Maricopa Defeats Shafter in a 12–0 hard fought game
Maricopa Cardinals beat Shafter 12 to 0 at home on a windy night to clinch a share of the Sierra League title. Rupp connected twice with Rosser for the Indians scores and Ellisague added a 38 yard completion as the game ended with Maricopa on top.
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Maricopa High School
Bhat
Shafter High School
Indians
Maricopa
Cardinals
Shafter
Rupp
Rosser
Ellisague
Bill Nobel
H. Neuman
Munday
Mariopa
Tokio
Bush
McCoy
McFarland
Parkhide
Marvin Neuman
Olson
Koop
Kliewer
Shafter—Hein
R. E
R. T
Schmidt
R. G
M. Neuman
Heinrichs
1. T
Kirschenmann
Potter
1. E
Evans
1. H
R. H
Q. B
F. B
Dower
Seale
Mungind
Brandon
Upton
R.t
Eubanks
Burroughs
Elisage
Enrollment: Richland School Reaches 150 Pupils
Principal O T Olson reports Richland grammar school now has 150 pupils, a rise of 335 since opening just over six weeks ago. He notes the current total 1050 reached last year only by April 1, indicating a strong early growth trend.
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Richland Grammar School
O. T. Olson
Olson
Declamatorium at Mennonite Brethren Church
A "Declamatorium" on the life of Daniel was presented Sunday evening at the Mennonite Brethren church, drawing a large crowd. Members from Reedley, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, and Rosedale attended, with 28 local participants. The Men's Chorus conducted by Arnold Bergen and D L Schellenberg provided musical interludes. The reading was divided into three parts covering the Babylonian court, Belshazzar's feast, and Daniel in the lions den.
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Daniel
Mennonite Brethren
Reedley
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Rosedale
Arnold Bergen
D. L. Schellenberg
Belshazzar
Father of Kern Farm Head Dies
Andrew F. Burtch, 80, father of the Kern Farm head, died Sunday at his Bekere field home. Funeral services were held Tuesday with interment in Mountain View cemetery.
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Kern Farm
Andrew F. Burtch
Father
Bekerefield
Mountain View Cemetery
First Mennonite Church Dedicates New Edifice
The First Mennonite church in Shafter dedicated its new building with ceremonies led by Rev. Gustav Frey and speakers from Reedley and Los Angeles. The dedication included a German sermon, a cornerstone seal with a Bible and church history, and a luncheon after morning services. Future plans and community support were praised by church council members.
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Gustav Frey
H. J. Krehbiel
J. H.longwalter
Reedley
Krehbeil
Europe
Longwalter
Mr. Frey
Dona Gershwin
Theodore F. Bayless
Shafter
Young Peoples
John Reimer
Frey
Litchy
Los Angeles
Louis Castenda Wins Kern County Picking Contest
Louis Castenda of Arvin won Kern county annual cotton picking contest held yesterday at the Hoover ranch north of here with a new record of 765 pounds. Ramiro Queseba placed second with 761 pounds. The report notes three-quarters of an acre of Big Club wheat sown with pure seed from the University farm.
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Kern County
Hoover Ranch
Here
Ramiro Queseba
Big Club
University
Brisk Construction Pace Drives Shafter Homes
Building trades keep the Shafter area busy with new houses and remodeling. Jake Ebel starts a corner Fresno and Pond street residence near Maple grammar school. George Isaac erects a Frantz home on the Emil Frantz property. Herbert Midgley’s California street house nears completion. Irvin Neufeld finishes an adobe dwelling on Lerdo road. Union Congregational church remodeling adds a stucco exterior.
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Shafter
Jake Ebel
Shafter Cotton
Fresno
Pond Streets
Maple Grammar School
George Isaac
Peter Frantz
Emil Frantz
California Street
Herbert Midgley
Shafter Mercantile Co
Irvin Neufeld
Lerdo Road
Santa Fe
Union Congregational Church
Festival at Reformed Church Hosts Evening Sermon
A Shafter church group hosts a Sunday festival. The offering funds its work. In the evening the Rev. Mr. Zenk will deliver a sermon in English.
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Shafter Church
Mr. Zenk
Hetz Named President of Secretarial Club at Armstrong College
John Hetz son of Mrs Margaret B Hetz of Shafter is elected president of the Secretarial club at Armstrong College Berkeley where he studies in the private secretarial department. A Shafter high school graduate he plans to complete his course next year.
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John Hetz
Margaret B. Hetz
Shafter
Armstrong College
Berkeley
Hetz
Shafter High School
Bus Loaned To School To Aid New Bus Arrival
Since last Monday Richland grammar school pupils have been riding in a loaned bus. The White chassis with a Bender body seats 42 and is provided to the district until the new bus arrives. It belongs to Patchetts and Carstensen of Newman.
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Richland Grammar School
Patchetts and Carstensen
Newman
Dawn Patrol Flight A Kern County Civilian Mass Flight
Raymond Kay of Shafter joined the Kern County Pilots Association in a dawn patrol from Bakersfield to Delano and back. The event marked Kern county’s largest mass flight of civilian aircraft, pilots said.
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Raymond Kay
M. M. Kay
Shafter
Kern County
Rio Bravo Students Tour Local Cotton Gin
Members of the seventh and eighth grade class from Rio Bravo grammar school visited D.O. Moore's cotton gin. Alpha Combs, a pressman, guided the students through the plant and explained the machinery. The group also viewed a bale of cotton that had been ginned.
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Rio Bravo Grammar School
D.O. Moore
Alpha Combs
Incorporation Hearing Scheduled for Shafter City
A formal hearing on the petition to incorporate Shafter as a sixth class city will be held before the board of supervisors in Bakersfield on Monday morning November 16. The notice, printed in today's Press, states the hearing time and place and calls for the election date. The hearing fixes the city boundaries and formally calls the election for qualified voters within the proposed area.
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Shafter
Board of Supervisors
Bakersfield
It’s in Your Own Moustache Now Moral Tale
Recollections observations recounts a Berlin anecdote about Limburg cheese causing odors. The piece uses humor to urge self improvement, citing the Bible about purifying oneself and avoiding judgment of others, urging communal betterment starting with personal conduct.
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Berlin
Germany
Limburger
Fire torchs Love Lace Dehydrator Near Vi
A fire started by an overheated fan engulfed and totally destroyed the Love Lace dehydration unit located southeast of Vi, causing complete loss of the machinery and probable contents. No injuries reported. Firefighters contained the blaze after swift response.
The Bride Wore Red at Shafter Theatre this week
Critics hail Joan Crawford Franchot Tone and Robert Young in The Bride Wore Red at the Shafter Theatre November 3 and 4. Praises note Crawford Tone and Young as outstanding with strong supporting work and commendable direction and production.
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Joan Crawford
Franchot Tone
Robert Young
Bride
Shafter Theatre
Doorthy Arzner
Joseph L. Mankieewicz
Billie Burke
Reginald Owen
Lynne Carver
George Zucco
Dickie Moore
Metron
M-G-M
International News Service
Los Angeles Daily News
Tigers Tomorrow On Enemy Grid
Shafter high school's Cardinal squad travels to Wasco tomorrow afternoon for a showdown on the gridiron. Wasco is four deep at most positions while Shafter seeks its first win. Coach White has not yet named a starting lineup.
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Shafter High School
Wasco High School
Wasco
Shafter
White
Justesen Employees Guests of S W Banquet in Fresno
LeRoy Dillingham and Justesen store executives and staff from the San Joaquin Valley attended a Sunday banquet and cutting bee in Fresno hosted by the S W company for Justesen stores executives and employees.
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LeRoy Dillingham
Shafter Justesen
Fresno
S. & W. Company
Justesen
San Joaquin Valley
Operators ready to test Shatter well with plug drilled today
Union Oil operators drilling out the plug at the Shatter wildcat three miles south of town to run a production test of the Vedder sand opened at 11,240 to 11,302 feet. A 4 3 4 inch liner was cemented Sunday to ease the hole while field reports credit gas pressure for past delays and hint at a second oil-bearing sand on the valley floor awaiting test results.
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Union Oil Company
KCL
Vedder
Kern County
Stevens
Ten Sections
Greeley
Shafter
Sewer Bids To Be Opened November 16
Bids for the Shafter sewer system construction will be opened by the Shafter Public Utility district directors on Tuesday evening November 16. The official bid call appears in The Press. It is expected the contract will be awarded at the bid opening meeting and construction will begin soon after.
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Shafter
Forensic Club Holds Meeting at Shafter High School
The Forensic club of Shafter High School met Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Porterfield. Future meetings will have three parts: business discussion and social. The discussion topic will be voted on at the previous meeting and focus on social and school problems. Mrs Porterfield served refreshments after adjournment.
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Forensic Club
Shafter’ High ‘School
Mite
Jo. Porterfield
Porterfield
Brother of Shafter Woman Dies at Ojai
Mr. Simons died Thursday prompting Miss Hickerson to travel to Ojai. Surviving relatives include Mrs. Helen Simons, two daughters Alberta and Marie Jewett, and other family members.
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Shafter
Ojai
Simons
Miss Hickerson
Helen Simons
Alberta
Marie Jewett
Richland Girls Vie in Sports Feature on Tourney
Richland grades seven and eight excel in indoor baseball and volleyball as teams vie for spots in the upcoming intra-mural tournament. No positional changes will occur until after practice games determine playing ability.
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Richland Grammar
Shafter Coach Bill White Addresses Rio Bravo Sun Society
Coach Bill White of Shafter high school spoke at the Christian Endeavor Society meeting held at Rio Bravo Sun.
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Bill White
Shafter High School
Christian Endeavor Society
Rio Bravo Sunevening
Extra Officers To Patrol Streets On Hallowe'en Night
Extra police officers will patrol Shafter streets this Saturday night to curb property destruction littering and vandalism. Constable John C Reily said good clean fun will not be interfered with while vandalism perpetrators will be summarily dealt with.
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Shafter Hallowe'en
John C. Reily
Reily
Rural sales rebound faster than urban retail recovery
Rural sales show stronger improvement than city retail, reflecting rising agricultural purchasing power and steadier demand as farmers benefit from improving prices and income support.
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M. B. Church
New Church
Jesus
Louis Castenda
Arvin
Reformed Church
William
Crawford
Tone
Young
Tigers
Wildcat Union
Richland Girls
Hallowe'en
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