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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
6
A gala speedway midget auto racing program lights up Saturday night at the newly conditioned Bakersfield Speed Row oval. Top drivers compete for the spotlight in the event described.
Jerry Piper, the Pacific Coast champion hopeful, clashes with Billy Vukovich in a Red Circuit 72 lap race at Fresno. Piper seeks an upset against the powerhouse Vukovich who captured the 1945 Coast title.
A massive tank at the Rio Bravo pump station of Union Oil on Buttonwillow highway burned for 19 hours after a Sunday lightning strike. The 37 000 barrel tank, struck at 3:00 p m, caused about 65000 in damage and burned until 10 00 a m Monday.
Stockton resident Miles visits his sister Mrs. John Jacobsen and plans to stay in Shafter for the next two or three weeks.
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