Shafter News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Travels
Local residents and visitors are listed in a gallery of weekend trips and ongoing connections. Names include Mr. and Mrs. John Dalke in Los Angeles, the Bestwater family from Herbert Saskatchewan, Ernie Neufeld in Shafter, and Marion Brooks of Pasadena visiting relatives. Everett Devine and Marjorie Wood filed intentions to wed, while H W Regier resigned as Richland school janitor to sell Rawleigh products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalkes
Los Angeles
Mrs
John Dalke
Pasadena
Marion Brooks
Shafter
Dick Eckmann
Walter Eckmann
Everett Devine
Marjorie Wood
Wasco
John. Seaton
Lihue Kauai
Territory of Hawaii
Bob Neiman
Mor- John
Cal. Poly
San Luis Obispo
Ralph Janzen
Rose ‘Willis
H. G. Comfort
Louise Fairman
Dorothy Johnson
Bakersfield
Nature's Little Helper in a Roaring City Feeds Robins
M. M. Hayhurst, a Chicago railway foreman, helped raise two robin chicks. The birds made a daily journey between Chicago and West Chicago as the mother tended a nest on a locomotive. Hayhurst fed them angle worms in Chicago, while the mother robin resumed duties in West Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natue
M. M. Hayhurst
Chicago
Robin
Amerian
Hayhurst
West
Alfalfa Hay Brings $100,000 To Local Farmers
Shafter farmers have expanded alfalfa production to about 1000 acres with an estimated value exceeding 100000 dollars. Modern machinery and night baling boost yields to over a ton per acre per cutting, with seven cuttings yearly. Hay is mostly sold F.O.B roadside to buyers, competing with Lancaster, as growers build soil productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Land Company
Shafter Alfalfa
Los Angeles
Lancaster
San Francisco Retail Trade Sprints 19 Percent Ahead
San Francisco retail trade runs 19 percent ahead of last year as shoppers fuel stronger sales. Early figures show gains across sectors with consumers returning to stores and contributing to a brisk upswing in local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Twenty-Five Players Reports For Shafter High Football Camp
Shafter high school begins workouts under Coach Monty Montgomery with 25 players reporting. Eleven lettermen return and seven move up from the lightweight squad as the team prepares for the September 27 opener against Lancaster on home turf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Monty Montgomery
Lancashire High School
Gene Wilcoxon
Jack Muse
Ray Poston
Ellis
Hamilton
Woodrow—Patton
Jim Albright
Gene Vance
Albert ‘Neal
Wiedmann
Rexius
Merton Wiedmann
Ray Rexius
Tommy Thompson
Building Of Twenty New Houses At Camp Proceeds
The Farm Security Administration project advances with concrete work for two duplex and two single family homes at Scaroni and Merced streets. Construction engineer G F Halle leads, utilities are installed, materials arrive, and landscaping plans include a central playground and garden plots. The new homes will feature two bedrooms and modern kitchen and bath layouts.
Agriculture Urged To Anticipate Post War Period
Dr John D Black Harvard economist told a Giannini Foundation audience at the University of California that agriculture must plan for postwar inflation and wartime to peacetime adjustments. He said industry leads the postwar transition, and planning boards must address shifts in rural employment and farm demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Black
Harvard University
Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics
University of California
Defense
Black
Sprinkling System At Cemetery Is Completed
The Shafferd cemetery sprinkler system is finished covering about half the grounds and serving all current and future plots. Schneider and Wikoff installed it, and landscaping including lawn sowing is underway. The pump is being overhauled while awaiting repair parts. A 12 cent cemetery tax was approved to fund improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafferd
Schneider and Wikoff
Janzen
Cemetery district tax levies limited after years
Since the organization of the cemetery district about sixteen years ago, only two tax levies have been made. The note highlights limited tax activity and ongoing funding concerns for the district’s maintenance and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cha Cen
Fish Planting Pictures Shown At Kiwanis Meeting
Sheriff John Loustalot and Game Warden Les Arnold presented colored motion pictures at the Shafter Kiwanis luncheon. The films depicted Kern river hatchery activities, fish planting in tributary streams, and the annual Fish and Game association barbecue at Kern River park. Elvin Schmidt chaired the meeting and Herb Schirmer presided in President Al Andersons absence. Guest at the event was ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern River Fish Hatchery
Kern River
Fish and’ Game Association
Kern River Park
John Loustalot
Les Arnold
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Motel Cawelo
Elvin Schmidt
Herb. Schirmer
al Anderson
Meeting outlines 1942 officer nominations
Willard Cross of Santa Monica and visiting Kiwanian Al Hohman of Bakersfield attended. Announcement said next week's meeting will nominate officers for the 1942 year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Cross
Santa Monica
al Hohman
Bakersfield
San Francisco Bank Expands Across California
A San Francisco bank operates more than 400 branches and offices across California, extending its network to numerous cities and towns throughout the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
One
San Francisco Bank
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill. Bestwater
Ae Wen
Bill’ Bestwater
Herbert and Strayrear
Saskatchewan
Canada
Ernie Neufeld
Mrs. Hoot Perry
San Pedro
Peter. Johnson
Fresno
Kansas
S. L. Loewen
Sterling, Kansas
Dah Loewens
Dan
8. L. Loewen
Reedley
Strat -Mirs
G . Siemens
M. B
Henry Wiens
Europe
H. W. Reiger
H.W. Regier
Richland
Rawleighs
Walt Bergen
Nancy Lee
Mercy Hospital
Croup
Long Beach
A. W. Gaede
Dan Loewen
H. H. Lepp
S.L. Loewen
Sterling
Kendalls
Catalina Island
E- E. Kendall
Lachenmaiers
Ralph Lachenmaier
Hershell Martin
John Lachenmaier
Ralph Tucker
S. A. Tucker
Pismo
Stoller
Bill Stoller
Sacramento
Richmond
Paso Robles
Berkeley
G. L. Starrh
Ella Mae Starrh
Gerald
Irwin Starrh
Kolbenstetters
Yosemite
Ed. Kolbenstetter
Sane
Willard C. Cross
The
Falcon Service
Farm &Worker's
Warkentin
Sanderson
R. G. Sanderson
Gus Lindquists
Jess’ Hansens
Oscar Wiedmanns
Harry Fowler
Jeannette Stoner
John Rodgers
Laverne Lindquist
McPherson
iKansens
Hildebrand
Henry Hildebrand
Milwaukee
Wis
Pildebrand Toamtien
Shatver-weverst
Sith
Leland Bergman
United States
Em Elae
America
Calvin Newton
LeRoy Allen
Montgomery
Paul Jackson
Glenn Bender
FHA
Bank of America National Triiny3 Association
Federal Deposit Insurance
Federal Reserve System
United For
Kiwanis
Rome
Christopher
E. B. Stringham
L. H. McGrane
Optometrist
Sunset Ave
Calif
del Monte Peas
Penthouse
Homemakers’ Bureau
Safeway
Julia Lee Wright's
Beverly
Philadelphia
Jonathans
National Defense
Nob Hill Coffee
Albers
Alps
Bottie
Ivory
Vano Liquid Cleaner
Ohio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!