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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1949
Page
5
A humorous reminiscence of roughing it on Greenhorn Mountain with misfired plans and mislaid gear, followed by satirical thoughts on early advertising for the Western Soaring Meet and a quip about Navy doctors in Florida. Includes anecdotes of the ranger, insects, and a troublesome dog waking campers, ending with a light jab at small newspaper challenges.
Schedule lists Pee-Wee and Junior League softball games from July 5 to July 18. Matchups include Ruhlmans, Neu mans, Dalke Bros, Rotary, Gunnarsons, Brown and Bryant across two diamonds with make up games and mid month clashes.
Bennett Owan Swan, 27, of Shafter, pleads innocent to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to murder and rape in the case with Lillian Grotz, 26, and her husband George, 42, after a June 6 arrest. Judge Norman F. Main sets trial for September 12 in Superior Court. The incident occurred in a remote desert area near Shafter. Grotz suffered a back stabbing while the husband crawled to a farmhouse for help.
City and County reports for the week totaling three drunks one vagrant and one person selling liquor to minors. Fred Stout 35 arrested for selling liquor to minors and will appear July 8 for sentence. Tim Stevens 33 arrested for vagrancy with case pending. Pelaro Soto 22 drunk reckless driving destroying private property. case held Rubin Rivera 21 drunk case to be heard July 13. Louis Chavez 22 drunk and reckless driving. case to be heard.
The schedule lists junior games from July 5 to July 29 featuring Kiwanis Rotary Tupman Peacock and Kiwanis as home teams on their underlined dates. A note allows away games to be moved to open nights if the opposing team agrees.
Tonight through Thursday a series of men and youth softball games are set at Shafter fields. Make up games are permitted with 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. starts across West and East fields including Dalke Brothers vs Shafter Rotary and Pee Wee matchups featuring Ruhlmans Neumans and Rotary Spurs.
The Junior League Rotary edged Tupman 6-5 at Shafter high diamond. Rotary led most of the game, taking a 5-4 advantage in the third before Nixon scored the winning run on Brown's infield out in the final inning. Jones pitched well for Tupman but lacked run support.
The Rotary Peewee team stopped a late surge and beat Brown and Bryant 17 to 11 at the Shafter High Diamond last Friday night. Rotary rushed to a 10 run lead and held on as B and B rallied for six in the final inning.
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