Richland Students Observe American Education Week
Richland School marks American Education Week with daily demonstrations at 217 Central Ave in Shafter. The schedule features a first grade speech therapy display, a fifth grade science demonstration, fourth grade social studies, and an eighth grade language lesson on Freedom.
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Shatte
Helen Mattox
Richland School
Shafter
Lois Tucker
Richland Schoel
Central Ave
Louis Tucker
Clayton Montgomery
Irene Tilley
Alice Stuber
Beulah Bartlett
Richland
Crawford
Home Group Plans to Make Christmas Toys
Members of the Shafter Home Department will meet at Mrs. Leroy Zimmerman's home at 141 West Lerdo to make toys for small children for Christmas. The event corrects a prior error and aims to produce a box of toys for future meetings. Attendees are asked to bring craft items and sewing supplies, with meeting set from 10 a.m. to afternoon.
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Shafter Home Department
Leroy Zimmerman
West Lerdo
County Farm Adviser
W. Zimmerman
Shafter Way
Dorothy Wilkinson
Oildale
Zimmerman
Scott McMichael
Shafter High Student Hurt In Hunting Mishap
Rolf A. Jacobsen Jr., 16, of Shafter, suffered a shattered foot from a stray .22 bullet after a reservoir bank collapsed during a hunting outing with classmates Kenneth Handel and John Notley. He will miss the Shafter Wasco game and pheasant hunt with his father at Tule Lake.
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Rolf A. Jacobsen, Jr
Shafter High School
Kenneth Handel
John Notley
Rolf
Jacobsen
Tule Lake
Shafter High Faculty Examines Yearlong Education Program
Shafter High School faculty led by Principal Grant W Jensen evaluates the entire school program to keep it current and ensure students receive modern education. A steering committee includes Mrs. P L Bergen and members Jensen Bledsoe Cornell Wheeler Wilson Arnold Nay Gist Rhoads Bell.
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Shafter High School
Grant W. Jensen
P. L. Bergen
Parent-Teachers Association
Dr. Jensen
Dan Bledsoe
Amelia Cornell
Jeanette Wheeler
Jim Wilson
Bill Arnold
Glenn O. Nay
Beverly Gist
Charles C. Rhoads
Ernest Graf
Joan Bell
Theodora Richard
Miss Cornell
Dick Heber
Bob Gates
Joe Galante
Jensen
H. J. D. Janzen
Roy Allen
Mrs. Bergen
Nay
Dooley
Elliot Garrison
Arnold
Tom Letizia
Nay Ernest Graf
Hal Williams
Marjorie Rose
Tom Oary Harlan Hill
Beth McLean
Graf
Wanda Colver
Lowell Todd
Wilson
Jordan Eliades
Walter Grainger
Todd
Bledsoe
Galante
Gates
Miss Harris
Ed Schacht
Beverly Gistart
Sally Jung
Miss Culver
Garrison
Miss Richard
Miss Wheeler
Miss Rose
Oury
Heber
Rhoads
Grainger
Schacht
Eliades
Hill
Williams
Miss Jung
Oary
Harris
Bell
Culver
Shafter and Wasco Set For Final Openers In Rival Tilt
In a postponed showdown, Shafter and Wasco face off with cautious optimism after tough league losses. Generals rely on Martin’s absence, Scales at quarterback, and a rotated lineup to counter Wasco’s speed while aiming to spoil the Tigers’ late-season plan.
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Seadeiians
Gertérals
Meére
Shaftér
Sears
Nets
Tigers
Dan Bledsoe
Lemoore
Generals
Martin
Pear
Corcoran
Scamperihig
Kyle
Cala
Dale Scales
Bledsoe
John Notley
Casper
Yakdez
Max Tudor
Ben Or Prendez
Rudy Vaitan
Glen Hamilton
Kenneth Roden
Jack
Scales
Hamilton
Lions Clubs Plan Perpetual Trophy for Sportsmanship
Shafter and Wasco Lions Clubs will award a perpetual bell to promote sportsmanship among local high school teams. Elliot Garrison announced the prize, to be presented after football and baseball seasons. Arvin district governor F. E. Peterson visited Shafter to speak on Lions.
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Shafter
Wasco Lions Clubs
Elliot Garrison
Shafter Lions Club
F. E
Pete) Peterson
Arvin
Shaft Club
Lions
Cherokee Strip Racer Injured in Jam Crash at Speed Bowl
Cherokee Strip racer Def Sharp sustained major injuries while piloting a jalopy in the Speed Bowl weekend jam crash during the semi main event. He was one of two jalopy drivers involved. the other racer was not identified in the readable text.
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Dick Smith
Louise Scott
Route 1
Box 245
Shafter
California Highway Patrol
Pearl Smith
Marvin Ray Thompson
Bakersfield
Merced
Wasco Avenue
Def! Sharp
Cherokee Strip
Jerry Lantz Accident Witness Description
A spectator described the incident involving Jerry Lantz with a vivid account, noting the reaction and impact as the crowd watched. The witness emphasized the suddenness of the event and the immediate confusion surrounding the scene.
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Jerry Lantz
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By Larry Thompson
Shafterites
Ralph
Home Group
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Woodard Motor CO
Miss Bell
Sipe
Shatter Press Phow
Grant Jensen
Sequoia
Coalinga
Wasco
Laxton Lynch
Chester
J. J. Baerg
D.C
Lions Clubs Plan Perpetual Trophy
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