Utility Chief Predicts Boost In Area Census
Truman Blair district manager of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co forecasts population growth doubling for Shafter and Wasco over the next decade. He cites company analysis showing rapid telephone use rise since 1940 and notes $100,000 spent to expand the central relay office to meet demand.
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Shafter
Wasco
Truman Blair
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Exchange
Blair
Telephone Company
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Davenport Fire Causes 15 Damage at Sunny Street Home
Fire caused about 15 dollars in damage to furniture owned by Pete Goertzen in a Davenport residence. County firemen said the blaze occurred Friday night at the home of tenant Morris McCullen on Sunny Street, with the divan outside the house.
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Davenport
Pete Goertzen
Morris McCullen
Sunny Street
Exeter battle with Shafter highlights fast breaks and standout scorers
In a crowded gym Exeter edged Shafter as Notley led with 16 points, Thompson tallied 14, and Scales contributed nine. The Generals struggled early but used late-line presses, while Jim Broom’s backcourt work and Shafter’s precise passing kept the attack sharp.
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Thompson
Shafter
Exeter
Dale Scales
Monarchs
Jim Broom
Generals
Monarch
Barton Family Travels North
Barton family trip to Stockton last weekend to visit four Barton brothers and relatives including Mrs Earl Barton and Mr Ira Barton and family. They also met Mr and Mrs Harry Stiles Mr and Mrs Bob Jory of Stockton and Mr and Mrs Scott Gentry of Linden. Gentry and Barton are boyhood friends.
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Floyd Barton
Carol
Euclid Ave
Stockton
Earl Barton
Ira Barton
James Barton
Clifford Barton
Bartons
Harry Stiles
Bob Jory
Scott Gentry
Linden
Gentry
Barton
Jack Rimmer Named Kern County Farm Bureau Secretary
Buttonwillow farmer Jack Rimmer has been appointed secretary manager of the Kern County Farm Bureau. He plans to move from Buttonwillow to Bakersfield to be near the new role as Mr and Mrs Rimmer recently moved from Canada to California.
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Jack Rimmer
Farm Bureau
Buttonwillow
Kern County
Rimmer
Bakersfield
Potato Planting Near Complete In Shafter District
Agricultural Inspector Ned Smith reports the bulk of the early potato crop is in the ground in the Shafter agricultural belt. An early estimate places about 6000 acres in the district, with experts predicting the total near that figure as the season progresses. Frozen weather earlier did not harm the crop since the plants remain under soil.
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Shafter
Ned Smith
Scout Leaders Will Attend Council Meet
At least six Shafter area Boy Scout leaders and their wives will attend the Kern County Boy Scout Council's annual recognition dinner tomorrow night at the Hotel El Tejon. Attending from Shafter are Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Duck, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bender, Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Funk, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham of Minter Vil ge.
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Shafter Area
Kern County
Boy Scout Council
el Tejon
Shafter
Leonard Duck
E. F. Bender
Harvey Funk
Leonard Johnson
Cunningham
Minter Vilge
Revival Meeting Held At S Baptist Church
A revival is underway this week at the Southern Missionary Baptist Church with services each evening at 7 30 p m. Martin Brannan pastor of the Sunnyvale Southern Baptist Church and former Shafter resident leads the revival.
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Southern Missionary Baptist Church
Martin Brannan
Sunnyvale Southern
Firemen Push Minor League Bowling Victory
The Shafter Firemen beat Wittenberg's Poultry 2 games to 1 in the minor league at Sportsman Alley. High series score went to Wittenberg's 2469 pins. top game 882 by Wittenberg's. Hubert Mayberry led the Press with 586 for the series. Gordon Bennett topped the single score with 208.
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Shafter Firemen
Wittenberg
Sportsman Alley
Les Reeves
Shafter Press
West’s
Mocker's
Firemen
Central Hardware
Agriform
American Legion
Wittenberg’s
Reeves
Hubert Mayberry
Gordon Bennett
West
Williams Honored At Spaghetti Dinner in Buttonwillow
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lewis hosted a spaghetti dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Williams and family who are moving to Binkleman Nebraska to farm. Attendees included the Williams family and relatives with numerous offspring listed.
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Roberta
David
Milton Foster
Wilma Napier
C. T. Edwards
Gretchen Williams
Faculty Team Claims Title In undefeated Kern county season
Shafter high school faculty basketball claims sole undefeated status in Kern county after a 47 to 42 win over a junior team. Veteran Dan Bledsoe scored 20 points, with Le roy Kirschenmann adding 15 as the teachers held off a late push to finish strong.
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Shafter
Kern County
Dan Bledsoe
Leroy Kirschenmann
Oldsters
Graves Leaves For Trip East
Buttonwillow resident Curtis Graves, Kern County Farm Bureau membership chairman, is named one of nine California delegates to Washington D C March 3 as guests of the American and California Farm Bureau Federations. A three day Chicago stop and Washington tour are planned with an all expense paid return trip.
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Buttonwillow
Curtis Graves
Kern County Farm Bureau
California
Washington, D. C
American and California Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Not Always an Ag Inspector Smith Took Crack at Baseball
Ned L. Smith 70s agricultural inspector once played pro baseball in his youth. He helped found the Bakersfield Drillers in 1906 and earned a Pirates contract he kept as a souvenir. His path to fame stalled after joining a fruit company for a 1915 World’s Fair display in San Francisco.
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Smith
Ned L. Smith
Bakersfield Drillers
Kc’s
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco
Oakland
Waco
Freemont
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Association of Professional Ball Players of America
Los Angeles
Bowlers Lead Two Leagues at Sportsman's Alley
Shafter Motel and Richfield Oil Co. top their leagues at the Sportsman's Bowling Alley. Richfield beat Bennett's 3 to 0. Sportsman Cafe topped Barnett's 2 to 1. Ed Wagner struck 606 in three games, tied with Jim Wagner for 212 singles. Minor league leader Shafter Motel beat Schneider Wikoff 2 to 1. Grady Bartlett posted 511 in three games. Evelyn Tiberghien won the women’s three game series with 534 points and 192 in a single game. Bartlett had 193 in singles.
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Shafter Motel
Richfield Oil Co
Sportsman’s
Les Reeves
Richfield
Bennett
Sportsman Cafe
Barnett
Ed Wagner
Jim Wagner
Singleton
Schneider
Wikoff
Grady Bartlett
Evelyn Tiberghien
Bartlett
Mrs. Tiberghien
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John Notley
Fotis
Dick’ Smilin
P.O
Snow Gates
Guinn
Gaede
Leroy Thompson
Sing Thompson
S. Baptist Church
Graves
Kelly & Somers
Your Shafter Insurance
Martin Wagner
Savane
Thage
Miller
Wasco Gora
Rae
Tarren Macher
Chrysler
Yorker Deluxe
America
Irvin E
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