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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1957

Page

5

Generals End Hoops Season With 50 36 Win Over Corcoran

Shafter Generals close the season with a 50 to 36 victory over Corcoran. Corcoran ends league play 0-8 in SSL while Shafter finishes 6-13. Bynum leads Corcoran with 16, Cooper 8, Mullins and Bradford 10 each for Shafter. Five seniors started and all scored.

Generals Corcoran Shafter Generals Ee Seredel Nasium Panthers Jerry Bynum Shafter Hawk” Make Eatek Jesse Bradford Jim Nixon Gene Lytle Bynum Wiith J. P. Cooper Mullins Bradford Lytle Nixon Jones Magnuson Putman Mullins Brown Dessey Moralez Hansen Cooper Toledo Stevens Marrtenez Shirakaw

Bowlers to Start Summer Leagues

The Sportsman’s Bowling organizing summer leagues invites interested bowlers to contact Carrell at the Bowling Alley or call PI 6-2289 Shafter. Oil companies spend upward of 100 million dollars yearly on materials for drilling mud used in oil and gas wells.

Sportman's Bowlls Carrell Shafter

Shafter High schedules heavy 1957 track season

Shafter High unveils a dense 1957 track schedule highlighted by interclass meets and many league events. The calendar features Wasco and North High matchups, Kern Relays at Tulare, South Sequoia League on May 4, and a state meet at Berkeley on June 1.

Shafter Wasco North Berkeley Shafter High School Lowell Todd Todd Wacso Arvin Arvin—East High Kern Tulare Relays South Sequoia League West Coast Relays

Bowling News: Five Point Market Leads Team Standings

Bowling standings show Five Point Market at top with 20 wins 11 losses, Press 18 14 and Stringham's Drugs 16%? 156% in the mix. High game for men Louie Pelosi 206 for Five Point Market. Helen Thomas 143 for Stringham's Drugs. Dee Walker 267 for Sportsman Cafe.

Cate Ipacin Stringham Shafter Press Suringhenn Shafter Louie Pelosi Helen Thomas Stringham’s Drugs Five Point Market Shirley Johnson Ronnie McDonald Nitro Gas Sportsman Cafe Haberfelde Ford Kiwanis Cl Kiwanis Club Haberfelder Dee Walker Harry Mayes Royee Eslick Russ St. Mars N Gas

Dons Capture Shaffer High Intra-Mural Title

The Dons finish 6-0 in Shaffer High School intra-mural play, beating the Wildcats and Celtics in decisive games. Benny West leads scoring with 87, followed by Bonds Washington 67 and Billy Armstrong 54 as top scorers.

Dons Shaffer High Benny West Icee Wildcats Bonds Washington Billy Armstrong Celtics Curley Bradford J. R. Meek Prestons West Fenton Tidwell Pistons Parks Robins Cates Biddle Meek Howell Washington Wiley Ellis Lamar Bursey Robinson Gime Smith Armstrong Transass Wak Cored Ca Ccccerii Socinn Bradford

Richland School Expands Music Lessons For Grade Four

Education Today notes nearly 250 students in grades four through eight learn music at Richland School. A musical aptitude test screens readiness, with parents notified if their child passes to join lessons and join bands or orchestras. The school owns only a limited number of instruments, prioritizing tympani and bassoon, which many families cannot afford.

Richland School

Kearby Sells Half Interest in Store

Ray Randolph of Twin Falls Idaho buys half interest in Shafter hardware store. He and his wife Gertrude and son David plan to move into 320 Walnut Street this weekend. The Monck family seller, a Shafter high school teacher, relocates to Bakersfield. A local hardware and apple business previously operated by Shafter businessmen is noted.

Ray Randolph Twin Falls Idaho Shafter Hardware Ted Kearby Randolph Gertrude David Walnut Street Henry Monck Shafter Bakersfield Shafter

Garden tips for bulbs and gladioli planting care

Dorothy Hale outlines care for perennials bulbs and gladioli including watering, fertilizing, and protecting foliage. She notes bulb bud formation next year, leaving foliage to feed bulbs, and proper bloom handling. Gladioli should be planted six inches deep and apart with bone meal, with several named varieties described for bloom timing and color.

Caribbean

More About Rotary Continues Across the World

Rotary outlines its ideals of Service and fellowship for business and professional people. President Tut Anderson recalls the 1905 Chicago start by Paul P Harris and notes growth to 439000 members in 9286 clubs across six continents with new clubs recognized in 50 countries.

Ropar Rotary Tut Anderson Chicago Paul P. Harris United States Canada Iran Iraq Jordan Netherlands New Guinea Ruanda- Urundi Swaziland Africa

Polio booster plan outlined by Kern county health officials

The government did not authorize a universal third dose but booster shots will be available seven months later through doctors. The campaign, led by Kern County health department and local physicians, is voluntary with no mandated vaccination. Shafter clinic will serve Shafter Lerde Maple and Rio Bravo residents.

Voth Kern County Shafter Clinic Shafter, Lerde, Maple and Rio Bravo Areas

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