1600 Tons Potato Meal Made Here
A potato meal plant near Shafter in the desert southwest began operating last May and is expected to complete about 1600 tons of meal in three weeks from 11000 tons of green potatoes. Manager J D Brown says expanded operations may occur next year, possibly relocating along Beech Street. The product sells for about 20 dollars per ton and has been used as stock feed for beef cattle and hogs with positive results at the Shafter school farm.
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Shafter
J. D. Brown
Brown
Kingsburg Company
Beech Street
Shafter High School
Ten Firsts and Prizes for Camp West Lowe Riders at Kern Show
Camp-West-Lowe Riders of Shafter claimed ten firsts and three grand champion awards at the Kern County Livestock Show and Frontier Days in Bakersfield. Harry West’s black Clydesdales earned two grand champions five firsts two seconds and a fourth while Katherine Parish won a first for a black Morgan mare.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Harry West
Katherine Parish
West
Alice Bidart
Kern County
Margaret Green
Camp-West-Lowe
Camp-West-Lowe Company
Camp- West-Lowe
Mary Katherine O’hare
Cotton totals 1694 bales in Shafter area this week
Cotton total in the Shafter community reached 1,694 bales as three local gins increased activity. D. O. Moore totals up to 702 bales, Wasco 610, Camp West Lowe 382. Yields from one-half to one and a quarter bales per acre reported for first picking.
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Shafter
D. O. Moore
r-Wasco
Camp- West-Lowe
Internal Disorders Prompt France Fall In Public Forum Talk
The speaker McMasters blamed internal disorders for France’s quick surrender to Germany, citing lack of war materials, industrial inefficiency under Blum, strong communism, moral weakness, and strict censorship. He contrasted U S weaknesses and the value of preparedness and conscription with reading from his two years in England and France.
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America
France
McMasters
England
Europe
Belgium
Blum
Russia
Communist Party
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
People
Paris
New York Herald Tribune
United States
Japan
Dies Committee
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
University of London
Munich
Smith No. 2 Slated as Next Superior Well
Smith No. 2 in Section 34, Shafter Oil field, slated as next Superior completion. Cementing completed Tuesday at 11 272 feet. Other project depths Tuesday include Curtis No. 1 at 9 332 feet and Rudnick No. 4 at 9 574 feet in Section 28. R A Moore No. 2 location announced in Greeley field.
Shafter 4-H Winners Take Prizes at Bakersfield Livestock Show
Orville Roberson and Fred Starrh of Shafter win sheep awards at the Kern County Livestock Show in Bakersfield which closed Sunday. They bring home 31 dollars in prize money from the 4 H division. Roberson earns first place with a grade ewe lamb and Starrh places in multiple classes including first place grade ewe two years or over pen grade ewe lambs grade fat lambs and pen of grade fat lambs along with a second place grade ewe two years or over grade ewe lamb and grade fat lamb.
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Orville Roberson
Fred Starrh
Shafter Peopoea
Era County Livestock Show
Bakersfield
Roberson
Starrh
Robert Senn
Jackie Senn
Agricultural Department
All Poland
Sanger
Farmer
Mouser
Hampshires
Teachers to Institute Tomorrow
Members of the Richland Elementary and Shafter High School faculties will travel to Bakersfield tomorrow for an institute session. No local or county school classes will be held that day.
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Richland
Shafter High School
Bakersfield
Cemetery Committee Formed in Shafter Wasco Area
A cemetery committee was appointed at a Shafter Business Men's Association meeting to study cemetery improvements for Shafter and Wasco. Members include Rev. Alfred T. Chandler T. W. Little and Dr. A. W. Gaede. The group will consult locals and Wasco residents on community desires. Jake C. Siemens resigned as secretary. Bill Rodgers appointed.
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Shafter Business Men’s Association
Alfred T. Chandler
T. W. Little
A. W. Gaede
Jake C. Siemens
Association
Bill Rodgers
Wizzard To Speak At Forum Here In Shafter
Wizzard, Bakersfield attorney and Stanford Law graduate, will speak at Shafter High School gym next Tuesday at 8 pm on Why I Will Vote For Roosevelt. The one hour talk will be followed by floor questions and discussion as part of the local forum series.
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Shafter
Sg School
James
Kern County
Roosevelt Club
Young Democrats
Democrats Club
Wizzard
Ker County
Stanford Dia
Offi
Sesson
Ve High School
Night school sessions under way at Shafter High
Monday and Thursday classes are in session at Shafter High School with second evening session from 7 to 9. Open enrollment allows new students to join any group, 18 or older. classes require average attendance above 12 to continue. About 30 attended Monday. citizenship course dropped after only one signup.
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Shafter High Schoo
Ing
Eugene Ford
Ford
Roosevelt Approves Second WPA Sidewalk Project for Shafter
A second WPA sidewalk project for Shafter received official approval from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The plan covers streets and alleys with excavating grading curbs gutters and sidewalks plus incidental work. The allocation is 22800 dollars. No start date is set and about two months are needed for preliminary action.
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Shafter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Elliott
Oil Distribution Plant Planned for Shafter by Seaside Oil
W P Tate Bakersfield representative says Seaside Oil plans a distribution plant in Shafter with three 10000 to 12000 gallon tanks a loading rack and a warehouse. Site options include Lerdo road Shafter highway intersection or south of town near Santa Fe. City location favored if regulatory and insurance risks allow. construction could start within 20 days.
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Ypeade Gang
Ge Oats
Shafter
Seaside Oil Company
W. P. Tate
Bakersfield
Kern County
Lerdo Road
Shafter Highway
Klingenberg
Unruh
Santa Fe
Lerdo’ Road
Frank Shaw
Tate
Blackeye Pea Equipment Set for Shafter District
Equipment to process Shaf blackeye peas is being installed at the Siemens Hitchcock warehouse on Waikes Street with first run planned in about two weeks. South of Fresno peas shipments await machinery completion as early fields near cutting readiness in about two weeks.
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Siemens Hitchcock
Waikes Street
Fresno
Shafter
Weere
Mosquito Abatement Talk For Shafter Kiwanis
Pictures of mosquito control work in the Bakersfield area were shown at a Shafter Kiwanis meeting by Richard Foraker of the Kern County Health Department. Fred Hayes, superintendent of the district, spoke on methods used. Eggs of local mosquitoes may hatch in four to five days and can lie dormant for 10 years until water covers them. Efforts aim to extend the abatement district to northern Kern, including Shafter. Horace Strong of Bakersfield visited.
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Morris
Bakersfield
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Richard Foraker
Kern County Department of Public Health
Fred
Disi Hayes
Shafter
Kernee
Kiwanian
Horace Strong
Bak
Dogs Tied Under City Rabies Order in Shafter
Shafter officials and the Kern County Public Health Department continue a citywide order requiring dogs to be kept tied after a positive rabies result involving a dog killed earlier. The measure remains in effect for several weeks pending further guidance.
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Shafter
Kern County Departent of Public Health
Wendell Willkie On Tour Impresses Bakersfield Crowd
Reporter Bill Rodgers describes meeting Wendell Willkie on his special train in Caliente and Bakersfield. The Republican presidential candidate is tall, confident, and persuasive, with practical plans to boost production and reform taxes. About 10,000 attendees heard his message and framed him as “O.K.” and capable of leading America.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Califente
East Bakersfield
Kern County
the United States
Phil Wagg
Pullman Company
Edison
Wendell Willkie
O.K
Aemisca
United States
America
Bakersfield
Union Oil Announces Completion of 25 34 Well This Weekend
Union Oil officials expect the 25 34 well in Section 34 of the Shafters field to finish this weekend. Tuesday morning reports show sand penetration at 11 378 feet with depths of 8 668 feet at 76 27 10 885 feet at 47 34 and 72 28 Section 28. Field location is 48 34 Section 34.
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Union Oil Company
Shafters Field
Sign Placed At 99 And Kimberlina For Shafter Area
A directional road sign at the intersection of Kimberlina Road and 99 highway points travelers toward Shafter the experiment farm and Wasco. G P Parmelee of the Automobile Club of Southern California’s sign posting department reports inspecting the site and recommending a Shafter directional sign at the Shafter intersection.
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Shafter
The
Experiment Farm
Wasco
Kimberlina Road
99 Highway
G. P. Parmelee
Automobile Club of Southern
Parmelee
Shafter Highway
Kimberlina
Alien Registration Continues Here in Shafter
Registration of aliens is ongoing at the Shafter post office under a new federal law. Postmaster Lois Berry says 42 persons have completed registration since the period opened.
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Shafter
Lois Berry
Uni United
Berry
Frank Shaw Named to Board of Shafter Association
Frank Shaw was named as a member of the board of directors of the Shafter Business Men's association at a meeting held Monday evening at the city hall. He replaces P. W. Mc Clure who resigned because of insufficient time to serve.
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Frank Shaw
Shafter Business Men's Association
City Hall
P. W. McClure
Kern County Livestock Show Sees Prize Winners and Wide Payouts
Exhibitors at Bakersfield’s Kern County Livestock Show earned a total of 780 dollars across Future Farmer and Open divisions during a five day run ending Sunday. Prizes listed span hogs, steers, sheep and hog judging, with top earners including Ray Fast, Larry Sprague, Glenn Sprague, Jackie Senn, Alvin Roberson, Charles Sanger, and Buel Mouser among others. The Agricultural Department announced the results highlighting multiple firsts seconds and notable class wins across pigs, steers, and sheep standings.
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Shatter
Kern County Livestock Show
Bakersfield
Glenn O. Nay
Ray Fast
Larry Sprague
Glenn Sprague
Jackie Senn
High Agricultural Department
Alvin Roberson
Charles Sanger
Roberson
Buel Mouser
Agricultural Department
Fast
Poland
China
Glenn
Larry
Harris
Berkshire
Registration Deadline Nears for City Voting
Registration officials urge remaining eligible residents to register or update addresses with Frank Shaw and Mrs. Dean H. Potter this afternoon at Shafter Highway and Santa Fe Way to vote in November.
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Kration
Enteaktion
Frank Shaw
Taalee
Dean H. Potter
Shafter Highway
Santa Fe Way
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Ter
George H. Hobson
Certified Public Accountant of
L. H. McGrane
Civic Club
Roosevelt
O. K
Tehachapi
Caliente
J. I. Wagg
California
County
Republican Central Committee
William Buerkly
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