Death Takes Pioneer 73 in Shafter District
Death came early this morning to D. Chernabaeff, a 73 year old pioneer grower in the Shafter and Maple districts. He died in a local hospital after a heart attack while visiting. Services planned at Armstrong Mortuary in Shafter and at the Russian Malakan Church at 10 a.m. He came to farm in 1929 and lived in KerMan area recently. Survived by a wife, several children and grandchildren. Chernabaeff came to the United States about 50 years ago from Russia.
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D. Chernabaeff
Shafter and Maple
O Ld
Armstrong Mortuary
Shafter
Chernabaeff
Ker- Man
Chernobachf
Russia
Generals prepare for crucial Taft showdown after Strathmore
Coach selects hopefuls James Broom Charles Ellis Rolf Jacobsen Art Trout Carl Anderson Leland Crawford Richard Neuigan as reserves and plans 15 to 19 more players. A Strathmore win could trigger a first team retooling ahead of the Oct. 3 Taft home clash and the Oct. 17 Coalinga opener.
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James Broom
Charles Ellis
Rolf Jacobsen
Art Trout
Carl Anderson
Leland Crawford
Richard Neuigan
Strathmore
Bledsoe
Generals
Taft
Coalinga
Citywide Clean-Up Drive Set to Begin October First
Public Works Director Jack Harris announced an official city clean-up campaign starting October 1. City crews will clean all alleys and residents should have rubbish ready for collection as the entire community will be covered.
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Shafter. City Streets
Public Works
Jack Harris
Mechanical harvesters shape Cotton Season in the Valley
Growers rely on machine harvesters with jobbing systems to cover fields, finding machine-picked cotton cheaper but limited by harvester availability. Ginning occurs in the field or plant with suction and teeth separators, producing 250 pound bales. Seeds go to oil mills like L. A. Camp on Lerdo Highway for processing.
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L. A. Camp
Lerdo Highway
McNaught and Dunhams Attend Pomona Fair
Driving south to attend the Pomona Fair last week were Rev. and Mrs. J. A. McNaught, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dunham and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dunham.
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J. A. McNaught
Tom Dunham
Harold Dunham
Retiring Home Adviser Bids Farewell To Kern County
Dorothy Wilkinson longtime Kern county home adviser spoke to Shafter and Wasco audiences at Maple School about her European trip last summer. Slides showed Paris, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Holland, Belgium, and more with scenes of postmen in Copenhagen and the Doge's Palace in Venice. Miss Wilkinson will join Berkeley's information service on home economics October 1 under Miss Fritz who succeeds her.
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Maple
Dorothy Wilkinson
Kern County
Shafter
Wasco
Maple School
Europe
Wilkinson
Bekersfield
Paris
Switzerland
Lake Lucerne
Austria
Holland
Belgium
Italy
Denmark
Scotland
England
Sweden
Norway
Miss. Wilkinson
Jungfrau
Haakon
Milan
Vienna
Edinburgh
Copenhagen
Holbein
Venice
Jean Fritz
Miss Wilkinson
Berkeley
Frank Roselle
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Tish-o-Knit
Shafter “Mercantile
U.S
Safeway
Oak Glen
Dairy Glen
Alabama
Mac
America
Coulis
Vite Bos
U. S
Viskins Pack
de A
LA Sea
Beverly Brand
Libby
RATH
Blackhawk
Jonathan
Bos
Emia 1
Nob Hill
Ns A Jr
Vermont
Pyrenees Cafe
Sumner Street
Cashmere
Forum
Colosseum
St. Pauls Church
Shafter Center
R & Wasco
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