Bowling Standings and Leading Scores from Nov 15 1955
The league shows Mel's Root Beer leading with 15 wins and 244 percent, followed by Bennetts 114 and Kiwanis at 18 22. High team game goes to Sportsman Cafe 869, top team series to Sportsman Cafe 2522. Individual men high game Ben Stoller 242, men high series Ben Stoller 592, women high game Cappy Chilla 178, women high series Cappy Chilla 484. Several bowlers exceed 200 games including Stoller, Nunez, Urzanaui, Reeves and Slaight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel’s
Kiwanis
Peacock Dairies
Mel's
Bennetts
Sportsman Cafe
Sportsman
Cafe
Ben Stoller
Cappy Chilla
Phil Nunez
al Urzanaui
Ray Slaight
Les Reeves
Bill Waits
Gene Thomas
Shirley Cramer
Ed Meyer
Ade Thomas
Shafter Wasco businessman named Purple Shield representative
M. J. Pletcher, longtime Shafter Wasco area resident, chosen as a representative of the Purple Shield. He previously operated a wholesale fruit and vegetable business in Shafter and ran the Wasco Cafe in Wasco. He hails from Little Rock Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Pletcher
Shafter-Wasco
Purple Shield
Shafter
Wasco
Little Rock
Ark
Lions Clubs Fund Raises for Sight Conservation Program
Lions clubs report 60 000 dollars raised since 1961 for a Kern county sight conservation project started in Monterey Park near Los Angeles. The effort funds public awareness for white cane users and aims to expand to eye exams for those unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Monterey, Park
Los Angeles
Lions Clubs
Smith
Club
Shafter Faces Sanger in Key Grid Clash With Large Apache Crowd
Shafter high school and Sanger prepare for a major football meeting as the Generals rely on Ellis and Nieto to run the offense while facing Sanger’s five man defense led by Hernandez. A large Apache turnout of 1200 visitors is expected, with transport arranged by Dr Jensen and Shafter buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftterites
Shafter
E4 Ellis
Roger Jum
Ellis
Dick Nieto
Sanger
Ernie Reese
George Rodriguez
Willie Garcia
Pete Hernandez
Dr. Jensen
Shafter High School
Resignation Sparks Search for New Poultry Growers Leader
Maupin, longtime manager of the potato board, resigned two weeks ago with the effective date of December 31. He previously directed the U S Department of Agriculture education program and held AA A in Newen after a stint at New Mexico College of Agriculture in Las Cruces. He and his wife and son Robert live in Maupin. The board will seek a highly qualified successor for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maupin
Potatory Board
Desert trek reveals bones bugs spiders and stillness
On a westbound desert walk the narrator notes lizards hopping into holes a sheep skull with curling horns and divided rabbit remains. They catalog mosses ground beetles and two tarantulas captured in a net amid the hush of the desolate landscape.
Shafter High Key Club Canned Food Drive Contest
The Key Club at Shafter High School sponsors a Thanksgiving can drive among four classes to aid needy families in Shafter. Boxes sit in the main hall for fresh man through senior can donations marked by class. The class with the heaviest box wins a weight guess contest with a prize for the student closest to the box weight. The drive closes Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Key Club
Shafter High School
Harlan Hill
Richland teachers plan varied Thanksgiving travel and visits
Teachers from Richland reveal holiday plans spanning multiple locales including Los Angeles Sacramento Shafter Bakersfield and Pasadena. Several will stay with relatives or entertain friends while others visit parents and siblings during the Thanksgiving weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Doris Wood
Los Angeles
Lynch Wins Car And Groceries At Open House
Frankie Ernie Lynch of Box 775 Shafter won a Model A car and a full groceries prize at Modern Market Number 2 open house. About 2000 attendees entered the drawing, with Ted French noting Lynch’s selection from a large pool of entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch
Frankie Ernie Lynch
Shafter
Ted French
French
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Bowling News
THURS
Adel
Harry Mayes
Individal
Ben Adamson
Harry. Mayes
Jerry Brigate
Walnut Street
Tim Poznoff
Fresno
M. J. Fletcher
Donald Walter Nicol
Od Shafter
Calif
Generals
Sequoia League
Tours
Chrysler
PowerStyle
America
Irvine
Central Valley
Shafter, California
Nature Nook
By Victorine Bair
Richland School
Porterville
Alice Camp
Howardine Hodges
Sacramento
Rosie Wiens
J. E. Unruh
Mildred Kent
San Pedro
Letha Brock
Beaumont
Pomona
Idabelle Johnson
W. W. McWilliams
Ruth Krueg
Bakeld
Victorine Bair
Margaret Stieber
Dinar
Opal Ratzidff
Ruth Koenig
Reedley
Lois
Elaine Horne
Alice Brown
Pasadena
Mrs. Ardys McKillip
San Francisco
Mrs. Irma Clemenson
Theresa Holst
Burbank
Jody
Disneyland
L. J. Newcomb
Annabel Reynolds
Bakersfield
Crawford
Mildred Patterson
Annabel
Thompson
Mrs
Thomas Wedge
Alma Mullins
Lamont
Maurice Lewis
Fuller Brush
C. C. Neufeld
A. C. Harder
Thomas Lane
Shafter Drug Store
Central Phone
Koffee Cup Cafe
Shafter Avenue
Tfe
Fred Kennedy
de Witte’s
E. Euclid
WM. Goertzen
Rte. 1
R&g
Acme Finance CO
Tom Mizell
Fresno Ave
Sousa
Rookard
Kern & Pacific
F.pacific
Central Avenue
Orange
Wall St
Leona Vannatta
Cross
Serap
Bryce Sherman & Son Realtors
No. K St
Tulare
Allen L. Zenk
Pacific
Hawthorne’s
Marengo
James
Zenk Calvet
East Orange
ZENK
Munzer
Woodville
Claud C. Brewer
Front St
Pixley
Board of Supervisors
Kern
Geaubelen
Cee Pane Ae
Public Works Department
O” St
Vera K. GI
Clerk of Board of Supervisors
Eee
California
Zene
19Th Street
Picker Reeparpe
Er Tmno
Cyrr Dise Alfalfa Seed
Strathmore Discs
Sheppard Diesel Tractors
Kruger Farm Supply
Hollywood
Central Cabinet Shop
Fura
O'Keefe
Merrita
Can Angeles
Los
Dave Channelon
Fire Place
Woop
Mare Ave
Iusic
HER Music Co
Nos & Organs
17Th Street
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