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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1952

Page

10

California civilian employment dips in November as industry trims

California mid month civilian employment fell to 4,579,004, down 113,000 from the October peak as agriculture, forestry and fishing led declines of 80,000. Unemployment reached about 145,000 with total labor force at 4,724,000, while manufacturing slid 28,000 and aircraft employment rose due to returning workers after October stoppage.

California James Gapt Paul Scharrenberg Etober

New Jobless Claims Ruling Change In California

Bakersfield officials announce a new provision changing unemployment benefits rules effective Jan 1 1952. Claimants must earn sufficient wages during the year they draw benefits to qualify for the following year, with exceptions for disability benefits. Local inquiries directed to 1300 17th St Bakersfield for details.

California Bakersfield State Department of Employment Munson Department of Employment Office 17Th St

California Sees Record 1950 Forest Product Output

State Forester DeWitt Nelson announced California’s 1950 forest product removal reached 4 303 014 000 board feet, a 130 percent rise from the prior year. He warned that continued high harvesting requires good practices and urged prompt timber operator registration to enforce forest rules.

DeWitt Nelson California Nelson

Cato and Houston Win Varsity Letters at FSC Banquet

Paul Cato and Fred Houston of Shafter received FSC varsity football letters for 1951 at the Fresno State College banquet honoring the Bulldog team. Speakers included Emory Ratcliffe Larry Pape and Duke Jacobs.

Paul Cato Fred Houston Shafter Fresno State College Paul Fred FSC Emory Ratcliffe Larry Pape Duke Jacobs Ratcliffe Jacobs Shafter High School

Kern County Starring Auditions Offer Free Written Evaluations

A Kern County County Auditions committee reports that the four year old Starring auditions provide free written evaluations by state music critics and teachers. Judges include college professors and newspaper critics. The program offers cash or music scholarships and radio appearances for semi finalists. Applications are available at county libraries schools and from KERO. Joint sponsors include Kern Recreation and Cultural Commission KERO and Kern Philharmonic Society.

Kern County F. R. Schmieder Pekensee Kern County Recreation and Cultural Commision P. O. Box Bakersfield KERO Recreation Commision The Kern Philharmonic Society

California Timber Harvest Statistics Details

A statement explains plans to measure annual timber harvests in California to compute board foot volume of forest products from commercial timberlands. The goal is to establish accurate statistics for economic and resource assessments.

California

Heavyweight Team Loses Lights Win in North Kern League

In a Saturday morning youth basketball action, Rio Bravo beat Minter Village 16 to 5, Delano defeated Wasco 12 to 9, and McFarland edged Shafter 22 to 19 in heavyweight play. Lightweight games saw Rio Bravo 9 Wasco 8, Delano 18 Wasco 10, and Shafter edge McFarland 21 to 20 with Jim Broom earning top defense and 8 points.

Kerh Roy Farrell Shafter Recreation Rio Bravo Minter Village Delano Wasco McFarland Shafter Farrell McFarand Jim Broom Bill Cargill Ed Ellis Mike Steele Ron Colvard Dale Morris Chet Fowler Vaughn Taylor Troy Rawls

Colonels Win Trophy as Champ of South Division

Shafter High School Colonels, champions of Sequoia league south division, received their championship trophy at an awards assembly. The lightweight B team coach Turk Eliades accepted the award from Dr. Grant Jensen. Varsity letters went to Kyle Hill Chester Neufeld Harley Martin Clay Jenkins Rolf Jacobsen Donnie Blattenberg Wilson Andrew Dillard Glen Hamilton Jack Anderson Ken Roden Albert Prendez Dale Scales Rudy Prendez Ben Prendez Max Tudor John Notley and other squad members.

Shafter High School Colonels Jordan Turk) Eliades California Interscholastic Federation Grant Jensen Colonels Sequoi Generals Kyle Hill Chester Neufeld Harley Martin Clay Jenkins Rolf Jacobsen Donnie Blattenberg Wilson Andrew Dillard Glen Hamilton Jack Anderson Ken Roden Albert Prendez Dale Scales Rudy Prendez Ben Prendez Max Tudor John Notley Bledsoe

Local wrestling meet leads with Rio Bravo Delano McFarland ties

Putman Funk and Ragsdale describe round one results where heavyweights Rio Bravo Delano and McFarland lead with one win each. In light weights Shafter ties with Rio Bravo and Delano. Shafter faces Wasco Saturday at 10 a.m. in the high school gym.

Putman Funk Ragsdale Rio Bravo Delano McFarland Shafter Wasco

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