Shafter Colonels Announce 1960-61 Basketball Schedule
Shafter will face Exeter Wasco Garces and Corcoran twice each on January 6 with non league games against Arvin East Bakersfield Bakersfield Sanger Taft and Porterville. Coach Gaye Pare says the Colonels boast one of the tallest teams with 25 candidates led by lettermen Jim Nixon and Gene Little. On December 9 North High will visit as Wasco hosts the Generals tournament.
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Shaf
Exeter
Wasco
Garces
Corcoran
Arvin
East Bakersfield
Bakersfield
Sanger
Taft
Porterville
Shafter Colonels
Gaye Pare
Jim Nixon
Gene Little
Colonels
Generals
North High School
California's Cotton Surplus Drives Policy Debate
A revision upward to 14.8 million bales sets a national average of 431 pounds per acre, with California yielding 808 pounds per acre. The surplus, largest since before World War II, pressures price support and acreage controls, while California's high grades and storage patterns contrast with national stocks. Calls arise for market-oriented reforms and new uses research.
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California
Final Rites for Frank Fitzsimmons
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Dookie Chapel for Frank Ethelbert Fitzsimmons 69 of 235 Pacific St Shafter who died Saturday in a Bakersfield hospital. Reverend Robert Ries officiated with interment in Smith Mountain cemetery. Survived by two sons Kenneth and Richard Fitzsimmons, three sisters Lula Lisman Berkeley Vera Anderson and three brothers Oran Ray and Walter. Armstrong mortuary supervised arrangements.
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Dookie
Diniba
Frank Ethelbert Fitzsimmons
Pacific St
Shafter
Bakersfield
Robert Ries
van Nuys
Richard Fitzsimmons
Cross
Lula
Lisman
Berkeley
Vera Anderson
Sacramento
Oran Fitzsimmons
San Jose
Ray Fitzsimmons
Watsonville
Walter Fitzsimmons
Oregon
Armstrong Mortuary
Earl Wipf Buys Out Partner and Renames Store
Earl Wipf, Shafter contractor, buys out partner Dee Walker and combines Central Paint with Central Cabinet Shop at 169 Central Avenue. The new Central Paint and Cabinet Shop will expand paint and hardware stock and favor accordion and modern doors, with hardware moved to the front. The business started in August 1954.
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Earl Wipf
Shafter
Dee Walker
Central Paint and Cabinet Shop
Central Avenue
Wipf
Wipf and Walker
Local merchants urged to back papers amid rising ad revenue
Shafter community officials push to boost local advertising as national newspaper revenue climbs. The Harold Millers and the Neumans attended the USC UCLA game in Los Angeles on Nov 19. Weekend guests include Mr and Mrs Ronald Dra and Rhonda of Loma Linda visiting M M Fenders on recent time.
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Shaf
Shafter
United Ste
United States
Vane
Harold Millers
Rence Neumans
U.S.C
U.C.L.A
Los Angeles
Ronald Dra
Rhonda
Loma Linda
M. M. Fenderson
Banquet Honors Carovich Marathon of Southern California Spotlight
Banquet in San Diego on Christmas Day 1922 celebrated Pe carovich a renowned coach and dramatist. He helped spark Bing Crosby’s interest in theater at Gonzaga and performed with Lloyd Nolan at Santa Clara. A veteran football coach totaling over 20 years, he led Gonzaga squads for nine seasons and served as coach, assistant, and scout in pro football including the New York Yankees and Detroit Lions. The event, hosted by Shafter Chamber of Commerce and civic groups, lauded him as a top high school speaker in Southern California.
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San Diego
Pecarovich
Gonzaga
Bing Crosby
Lloyd Nolan
Santa Clara
Carovich
New York Yankees
Detroit Lions
Southern
California
Southern California
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Lions Club
Rotary
Kiwanis
Local Names Highlight Notable Figures in a Business Ledger
Readable fragments list Scout Hall Siemens Tom Rootes John Channeson Robert Neuman and Sons Louise Fox Farms Bender Booths Harlin Wilson Phil Jeffries Shafter Vanco Investment John Maurer Carl Steele and FE B Stringham as names linked to a historical business record.
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Siemens
Tom Rootes
John Channeson
Robert Neuman
Holiday Dinner Guests Network Across Bakersfield Area
Medium height and weight man described as five eight and 145 pounds was seen entering Bakers field from the north after a bling following a description in the all point bulletin. A police car pursued but the speeding vehicle merged into traffic and was lost. Mr and Mrs Charles Codd hosted Thanksgiving with daughters Mary and Jaclyn visiting from Wasco along Wasco road. Also present were Mr and Mrs Jim Rosensties from Bakersfield and Mrs Carrie Peters and her son Donald Peters of Long Beach joining relatives for the holiday meal.
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Witcher
All-Point
Bakersfield
Charles Codd
Mary
Jacqlyn
Henry Adams
Wasco Road
Wasco
Jim Rosen Sties
Carrie Peters
Donald Peters
Long Beach
Charles Young Takes Roles in Bakersfield College Plays
Bakersfield college sophomore Charles Young, a former Shafter High student, appears in two one act plays staged by the drama department. He has a supporting role in Hello, Out There and will star in Box and ???.
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Charles Young
Bakersfield College
Shafter High School
Burns Finkinson
Young
Otto Young
Letter to Christmas Mailers From Shafter Post Office
The Shafter Post Office urges patrons to mail Christmas items early to avoid late delivery. It recommends First Class mail for cards, explains Third Class circular mail restrictions, and stresses clear addresses, secure packing, and buying stamps now to prevent delays.
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Shafter Post Office Department
Postal Department
Final Rites for Daniel Strauss
Final services were held Tuesday at Robert L. Jones Funeral Home for Daniel Strauss 51 of Shafter born in South Dakota June 24 1904 who died after a heart attack at his home November 26 Burial was in Shafter Cemetery Elder Clarence Smith of Bakersfield officiated He came to Shafter 34 years ago and worked as a mechanic Survivors include mother Mrs Elizabeth Strauss two sisters Mrs Alvina Howe and Mrs Elizabeth Zimmerman both of Shafter and brother John of Eureka California
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Robert L. Jones
Daniel Struss
Shafter Avenue
Shafter Cemetery
Clarence Smith
Bakersfield
Mr. Strauss
South Dakota
Shafter
Elizabeth Strauss
Alvina Howe
Elizabeth Zimmerman
John
Eureka
Calif
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Morty and
Jackie Brown
Ed Brown
Manuel Avenue
Roger Williams Club
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Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Press
Vernon Ross
Cuyacos
Rasco
TOY Headquarters
Tinker Toys
GUN & Holster
Ihee
Central Ave
Edna
Key Club
Joe Borton
Rex Tudor
Daniel Strauss
Golor
Stringham’s
Shafter Drug Store
First Southern Baptist Church
Kern & Sunset
Sam Wilcoxin
Buel Mouser
B.T.U
Norris Thompson
Wsm
Bess Mouser
Thurs
Donald Walter Nicol
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