Scrimmage With South High On Schedule This Saturday
Conditioning workouts dominated days of practice for the Generals and Colonels as they prepare for Saturday scrimmages with South High. Both coaches reported excellent conditioning and forming basic squads with no firm lineup yet. The Generals travel to Bakersfield for a 3 o'clock scrimmage against South High, while the Colonels host South B.
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South High
Colonels
Coach Mears
Generals
Wes Foreman
Bakersfield
Bob Mears
Shafter Players Standout in Bakersfield College Workouts
Coach Ray Newman reports Shafter boys on renegade teams in recent Bakersfield College workouts. Tom Ware fills a tackle slot while Shultz centers the second squad and Billy Mills works at guard with the third group.
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Bakersfield College
Ray Newman
Tom Ware
Shultz
Billy Mills
Dick Witcher Seeks UCLA Right End Role
Dick Witcher son of Mr and Mrs J T Witcher is on UCLA football squad trying out for a right end position. He is a 19 year old junior who played at Shafter high and Bakersfield College before enrolling at UCLA. He stands 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 200 pounds.
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Dick Witcher
J. T. Witcher
UCLA
Shafter High
Bakersfield College
Check Those Lights When Driving At Night
Driving at night requires functioning rear lights to avoid glare from oncoming headlights. The warning red lights help other drivers see your car and prevent collisions.
Golf Tourney At Annual Party For High School Men
A Kern High School District event combines a 9 hole golf tournament and an Oak Knolls course contest with prizes to be awarded at a campfire program. North High’s John S. Herman leads the new events inviting district trustees teachers and administrators from Bakersfield area high schools and Bakersfield College to attend.
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Kern
Tehachapi
John S. Herman
North High School
Oak Knolls
Arvin
Bakersfield
Burroughs
East Bakersfield
Foothill
Kern Valley
McFarland
North
South
Shafter
Bakersfield College
Oil Wells Reach Deep, Cost Exceeds Sixty Thousand
An average oil or gas well reaches about 4,000 feet into the earth and costs more than $62,000 to drill.
Dobrenens On Brief Vacations To Sequoia And Coast
The Dobrenen family enjoyed three short vacations camping in Sequoia, Yosemite, and a beach near Ventura. They preferred frequent trips and used gaps to return home for farm work. Visitors included Mrs. Dobrenen’s relatives from Apache Junction and Wichita. Sequoia weekend trips attracted the Wilton Taylors and out-of-town guests. Carlsbad Caverns National Park was established by President Hoover in May 1930.
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Michael
Sequoia
Yosemite
Ventura
Dobrenen
Sequoia National Park
Wilton Taylors
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Hoover
Return From Visit With Relatives In Washington State
Maple area residents Mrs. Mary E. Codd and daughter Mary Jean returned from a month long vacation in Othello Washington visiting Mr. and Mrs. W T McClain and family. They toured Grand Coulee dam and Shasta dam en route home along Highway 97 as a big snow storm moved in.
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Maple
Maple Area
Mary E. Codd
Mary Jean
Othello
Wash
W. T. McClain
McClain
Pearl Epp
Shafter
Washington
Grand Coulee Dam
Highway 97
Red Bluff
Hagl
Mount Shasta
Shasta Dam
Grandparents Visit Granddaughter in La Puente Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. John Siemens of Maple traveled to La Puente for a weekend to meet their new granddaughter Jennifer Lynn Hickey, born July 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hickey. Jennifer weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces. Their four year old granddaughter Joan Marie also welcomed them. Jennifer’s mother is Sylvia Siemens before marriage.
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Maple
John Siemens
la Puente
Jennifer Lynn Hickey
Joe Hickey
Hickey
Sylvia Siemens
Joan Marie
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Ben Laverty
Laverty
SLO
Yeoman
Gary Morse
Mike Lane
Taft
Shafter Boys
Lewis
Johnson’s
Central
Steve Ver
Men & Boys
Levi‘s
Lane
Larson
Hoffman
Torrigiani
Schroeter
Hopkins
Higbee
Banks
Mears
Mark Larson
Dobrenens
LEVIS
Central Ave
Bach
Aaa
Pee Ee
Afor
Rexall
Masonite
Aga A
Aaa Es
Otero Omar Cao
Carl
Riga
Amart
RV Dag
Stringham’s
Nti
Washington State
Puente
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