Wasco Dominates Shafter in Richland Swimming Meet
Wasco swimmers win the Richland meet 195 to 128 over Shafter, with 58 events for ages 8 to 17. The report lists numerous event winners and times for both teams across freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and relay races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Shafter
Richland
C. Mears
Mullens
Secor
Cooper
Brown
Zachary
Kittridge
Kodet
Banks
Mallen
Willis
Fuller
Shafter Racers Lead Bakersfield Speedway Aft Action
Bob Rice finished sixth in the 30 lap main at Bakersfield Speedway with Frank Preston in twelfth. Frank Preston and John Wayne Millington won heats while Jim Heath placed eighth. Rice qualified fifth for the main in the third heat. Next Saturday features a mixed program of stock cars midgets and crazy eight racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Rice
Shafter
Bakersfield Speedway
Frank Preston
John Wayne Millington
Jim Heath
Bob— Rice
Opossum Carries Young in Pouch Among Native Mammals
The opossum is described as the only native North American mammal that carries its young in a pouch. The note highlights marsupial traits within the region's wildlife.
Low Pee Wee's Will See Big League Game
Low Pee Wee league players from Shafter will attend a Los Angeles Angels versus Washington Senators game at Chavez Ravine on Saturday August 9. The Agee Family Funeral Home organizes free admission for all players and supervisors, with teams and managers listed and a caravan to depart at 9 a.m. from the funeral home, arriving for 12:30 p.m. admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Dari Delite
Carl Kelley
Fike’s
James Campbell
Zachary and Sons
Don Zachary
Shafter Concrete
Thomas Creekbaum
Agee Family Funeral Home
Jim Agee
Mettler’s
Cliff Ratzlaff
Wilson Farms
Weldon Wilson
Bob Diltz
Jim Grumbles
Clarence Vickery
Agee
Weekend trip and family travels noted around Southern California
Mrs Gene Guenther and daughters Judy Jeannie and houseguest Lynn Kinncannon with Geneva and Janet Bowers spent the weekend at Pacific Ocean Park and Newport Beach. They met Milton and Milton's wife at Garden Grove where Jeannie will visit for several weeks. Mrs Dean Harvey left for Sioux Falls South Dakota after the death of her grandmother taking her son Mike. Mr and Mrs Darrell Gilmore left for Missouri to visit Gilmore's parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Guenther
Judy
Jeannie
Lynn Kinncannon
Geneva
Janet Bowers
Southland
Pacific Ocean Park
Newport Beach
Milton Kincannons
Garden Grove
Dean Harvey
Sioux Falls
S. D
Mike
Darrell Gilmore
Missouri
Gilmore
Club To Meet For Fish Fry At Mrs Edna Ross Home
Business and Profession Women will gather at 217 Pacific Street at 7 p m Thursday for a fish fry. A short business meeting will discuss the budget and a program for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Ross
Pacific Street
Two Shafter Boys Injured In Private Road Crash
Two Shafter youths Leonard Donald Vernon 16 and Gary Madden 16 were in satisfactory condition after a truck driven by Vernon failed a turn at a T intersection on a private Fox and Williams ranch road and crashed into a dry irrigation canal near U S 99 south of Kimberlina Road. A separate accident left 24 year old Joel Saenz in serious condition at Kern General Hospital after his sedan rear ended a truck towing farm equipment driven by Lloyd Stateville 54, Bakersfield, with Saenz suffering internal injuries and Stateville uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Fox and Williams Ranch
Leonard Donald Vernon
Riverside Street
Gary Madden
Memorial Hospital
Vernon
U. S. 99
Kimberlina Road
Annd
Kern Island Canal
Los Angeles
Kern General Hospital
Lloyd Stateville
Dean Street
Bakersfield
Stanard Road
Rudd Avenue
Stateville
Saenz
Kern General Hoshe
Benefit Dinner Aims to Support Kern View Hospital
A benefit dinner for Kern View Hospital is planned for September 10 with 500 tickets at 50 dollars per plate. J. C. Penner of Shafter heads the board and E. F. Peters of Wasco chairs the dinner committee as Bakersfield and nearby communities join in funding the 25 bed psychiatric facility to be built beside Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. The Kings View corporation and Kern County back the project with grants and matching funds to cover initial costs of 732000 plus 50000 for site development and pre opening needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern View Hospital
J. C. Penner
Shafter
E. F. Peters
Wasco
Bakersfield
Taft
Delano
Kern County
Arthur Jost
Psychiatric Hospital
Kings View Hospital
Reedley
Kings View Corporation
Shaffter
Henry F. Brandt
John Bartel
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Penner
Paved Highways Follow Ancient Trails Across New Mexico
Many of New Mexico's paved highways trace their routes along ancient trails, reflecting historical paths that informed modern road design and placement across the region.
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New Mexico
Tonto National Monument Preserves Ancient Cliff Dwellings
The site near Roosevelt Dam on the Apache Trail in Altona is noted for its well preserved prehistoric cliff dwellings and state of preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonto National Monument
Roosevelt Dam
Altona
Hunting prospects for August 8 deer season by county
The Department outlines early deer season areas in Kings Kern Santa Barbara and Angeles counties. Prospects vary with habitat water conditions and private land access. Hunters should consult forest service stations and sheriff closures for specifics and permits.
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U. S. Forest Service
Forest County
Highway 99
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County
Frazier Mountain
Pine Mountain
Alamo Mountain
St. Pinos
Grade Valley
Lockwood Valley
Thorn Meadow
Hungry Valley
Gold Hill
Buck Creek
Piru Creek
Ozena Guard Station
Wheeler Gorge Ranger Station
Ojai District
Highway 33
Potrero Seco
Tinta Canyon
Rancho Nuevo
Nordhoff Ridge
Chief Peak
Angeles
L. A
White Promoted to General Manager of Producers Cotton Oil
James B. Mayer announces that the former county man will become general manager of Producers Cotton Oil Company in Imperial Valley. White, a Fresno native and World War II veteran, will relocate to Calipatria August 1, succeeding James R. Clements who moves to the Fresno main office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Producers Cotton Oil Company
Imperial Valley
James B. Mayer
Fresno
White
Calipatria
Kern County Union High School
Bakersfield College
Producers
Meridian
Kern County
Phoenix
Producers Cotton Oil Company of
Arizona
Daisy L. White
Holly Street
Bakersfield
James R. Clements
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Taffera
Farrell
Atkinson
Snively
Stepp
Allen
Christian Science Reading Room
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science
F” Street
Etandard and
Custoss
Stringham
Shafter Drug Store
Central Ave
Snow Gates & Valves
P. G
Snow Irrigation Supply Co
Low Pee Wee's
Joel Saenz
Shafter Press
First Southern Baptist Church
Dexter C. Ogan
Weston Futrell
B.T.U
Horace Womack
Marvin Mousers
Dale Spohn
Dr. Hardtop R. & H
P. S
Plymouth
Fury
Dr. Hottp
Power St. & Br
Studebake
Peer Royal
R. Hottp
Mmind
Krvin E. Fike
Irvin E. Fike, Inc
Chrysler
Coun
Kings
Kings County
Kern
Padres National Forest
Temblor Range
San Emidio Ranch
Shafter, Calif
Fairview
Walker ST
Valle
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