Legion Post and Auxiliary Install Held with Social Dance
A Monday night installation of officers for the local American Legion post and its Auxiliary was followed by a dance and refreshments. Prominent members from Bakersfield and nearby towns attended, with Mrs. Cornelia Little and Mrs. Clara Isaac presiding as installing officers. New officers included Commander Glenn O. Nay and Auxiliary President Emabel Henderson, among others.
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American Legion
Legion
Auxiliary
Bakersfield
Cornelia Little
Wasco
Clara Isaac
Kern County Council
Pakersfield
Glenn O. Nay
J. B. Henderson
Louis © Wade
A. J. Zimmerman
Clyde Bell
P .A. Schmidt
Peter Bender
Walter Zimmerman
M. J. Lohr
Lenion Auxiliary
New Dove Season Rules Clarified by Officials
Dr E C Moore president of the State Fish and Game Commission and George D Nordenholt director of the Department of Natural Resources explain dove season dates under federal and state laws. Shooting in Districts 4 4 1 2 and 4 3 4 runs Sept 21 to Oct 31, others Sept 21 to Sept 30. Districts 4 4 1 2 and 4 8 4 include several coastal and inland California counties.
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San Diego
Imperial
Riverside
San Bernardino
Inyo
Mono
Orange
Ventura
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Los Angeles
Kern
Potato Act mailed to Kern County potato growers
Congressman Henry E. Stubbs announces all Kern county potato growers will receive copies of the recently passed Potato Act. A letter to Kern advisor M A Lindsay notes possible delays from Washington and that the act has been ordered sent to growers whose names are on record. The act was published in full in The Shafter Press.
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Kern County
Henry E. Stubbs
M.A. Lindsay
Stubbs
Washington
Shafter Press
New Grocery Market Opens in Former Grant Building
Stock and fixtures for a new grocery and meat market are being installed in the former E. K. Grant building. The grocery, to be called the Kafter Grocery, will be run by J. P. Neufeld, while the meat market, named the Shafter Market, will be operated by W. C. Grose. Both men are established local business figures.
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E.K. Grant
Kafter Grocery
J. P. Neufeld
Shafter Market
W. C. Grose
Remains of Aut o Victim Shipped to Oklahoma Home
The remains of Fred Migat, 21, killed in an automobile crash, were shipped to his family in Ann, Oklahoma. Services were conducted here by Janzen Funeral Home, which had been employed by Emil Kirschenmann.
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Fred Migat
Ann
Oklahoma
Janzen
Emil Kirschenmann
Potatoes Prove Profitable In Kern County Hills
Mettler Bros and R. C. Henning expand potato farming in Kern County Isabella and Walkers Basin areas. Russet and White Rose varieties grown on 170 acres yield about 300 sacks per acre. Harvests from Isabella start at five carloads daily with Walkers Basin to follow into November.
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Mettler Bros
Shafter
R. C. Henning
Hills
Isabella
Walker’s Basin
Bakersfield
Californian
Kern
Walkers Basin
Mr. Henning
California
Santa Maria
Henning
Sunday Evening Program of Christlicher Jugendverein
The 333rd meeting of the Mennonite Brethren church youth group features opening by Johnnie Balzer and multiple songs led by Rosella Heinrichs and the 35 voice choir conducted by Prof. H W Berg. The Rev Wm J Bestwater delivers The Life of Paul with solos and recitations by several members followed by testimonies and a collection for interior missions. Closing remarks are by Loren Voth.
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Christlicher Jugendverein
Mennonite Brethren Church
Johnnie Balzer
Rosella Heinrichs
C. C. Reimer
Halleluja Preisst den Herrn
H. W. Berg
D. W. Nikkel
Life of
Paul
Wm. J. Bestwater
Donald Suydam
Lenora Wittenberg
Sara Balzer
the Cross
Heart
God
Dave Strauss
Abe Karber
Henry Karber
Earl Bekker
Loren Voth
Economics Club Elects Officers at High School
The Home Economics Club met with advisor Miss Eleanor H. Schaap to elect officers and draft a constitution. The 28-member group plans social events including pot luck luncheons and candy and pie sales.
Local Football Season Opens With Shafter Clash
The Maricopa team arrives to meet Shafter High School in the season opener this Saturday. Local fans expect a competitive showdown as both squads kick off a new year.
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Maricopa
Shafter High School
Student Body Card Campaign Opens At High School
A Tuesday morning meeting launched a student body card drive with Waldo Unruh as president. A large thermometer panel will track class standings as two classes sell most cards to fund a party for the other two. Dorothea Peak Clarence Neuman and Gregory Maléfy spoke urging purchases. Each class aims for 100 percent. Senior class reportedly leads.
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E Ae Dent
Waldo Unruh
W. B. White
Dorothea Peak
Clarence Neuman
Gregory Maléfy
Keep Dogs Up in Shafter Rabies action urged
Shafter dog owners are advised to impound or tether pets. Officer Riley reports two rabies symptoms led to destruction and warns any roaming dogs will be seized immediately.
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Shafter
Riley
Onions Expected To Reach 10.7 Million Bags In 1935
The Bureau of Agricultural Economies reports that late onion producing states will harvest about 10.731 million 100 pound bags in 1935, up from 9.283 million in 1934. California shows seeders and splits, and Shafter-Wasco growers plan a larger 1936 crop.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economies
M. A. Lindsay
California
Shafter-Wasco
Lindsay
California Forecasts 225000 Bales In State Cotton Crop
The federal state crop reporting service projects California will harvest 225000 bales of cotton in 1935. Favorable weather supports growth but plant bugs cut into yields. Expected yield is 480 pounds per acre versus last year’s 556 and a 10 year state average of 404. The U.S. average is forecast at 192 pounds per acre.
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California
United States
Salvation Army Drive Opens With $125 Goal Set
T. V. Little chairs the annual Salvation Army fund drive in the community. The drive supports the rescue home and orphanages, with a local quota of 125 dollars and early contributions suggest the goal will be met with modest effort.
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T. V. Little
Salvation Army
Merchants Celebrate Cotton Season With Three Day Sale
Henry Siemens proprietor of Siemens' Market marks the cotton harvest start with a three day sale beginning Saturday morning and ending Tuesday evening in a full page advertisement in today’s edition.
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Henry Siemens
Siemens’ Market
Most Aged Resident Helena Janzen Dies at 91
Funeral services were held yesterday for Helena Janzen known as Mother Helena, aged 91 years three months and 20 days. Born in Karolswalde Russia Poland on June 2 1844 she married Henry T Janzen in 1862 and had nine children. The family moved across several states before settling in Shafter California. She joined the Mennonite Brethren church in Kansas and remained devoted. Surviving are two sons Henry and others with 21 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Interment was in Shafter cemetery with a quartet performing.
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Shafter
Helena Janzen
Thomas
Russian Poland
Karolswalde
Henry T. Janzen
America
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Michigan
California
Mennonite Brethren Church
C. H. Janzen
Henry
V. Wm. J. Bestwater
J. D. Hofer
Shafter Cemetery
Messrs
D. L
Schellenberg
Wim. J. Bestwater
B. D
Wiebe
F. H. Janzen
Beulah. Land
Shafter High Elects Officers for Four Classes
Four Shafter High School classes elected officers in a first period meeting. Senior class picks Verlen Hughes as president and Clarence Neuman as vice president with Irene Wilson as secretary Ernest Siemens as treasurer Dorothea Peak as yell leader. Junior class names Tommy Dorris president Walker Fry vice president Rosie Unruh secretary Lewis Edwards treasurer Gregory Malory social chairman and yell leader Ralph Smith as bouncer. Sophomore class elects Bill Peak president Herbert Neuman as vice president Eleanor Jones secretary and treasurer. Freshman class selects Marvin Potter president Elmer Unruh vice president Virginia Nay secretary Mary Ellen Cowell class reporter Leola Kirschtenmann treasurer.
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Shafter High School
Verlen Hughes
Clarence Neuman
Irene Wilson
Ernest Siemens
Yell
Dorothea Peak
Tommy Dorris
Walker Fry
Rosie Unruh
Lewis Edwards
Gregory Malory
Ralph Smith
Bill Peak
Herbert Neuman
Eleanor Jones
Marvin Potter
Elmer Unruh
Virginia Nay
Mary Ellen Cowell
Leola Kirschenmann
Strange Fairy Shrimp Found at Carrisa Soda Lake
A party of Shafterites led by T. V. Little found a strange fish named Fairy Shrimp thriving in soda and salt water at Carrisa Plains soda lake. They also gathered crystals and aided the soda works caretaker burned in a fire, making the day notable for local rock hounds.
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Soda Lake
Carrisa Plains
T. V. Little
Jimmy Hubbard
Jack Hare
Jean Bossedett
Walter Nicol
Carrisa
Soda Works
Kern County backs cooperative mining venture in Randsburg
County supervisors sponsor a cooperative mining effort in the Randsburg district to employ 14 or more men. They seek an $8,000 federal grant and will add $2,000 from county funds if approved. Funds will buy equipment.
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Kern County
Randsburg
Cotton harvest under way with rising ginner activity
The harvest begins with daily gains in bales ginned but full swing not expected until after the coming month. An improving industry tone and growing business activity accompany harvesting and ginning operations.
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Howver
Fresno Fair Hosts Fine Exhibit of Cotton
The Fresno District Fair opened with a booth by the California Race Cooperative Association showcasing cotton stages from seed to finished goods. Visitors view seed, lint, fibre, and cotton products while experts explain cooperative grading standards and premier marketing for high quality cotton.
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Fresno
California Race Cooperative Association
San Joaquin Valley
Valley
California
Cooperative Association
Cotton Tax Exemption Proposed for Home Use
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration reports that the Secretary of Agriculture may exempt up to 110 pounds of lint cotton per grower from taxation for home use. Certification blanks are not yet available, but expected to be issued.
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Agricultural Adjustment Ad
Farm Advisor
M. A. Lindsay
Secretary of Agiculture
Adjustment Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Shafter students tour county fairs in two trips
Bill Schultz Victor Voth and Herb Neumann joined cultural instructor Glenn O Nay for a trip to the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona. Jack Gilbert Strauss Theodore Col Marvin Potter and Marvin Neuman accompanied ya Emerick assistant instructor to the Tulare County Fair at Tulare.
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Bill Schultz
Victor Voth
Herb Neumann
Glenn O. Nay
Los Angeles
Pomona
Jack
Gilbert Strauss
Theodore Col
Marvin Potter
Marvin Neuman
Ya Emerick
Tulare
Cotton Field Day At U S Experiment Station Draws Valley Farmers
About 200 farmers from across the San Joaquin valley visited Shafter last Friday for a Cotton Field Day at the U S Experimental Station hosted by Superintendent George Harrison. He stressed government support for costly research, soil rebuilding, crop rotations, and the development of disease resistant cotton. Various cotton varieties including Shafter Acala, Mississippi Stoneville, Lone Star and Mebane were tested against diseases and pests to boost valley production.
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San Joaquin Valley
Shafter
U. S. Experimental Station
George Harrison
Harrison
California
Fysone
County Pensions Hiked As Federal Aid Drops
The Board of Equalization says county old age pension budgets may rise 100 percent due to absence of federal funds. The 5 percent cap is waived in this exception to align state and county pension money. The new California pension law sets up to 35 dollars monthly, lowers age to 65, and carries an estimated 17 million dollar annual cost.
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Board of Equalization
California
Fred Ewart
Spanish aemas OLDS TS First Meeting at Shafter High
The first meeting of the Spanish club at Shafter High School was held Tuesday to elect officers for the year. Any student at Shafter High who is or has taken Spanish for one year is eligible to be a mentor. The club has fifteen students. Elected officers are Hughes president Gregor Lot vice president Rye secretary treasurer Kate Kirschenmann social man and Ms Maxine McCready advisor.
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Shafter High School
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Economics Club
Eleanor H. Schaap
Ruth — Kirschenmann
Violet Smith
Rosella
Salvation Army Drive
Sursateo
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