Bowler Tops 3-Game Series In Tourney
Russell St. Mars of the Shafter Fire Department led a minor league bowling contest at Neuman's alley with a 560 three game series. Gary Hager posted a 225 best game and finished fifth in the series behind Harry Mayes 544 Paul Groves 523 and Ford Urzangui 500. The Shafter Press stayed atop the team standings by winning four games against the American Legion as league scores show Shafter Press 30 14 Firemen 28 16 Wasco Lions 25 19 American Legion 19 20 Neuman's 18 26 Mocker's 16 28.
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Russell St. Mars
Shafter Fire Department
Neuman’s Alley
St. Mars
Gary Hager
Harry Mayes
Paul Groves
Ford Urzangui
Shafter Press
American Legion
Firemen
Wasco Lionsee
West’s
Neuman’s
Mocker’s
Bobby Heroically Rescues Baby from House Fire
Six week old infant saved by Bobby Holmes and local Kern Academy pupils as flames spread. Neighbors quickly joined with a garden hose while Mrs. Sammons called the fire department. Bobby broke a window to douse the fire, injuring his hand, and furniture losses totaled about 800 dollars with a building loss around 700.
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Bobby
Kern Academy
Holmes
Sammons
Schneider and Wikoffs
Shafter High Purchases 63 Cattle for 1952 Exhibits
Shafter High School buys 63 head of livestock for agricultural students to exhibit in four fall shows. Animals come from Montana Nebraska and Sacramento area with 25 Hereford 10 Hereford 19 Aberdeen Angus and 10 Short horns. They may compete at the Grand National Livestock Show in San Francisco next year along with the State Fair at Sacramento Kern County Fair and the Great Western Livestock Show.
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Shafter High School
Glenn
Nay
San Francisco
Montana
Nebraska
Sacramento
Stringham Led Public Utility Push And Local Pharmacy Ties
Stringham organized the public utility district and propelled Wasco toward incorporation for two terms. He served as a Masonic and Scottish Rite member and helped develop pharmacy as a profession. He married Angie Garrison in 1912 and had two daughters, both pharmacists, linked to Stringham’s Shafter Drug Store. H. W. Kelly is noted as another rotarian who expanded beyond local ties.
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Wasco Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite
Stringham
College of American Pharmacists
American Pharmaceutical Association
Pharmacy
Angie Garrison
Max McKinley
Wasco
M. L. Wiedmann
Shafter
Wiedmanns
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Weddings in Reno Tie Buttonwillow Couples to Wasco and Liebrocks
Almeda McDaniel of Buttonwillow wed Orvil Henry of Wasco in Reno on November 16. The same date marks the marriage of Richard Liebrock and Ann Liebrock of Buttonwillow.
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Almeda McDaniel of
Buttonwillow
Orvil Henry of
Wasco
Reno
Richard and
Ann Liebrock
Bucks Open Basketball Season at Arvin Then Garces
Shafter High School the Bucks travel to Arvin for the season opener and host Garces on Saturday. Coach Dick Heber relies on two lettermen John Thompson and Louis Bell to lead a group of recruits.
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Shafter High School ‘Bucks
Arvin
Garces
Dick Heber
John Thompson
Bates Dewey Feted With Cake In Office Birthday
The office staff of Coberly West Gin celebrated Bates Dewey’s birthday last week with cake and coffee in a small staff gathering.
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Coberly-West Gin
Bates Dewey
Churches Plan Mass Yule Choir
The Shafter Ministerial Association announced a mass Christmas program for December 22 at 7 p.m. at the Woodard Garage pavilion. A joint choir of youths from member churches will sing and Rev. Jacob Quiring will give a brief Christmas message.
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Shafter Ministerial Association
Gordon Baker
Woodard Garage
Jacob Quiring
Baker
Menno Schellenberg
South Shaf
New Street Lamps Replacing Old In Shafter
Ray Sir man, local manager, announced that old open type street lamps in Shafter are being replaced with modern lamps. The new lighting will provide a broader and more efficient spread across streets as all old units are removed.
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Shafter
Ray Sirman
Shafter Streets
Pastor to Lead Labor Camp Association Next Year
The Labor Camp chapel will appoint a new president after the first of the year, replacing Reverend Mr. Quiring who is slated to assume a church at Madera. The incoming president is named to guide the association forward in the new year.
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Ter Labor Camp Chapel
Quiring
Madera
Two Shafter Students Place In Great Western Livestock Show
Shafter High School boys earned placing honors at the Great Western Livestock show in Los Angeles during the Thanksgiving break. Leroy Kirschenman won the heavyweight champion Angus and also earned reserve champion Angus in the event.
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Shafter High School
Great Western Livestock Show
Los Angeles
Leroy Kirschenman
Angus
Shafter-Wasco District Joins Friant-Kern Water Users
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District became a member of the Friant-Kern Canal Water Users Association this week. In Shafter a brief monthly meeting announced the change and noted a livestock judging result where Donald Howze won with his Duroc Jersey pen in the light weight class.
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Shafter-Wasco
Friant-Kern Canal Water Users Association
Shafter
Donald Howze
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E. B. Stringham
Bill Clanin
Richland School
Terry Robey
Maynard Hendricks
Kenneth Kroeker
Henry Warkentin
Henry Badgett
Glen Stoller
David Mendias
Arliegh Johnson
Bucks
Duffy Service Bureau
Georgia
Pesante Dr
Bakersfie
Jeff Chand
Del-Kern
Truth
Chrysler Air Conditioning
Schneider
Wikoff
James Si
California
Bakersfield College of Beauty
Chester A. Appro
Californis Ie
Jgins Association
Santa
Tracy
Kimball
Srenear Music Store
Safeway
Dawn
Alta Y Ct
Elboma Globe “al” Brand
CAI
Atoni
NOB Hill
Morrell Pride
SAL
Pork & Beans van Camps
Atening
Arizona
Washington State
Deglet Noor
Mas
Brad Weber
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