Shafter’s Pioneering Era and Early Institutions Traced
A historical summary of Shafter’s birth as a community along Central Valley Highway. It notes early leaders, the first city police judge, and a resident honored with Manuel Park. It covers 1910s to 1920s milestones: cotton trials by W B Camp, the Cotton Experimental Station, rising potato farming, early schools, a bucket brigade fire response, and first businesses including a drugstore, grocery, garage, church, bank, and newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Valley Highway
Shafter
Manuel Park
Charles Shomate
Central Avenue
Shomate
the Land Company
Central
Tulare
Manuel
California
Los Angeles Street
Poplar Avenue
Parent Teacher Association
Dean Potter
Potter
James Street
Clarence Campbell
Stringham
George Strout
Harry Neufeld
Curt Gaede
First National Bank of
Shafter Progress
The
Shafter Press
Central Ave
Charles Hitchcock
Rollins guilty verdict discussed before evidence ends
Juror Traylor says most jurors read newspapers and watched TV during the trial. A 16-year-old Shafter resident, Steve Orozco, recalls contact from an investigator about being at the crime scene the day Rodriguez was slain. He describes seeing two men and a girl in a red car near Highway 46 and a canal, and fears retaliation if he discusses what he witnessed. Judge McGillivray delayed sentencing Rollins to June 5 as Green prepares a response to Lemacchi's motion. Rollins, 17 at the time, faces 28 to 30 years to life for first-degree murder and remains in protective custody at Lerdo Jail amid threats from the Mexican Mafia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traylor
Shafter
Steve Orozco
Lemacchi
Rodriguez
Orozco
Highway 46
Maria
Barbara Hayes
Shafter High School
Kern County Superior Court
Len M. McGillivray
Rollins
Green
Wasco
California Youth Authority
Lerdo
More From 11 30 P M Questions To Contact Office
The fragment mentions 11 30 p m as a reference time and directs readers to contact the school office at 746 for questions. The text is incomplete but indicates a follow up or inquiry process handled by school administration.
Army enlistee Bynum Jr begins four year service
Larry G. Bynum Jr., son of Larry Bynum Sr. of Shafter, has enlisted in the United States Army for four years and is eligible for $25,200 in college benefits under the Montgomery G.I. Bill and Army College Fund. A 1991 Shafter High School graduate, he reports for basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on April 17 and will undergo advanced training as a field artillery firefinder radar operator at Fort Sill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry G. Bynum Jr
Larry Bynum Sr
Shafter
United States Army
Army College Fund
Bynum Jr
Shafter High School
Fort Sill
Okla
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Roy Patrick
Sunset Avenue
Santa Fe
Richland
Bakersfield
Selita Groves
Bath
CalFarm Insurance Company
CalFarm Insurance Agency
James St
Bynum
Chuck Wright
Cooberson
7Th Street
Wasco Jewelers
Seiko
Black Hills
Nuefeld’s Automotive Parts
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