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Shafter Area News Thirty One Years Ago Highlights
Thirty years ago in Shafter a civic leader Mary Low Collins 33 died in a highway crash on 33. Potatoes were pledged from district growers for CROP Korea relief. Assemblyman Pat Kelly returned from the 1953 session as city budget talks and highway projects moved forward. Rotary leader Thomas Leigh attended St Louis convention. Buttonwillow lunch standards and new sugar beet loading plans were reported. A Siller family member joined Richland School District summer program. Shafter High summer enrollment hit 193. Ceramic tile plant prospect discussed with Medinn Italy. New gin manager Carlton Hooper and Father Badesen started new postings. Dutch Houchin honored by Buttonwillow district. Local property and ranch transactions near Rosedale noted.