Easy Wins Monday in Merchants Tilt
In Monday’s game the Merchants built a 9 2 lead late as Taylor White Johnson Gaede and Schultz collected hits. G J Rieker started on the mound replacing Johnnie Siemens with Ray Neufeld who walked the first five batters before Rieker again took pitching duties. B Haag’s single plated two runs as a tide of baserunners continued despite Gaede’s relief.
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Taylor
White
Johnson
Gaede
Schultz
Merchants
G. J. Rieker
Johnnie Siemens
Ray Neufeld
Rieker
B. Haag
Harvey Gaede
Rio Bravo
Shafter Softball Downed By McFarland In Tight Tilt
Shafter High School suffered a 8 to 5 loss to McFarland amid a tense league battle. McFarland rallied with three runs in the sixth as Russell Hortoh and Nobers drew key walks while Walt held Shafter to a high strikeout total. Shafter loaded the bases twice with no outs but failed to score, keeping them a game behind in the standings.
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Shafter High School
tieParands
Ewich
Coarter
McFarne
Shafter
McFarland
Russell
Hortoh
B. Nobers
Walt
Ratekin
Senene
Superior Oilers Defeat Farm Workers in Local Ball Park
The Superior Merchants won 6-2 over the Shafter Farm Workers as five hits produced six runs. Kendall Elsworth and Grisso sparked a decisive fourth inning after an early Farm Workers lead, while Grant added a fourth inning RBI. Rio Bravo took a 9-7 win in the first game of the doubleheader.
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Superior Oil Company
Shafter
Shafter Merchants
Rio Bravo
Hamilton
Oilers
Kendall
Elsworth
Grisso
Grant
Superior
Harrell
Hacker
R. Garrett
Mer
Kiwanis Juniors Issue Challenge For Ball Games
Kiwanis Juniors issue a challenge for ball games inviting all comers. P. V. McClure says efforts will be made to schedule games with catastrophe? The Juniors have practiced for weeks and recently defeated a high school freshmen team. Uniforms provided by the Shafter-Wasco Kiwanis club.
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Kiwanis Jun ‘Ee
Tune
P. V. McClure
Catattoa
Shafter-Wascowanis Club
New Books at Shafter Library Catalog
New books listed by librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge include many titles received recently and shelved at Shafter Library. The list features works by Beck, Gibbs, Hendryx, Kelland, Sayers, and others, with topics spanning fiction, history, and reference.
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Shafter Library
Thomas Wedge
Land Krist My America Adamic Los Angeles in the Sunny Seventies
A fragmented list of author names, place references, and titles across diverse topics includes Land Krist, My America, Adamic, Los Angeles in the Sunny Seventies, Salvator, Hawaiian Tapestry, Withington, Ad ventures of Buffalo Bill, Cody, Frances Willard, Trowbridge, History of the World War, Simonds and Ralston's Ring, Lyman.
Shafter Post Office Sells 1400 Dollars in Bonds
The Shafter post office reports about 1400 dollars in United States savings bonds sold in the past six months. Nationwide bond sales through March 31, 1939, exceed 2.437 billion dollars in aggregate maturity value with about 22,000 post offices involved and 1,564,608 investors.
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Shafter
United States Savings
Local Pigs Sold At Bakersfield Market Sale
A total of 15 pigs raised by the Shafter chapter of the Future Farmers of America were sold in Bakersfield to Kern Valley Packing company. The hogs averaged about 200 pounds and brought seven and one half cents per pound. Marvin Potter sold five Poland China barrows and Roy Carter sold four Duroc Jersey barrows.
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Shafter
Future Farmers of America
Bakersfield
Kern Valley Packing Company
Marvin Potter
Roy Carter
Starrh Sells Six Poland China Barrows at Auction
Louis Starrh sold six Poland China barrows in a recent auction. The same consignor marketed ten hogs in Bakersfield last week through Future Farmers.
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Louis Starrh
Bakersfield
Ground leveled at Shafter road project start
Work began this week on the Shafter road project as crews level the ground in prep for installing a sprinkling system. Once the land is shaped, the system will be connected, per school authorities.
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Shafter
Farm Bureau Picnic Planned for Kern River Park
Plans for a county Farm Bureau picnic were set for May 20 at Kern River Park. The arrangements committee includes A W Eckman T M Martin J E Haag and AA Sprehn. A resolution asked the county board of supervisors to address conditions in the Kern County Water Association affecting local agriculture.
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Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Kern River Park
Board of Directors
Agricultural Building
Bakersfield
A. W. Eckman
T. M. Martin
J. E. Haag
A.A. Sprehn
County Board of “Supervisors
Kern County Water Association
Kern County
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Duke
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Hu Grant
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Kiwanis
Jane Barton
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