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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1939

Page

6

Union Pacific intrigue ends in a marriage bid

Jeff Butler, hired by the Union Pacific builder, fights gambler Sid Campeau and Dick Allen who hijack a payroll train. Mollie Monahan negotiates a wedding to avert danger, forcing Allen to abandon the loot. The scene culminates with Mollie and Dick racing to Father Ryan as railroad workers relocate a dismantled town along the line.

Jeff Butler Union Pacific Railroad Sid Campeau Dick Allen Campeau Allen Butfer Jeff Mollie Monshan Colleen Mollie Brett Cookie Bucko Ireland America New York St. Louis San Francisco General Casement Ryan Laramie Butler Casement Monahan Reed

Seniors Plan Class Day at Shafter High School

Seniors at Shafter High School finalize plans for class day next Wednesday. The afternoon program includes an assembly with a skit Things You Might Run Up Against a hatchet burying ceremony, prophecy reading, and a will written by Elmer Unruh with Elmer Dahl presiding.

Shafter High School Amanda Johnson Leela Kirschenmann Elmer Unruh Elmer Dahl

Shafter Athletes Compete in State Meet

Four Shafter high school athletes participated in the state track meet in Los Angeles. The half mile relay team finished seventh and the 440 yard dash took sixth. Relay team members were Merwin Olson Ted Collins Glenn Bender and Bert Davis with Collins running the 440. Track Coach Bill White accompanied them.

Shafter Los Angeles Merwin Olson Ted Collins Glenn Bender Bert Davis Collins Bill White

Cotton Decline Seen in 1938 Production Figures

Cotton production in 1938 excluding linters totaled 11 943 bales, marking a regional or national decline from prior years as reported in contemporaneous agricultural data.

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