Community Chest Campaigners Target One Day Push in Shafter
More than 175 Red Feather volunteers will conduct a one day Shafter Community Chest drive next Tuesday. The annual campaign aims for a goal of 6048.50 dollars with a pattern set by two prior one day drives. Drive Chairman Bruce Crawford stresses full cooperation of volunteers. New plan allows workers to select their own donors with team captains receiving prospect cards for their areas.
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Red Feather
Shafter
Community Chest
Bruce Crawford
Crawford
Boy Scouts of America
Campfire Girls
Shafter Recreation Commission
YMCA
Henrietta Weill Clinic
Lee
Mark Scales
Rio Bravo
Patsy Wienberger
O. D. Handel
Richland
Dick Smith
Ruby Sanders
Bill Shultz
Beech Avenue
Ruby
Richland School
Aowakiya Group
Spangetaha
Agricultural Engineers Display California Techniques in Cotton Handling
Agricultural engineers showcase California crop handling methods to Southern growers at Beltwide Cotton Mechanization Conference in Memphis. Demonstrations cover subsoiling for deep soil penetration, mechanical harvesters from Allis Chalmers and Deere, furrow elimination tools, bed preparation gear, rubber wheels, and portable irrigation methods. Page 4 continues the coverage.
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California
Shafter
Memphis
Tenn
South
San Joaquin Valley
J. P
Jim) Fairbank
University of California Extension Service
Mike
Allis Chalmers
International Harvester
John Deere
Rust
Southwestern
Valley
J. C. Siemens
Soil experts urge soil care for fiber farms at Beltwide meet
Cotton growers at the Beltwide Machinery Conference heard R Feith Walden of Tucson compare wasteful farming to mining and urge long term soil building. He warned that overemphasizing efficiency hides hidden costs and erosion risks while advocating a row-spacing system to preserve productivity.
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R. Feith Walden
Tucson
Beltwide Cotton Mechaniczation Conference
Waden
Arizona
West Side High School Hopes Dim Buttonwillow Plan
Theron McCuen, superintendent of Kern County Union High School District, told Buttonwillow parents that locating a West Side High School is impossible. He warned earthquake damage could force a future building program to handle classroom shortages as Buttonwillow students face daily bus travel to Bakersfield. Local citizens, PTA members, and the school board attended the public meeting.
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Buttonwillow
Buttonwillowrea
Parent- Teachers Association
Picture Story Shows Community Chest In Shafter Area
Photographer Dick Smith presents a picture story detailing Community Chest participation in Shafter. The layout highlights all five agencies at work and appears on Page 10 of the issue.
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Picture Story
Dick Smith
Shafter
More Ike for President Workers Sought in Last Minute Coverage
The Shafter Ike for President committee issued a last minute e notice calling volunteers to help with address literature and distributing stickers. They aim to place a sticker on every pin and voter on election day. Last night the Republican Finance Dinner at Stockdale Golf and Country Club drew three Shafter couples including Eckmann, Kelly, and Kirschenmann with Maj Gen Huddleston as guest speaker.
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Yiwater
Comee
Eckmann
Shafter
Republican Finance
Stockdale Golf and Country Club
Dick Eckmaann
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Adolf Kirschenmann
D. H. Huddleston
California
Korea
Dollar Days Promise Savings in Shafter Autumn Sale
Shafter hosts a two day Dollar Days event with hundreds of bargains across drugstores and mercantile stores. Merchants urge shoppers to beat the rush and save money on Christmas purchases, with top merchandise and specials promised across town.
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Merton Wiedmann
Merchants Division
Shafter
Greater
Shater
Se Seggiga
Community Leaders Form 4-H Units for Shafter Maple youths
The farm adviser office announces two 4-H units for the Shafter and Maple areas with John Nickel aiding. Leaders include Don Zachary Marvin Kirschenmann Ernest Siemens for the agricultural club and Georgette Kade Evelyn Nickel for the homemaker club. Maple Homemaker Club led by Mrs Walter Nicol.
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Shafter
Maple
Farm Adviser
John Nickel
Maple-Shafter
Shafter-Maple Agricultural Club
Don Zachary
Shafter Farm Bureau Center
Marvin Kirschenmann
Ernest Siemens
Georgette Kade
Evelyn Nickel
Shafter Homemaker Club
Maple Homemaker Club
Walter Nicol
Nickel
University of California Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Revenge Burns on Gridiron as Generals Meet Lemoore
The Shatter High School Generals host Lemoore in a league contest after Lemoore upset Exeter Monarchs last Friday night to take early league momentum. Last year Lemoore beat Shatter 39 to 14 and seeks another win. The game marks the second league clash for both teams this season.
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Shatter High School Generals
Lemoore
Generals
Exeter Monarchs
Quarterback Dave Muir May Miss Lemoore Game
Shafter Colonels coach Turk Eliades says quarterback Dave Muir may miss tomorrow night’s game against Lemoore due to an earlier season injury. If ruled out, Bob Goossen will start in Muir’s spot.
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Dave Muir
Shafter Colonels
Lemoore
Bob Goossen
Muir
Jordan
Turk) Eliades
Shafter Eyes Title Run Against Wasco and Corcoran
Shafter leads the southern Sequoia league with Wasco and Corcoran close behind. Wasco routed Corcoran last weekend as Shafter prepares to meet Corcoran on Friday and Wasco on November 7, with coach Dan Bledsoe pulling a dynamic, deep roster to hold the top spot.
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Way
Shafter
Wasco
Lemoore
Coalinga
Bo Corcoran
Eo Exeter
Shafter Generals
Corcoran Panthers
Wasco Tigers
Dan Bledsoe
Mobile X-Ray Unit To Check TB In Kern County
The Christmas Seal mobile x ray and disaster unit will visit Shafter at Central and James from 1 pm to 6 pm next Thursday. Mrs. Elmer Richards urged all residents 15 and over to get chest x rays and stressed the unit supports early detection of chest diseases and disaster readiness.
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Shafter
Central and
James
Elmer Richards
Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Hospital Planners Set Meeting In Wasco To View Group
Shafter Wasco hospital planners will meet at 7 30 p m at the Maple Leaf Industries office Wasco Elbert Franz chairman announced the gathering to discuss final steps for incorporating the group to build a hospital unit serving both communities Directors election and nonprofit structure are on the agenda.
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Shafter-Wasco
Maple Leaf Industries
Wasco
Elbert Franz
Kiwanis Halloween Parade Plans in Shafter
Kiwanis Club sets annual Halloween parade in Shafter with hundreds attending. Event begins 6 30 p m at Veterans Memorial Hall and features four age divisions with prizes from five to ten dollars. Jack Manweiler leads the effort, with Joe Frizzell chairing the committee for the fifth year.
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Shafter
Veterans
Memorial Hall
Jack Manweiler
Kiwanis Club
Joe Frizzell
Kiwanis Judges and Parade Plan for Shafter Halloween
Bakersfield Kiwanis Club selects two past presidents and their wives as judges for Shafter Halloween parade entries. Urner is lieutenant governor elect for Eves district. Prizes range by division from $10 to $35 for imaginative costumes floats and decorated vehicles. Parade order includes color guard fire trucks Kiwanis Boy Scout Troop and Shafter Blue.
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Bakersfield Kiwanis Club
Messrs. and Mesdames
Phil Urner
Albert Philips
Urner
Eves
Shafter
Manweiler
Frizzell
Kiwanis Boy Scout
Shafter Blue
Lemoore Sets Up Two Games With Shafter Tonight
Lemoore High two football squads travel to Shafter for their second league game of 1952. B squad opens at 6 p.m. followed by the A game at 8 p.m. Tentative lineups are listed.
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Kern County Prep Library
Bakersfield
Calif
Shafter Progress
Kern County
Inia
West Side High School
Colonels
Mike Leavell
Shafter High School Colonels
Shafter Merchant
Antly Boys
College of Agriculture
Davis
David N. Wright
Truck Corps
Revenge
Corcoran
Panthers
Kiwanis
Joe Frieze
Lemoore High School
Pos
Lemoore Pos
Shafter Villiborehi
Wisher Hann Ler
His Nail
LTR
Blattenberg Lowe
Weyand
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