego
San Bernardino
Fresno
Sacramento County
Kern
Tulare
Paul Cato Elected Block-S Club President at Shafter High
Paul Cato, a junior at Shafter High School, was elected president of the Block-S Club at a regular meeting in the school locker room last Friday. Other officers include Robert Tidwell as Vice-President Harley Martin as Secretary Treasurer and Dwayne Neufeld as Publicity Manager.
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Paul Cato
Shafter High School
Robert Tidwell
Harley Martin
Dwayne Neufeld
Attack Thwarted Near Wall and Lerdo Corner
A young woman narrowly escaped an assault early Sunday morning near Wall and Lerdo. The assailant hired the girl and fled when she screamed. no injuries were reported.
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Wall & Lerdo
Cotton Mechanzation Field Day Set At Shafter
University of California and U S Department of Agriculture researchers showcase spacing trials thinning methods and new equipment at the U S Cotton Field Station. Farm advisor William N King Jr notes planters rotary weeders mechanical thinners pickers spray gear shields flame weeders will be displayed. Field Day starts at 10 00 a m on Wednesday November 2 open to cotton growers.
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Shafter
William N. King, Jr
University of California Agricultural Extension. Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
University of California
Bill King
U.S. Cotton Field Station
Former Shafter Boy Passes in Washington
Arthur R Anderson, nephew of Mrs. Victor Bowlie, died October 10 in College Place Washington after serving in Japan and spending time in Veterans Hospitals. He lived in Shafter 1944 to 1946, attended Kern Academy class of 1945, and entered the armed forces immediately after graduation. A military funeral was held. He is survived by his parents two brothers and a sister.
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Shafter
Victor Bowlie
Arthur R. Anderson
College Place
Washington
Victor Anderson
Arthur
Kern Academy
Japan
Young Anderson
Wheeler Bags 3-Point Deer on Utah Hunting Trip
Jarvis Wheeler, manager of Wheeler Furniture Co., bagged a 210-pound 3-point buck on a five day hunting trip near Beaver Utah about 175 miles south of Salt Lake City. Krause also bagged a doe while Mr and Mrs Wheeler and Mr and Mrs Otto Krause joined the expedition. Wheeler's children stayed with grandparents in Porterville.
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Jarvis Wheeler
Utah
Wheeler
Wheeler Furniture Co
Beaver
Salt Lake City
Otto Krause
Krause
Porterville
Shafter 20-30 Club Plans Turkey Shoot and Halloween Masquerade
Twenty six members attended the Shafter 20-30 Club meeting at Cawelo with Dusty Rhoads presiding. The Turkey Shoot is set for Sunday, November 13, at the old Shafter airport, three miles south on Santa Fe, with over one hundred turkeys to be given away. Committees are preparing the Halloween masquerade at Canelo. Ben Peters was named the new Shafter Recreation Commission representative, replacing Marvin Neuman who has moved to Arvin. Hary Thompson will be the alternate.
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Shafter
Cawelo
Dusty Rhoads
Santa Fe
Canelo
P. G. and E Seeks Citywide Rate Increase
Pacific Gas and Electric files an application with the California Public Utilities Commission seeking an overall rate rise for the first time in 29 years. The proposed increase totals 8.9 million dollars, equating to less than a cent per day for the average household, with the company citing higher operating costs and the need to support a large capital program.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
California Public Utilities Commission
Growers Group to Purchase Both Farm Labor Sites
The Shafter Growers Association is poised to buy the two local Farm Labor Housing Centers as part of a broader government sale of all 53 camps in California. The North Shafter center houses about 1,300 in cabins and 500 in homes, while the South Shafter camp holds roughly 900 cabins. A deposit has also been placed for Wasco’s Farm Labor Housing Center.
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Shafter Growers’ Association
Shafter
California
Shafter Growers’ Group
North Shafter Farm Labor Center
South Shafter Farm
Farm Labor Housing Center
Wasco
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McClure Drug Store
Central Avenue
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