Shafter High honors top football players at civic banquet
At the Shafter High School banquet 800 attendees celebrated the A and B team gridders. Layton Lynch and Harley Martin were named most valuable players by coaches. Guest speaker Lynn Waldorf spoke on youth football experiences from California and other campuses.
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Layton Lynch
Shafter
Colonels
Harley Martin
Generals
Civic
Lynn O. (Pappy) Waldorf
University of California
Shafter High School
Jack Hill
Bruce Crawford
Richland
Ict
Los Flojos
Bates Dewey
Harold Greene
John Akeman
Calvin
Building Costs Hit and Consultant Defends Plan in Shafter
The article reports on the Shafter Wasco hospital proposal moving from idea to action as Hospital Consultant August W Koenig presents an 82 page report to local chambers of commerce. Opponents cite high initial costs though the need for a hospital is supported by Koenig and local experience.
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Shafter-Wasco
August W. Koenig
Chambers of Commerce
Koenig
Housing Authority opens low rent homes in Shafter Terra Vista
The Kern County Housing Authority invites applications for 35 Terra Vista family units in Shafter. A temporary office at the South Shafter Farm Labor Camp will handle signups with hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 4, Monday through Friday. Rents will be about one fifth to one sixth of income.
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Housing Authority
County of
Kern
Shafter
Fred Widmer
Bakersfield
The
Kern Authority
South Shafter Farm
William Little
Widmer
Terra Vista
Rickert Street
West Ash Street
Now Way
Sev
Ces
Stringham Nominated For District Governor Post
Ewood B. Stringham a Shafter pharmacist is nominated by the Shafter Rosy Club for District 158 governor. Nomination sent to current district governor Ert Brancht of Modesto by club president Fred Bry. Stringham is a charter member and former club president with long local service since 1919.
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Ewood B
Doc
Stringham
VaHey
Shafter Rosy Club
Ert
Modesto
Ter
Fred Bry
Shafter Club
Ually, Stringham
Taxpayers Not Hurt Survey on Shafter Wasco Hospital Cost
Taxpayers face minimal costs for a Shafter Wasco hospital district. Consultant August W. Koenig says annual taxes would likely stay between $5 and $8 for a $10 000 property, with district bonds and operating expenses kept low. He compares district and voluntary hospital models and favors a community district funded by taxes though subscription could work short term.
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Shafter and
Wasco
August W. Koenig
Shafter-Wasco
Dry Lands Great Rain Hurts Unpicked Cotton
A midweek storm damaged crops still in the field in Shaasco area. The rain gauge at Shafter Experimental Station recorded .32 inches during the heavier storm Tuesday, lifting the season total at the cotton station to .83 inches.
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Shaasco
Shafter Eperimental Station
Boy Rescues Baby From Burning Home
Fifteen year old Bobby Holmes of Kern Academy earned praise for rescuing a six week old from a fire at the Leonard Sammons home 18405 Poplar Ave. He dashed into a smoke filled room despite danger and pulled the infant to safety before fire crews arrived.
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Bobby Holmes
Kern Academy
Leonard Sammons
Poplar Ave
Bobby
Robert Holmes
Klassen Dr
Sammons
Dicksimith
L. F. Cornelius
Young Holmes
Postmaster Offers Christmas Shipping Tips for Shoppers
Postmaster George Guenther urges Shafter area residents to buy stamps early and ensure addresses are complete. He warns about properly labeled cards and bundles, packed securely in durable materials, with distinct zone numbers. After Dec 15 the station will hire two more city carriers, one rural carrier, and five clerks to handle the rush.
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Santa Claus
George Guenther
Shafter Area
Sogner
Tiché
Guenther
Annexation Talk Set for Edwards Tract Residents
Edwards Tract residents gather at the county assembly hall for an annexation briefing by city leaders. The Shafter Chamber of Commerce sponsors the 7 30 p m session with City Clerk Frank Shaw Public Works Director Jack Harris City Attorney A G Mortimore Fire Chief Albert Finkbeiner and Police Chief John C Reily answering questions on police and fire protection garbage disposal and street improvements leading to potential annexation benefits.
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Edwards Tract
County Assembly
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Frank Shaw
Jack Harris
A. G. Mortimore
Albert Finkbeiner
John C. Reily
Afternoon Club Backs Korea Drive in Shafter
Mrs. George Collins president of the Wednesday Afternoon Club urged Shafter residents to support the clothing collection for Korean relief. War services chair Mrs. J. B. Nugent said to bring used warm clothing to the county fire station. Drive runs until Dec. 12 with cash donations via CARE to the California Federation of Women's Clubs.
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George Collins
Shafter
American Relief For
Korea
Collins
J. B. Nugent
War Services
Women's Club
Care Am
California Federation of Women's Clubs
Generals Open Basketball Season With Arvin Rally
Generals face Arvin Friday night as Shafter ih School begins its basketball schedule. Coach Todd expects improvement over 1950, citing a roster led by Dale Scales and Harold Gaede with guard depth from Jim Broom and others. B team faces a bleaker outlook under Dan Bledsoe with Layton Lynch as only veteran. 28 players available.
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Dale Scales
Pears
Colonels
Todd
Generals
Arvin
Harold Gaede
Jim Broom
Scales
Leroy Thompson
Stanley Hamilton
John Notley
Franklin Bergman
Jack Yates
Bob Nixon
Ken Roden
Dan Bledsoe
Layton Lynch
Mickey Perry
Jerry Mixon
Glen Unruh
Kenny Smith
Horace Womack
Bob Russell
Lavar McDonald
Billy Hinsley
Robert Taylor
Bobby Gaines
Donald Broom
Ellis Criner
Gene Wishon
Art Trout
November Leads Shafter Building Value Tops Two Hundred Eighty Thousand
Building in Shafter for November values at 24150 while 1951 construction to Nov 30 totals 828110, driven by a Richland School District classroom project near 400000. Dandy Homes, Inc. issued two permits for houses on the Kirschmann Tract each around 7400, and L N Coleman listed a 7250 house.
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Shafter
E. K. Grant
Richland
Dandy Homes, Inc
Kirschenmann
L. N. Coleman
Faculty Barely Beats Sophomore Hoopsters
Shafter High School faculty edged the sophomores 33 to 31 in a boxing glove basketball game last Friday. Lepson led the sophomores while Dan Bledsoe and Harlan Hill paced the faculty in the charity event benefiting the sophomore class fund.
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Shafter High School
Lepson
Dan Bledsoe
Harlan Hill
Shafter Dollar Days Prompts Busy Bargains Week
Shafter merchants report a strong two day Dollar Days sale drawing hundreds of residents to town for pre Christmas bargains. Shoppers praised the event with praise from Earl Johnson and Bess Mettler noting busy aisles, sold out specials, and repeated calls for future campaigns.
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Shafter
Earl Johnson
Johnson-Neuman
William Stoller
Home Appliance Company
Central Avenue
Topper
Bess Mettler
Earl ‘Weil
Sprouse-Reitz
Cornet
Rasco’s
A. B
Wallace
A. J. Hemington
Shafter Mercantile
Civic Leaders to Elect 1952 Community Chest Board
Civic organizers meet at 7 30 p m Monday in Township Justice Court to elect the 1952 Community Chest board of directors. At least three representatives from each group are invited to ensure a quorum for the vote. The current board listed by Mayor Adolf Kirschenmann is due to complete its term January 1 with the new board to assume office then for the 1952 Red Feather campaign planning.
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Township Justice
Community Chant Board
Adolf Kirschenmann
Chest
Kirschenmann
L. J. Woodard
Tom Hayhurst
Marvin Lane
William Dalke
Red Feather
Chamber Plans Vote Canvass for New Directors
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce plans to canvass ballots tomorrow at the weekly luncheon. Secretary Ernie Hofman said 57 ballots have been returned so far after a prior error prompted a second vote. In the first ballot 65 members voted for candidates Bill Johnston L J Woodard A G Mortimore Dr R M Jacobs Bert Ware Paul Newell A J Hemingson Robert Somers Dr James Hodges and Albert Finkbeiner.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Hofman
Chamber
Bill Johnston
A. G Mortimore
R. M. Jacobus
Bert Ware
Paul Newell
A. J. Hemingson
Robert Somers
James Hodges
Albert Finkbeiner
Your Boy in the Service Notice Request
A scrambled public notice urges readers to contact the press with service updates about sons serving overseas. It promotes dialing a local number or mailing a note to the Shafter Press for掲載.
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Shafter Press
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Canron
Lynch
Hershal Rodgers
Dick Heber
Jordan
Turk
Eliades
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Bill Hinsley
Heber
Authority
Los
Fresno
California
John H. Mauer
Shafter Business
Lk. B. Stringham
Phil Ohanneson
Boy
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Shafter Ih
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Valley Office Supply Company
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