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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1997
Page
3
A neighbor notes film location needs for directory inclusion while summarizing crime figures: theft of unsecured property categories 271 in 1996 and 125 in 1997, 42 vehicles stolen in 1996, 25 to date in 1997, Part I crimes 545 in 1996 and 290 to date in 1997, versus Bakersfield 1996 total Part I crimes of 13 165.
The text recounts early 1920s industrial growth delays, a developing iron water delivery system, and a labor surge. It highlights a 1933-born, later agr engineer Lyle Carter, the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Shafter station historian, noting Shafter as a cotton industry hub during the mid 20th century with Acala cotton discussions.
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