Richland eighth graders seek queen in PTA carnival
Six Richland School eighth grade girls compete for the annual PTA queen title by selling event tickets. Contestants include Paula McClure Carol Barton Jane Jones Janice Straube Nina Lockhart Mona Moor and Verlene Sill. The winner gets a compact with a heart necklace for runner up, donated by Shafter stores.
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Richland School
Pz -Teachers Association
Paula McClure
John Lackey
Carol Barton
Hornege
Jane Jones
John Ll. Peterson
Janice Straube
Nina Lockhart
Mona Moor
Cotton picking price rises to three dollars a day
Shafter area growers report hand-picking wages up from two fifty to three dollars. The rise mirrors higher wages south of Bakersfield with a noted trend toward more mechanical harvesters following the hike.
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Shafter Area
Bakersfield
Bucks Hold Taft Club To Tie in Home Contest
Shafter's Bucks battled Taft C's to a 7 7 draw on the home field last Saturday. Coaches Don McCauley and Don Muffin prepare their mites for North High's second squad this week.
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Arvin Bruins
Colonels
Don McCauley
Don Muffin
Taft
Glen Handel
Jack Bonham
Nelson Harris
Joe
Ronnie Colvard
Ken Dalke
Billy
Bob Goossen
Leroy Moser
Clarence Kastner
Dick Nieto
Bucks
Shafter's
Taft “C
Shafter Field
Mites North High
Reynolds to Outline 1954 Cotton Outlook in Shafter Talk
John Reynolds, a registered Washington lobbyist for the Western Cotton Growers Association, will speak to Shafter Chamber of Commerce on October 30 about the 1954 cotton picture. He notes potential mandatory cotton controls and a California acreage reduction to about 50 percent, down to 700 000 to 800 000 acres.
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John Reynolds
Washington, D.C
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Western Cotton Growers Association
Washington
Reynolds
California
Shafter Area
Harold Schwalm
Ines
Tonmen
E. F. Bender
Shafter
Bakersfield
Secretary of Agriculture
Recreation Fans Smash Records at Lig Fe and Fe
Recreation fans set new marks during Lig Fe and Fe events at Shafter. The Shafter Progress reports strong turnout and record performances across multiple demonstrations, highlighting top athletes and club participation in the Kern County gathering.
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Smash Records
Lig Fe and
Shafter Progress
Shafter
Kern County
California
Record Summer Program Draws Huge Attendance in Shafter
More than 90 thousand adults and children joined Shafter Recreation Commission activities, with softball drawing about 10 thousand participants and 32 thousand spectators. The 12 week season ran May to August, featuring 27 teams across four leagues and multiple facilities including Shafter High School diamonds and Rio Bravo venues.
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Shafter Recreation Commission
Roy Farrell
Fes
Eas
Farrell
Shafter
Wasco Power Club
Associated Service
Maple Leaf Farms
Pee Wee
American Legion
Ed Schacht
Shafter High School
Rio Bravo
Wasco
Buttonwillow
Local Prize Winners Shine At Kern County Fair
Kern County Fair highlighted Shafter youths with Bobby Vignolo earning a third in walk trot and Jim Wilson leading the reserve FFA champion while Shafter High FFA netted 3908.56 from fat stock auctions. Purchasers included Ed Kruger and others as the sale crowned top Herefords, Angus and Shorthorns guided by local growers and firms.
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Kern County Fair
Shafter
Bobby Vignolo
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
Maine
Avenue
Shafter High School
Future Farmers of America
Jim Wilson
J.C. Hershey- Ranch
Shafter Ffa
Churches Compete Over Memorial Hall Use Denied
Officials say county rule barring churches from using Veterans Memorial Hall applies to all groups hosting programs for their own welfare. J R Copeland notes enforcement, with County Counsel Roy Gargano’s interpretation targeting two Shafter events including St Therese Altar Society bazaar.
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J. R. Copeland
Roy Gargano
Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall
St. Therese’s Altar Society
Copeland
Gargano
September Building Still Behind, Inspector Reports $26,640 Figure
Shafter's construction progress lags as September totals reach 26,640, bringing the year’s sum to 333,100 and lagging behind 1952 by about 400,000. Inspector Grant notes most funds go to houses and incidentals while two school projects are expected to bid before year end. Other September builders include $500, Standard Oil.
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Shafter
E. K
Ins
Grant
Ernae Goa
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Standard Oil
Chest Drive Plans to Take Shape at Meet
Destiny of the 1953 Shafter Community Chest drive will begin taking shape next Wednesday night at the high school cafeteria. The Community Chest board led by Dr. Grant Jensen will finalize plans for Shafter's Red Feather drive scheduled for early November. With Merton Wiedmann in charge, the drive will cover the Shafter urban and rural area. Workers will be assigned for canvassing the Shafter area. The goal will be determined at the Wednesday meeting when agency representatives request funds for the coming year. Agencies include Boy Scouts Campfire Girls YMCA Hi Y Henrietta Weill Child Guidance Clinic and Shafter Recreation Commission.
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Shafter
Community Chest Board
Grant Jensen
Red Feather
Merton Wiedmann
Shafter Community Chest
Boy Scouts
Campfire Girls
YMCA
Hi-Y
Henrietta Weill Child Guidance Clinic
Shafter Recreation Commission
Lions Conduct Clean Up Drive in Buttonwillow
BUTTONWILLOW Lions Club runs a community clean up and paint up campaign this week with awards for top efforts. First prize is a $25 bond, second place earns $15, and a $5 cash bonus is offered for the runner up. The drive ends Saturday.
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Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Lions Club
Syn Tracy
Norma Graves
SWID Directors Seek Key to Policy at NRA Confab
Representatives of the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District meet to gain a solution for central valley policy. The group cites the Ivanhoe District lawsuit and 160 acre clause as blockers while SWID relays a water service contract hold in abeyance. The convention may offer a path forward as SWID pins hopes on a reclamation convention. The board also sets the tax rate at 60 cents per $100 valuation with two installment payments.
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Shafter- Wasco
Central Valley
Swid Board
SWID
Ivanhoe
J. Thomas Crowe
Visalia
Peters
Clarence Annin
Wasco
Festival Aides To View Budget
The 1954 Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival budget will be set Monday at Lee's Dining Room. Chairman Jack Fleming leads a spoon meeting to study the festival finances and adopt a ten operating plan.
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Shafter
Lee
Jack Fleming
Ridge Route Historian Prepares Thesis on Old Highway
Shafter High School teacher Harlan H. Hill used a famous California landmark this summer to prepare his master’s degree thesis titled History of the Ridge Route. The 90 page work includes maps and photos and traces early Spanish influences, stage lines, oil money, 1933 re routing, postwar road widening, and the Ridge Route’s status as a pioneer U.S. mountain highway.
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Harlan H. Hill
Shafter
California
Hill
Eamel
Monet
Deeee Hill
Se Orignal
Cota
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Lon Ramay
George Larson
Richard Neuman
Rex Allen
Rudy Prender
Pon Blattenberg
Hugh Mouser
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Kenny Smith
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Bill Carpenter
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Harlin Wilson
Orvin Mettler
Vernon Pierce
Shafter Junior Women’s Club
Charlie Castro
Dane Jones
Verlene Sirl
Jack Fieming
Kruger
Kruger Farm Supply
FFA
Albert Streiff
Wilson
Woody Wilson
Smith Garrison
Ross Johnson
Hereford
Bakersfield Lions
Ken Kroeker
Camp Mebane
Paul Anderson
Coberly-West Co
Kirk Fitzpatrick
Leroy Kirschenmann
Angus
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Henry Warkentin
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Shafter-Wasco Ginning Co
Vernon Carr
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