Shafter Racing Stables Lead Grand Circuit Meet at Santa Anita
Local stable enters 26 horses in the six week Grand Circuit Harness meet at Santa Anita starting Friday April 2. Camp Lachenmaier and Neuman Crawford own teams with drivers Charley Witt Neil Boardman and Jack Crawford driving. Revenue Attorney joins as top prospect. opening races offer substantial purses and local horses Angus Worthy Max Napoleon Carol Dale enter the early stakes. Frilla Hanover and Dean Jay race in the opening trot with purses of 2500 to 500.
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Santa Anita
Shafter Racing Stables
S. A. Camp
Jack Crawford
Wm. Lachenmaier
Bob Neuman
Neuman
Crawford
Lachenmaier
Carp
Shafter
Eaton’s Hotel
Pasadena
Shafter Men
Camp & Lachenmaier
Neuman & Crawford
Charley Witt
Camp & Lachenminer
Revenue Attorney
United States
Neyman
Frilla Hanover
Dean Jay
Frontiersman
Angus Worthy
Max Napoleon
Carol Dale
Neuman & Crawford Stable
Central Valley Highway progress praised across counties
Kern Kings and Fresno counties push the Central Valley route with federal aid funds for Wasco to the Tulare line. Six miles graded with surface work due this summer, seven miles more to finish, and a relocation near Rosedale to follow the Santa Fe Track. Leadership and planning advance the project this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern Board
Wasco
Tulare County
Seventh Stan Road
Rosedale
Buttonwillow Farmer Fikes State Assembly Bid
Joe C. Lewis of Buttonwillow filed papers to run for Kern County State Assembly. He backs higher Old Age Pensions a statewide low cost housing plan with veteran rentals and expanded public schools with preschool centers. He urges rapid completion of the Central Valley Project by the U S Reclamation Bureau and opposes delays by certain interests. He lives on his Buttonwillow farm with his wife and two daughters and is active in local groups.
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Joe C. Lewis
Kern County
Mr. Lewis
Veterans
Lewis
U. S. Reclamation Bureau
Central Valley Project
Buttonwillow
The
Grange
Wasco Man’s Quick Action Saves Local Speaker
Harrison A. Horn, a former Oklahoma City police officer, helped save George West of 401 Poplar Avenue Bakersfield after West’s car skidded off the Taft Highway into the canal on Western Water Company property on March 13. West, an elder in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, had just finished speaking engagements in Shafter when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft Highway
Western Water Company
Wasco
Harrison A. Horn
Oklahoma City
George West
Poplar Avenue
Bakersfield
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Shafter
New Chrys ler Plymouth Garage to Rise in Kern County
Construction starts this week on a $50,000 Chrys ler Plymouth garage on a triangular block bounded by Lerdo Road Central Valley Highway and Jackson street. The Dalke Brothers will build the 10 500 square foot facility with showrooms repair departments offices and a fully stocked parts department.
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Chrysler and Plymouth
Irvin E. Fike
Lerdo Road
Central Valley Highway
Santa Fe Way
Jackson Street
Fike
Dalke Brothers
Kern Co
Chrysler
Plymouth
Dodge
DeSota
Paoes
Otto Zimmerman
Kern and
Pacific Avenues
Zimmerman
Cross Street
Adolph Kirschenmann
George Vannatta
W. Henry
Schirmer
James
Central
Henry
James and
Pacific
Herb Schirmer
Shafter Growers Meet Delano Grape Marketing Session
A Kern and Tulare county grape growers gathering was held last Tuesday in Delano at the high school auditorium. Mayor William Perrilli-Minetti presided as Delano Farm Center chairman, with Shafter attendees including Gus Weyand Dan Wendland Elmer Unruh John Enns Harlan Wilson and A W Eckmann.
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Shafter
Delano
Kern and
Tulare County
Farm Bureau Grape Committee
Delano High School
William Perrilli-Minetti
Delano Farm Center
Gus Weyand
Dan Wendland
Elmer Unruh
John Enns
Harlan P. Wilson
A. W. Eckmann
Marine recruiter available at Shafter post office Wednesdays
Information on enlistment in the Marines is available in Shafter every Wednesday with Sgt Crabb present at the local post office to speak with men interested in enlisting or reenlisting. The recruiter is in the post office from 930 am to 330 pm each Wednesday.
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U.S
Shafter
Crabb
Riverbank Visitor Avisia Kingston Visits Sister at Easter
Miss Avisia Kingston of Riverbank visited at the home of her sister Mrs. Ed Brown over the Easter holiday as part of family gatherings.
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Riverbank
Avisia Kingston
Ed Brown
Second Food Giving Tour Planned This Week For Relief
Richland P T A welfare committee led by Mrs C J Vignolo delivered twenty food boxes through flooded areas to families on starvation rations. Despite good response more aid is needed and a second drive is planned for Friday with donations to the primary building by Thursday noon. Approximately 300 families are in destitute circumstances, many with schoolchildren.
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Richland P.T.A
C. J. Vignolo
Mesdames Rolf Jacobsen
Roland Mettler
Jack Thompson
Henry Moor
Harry Vannatta
North Shafter Camp
South Shafter Camp
Shafter Edges Mexican Colony 2 1 In Tight Practice Game
Shafter County league team won a 2 to 1 pitchers duel over Mexican Colony in a Sunday practice game. Billy Boyd led Shafter with a single double and triple and 16 strikeouts on the mound. Carman, Anderson, and Boyd drove the decisive runs in the ninth inning as Palomo and Rodriguez contributed for Mexican Colony. Lineups will be listed in Friday's Sports Section.
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Shafter
Billy Boyd
Dave
Art Palomo
Bud Anderson
Carman
Anderson
Trine
Rodriguez
Boyd
Riley
Palomo
Danny
Steve Rodriguez
Fish and Game Group Conducts Kern County Drive
Members of the Kern County Fish and Game Protective Association promote a $1.50 yearly membership drive led by Shaftermen. New members gain active status, barbecue access, prize chances, and entry to the April 25 field day at Hart Memorial Park ending the drive with an annual barbecue and awards.
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Shaftermen
Kern County Fish & Game Protective Association
Kern
Hart Memorial Park
Wasco Voters Approve Recreation District Bond Issue
Wasco residents approve a 75000 dollar bond for the Wasco Public Recreation District with a 268 to 30 margin guided by Glenn Compton as board chairman. The district boundaries align with Wasco Elementary and the fund support totals show strong local backing.
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Wasco Public
City Bowling Tournament Opens Tonight
The City Bowling Tournament begins tonight with 12 teams in team competition through Thursday. Singles and doubles start tomorrow with playoffs and cash prizes, as handicaps level the field for all bowlers based on league averages.
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Big City
Kegler
Kegling
Six file for three vacant Wasco City Council seats
Six candidates will seek three Wasco City Council seats in the April 13 election as vacancies open. Incumbents Clifton Clemens Clinton Fannin and Frank Barker seek re election. Remaining candidates are W M Jacobsen Cecil West and Auto Store dealer.
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Wasco
Clifton Clemens
Clinton Fannin
Frank Barker
W. M. Jacobsen
Cecil West
Lingerie Shower Honoring Miss Carlene Bain Held at Mrs. Aselton
A lingerie shower for Miss Carlene Bain was hosted by Mrs. Dick Aselton on March 18. Attendees included Mrs. Hubert Begley Lorna Bryan Barbara Fox Ferrelene Parker Edna Rodgers and Corina Elliott. Gift suppliers were Inez Wright Maimie Rains Lois West and Jeannette Gilbert with prizes won by Mrs. Begley Edna Rodgers and Lorna Bryan.
Wasco Firemen Host 12th Annual Dance at Wasco High
Wasco High School gym hosts the 12th annual Firemen’s Ball on Friday night. Dancing starts at 9:00 and runs to 1:00 a.m. with Jerry Adams’s Bakersfield band performing. Proceeds aid Wasco Volunteer Fire Department operations. Tickets are $1.50 per couple.
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Wasco High School
Jerry Adam
Band
Bakersfield
Wasco
Bill Scaroni
Shafter High Tops Fresno Then Falls to Visalia in Delano Tourney
Shafter High defeated Fresno 3 to 1 in the Delano Invitational second round before losing to Visalia 6 to 0 in the quarter finals. Pitcher Long held Fresno to 2 hits with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts, while Choohajian fanned 13 for Fresno. Glynn Scales singled for Shafter's lone hit as Visalia advanced to the final after routing Porterville 21 to 1 in the semis.
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Shafter High
Fresno
Fresno High
Visalia
Generals
Porterville
Long
Shafter
Choohajian
Moundsman
Glynn Scales
Eyraud
Nikkel
Bender
Louis Rice
Beck
Anderson
Bartels
Richter
Arax
Slinger
Rodriguez
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Tulare
Fresnocoun
Kern County Board of
W. R. Woollames
Kings
den Valley
Richland Chevrolet CO
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Parts Frigidaire
THOR
Packard-Bell Radios
Home Recorders
Central Ave
State Assembly
Joe Co. Lewis
Chrysler-Plym
Delano Grape
Wm. Goertzen
Il Kern
Mama
P.T.A
Fish & Game Group
Carlene Bain
Wasco Firemen
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