Generals Hold Taft to Narrow 14 13 Football Triumph
Westsiders edge Taft in a tense clash as the Generals, led by Chuck Ellis Carl Beach and Johnny Palomo, stall a Taft drive to secure a 14 13 victory amid a drama filled Friday night showdown. Archie Schmidt spearheads Taft but the Generals defend stoutly. Kenny Smith makes key plays for the Generals as Delbert Gilliam directs Taft.
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Generals
Taft Wildcats
Wildcats
Dan Bledsoe
Taft
Shafter
Wasco Tigers
Tigers
Westsiders
Archie Schmidt
Schmidt
Kenny Smith
Smitty
Quartrback
Delbert Gilliam
Taft Bruisers
Chuck Ellis
Carl Beach
Johnny Palomo
Generals Clash With Yosemite Club In Tulare Gridiron
Shafter Generals face the Yosemite Club from Tulare in a key league buildup. Coach Dan Bledsoe works to cover for injuries to Charlie Ellis and Dick Neuman with Gary Weyand and Bill Peters stepping in. A tight tilt follows Taft highlights as Shafter aims to close practice and prep for Exeter on Oct 23.
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Shafter Generals
Yosemite League Wanderers
Tulare High School
Dan Bledsoe
Sanger
Tulare
Taft Wildcats
Bledsoe
Charlie Ellis
Dick Neuman
Generals
Gary Weyand
Bill Peters
Ellis
Shafter
Cetter
Kenny Smith
Exeter
Lonnie Ramay
George Larson
Rex Allen
Rudy Prender
Don Blattenberg
Hugh Mouser
Dave Muir
Glen Morris
Floyd Kilgore
Carl , Beach
Johnny Palomo
Don McCauley
Billy Cummings
Ken Dalke
Ron Colvard
Joe Hicks
Nelson Haris
Jack Bonham
Grett Baw
Bob Goossen
Leroy Moser
Clarence Kastner
Dick Nieto
Council Recommends 56747 Bid for Shafter City Hall
Shafter council recommends the low bid of 56747 from Reiland Miller Bakersfield for the new city hall construction. The panel plans to seek an additional 5000 from the state under earthquake relief to cover costs beyond the original 55595.32 loan, with allocation supervisor Cline endorsing the request.
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Reiland Miller
Bakersfield
Lyle Reil
Rolf Jacobsen
Menzo D. Cline
State Department of Finance
Reil-Miller
Cline
Reilnak Ae Miller
Ees
M.E. Beachler
David Biggar
Dalke Brothers
Forrest Frasier
A. J. Hendricks
Larson and Elliott
Jack Lowe
Tobisch and
Colombo
K. M. Wheeler
Moquist to Lead Local Shafter Christmas Seal Drive
James N. Maquist of Em H Mettler and Sons directs the 1953 Shafter area Christmas Seal Sale for the Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association. Moquist, a director of the association, is named chair by R F Nick Altrock who leads the countywide campaign this year.
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James N. Maquist
Em. H. Mettler and Sons
Shafter Area
Kern County
Army and Air Force enlistment Q&A at Bakersfield office
S F De La Cerna from the recruiting office in Bakersfield will be here every Wednesday from 12 45 to 2 p m to answer questions pertaining to enlistment in the Army and Air Force.
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Duttonwillow
S. F. de la Cerna
Bakersfield
Army
Air Force
Rotary Offers Kuchel Tickets To Shafterites
Shafter residents may buy tickets to hear United States Senator Thomas H. Kuchel on November 17. Rotary Club president E. A. Brown announced tickets available to the public from now until October 24 at Shafter and McClure Drug Stores. The talk, sponsored by the Rotary Club, will be in the Richland School Cafeteria.
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Shafter
United States
Thomas H. Kuchel
E. A. Brown
Rotary Club
McClure
Kuchel
Richland
Elk Refuge Area Sought by Kern Sportsmen
A Buttonwillow committee led by William D. Tracy seeks to establish an elk refuge and public recreation area at Tupman. They plan to gain Kern County sportsmen support by letter and await a California State Beaches and Parks Commission hearing in San Diego on October 22.
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Elk Refuge
Kern
Buttonwillow
Tupmaneed
San Diego
California State Beaches and Parks Commission
Jess T. Chaffee
Commission
Planners Seek Authority to Review Sketches Before Permits
Shafter planners gain potential power to require submission of building sketches before city permits. The move would force all builders to clear plans with the planning commission, limiting construction start. A joint meeting will clarify roles among the council building inspector and commission as they refine the new zoning process.
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Shafter
City Planning Commis
Planning Commission
E. K. Grant
Workers Push for Golf Drive in North Kern
Shafter area workers in the North Kern region are urged to join a campaign to secure memberships for a new golf project. P C Clarkin notes the plan includes a nine hole public course as part of the master plan and seeks Kern County Board of Supervisors support for financing near Famoso. The drive runs until Tuesday night with a planned meeting in Wasco to finalize membership.
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Shafter
Northern Golf Association
Shafter Area
North Kern
Wasco
West's Association
W. D. Gaskill
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Famoso
Clarkin
Dick Zenk
Ed Eidsen
Jill Duerksen
Bob Somers
Irnie Hofman
Amoso
Spudmen Seek Stable Prices in Kern County
Twenty Shafter area spud growers met Monday night with Kern County Potato Growers Association representatives to discuss programs to stabilize potato prices without direct subsidies. Secretary-manager Don Maupin noted growers are interested in a plan to ensure price stability amid last year’s fluctuations.
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Shafter Area
Kern County
Potato Growers Association
Don Maupin
New Minister Takes Over Nazarene Church
Rev. R. Richey begins as pastor of the Shafter Church of the Nazarene succeeding Rev. J. Austin McNaught who moves to Nampa Idaho. Richey brings 38 years of ministry to the post and will lead the congregation.
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Nazarene Church
R. Richey
Shafter Church of the Nazarene
J. Austin McNaught
Nampa
Ida
Shafter Merchants Act to End All-Day Downtown Parking
A. G. Whitson, president of the Shafter Merchants Association, urges downtown workers to use off street lots to preserve one hour spaces on James street and Central avenue. The plan, backed by pamphlets, aims to improve customer parking and support local businesses.
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Shafter
A. G. Whitson
James Street
Central Avenue
Whitson
Festival May Name Agent For Exhibits
Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival will hire a promotion agent to manage financing for the annual event. Festival Chairman Jack Fleming said the move aims to handle exhibit and queen contest details efficiently as the festival grows. The plan includes contracts for park booths and centralized entertainment to advance a county fair concept.
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Jack Fleming
Richland School
Parent-Teachers Association
Henry Hornege
Mona Moor
Paula McClure
Carol Barton
Jane Jones
Veriene Sill
Janice Straube
Shafter
Shafter Park
Bucks Stop North High 13 0 in Grid Contest
The Shafter Bucks defeated North High C team 13 to 0 last Saturday morning. Alex Prender scored twice for Shafter on a short run up the right end and a reverse around the left. Both sides showed defense though North High failed to advance from a split T formation.
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Shafter Bucks
North High
C’s
Alex Prender
Douglas Jet Testing Center at Minter Field in study phase
Citizens monitor progress as Douglas Aircraft and the Navy negotiate reactivation of Shafter Minter Field for a jet testing center. Vernon Pierce cites undisclosed sources noting top secret conferences between Navy, Douglas and county officials. Final papers unsigned. Douglas may take over all or parts of the base for the project.
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Douglas
Shafter- Minter Field
Vernon Pierce
Civil Air Patrol
Navy
Douglas Aircraft
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Hofman
Douglas Public Relations Office
Gasoline Retailers Convene in Fresno Features Kel ly Speaker
Assemblyman H. W. Pat Kelly of Shafter addressed the fourth annual California Gasoline Retailers convention in Fresno. Attending from Shafter were Mr and Mrs Elmer Eckhardt. John C Williamson of Bakersfield was re elected president of the organization.
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H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
California
Fresno
Elmer Eckhardt
John C. Williamson
Bakersfield
Growers Discuss Substitute Crops In Place Of Cotton
Shafter Chamber of Commerce hosts a Friday noon meeting to consider alternate crops for 1954 as California faces a 50 percent cotton quota reduction. Speakers include Harold Schwalm Roy Barnes and John a Western Cotton Growers Association lobbyist.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kern County Extension Service
Harold Schwalm
Roy Barnes
Secretary of Agriculture
California
Shafter Chamber
John
Western Cotton Growers Association
Central Valley Empire Association
Western Cotton Interests
Lee's
Kruger Backs Future Farmers At Kern Sale
Ed Kruger of Kruger Farm Supply bought the grand champion Chester White barrow from Wasco High School Future Farmer Albert Streiff at the Kern County Fair fat stock auction. The animal sold for 488.50 dollars at 2.50 per pound.
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Shafter Area Agriculturist
Kern County
Ed Kruger
Kruger Farm Supply
Albert Streiff
Wasco High School
Vehicle license fee changes raise costs for transfers
Clara Schnaidt of Schnaidt's Insurance reports higher vehicle fees with all transfers motor registration duplicate ownership slips and lost plates increasing from $1 to $2. All license fees up $2 as of Sept. 9.
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Clara Schnaidt
Schnaidt
Real Ac 4 Insurance Office
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Generals Face
Yosemite Club
Gilliam
Smith
Dick Bright
Beach and Co
Beach
Council
James Moquist
Moquist
Lloyd H. Neudeck
Ernest McCoy
Reil
McCoy
Neudeck
Shaw
Rotary
Shafterites
William D. Tracy
Buttonwinilow
Cecil
Joe Lewis
Kern Couty Sportsmen
Spudmen
Minter
Assemblyman Gasoline Retailers
Richland School Parent- Teachers Association
Charlie Castro
PTA
Plenty Entertainment
Jones
Moore
Verlene 5
Queen
Shafter Stores
Mesdames
Clarence Heiser
Bill Carpenter
Kenneth Pipkin
O. D. Handel
Harlin P. Wilson
Siteoarn
Ralph Boel
Elmer Ziemke
American Legion Auxiliary
Fire Department
Lions ‘Club
J. P
L. A
Harold Greene
Ed Kirschenmann
Earl Ditmore
Norman Voth
Leg Horné
Kruger
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