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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1948

Page

8

Richland School Cage Leagues Kick Off With Tight Standings

Richland's five intramural leagues show strong early action with 40 teams. Girls in 6th grade saw Serra X tac eas to oe defeated. 7th grade girls led by Moser's A and Todd's A teams. 8th grade girls Prieve and Kirkham tied. Boys A feature California, Army, Stanford, Michigan in a four way sprint. Wayne Horn scored 13 in a 20 18 win over Notre Dame. Boys B led by Yankees and Red Sox. Kyle Hill's late basket gave Giants an 11 10 win over Cubs. Rolf Jacobsen's late free throw sealed a 17 16 victory for Golden Bears over the Bums.

Richland Serra X Tac Eas Moser’s Todd Prieve Kirkham Trene Lytle Fee Holmes Hazel Aselton California Army Stanford Michigan Wayne Horn Notre Dame Frank Wells Yankees Red Sox Kyle Hill Giants Cubs Rolf Jacobsen Golden Bears

Baby James Edwin Bradley Born in Bakersfield

Mr and Mrs Bill Bradley of Rio Bravo welcome a baby son named James Edwin born January 13 at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield The newborn weighed 9 pounds 8 ounces and has a sister named Sharon greeted the family

Bill Bradley Rio Bravo Mercy Hospital Bakersfield James Edwin Sharon

Business and Professional Women's Club Dinner Meeting

The regular monthly dinner meeting will be held at Shafter Motel Thursday at 7 15 p m. An International Relations program will be presented by chairman Miss Blythe Monroe. Husbands and escorts are invited.

Business and Professional Women’s Club Shafter Motel Blythe Monroe

San Francisco Observes Gold Discovery Centennial

San Francisco joins Coloma in marking the 100th anniversary of James Marshall's gold discovery. A Civic luncheon at the Palace Hotel on January 22 honors the event and local firms over 50 years old. Governor Warren and the State Centennial Commission attend. A historical pageant by Samuel Dckeon will be broadcast.

San Francisco Coloma James Marshall Palace Hotel Samuel D'ckeon Su I.n Warren State Centennial Commission Marshall

High School Report Cards To Be Sent Home Next Week

Parents warned about report card meaning and signing purpose. Cards issued Monday January 23 require parent signature and return next day. District cards show semester achievement grades attendance, work habits, behavior, and teacher comments with final semester grade and credits. Parents urged to discuss grades with counselors or teachers to aid student improvement.

Dan Bledsoe Shafter High School Bledsoe Kern County Union High School

Shafter and East High Tip Scoring Battle in Local Skirmish

In a mixed varsity night, Shafter’s Nikkel fouled out early in the third as Fletcher stepped up. Duke Long Scales and Day led the locals with strong scoring while East High beat the Colonels 27 16 in a B game where Daggers and Gray stood out. C team fell 31 21 with Palomo and Cato shining despite loss.

AC Nila Shafter Gerat Nikkel Fletcher Duke Long Scales Day Eastligh Colonels Gray John Kelly Kelly Cato Daggers C's Dick Fletcher East High Palomo C’s

Adults Play Evening Recreation At Local High School

The Kern County Union High School District hosts free adult night sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Shafter high school gym. Co ed activities include volleyball and badminton, with gentle basketball available. On Thursday men’s games predominate. Local figures like Dusty Rhoads supervise, while guests such as Tony Heller join in. A new doctor, Ryland Jacobus, is expected to practice there this July.

Kern County Union Dusty Rhoads

Generals and Colonels Duel In Closely Fought Hoops Night

The Generals led early and held on to defeat McFarland, with standout plays by Long Nikkel Scales and Keet Duke for the home team while Doyle Peebles and Carl Gretlein starred for McFarland. In B and C games the Shafter Colonels and McFarland squads delivered high scoring, fouls, and comebacks.

Generals Scales Cougars Long Nikkel Keet Duke Doyle Peebles Carl Gretlein McFarland Shafter Colonels John Kelly Cubs Cato Tom Kelly Harold Engel Robinson Bennett Dick Heber Floyd Medlock Heaton Palomo Johns Harris Proctor Kennedy

Local Couple Plans Return to Shafter Home

Mr and Mrs Bert Cook inform Mrs Lillian Marsh sister of Mr Cook that they expect to return to Shafter soon to establish their home there again.

Bert Cook Lillian Marsh Mr. Cook Shafter

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Bill Bradleys B.P.W S.F E. B Central Ave By Phil. Horwith Bob Mettler Harvey Neuman Elmer Anderson Ed Schacht Gene Harless George Smith Harold Schnidt Bob Peters Tony Heller Central Market Tony Rhoads Ryland Jacobus, M Letcher South Dakota Northwestern University Medical School Jacobus Chicago Harold Freedman Wasco News Wally Shafer Taft Bobcats Shafter Colonels Taft Jane Causey T.B T.B. Drive Chamber of Commerce, Legion Causey Lawrence Weimer Telephone Company Washington V- Jay the Pacific Telephone West Shafter Shoe Shop Kay Rustigian Johnston C. N. Johnston Eighteenth Street
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