Kern County Fish and Game Association launches 1948 drive
Dudley Rankin, president and chairman, announces the eleventh annual membership drive and barbecue field day at Hart Park. The event precedes opening of association activities and aims to bolster wildlife, outdoor recreation resources, and hunter support in Kern County. Rankin notes postwar growth in hunters and fishermen necessitates a strong, alert organization.
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Kern County and Game Protective Assertion
Dudley Rankin
Assoon
Hart Men- Park
Fish and 1
Kern’ County
Shafter Merchants to Play Sunday Practice Game
The Shafter Merchants prepare for the County League by meeting a strong Shafter Mexican Colony squad at Richland Primary diamond on West Lerdo. Former local high school stars suit up for the Colony, with Billy Boyd pitching for the Merchants. first pitch is 2 06 p.m.
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Shafter Merchants
Richland
West Lerdo
Shafter
Billy Boyd
Merchants
Bennett's Cinch Major League Bowling Title
Bennett's Cafe virtually secured the Major League title with a 49 27 record while Neuman in second place held 45 31. Smith Garrison 43 33 and Anderson Music trailed as final results loomed. Gordon Bennett delivered the season high 243 game. Full standings and high games to be printed next week.
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Bennett
Cafe
Cafe’ Neuman
Anderson Music
Bennett’s
Smith Garrison
Smith
Delano Beats Shafter Varsity 19 4 in Baseball
Delano varsity dominated Shafter 19 to 4 on Tuesday. Shafter junior varsity lost 13 to 9 as Delano pulled away late, scoring seven runs in the final inning to seal the v. result.
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Shafter High School
Delano
J.v.’S
Shafter C class wins three way grade school meet
Shafter high school C team won a three way track meet against Richland and Maricopa grammar schools with a final score of 89 to 52 to 6. Notable performances included Johns in multiple events and Beech winning high jump while Keeney swept shot put and discus. Records fell in several events and future talents were identified among Shafter and Richland competitors.
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Shafter High School
Richland Grammar School
Maricopa Grammar School
Shafter C’s
Richland
Maricopa
Jerry Johns
Beech
Keeney
Wells
Little C
Johns
Fletcher
Heaton
Janzen
Shafterite
Dick Fletcher
Jack Janzen
Richland Lights
Bozarth
Barker
Hearon
J. Janzen
Nix
Paloma
Criner
Day
Shafter
Shafter No
Shafter High Tracksters Readies For Busy Spring Schedule
Shafter High track team prepares for an 8 meet slate starting with a Wasco invitational on April 3. Participants include Wasco Delano McFarland Tehachapi Maricopa with standout Tehachapi jumper Jim Anthony and sprinter. Shafter leads in C class with a strong 4x440 relay.
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Wasco
Bakersfield
East Bakersfield
Taft
Shafter
Delano
McFarland
Tulare
Shafter Leaves Sierra Loop for Sequoia Move Reshapes League
Shafter high exits the Sierra League to join the Sequoia loop causing a broader league setup. Sierra League football competes now with McFarland Tehachapi and Maricopa and will include reserve teams from Taft East Bakersfield and Bakersfield High. J B Haralson named new commissioner to set standards schedule and county representation.
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Shafter High
Sequoia Loop
McFarland
Tehachapi
Maricopa
Taft
East Bakersfield
Bakersfield
J. B. Haralson
Three Rivers Grove to Be Uprooted for Pasture Land
The pioneer Britten orange grove in Three Rivers Tulare County will be uprooted and the land replanted as pasture, marking a major shift in local land use. The change reflects broader agricultural trends and the farm’s owners’ shift in crop strategy.
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Three Rivers
Tulare County
City Bowling Tournament Opens Next Week in Shafter
The big Shafter City Tournament begins Tuesday night with twelve teams in the team division. Doubles and singles events are open, with competition running Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday under American Bowling Congress rules. Dave Unruh has secured new pins for the event and entrants will bowl against their averages. Entries for doubles and singles urged by this Sunday.
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Shafter City
American Bowling Congress
Dave Unruh
Kegler
Rossetto Signs With 49ers After USC Stint
John Rossetto, ex Bakersfield high school and Bakersfield College star, signs with the San Francisco Forty-Niners. The former USC fullback and Renegades back played last season for USC and is joining the Niners for next season in the All-American conference.
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John Rossetto
Bakersfield
San Francisco Forty-Niners
Rossetto
University of Southern California
Renegades
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Cooper’s
Cooper's Flower Shop & Nursery
East Lerdo
Shafter Press
Sports & Amusement Section
Pyrenees Cafe
Sumner Street
E. Lerdo
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B.f.goodrich
C’s
Shafter High Tracksters
Atascadero
Sierra League
Lemooi
Fresno Relays
Fresno
Sierra Loop
Haralson
Kern County
Shafter Warehouse CO
Spring Sale
Homecrest
Crestline
Hedge Shears
I' Ems
W. H. Hitchcock Lawrence Kattenhorn
Central Ave
Joe Frizzell
W. Frank Johnson
Lerdo
Hershey’s
Tastewell
Revanes
Sany
Rgar Unicy
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