Arvin and Garces Defeat Shafter Generals In N Bleak Weekend
Arvin’s quick shooting overwhelmed Shafter 69 to 58 Friday night as the Bears led 37 21 at halftime. Den Nikker scored 20 points while Kennedy added 17 for Arvin. Garces trailed early then surged to a 69 38 victory over Shafter with 28 by Rangel. Randy Senn and Don Nikkel tied for Shafter with 20 each. Shafter drops to 0 4 in league play. Don Nikkel leads scoring at 18.1 ppg and 127 rebounds overall. Coach Hampton praised effort but seeks more wins as Shafter hosts Wasco and West High this weekend.
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Arvin
Generals
Shatter
Newe
Bob Hampton
Tof Arvin
den Nikker
Junior Kennedy
Bears
Garces
Ram
Shafter
Randy Senn
Don Nikkel
Rangel
Amine
Tal
Lied
Don Nik‘kel
Steve Penner
Hampton
Wasco
West High
Bears Fall Back, Then Rally In Saturday Wrestling Meet
Ghafter High School opened league play with a 49 0 loss to Arvin on Friday night and came back Saturday to defeat Wasco 39 14. Alan Del Rio led a Bear rally pinning his 103 lb opponent in 20 seconds, with wins by Salazar Lundgren Flores Robnett Janzen Aaron Lundgren Engle and others as Wasco wrestled Shafter in a doubleheader.
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Ghafter
Arvin
Wasco Tigers
Bears
Alan del Rio
del Rio
Joe Salazar
Oscar Lundgren
Pete Flores
Tim Robnett
Jerry Janzen
Mathew Aaron
Don Lundgren
Wasco-Shafter
West High-Shafter
Women Golfers Continue Activities Amid Tournament Plans
The Northern Women's Golf Association drew twenty five members on January 6 at Ranch Inn for organized play after the Christmas party and officer installation. Ruth Hoffmann chaired. Ruth Keyser won with 35 percent net. several players tied for second at 36 to 37 percent. drawing determined the last place. A January 13 meeting at nine o clock will plan partnerships for play and an invitation from Porterville Club to attend a January 14 meeting to set dates for invitational events. Grace Ann Dubbers chairs Kern County's annual tournament with plans to meet in Porterville. Ruth Hoffman and Ginger Somers expected to attend and Kern River Buena Vista fields to resume in March.
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Northern Women's Golf Association
Ranch Inn
Ruth Hoffmann
Shafter
von Hales
Ruth Keyser
Zell Reynolds
Helen Ruggenberg
Wilma Ainsworth
Aldeen Benson
Bobby Wing
Feigay
Kern County
Grace Ann Dubbers
Taft
Kern’s
Porterville
Ruthyg Hoffman
Tournaent
North Kern
Ginger
Kern River
Buena Vista
Donkey Basketball Comes to Sha Gymnasium
Shatter High School varsity Bettermen announce a donkey basketball game at Sha Gym on Wednesday at 8 00. The Buckeye Donkey Ball Co will supply the live donkeys for the event with senior lettermen clashing against the faculty in a much anticipated fundraiser.
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Bill Hatcher
Bettermen
Sha
Buckeye Donkey Ball Co
Wrestling Rules Explained for Shafter Meet
The article explains the wrestling format in Shafter with three minute rounds and scoring for takedowns escapes reverses near pins and existing advantages. It notes 13 weight classes from 95 lbs to heavyweight and invites spectators to the next match on Saturday January 15 at 6 00 when the Generals host Wasco.
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Shafter
Joe
Generals
Wasco
Basketball Results From Northwest Week Of January Cards
Reported outcomes from adult play in Buttonwillow Shafter and Wasco during the northwest Basketball week. Kats 69 over Nick s 52 Adams 56 over Carpenter 53 Nick s 77 over Adams 72 Lions 77 over Carpenter s 47.
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Buttonwillow
Shafter
Wasco
Kats
Nick
Adams
Carpenter
Lions
Mennonites
Colvard
Trojans
Barbers
Martins
Thompson
Coffman
Wasco Rats
Willow Lions
Lass Mennonite
Oeri
Hiway Coffman
Martin
Coffee Hour Opens Shafter High PTA Meeting
The Shafter High School PTA opens its first meeting of the year on January 18 at 7 30 PM with coffee and cookies served. Parents Education Chairmen Mr and Mrs Gordon Smith lead topics including Student Government Counseling and Advisory services discussed by Charles Gates and a projection for Shafter High School for 1966 and 1967 by Principal Hal Corrie.
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Shafter High School
Gordon Smith
Parent Education
Robert Castle
Shafter High
Charles Gates
Hal Corrie
Adolph Gortzén
Nichols Returns Aboard USS Ticonderoga Off Viet Nam
Aerographer’s Mate Third Class James L. Nichols, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Nichols of Star Route McKittrick, rejoins the carrier after a nine day visit to Yokohama Japan. The Ticonderoga with 3000 officers and men and 70 aircraft supports U S policy in South China Sea and Viet Nam operations from San Diego.
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Ticonderoga
James L. Nichols
USN
E. D. Nichols
Star Route
McKittrick
Viet Nam
Yokoshia
Japan
San Diego
Pioneer Wittmayer buried in Lodi after long service
John Wittmayer 93 a pioneer of Lodi dies leaving a long civic record. Funeral at Wells Mortuary Lodi Wednesday at 2 p m with four surviving children G A Wittmayer Wasco John Wittmayer Jr Raymond Mrs Ramona Rooney and others. An extensive family history traces his North Dakota origins and community work.
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Wells Mortuary
Lodi
John Wittmayer
G. A. Wittmayer
Wasco
Shafter
Katharina Meier Wittmayer
John “Wittmayer, Jr
Raymond
Ramona Rooney
Bertha
North Dakota
Herbert
Alaska
Esther McCann
J. W. Wittmayer
San Jose
Two-Vehicle Crash on Central Valley Highway
A two car collision at Central Valley Highway and Shafter Avenue sent ydroy Thomas of Orr Ranch Was-Co Way to Kern General hospital after his vehicle reportedly struck a parked car driven by Norma Jean Costello of 19050 Poplar. Passengers Irene Siemens and Steven Siemens, both of 450 Golden West, were treated at a doctor's office. Major damage reported to both cars.
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Omrer
Beatficee Teers
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Avenue
Ydroy Thomas
Orr Ranch
Norma Jean Costello
Poplar
Thomas
Kern General Hospital
Costello
Notable Surviving Kin of Inf Formity Me as SL
The obituary notes the sole surviving member of Inf fomity Me as SL with four grandchildren Nor man Wittmayer Hayward Jacqueline Morgan of Denver Martin McCann Sacramento and Donna Williams Lodi. It mentions six great grandchildren. He had been in good health until a week ago when he fell and was hospitalized before moving to a rest home.
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Norman Wittmayer
Hayward
Jacqueline Morgan
Denver
Martin McCann
Sacramento
Donna Williams
Lodi
Wittmayer
Penner Family Vacation at Pismo Beach
Mr and Mrs Johnny L Penner and their sons spent the last days of the winter school vacation relaxing at Pismo Beach They were joined by Mrs Penner s parents Rev and Mrs Jack Williams of Wasco The Penners had served in charge of the kitchen for the Conventional Baptist Church winter conference for high school and college age youth held over New Years at Big Bear
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Johnny L. Penner
Pismo Beach
Penners
Baptist Church
Big Bear
Aged Plans to Be Considered by Regional Health Panel
Representatives of the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Home for the Aged will report to the Regional Health Planning Committee of the South San Joaquin Valley on January 25 at 7 30 p m in the County Library Bakersfield. The session reviews expansion plans for a 53 bed convalescent hospital in Taft a 50 bed convalescent unit for Greater Memorial Hospital Bakersfield and expansion plans for San Joaquin Hospital Bakersfield plus Mercy Hospital Bakersfield phase 3 of their master plan H W Pat Kelly of Shafter chairs the committee.
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Shafter Mennonite Brethren Home For the Aged
South San Joaquin Valley
Bakersfield
Taft
Greater Memorial Hospital
San Joaquin Hospital
Mercy Hospital
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