Farm Worker Julius Cantrell Shot In Fight Over Insurance
Julius Cantrell, a North Shafter laborer, was killed in a dispute over an insurance claim. Labor contractor Chestley Powell, 55, is jailed in Kern County awaiting preliminary examination on murder charges filed in Bakersfield. Cantrell’s wife Mary Lou signed the murder complaint. funeral services are being arranged in Willis Point, Texas.
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Chestley Powell
Kern County
Powell
Sixth Township
Bakersfield
Whic
Julius Cantrell
North Shafter
Mary Lou
Willis Point
Tex
Hanley Witcher
Shafter
Harrison Day Event Planned In Shafter And Shootings
Cantrell was shot and died from a .32 caliber wound to the right chest outside the R and W Cafe in downtown Shafter. Coroner's investigation at Armstrong Mortuary reviewed the affair and testimony suggests Powell shot Cantrell fearing for his life after Cantrell threatened him over a state compensation claim. Powell held a concealed weapon permit since June to protect payroll duties as a labor contractor. Harrison Day programs tied to the mechanization field day at Shafter Experimental Farm are planned for the month's end, with a barbecue and agricultural fair on schedule.
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Cantrell
R and W
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Armstrong Mortuary
Powell
Hugh Gallon
Attorne
C. J. McGovern
Shafter Experimental Farm
Chamber of Commerce
Gallon
Girl 16 vacationing in Shafter killed in two-car crash
A 16 year old Bridgeville girl Irene Dawson was killed in a two car intersection collision at Wasco and Merced avenues during a vacation. Six others were injured including four teens. The other occupants were treated for injuries and lacerations at Kern Hospital. (Continued on Page 7)
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Bridgeville
Shafter
Wasco
Merced Avenues
Irene Dawson
Miss Dawson
Earl Fulmer
Floyd Key
Kernal Hospital
Hosby Robert Townsend
Shaf
Armstrong Funeral Home
Pat
Twenty Indonesian Cadets to Extend Flight Training
Twenty top Indonesian cadets will continue advanced flight training at Shafter Airport after finishing basic program Oct. 20. Transocean Air Lines director James Hennessy said five more months are approved by Indonesian aviation minister A Suryradama to train instructors and supervisors, with potential contracts from other nations.
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Shafter
James Hennessy
Transocean Air Lines
A. Suryradama
Republic of Indonesia
Hennessy
State Department
Kern County
Angus Steers Win Championship Rib Bullions at State Fair
Angus Steers Leroy Kirschenmann, a 14 year old sophomore, wins championship rib bonds for both Aberdeen Anguses at the California State Fair. Animals from the same pen that topped the Grand Livestock Exhibition last year competed in medium and heavy classes. Other Shafter High School entrants included Dee Wilson and Burl Howze.
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Leroy Kirschenmann
Francisco
Shafter High School
Dee Willson
Burl Howze
E . Rey Jones
Glen Hamilton
Central Valley Highway Chief to Report to Shafter Chamber
Vernon Timmons of Hanford, manager of the Central Valley Highway Association, is expected to make a progress report to the Shafter Chamber of Commerce on September 14. Chamber Secretary Ernie Hofman said Timmons asked to appear before the civic group to update them on the association’s work.
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Vernon Timmons
Hanford
Central Valley Highway Association
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Hofman
Timmons
Shafter Civic Ee
Bledsoe's Generals Face Gloomy Year
Dan Bledsoe faces a tough 1951 season as Shafter High School appoints a largely freshman squad to the Generals. The team joins the Southern Section Sequoia division and opens September 28 against East Bakersfield Blades reserves, with eight fall games including Wasco and Exeter.
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Jack Fleming
Dan Bledsoe
Shafter High School Generals
Generals
Wasco High School
Shafters Generals
Colonels
East Bakersfield High School Blades
Shafter
Exeter
Coalinga
Lemoere
Corcoran
Wasco
Valley High School
Bledsoe
Robert J. Peters Bound for Korea
Robert James Peters aged 21 son of Mr and Mrs Jacob J Peters of Shafter has arrived in Korea and is assigned to a military police unit guarding supplies and troop trains. He entered service last April, trained at Fort Ord, had a short leave, then shipped to Japan and is now riding supply trains near Seoul.
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Robert James Peters
Jacob J. Peters
Shafter
Korea
Fort Ord
Japan
Seoul
Chamber to Study Teen-Age Club Plans for Youths
The Shafter chamber will review a teenage canteen proposal presented by Mrs. Clyde Zachary, former PTA president, with Roberta Liles of Horizon Club and Earl Johnson noting past issues with adult supervision at dances. Sam Becker seeks broader support for Kern County Fair display as Arthur Hemingson leads exhibit planning. Dick Rhoads named Shafter representative on the KC Chamber industrial committee.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Clyde Zachary
Shafter High School Parent-Teachers Association
Lee
Zachary
Roberta Liles
Horizon Club
Shafter High School
Shafter
Earl Johnson
The
American Legion
Sam Becker
Kern County
Bomber Base Plan Urged for Kern County Facility
Kern county officials led by Supervisor Floyd Ming and Airport Superintendent Cecil Meadows visited Washington to press the Air Force on Minter Field Shafter Airport future. If no base is planned, the county may offer the port to private enterprise as North American Aviation weighs options.
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Kern County
Air Force
Minter Field
Shafter
Floyd Ming
Cecil Meadows
Washington, D. C
Cotton Harvest 1951 Begins in Earnest at Shafter
Harvesting of Shafter's 90 000 acre cotton crop starts as labor crews move in. Gins in Shafter area prepare for round the clock processing, with new plants built by S-W firm and Shafter Cooperative gin. Mechanical pickers aid harvest amid expectations of lower yield per acre due to heavy planting.
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Shafter
Ear- Garrison City
CVV
Harvey Gaede
Alex Dobrennen
Fresno Avenue
Maple School
Garrison City
Shafter- Wasco Ginning Company
S-W
Shafter Cooperative Gin
Wasco
S. A. Camp Company
J.H. Fuller Company
Coberly- West Cmpany
Maple Leaf Industries
Here
Kern County Agricultural Commissioner's Office
Merchants End Pot of Gold Plan in Shafter
The Shafter Merchants Association ended the Pot of Gold program last Saturday due to slow Saturday crowds. A. N. Bromwell announced plans for a new effort to attract business, noting Inez Prender was the last $20 winner and several final $10 winners included Mable Dearmore Lucretia Nixon June Tate L. B. Forehand and Mrs. J. W. Fowler.
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Shafter
A. N. Bromwell
Merchants Association
Brownell
Inez Prender
Mable Dearmore
Lucretia Nixon
June Tate
L. B. Forehand
J. W. Fowler
Kelly Named To Fair Post
Assemblyman H W Pat Kelly of Shafter was elected vice chairman of the interim committee on fairs and exhibitions. The panel will study 78 district fairs funded by the state and draft legislation to adjust their operations.
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
State Assembly
Fall enrollment soars as Shafter schools reopen
More than 2250 students enroll for the new term as Shafter area schools resume classes. Maple reports 133 pupils and Rio Bravo about 1350 with registrations continuing. New principal Grant W. Jensen takes post at Shafter High as Crawford District anticipates over 1500 at Richland School.
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Shafter
Maple
Rio Bravo
Maple School
Marion Well
Helen Schellenberg
Saata
Hilda Neufeld
Vane
Shafter High
Grant W. Jensen
McFarland
Jensen
Jack Hil
North-of-the-River
Bakersfield
Yale
Richland School
Crawford
Kern <Academy
Rio Bravo Union
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Beare
Ees
Angus Steers
Central V Highway
Givetaceet
Blades
Robert J. Peters
Kelly
Fair Post
Bruce At
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