Shafter Votes Tight in 1964 Presidential Contest
In Shafter area results President Johnson leads Goldwater by 32 votes with 1220 to 1188. City precincts show Goldwater carried six of fourteen. The report lists local figures from Girls State delegates, and notes William Hatcher begins teaching at Shafter High and will coach wrestling.
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Shafter
Sousa
Cve R
Shafter High School
William Hatcher
Bell State Teachers College
Indiana
Hatcher
Shafter to Meet Wasco in Big Game Spoilers Bid
Ten years on from the November 1959 files the Shafter Generals aim to upset league leaders Wasco in the annual Shafter Wasco Big Game after winning their first season game. Christmas Seal chairman James Moquist is named by Mrs. A Turcojan as Kern County general chair for 1959 drives. Rosa DeCastillo visits Shafter en route to Madrid to work on a new film. A Stockman's Institute program at Bakersfield Ramada Inn on November 12 is announced by Roy V Parker with repeats on November 7 and November 14 in Fresno and Bakersfield program lines include experts Ron Knight Jim Clawson Bob Miller Bill Helpin and Roy V Parker.
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Shafter
Beaver Generals
Wasco
Tigers
Shafter-Wasco
James Moquist
A. Turcojan
Kern County
Ramada Inn
Bakersfield
Roy V. Parker
Parker
Fresno
Ron Knight
Tulare County
Jim Clawson
ULC
Davis
Bob Miller
Bill Helpin
San Joaquin County
Shafter Teen Wins DAR Award In 1949 Reflect
Betty Jane Stringer of Shafter High School is named recipient of the California DAR award for service leadership and patriotism. Bonnie Bender and Evelyn Rickard were finalists. Residents near Shafter and Wasco will get a Valley Drive-In theater. John Lachenmaier and Dr. William Moore return from an African hunting trip.
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Robert Smith
Shafter
Future Farmers of America
California Polytechnic College
California Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Betty Jane Stringer Shafter
D.A.R
Bonnie Bender
Evelyn Rickard
Shafter-Wasco
The
Valley Drive-In Theaters Company
John Lachenmaier
William Moore
Bakersfield
Africa
Ducks Resume Regular Hunting Schedule In Valley Areas
The Department of Fish and Game announces that five San Joaquin Valley areas resume regular duck shooting on Saturdays after a prior Sunday Wednesday schedule. The Kern National Wildlife Refuge opens Wednesdays as well as Sundays to waterfowl hunters with limits and a $3.50 fee. Botulism concerns prompted earlier restrictions. officials say risks have abated. Nearby art exhibits feature Betty and Larry Curnow at Kern County Library and Cunningham Art Gallery through Nov 1969 with First Place ribbons for their works.
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San Joaquin Valley
Department of Tish and Game
Los Banos
San Luis Wasteway
Mendota
Merced
San Luis National Wildlife
Tulare Lake
DFG
Department
U. S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Kern National Wildlife Refuge
Ray Arnett
Kern Nwr
Betty
Larry Curnow
Kern County Library
Kern Co. Civic Center
Larry
Bakersfield Art Association
Cunningham Art Gallery
Bakersfield College
Clyde Tisher Dies From Heart Attack During Hollywood Park Race
Veteran harness driver Clyde Tisher, 63, collapsed near the finish of the feature at Hollywood Park Los Angeles on Tuesday. He was taken to Centinela Hospital in Inglewood where he died after 40 minutes of emergency treatment. Tisher trained in Shafter and mentored son Kevin, a top driver at Hollywood Park.
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Shafter
Hollywood Park
Los Angeles
Clyde Tisher
Centinéla Hospital
Inglewood
Sherman Oaks
Tisher
Gayleway
Scott Frost
Galophone
Kevin
Arvin C Team Beats Shafter on Bucks Field
Arvin swept Shafter with a 14 6 win on Shafter field as Rick Robison scored for Shafter and Billy Cargill led all rushers with 38 yards. Arvin capitalized on a fumble and an 81 yard run with Nash interceptions shaping the game. The Bucks face Wasco next as snipe season opens with an eight bag limit and 16 possession cap through December 27.
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Arvin
Shafter
Bucks
Rick Robison
Billy Cargill
Dave Nash
Invaders
Nash
Wasco Kittens
California
Department of Fish and Game
Arvin tops Shafter 34 24 despite late Generals rally
Arvin Bears beat Shafter 34 24 on home field, moving to 1-1 in league while Shafter drops to 0-2 in South Sequoia. Bears led 18-6 at halftime as Generals rally with 18 points in the fourth quarter. David Freeborn led on the ground with 54 yards and a 92 yard kickoff return for a score. Gary Somers hauled in 5 catches for 96 yards including a 27 yard TD in the fourth.
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Generals
Arvin Bears
Bears
Shafter
Blues
David Freeborn
Gary Somers
Rick Paul
General
Tom Hill
Mike Bender
Don Stepp
David
Kadel
Leo Herrera
Arvin
Stepp
Freeborn
Paul
Arvin Bears Triumph In Gridiron Thriller At Shafter
In a tight non league clash Arvin edges Shafter 18 12 as Norris runs and Van Horn passes fuel scoring drives. Freeborn breaks loose for a 92 yard kickoff return in the second quarter and Arvin answers with a 31 yard TD run. Shafter counters with two late stops and a 43 yard TD run by Tarver.
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Arvin - Norris
Bangley
Arvin - Rhone
van Horn
Shafter - Freeborn
Arvin - Tarver
Shafter - Somers
Paul
Arvin - Turpin
Shafter - Palla
Shafter - Bender
Enrolled Herrera son joins FresnoState criminology program
Larry Edward Herrera, son of Mr and Mrs Leo Herrera of Shafter, is enrolled in Fresno State College Criminology Department. Departments enrollment up 42 percent this fall per college officials.
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Larry Edward Herrera
Leo Herrera
Shafter
Fresno State College
Arvin Bruins blank Shafter 6-0 in Friday game
Arvin Bruins beat Shafter 6-0 as Doug Thompson led the visitors with 25 rushing yards on 4 carries and 3 completions for 26. Jerry Richards added 20 rushing yards and Gilbert Flores 10. The game stayed close until Arvin scored in the second quarter and held on as Shafter fumbled late.
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S.A
Shafter
Thompson Richards Flores
Doug Thompson
Jerry Richards
Gilbert Flores
Arvin
Bruins
John Martinez
Jim Voth
Jeff Torigiani
Robert Cruz
Jesse Pino
Flores
Martinez
Colonels
Bruin
Rick Paul Elected SHS Block S Club President
Rick Paul of the Shafter High School 1969 football team is elected president of the SHS Block S Club. Other officers are David Freeborn as vice president Steve Garber as secretary treasurer Jim Brown as sergeant at arms Jeff Channeson publicity chairman and Coach Jim Rush advisor. The club supports boys athletics and sportsmanship with a 49 member roster and events like clown and donkey basketball and a spring Sports Bar B Que.
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Rick Paul
Shafter High School
SHS
David Freeborn
Steve Garber
Jim Brown
Jeff Channeson
Jim Rush
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Shafter Press
Leslie L. Robinson Legion Post
Herbert Spitzer
Marvin Lane
Walter Rogers
Lynn Weidmann
B. Jack Thompson
Collins Crosby
Sally Armendariz
Patsymae Fuller
Rosa DeCastillo
Mexico City
Madrid
Spain
Harvey Weinberger
Shafter Ave
J. T. Badgett, Jr
Daisy M. Badgett
Kern St
20Th Engineer Brigade
Vietnam
Alice
Sunnyside Lane
Longmont
Colo
Shafter Rlers Freeborn
Bender
Watkins
Yee
Shafter - Robinson
Shafter Rushers
Cargill
Thomp Nash A Lopez
Dennis Palla
Garces Rams
General Tiger
Maritime Academy
California Maritime Academy
State of California
U. S. Naval Reserve
Inarr
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Academy
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