Knowland Seen as Strong Choice for Senate
The piece argues for retaining Senator William Knowland of California, highlighting his Army service, prior state positions, and roles on Rivers and Harbors, Atomic Control, and War Profits committees. It urges bipartisan support for a capable leader amid atomic control and water infrastructure needs in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
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Knowland
California State Senate
State Assembly
Joseph Knowland
Oakland Tribune
Senate
Rivers and Harbors
Atomic Control Committee
War Profits Investigating
United States
California
San Joaquin Valley
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Legion Sets Oct 21 Meeting Smoker With Patrol Method Talk
Legion members vote to hold a smoker at their next meeting on Monday October 21. Bob Yoboda scout executive from Fern County Scout Headquarters will show a Patrol Method picture and discuss the possibility of the legion sponsoring a troop. Refreshments will be served. George Enns heads the refreshment committee. Comments favor yard and lawn work recently completed.
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Legion
Bob $Yoboda
Fern County Boy Scout Headquarters
George Enns
Contestants Vie In Shafter Press Subscription Contest
By Monday fourteen local figures were nominated for the Shafter Press Subscription Contest offering an all‑expense trip for two plus $100 spending money. Gerene Begley and Robbie Albright led with 45 000 votes each, Helen Klassen had 20 000, with others listed in a table. A weekly prize includes a $25 store merchandise order. the top prizes include a deluxe four day trip to San Francisco and a $100 merchandise award. Each new or renewed subscription grants 5 000 votes, and voting continues until November 8 with final results by judges.
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Big Shafter
Gerene Begley
Robbie Albright
Helen Klassen
Shafter Press
Shafter
San Francisco
First Baptist Church Dedicates New Unit
The First Baptist Church dedicated a new unit on Sunday October 6 featuring Rev Howard McKee Westmont College instructor, Dr Donald Davis pastor of Wasco, and Rev Ernest Anderson of Yucaipa. Speakers urged Evangelism Christian education and missions with Veterans Quartet of Westmont College providing music.
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J. W. Bruner
First Baptist Church
Howard McKee
Westmont College
Santa Barbara
Donald Davis
First Baptist Church of
Wasco
Ernest Anderson
Yucaipa
Bruner
Veterans’ Quartet
Services For Last Crash Victim
Services were held Monday for Mrs. Elitha Avants who died in a Tuesday crash one mile south of Greenfield. She leaves husband John E. Avants a son Tommy Avants of Sacramento and daughter Mrs. Alvina Cummings who was injured in the same car. Cummings is recovering in Bakersfield. Two others, Mr. Allie Mack Cummings and Mrs. Ada Moran, also died in the crash. services for them were held last week.
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Elitha Avants
Greenfield
Allie Mack Cummings
Ada Moran
Daughter for Perrys Born at Mercy Bakersfield
Mr and Mrs C H Hoot Perry announce the birth of daughter Shirley Darlene on October 3 at Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield.
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C. H. “Hoot” ‘Perry
Shirley Darlene
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Lindsay Grids Shafter Generals 27 to 7 in Home Opener
Lindsay high school’s aggressive squad overwhelmed the Shafter Generals 27 to 7 in the teams first home game at the local field last Friday night. Lindsay took early control with fumbles by both sides then cashed in on a series of big plays including a rare fake reverse for a 6 0 lead and a long passing strike for a 13 0 cushion before halftime.
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Lindsay
Shafter Generals
Shafter Colonel
Generals
Shafter
Fletcher
Eisley
Lindsay Crew
B P W Club Pot Luck Supper In Shafter
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Shafter gathered last Thursday at Mrs. Les Hobson home with about 35 members attending a pot-luck supper. Next meeting at Cawelo on October 17 features Ida Mathis as program chairman on Legislation. Members urged attendance and welcome guests.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Shafter
Les Hobson
Cawelo
Ida Mathis
Fire Prevention Week Emphasizes Community Safety
In Shafter two county and city fire departments urge residents to prevent fires during Fire Prevention Week. Attacks focus on storage, solvents, and keeping water handy. Officials urge calm calls to the Shafter department and outline steps to limit fire spread and protect property.
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Shafter
Kern County
Art Craig
Northernern
Melvin Parrett
Vernon Pierce
Shafter Station
U. S
Mettlers Head to Dakota for Two-Week pheasant Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mettler and family departed Thursday October 10 bound for South Dakota. They plan a two week trip with Mrs. Mettler visiting relatives while Mr. Mettler joins pheasant hunters in the region.
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Roland Mettler
South Dakota
Mrs. Mettler
Mr. Mettler
Mosquito Abatement Petitions Completed in Shafter Area
Petitions for mosquito abatement have been turned in by the local business men's association. They are under review by City Judge Frank Shaw for legality and registration, then sent to county clerk R J Veon for final checking and forwarded to the Dr Morris Mosquito Abatement District for possible admission of the Shafter area.
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Art Hemingson
Local Business Men's Association
Frank Shaw
R. J. Veon
Avenal Teams Meet Friday Night In Local Game
The Shafter Generals face the Avenal grid crew this Friday at 6:00 p.m. for the Colonel game, followed by the main clash at 8:00. Coach Bledsoe warns against repeats of last Friday’s errors as Avenal’s strong team challenges the locals.
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Shafter Generals
Avenal Grid
Colonels
Avenal B
Bledsoe
Avenal
Valley Writers Meet Sunday Featuring Guggenheim Fellows
Howard and Dorothy Baker of Porterville, both Guggenheim Fellows, will speak at the San Joaquin valley chapter of the League of Western Writers on Sunday at 2 PM in Visalia junior college student lounge. The Bakers, authors of Orange Valley and A Letter From the Country and Other Poems, manage groves near Terra Bella while drafting a new novel.
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San Joaquin Valley
Howard
Dorothy Baker
Porterville
League of Western Writers
Visalia Junior College
Visalia
Bakers
Writers’ Group
League
Baker
Orange Valley
Terra Bella
Baby Pamela Lee Born at Wasco Maternity Home
A baby girl named Pamela Lee was born October 7 to Mr and Mrs Paul Ingraham at Wasco Maternity Home.
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Pamela Lee
Paul Ingraham
Wasco Maternity Home
Potato Growers Seek Larger California Potato Allotment
About 250 Kern County potato growers met in Bakersfield with Congressman Alfred Elliott and drafted a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Anderson urging a larger 1947 potato allotment for California. They argue WWII veterans planting potatoes and the 1946 crop marketing outside the program justify more acreage, warning drastic cuts could threaten the national supply.
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Kern County
Bakersfield
Alfred Elliott
Secretary of Agriculture
California
Three Calls in One Day Keep Shafter Firemen Busy
Shafter firefighters handled three incidents in eight hours. Harold W. Powell of Bakersfield recovered after inhalation from fumes while gauging an oil field hole. Hubert Martin, 5, survived carbon monoxide exposure from a wagon behind a car. Alonzo Brady’s Shafter car caught fire but was extinguished quickly.
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Shafter
Harold W. Powell
Bakersfield
R. A. Creekbaum
Powell
Hubert Martin
G. Ohlsson
Bill Stuart
County Fire Department
Melvin Parrett
Shafter Fire
Vernon Pierce
Alonzo Brady
Delano Wine Festival Invitation Extended at Shafter Rotary
Harry Nickel of the Delano Rotary extended an invitation to all Shafter residents to attend the Delano Wine and Harvest Festival this weekend. Dr. J. H. Revell reported on a Fresno trip by thirty Shafter Rotarians and their wives and recounted Jeff Williams humorist talk at a Fresno sponsored meeting.
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Shafter
Delano
Harry Nickel
Shafter Rotary Club
J. H. Revell
Fresno
Shafter Rotarians
Jeff Williams
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