Generals Set to Host Rival Wasco in Friday Night Clash
Shafter Generals vs Wasco Tigers headlines Friday night action with B teams at six and main game at eight. Coach Dan Bledsoe boasts strong prep, though knee injury sidelights Paloma and others may limit performance. Wasco counters with a rugged straight T attack led by halfback Hardein despite injuries to Hanes and Carter. Pep rally planned with tiger effigy burn as Shafter aims for a decisive victory.
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Shafter Generals
Wasco Tigers
Shafter
Generals
Dan Bledsoe
Tadd
Arthuré
Wasco
Tigers
Charlie Hardein
Delano
Taft
Hanes
Carter
Hardein
Shafter High Rooters
Opal
Looking Ahead for Shafter Community Projects
Paul Rewells argues for urgent Shafter initiatives including a community hospital housing program town clean-up and a future city hall. He urges ongoing public pressure and emphasizes the Chamber of Commerce backing to accelerate progress for local needs.
Shafter Chamber of Commerce Formed From Local Association
Shafter Business Men's Association adopted the chamber of commerce name to align with state and national activities. The new Shafter Chamber of Commerce lists 100 members including merchants ranchers and professionals. The name change follows a committee study and retains the group’s civic leadership in Kern County.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Kern County
Shafter
A. Peter Channeson
H. C. Neufeld
J. H. Revell
Business Men’s Association
California
Channeson
Church Children Group Performs at Opening Services
The Congregational church youth group presented their motto Others during Sunday services. Readings focused on finding God and the word Others, and a performance of He's The One I Love. Participants included Jack Brown Richard Cook John Kirkpatrick Hubert Kirkpatrick Bruce Mieur Norma Craig Lynn Enns Arlene Kadel Marylyn Bergen Jon Johnston Bobby Vignola Peter Newell Harry Vamnatta Bobby Neuman Gordon Pipkin.
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Congregational Church
God
One
Jack Brown
Richard Cook
John
Hubert Kirkpatrick
Bruce Mieur
Norma Craig
Lynn Enns
Arlene Kadel
Marylyn Bergen
Jon Johnston
Bobby Vignola
Peter Newell
Harry Vamnatta
Bobby Neuman
Gordon Pipkin
Press Expands To Twice Weekly In Shafter
The Shafter Press will publish twice weekly starting December 3 to serve Northern Kern County. Rural mail subscribers and urban carriers will receive the newspaper with a new price of 4 dollars per year, while prepaid subscriptions before December 3 stay at 2.50 dollars per year.
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Shafter
Kern County
Shafter Press
Carrier Bay Delivery
Big Legion Jamboree Barbecue Show Set For December 14
Monday night’s legion meeting planned a yearly holiday jamboree on Saturday December 14 at the Battaglia-Hare Warehouse. The event features boxing wrestling tumbling and other sports with a heated decorated shed and barbecued meat salad beans buns sauce and coffee or milk. Admission is 1.50 per person with door prizes. Jack Hare named general chairman and George Enns will direct the barbecue. Representatives of Shafter Rifle Club attended the meeting.
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Battaglia-Hare
Kirschenmann’s Warehouse
Jack Hare
Hare
Herb Neuman
Joe Henderson
George Enns
Claude Camp
Phil Horwith
Ernie Héfman
Rollin Dartgatz
Shafter Rifle Club
Big Throng Attends Shafter 20 30 Club Ladies Night
Members of the Shafter 20 30 club and their guests gather at Cawelo Motel for the annual ladies night. Doc Klakoff of Bakersfield served as master of ceremonies as 58 people enjoy a chicken dinner, prizes, and dancing.
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Shafter
Cawelo Motel
Doc, Klakoff
Bakersfield
Grant's Extractions Not Painless
A Oakland dentist known as Painless Parker faced Highway 99 speeding charges before Judge E. K. Grant last week. He was fined ten dollars and his ticket carried the quip our extractions are not painless.
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Oakland
Highway 99
E. K. Grant
Grant
Potatoes Bring $40 Per Hundred In Shafter Court
In Judge E K Grants court last week Jack and Mildred Conner faced charges of stealing one sack of potatoes from a railroad car in Shafter. They pleaded guilty and paid a $40 fine. The produce belonged to Jack Denio and the incident set a new high price of 40 dollars per hundred pounds.
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E. K. Grant
Jack
Mildred Conner
Grant
Jack Denio
Inter-city clash eyed as Shafter and Wasco clash
Season records show Shafter 140 opponents 70 while Wasco trails 119 to 0 in several shutouts. Tomorrow night’s matchup features Shafter High against Wasco High in a regional inter-city classic with both teams seeking strong performance.
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Tigers
Wasco High School
Shafter
Exeter
Lindsay
Avenal
Fowler
Lancaster
McFarland
Tehachapi
Bakersfield
Shafter Community Chest Nearing 1946 Goal
Shafter’s Chest is about $500 short of its $3,000 goal. President Orvin Mettler urged Chest workers to finish calls and push the drive over the top by month’s end. Donors who have not given are asked to leave contributions at Bank of America.
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Chest
Orvin Mettler
Mettler
Shafter
Bank of America
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