California Cotton Seed Gains Third Acala Breed at Shafter Farm
The U S Department of Agriculture Shafter experimental farm reports a new Acala 442 cotton breed, promising higher per acre yields and lint quality. Since 1922 the facility has developed Acala seeds, with California aiming for broad planting by 1949 and statewide cotton improvements.
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California
Shafter
Shafter Farm
George Harrison
United States
Shafter Experimental Farm
Ley
Understanding the Teen Emotions Talk at Shafter P T A
Ethel Edwards will speak at Shafter High School P T A on Tuesday April 15 at 3:00 PM in the band room. The topic is Understanding the Emotional Life of a Teen-Ager, from the Weill Clinic Bakersfield. Officers for next year will be installed by Mrs. Martha Chappell of Bakersfield.
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Ethel Edwards
Shafter High School
P.T.A
Weill Clinic
Bakersfield
Martha Chappell
Seventh District
Joe Frizzell
Paul Raney
William Dalke
T. P. Rootes
Mrs Stringham Ill With Flu This Week
Mrs E B Stringham has been reported ill with the flu this week.
Shafter Stable Leads Opening Hollywood Park Harness Meet
Red Streak the Shafter Racing Stable favorite headlines the Western Harness Racing Association meet at Hollywood Park Inglewood California. Fifteen Shafter horses contest the 27 day Grand Circuit event with Frontiers Man among top picks in the Premier Stake trot.
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Shafter Racing Stable
Red Streak
Western Harness Racing Association
Hollywood Park Race Track
Inglewood
California
Saludos Amigos
Shafter Racing
Shafter
Cval
S.A. Camp
Bob Neuman
Jack Crawford
William Lachenmaier
Charley Witt
Hollywood Park
West Coast
Santa Anita
Los Angeles
United Air Lines Mainliner 300 flight highlights
M Jay Goodman spoke at the Shafter Rotary meeting describing the Mainliner 300 test flight from Long Beach to New York in six hours 47 minutes 13 seconds at an average 364 mph and top 474 mph. Kern County Airport ranks among the top 15 U S landing ports for private planes by population.
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United Air Lines
Long Beach
New York
Shafter
United States
Phil Edwards
United Airlines
Bakersfield
Goodman
Charles Linfesti
al Tietze
George Martin
Taft Club
A. J. Hemingson
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Clarence Neuman
J. H.revell
Red Cross Drive Totals $62 at Shafter High School
Shafter High School students and staff donated 62.48 to the local Red Cross fund drive in a first period collection led by Glenn O. Nay’s class. Ray Kitts and Edwin DeMello’s classes followed, with posters by Marie and Dana Baughman and Virgil Bartel.
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Shafter High School
Red Cross
Glenn O. Nay
Ray Kitts
Edwin DeMello
Amelia Cornell
Marilyn Bartel
Jimmy Youell
Robert Merz
Virginia Frizzell
Patsy Kelly
Dona Baughman
Donna Dalke
Jimmy Janzen
Marie
Dana Baughman
Virgil Bartel
Services Held For Scott Baby Sammy Lynn Scott
Services were held Thursday for Sammy Lynn Scott born early that morning. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Scott Jr. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Scott and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Carter. Reverend E. L. Bradhurst officiated. Janzen Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Sammy Lynn Scott
Sam B. Scott
A. B. Carter
E. L. Bradhurst
Janzen Funeral Home
Annual Shatter Flower Show Set For Thursday
The Shatter Kiwanis club adds two new members Dan Loewen and Bill Carpenter at a Wednesday noon meeting. A community flower show by the Wednesday Afternoon Club is planned for Thursday from 2 to 9 pm at the Woman's Club with Junior Women's Club help.
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Woman's Club
Shatter Kiwanis Club
Cawelo Motel
Dan Loewen
Bill Carpenter
Education
Bert S. Ware
Loewen
Loewen Plumbing &Electric Shop
Carpenter
Shafter-Wasco
Floyd Cooper
Mesdames C. J. Vignolo
George Vannatta
J. L. Hill
T. V. Little
Charles Burns
R. C. Sturges
Claudine Albright
Elsie Mettler
Mariam Schnidt
Fry Couple Return From West Coast Business Trip
Mr and Mrs Homer Fry returned Tuesday from a week long business trip to Oakland Richmond and San Jose. The Frys reside at Andersons Court.
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Homer Fry
Oakland
Richmond
San Jose
Frys
Anderson’s Court
Shafter Tops Red Cross Drive With 3100 Raised
The local Red Cross drive ended with Shafter raising 3100 of the 3000 quota. Chairman Ed Warren credited slow early returns but praised his committee and volunteers for surpassing the goal and maintaining Shafter’s record of generosity.
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Red Cross
Shafter
Ed Warren
Shafter Track Team Enters Tulare Relays
Shafter high will travel to Tulare for the Tulare relays, a major San Joaquin Valley meet. The squad fields a varsity 4 man 880 relay with Hill, Fletcher, Graves, and Spitzer, plus Hill in the 100 and B events featuring Grumbles, Kelley, and Searcy.
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Shafter High
Tulare
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter
Wayne Hill
Tom Fletcher
J. C. Graves
Herb Spitzer
Hill
Bob Grumbles
Carl Kelley
Bill Searcy
Searcy
Kelley
Fletcher
Loewen Hosts Penner Weekend Visit
Doctor Walter Penner and his wife were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Dan Loewen. Penner is the Dean of the Pacific Bible Institute in Fresno.
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Doctor
Walter Penner
Dan Loewen
Doctor Penner
The
Pacific Bible Institute of
Fresno
Wasco Plans Gala 40th Anniversary Celebration
Wasco moves forward with a two day 40th anniversary event on May 10 and 11 featuring a Saturday parade barbecue Future Farmers rodeo and street dance and a Sunday air show at Wasco airport with Sammy Mason and His Hollywood Hawks. The Wasco Chamber of Commerce will award a 1947 Ford and其他 prizes with Kenny Baker as promoter and Governor Warren potentially attending.
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Wasco
Bill Young
Wasco Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture
Sammy Mason
Hollywood Hawks
Chamber of Commerce
Kenny Baker
Hollywood
Warren
Chest Allots For Cancer Fund and Relief
Shafter Community Chest directors voted to appropriate from the reserve fund 500 dollars for the American Cancer Fund and 150 dollars for the Shafter Relief Committee. Additional local relief funds may be provided when need is shown. Special meeting held Tuesday at noon with Orvin Mettler as president, H. W. Kelly as secretary, Joe Cosgrove as treasurer, and Phil Johanneson and H. C. Neufeld present.
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Shafter Community Chest
American Cancer Fund
Shafter Relief Committee
Orvin Mettler
H. W. Kelly
Joe Cosgrove
Phil Johanneson
H. C. Neufeld
Wallace Loewens Visit Los Angeles at Easter
Mr and Mrs Wallace Loewen were in Los Angeles over Easter weekend visiting Mrs Loewen's family.
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Wallace Loewens
L. A
Wallace Loewen
Los Angeles
Mrs. Loewen
Alameda Visitors Visit Mrs Karns Sister of Rosner
Mrs Gale Rosner and her son Michael from Alameda are visiting Mrs Paul Karns who is described as the sister of Mrs Rosner.
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Alameda
Gale Rosner
Michael
Paul Karns
Shafter High Drama Group Prep for Delano Play Festival
Shafter High School drama students travel to Delano on Saturday April 12 to join Kern County peers in a festival hosted by Delano High School drama. The Shafter group will stage a radio skit Hello Are You There and attend station tours have dinner and dancing. Cast includes Betty Jean Gaede Bettys Mother Wanda Smith Sue Jean Bartel Announcer Joan Loewen and sound effects Virgil Grisso.
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Shafter High
Dell
Delano High School
Kern County
Shafter Group
Bakersfield
Delano
Betty
Jean Gaede
Wanda Smith
Sue
Jean Bartel
Joan Loewen
Virgil Grisso
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
P.T. A
Scott Baby
Kiwanis
Jack Hill
Westinghouse Corporation
Westinghouse
Norman Nesbit
Shafter Rotary Club
Art Hufford
Ray Jones
Dan Morgan
Austin Ray
Francis Barton
Roy Bradley
Art Hemingson
Jjusu
Red Cross Drive
Big Tulare
Fred Scofield
Eugene Bennett
Honolulu
John Hawk
Chamber
Lake J. Wood
C. B. Roberts
Earl Rouse
Herb Peters
W. E. Shafer
Malcolm Nelson
Wasco Chamber
P. O. Box
Weather Report
U. S. Experimental Farm, Shafter
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