Festival Directors Plan Early for 1953 Shafter Potato Festival
The 1953 Shafter Potaton Cotton Festival directors start planning months ahead to improve finances and crowds. They review 1952 success and failures, focus on weather impact, bleacher costs, and a Friday night program blending home talent or Hollywood acts with a western motif. They keep the car contest, parade, barbecue, aqua parade, and dance as core crowd pullers and seek a second money-maker without overexpansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Fes
Hollywood
Kern County
Arvin Bears Rout Shafter in Season-Opener Slugfest
Arvin Bears and Shafter Colonels traded scores as Scales and Notley connected for two touchdowns, Beach sparked a 65 yard punt return, and Cliff Eliades’ squad sealed a 34 to 6 victory with a late air drive and Beach’s kickoff points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scales
Arvin Bears
Judd
Hutson
Bears
Shafter
Dillard
Arvin
Notley
Hugh Mouser
Hinsley
Generals
Colonels
Los Angeles
Johnny Palomo
Carl Beach
Beach
Palomo
Dave Muir
Jordan
Turk)Eliades
Kenny Smith
Cubs
Bob Rutledge
Eliades
Muir
Smith
Eldin Neufeld On Way Home From Japan
Mrs Bertha Neufeld of 530 Acacia Street has word her son Pfc Eldin Neufeld 24 is due to sail from Japan on December 16 with plans to return to the United States. He enlisted in the Army in January 1951 and has served in Japan since last November. His two year enlistment ends in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Neufeld
Acacia St
Pfc
Eldin Neufeld
Japan
Neufeld
Hydrographic Bulletin from U S Navy Office for Mariners
The Hydrographic Bulletin issued by the Hydrographic Office of the U S Navy provides timely notices for mariners. It covers navigational advisories, chart updates, and safety alerts issued to aid navigation and vessel operations at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hydrographic Bulletin
The
Hydrographic Office of the
U. S. Navy
New Airliner To Serve Kern County Base
United Air Lines introduces the Mainliner Convair serving Bakersfield starting November 16. The 44 passenger twin engine craft will boost daily capacity by over 40 percent and shorten flight times to intermediate cities. It features cabin pressurization, air conditioning, foam seats, wide windows, and a modern galley. The aircraft carries a three member crew and 2800 pounds of mail and freight with a 700 mile non stop range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Air Lines
Convair
Bakersfield
P. L. Edwards
Edwards
United
Mainliner Convair
California
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Mainliner
Mrs Harris Visited by Fresno Guest at Glenn Nay Home
Mrs Edith Harris of Fresno was a houseguest in the home of Mr and Mrs Glenn O Nay at 365 Faber Street. She was driven there by Mr and Mrs J F Dobbins with Carol of Long Beach, with whom she had been staying. The Dobbins spent the weekend with the Nay couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Harris
Fresno
Glenn O. Nay
Faber St
J. F. Dobbins
Carol of
Long Beach
Dobbins
Nays
Service Clubs Join Oil Industry In Observance Of Petroleum Week
Four Shafter service clubs joined Kern County oil interests for Oil Progress Week with guest speakers from Kiwanis Lions Rotary and the 20 30 Club. Talks covered oil progress, exploratory methods, and what the industry means to the country, complemented by a film on refining oil for energy. The event promotes better products and consumer benefits with educational talks and a 14 minute film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Service Clubs
Kern County Petroleum Industry
Kiwanis
Lions
Rotary
2030
Sedh
Kern County Oil Information A
George Suman
Rotary Club
Ray Arnett
Kiwanis Club
Shafter Lions Club
Charles Premo
Shafter 20-30
Keller Grigsby
oil n@ienation committee
Return Fongy York Trip Hosts Four Sportsmen
Four sportsmen who returned from a thré tnteR jaunt to New York last will nd Bob Neu man Bill Lafor H C Tip Henderson Johnny Stricklen. They attended War Series basetia games and stayed in the city. Neuman's Sgatch Princess ed third at jMonkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bob ‘Neuman
Bill Lafor
H. C
Tip) Henderson
Johnny Stricklen
Neuman
jMonkers
E City
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Robert Morris
John Paul Jones
Standard Oil Company OF California
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Wishon
John Notley
Shafterites
Broom
Seales
Dick Smith
Billy Hinsley
Proving Grounds
Oidsmobile
Oldsmobile
Yoodard Motor CO
Glenn Nays
Rexall
Tor
Amos ‘N’ Awdy
CBS
POST
Collier's
Farm Journal
Helen Cornell
Bath King Craft
Sonal
Adrienne
Gorson
Wes
Monacet
Cascade
Nes
Lord Baltimore
Nec
Magnesia
Victoria
Bobby Pias
Medford
Safedge
ELKAY
Lomie
Cologne
Quik
Lord Baltinerd
Stringhaw’s
Shafter Drug Storé
York
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