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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1956
Page
9
O Clay Hale challenged Key Club members on how to find 6133 teachers yearly for several years citing 184000 more California students enrolled in October 1955 than a year earlier. Classroom size of 30 would strain demand.
The March 13 1956 Bowling News item lists team standings Bennetts Cafe 25 15 Mel's Root Beer 27 17 Kiwanis 23 7 Star Club 22 22 Nitro Gas a 1925 Sportsman Cafe 12 82 and Le Weeks. It notes team high game Kiwanis 865 team high series Bennetts Cafe 2461 and top individual scores Ed Chilla Jr 225 for men, Cappy Chilla 211 for women, with a 615 series for Chilla and 556 for Cappy Chilla. It also cites 200 games this week by Chilla and others and splits by Mel Parrett and Phil Nunez. PACIFIC YEAST LEAGUE results show Mike Berdette 201 457 and Ofelia Rosales 129 341.
Thrus mixed league results show Mel's Root Beer 32 Koop's Mobil Service 20 Maxberry's Union 20 Sportsman's Cafe 16. This Week's games list Maxberry's Union vs Sportsman's Cafe 3 1, Mel's Root Beer vs Koop's Mobil 3 1. High game Mel's Root Beer 473 and high series Mel's Root Beer 1320.
Shafter High School joins 20 San Joaquin Valley schools in the third annual Wasco Small Schools Relay Carnival set for March 24. Coach Lowell Todd says more than 500 competitors and 288 medals will be decided, with three-man teams and aggregate scoring across field events. Medal awards go to top teams. no individual records announced.
Owl Taxi Boys swept the week with a 4 0 victory over Shafter Press and led team highs with 848 in a game and 2358 for the series. Grady Bartlett topped men’s scores with 223 while Al Arranqui and 222 followed. Cappy Chilla posted 164 in the men’s division.
Advance tickets for the 68th AAU National Track championships and Olympic trials, June 22 23 at Bakersfield Memorial Stadium, end April 15. Two night ducati on sale $3.50 each. After April 15 single night admission $2.50. Center section seats in both decks favored for Kern County fans.
Dorothy Hale led a discussion on the history culture and use of herbs at a Richland Faculty wives meeting held Friday March 9 at 347 Oak street home of Mrs. Fred Mason. Guests included Mrs. Lewis Sutton Mrs. Lawrence Schellenberg Mrs. Roy Farrell Mrs. Richard Scott Mrs. Harrington Mrs. Joe Norris Mrs. Richard Southwick and the hostesses Mason Hasty Hale.
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