Shafter Leads Kern Livestock Show Aces in Bakersfield
Shafter community wins sweep at the Kern County Livestock Show in Bakersfield. Shafter FFA and students led with 51 first prizes and 2 fifths, claiming senior and grand champion boars and sows, plus prolific fat lamb and cattle awards. Entries by Shafter High School Agriculture under Glenn O. Nay netted multiple top prizes across swine cattle and sheep divisions.
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Shafter
Kern County
Bakersfield
Shafter High School Agriculture Departments
Glenn 0. Nay
Kenneth Burkhard
Robert Mettler
Carroll Hansen
Harvey Neuman
Robert Mettier
Bill Evans
Corriedale
Suffolk Range
Corriedale Produce
Hampshire
Loyalty and Chinese Resolve Highlight Rotary Talk
Dr Win Foon Lee of Visalia told Shafter Rotary Club that Chinese loyalty to the United Nations cause outpaces Japanese propaganda. He cited American aid, Flying Tigers valor, and reparations funds as proof China will endure and win the war. Guests and club members, plus prize listings from local livestock shows, were noted.
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China
Win
Foon Lee
Visalia
Shafter
Flying Tigers
America
Lee
Dr. Lee
United States
R. A. Monroe
Bakersfield
T. A. Davis
Delano
Harold Porterfield
Merle Taylor
Harold Olson
Delano Club
Fiske Harlow
J. JS. Gordon
Rotary
Ted Vignolo
A. W. Gaede
Vignolo
E. B. Stringham
Stringham
Stores to Close for Shafter Scrap Drive
Shafter Merchants Association asks all Shafter stores to close at noon next Thursday to staff the Salvage for Victory trucks and organize a large community scrap pickup. Citizens not involved in the drive should place scrap curbside by Thursday noon.
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Shafter Business Men's Association
Shafter
Victory
Scrap Drive Chiefs Meet Eight Tonight in Shafter
Shafter Salvage for Victory committee chairman Ted Vignolo calls a meeting of salvage workers and Shafter Business Men's Association members at the county building at 8 o clock. Plans to contact homeowners and farm owners are set as the town mobilizes for next Thursday salvage pickup.
Militia Seeks New Recruits for Rural Defense Unit
The Shafter Militia seeks 100 new enlistees under Commanding Officer Art Johnson. The rural state militia, formed to protect farm communities during disaster or invasion, plans to reopen recruitment after processing. Northam, previously a Richland school bus mechanic, will train at Minter Field.
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Shafter Militia Company
Art Johnson
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Stlatter Militia Company
Northam
Richland School
Kiwanis Conclave Set for Los Angeles War Effort
The California Nevada Kiwanis district holds its twenty second annual war time convention October 14 to 16 in Los Angeles. Delegations from 157 clubs will attend as host clubs arrange lodging and rail travel. The program centers on a coordinated war effort including added war bond sales scrap drives and fundraising with committees forming across the two states. About 7000 Kiwanis members are urged to contact local clubs for details.
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California-Nevada
Kiwanis International
Harvey Gag@gle
Shafter Cub
Cafe Fuqua
Los Angeles
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Nevada
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Kiwanis
Northam Relocated to Presidio of Monterey
A. W. Northam, among the first ground crew specialists at Minter Field, is now stationed at the Presidio of Monterey. His transfer reflects ongoing reassignments of air service personnel.
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Presidio
A. W. Northam
Minter Field
Presidio of
Monterey
Bring Back Sanders A War Scrap Day Rally in Shafter
Clifton Sanders a Shafter resident and Wake Island survivor held by Japanese forces in Shanghai is honored as Shafter announces Sanders Day. The community will collect salvage materials next Thursday to aid war production, urging residents to contribute scrap iron metals meat fats and other items for victory.
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Clifton Sanders
Shafter
Shanghai
Sanders
Wake Island
Lenin
Presix Bint
War Department
War Stabilizes Population at Richland School Opening
Superintendent O T Olson says war draws skilled workers away from Shafter reducing attendance. Richland elementary opened with 850 students, down 120 from last year’s 970. About 500 children rode five buses decisions show stable routes. Children travel up to 16 miles for classes as Richland emphasizes basic three Rs with sewing and shop for older students.
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O. T. Olson
Olson
Richland
Richland ‘School
Kereth Pipkin
Rio Bravo Opens With 100 Students on Day One
Rio Bravo school opened Tuesday with an attendance of 100 students announced by Principal Leonard Duck. Summer improvements added two new tennis courts and sidewalks. Teaching staff includes Miss Effie Frey Mrs Mable Knight Mrs Jessie McGinnis Lester Shear and Leonard Duck. Bus drivers are J B Garrett and John Sade. Bill Bradley serves as custodian.
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Rio Bravo School
Leonard Duck
Effie Frey
Mable Knight
Jessie McGinnis
Hazel Hicks
Lester Shear
J. B. Garrett
John Sade
Bill Bradley
Shafter City to Hear Tax Protests as Equalization Board
The Shafter City Council sits as a board of equalization to hear protests on the tax rate next Monday. The rate is 90 cents, down five cents from last year, while city assessed valuation rose 20 percent. California wool production for 1942 is estimated at 24,390,000 pounds.
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Shafter City
Board of Equalization
California
Quiet in Shafter Justice Court as civil fines rise
Judge H A Rightmire's Shafter Justice Court reports no criminal cases in the last two weeks. Civil fines average about 100 dollars per week over recent weeks. The area slows for cotton picking later this month, with expected court activity to pick up. Local population appears to drink less as few drunken driving arrests have occurred recently.
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H. A. Rightmire
Shafter
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