Paul Harris Library and Study Center opens in Shafter
The Paul Harris Memorial Library and Study Center on Burbank Avenue in Shafter opens Wednesday December 29 at 2 p.m. Dr John Revell chairs the project committee with Rotary Club sponsorship. County Supervisor LeRoy Jackson and dignitaries attend as 400 to 500 books are stocked from Richland School and Shafter High School, with more titles in processing.
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Paul Harris
Burbank Avenue
Shafter
John Revell
Shafter Commission Hears Zone Change for Apartments
The Shafter Planning Commission held a public hearing on a zone change at Tulare and Willow to permit a four unit two bedroom apartment complex. A second project seeks alley dedication release for Kern Pacific State Walker block. attorney Kenneth M. Byrum notes future one two and three bedroom buildings by Byrum brothers and A Camp Ginning Company.
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Shafter’s Planning Commission
Tulare and
Willow
Shafter City
Kern
Pacific
State
Walker Streets
Kenneth M. Byrum
Bakersfield
Byrum
A. Camp Ginning Company
Shafter Wrestlers Split Pair of Matches Last Week
The Shafter Generals split two duals losing to Delano 37 30 and beating Coalinga 40 22 while the Colonels also split with a 57 6 loss to Delano and 57 12 win over Coalinga. Delano extended a 21 match dual-meet winning streak as forfeits or pins shaped the results.
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Shatter Generals
Generals
Delano
D . Coalinga
Colonels
Delano Jv’s
Calinga JV
Shafter
Joey Lopeteguy
Franc Affentranger
Mark Packard
Alan Cates
Joe Lopez
Anton Affentranger
Lopeteguy
Cates
Affen
Coalinga
Scott Meyer
Meyer
Noe de Los Santos
Gilbert Williams
David Schultz
Jeff Torigiani
Eight Year Old Meets Rams Coach at Punt Pass and Kick Banquet
Eight year old Earl Williams met Tommy Protho coach of the Los Angeles Rams at a banquet held December 13 by Ford Motor Company honoring punt pass and kick contestants. Earl, accompanied by his mother Mrs Deadda Williams and Thurston Hunt, attended the event in Los Angeles where Protho and Rams players spoke. Earl lost in his fourth level but won three times this year and remains eligible to try again next year.
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Earl Williams
Earl
Los Angeles Coliseum
Los Angeles
Tommy Protho
Los Angeles Rams
Deadda Williams
Thurston Hunt
Central Valley Ford
Shafter
Wasco
Ford Motor Company
Protho
Rams
Generals Set New Scoring Record In Victory Over McFarland
Shafter Generals beat McFarland Cougars 104 to 49 on December 14 at McFarland, setting a school scoring record. Jerry Klassen reached the 100th point with a free throw as six players scored in double figures led by Klassen 18, Gaeta 18, and Thompson 18.
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Gene Woo Shafter
Generals
McFarland Cougars
McFarland
Delano Tigers
Delano
Cougars
Shafter
Jerry Klassen
David Gaeta
David Thompson
Hime Bunting
Mike Dobrenen
David Nash
Mike Anderson
Rick Cooper
Romeo Rubio
Mark Fernando
Fernando
Frank Aguilar
Jme Bunting
BC Toanert
Wedhoakaty
Colonels and Bucks Better Season Marks
The Colonels beat McFarland JV 71 to 51 on Tuesday and lost to Delano junior varsity 50 to 46 on Friday. The Bucks defeated McFarland C 45 to 33 and edged Delano C 37 to 35. Melvin Atkinson led Colonels with 22 points, supported by Tony Pino 14 Greg Ratzlaff 12 and Robert Pino 10. Delano pulled away in the third quarter after a 14-13 first, with Marty Allen scoring for Shafter.
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Delano
Robert Porter
Bobby Sanders
Tim Williams
Greg Reimer
Jimmy Evers Nee
Terry Fabric
Colonels
Marcus’ Williams
Terry Chicca
Javier de ‘Los Santos
Shafter
Coalinga
McFarland JV
Bucks
McFarland C
Delano C’s
McFarland Jvs
Melvin Atkinson
Atkinson
Highland
Tony Pino
Greg Ratzlaff
Robert Pino
Marty Allen
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Harris Library
Parul Memorial
Calif
Shafter Rotary Club
Burbank
Cort
Francisco Vela
Shafter Justic Court
Harvey Gaede
Vela
Gaede
Ray Patterson
Patterson
Aguilar
Hime
Bunting
Shafter High
Schultz
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