Flying General Triumph Over Warriors Seals Small School Title
Shafter's Generals defeated Tehachapi 32 to 7 to claim the Small School Valley Championship at Tehachapi Saturday. Led by Vernon Edwards who scored three touchdowns, Shafter led throughout with a 6-0 start and extended advantage with 85 yard drive and a 78 yard run setup.
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Warriors
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Glyn Scales
Paul Cato
Vernon Edwads
Martin
Jerry Johns
Cate
Warriors Score Tehachapi Move Continues
Tehachapi action heats up as the Warriors push forward in a key development. Officials note movement gaining momentum and page nine coverage promises further details.
County Briefs Roundup Highlights Roads Food Safety And Local Projects
Western Kern County road upkeep and winter maintenance on the Greenhorn road toward Shirley Meadows ski park. A Kern County Health Department sanitarian warns about food poisoning risks in handling. The Kern Shrine Potato Bowl eyed as a notable post season junior college classic after copyright talks. Kern Museum plans a Pioneer Village on 13 acres by the Chamber of Commerce. A county survey urges more business education in schools based on employer input.
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Kern County
Greenhorn Road
Shirley Meadows
Homer Harrison
Kern County Health Department
Ernest Hunter
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Williamette U
Santa Barbara State College
Kern Museum
Kern County Museum
Kern County Union High School
Norman Harris
Shopping in Shafter Brings Christmas Cheer and Low Prices
The Shafter Merchants Association urges shoppers to buy Christmas gifts in Shafter with city price value and diverse selections. Stores stay open every Thursday and all evenings during Christmas week. The streets will feature live five foot Christmas trees and Santa Claus will host a children’s conference room for wish lists.
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Santa Claus
American Legion meeting honors members and plans events
Earl Johnson announced the membership contest winner at Memorial Hall. J M l Bank's team Tip Henderson's squad scored 61 points. Commander Lee Thomas gained the most new members, Claude Campo took second, Bill Banks third with 7.50 dollars. Legionbers invited to Kern County Council meeting Saturday at 8 p.m. Wasco Legion Hall. G G Music recovering from back operation at Kern General Hospital. Postmasters will favor veterans for extra Christmas mail help. Gala New Years Eve dance planned for December 31 at Veterans Memorial Hall. Wednesday Afternoon Club hosting rummage sale December 10 at Scaroni's Ice House starting 9:30 a.m. Mrs. E C Eckman chair. rummage to her home or Western Auto Store.
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Earl Johnson
Wasco Legion Hall
G. G. Music
Kern General Hospital
Scaroni
E. C. Eckman
Western Auto Store
Third Annual Civic Football Banquet Honors Shafter High
Gerald Hedden and Mr. Roy Farrel co chair the event set for Monday the 12th at 6 45 p m in Richland Cafeteria. The 20 30 Club Rotary Kiwanis Chamber of Commerce will honor the Shafter High football squad with dinner and entertainment. Tickets, limited to three hundred, are available at the high school and from Ken Howell Firestone Martin Weidmann Shafter Drug.
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Gerald Hedden
Shafter
Richland
Shafter High School
Rotary
Kiwanis
Chamber of Commerce
Gird
Pat Kelly
Ken Howell
Firestone
Martin Weidmann
Shafter Drug
Kern County High School Carnival Opens Friday Night
Five Kern County high schools contest the fourth annual Class A basketball carnival at Bakersfield High School. Action begins at 7 15 with East High Bakersfield Shafter Taft and Wasco facing four opponents in eight minute games to win trophies.
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Bakersfield High School
East High
Bakersfield High
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Taft
Wasco
Shafter-Wasco District Plans Water for Future Crops
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District board met with Bureau of Reclamation officials to approve a land use survey and projected water needs for expansion. They estimate 122 611 acre feet will be required for future crops, with some from precipitation. The next meetings will cover water supply, feasibility, area economics, and distribution system planning.
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Bureau
Shafter-Wasco
William Alexander
Tulare-Delanho
Central Valley Project
Lloyd H. Stinnett
Fresno
Frank Stinnett
Delano
Clarence Annin
John Nail
John J. Peters
Edward J. Peters
Rolf Jacobsen
Shafter- Wasco
Alexander
Bureau of Reclaimation
Growers Assn Surveys Cotton Acre Parceling
The Western Cotton Growers Association mailed questionnaires to members in the San Joaquin Valley to gauge support for allotment methods from the county to farms. President Harold Pomeroy said the survey aims to reflect grower sentiment and guide recommendations to Congress on the tillage allotment system and related PMA regulations. Nonmembers are urged to contact local gins to obtain surveys.
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Western Cotton Growers Association Today
Sant Joaquin Valley
Harold Pomeroy
Association
Pomeroy
Coton
PMA
Crime report from Shafter records three arrests last week
Shafter police logged three incidents between December 3 and December 7. Maurice Rex Walden was arrested for drunkenness and fined time served with a suspended sentence. La Verne Hein faced drunkenness charges with a small fine and a yearlong suspended sentence. Joe Martinez Lopez was cited for displaying a dangerous weapon with a fine and yearlong suspended term.
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Maurice Rex Walden
la Verne Hein
Joe Martinez Lopez
Kern County Lands Second Highest Cotton Acreage
Kern County was allotted 165 487 acres of cotton in the latest USDA announced allocations led by E G Spoor. California’s total allotment is 642 599 acres with Fresno County receiving 169 318 acres. If cotton marketing quotas pass on December 15, cooperatives would have price support at 90 percent of parity. if not, loans drop to 50 percent parity.
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Kern County
E G. Spoor
United States Department of Agriculture
State Production and Marketing Administration Committee
California
Fresno County
Kern
Edwards Air Force Base Named After Hero Captain Glenn W. Edwards
The Kern County military flight center formerly known as Big Muroc Air Base was renamed Edwards Air Force Base in honor of Captain Glenn W. Edwards. Edwards, a decorated bomber pilot, died June 5 1948 testing a jet propelled bomber over the base site.
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Kern County
Edwards Air Force Base
Air Force
Washington
California Air Force
Glenn W. Edwards
Edwards
Publisher Bill Stoller Led Shafter Chamber To Strong Civic Growth
Bill Stoller led the Shafter Chamber of Commerce for two years and also served as president of the Shafter Potato Festival Association. He secured joint sponsorship with Kern County Chamber and the festival committee to hire a full time secretary, elevating local civic projects and annual festival prominence.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber
Shafter
California
Shafter Potato Festival Association
Potato Festiva
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Stoller
Civic News
Kern County Chamber
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McFarland
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Maricopa
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