Salt Water Barrier Study Urged After Sonoma Hearing
Shafter editorials report strong public demand for immediate study of a salt water barrier at the Sacramento River mouth and Bay head to protect Central Valley water, noting Three million acre feet needed to maintain exchanges and as much as 35 million acre feet entering San Francisco Bay annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonoma
Shafter
State Senate and Assembly
Sacramento River
San Francisco Bay
Central Valley
Kern County
George Hatfield
Merced County
Sacramento
San Joaquin River
Friant Kern Canal
Sac
Ramento
Bay
San Joaquin Valley
California
Sonoma Valley
Santa Clara Valley
Blood Bank effort leads Shafter project by Albert Finkbeiner
Shafter American Legion Post forms a committee on arrangements with Albert Finkbeiner as chairman to establish a local blood bank for emergencies. The project aims to assist community members and war casualties, with transport plans for the blood bank to Korea War needs in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter American Legion Post Ys
Shafter
Albert Finkbeiner
Finkbeiner
Shafter Press Salutes Kern County Fair Souvenir Edition
The Shafter Press releases a 48 page souvenir edition highlighting Kern county fairground development. Circulation reaches 10 000 copies and the paper notes full production in its own plant by the staff. The edition covers fair details and local growth, praising the county’s new fair enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Press
Kern County
Shafter Plans Early Community Chest Drive
Shafter readies a late October Community Chest to fund local youth groups. Edwin Wilson announces the Red Feather campaign with Bruce Crawford as drive chair, targeting $6048 for Boy Scouts Campfire Girls YMCA Recreation Commission and Weill Child Guidance Clinic.
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Shafter
Edwin Wilson
Red Feather
Boy Scouts
Campfire Girls
Ymca, Recreation Commission
Weill Child Guidance Clinic
Bruce Crawford
Richland School
Ed Cross Drive
Harlan P. Wilson Elected President of Shafter Kiwanis
Harlan P. Wilson elected president of the Shafter Kiwanis Club for the year starting January 1. He is a longtime local agricultural leader and a prominent civic figure, succeeding Jack Manweiler who led the club well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan P. Wilson
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Wilson
Shafter
Jack Manweiler
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Shafter Wasco Lions Award Sportsmanship Trophy
The Shafter and Wasco Lions Clubs sponsor a sportsmanship bell trophy to honor clean fair play by students and supporters at both high schools. The project emphasizes community involvement and external sponsorship to promote good conduct in athletics.
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Lions Clubs
Shafter
Wasco
Local notices and family highlights from Shafter area
Mrs J B Nugent of Beech avenue left for a two week Hawaii visit with daughter and family the Don Fletchers and three children Nugent may join later. Mrs Delmer Nelson and Mrs Ruth Palla attended Bakersfield PTA meeting. Carl Kelly birthday hosts were Silas Kelly family with J E Wooten and others. Mrs A J Hemingson to return from Mercy Hospital after major surgery. mother Mrs Henry Sandell visiting. Graveside services for Frank Lucas infant son of Johnny and Mrs Lucas. House guests of Mrs B J Friesen included sister Minnie Steinberg and Rev Melvin Friesen family from Los Angeles. Hunting near Bishop for deer unproductive for Everett Mann Harvey Mills and Dale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Nugent
Beech Avenue
Hawaii
Don Fletcher
Nugent
Silas Kelly
Lela
Carl
J. E. Wooten
Charles Davis
A. J. Hemingson
Golden West Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Henry Sandell
Polk, Neb
Shafter
Frank Lucas
Johnny Lucas
Brenda
Johnny Jr
Glen
Larry
Armstrong Mortuary
B. J. Friesen
Maple District
Minnie Steinberg
Melvin Friesen
Los Angeles
Arthur Ehrhorn
Ehrhorn
Friensen
Camp Bender Named Head Scoutmaster for Training
E. F. Bender will serve as head scoutmaster at the annual Scouters Basic Training course Oct. 25 26 in the mountains. The course assists Scouters of the Northern District Boy Scout council with leadership training. Assisting Bender from Shafter will be Bob Bann Kenneth Pipkin and Dr. Leonard Duck.
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E. F. Bender
Scouters
Boy Scout Council
Grant Jensen
Shafter High School
North Kern
Bender
Shafter
Bob Bann
Kenneth Pipkin
Leonard Duck
Local Families Attend Pleasant Visit from Conn Oklahoma
Mrs Elmer Engel enjoys a visit from her parents Mr and Mrs A B Reimer who arrived from Conn Okla last week and will stay for an indefinite period. On Sunday the Engels hosted dinner for Mrs Reimer’s sister and her husband the W K Barkmans of Reedley.
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Elmer Engel
A. B. Reimer
Conn
Okla
Engels
Mrs. Reimer
W. K. Barkmans
Reedley
Editor's Mailbox: Candidate Defends Record Against Bias
The letter defends a congressorial candidacy amid claims of being a CIO rubber stamp. The writer cites votes on districts, Feather River Project, veterans loans, voting rights, and labor issues, claiming independence. He notes World War II service, Counter Intelligence work, and challenges to alleged editorials while criticizing opponents and media bias.
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CIO
Turkey
Feather River
Eisenhower
Drew Pearson
Harold Stassen
Labor Federation
Labor
Oppen
Warren
Jimmy Roosevelt
Jimmy
Tom Werdel
Werdel
Guderian
Germany
Army Counter-Intelligence Corps
FBI
Soeid
Hagen Seeks Help to Shield Claim in Political Contention
An editor notes candidate Hagen mobilizes Governor Warren General Eisenhower and Harold Stassen to mask a disputed claim. The piece frames the maneuver as an effort to influence public perception and conceal details amid a political contest.
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Hagen
Warren
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Judge and Wife Drive 4348 Miles West in Family Tour
A judge and his wife completed a long American trip traveling 4348 miles through the West and Midwest. They were joined by Grant’s Audrey Montana and relatives, visiting Wains Ariz Grand and Rattan Okla, then Ark relatives. They continued to Flagstaff Kaibab Forest Zion National Park St George Las Vegas and returned to Shafter.
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West
Mid-West
Grant
Audrey Montana
Grants
Wains, Ariz
Grand 'An
Rattan
Okla
Ark
Flagstaff
Ariz
Kaibab Forest
Utah
Zion’ National Park
St George
Las Vegas
Shafter
Sheep grazing shifts to leased lands in Cen' rome Valley
Most sheep-grazing in the Cen' rome Valley is now conducted on leased land. The change reflects broader trends in land use and tenancy among local herders.
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Cen' Rome Valley
Henrietta Weill Clinic Expands to Shafter Patients
Shafter hosts a new branch of the Henrietta Weill Child Guidance Clinic announced by board member Mrs. C. J. Vignolo. The program, supported by a $1100 budget with $400 sought from the Shafter Community Chest, opens Thursdays 8:30 am to 12:30 pm with sliding fees. Dr. Grant W. Jensen chairs the group. Dr. Donald O. Prasser notes clients span all SES levels and education. The team includes Miss Betty Terrell and Alan Raas, both master’s degree social workers.
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Shafter
Henrietta Weill
C. J. Vignolo
Harvey Neuman
George Collins
Bruce Crawford
Richland School
L. G. Whitson
Lions Club
A. E. Brown
Rotary Club
Jack Manweiler
Kiwanis Club
Edward Gaede
Don Christensen
Business and Professional Women
P. L. Bergen
PTA
Harry Thompson
Richland Pta
Emma Laughman
Henry Voth
Evelyn B. Henry
Eugene Buermeister
Grant W. Jensen
Shafter High School
Shafter Community Chest
Jensen
Donald O. Prasser
Betty Terrell
Alan Raas
Terrell
Weill Clinic
Bakersfield
Taft
University of North Carolina
Family Service Agency
Durham
N. C
Raas
University of California
Skeley
Mt. Zion
San Francisco
Kern County
Bowling League Set to Open Sept 30 at Sportsman Alley
The minor league at Sportsman Alley in downtown Shafter will begin its season September 30 under manager Lester Reeves. Mixed doubles start October 3 with a call for more teams. league play runs Monday Tuesday and Thursday evenings. alley hours are 4 p.m. to midnight daily and 2 p.m. to midnight on weekends.
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Sportsman Alley
Shafter
Lester Reeves
Reeves
Lawmaker Backed New Deal Socialist Line Cited in Defense
The speaker notes a state legislator followed a socialistic line from the New Deal and Fair Deal. They reject defending all voting records but praise the congressman's fight against a socialist-communist trend in the national administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werdel
Hagen
Nixon
Shafterites Take Blue Ribbons at Kern County Fair
Shafter competitors led the Kern County Fair first day with multiple blue ribbons. Bobby Vignolo won the three gaited class cup, Mrs. Ned Smith took first in the pastel art “Tranquility,” and Mrs. Floyd Hoeger earned a prize in home economics. Button Willow winners Werdna Fawn and Leota Adams placed in watercolor and hobbies. A significant deposit of fuller's earth near Olancha, Inyo County is California's major source.
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Shafter Fair
Kern County
Bobby Vignolo
Ned Smith
Floyd Hoeger
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Werdna Fawn
Leota Adams
Fuller
Olancha
Inyo County
California
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National Editorial Association
W. BR. Staudacher
Dack Flem
Dick Smith
Denising
South Central Valley Highway
Io County
Californi
Benton
Calif
Shafter-Wasco Lions
Delmer Nelson
Ruth Palla
Buttonwillow School—Pta
Parent-Teachers Association
Jesse Wooten
Bishop
Everett Mann
Harvey Mills
Dale
Scouter
Lloyd N. Morrisett
University of California At
Leonard Gaede
Ernest Panero
Shafterites
Bowling League
Tad Strings
Martin Ened
Yen
Wasco Equipment
Miller
Winley
Winley ProducTs
McClure's Drug Ig Store
Central
7Th St
Shafter Wasco
del Kern Drive-In
Lon McAllister
Wanda Hendrix
Montana Territory
Tony Curtis
Piper Laurie
Ginger Rogers
Tom Conway
Hillary Brooke
Tata
Scott Brady Joyce Holden Bronco Buster
Stephen McNally
Gail Russell
Ann Sheridan
John Lund
Joe Sawyer
Del-Kern
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