Fresh Plan New Year's Eve Event at Shafter High
Freshmen at Shafter High School organize a New Year’s Eve party for all students directed by Mrs. Margaret Riggs and Harlan Hill. After a survey shows over two thirds of 464 students interested the class officers move quickly to set up games movies singing and dancing with the aim of giving youth something special for the occasion.
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Shafter High School
Margaret Riggs
Harlan Hill
Shafter
Shafter High loses three coaches to north-of-the-River unit
Shafter High School faces a coaching exodus as three mentors Jordan Eliades Turk Eliades Dick Heber and Dusty Rhoads move to the new institution north of the river near Bakersfield. Eliades is slated as varsity coach, Heber spearheads junior programs, and Rhoads mentors the line.
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North-of-the-River
Shafter High School
Jordan
Turk
Fliades
Dick Heber
Rene
Hoads
Eliades
University of Southern California
Shafter
Heber
Dusty Rhoads
Generals
Dusty
Laurel
Dan Bledsoe
Rhoads
Grant Jensen
Xadly
Ernie Graf
North of the River
Bakersfield College approves house building course for students
Bakersfield College trustees authorize a new construction course in which class members will build a house on school property. The project aims to provide practical educational value, with the house to be sold and moved after completion. Bakersfield Evening High School apprentices will handle plumbing and electrical work under supervision.
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Bakersfield College
Kern County High School
T. L. McCuen
McCuen
Bakersfield Evening High School
Rio Bravo -Union
Bakersfield
Births Surpass Deaths in San Francisco 1950
In 1950 San Francisco recorded 18 669 births and 9510 deaths, birth rate nearly doubling the death rate, reflecting population growth patterns in the city.
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San Francisco
Shafter Youth Arrives in Japan on Army Duty
Private Mauricio S. Martinez son of Mr and Mrs Ben Martinez Shafter recently arrived in Japan for duty with the 1st Cavalry Division part of security forces for Japan. The division rotated from Korea last year after 17 months of combat duty and is now in intensive field training. Martinez entered the Army in April 1952 and was last stationed at Fort Ord.
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Mauricio S. Martinez
Ben. Martinez, Shafter
Japan
1St Cavalry Division
Korea
Martinez
Army
Fort Ord
Davey Variety Released By California and U S Department
A new early maturing apple variety named Davey has been released to growers and nurserymen by the University of California Davis campus and the U S Department of Agriculture. The tree honors Arthur E. Davey for his work in selection and testing and has shown consistent good crops. Seedlings originated from a 1936 cross by Milo N. Wood and were grown at Davin before transplanting in 1939 to the University test orchard at Winters.
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Davey
Agricultural Experiment, University of Californa Davis
U.S. Riment of Agriculture
Arthur E. Davey
Milo N. Wood
SDA
Davin
Richfield Oil Bowlers Maintain Lead in Major League Contest
Richfield Oil Co continued its lead in the Shafter bowling major league after stopping Barnett 2 games to 1 on Thursday night. Gene Stewart led Richfield with a 624 across three games and the team held 24 victories to 9 losses. Barnett's top game was 234 by Russ St Mars, while individual scores included Mettler and Hahn for the 200 Club. The standings show Bennett’s 16–17, Barnett’s 15–18, and Sportsman 11–22.
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Richfield Oil Co
Barnett
Gene Stewart
Richfield
Bennett
Sportsman's
Barnett's
Sportsman Club
Jim Hahn
John Dalke
Sam Mettler
Stewart
Jim Wagner
Harry Mayes
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Leroy Kirschenmann
Future Farmers of America
Pion
Los Angeles
Roy Jones
Leroy Moser
Jim Wilson
Ronald Siemens
Donald Neuman
Ness
Kings Department Store
Central Avenue
Jack Fleming
Kern County
Nevada
Air Force
Uncle Sam
USC
Efliades
Colonels
Drew
Lindsay
Cristnass
Neufeld’s Automotive Parts
Noel
Smitty
Richfield Oil
Gatun
Chagres River
Panama Canal Zone
Central Hardware CO
Central Ave
See‘s Cafe & Dining
Tulare
Walker Streets
Schneider & Wikoff
James Shafter
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