Oat L er Take IU In Track At Sierra Meet
Results from the Sierra League track meet at Shafter High School on April 27 show Wasco leading with 56 points, followed by McFarland 47 and Maricopa 9. Individual winners include Wasco athletes in sprints, jumps, and throws, with records set in several events across Class A B and C divisions.
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Shafter High School
Thesman
Wimberley
Chavez
Sawyer
Wilburn
Bowen
McCoy
Bean
Ash
Pean
Shaw
Morrison
Martin
Ratzlaff
Sargent
Hainline
Otten
Amis
Hamilton
Parks
Langston
Otto
Warkentine
Tillman
Frantz
Parker
Desatoff
Hadlock
Wasco
Shafter
McFarland
McFar
Maricopa
Manute
Vrba
Discus
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Broad
Unruh
Cannon
Woolley
Shafter Churches Host Busy Weekend Activities
Shafter area churches announce weekend events with several congregations attending the Lodi Christian gatherings. The Mennonite Brethren and KMBC plan mission features, a Saengerfest concert, and youth programs led by Rev. Siemens and Rev. Bestwater. Local services, prayer meetings, and Bible study sessions are also scheduled across Reformed Baptist and Seventh Day Adventist congregations with inviting notices for all.
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Lodi
M. B
K. M.B
J.P. Siemens
Orland
Wm. J. Bestwater
Shafter
P. P. Rempel
Sierra League opener played on Shafter diamond Monday
The first Sierra League baseball game took place on the Shafter diamond Monday afternoon. The report continues on Page 8 with further details of the game and results.
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Shafter Diamond
Market front removal reshapes local store look
Henry C. Siemen of Siemen's Market had the entire front removed to create an uninterrupted flow of buyers. The remodel gives the market a metropolitan appearance, aided by assistant Leroy Levi.
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Henry C. Siemen
Siemen
Leroy Levi
Adventist Lecture The Challenge to Youth Presented in Shafter
Elder Lester Bond of Washington DC spoke at the German Adventist church in Shafter last Thursday evening. Bond serves as general secretary of the Young People’s department of the Adventist church.
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Lester Bond
Washington, D. C
Young People’s Department
The
Adventist Church
Shafter
Community News From Shafter and Surrounding Areas
Hare arrives from Los Angeles and rents the P. L. Peery home. C. L. Hudson shows great health improvement at Mercy hospital. Yelton Camp and Albert Kattenhorn due home from Davis Agriculture College next week. John Schneidt, Sr. travels to Los Angeles for a medical exam. Amelia Finck and Marjorie Magness attended the California Scholarship Federation convention in Hayward last Friday. W. L. Hetz, Santa Fe station master here, recovering from pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hubbard host Ruth Hubbard of Louisville, Kentucky. Mrs. C. P. Morgan substitutes as Maple school teacher during staff illness. Phy lis Breckenbridge wed to Richard Waddleton in Los Angeles area. H. G. Engel and F. F. Kroeker visit Dinuba. Kroeker to stay with daughter Mrs. Wm. Bartel. Early potato buyers include Jack Mouser of Los Angeles and Jacobson of Oakland. Velma Rightmire Downey of Sonoma visiting Shafter. husband to join soon. A valued member of The Press staff is H. G. Engel, a Shafter homeowner.
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California Scholarship Federation
Hayward
W. L. Hetz
Santa Fe
J. W. Hubbard
U.S. Experiment Farm
Hubbard
Ruth Hubbard
Louisville
Kentucky
C. P. Morgan
Maple School
Los Angeles
Phylis Breckenbridge
Shafter High School
Richard Waddleton
Pasadena
Stockton
Shafter
Murray Arnold
H. G. Engel
F. F. Kroeker
Dinuba
Press Makes Its Bow Traditions In Shafter Launch
The publisher announces the opening of a printing and publishing plant in Shafter California noting the town’s enterprise. He emphasizes honoring traditions while building a local newspaper and asks residents to bear with early growing pains as the paper organizes. He invites local news and cooperation and urges subscriptions.
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Shafter
California
Loie
Lishing
Everthing
Park Matter Up Tonight
The Shafter Business Men's Club will discuss the public park issue at its Thursday meeting in the American Legion hall. A. J. Zimmerman will present the formal report on the park matter as chair of the park committee, with Walter Zimmerman president and E. K. Grant secretary guiding the club.
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Shafter
Shafter Business Men’s Club
American Legion Hall
A. J. Zimmerman
Walter Zimmerman
E. K. Grant
200000 Trout to Arrive at Kern River Hatchery
250000 trout from Mt Whitney hatchery are to be received at the Kern River fish hatchery near Kernville. CCC workers prepare the rearing ponds under the Kern County Fish and Game Protective association. Game Wardens Les Arnold and Rowell Welch advise.
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Kern River
Kernville
Finney
Mt. Whitney Hatchery
CCC
Kern @County Fish and Game Protective association
Les Arnold
Rowell Welch
Gambling raids staged in Bakersfield
Bakersfield vice squad officers conducted several dawn raids on alleged gaming dens in Kern County. Dozens were jailed including operators and patrons as part of a crackdown on illegal gambling activity.
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Bakersfield
Kern County
Bakerfield
Protest at site for county fair grandstand
Citizens protest the proposed location of a new grandstand at Bakersfield county fairgrounds. They filed with the board of supervisors, arguing the old auto racing course should remain available for future uses.
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Bakersfield
Board of Supervisors
Self-Help Garden Project Favored by Board
Favored by board of supervisors self-help unit garden plan is discussed informally. The proposed project would occupy land on the highway near Edison.
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Board of Supervisors
Edison
Shafter News Tells Of Local Happenings And Visitors
Engel worked on the Enter prise at Corn Oklahoma and has lived in Shafter with other former residents. Emil Stoller runs the Shafter Furniture Store and hosts radio musical programs for the community. Mr and Mrs Herbert L Comfort of Hollywood visited Comforts in Shafter on their way home. Eli art on the Nacremiento ranch in San Late Obispo county notes a late trout season opening observance.
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Hollywood
Mr. Comfort
Shafter
Voters Reject County Charter Plan in Kern County
In Kern County voters rejected the county charter proposal by about five to one. Shafter residents also opposed the plan by nearly four to one. County totals showed 2,462 for the charter and 11,762 against with four precincts incomplete. Shafter recorded 58 for and 206 against. County car use ordinance passed 7,619 to 5,791, while Shafter sided 165 to 83 in favor. Hazel G Hayaseer, Julie A Patten, Juanita B ed. Ps
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Shafter
Kern County
Hazel G.hayaseer
Julia A. Patten
Juanita B
Reedley Church Fire Destroys Mennonite Edifice
A church in Reedley burned last Wednesday, destroying the Mennonite building in Shafter area. Insurance plans to restore the large edifice to its original form are under discussion, with reconstruction not yet definite.
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Reedley Church
Shafter
Reedley
Brown Motors Brings Willys 77 Cars to Shafter
Willys Agency opens among new business establishments in Shafter with Brown Motors featuring Willys 77 cars and a wide line of used vehicles. The concern has operated in Wasco and moved to Shafter to be where there is more business activity.
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Willys Agency
Shafter
Brown Motors
Willys
Wasco
Display of Future Farmer awards at Shafter store
One of the windows of the Shafter store shows a vivid display of loving cups the Future Farmer projects awards for the southern San Joaquin valley.
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San Joaquin Valley
Gold Mine Production At Middle Butte Mine
Walter Trent's Middle Butte mine in Mojave reports daily output over 11 consecutive days totaling 30 250 dollars. The operation credits its sustained production to steady ore yield and efficient processing.
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Middle Butte
Walter Trent
Mojave
SERA Offices Move to Woman's Club House
Shafter SERA has relocated its operations to the Woman's Club House. The former site will become the headquarters for local potato buyers.
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Shafter Sera
Woman's Club House
Wasco Woman's Club Votes to Build New Clubhouse
The Wasco Woman's club approved a 1600 dollar clubhouse plan sized about 30 by 52 feet. It will include a kitchen and an auditorium as part of the project.
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Wasco Woman's Club
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