Shafter Recreation Matmen End Season With Undefeated Run
The Shafter recreation wrestling team finished undefeated in five dual meets and won the first Shafter Invitational. Nine champions were crowned including Ricky Dyke as Outstanding Wrestler, with Joe Lopez and Ruben Gonzales also earning titles. The county meet at Bakersfield High saw Shafter place seventh with several placers. Army Captain Kenneth R. Carlton, son of the Carltons of Shafter, assumed command at Ft. Richardson Alaska with wife Shirley accompanying him.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Joel Lopez
Ruben Gonzales
Ricky Dyke
Manuel Herrera
Donald Riddle
Jeff Lopeteguy
Joe Lopez
Shafter Recreation
McFarland
Buttonwillow
Tafta Bakersfield
Martin Affentranger
Ruben Prender
Randy Griffith
Billy McClure
Lopez
Manual Herrera
Darrell Fletcher
Joey Lopetegy
Hafter High School
Shafter High Firms Twelfth at Kern Relays
SHS placed twelfth among twenty schools at Kern Relays held Saturday at Bakersfield College. Freshman Jim Rush showed promise with a 10.7 clocking in the 100 yard dash while David Gaeta tied for third in pole vault at 12 feet 6 inches. SHS also finished second in the 480 shuttle relay. Bakersfield High won the meet with Foothill Edison and more among the other competitors. Next weekend SHS track squad heads to Fresno for West Coast Relays.
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Shafter High
Bakersfield College
Jim Rush
Hime
David Gaeta
Shafter
Bakersfield High School
Foothill
Edison
San Joaquin Memorial
Delano
West
Fresno
Clovis
Monache
Arvin
Garces
Madera
Taft
McFarland
Kern Valley
Highland
Spikers
Counties Cities Share Of License Fees Across California
State Controller Houston I Flournoy reports a partial advance of 153275200 in lieu vehicle license fees to 406 cities and 58 counties. Kern County received 1264271.85 and Shafter 27193.89. The six month total of 7 percent is due May 31 with June payments to follow.
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Sacramento
Houston I. Flournoy
Inlieu
Flournoy
Kern
Shafter
California
Shafter Golfers Blank McFarland Cougars 6-0
Shafter teemen swept to a 6-0 victory over the Mc Farland Cougars at North Kern. All Shafter players won. Lowman for the day was Bill Bryant with 41. Mejia 46 Zachary 46 Fuller 48 Perkins 49 Kerber 50. Generals return to North Kern for a match with Highland.
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Lowell Todd
Shafter
McFarland Cougars
North Kern
Lowman
Bill Bryant
Bob Mejia
Dave Zachary
Steve Fuller
Keith Perkins
Duane Kerber
Generals
Highland
Generals Fight Through South Sequoia League Tilt At Garces
Mike Reese's General baseball squad heads to Garces as the South Sequoia League narrows its schedule. Shafter High dropped two games last week to Highland and Wasco, including a 16-15 upset loss to Highland after leading 12-5 in the fourth. Ken Carrasco homered twice and drove in five runs for Shafter in the loss.
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Mike Reese
Garces
Shafter High
Highland High
Wasco
Highland Scotsmen
Shafter
Highland
Wasco Tigers
Ron McKillwain
Doug Ellis
Traffic safety notes and litter law front and center
A roundup stresses traffic discipline from Stop signs and low speed limits in multiple states. California enacts the Mc Carthy Walsh litter act with escalating fines and mandatory cleanup duties. Army private Harris, 21, from Shafter, assigned to the 3rd Infantry near Aschaffenburg, Germany. Trout season opened with statewide and local rules limiting daily take and possession, with tighter limits in trophy and urban streams.
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California
Army
Dannie D. Harris
Jack C. Harris
Mark Ave
Shafter
3Rd Infantry
Aschaffenburg
Germany
Pvt
Harris
4Th Infantry
Department of Fish and Game
Shafter High swimmers set for divisional meet Saturday
Shafter High swimmers advance to the Divisional meet at San Joaquin Memorial after placing in the South Sequoia League finals in Wasco. The boys earned a relay win and multiple podium finishes led by Greg Wilcoxon and Joe Voth, while Robin Christensen’s girls team won the 200 medley relay with Chanda Hill and Lauretta Schellenberg leading individual events.
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Shafter High
San Joaquin Memorial
Wasco
Bob Smith
Tankers
Greg Wilcoxon
Gary Farrell
Jim Voth
Ted Wiedmann
Joe Voth
Robin Christensen
Chanda Hill
Lauretta Schellenberg
Sandy Ohlsson
Jacque Janzen
Terri Cooper
Melanie Neuman
Social Security Q and A for Shafter Readers
The column answers reader questions about Social Security benefits and paperwork. It covers disability to retirement benefit conversion at age 65 with same monthly amount, survivor benefits documentation, and rules on household workers requiring each employer to pay at least 50 in cash wages for the worker to earn Social Security credit.
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Shafter Press
F. Street
Bakersfield
Robyne Denton
Dis c
School Trustees to Discuss Legislation at Spring Institute
The Bakersfield event gathers school board trustees and administrators for the annual Spring Institute on May 6 at Bakersfield High School cafeteria. Kern County Supt Harry E. Blair coordinates the dinner, with a $3.75 per person cost and an April 30 reservation deadline.
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California
Spring Institute of School
Bakersfield High School
Kern County
Harry E. Blair
Rules On Hunter Safety In California
Hilton Bergstrom explains two paths to a 1971 72 California hunting license. Applicants must show prior license proof or hold a hunter safety certificate of competence plus a $1 validation stamp. A June 1 1971 law requires proof of previous license or a valid safety certificate for all hunters to buy a license.
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California
Hilton Bergstrom
Department of Fish and Game
Bergstrom
DFG
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Charles R. Carlton
Shaw Ave
SHS
Blank McFarland
George Globe
Union Dental
Chester Avenue
Fairview
Habla Espanol
18Th & K Sts
Talk of
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Wisconsin
Pushmataha County
Okla
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Calif
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