Ball League Opener Sets Summer Softball in Motion
The summer softball season begins Monday night with Shafter Recap facing Bakersfield's Jaross Motors led by Charles Moore and Bud Bradford. Shafter star Ralph Lachenmaier aims for more no hitters as two Bakersfield aces duel him at 8 p.m. The opener follows peewee games by Central Market and Mann & Brown.
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Shafter
Jaross Motors
Bakersfield
Charles Moore
Bud Bradford
Ralph Lachenmaier
Farrell
Mann- Brown
Central Market
Shafter Recap
City Barber Shop
Food Town
Shafter Press
Johnson-Neuman
McClure Drug
Stringham’s
Pierce Jeweler
Housing squeeze in Delano area spurs camp opening effort
Amid census prompts and housing shortages in Delano and Shafter, residents suffer crowding and tents on outskirts. The Business Men's Association urges opening the P W Camp as a farm camp to relieve housing strain, noting years of rapid growth with few new homes. Alfred Elliott praised for service in clearing Army red tape as a trip to secure camp access continues.
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Associa
W. Camp
Alfred Elliott
Shafter Radio Moves Into New Building Grand Opening
Shafter Radio and Appliance Company moves into the Kelly and Channelon building this Saturday with an all day open house. Chuck Clements, formerly of Los Angeles radio, owns the store which has operated in Shafter for over two years and will display radios, set up an office, and repair bench in the new quarters at 305 Pacific Avenue.
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Shafter Radio and Appliance Company
Kelly & Channelon
Shafter Radio
Chuck Clements
Los Angeles
Clements
Shafter
Pacific Avenue
Shoe Store Opens Here Saturday
Wood's Shoe Store and Shoe Service opens Saturday at 8 30 a m in the J C Channen Building 156 Central Avenue across from the Shafter Press H Forrest Wood proprietor formerly ran a Wasco shop Mrs Wood assists with sales The store offers shoes hosiery for all ages a complete repair department with new Champion machinery Gifts for the first 15 attendees and Nylon and Rayon stockings on sale at 2 p m
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Wood
Umpires Sought for Summerball League
Roy Farrell Summer Recreation Director seeks umpires for the Summerball league. The position offers modest remuneration plus fur. Applicants should call Farrell at Richland School to apply.
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Roy Farrell
Farrell
Richland School
Pacific Gas and Electric Plans New Steam Plant
Pacific Gas and Electric will build a new 80,000 HP steam operated power plant three miles west of field to replace electric power purchases and meet growth. Construction to start late this year with costs over 10 million dollars. A second 80,000 HP unit is planned for future expansion as demand rises.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
H. H. Courtright
San ‘Joaquin
Courtwight
Southern California Edisons Company
Shafter Horses Dominate Santa Anita Grand Circuit Meet
The Grand Circuit Santa Anita Harness meet closed with Red Streak placing second in the $50,000 Grand Trot, earning $12,000 for owners Sol Camp and Bill Lachenmaier. Shafter Racing Stable led by Charles Witt posted multiple records as Fron tiersman, King Abbe, and other horses earned substantial winnings.
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Red Streak
Charles Witt
Santa Anita
S. A. Camp
Willem Lachenmaier
Shafter
Sol Camp
Bill Lachenmaier
Shafter Racing
PU Eatinti
Sup Wessing
Frontiersman
King Abbe
Bob Neuman
L. A. Camp
Jack Crawford
Strike Threat Halts Shafter Potatoes As Rail Strike Looms
Shafter faces a potential potato shipment standstill as a looming general railroad strike prompts a stoppage of digging over the weekend. Workers may walk out Thursday unless a settlement is reached, risking halt of the region's record crop.
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Shafter
General Railroad
Paper Shortage Affects Shafter Press Coverage
The Shafter Press explains a newsprint shortage limits full coverage and asks readers to bear with reduced news availability amid industry constraints.
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Shafter Press
Attend Big Harness Race Fete
Mr and Mrs Robert Neuman of Shafter and Mr and Mrs Earl Northrop of Wasco attended the Western Harness Racing Association dinner at Carrolls.
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Robert Neuman
Shafter
Earl Northrop
Wasco
Western Harfress Racing Association
Ag Carroll’s
Local Veteran Loans Appraiser Named for Kern County
Sam Lachenmaier of Shafter has been appointed by the Veterans Administration as appraiser for veterans home and farm loans in Kern County. He will assess local farm and home properties for loans made to veterans by area lending agencies.
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Sam Lachenmaier
Shafter Real Estate
Veterans Administration
Veterans Home
Kern County
Lachenmaier
Kern County Ranks Second in Farm Product Value
Kern County ranked second in total value of farm products in Southern California due largely to a booming potato industry. The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Department released a year end summary noting Kern County’s gross returns reached 11 019 917 dollars.
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Kern County
California
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Department
Kern Symphony Group to Meet in Bakersfield
The Acting Board of Directors of the Kern County Symphony Orchestra Association will hold a general meeting Monday May 27 in the Ballroom of the Hotel Tejon Bakersfield. The program begins at 7 30 p m with committee reports and a guest speech by Dr Erle De Lamarter director of the Los Angeles Junior Symphony Orchestra. Tickets available by calling Mrs A W Eckman after 7 13.
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Kern County Symphony Orchestra Association
Oes
Tejon
Bakersfield
Erle de Lamarter
Los Angeles Junior Symphony Orchestra
A. W. Eckman
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Tennessee
O. C. Granlund
Mann & Brown
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Darrell Janzen
Rexall Druggists
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