Directors Agree on Final Terms With Bureau as District Decides To Build Own Distribution System
SWID directors approved a water service contract with the Bureau of Reclamation and voted to construct their own distribution system to bring supplemental water to Shafter Wasco lands. The project, priced around 10 million dollars including interest, would require state and local approvals and a 40 year bond if voters back the plan.
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Bureau
Shafter-Wasco
Swid Board of Directors
Bureau of Reclamation
Irrigation District
Shafter
Wasco
Water Service
Securities Commission
Rolf Jacobsen
Peters
Six Richland Coeds Seek Carnival Queen Crown
Six eighth grade girls from Richland schools compete for the carnival queen at the Richland PTA barbecue on Oct. 16. Miss Holmes heads the contest with a panel of judges and ticket counting, a running score to heighten interest. Vernon Pierce hosts the event with a talent show and a trumpet fanfare signals the crowning.
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Richland
Parent-Teachers Association
June Thompson
Ruth McClure
Linda Robey
Fred Mason
Mary Brown
John O
Barbara Mashrin
Reg Hammond
LaRae Pilgrim
Alice Stuber
Jean Thomas
Helen Holmes
Miss Holmes
Ross Harrington
Fred Hasty
Burnis Morris
Vernon Pierce
Garvis Robey
R. A. Jacobsen
Bruce Crawford
M. L. Wiedmann
Carnival
Legion Buys Kiddie Swings For City Park
The Shafter American Legion plans to install playground equipment at Shafter County Park funded by about 500 collected in a spring carnival. Commander Earl Wipf says the old equipment will be replaced with three small-child swings, three larger swings, and a Jungle Maze structure 16 by 16 feet and 7% feet high. The Legion will handle the purchase and a county plaque will note the donors.
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Shafter County
Earl Wipf
American Legion
Veterans Memorial Hall
The
Legion
Wipf
Herman Reese
Legionnaires
Kern Chamber Chief Will Head New City Role
Loren Juday president of the Kern County Association of Chambers from Delano will speak at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce noon meeting. He will outline how the association will obtain annual allocations from Kern County and discuss progress on selecting a permanent manager. The associated chambers were formed this year after the Kern County Chamber of Commerce disbanded on July 1.
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Shafter
Kern County
Champers
Shafter to Visit Arvin for Third 1952 Football Game
Shafter High School Generals travel to Arvin for the third 1952 football clash. Coach Dan Bledsoe will field the same lineup with two defensive changes Ellis or Notley at left end and Jacobsen Mizell or Larsen at center. Colonel coach Turk Eliades adds Don Broom to defense.
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Shafter High School Generals
Colonels
Arvin
Dan Bledsoe
Generals
Jordan
Turk) Eliades
Bledsoe Lans
Ellis
Notley
Jacobsen
Mizell
Larsen
Tudor
Eliades
Don Broom
Show Plans Weigh Between Friday Night and Saturday Festival
Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival directors weigh eliminating Saturday afternoon entertainment in favor of a Friday night show. They discuss attractions and improvements, noting past hot weather reduced attendance and profits. Next meeting Nov 3 will consider options including horse show vaudeville and carnival. Edwin Wilson chairs 1953 planning with Dick Larson sharing tips. The festival will emphasize a western theme, parade barbecue aquacade and dance. Queen contest prize remains an automobile.
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Shafter
Edwin Wilson
Dick Larson
Shafter Library Drops to Ninth in Kern County
Shafter library readers slipped to ninth place in Kern county for August, announced librarian Mrs Thomas Wedge. Shafter total borrowers reached 1794, down from 1853 last year, while Wasco district stood seventh with a larger count. Other nearby branches posted Rio Bravo 328, Shafter Migra 212, Maple 186, Wasco Farm Labor Camp 20.
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Shafter Library
Kern County
Thomas Wedge
Wasco
Rio Bravo
Shafter
Wasco Farm
Abor Camp
Free swimming for recreational use ends season
Roy Farrell Richland School physical education director announced no admittance charge for recreational swimmers on Saturdays and Sundays from now until the season ends.
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Roy Farrell
Richland School
Campaign Majors Set For 1952 Chest Drive
Campaign majors for Shafter's 1952 Community Chest drive plan kickoff breakfast this week. Bruce Crawford, chairman, outlines a one day drive pattern with advance gifts and a 150 person working crew. Major organizers include Margaret Peters and Jack Wilcoxon with districts laid out for Maple District and Minter Village. Disbursements total 750 for Shafter Recreation Commission and 498.50 for YMCA along with 2400 for Boy Scouts 2000 for Campfire Girls and 400 for Henrietta Weill Clinic.
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Gib McLo
Bruce Crawford
Margaret Peters
Jack Wilcoxon
Austin Wikoff
Betty Sill
Bob Somers
Harlin Wilson
Shafter Recreation Commission
YMCA
Boy Scouts
Henrietta Weill Clinic
Panel to Explain 23 Proposed Constitutional Amendments
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce hosts an Oct 20 meeting at the Veterans Memorial Hall to present pros and cons of 23 proposed constitutional amendments. Robert Bann chairs, with A G Mortimore selecting a three-analyzer panel on each side. The goal is to simplify the propositions for voters before the Nov 4 election.
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Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Robert Bann
Ando
A. G. Mortimore
Chamber of Commerce
Veterans Memorial Hall
Bann
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter Press Libel Retraction Demand From Candidate Hagen
Harlan Hagen a congressional candidate from the 14th district served the Shafter Press with a libel retraction demand. The notice, served by Constable Blake Witcher to publisher Paul Newell, cites four disputed editorials and an editor's note from 1952.
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Harlan Hagen
Hanford
Congress
14Th
Shafter Press
Hagen
Paul Newell
Blake Witcher
Paul C. Newell
Shafter, Calif
Shefter Press
Shafter
California
Werder
Eiisenhower
Warren
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Generals Set for Arvin Bear clash on Bear Mountain
Shafter High School Generals travel to Arvin to meet the Bears in the third game of the season with hopes of a clean sweep. Coach Dan Bledsoe fields two capable squads and may rotate players for specific matchups, with Dale Scales at quarterback and Ben Prender at guard as core standouts.
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Arvin High School Bears
Shafter High School Generals
Bear Mountain
Generals
Coalinge
Galenafe
Dan_Bledsoe
Bears
Shafter
Wasco
Bledsoe
Alhough
Dale Scales
Ben Prender
Vine Takes Meet as Woodard Lands Top Gross Score
George Vine of the Shafter Lions Club won the Blind Bogey Golf Tournament at Bakersfield Country Club with a gross 57 aided by a blind bogey handicap. Lewis J. Woodard of the Rotary Club posted the best net 74. Shafter Lions Club topped the team standings, Rotary was second, and 20-30 finished third with 34 players from Shafter’s service clubs participating.
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Lewis J. Woodard
Rotary Club
George Vine
Shafter Lions Club
Lou Carroll
Shafter
Bakersfield Country Club
C. J
Ted) Vignolo
Rotary
Shafter Homemakers Gear Up For Two Day Dollar Days
Shafter area homemakers were saving money for a major Dollar Day event planned by city merchants on October 24 and 25. Participating stores prepare for one of the largest double Dollar Day programs, with deeper price cuts and broader stock. The event is sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce merchant division.
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Shafter
Shafters Chamber of Commerce
Square Dance Class Arranged at Shafter High
Dr. Grant W. Jensen announced a square dance class at Shafter High School under the adult education program. Jack Roberts of Bakersfield will call. the class meets each Wednesday night starting next week.
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Shafter High School
Grant W. Jensen
Jack Roberts
Bakersfield
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Holland
Glenn Morris
Ben Prendez
Mike Leavell
Max Tudor
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Floyd Kilgore
Gary Wey
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Dorothy Eckmann
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William Lowe
John Jacobsen
P. C. Clarkin
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Phil Channeson
Marie Bender
Pete Bender
C. W. Christopher
John Devincenzo
Sam Mettler
E. G. Kruger
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