Generals Fall 13 30 to Wildcats in Sanger clash
Taft Wildcats dominated the non conference game at Sanger with 311 rushing yards to Shafter Generals 94 and 95 passing yards for Taft. Sam Wright and Trice Harvey led TAFT scoring as Harvey hit Carroll Dailey for a 1 yard TD and Harvey later ran 90 yards for the final Taft tally.
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Generals
Wildcats
Sanger
Taft
Shafter Generals
Shafter
Trice Harvey
Sam Wright
Harvey
Carroll Dailey
Glenn Morris
Edward Ellis
Wright
Kastner
George Larson
Laughlin Discharged From Navy After 3 Years 10 Months
Hinny Laughlin husband of Mrs. Bonnie Laughlin of Stone Street was discharged from the Navy at Long Beach California on Wednesday October 6. He served 3 years and 10 months with assignments in Alaska for 4 months and in Japan for 1 year. He is father to Linda Jo and John Rickie and son of Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Laughlin of Shafter.
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Laughlin
Sugar Beet Acreage Deadline Urged for 1955
Sugar beet growers are urged to file an immediate request for 1955 acreage before the October 15 deadline. Sugar company field men may be contacted at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office in Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Company
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Bakersfield
Building Permits Totals Rise in Nine Months
Total permit values for the first nine months reach 770 031 for Shafter 1 556 952 for Dela no Wasco 446 630 and Bakersfield 19 625 696. Pepper imports to the United States mostly originate from India and Indonesia.
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Shafter
Delano
Wasco
Bakersfield
United States
India
Indonesia
Mayor Proclaims Light's Diamond Jubilee Week in Shafter
Mayor Adolph Kirschenmann proclaims October 18 to 25 as Light's Diamond Jubilee Week in Shafter to honor the 75th anniversary of Thomas A. Edison's electric light invention. The observance, sponsored by local appliance dealers and the Northern California Electrical Bureau, includes a $20,000 home electrical appliance prize draw and a nationwide two hour television show on October 24 directed by David O. Selznick.
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Light
Adolph Kirschenmann
Edison Light
Shafter
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
California Electrical Bureau
Fering
Electric Utilities of
David O. Selznick
Hollywood
Legion Groups Plan Join Post-Luck Party Saturday
The American Legion Auxiliary and American Legion plan a joint potluck and hard time party on Saturday October 16 at 7 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for best dressed man and woman. All members urged to attend. An auxiliary school of instruction follows on October 24 at Memorial Hall starting 10 a.m. with a noon luncheon, and department president and chairman will attend.
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American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Memorial Hall
Shafter
Chamber Film Planned for Friday Noon
A lunch hour chamber film showing is set for Friday at Lee's Cafe in Shafter. Speaker changes due to jury duty leave Arthur H. Peart replaced. Frank Hornkohl discussed uranium exploration and detector tech, noting no Kern county pitchblende found yet. Next week Irvin Fike will attend as chamber guest.
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Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Lee’s
Arthur H. Peart
Brock’s Department Store
Frank Hornkohl
Hornkohl Laboratories
Bakersfield
Kern County
Irvin Fike
Fred Houston Bulldog Lineman at Fresno State
Fresno State College Bulldog lineman Fred Houston from Shafter is praised as an outstanding tackle in his senior year. A holdover from last year, he started as an end but was moved to tackle by Coach Clark Van Galder, strengthening both offense and defense for the Bulldogs.
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Fresno State College
Fred Houston
FSU
Houston
Clark van Galder
Bulldog
Raneys Return From Vacation With Family Visits
The F C Raneys return from a three week trip starting in San Jose to drop Kay and Jay at San Jose State. They then visited Keith Boehme in Oak Ridge Oregon and spent time in San Diego Pomona County Fair Monrovia and Vista with former Shafter residents. Reverend Waldo Wiebe conducts services at West Park Mennonite Brethren Church and speaks at Chapel services at the Pacific Bible Institute.
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F. C. Raneys
Kay
Jay Raney
San Jose
San Jose State
Oak Ridge
Oregon
Keith Boehme
Raneys
San Diego
Pomona County Fair
Ted Kinman
Waldo Wiebe
Mennonite Brethren Church
Westpark
Highway Patrol Leadership Change Mentioned
The passage notes Capt. Bryant becomes the head of the Highway Patrol, succeeding Capt. Galyen, with Bryant described as the present leader in the context.
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Highway Patrol
Capt
Bryant
Galyen
Christmas Service Mail Period To Nov. 15
The period October 15 to November 15 is for accepting Christmas parcels for U S Armed Forces members outside the continental United States. Patrons are told food in parcels may spoil in transit and parcels should be mailed early. Air parcel post for overseas or naval personnel should be mailed by November 25, 1954.
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Tmas
Continental
United States
Vigilance Committee of 1856 formed in San Francisco
The San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856 organized to suppress law breaking fostered by a corrupt political administration.
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San Francisco
Fete Patsy Sowder on 8th Birthday
Mrs. Roy Pasley hosted Patsy Sowder’s eighth birthday party at 536 Klassen Drive. Refreshments and games with prizes capped the celebration. winners included Jimmy Schaidt Jerry Harrell and Lynette Newman. A long list of friends helped set up and share the day.
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Roy Pasley
Klassen Drive
Patsy Sowder
Jimmy Schaidt
Jerry Harrell
Lynette Newman
Patsy
Denny
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Wagner
Myere
Ellis
Cay
Lor-Beer Laboratories Ltd
Granville St
Vancouver
B.C
M. B. McFarland
McFarland, California
C. E. Wakefield
Mar
Northern Tractor CO
The
San Joaquin Tractor Co
Wasco, Calif
Jake
Siemens
Allis Chalmers Seles
North Kern Tractor CO
Hornkohl
Geiger
Kern Canyon
Fresno State
B.ge
Frank Russell . Co
Pacific
Geo. Guenther
Ronnie Evans
Wayne Ball
Doyle Holmes
Dale
Neam
Sharon McKinsey
Penhy
Rickie Summers
Ruby
George Glass
Joyce Bill
Ann
Dinky Sowder
John
Jim
Kenny Fink
Wayne
Rodney Morgan
Larry
Sandra
Janice Lowsder
Irvine
FIKE
Fike Motor Port
Central Valley Hwy
Hemingson
Shafter Mercantile
Carter
Shafter Mercantile CO
Santa FE
Department Store
Darling
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