Rio Bravo Merchants Win Nightball Openers
Rio Bravo and the Shafter Merchants scored decisive wins in the league opener Monday night. The Merchants beat the Superior Oil company 16 to 5, collecting 13 hits as Ernie Neufeld and Johnnie Siemens mixed. Rio Bravo defeated a Shafter Farm Workers team 11 to 5 with nine hits. Both leaders sit atop the standings after one game.
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Rio Bravo
Shafter
Shafter Farm Workers
Superior Oil Company
Shafter High School
P. L. Arnold
Herb Midgley
Shafter Mercantile Company
Marlien Neufeld
Johnnie Siemens
Merchants
Ray Carter
Chucker
Oilers
Siemens
Tom Brown
Crawford
Ernie Neufeld
Superior Oil
Shafter Merchants
R. H. White
C Janzen
Bartel
Johnson
Taylor
Rodgers
Gaede
Ss Shultz
Annis
of Neufeld
R. Fritz I Grisso
Kendall Brown
Crawford‘Carter
Mchutt
Burrell
Bucanon
R. H. R. Garrett Hacker
Wilson Suydam Durham
C. Garrett
Pearce
Bradley Farm Workers
R. H. Ee
Dug
Dizzy
Curly Duke
Lloyd
John Fulcher
Sherberd
Richland Op eretta The Magic Beanstalk Delivers Strong Show
Richland grammar school presented The Magic Beanstalk to well filled crowds at Richland auditorium. Jane Paslay played Jack with Leona Reimer as Jack's mother, Walter Rodgers as Captain Kidd, and Perry Davis the Ogre. Virginia Crafton and Lola Stewart as Juliana the cow delivered a standout tap routine. Alfred Smith directed with support from Ida Engle Edna Wisely and others.
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Richland Grammar School
Richland Auditorium
Jack
Jane Paslay
Leona Reimer
Captain Kidd
Walter Rodgers
Donna Jane Neufeld
Gipsy Ann
Murray Evans
Foolemess
Mark Wicks
Perry Davis
Ogre
Virginia Crafton
Lola Stewart
Juliana
Henrietta
Land of the Sky
Alfred Smith
Richland Musical Department
Smith
Ida B. Engle
Edna Wisely
Frances Whitmore
Mayme
R. E. Gribble
Gladys Fast
Edythe Magee
Richland
Wasco High School
Betty Isaac
Irma Lee Jepson
Aileen Castle
Jewel Potts
Elsie Mettler
Josephine Steagall
Marjorie Helsley
Carmen Cooper
Evelyn Garland
Miriam Klaudt
Fay Bryant
Elsie Scott
Geneva McCoy
Florence Kimbriel
Jo- Ann Jones
Loren Furguson
Virginia Furguson
Roy van Gorkom
Junior Pyle
Russell Stone
Lee Wade
Carroll Hansen
Calvin Fowler
Don Allen Latta
California State Flag History Brief
A short note explains California’s state flag bearing the words California and refers to a brief essay in independent government. The piece notes the flag’s symbolism and historic adoption by the state.
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California
Bipartisan group fights budget cuts amid Olson attacks
The Legislature’s economy group challenges Governor Culbert L. Olson over a 557 million dollar budget request. Assemblyman Allen G. Thurman accuses Olson of pressuring lawmakers while Republicans and Democrats push for a conference committee to resolve the impasse.
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Culbert L. Olson
State Assembly
Olson
Allen G. Thurman
Colfax
Assembly
California
Thurman
Bee Development Stages in Queen Worker Drone Lifespans
The text notes four bee life stages egg larva pupa and adult. It states queen development takes 16 days, worker 21 days, and drone 25 days. The ages are given as developmental timelines for each caste.
Shafter Favored In Sierra League Track Competition
Shafter high school track and field is favored to place highly at the Sierra League meet in McFarland. Star sprinters Merwin Olson and Ted Collins lead a strong A class with others like Elmer Unruh Leroy Witcher and A Goertzen expected to score in distance sprints and relays. Field and B and C class contenders include Ben Myers Glenn Bender Jack Wilcoxon Merton Wiedman Ed Gaede and more with a full entry list across events. Relay teams will be named at the meet.
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Kern County
Shafter
McFarland
Merwin Olson
Elmer Unruh
Leroy Witcher
Ed. Duerksen
A. Goertzen
Ted Collins
Bill White
Ben Myers
Glenn Bender
Jack Wilcoxens
Merton Wiedman
Ed Gaede
Jess Combs
Calvin Newton
Powell McCoy
Collins
Wibert Kirschenmann
Charles Harris
John Channeson
Merle Annis
Eldon Myrick
Olson
Potter
Evans
Combs
Goertzen
Unruh
Dahl
Peake
Loewen
Kliewer
Annis
McCoy
Newton
Pearce
Duerksen
Witcher
Gray
Top butterfat producers in Kern County dairy test
Tillie Zampa owned by Nell Morgan of Shafter led the high purebred class with 80.5 pounds butterfat in Kern County Cow Testing. Beeman, another Morgan purebred, placed second with 65.4 pounds. Second in the north unit went to Zampa bred by Woods Stone at 103.3 pounds. Stone's No. 13 had 96.8 pounds. Tootsie, a Fiorini Holstein, topped the herd. Stone owned eight high cows. Morgan three. Lizzette produced 56.4 pounds. In all 641 cows exceeded 40 pounds. average was 29.7. Say you saw it in The Press.
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Tillie Zampa
Nell Morgan
Shafter
Kern County
Stone
No. 13
Fiorini
Brothers of McFarland
Mrs. Morgan
Sacramento Centenary Fiesta Plans With Sutter Tribute
Northern California counties announce the Sacramento Golden Empire Centennial opening May 1. Events include mining town revivals, a world championship rodeo May 5 to 7, old-time printers contest, historical parades, dedication of a 7 million dollar Army air depot, and reenactment of Sutter's landing on the American River.
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Sacramento
John. A. Sutter
California
Sacramento-Golden Empire
U.S. Army Air Depot
Sutter
American River
Deaf Boys Match Mechanical Skill Of Hearing Peers
A study of deaf children finds deaf boys equal in mechanical ability to boys with good hearing. Researchers report no deficit in hands on tasks, suggesting parity in practical skills between groups.
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Ruby Hampton
Hanna Jean Grose
Eleanor Eckman
Martha Baker
Neema Fenton
Minnie Brown
Francelia Hansen
Jessie Gaede
Olive McDonald
Virginia White
Nerva Miezell
Bernice Potts
Geraldine Trent
Juanita Whitcotton
Thelma McGafferty
Evelyn Greer
Opal Hakill
Juanita Stewart
Mary Alice Neuman
Irene Hofman
Maimie Kroeker
James O’niel
Don Little
Buck Kimbriel
Carl Levi
Harvey Dahl
Leonard Johnson
Kenneth Reynolds
Meyers
Davis
Bender
McGuffey
Myers
Davis Bender
Wilcoxon
Mettler
Janzen
Conrad
Kirschenmann
Becker
Channeson
Harris
Wiedman
Hamilton
Myrick
Baxxton
Bobst
Pasley
KPMC
San Joaquin Grain Co
Santa Fe
D Streets
Bakersfield
Central’ Market
Westinghouse
Home Appliance CO
Toller
Westinghouse Refrigerator
Aik
Meer
Seitea
Goodyear Diomead
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Dorado
Glenn
Nevada
Placer
Plumas
Sierra
Solano
Yolo
Yuba
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