Dollar Days Savings Planned by Shafter Merchants
Shafter shoppers will save at a downtown Dollar Days event on February 27 and 28 as local merchants join the Shafter Chamber of Commerce program. The event offers below regular prices on a wide range of items, including Easter clothing, with stores intending to clear stock and meet shopper pocketbook demands.
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Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Dollar Days Pogram
Ray Mayfield
Earshee
Shatter
Encoure
Cottonmen View Mechanization Meeting March 13
Cotton industry and researchers will convene March 13 to review a year of mechanization work and plan the next program. California advisory committee representatives will assess progress and relay industry needs to scientists at Tegis Ranch near Tulare. Shafter and Davis stations will be represented along with about 20 industry members.
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California Cotton Mechanization Advisory Committee
Marvin Hoover
Agricultural Extension Service
University of California At
Shafter Station
Hoover
Herb Miller
Tegis Ranch
Tulare
Shafter
Davis
United States Department of Agriculture
Jim Tavernetti
Kern County Legion Council to Hold March Meeting
Kern County Council of American Legion will hold its monthly meeting Saturday night at the Veterans Memorial Hall with Phillip Dailey in charge. Delegates from Bakersfield and surrounding towns including Shafter Elano East Bakersfield Tehachapi Mojave Taft Wasco Buttonwillow and more will attend.
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Kern County Council of America Legion
Veterans Memorial Hall
Iater
Phillip Dailey
Bakersfield
Katie Ziemke
Shafter
Elano
East Bakersfield
Bakerfeld
Tehachapi
Mojave
Taft
Fels
Buttonwillow
Wasco
Directors Back Western Theme For Sixth Fiesta In Shafter
The sixth Potato n Cotton Festival in Shafter will May 15 and 16 with a pioneer western theme. Directors seek publicity through beard contests and western attire, awarding prizes for best whiskers and frontier outfits, plus a parade section and $1 slick puss buttons.
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Shafter
Ernie Hofman
Hofman
Dean Quillen urges youth to uphold dignity amid crisis
Stanford education dean Dr James I Quillen addressed 350 at Richland Shafter High Schools banquet calling for lasting American values. He warned of long crisis from divorce mobility and war influence, urged constructive actions to educate youth and stress military service within a sound community standard.
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James I. Quillen
Stanford University
Richland-Shafter High Schools
Dean Quillen
Board of Trade backs Kelly bay barrier study
Kern County Board of Trade endorses a salt water barrier feasibility study for San Francisco Bay. The measure by Assemblyman H. W. Kelly seeks 250000 for the study, aiming to aid Kern irrigation if feasible, with letters to Assemblyman Kelly, Dorothy Donahue, and Senator Jess R. Dorsey.
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Kern County Board of Trade
San Francisco Bay
Board of Trade
W. Frank Jones
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
Jones
Kelly
Kern County
Dorothy Donahue
Jess R. Dorsey
Housing Shortage Presses Shafter Teachers
Dr. Grant Jenata cites housing and long commutes for Shafter and Richland teachers. Bakersfield proximity, Kern Homes rentals, and cost limit recruitments. He proposes duplexes in Kirschenmann Park and urges a chamber study committee to address the shortage.
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Grant Jenata
Chamber of Commerce
Kern Homes
Jensen
Kirschenmann Park
Chamber
Merton Wiedmann
L. J
Lew) Woodard
Generals vs Monarchs in South Sequoia League title clash
Shafter and Exeter meet in a pivotal South Sequoia League game with both teams atop the 7 1 record. The Generals trail 219 point scorer Harold Gaede and 180 point man Dale Scales, while Exeter must outpace Shafter and Wasco to claim the title. Coach Lowell Todd emphasizes defense against Exeter set plays as the showdown nears.
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Shafter Generals
Exeter Monarchs
Sequoia League
Generals
Monarch
Monarchs
Exeter
Wasco Tigers
Shafter
Corcoran
Wasconagers
Lowell Todd
Harold Gaede
Lemoore
McFarland Cougars
Gaede
Dale Scales
Harrison to Attend Two Cotton Industry Meetings
George J. Harrison, breeder of Acula 442 California cotton, will attend two fiber crop conferences next week. He will speak on general cotton industry practices at the University of California horticulture campus and emphasize industrial development for spinning mills at the Oakland session next Wednesday.
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George J. Harrison
California
University of California Ine of Agriculture
Oakland
Santa Fe Crew Near End of Crossing Repair
Santa Fe workmen are in the final stages of repairing the Lerdo Highway crossing and improving intersections in Shafter. Station master F. C. Raney said the crew has raised grades and is part of the railroad’s maintenance program.
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Ees Fe
Lerdo Highway
F. C. Raney
Santa Fe
Shafter
Betty Grundy and Phyllis Hight Seek Shafter Queen Honor
Two new candidates enter the sixth annual Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival queen race for May 15 and 16. Betty Grundy, daughter of Councilman George H Grundy, and Phyllis Hight, 22, a member of the American Legion, vie for the title amid sponsor and community support. Norma Neuman is the first entrant. festival aims to attract more contestants. voting relies on ticket sales.
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Betty Grundy
Phyllis Hight
George H
Ben) Grundy
American Legion
Miss Grundy
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Donald E. Ruggenberg
Shafter High School
Horizon Club
Girls Athletic Association
The
Laurion
Phyllis
Shafter
H. C. Hight
Hight
Norma Neuman
Bank of America
E. A. Brown
Shafter Salutes pageant picks founders tribute title
The Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival pageant committee selected Shafter Salutes as the first annual show name submitted by Miss Jeanette Wheeler, an English teacher at Shafter High School. Chairman Dick Larson praised the 39 entries and planned a historical salute to Shafter's pioneer builders, covering agriculture, business, and education. The event, produced by Bob Bann, will run May 15 at Shafter High School football stadium with community participation invited.
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Shafter
Mittee
Jeanette Wheeler
Shafter High School
Dick Larson
Miss Wheeler
Larson
Bob Bann
Hopefuls Vie For Commander In Shafter American Legion
Two candidates, Henry Hight and Bill Banks, seek the commander post at the Shafter American Legion. A full slate of officers includes Rudy Lopez first vice commander, Katie Ziemke and Pat Bradshaw as second vice commanders, Elmer Ziemke and Bradshaw adjutants, and several others. Seventeen candidates vie for four executive committee seats. absentee ballots will be allowed for the first time.
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Shafter American Legion Post
Henry Hight
Bill Banks
Earl Wipf
The
Legion Post
Rudy Lopez
Katie Ziemke
Pat Bradshaw
Elmer Ziemke
Bradshaw
Ziemke
Central Valley Highway group seeks extension to Greenfield
The Central Valley Highway Association aims to extend the Central Valley Highway from Rosedale to Highway 99 south of Greenfield. Vice President Irvin Fike of Shafter said the board discussed the extension at a Wasco meeting and plans to film the route for the next gathering.
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Rosedale
Greenfield
Central Valley Highway Association
Irvin Fike
Shafter
Wasco
Association
Fail Btecoemeees Se
Bakersfield
Eign Ot Coreoan Iy
Directors to Name Committee For Ag Man of Year Selection
The 1953 Kern county agricultural man of the year will be chosen by a three man panel appointed by Dick Larson chairing the festival committee. The 1952 winner was Lewis A. Burtch. Candidates are being considered as possible honorees for the Kern farming community.
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Kern County
George .Harrison
Shafter
A. W.pat Kelly
State Assembly Agricultural Committee
Glenn O. Nay
Shafter High School
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Ginger
Charlotte
Skippy
Howard Neal
Dean
Kelly’s Bay
March OF Dimes
Do¢orothy Gacde
Shafter Junior Women's Club
Thase
Dick Smith
Harrison
Highway Group
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