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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1949
Page
8
A local column mulls slogan disputes between Shafter and Wasco over a shared motto. It mixes satire about community growth, a potato festival crowd, and wry vignettes of gossip column bits, mischief, and everyday town characters.
About 85 teachers and guests from Shafter High School and Richland Elementary gathered for an evening of festivities. After dinner, Ernest Geat led the group in folk dancing badminton volleyball and ping pong activities.
Shafter Eagles overcame a 3 2 deficit by unloading a five run sixth inning to defeat Wasco Bees 9 to 4 on Sunday. Wasco led early but Eagles pitchers and defense held the Bees scoreless after the first inning as five errors blemished Shafter’s line.
Baseball practice at Shafter High School focused on the Wasco rivalry. The Wasco clash is set for Wednesday afternoon on the Wasco diamond. Coach Dick Heber’s Generals seek atonement after a 7 run comeback by Wasco in the March 25 game. Bakersfield High School beat Wasco 25 to 5 last Friday, signaling sharp improvement. Heber will decide mound duty as the team works to sharpen hitting eyes.
Shafter High placed fifth overall with 25 points at East Bakersfield last Saturday as Bakersfield High dominated with 152 1/2 points. Jim Janzen won the Class B 70 yd hurdles in 9.5 seconds, Larry Royal captured the B discus at 116 ft 8 in, and Henry Beach tied for high jump honor at 5 ft 5 1/4 in.
The Division of Fish and Game outlines 1949 hunting and fishing rules for California. It lists seasons, bag limits, and license needs across species including black bass sunfish crappie Sacramento perch calico bass catfish ocean fish trout abalones cockles salmon and frogs with district specifics and size limits.
The report identifies Hawaii's main economic drivers as fishing along with sugar and pineapple production. It notes these sectors as central to the territory's economy.
McFarland High exploded for seven runs in the fourth to beat Shafter High 8 to 2 and clinch the Kern Sierra championship. Shafter scored in the second on walks and a double by Warneke, with another run in the eighth on walks by Towery and Hair’s single. Errors and timely hits fueled the big fourth inning. both teams had six hits.
Lynch started and yielded five hits while Wroten fanned two. Towery struck out once as infield defense backed the staff. The final score shows Shafter 2, RHE 1 with a 6.2 inning effort by McFarland and a late rally. Batteries Lynch Wroten Burns Towery Coker.
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