Moody Bible Institute speaker hosts Sunday School conferences
Dr. Harold E. Garner of the Moody Bible Institute attends a series of Sunday School conferences as a houseguest of Mr and Mrs Arthur Hhrhorn. Attending a dinner Monday night honoring Ronnie Baker eighth birthday were Pudge Greene and Art Brownell.
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Harold E. Garner
Moody Bible Institute
Arthur Hhrhorn
Ronnie Baker
Gordon Baker
Shafter Avenue
Pudge Greene
Art Brownell
Generals Aim At Basket from Outside Circle
After two weekend losses Shafter Generals focus on teamwork and outside shooting. John Notley scored 15 against Exeter while Harold Gaede moved to 144 points over 13 games. They host Corcoran Friday and Arvin Saturday as Arvin loses stay atop local standings.
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Shafter Generals
Exeter
Shafter
Delano
Generals
John Notley
Harold Gaede
Corcoran
Arvin
Bears
Taft
Colonels
Bucks
Mocker's Tops League Leaders In Minor Bowling Loop
Mocker's bowling club routed the league leader Wittenberg 3 0 in the minor loop Tuesday night. The team rolled 2567 pins for the three game series and led top game honors with 920. Hubert Mayberry of Shafter Press led individuals with 543 in three games and 211 in one.
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Mocker
Wittenberg
Les Reeves
Hubert Mayberry
Shafter Press
Firemen
West
Central Howe
Agriform
American Legion
Central Hardware
Oped Weit’s
Roy Pace
Wi Brown
Earl Beadle
Tiny Holmes
Double Loss Hits Colonels In Cage Tilts
Shafter Colonels suffer a 47 to 34 league defeat at Exeter as Monarchs press with a fast break and strong defense. Dean Heaton and George Love stand out for Shafter while Charlie Ellis contributes on the floor but not in scoring. In a non league game against Delano, long range shots fuel a poor Colonel showing.
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Exeter
Delano
Shafter Colonels
Monarchs
Colonels
Dean Heaton
Shafters
George Love
Charlie Ellis
Colonels. Ag
Cal
Bay barrier study eyed with Zuyder Zee experts
Assemblyman H W Pat Kelly proposes a 250000 state study to assess San Francisco Bay salt water barriers and notes Marshall Plan funded Zuyder Zee engineers could assist California experts. He bills the plan as a major effort amid budget pressures and highway and railroad infrastructure concerns.
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Zayder Zee
San Francisco Bay
H W
Pat) Kelly
State Assembly
Holland
Kelly
State Water Resource Board
California
Earl Warren
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
Chamber
Warren
Occidental College Glee Club Tour to Shafter and Wasco
Occidental College will bring its glee club to Wasco High School at 1 30 p m and Shafter High School at 2 50 p m on Friday for a concert tour opening. The group traces to 1913 and is led by Howard Shaw of Los Angeles College with both the men's glee club and the chorus touring north to Portland.
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Occidental College
Glee Club
Shafter
Occidental
Glee
Sheer
Wasco
Portland
Ore
Howard Shaw
Los Angeles College
Local cafes collect dimes for March of Dimes drive
Continued from Page 1 the Sportsman and R and W raised more than 7.50 in donations from patrons. Ned Cheney of the Shafter Jewel Box handed over about six dollars to the March of Dimes. A polio survivor girl contributed a dollar and many merchants joined in. Mayfield notes the largest donations came from individual 50 cent gifts. The Friday plan lets cafes provide coffee while customers drop dimes into the donation container.
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Sportsman
R and W
Ned Cheney
The
Shafter Jewel Box
Mayfield
Howe
John Harrington Dies in Mishap in Kingsburg
John Harrington died last Tuesday in Kingsburg after being struck by a bakery truck on Highway 99. His son-in-law, Albert B. Carter Jr., to be buried in Oklahoma, while Mrs. Carter is at Edwards Air Force Base. The survivor count includes a son in Oklahoma. Funeral plans were pending.
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Albert B. Carter, Jr
John Harrington
Kingsburg
Highway 99
Carter
James Goodman
Oklahoma
Young
Edwards Air Force Base
Mojave
Goodmans
Insurance agent to obtain 1953 California license tags
Clara Schnaidt, a local insurance agent, stated her office will handle obtaining the 1953 California license tags. The deadline for tag acquisition is February 4.
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Clara . Schnaidt
California
Tips, you’ll profit in Northern Classifieds
A brief classified note promises profit tips available in the Northern Classifieds section of the Presa publication.
Raffle Aids Volunteer Fire Dept With New Engine Prize
Local merchants donated prizes for a department raffle including a television set from Buzz Ellis radio-TV dealer and a brand-new car from Superior Motors. A humorous prize offering a year’s oil dealer also drew bids and public interest.
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Buzz Ellis
Superior Motors
Delano Edges Shafter 51 49 In Narrow Gym Victory
Delano outlasted Shafter 51 to 49 as Harold Gaede scored 22 from the post to swing the game in Delano. The lead changed late in the first, and Shafter never recovered as the Tigers pulled away in the final stretch.
School Youths Win Awards For Athletics
Four eighth grade pupils and other students from fifth to eighth grade received sports awards at Veterans Memorial Hall. Louis Leon county supervisor of physical education praised Richland School for its intramural program. About 175 students received ribbons for their athletic participation in the Leaders' Club.
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Aea
Ota
Veterans Memorial Hall
Louis Leon
Richland School
Roy Farrell
Art Classes to Open Monday for Adults
The new adult art class at Shafter High School will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. It offers pencil, tempera, watercolor and ink with options in portraits still life landscapes designs and compositions for beginners and experienced artists.
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Shafter High School
Joseph Norris
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St Eoe
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Del-Kern Drive-In
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Joe Sawyer
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