Council Requests Name Change for Shafter Port at Minter Field
Shafter City Council again asks Kern County Supervisors to rename the Minter Field Airport to Shafter Airport. The field, recently acquired from the Federal government, serves mainly Shafter fliers and houses most of its planes locally. Built before the war as part of the Minter Field basic training school, the port cost about two million dollars and includes hangars and administrative buildings.
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Shafter City
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Minter Field
Shafter Airport
Minter
Shafter
New Owner Takes Over Local Store At Smith's Corner
Robey's Market at 18470 Shafter Highway changes hands and becomes Highway Market. New owner W. C. Grose, long-time Shafter resident and former Post Office Market owner, plans to expand stock. Former owner Thomas Robey moves to Blytheville Arkansas to operate another market.
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Robey
Shafter Highway
Smith’s Corner
W. C. Grose
Grose
Shafter
Thomas Robey
Blytheville
Arkansas
Eckmans Return From Los Angeles Visit
Mr and Mrs Al Eckman returned home from Los Angeles on Tuesday. Mrs Eckman attended a 10 week summer session at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Fresno State College Adds Malcolm Fiese as Assistant Coach
Malcolm Fiese, former Saint Marys fullback, named assistant to Head Coach Kenneth Gleason at Fresno State College football. Fiese brings Navy Reserve duty 1942–45, coaching roles at Saint Marys Pre-Flight and Iowa Pre-Flight, plus Regis and Saint Marys College leadership. He has long been active with the Catholic Youth Organization in Fresno.
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Malcolm . Fiese
Kenneth Gleason
Fresno State College
Frank W. Thomas
Fiese
Fresno
Frese
Saint Mary’s
South Pacific
Iowa
Saint Mary's College
Regis College
Denver
Slip Madigan
Saint Mary's
Fordham
Salinas High School
Harry Shipkey
Mono County Fishing Report Notes Small Laker Catchs
Mono County reports fair fishing on Upper Rock Creek with some good lines from back lakes above Silver Lake. Fish from the lakes are small but present. conditions vary by location and season.
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Upper Rock Creek
Mono County
Silver Lake
Deer harvest reported in Pine Mountain area
The National Automobile Club says many deer were taken in the Pine Mountain area of Ventura County during last week. All deer were fat and in good condition.
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Pine Mountain
Ventura County
States National Automobile Club
Los Angeles May Enter Major League Baseball
Leonard J. Roach Los Angeles County Supervisor and Coliseum Commission chair predicts Los Angeles could become the first West Coast city in a major league baseball lineup within a year or two despite skepticism from other sports experts who cite travel risks and far distance from the eastern circuit.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Leonard J. Roach
Los Angeles Coliseum
Roach
West Coast
East Coast
Shafter High Football Sees 102 Sign Up For Season
Coach Dan Bledsoe reports 102 players signed for Shafter High football with about 30 showing varsity potential. He weighs in on Marvin Kirschenmann 240 pounds as likely tackle or center, notes two new prospects Jack Bayless 175 pounds and Mickey Hair 147 pounds, and lists potential first string names Keet Duke Tom Fletcher Wayne Hill Steve Rodriguez Bob Scales Art Paloma and Bill Sharp.
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Shafter High School
Dan Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Heaviet
Marvin Kirschenmann
Marvin
Jack Bayless
Keet Duke
Tom Fletcher
Wayne Hill
Steve Rodriguez
Bob Scales
Art Paloma
Bill Sharp
Midget Racers Head For Tulare Track
Promoter Bob Murphy brings a large field of drivers to Murphy Thunderbowl five miles south of Tulare on Highway 99 for an 80 lap night of racing. The event features noted pilots such as Billy Cantrell, Wild Bill Zaring, Ed gar Elder, Dean Metzler, Norm Girtz, Cal Niday, Eli Vukovich, Don Cameron and many others. Racing begins at 8 30 p.m. on Saturday.
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Murphy Thunderbowl
Tulare
Bob Murphy
Billy Cantrell
Beau Brummel
Wild Bill Zaring
Bill
Bomber) Brereton
Frankie “Orchid” Armi
Edgar Elder
Dean Metzler
Norm Girtz
Clifton Epps
Chuck Stevenson
Bob Barker
Cal Niday
Eli
Banana King
Dove Season Opened Elsewhere as Imperial County Delays
California dove season began September 1 but Imperial County does not open until October 1 1947. The north Imperial Valley reports many doves with large concentrations in Seeley Calexico and Holtville areas.
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California
Imperial County
Imperial Valley
Seeley
Calexico
Holtville
Big Bear Lake yields strong bluegill and crappie catches
The National Automobile Club reports good catches of bluegill and crappie at Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino County, highlighting the lake as a productive fishing spot.
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National Automobile Club
Big Bear Lake
San Bernardino County
After Blood Transfusion How Long Between Doses
After a transfusion the body needs time to restore iron levels. If about one pint is given the iron replenishes in roughly 49 days. If less is given recovery is faster. When iron content must be tested a three month interval between transfusions is advised.
Kellys Triumph At Henley Marks Rowing Milestone
John B Kelly Jr won the diamond sculls at Henley on the Thames, following his father John Kelly Sr who faced gatekeeping as a tradesman decades earlier in the same event. The article notes record gate receipts and multiple sports figures from baseball and boxing era.
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John Kelly
Philadelphia
John B Kelly, Jr
Kelly
Henley-on-the-Thames
England
Kelly John Kelly, Jr
Sports background aids business success, says Harry Danning
Baseball figure and auto dealer Harry Danning argues that a strong sports background teaches fair play, builds goodwill, and earns trust in business. He notes school teaches careers, but sports show how to work with others, follow rules, and win honestly.
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Harry Danning
California
Danning
Tahoe Trout Return to Lake Tahoe and Truckee River
Trout fishing in Lake Tahoe shows improvement while the Truckee River continues to yield nice catches for anglers. Fishermen report steady spots and dependable bites as season conditions favor success.
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Lake Tahoe
Truckee River
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