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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1947
Page
5
Week end guests at the home of Mr and Mrs R P Kirkham were Mr and Mrs David Lauck and their son Howard of San Luis Obispo.
Johnny Longden extends his season lead at Hollywood Park with a four win day giving him nine winners for the week and 54 for the season while Willie Molter tops trainers at the track and nationally with 2 percent wins. The W-L Ranch owner Harry M Warner moves to first with Honeymoon's $18,350 win in a $24,000 Vanity Handicap boosting earnings to $86,100.
The four softball leagues in the summer program stay competitive as leaders shift. Brown & Bryant toppled Central Market Pee-Wee after Dale Scales limited them to five hits. Shafter Radio won its first half game 15 14 over Pierce Jewelers. Jim Lacy fanned thirteen in a 14 1 Dial Clearier win over Western Auto. Hitch cock edged Kelly & Channeson 9 4 as Jack Dial allowed three hits. Food Town lost 6 5 in an exhibition at Mc Farland. County standings update shows tight races through July 23.
Shafter defeated Landes Furniture 2 to 0 as Ralph Lachenmaier held the Nine to two hits over seven innings with 12 strikeouts. Floyd Barton doubled and Lynch homered in the third to spark the scoring, giving Shafter the win before the season crowd. The Eckmans returned from a San Francisco Santa Cruz trip with Marilyn Johnson visiting.
Willard Hellman of Burbank visited the Martin Anderson home Sunday, sharing greetings and fellowship with the family.
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