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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1957
Page
12
The article notes bands in the stadium and an annual crowd for the Spectacle. The game selection committee seeks college teams to compete in the bowl this year and decisions will be made as the season approaches. It predicts two of the nation’s top Jaycee teams will visit the stadium in 1957.
Richland schools will host a parent conference week with early dismissal on minimum days to allow teachers to meet with families. Superintendent Bruce announced the schedule and parents may pick two information cards during the event.
The Merit Scholarship test was administered October 22 in all participating schools under the principal's direction. Winners include Carl Ander Beckham Claudette Foretland Margaret Freedman Dennis Gaede Cathie Kendrick Diana Mettler Jim McClure Louise Fuller Richard Sowder Verna Peters. The Treasury replaces the old E Bond with a new punch-card model, smaller, thicker, with holes. it remains guaranteed for eight years and yields $4 for every $3.
Bakersfield invites fans to buy Shrine Potato Bowl tickets for the tenth annual Dec 7 game at Bakersfield Memorial Stadium. Nancy Brockway promotes quick reservations as tickets are selling fast for the gridiron classic in California.
The reminiscence recalls a decisive World Series game where a veteran pitcher named Old Pete closed out the Yankees in the eighth and ninth, with Alex and Lazzeri at bat, then shifts to a local ad praising Plymouth Chrysler and Irvine Fire Motor Port in Central Valley phrasing.
November 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. Shafter High School hosts the Division 18 Officers Workshop with attendees from Mt. Whitney Visalia Redwood East Bakersfield North and Shafter High Schools. Clarence Waters and Jim Abercrombie are district leaders. Shafter High officers include Duck as president and Leonard Gaede as vice president with Harlan Hill as advisor.
C C Kellar of 18416 Poplar Avenue, a retired farmer who has lived here over 16 years, won the vacation trailer prize. About 300 people attended the Scout Campfire at Richland Park where the court of honor was held, and roughly 450 people were present long before Shafter was named.
Garces leads Shafter 13 7 after a first half. Joe Hernandez runs 62 yards for a Garces TD and Frances catches a late 11 yard TD from Hernandez. Garces wins 27 13. In B game Shafter defeats Garces Blazers 40 0.
The Building Contractors Association of California reports the 34th Congress will be at the Hotel del Coronado November 18 to 22. Delegates from Kern County include Wm. H. Dalke and others. Topics include Labor and Legislation with speeches by six California legislators and nine Building Trades officials. George Goodyear of the National Association of Home Builders will address delegates. Awards for 1957 merit and achievement will be announced at the banquet and ceremony. Ted E. Brooks of Bakersfield oversees local registration.
Resignation of Miss Ann Jacobsen, Homemaking teacher at Shafter High School, was accepted this week effective January.
James Tucker, manager of the Shafter Press, is recovering at home after a bout with the flu last Friday.
At the last regular meeting the Board of Directors passed a resolution changing the November meeting date. The change is effective for the November 957 meeting date and no other.
New officers have been selected for the Shafter High School Future Farmers of America chapter. The announcement notes the officers and their roles.
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