This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Meet Your Teacher Clay Hale Long-time Richland Upper Grade Principal
Clay Hale, principal of Richland Upper Grade School, marks twenty-five years in teaching across Oklahoma, Texas, and California. He totals nine years in high school and sixteen in elementary education, with admin roles in Fieldtown and Amarillo before moving to California. He led a large elementary in Rodeo from 1950 to 1952 and later joined Shafter, returning to teaching after stints away. During the 1930s he farmed briefly but returned to education. in World War II he worked 18 months as a control operator at Standard Oil's Richmond refinery. Hale was born in Whitesboro, Texas, and his family included kin linked to Edward Everett Hale.
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Clay Hale
Richland
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Fieldtown
Amarillo
Rodeo
Calif
Shafter
Richmond
Standard Oil Company
Whitesboro
Edward Everett Hale
Hales
Clay
Henrietta
Marlow
Southwestern
Weatherford
Okla
Southwestern State
At & Teachers — College
College Glee Club
University of California
Texas’ Tech
Golden West Avenue
Halster
Ochee
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Boys and Girls
California Teachers Association
National Education Association
Richland Teachers Club
California Elementary School Administrators Association
Dorothy Hale
East Bakersfield Press
Shafter Press
Dorothy