Bride Lela Daniel to Wed Walter Conaway in Shafter Dollar Day
Miss Lela Daniel will marry Walter Conaway in a public ceremony during Shafter’s Dollar Day on Saturday September 24. Thousands are expected to attend the parade and bargain event as local merchants offer deals and gifts for the couple’s future. The wedding will be in Shafter with both families from the area and the couple employed in nearby Arvin planning to remain.
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Lela Daniel
Shafter
Miss Daniel
Walter Conaway
Arvin
Ed Champness
Kern County Rangers
Bakersfield
North Kern Riders
Wasco
Jelopys
Thompson Growers Near End Of Picking Season
Thompson growers in the Shafter district finish cutting for raisins as the season winds down. Boxes are hauled to vineyards for boxing next week, with most raisins destined for Sun-Maid houses in Fresno. Juice grape growers prep for picking and plan to send grapes to Tulare County wineries, some to Lodi.
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Thompson
Shafter
Sun Maid Houses
Fresno
Tulare County
Lodi
General Election Registration Deadline Announced
Mrs. Julia Potter, local registration deputy, reports the November general election registration deadline is September 29. Eligible voters include new residents with one year in the state, 90 days in the county, 40 days in the precinct, and U.S. citizenship aged 21. Those who registered for the primary need not reregister.
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Julia Potter
Shafter
United States
Union Spuds 6-34 Well Advances in Shafter Field
Union Oil spudded its 6-34 well in the Shafter field reaching 1,500 feet Tuesday as surface casing is set and drilling continues in soft formations. The well on the field's west edge aims to test a theory with Continental's deep Wasco well and Union acreage, part of three active projects along with 2-34 and 5-34. The 5-34 near the northeast corner is anticipated as a strong producer near the dome top.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
Continental
Wasco
Union
Rostrum Built For Justice Of Peace In Shafter Hall
Work in the new room of the Shafter city hall includes a balustrated dais to serve as a rostrum for the justice of the peace and the police judge. Walls and waters are being printed, with city workers handling the project.
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Justice OF Peace
Shafter Cuy
Justice of the Peace
Ingh
Cite
Misses Erna and Helen Return From Month-Long Vacation
Erna and Helen Misses returned Thursday evening from a month long vacation with relatives, according to local notices.
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Erna
Helen
Cash Awards Won By Future Farmers At Fair
Members of the Shafter Future Farmers of America return from Sacramento with total prize money of 150 dollars. Alvin Roberson led with 76 dollars for a grand champion steer, plus 18 in its class and 30 in open division. Roberson also earned 4 for showmanship, 14 for third place steer, 6 for eighth, and 4 for fourth in Hampshire barrow. Jack Frey gained 12 for second place Holstein bull, and 10 for fourth in Holstein cow. Harris earned 3 for sixth in Poland China sow and 1.75 for Barred Rock rooster second place. Omer Evans’s Poland China sow netted 3 for fifth. Ray Fast received 2 for eighth in Hampshire gift.
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Shafter Future Farmers Organization
Sacramento
Alvin Roberson
Roberson
Hampshire Barrow
Jack Frey
Poland
Charles Harris
Harris
China
Omer Evans
Hampshire
Ray Fast
Oil World Awaits Helbling Test At Shafter Field
Oilmen await Superior Oil's word on the Helbling well in Shafter. The hole has reached at least 14 018 feet and may set a world-depth record for a producer if it comes in. Geological uncertainty remains over Sands Vedder and Helbling sands with production tests pending.
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Shafter
Superior Oil Company
Helbling
Superior
Continental
Wasco
Ruhl No. 3
Shafter Field
Getty
Seventh Standard Road
Ruhl
Shafter All-Stars top Wasco in nightball diamond game
Shafter All-Stars defeated Wasco city league selection 6 to 4 on the local diamond. Pitchers Schultz Heath and Klingenbeard led the mound effort with Jim Taylor behind the plate. Wasco battery included Honea Sutton and Booth.
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WASCO
Shafter
General Petroleum All-Stars
Wasco City League
Schultz
Heath
Klingenbeard
Jim Taylor
Honea
Sutton
Booth
Wasco Battery
Daughters Find Mother Dead in Shafter Home
Mrs. Sarah Isaac 34 of Shafter died suddenly from heart failure at her home. Daughters Betty and Clara Isaac found the body waking the mother. Funeral services were held at the German Adventist church with Elder H. E. McWhinny in charge and interment in Shafter cemetery. Survived by husband William Isaac and two children, Betty 12 and Clara 10, plus mother Mrs. Helena Janzen and three sisters.
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Sarah Isaac
Shafter
William Isaac
H. E. McWhinny
Bakersfield
D. P. Harder
Viola Martin
Minnie Anderson
Evelyn Heath
Reba Doty
Isaac
Betty
Clara
Helena Janzen
Rio Bravo Voters Approve $40,000 School Bond Issue
Rio Bravo residents vote to approve a $40,000 school bond with 22 ballots cast from 120 eligible voters. Trustees plan a $35,000 PWA grant to add an auditorium cafeteria and two classrooms due to rising enrollment from oil and agricultural development. The election board included Mrs. W. B. Wilson and others, with voting in the school building.
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Rio Bravo
Board of Trustees
C. A. Merrill
F. J. Schierlmann
R. P. Kirkham
W. B. Wilson
Whiting Martin
Myrtle Haag
Lachenmaier Named To City Council
Bil Lachenmaier, a leading Shafter potato grower, was appointed Monday night to fill the city council vacancy caused by O. H. Strom moving coastward for health reasons. The unanimous council choice discussed fire protection needs and approved purchases including 200 feet of three inch hose and hydrant reducers. Enrollment at Shafter High and Richland grammar schools set records with 256 and 926 students on opening days, as more pupils arrive with the cotton season under way.
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Bil Lachenmaier
Shafter
O. H. Strom
Strom
George Gaede
Lerdo Road
Snafter Highway
Fiir
Nay
Midgley
Chan
Shafter High School
Richland Grammar School
Richland
E. P. Jones
Richland City
Kers . Academy
40 Sack Mile Yield From Five Acres on J F Penner Ranch
A yield of 40 sacks per acre, equaling about two and a half tons of mile, is reported by J. F. Penner from a five acre tract two and a half miles west on Lerdo Road. Threshing of the corn finished Monday after cutting late last week. The yield comes from the dwarf mile variety and is considered high.
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J. F. Penner
Lerdo Road
Didier Dy Susan Se Gain Day Event A Hugh Success
A local event titled Didier Dy Susan Se Gain Day drew strong community turnout and positive feedback. Organizers reported high participation and widespread support for the cause.
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Ote
Didier Dy
Susan Segain
Hugh Success
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Shafter Dollar Day
Ed. Champness
Kern Rangers
Camp-West-Lowe Group
Sater
Howard Chandler Christy
Philadelphia
Future Farmers At
Grange
Oil World
Lachenmaier
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