Shafter Dollar Day Promises Parade Wedding and Games
Shafter plans a Saturday Dollar Day featuring a morning parade led by Sheriff Ed Champness, a public wedding officiated by Judge F. E. Manner, and a football game plus a street dance in the evening. Organized by local business leaders, the event includes prize drawings and performances from Wasco bands and regional riders to boost Kern County shopping.
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Shafter
Shafter Cotton
Norval Fair
Alfred Chandler
Pseu
Santa Fe
Shafter Avenue
Algo K County ‘Rangers
Bakersfield
North Kern Riders
Wasco
F. E. Manner
Lela Daniel
Walter Conaway
Wascothe
Ford Agency
Ey Neufeld
Bers
Hick Ae
Marion Hitchcock
Bill R
Santa Fe Way
City Hall
Central
Down Central
Shafter Highway
James
Kern County
Union Oil completes fishing at Kenico 2-34 well
Misfortune at the Kenico 2-34 well in the Shafter field gave way to a successful fishing job after a twist of the drill collar. The well, Union’s second spudded in Shafter, had reached 10 226 feet with sidetracking started earlier and slow progress thereafter.
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Union Oil Company
Kenico 2
Union
Shafter
Kernco
WPA Men Clean District Roads at Shafter Area
Under Fire Warden Art Craig, over 100 WPA workers are cleaning and burning along public highways west of Shafter. They will later tackle the Shafter airport area while several crews build a cement sidewalk around the firehouse.
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Art Craig
Shafter
Shafter Firehouse
1902 Baker Electric Automobile Features Modern Design
The 1902 Baker electric car shown in the Shafter Dollar Day parade blends buggy appearance with modern refinements. It has non sway spring shackles, a universal joint like that used by a model maker, leather upholstery, and internal expanding brakes. Price was 2500 dollars, top speed 12 to 13 mph, and the battery lasts about one to one and a half hours. the car ran 5000 miles in 36 years and uses original tires retreaded in 1918.
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Shafter
F. F. Latta
Latta
Richland I Board Approves New School Bus Purchase
At a Monday board meeting the Richland I trustees decided to buy another school bus due to increased enrollment. Transportation needs were considered for the near future as a plan. John selected as janitor began duties last Tuesday. The bid of D L Loewen for lavatory replacements in the old building was accepted.
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Board
Bland
of Transportaete
John
Seer Telleet
D. L. Loewen
Two New Members Acce Voluremen In Shafter Fire Dept
Chief of Police Murray Arnold and Orin Mettler were accepted as new members and a surprise in the Dollar Day parade was discussed at a Shafter volunteer fire department meeting. George Garde, secretary, said the entry is unlike anything seen before. the group also talked about need for additional equipment and plans for all members to meet for further consideration.
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Murray Arnold
Orin Mettler
Shafter
Work to Start on Corcoran Road Middle October
Supervisor Jay G. Brown of Tulare County announces that the unfinished Shafter Corcoran road segment will begin about mid October. Equipment delays push start from September by about 30 days as seven miles remain to be built to complete a direct West through Shafter to Ha.
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Shafter-Corcoran Road
Jay G. Brown
Tulare County
Brown
Shafter
Lee Lyle and Miss Hawthorne Visit Kern County
Lee Lyle of Oildale and Miss Hawthorne of Bakersfield spent Saturday evening in the city visiting friends here.
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Lee Lyle
Oildale
Miss Hawthorne
Bakersfield
Camp-West-Lowe Riders Add Color To Parade
In Shafter on Saturday morning the Camp-West-Lowe Riders will perform in the Dollar Day parade equestrian section. The famous group, led by Camp, H. B. West, and Lawson L. Lowe, will display silver mounted equipment, gay costumes, and drill maneuvers for high class entertainment.
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Shafter
Camp-West-Lowe
Unreported Helbling well triggers industry debate in Shafter
Oil men say Superior moved equipment and yielded no report from the Helbling and 14,000 foot zones. Vedder likely struck but not brought in. Drilling continues near Ramsay No. 3 on the Getty lease as cotton harvest stimulates the Shafter area.
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Helbling No. 1
Superior
Ruhl No. 3
Getty
Ramsay
Shafter
Licenses Issued Friday At Legion Hall
Eighteen drivers licenses were issued Friday at the American Legion hall by A. D. Lear an examiner from Oakland filling in for Verne Roberts who is away on vacation. The office will open on the first and third Friday of each month in the future.
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American Legion Hall
A. D. Lear
Oakland
Verne Roberts
Expansion plans for gin operations in Delanc territory
The text notes a third gin built at McFarland in 1932 and describes Delanc territory invasion in 1ath. It mentions last year five gins, six ranches, and 35,000 financed acres with cotton flowing through the hands of three men, and future plans for greater expansion.
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McFarland
Delanc
Enrollment at Richland School Reaches 1060 by Wednesday
By Wednesday this week Richland school enrollment stood at 1060, reflecting a gain of 134 from the previous total. The prior enrollment was 926.
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Richland School
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WPA
Baker Electric
Richland I
Sheriff Champness
J. W. Totton
W. C. Bates Dewey
Lewis Mebane
Charles West
Sol Camp
Lawson
Char West
Mebane
Ethel Dewey
Kruger
Harry West
Lawson Lowe
Katherine Parish
Corcoran Road
Lowe
Camp
H. B. West
Lawson L. Lowe
Rosedale
California
Gaffney
South Carolina
Texas
West
Shafter Gin
D. C. Moore
Shafter-Wasco
Auperier Opus
Puneet
Three Sands
Shatter
J. D. Ogden
Monte Ri Inson
Moore
Camp West-Lowe
A. J. Bryant
Lerdo
Bryant
J H. Fuller
Shafter-Wasco Gin
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