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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1948
Page
5
Mrs. Berta Liles leaves today for Pomona to stay a month with her grandmother Mrs. Luther Liles. Wasco dinner guests at West's Cottage Hotel included Mrs. Thomas Wedge Mrs. Harry Thompson and children Bill and Mary Tuesday evening.
Grant describes a strange local history during a Fourth of July visit. He recalls the Merced River Dam, a 175 foot concrete structure with twin spillways and nearby railroad tunnels once used for lumber. A Marine veteran bought tunnels and plans a cannery, Tunnel Farms, while other notes mention milk production and copra oil content in 1947.
The current Kings River runoff fails to meet all irrigation requirements, leaving growers short of necessary water.
Food Town of Shafter meets Firestone of Bakersfield in a Friday night exhibition at the Primary diamond starting 8 30 p m. Firestone, tied for first in the Bakersfield Industrial loop, is led by pitcher Eddy Stambaugh with John Ogden and manager Steve West among the top players. Lum Rice is expected to start for Food Town, backed by Harold Garrish.
This week features six evenings of play on the primary diamond. On Friday July 16 Food Town meets Firestone Supply of Bakersfield at 8 30 p m Exhibition. Monday July 19 American Legion faces Hitchcock s at 8 30 p m. Tuesday July 20 20 30 Club vs Lawson Lowe at 8 30 p m. Wednesday July 21 North Camp vs Food Town at 8 30 p m. Thursday July 22 Legion vs 20 30 Club at 8 30 p m. Friday July 23 8 30 p m finals.
The list lists nightly baseball games from Friday July 16 through Friday July 23 at multiple venues including High School diamonds and Rio Bravo. Teams include Adamson Trucking Shafter Wasco Gin Fike's Garage Post Office Market Kiwanis Neuman Sons Brown Bryant Lachenmaier Bros Ruhlmann Dalke Frank Russell Central Market Wood's Shoe Store Modern Market Jacobsen Buttonwillow and Jack Hare Inc with varying start times 7 15 p m and 8 30 p m across days.
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