Shafter High Prep Basketball Hosts Two Weekend Skirmishes
Shafter high school teams prepare for a two night home stand with Bakersfield High three games each evening starting 6 o clock. The Generals switch to zone defense and seek scoring punch while Colonels led by J W Wilson expect trouble and a Sierra league title push. Bucks under R L Gates show improving form as weekend practice games set before league play resumes after Christmas.
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Shafter High School
Bakersfield High School
Generals
Colonels and Bucks
East Bakersfield
Monty Montgomery
Colonels
J. W. Wilson
Wasco
Wilson
R. L. Gates
Bucks
Christmas lesson and treasure rumors in Shafter column
A school film on basketball fundamentals produced by Phog Allen at Kansas is noted. The column also features a Christmas lesson urging faith and action, plus local treasure rumors southwest of Shafter and a court case involving a divorce request.
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Shafter High School
Phog
Allen
University of Kansas
Christ
Mary
Joseph
Douglas
Jesus
Hell
Joseph Parker
Heaven
Shepherds
Manger
Shafter
McClellan Place
Rio Bravo
Carneras
French Gulch
Kern River
San Francisco
T. W. Little
Kerny River
San Miguel
Highway Department
Lesson Focus for December 22 Scriptural Selections
A brief listing of lesson subjects and scripture texts chosen for December 22. Copyright notice credits International Council of Religious Education and indicates use by permission.
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International Council of Religious Education
Merry Christmas Greeting Sparks Small Town Anecdotes
A light column mixes holiday cheer with local quirks. The writer recalls saying Merry Christmas and teases a New Year greeting while sharing several brief, humorous vignettes about Fresno and Shafter residents, seed potatoes, crop talks, and a guard against flu.
Colonels Narrowly Beat Wasco in Friday Court Action
Shafter high school Colonels won 34 26 over Wasco high lightweights in the local gym. W R Cloud led with 14 points and strong rebounds while Merle Annis added five and Ed Gaede seven. Wasco’s Frantz topped scorers with 13 as Leroy Witcher led Wasco locals with seven. Bucks edged in opener as Potter and Baker each scored 12.
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J. W. Wilson
Shafter High
Colonels
Wasco High School
Generals
Bucks
W. R. Cloud
Merle Annis
Ed Gaede
Harold Schnidt
Art Penner
Wasco
Frantz
Leroy Witcher
Charles Potter
Baker
Rexius
Jackson
J. Wilcoxon
Kirschenmann
Wittenberg
Potter
Regehr
Dobremnan
Toomay
Legate
Coggins
Schnidt
Cloud
Annis
Gaede
Myrick
Pyle
Penner
Owen
Neufeld
Bridge
Perryman
Valenzuela
Powell
Wood
Klassen
Crist
Nickel
Robinson
Lackey
Notable scoring tally from Wasco Hadlock lineup
The record lists players and points by name across teams including Wasco, Evans, Harrison, Reynolds, Margo, Baker, H. Brown, J. Johnson, Williams, J.D. Brown, Hicks, Turpin, Frantz, Shell, Ornaley, and Buechler. Final tallies show multiple g and f positions with several players scoring varied points.
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L. Johnson
Evans
Harrison
Reynolds
Wasco
Hadlock
Margo
Baker
H. Brown
J. Johnson
Williams
J.D. Brown
Hicks
Turpin
Frantz
Shell
Ornaley
Buechler
Boxers Train in Shafter High School Gym Class
Nineteen Shafter high school boys are working out in a physical education boxing class under supervision as part of the school gym program.
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Shafter High School
Thompson leads UCLA boxing alumnus alumni in town
Tommy Thompson, former UCLA boxing captain, directs local group while several boys in the class include Jim Bobst Billie Chism Harold Cornelius Phil Haag Wade Hamilton Harry Hofman Marvin Lane Don Loewen Roy McDonald Wesley Nikkel Kelly Pierce Teddy Pierce Ray Poston Jewel Rose Lloyd Suckut Russell Stone Boyce Townsend Gene Vance and Maurice Connell in a community campaign as Presa advertising patrons.
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Jim Bobst
Billie Chism
Harold Cornelius
Phil Haag
Wade Hamilton
Harry Hofman
Marvin Lane
Don Loewen
Roy McDonald
Wesley Nikkel
Kelly Pierce
Teddy Pierce
Ray Poston
Jewel Rose
Lloyd Suckut
Russell Stone
Boyce Townsend
Gene Vance
Maurice Connell
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Sprouse-Reitz Stores
Shatter, Calif
Shafter Hatchery
Rt. 1
California
Mobilgas
Sam L. Becker
Farmers Auto Inter-Insurance
West Lerdo
Lowe
Ginning Company
Lachenmaiers
William Lachenmaier
Ralph Lachenmaier
Neumanalley
B. Lachenm
E. Lachenm
R. Lachenm
IR. Mettler
W. Lachenm
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C. Neuman
S. Stone
B. Slagle
Fernandez
Elder
Moss
Welch
Rusk
Friesen
B. Peters
McCarty Burcham
A. Peters
Vannatta
Kruger
Janzen
Fast
Youell
Lakewood's
Woord
Walton
Frizzell
Nikkel
McClure
H. Neuman
Stillman Frasier
Merkel
Hole
Black
P. Chan
A. P. Chan
Neuman
Justice Court
H. A. Rightmire
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D. Ean
Moody Blule Institute 1
Western Newspaper Union
Bill Rodgers
Fresno
Bill Siemens
Bill
Wint R.spuds
Shafter Long
Ruth M. Brown
Conservatory Graduate College of the Pacific
Fifth St
Wasco Telephone
Tommy Thompson
Thompson
The
University of California At Los Angeles
Presa Advertisers
Bakersfield Implement ‘Co
Shafter, California
Shafter Warehouse Co
Irvin E. Fike
Chrysler
Plymouth
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