SPUD Approves Lease Transfer for Disposal Plant Land
The Shafter Public Utilities District approved transferring a 120 acre lease of SPUD land at the ore plant site from Sill Properties to Lawrence Horn, a Sill foreman. The deal shifts water run-off disposal responsibility and may yield future crop income as ground is enriched.
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Shafter Public Utilities District
Sill Properties
Lawrence Horn
Sill
SPUD
Horn
Bakersfield and
Shafter
Stanton Outlines Mechanization Program At Cotton Station
Harold Stanton discusses a fourfold mechanization plan at the United States Cotton Experimental Station. The program covers testing machinery, improving gadgets, equipment effects on culture cotton projects, and expanding culture experiments, with field tests planned and notes that hand topping still yields best results.
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Harold Stanton
Agriculture
United States
Stanton
United States Experimental Station
Shafter
Jack Stepp
John Channeson
Loui Carroll
Tony Brown
Richland PTA Hears Rhodes on Child Safety
A large Richland PTA meeting welcomed Mr. Gilbert Rhodes chief of California's Home Safety Division who spoke on preventing home accidents. The event featured 1105 members, a $179403 Carnival Barbecue net, and musical selections by Richland students and the Eighth Grade Girls Chorus.
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Richland P.T.A
Gilbert Rhodes
Home Safety
California State Department of Health
Rolf Jacobsen
P.T.A
Rhodes
U.C.L.A
American Association of Safety Engineers
Elliott Harrison
City Brings in New Water Well for Shafter
Shafter begins delivering water from its new No. Six well at Elm street above Lerdo, completed for about 16,000 dollars. Drilled 720 feet, it yields 1400 gallons per minute and feeds the city pipeline at 40 pounds pressure, supplementing five existing wells serving some 1500 homes and businesses.
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Shafter
Elm Street
Lerdo
Shafter Farm Bureau to Hear Acreage Allotments Talk
Frank Pierce general secretary of the CFBP will report on the state farm bureau meeting to Shafter members at a Tuesday breakfast meeting at Lee's Cafe. Paige Atwater will speak on Acreage Allotments.
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Frank Pierce
CFBP
State Farm Bureau
Shafter Farm Bureau
Lee's Cafe
Paige Atwater
Generals Face Exeter in First Conference Test Friday
The Generals seek their initial conference win as they travel to Shafter to meet Exeter tomorrow night. Injuries cloud the lineup with Ed Ellis Hobson likely out and Han-del Engel possibly sidelined, while coach Dan Blaedsoe may rely on Bob Goosen at QB and a familiar trio of Hollis Crite Jack Bonham Glen Morris to key the attack.
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Generals
Exeter
Shafter
Coalinga
Ed Ellis
Corcoran
Twoather
Glenn Han
Dan Blaedsoe
Bob Goosen
Hollis Crite
Jack Bonham
Glen Morris
Shafter Blood Bank Sees 12 Pint Surplus After Drive
The Shafter Community Blood Bank reported a total of 12 pints in surplus after the Houchin Bloodmobile collected 29 pints at Memorial Hall. Chairman Jack Janzen announced the drive aims to boost stock for emergencies and urged residents to donate again.
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Shafter
Jack Janzen
Memorial Hall
Eighth-grade Night at Shafter Exeter Game Tomorrow
Eighth grade pupils from Richland Rio Bravo Maple and Lerdo Schools will receive complimentary tickets to the Shafter High football game on the Shafter Field. They will sit in a roped off section to foster good relations with future high school students and share in the school spirit.
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Shafter-Exeter High School
Shafter’ High School
Richland
Rio Bravo
Maple
Lerdo
Gradnstand
Shafter Field
Shafter High School
Shafter Community Chest totals reach 3000 in drive
In 1954 Shafter California volunteers report a 3000 dollar chest total toward an 8579 dollar goal for five local Red Feather agencies. Chest chairman Mert Weidman says efforts continue with a cleanup drive planned for next week and appeals to those not yet contacted to contribute.
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Shafter
Red Feather
Mert Weidman
Chest
Weidman
Shafter Community Chest
Calif
Shafter Stores Open to 8 p.m
Merchants' Association members set downtown shop hours to 8 p.m. starting Saturday through December 23. The group also scheduled the Shafter Community Christmas Tree deadline for December 1 and lights to go on December 4, with fundraising for decorations planned.
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Merchants’ Association
Shafter
Central
James Streets
Jensen Named Head Of South Sequoia League
Dr. Grant W. Jensen has been elected President of the South Sequoia League succeeding John Cleary of Exeter. The CIF Central Section re leaguing for 1955 56 lists South Sequoia members as Corcoran Exeter Garces Shafter Wasco. North Sequoia includes Clovis Dinuba Reedley Sanger Selma. Inter league play details outline two football games per school and one announced.
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Grant W. Jensen
South Sequoia League
John Cleary
Exeter
Wasco
Lemoore
Corcoran
Coalinga
Shafter
CIF
Jensen
South Sequoia
Garces
North Sequoia
Clovis
Dinuba
Reedley
Sanger
Selma
Rev Paul E Babbitt to Lead Shafter Congregation
Reverend Paul Edward Babbitt named new minister at Shafter Union Congregational Church, appointment approved by pastor selection committee after previous pastor moved to Buena Park. Interim minister Dr Willard Bartlett continues until Babbitt begins first week of January. Babbitt’s background includes Indiana Central College, Bonebrake Seminary, and pastorships in Long Beach Eagle Rock Corona Del Mar. The Babbitt family will reside in the church parsonage and he will speak at 11 am with the sermon A Game of Life. Church school meets at 9:30 am.
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Shafter’s
Union Congregational Church
Paul Edward Babbitt
E. Gordon Smith
Smith
Babbitt
Gordon Baker
Buena Park
Willard Bartlett
Lett
Indiana
Indiana Central College
Indianapolis
Max
Ind
Bonebrake Theological Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
Olive Chapel
Pauline
Rhea
Charles
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Panther
Panthers
Ellis Ham
Pered
Pacific Avenue
Goertzen
Bender
Roy. Bellows
Shafters Police Department
Elizabeth Goertzen
Del
Jim*Engel
Lawrence Becker
Bill Hearn
Roger Tatum
Joe Borton
George Larson
Mike Steele
Wayne Kirschenman
Wayne
Becker
Derek Steelewill
Shafter-Exeter
Sequoia League
New Congregational
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Union
Tad Ee
Church
Vee
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