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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
6
A church explanation notes that under a world calendar the present Sunday worship would fall on Saturday in 1957 and Saturday Sabbath observers would move to Friday. Each year would bring a different worship day sequence.
Shafter High battled a tough West Coast Relays field and earned one event placing. Delano standout Seamon King topped the meet as outstanding high school competitor, while Taft’s Dave Hollingsworth won the 120 yard high hurdles. Shafter’s 880 relay took third in the A class.
A 110000 volt PG and E steel transmission tower was struck by an automobile, causing a 15 minute outage in Shafter and Rio Bravo from 1 13 p m to 1 28 p m The tower lies 212 miles east of Buttonwillow on Highway 178 Elbert Myrick of Buttonwillow cafe operator drove a 1950 Chevrolet that was almost demolished and he was hospitalized with severe injuries.
Lemoore defeats Shafter 4 to 0 in the season finale on the Lemoore diamond. Shafter had eight hits to Lemoore five but four key errors in the fourth inning led to the decisive runs. Pitcher George Larson fanned five for Shafter and Palomares struck out three for Lemoore. Shafter’s freshman team lost 11 to 1 to the Lemoore J. W. squad.
Co. E. Gaede made a record Oct 12, 1925 leaving Shafter for Madera in a Hudson at 5 06 p m. He stopped for supper at Turla re then proceeded to Madera to pick up Mrs Gaede s sister and returned to Sh after 11 50 p m covering 244 miles.
United States Senator Thomas H. Kuchel will be honored and speak at a Bakersfield Inn luncheon on May 22 during the Kern County Pro America May session. Local GOP groups join Kern County Unit in hosting, with Pat H. W. Kelly as emcee and reservations through Mrs. Richard E. Ashe or the Inn.
Mrs. William Irvin hosts a Tuesday morning sewing session at 329 On Phone 9260 for the Shafter-Wasco area. Miss Jean Fritz will present a shortcut demonstration and attendees may make samples for reference. The program follows a Home Demonstration Day tour of county projects and includes a talk by Miss Kampen on Early American and other room styles.
Iowa City police led by Constable Witcher and deputies Robert Herredia and Bi Unruh handled ten cases from May 1 to May 15 in Judge R. Grant's court. The docket included ten toxication and disturbing-in-peace matters, one battery case, and six petty thefts.
The article notes continued thefts from the Shafter tract with sheep taken from the Rolin Dargatz Ranch. One sheep was recovered. two were killed for home use. Judge Stockton presided with Judge E K, fining the defendants and ordering restitution. District Attorney Wooldridge commented on the handling of the case.
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