Cardinals Roll Over Tehachapi 39 to 0
Merwin Olson emerge as a standout as Shafter Cardinals overpower Tehachapi Mountaineers 39 to 0. Olson, a new find, shows speed and aggression in first high school game. Coach White refines passing attack as Shafter prepares for McFarland showdown and potential Sierra league title game.
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Telachapi Mountaineers
Tehachapi
White
McFarland Cougars
Merwin Olson
Mike Janzen
Earnest Neufeld
Herbert Newman
Lewis Edwards
Tommy Dorris
Jack White
Shafter Cardinals
MacFarland Cougars
Shafter
McFarland
Maricopa
Cardinal
Gold
McFarlandites
Bakersfield Sandbales
Roosevelt spendthrift policy exposed to voters
The article argues against Roosevelt’s economic policies, accusing the administration of excessive deficits and bank lending to sustain New Deal programs. It cites Senate speeches and figures on debt, taxes, and bank investments in government bonds to warn of a potential financial crash if spending continues, urging voters to reconsider support.
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Roosevelt
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Pittsburg
Senate
Carter Glass
Mr. Vater
Wall Street
New York
Vater
Washington
Treasury
Mr. Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
Professor Sprague
James Warburg
Barnard Barrach
Shafter men named to convention committee
Adolph Kirschenmann Eugene Mettler and E C Eckmann named to a special potato committee to aid preparations for the 69th annual California Fruit Growers and Farmers convention to be held in Bakersfield December 14 and 15. W H Hitchcock of Shafter named a member of the committee at large.
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Adolph Kirschenmann
Eugene Mettler
E. C. Eckmann
California Fruit Growers and Farmers
Bakersfield
W. H. Hitchcock
Shafter
Four Teachers Added to Local Staff at Richland School
Due to rising enrollment Richland school adds four teachers for the remainder of the year. Miss Alice Echante handles first and second grade, Miss Irmgard Brekelbaum teaches second and third, Miss Gladys Davis covers fourth and fifth, and Harold Delavan leads fifth to seventh grades. Echante and Brekelbaum are San Jose State College graduates, while Davis and Delavan earned degrees from San Francisco State College.
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Richland School
Alice Echante
Irmgard Brekelbaum
Gladys Davis
Harold Delavan
Echante
Brekelbaum
San Jose State College
Miss Davis
Mr. Delavan
San Francisco State College
Jennings Tent Show Opens in Shafter This Saturday
The Jennings Tent Show, famed as California care banishers, visits Shafter for a week opening Saturday night October 31 through November 6. The vaudeville and dancing feature new faces each performance with Fred Jennings leading a large cast including Helen Terry Toby Neton Whitland Locke Dorothy Welton William Locke Grady McClure Daisy Stewart Ernie Burton Clifford Ohlsen and Josephine DeCosta.
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Jennings
California
Shafter
Fred Jennings
Helen Terry
Toby Neton
Whitland Locke
Dorothy Welton
William Locke
Grady McClure
Daisy Stewart
Ernie Burton
Clifford Ohlsen
Josephine DeCosta
Taft Visitors Urge Vote Against New Deal Continuity
Mrs Bud Haliburton and Mrs Ed Haliburton with daughter Carol Ann visited Taft relatives. The piece urges voting against continued New Deal spending and endorses Alfred M Landon as a sane, promises-keeping alternative for governor of Kansas.
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Taft
Bud Haliburton
Ed. Haliburton
Carol Ann
Shafter
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Shafter On Air Maps Big Way With New High Signs
Gerald and Vernon Williams of Taft completed painting massive Shafter signs on the Lachenmaier Bros. and Neumann warehouse. The orange letters stand 28 feet high with a black border and five foot stroke, plus a 40 foot north arrow to Shafter airport three miles away and a 100 foot arrow to Bakersfield airport, as part of nationwide airport identification efforts.
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Shafter
Gerald and
Vernon Willams
Taft
Lachenmaier Bros
Neumann
Bakersfield
Williams Brothers
Eagles Gather in Shafter For Large Initiation
A large flock of Eagles from all sections of Kern County gathered in Shafter last Friday evening to initiate a large class of Shafterites into the mysteries of the F O E. Notables included Fred Gunther past state president and Charles Findley president of Bakersfield chapter.
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Kern Co
Shafter
Fred Gunther
Charles Findley
Bakersfield
Werié
County Apportioned Gasoline Tax Share
Kern County received 71,622.11 in the apportionment of gasoline tax revenues totaling 11,305,934 for the quarter ending September 30. Controller Ray L. Riley distributed one third of 3,768,644 to the counties, and the remainder 7,537,289 to the State Highway Fund. The apportionment exceeds last year's by 9.2 percent.
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Sacramento
Kern
Ray L. Riley
Logal Theatre Closes Doors Temporarily
The Shafter Theatre shut temporarily after Monday night’s show. D. W. Moore, manager, says negotiations are under way to build a modern theatre here. The Shafter Airdome moved indoors to the Women's Clubhouse, hurting patronage and profitability.
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Shafter
D. W. Moore
Shafter Airdome
Boy Recovers From Black Widow Bite at Shafter High
Richard Harris son of Mr and Mrs J P Harris returns to classes at Shafter high after a weeklong illness caused by a black widow spider bite. He was bitten while asleep and received serum treatment. he lost 11 pounds but is recovering gradually.
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Richard Harris
J. P. Harris
Shafter High School
Potatoes Bring New Hope to Tehachapi Valley Growers
Tehachapi area potato growers report strong yields with 500 acres in Cummings Valley and 300 sacks per acre in Tehachapi fields. Shafter producers shipped 114 cars and expect more, as hundreds of thousands of bushels move by truck and rail. Potatoes praised for size quality and seed potential amid rising demand.
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Cummings
Brite
Tehachapi
Kirschenmann
Shafter
Kirshenmann
Tehachapi Valley
Cummings Valley
Louis Kanstein
Kern County
Irrigation Estimate Made for Shafter-Wasco District
A joint committee from Shafter and Wasco seeks 185000 acre feet of water from the Central Valleys Water Project for the Shafter Wasco district. The plan followed a Legion Hall meeting where the committee reported its estimate. Members include Charles Westenberg Edwin Booth John Nale Charles Bishop R C Anin John Plymale Adolph Kirschmann August Bender Joe Mettler and Woods Stone.
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Shafter-Wasco
Central Valleys Water Project
Legion Hall
Shafter
Charles Westenberg
Edwin Booth
John Nale
Charles Bishop
R. C. Anin
John Plymale
Adolph Kirschenmann
August Bender
Joe Mettler
Woods Stone
Commercial Club To Be Reorganized At Shafter High
Commercial majors at Shaf ter High School met to discuss reorganizing on a new basis including restricting membership to definite commercial majors. Forty attended. Jack White elected chairman pro tempore and Erma Wendland secretary treasurer. A committee of Velma Trent Essie Bergen June Lachenmaier Jesse Combs and Jack White was formed to draft a new constitution.
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Shafter High School
Jack White
Erma Wendland
Velma Trent
Essie Bergen
June Lachenmaier
Jesse Combs
Jack Whit
Hospital League to Elect Officers
The Kern General Hospital Protective League will hold its annual officer election on Friday October 30. Balloting starts at 9 a.m. at the league office located in the 318 Haberfelde building Bakersfield. E C Eckmann ofao spel aig
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Kern General Hospital Protective League
Haberfelde Building
Bakersfield
Shafter Men Named to Oil Company Officials
At a meeting of the Navy Of Company held last Thursday a number of Shafter men were elected as officials. Adolph Kirschenmann was named first vice president, F. W. Handel second vice president, and Emil Bender a director. A. J. Rogers of Bakersfield is president of the company.
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Navy of Company
Shafter
Adolph Kirschenmann
F. W. Handel
Emil Bender
A. J. Rogers
Bakersfield
BIKES LICENSED ALHAMBRA
Alhambra joins California cities licensing bicycles for 25 cents each. The move adds a new fee to bike ownership as part of local revenue measures.
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Alhambra
California
State Buys Corner Lot for Vocational Office Building
The state purchased a corner lot facing Capitol Park to house scattered offices of the Department of Vocational and Professional Standards, likely centralizing operations in a new building.
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Sacramento
Capitol Park
Department of Vocational and Professional Standards
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