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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
6
In a dramatic bowling showdown, Joe Neuman overcomes a troubled start to score a decisive strike. Merle Cain also yields a strong performance, but Bobby Neuman’s final strike seals the win amid a roaring crowd.
Maple library announces a February shipment list including The Cutters Aldrich Big Book of Western Stories Bower One of Ours Carter Hillsboro People Fisher Night is Coming Furnas Growth of the Soil Hamsun Cloudy Jewel Lutz Prodigal Girl Lutz Silver Wings Lutz White Flowers Lutz Comanche Kid Mann Blue Castle Morgomery Mother Norris Sons of the Saddle Raine Pollyanna of the Orange Blossoms Smith Cabbage Holiday Thorne Medicine Man Tuttles Mothers Carey's Chickens Wiggins Spawn of the North Willoughby Able McLaughlins Wilson How Enemies Barrett The Modern Use of the Bible Fosdick What You Owe Your Child Sperry Music of the Wild Porter 1940 Butterfield Sunset's Complete Garden Book More Indoor and Community Games Hedges With Malice Toward Some Hallsey Summer Roads to Caspe Hagner Fiesta In Mexico. Library hours posted and a book return box on the porch. Assistant librarian is Viola Penner. February total circulation reached 1 004 books for Maple branch.
Shafter high student Ruben Mettler won the Lions Club speaking contest held Tuesday evening at the Tulare hotel. His topic was What Will We Do With America. Mettler, sponsored by Bakersfield Lions, advances to a district elimination contest in Selme on April 17.
Rio Bravo 4-H plans a schoolhouse meeting this Friday March 21 announced by advisor Miss Elnor Schierlmann and Mr and Mrs P L Bergen and Mrs E B Suydam. Several local residents traveled to Keene Sunday to visit family and friends while others enjoyed a Granite Station picnic and varied visits around Shafter Glendale and Martinez.
In a March 12 high school gym game the Shafter Townies defeated Mohawk Oil Bakersfield 41 to 39. Bill Brown led Shafter with 16 points in the first half as Mohawk’s Freeman paced the visitors with 17. Other listed players included Ellington Dorn Mobinilson Provost and Lemmon for Shafter and Dollar C Gaede McIntyre Newton and Rodgers for Mohawk. Agricultural wealth of Colusa county for 1940 was $7 699 396.
Crowd estimated at well over 300 attended the dedication of the new Rio Bravo school Friday evening. Leonard Duck served as master of ceremonies. The program opened with a piano piece by Robert Haag and included an address by Rev. A S Donat of Bakersfield First Congregational Church. The school orchestra conducted by Duck performed several selections amid student participation from Bakersfield Junior College.
Occidental College glee club will give a concert at Shafter high school gymnasium on March 30 at 8 pm. The program includes classics light opera spirituals and sea chanteys with sacred and secular pieces. Director Howard Swan and accompanist Clyde Zulch will be featured along with solos quartets and skits.
At a Friday noon meeting of the Shafter Business Men's Association Champson announced relocation of the Shafter sign. Camp West Lowe s Ca We Lo development is underway and will be placed on the opposite side of the highway in Shafter Farms.
Corning will host a three day olive festival and Days of 49 celebration spanning May 15 to 17. The event comes amid wartime shortages and economic strain.
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