Cotton Bales Begin From Shafter District Crops
First bale of this season’s cotton from the Shafter district was picked Tuesday near Shafter-Wasco, with early yields near a bale per acre. D. O. Moore gin already shipped 28 bales from volunteer plants. more gins plan to start next week. Acreage under cultivation in the region totals about 12,565 acres with Acala variety, and labor is projected at 10,000 pickers with a wage of 85 cents per hundred pounds.
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Shafter
Shafter-Wascogin
D. O. Moore
Moore
Camp West-Lowe
Europe
England
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
California
Shafter Experimental Farm
Fresno
Mother of Local Woman Dies at Glendale
Funeral services were held in Glendale for Mrs. M. R. Hare mother of Mrs. P. L. Arnold. She died last Thursday at the G. E. Sievers home in Glendale and was interred at Forest Lawn. Survived by two daughters three grandsons and one great grandson.
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Glendale
M. R. Hare
P. L. Arnold
G. E. Sievers
Forest Lawn
Guns Stolen From Shafter Store Sunday
Two shotguns and several boxes of shells were taken from Bakersfield Implement company store on Santa Fe way. Entry gained by breaking glass and releasing the night latch. This marks the third robbery in the past month, with the Duehren store robbed twice and shells taken there as well.
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Bakersfield’ Implement Company
Santa Fe Way
Duehren
Valley Project Seen as California's Main State Problem
Irvin H. Althouse of Porterville told Shafter Rotary the Central Valley project is the state’s most vital issue, shaping future generations. He outlined water storage at Friant, three classes of water, and funding shifts from state bonds to federal reclamation efforts amid defense-related delays.
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Central Valley Project
California
Irvin H. Althouse
Porterville
Shafter Rotary Club
Ruhlman
Althouse
San Joaquin
Kern County
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley
Four New Courses At Shafter High This Year
Shafter high school offers four new courses this year. E P Jones says the program includes general science open to first and second year students with Lloyd C Pack as instructor. Other classes include freshman orientation taught by Warren Thompson and others, general shop led by F F Latta, and a public speaking class directed by Miss Patricia Sepulveda.
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Shafter High School
E. P. Jones
Lloyd C. Pack
Beauchamp
Mayfield and
West
Warren Thompson
Jack Montgomery
Patricia Sepulveda
Sarah Stys
F. F. Latta
Sepulveda
University of Southern California
Wendall B. Allen
Amelia Cornell
Warren C. Thompson
P. L. Arnold
Frasquita Sullivan
Eugene Ford
Carol Pulcifer
R. E. Gates
Helyn McCormick
J. V. Wilson
Martha Wedin
Katherine G. Rodgers
Glenn ©. Nay
Art Johnson
Holger Hansen
Rich
Eunice Gains
Jean Ramage
Elizabeth Otto
Ethel Livers
Ellamarie Crawford
Evelyn Marshall
Ida Engle
F. E. Shotwell
Edna Prieve
R. E. Gribble
Mayme Brother
Union reports 2034 feet drilled in 24 hours at Shafter field
Union Oil reports rapid progress at its 47-34 well in the Shafter field with 2034 feet drilled in a 24 hour period this week. Total depth reached at 47-34 is 4742 feet and at the 25-34 project depth is 9600 feet. Rigging continues at 76-27 in Section 27.
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Union Oil
Shafter
Union
Keen Dogs Tied Warn Officers Urge Strict Confinement
Shafter residents are reminded that dogs must stay tied or be shot. Local officers report general owner compliance with a county health order issued after a positive rabies test on a local dog. Several stray animals have been shot in recent days, and no lift date for the ban is known.
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Shafter
County Department of Public Health
New Attendance Office Ready at Shafter High
A new attendance office across from the main office at Shafter High School will be ready next Tuesday morning. The space includes cutter areas for students and two private offices for the deans in charge of attendance and girls, reflecting increased enrollment and a shift from handling attendance in the main office.
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Shafter High School
Tugene Forde
Ters
Rew
Potatoes Acreage Allotments Set Under 1941 Program
Kern County farms will have potato acreage allotments set in coming weeks under the 1941 Agricultural Conservation program. Allotments apply to farmers who grew potatoes from 1938 to 1940. Farmers who did not file must contact the county association at 1619 19th Street Room 127 Hay Building. A small portion of allotment is available for farmers who did not grow potatoes during 1938–40. Those planning to grow in 1941 and who did not grow during the base period should file a written request by September 14 to secure the allotment.
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Kern County
J. R. Bright
Agricultural Conservation Committee
County Agricultural Conservation Association
19Th Street
Hay Building
Adult Night Courses Open Sept 23 At Shafter High
Shafter high school night classes begin Monday September 23 with registrations September 19 and 20 from 7 to 9 pm at the attendance office. Five courses offered include First Aid under Jack Montgomery typing current events led by Eugene Ford and a joint men’s and women’s PE class directed by J W Wilson plus a citizenship group led by R E Gates. Classes meet Mondays and Thursdays except current events which meets Monday only.
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Shafter High School
Eugene Ford
Jack Montgomery
J. W. Wilson
R. E. Gates
Ford
Alien Listing Continues At Local Post Office
About 10 to 12 alien registration forms were issued this week at the Shafter post office, bringing total registrations to about 60 since the period opened 19 days ago. Postmaster Lois L. Berry notes forms remain available. All persons over 14 born outside the United States who have not become citizens must register.
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Shafter
Superior oil makes two wells in Shafter field
Superior Oil completed two wells Sunday in the Shafter field. Osborn No 11 Section 28 flowed 1 565 barrels of 39 9 gravity oil from 11 490 feet while Pasadena Realty Co No 1 Section 33 produced 1 480 barrels of 38 8 gravity oil from 11 475 feet. Sand was encountered at 11 090 and 11 260 feet. Wells are being drilled deeper to field allowance as future field north area moves may reveal if a fault limits production or if formation trends east or west. Also, Superior’s Smith No 2 Section 34 reached 8 441 feet and Rudnick No 4 Section 28 is under way.
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Superior Oil Company
Shafter
Osborn No. 11
Pasadena Realty Company
Osborn
Realty Company
Superior
Union
Riggs
Smith No. 2
Shafter Livestock Wins 26 Places at California State Fair
Shafter Future Farmers topped 26 awards at the California State Fair in Sacramento led by Robert Senn with 41 dollars. Charles Harris earned 31 dollars, Lorn Bryant 21, Alvin Roberson 15, Starri 14, Charles Sanger 12, and James Bobst 2. The team showed Polish China, Duroc Jersey, Berkshire, Hampshire, and Hereford stock, with notable firsts for a junior Berkshire sow owned by Harris and for Corriedale wether lambs owned by Fred Starrh.
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Charles Harris
Wether Lamb
Fred Starrh
Shafter
Sacramento
Robert Senn
Harris
Lorn Bryant
Alvin Roberson
Starri
Charles Sanger
Poland
China
Berkshire Son
Berkshire Young Herd
Bryant
Bobst
Hampshire
Starrha
Roberson
Hereford
Songer
Glenn ©. Nay
Holger Hansen
Art Johnson
Shafter Council Set for Tuesday Meeting at City Hall
The Shafter city council will convene next Tuesday evening at 8 o clock in City Hall. The delay is due to the regular meeting night falling on a holiday.
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Shafter City
Forum Series Opens Here September 17
Seven speakers will open a forum series at Shafter high school gymnasium on September 17 with topics on current world and national affairs William Van Ewert and other Bakersfield junior college faculty and local figures will address political issues and voting views over multiple sessions through October 22 evening talks run 60 to 75 minutes followed by open discussion with Eugene Ford presiding attendance expectations and school enrollments rise across Shafter districts with classes registrations upcoming at Shafter high Richland Maple Rio Bravo and Kern Academy
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William van Ewert
Bakersfield Junior College
Ewert
Harry McMasters
Paris
United States
France
James Vizzard
Bakersfield
Roosevelt
Jere King
Robert Young
Guy Jaggard
Eugene Ford
Shafter
Richland Elementary
Maple, Rio Bravo
Kern Academy
Shafter High
Mornday
E. P. Jones
Richland
Shafter’ High
Rio Bravo
Maple
Shatter People Attend Greenhorn Mennonite Conference
About 75 delegates attended a three day Kerh County Mennonite Brethren conference on Greenhorn Mountain. Local volunteers assisted with the program as roughly 159 attendees from Shafter Rosedale and Bakersfield Mennonite Brethren churches participated.
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Kerh County
Christian Fellowship of Mennonite Brethren
Greenhorn Mountain
Shafter
Rosedale
Bakersfield
Tehachapi Rain Slightly Damps Mountain Fields
A light rain shower was reported in the Tehachapi mountains Monday morning. Fall was not great enough to harm potatoes currently being dug there.
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Tehachapi
Cowpeas Suit West Merced County Says Farm Advisor
William H. Alison Merced county farm advisor reports experiments show the west side of Merced County is suitable for growing cowpeas and sow beans, highlighting regional suitability for legume crops.
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William H. Alison
Merced County
General Petroleum Drilling Advances At Oughton and Caldwell No. 5
General Petroleum reports progress in two Texas oil efforts. At Oughton No 2 in the interfield area between Shafter and Greeley, a depth of 4825 feet was reached Tuesday morning. Caldwell No 5 in the southeast Shafter field remains active with a fishing job expected to last three weeks to a month.
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General Petroleum Corporation
Oughton No. 2
Shafter
Greeley Fields
Caldwell No. 5
Shafter Field
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