Shafter Generals Short of Quarterbacks After Key Injuries
Shafter Generals face Taft Friday with a depleted quarterback lineup as Dan Costello breaks an arm and Mark Larson and Jerry Higbee cope with injuries. Coach Bob Mears lists several wounded players including Belton Banks and Mike Hopkins while grooming a larger line and backfield from returning lettermen. The team aims to adapt from Bakersfield South scrimmage to counter Taft’s strength.
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Shafter Generals
Dan Costello
Mark Larson
Taft
Mears
Larson
Eeene
Jerry Higbee
Belton Banks
Bakersfield South
Danny Costello
Costello
Generals
Mike Lane
Mike Hopkins
Bill Pineda
Carl McClain
Jim Bryant
Ricky Scott
Bakersfield
Shafter
Coatfi Mears
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Mrs Crawford Returns Home From Bakersfield Hospital
Mrs Isabelle Crawford has returned to 120 Yosemite Drive in Oildale after an extended stay at a Bakersfield hospital and welcomes visitors.
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Isabelle Crawford
Yosemite Drive
Oildale
Bakersfield
Local Police Offer Hunter Safety Course for 18 and Under
Shafter Police Department offers a hunter safety course for youths 18 and under on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 9. Students must present a certificate showing completion before obtaining permits. Sgt. Bob Nixon assists with Pat Campbell, Wasco state fish and game warden, available for inquiries at the department start time.
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Shafter
Hanley Witcher
Bob Nixon
Pat Campbell
Wasco
Radio plans to cover Generals and Colonels season
Bob Bann announces KWSO will broadcast every Generals and Colonels game this season with 17 recaps and three out of town clashes rebroadcast Saturday mornings. Sponsorships include Nick's Drive In Central Market City Furniture and Irvin E Fike Incorporated. Central Hardware to sponsor Monday Morning Quarterback.
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Generals
Colonels
KWSO
Bob Bann
Radiaation
Shafter
Bann
Wasco
Nick's Drive
Central Market
City Furniture
Irvin E. Fike. Incorporated
Nick's
Central Hardware
Shafter Motel
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Four Men Return From Rugged Sierras Trip
Four men from Shafter and a Georgia Tech student spent a week in the High Sierras exploring remote areas. They drove to Cortright and hiked to Hidden Valley, Kings River canyon, Enchanted Gorge, Goddard Creek, Simpson's Meadow and Tahipi Valley. They carried backpacks, maps, and compasses and faced a water filled canyon and a secluded shack with 1941 papers and miner tools.
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Sierras
John Stockton
Greg Channeson
John Channeson
Shafter
Greg Sutherland
Georgia Tech
Hidden Valley
Kings River
Enchanted Gorge
Goddard Creek
Simpson's Meadow
Tahipi Valley
John Ohaniigson
Little Brother Guards South High Against Shafter
Bob Mears, nicknamed Little Brother, weighed 190 pounds and played right guard for South High in Saturday’s game vs Shafter. Films of the contest indicate he showed solid ability and good technique.
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Bob Mears
South High
Shafter
Witcher Catches TD in UCLA Victory Over Pittsburgh
Dick Witcher of Shafter scored a third quarter touchdown as UCLA defeated Pittsburgh in an intersectional game played in the east.
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Witcher
Dick Witcher
Shafter
Ucla
Pittsburgh
Colonels Split Into Three Teams In South High Scrimmage
Coach Wes Foreman reports three squads of Colonels showing balanced play in a Bakersfield South High scrimmage last Saturday. South High broke loose on the first play for good yardage as Bakersfield scored twice to one. Foreman aims to balance defense for Taft in the season opener at Shafter High Friday night. Tim Robnett stood out for poise. many players impressed Foreman for a strong season outlook.
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Grant Cooke
Ron Smith
Hampton
Glen Wilson
South
Steve Steele
Generals
Randy Harris
Steve Heyler
Harold Forehand
Don Lundgren
Don Burns
Bill Decker
Richard Young
Sal Gonzalez
Colonels
Keith Hamman
Ron Torigiani
Shafter
Mears
Wes Foreman
Foreman
Bakersfield
South High
Taft
Shafter High
Wildcats Face Taft In Season Opener At Shafter
Shafter high prep grid notes prep season with 60 candidates. Taft travels September 18 after a strong 1963 showing. Key returnees include Rogers Taylor 220 lb tackle Jerry Schwas 162 lb center Ken Johnson 180 lb guard. Mike Garrett 190 lb quarterback and triple threat will lead the attack with Don Hatfield at fullback and Dick Russell 175 in backfield. Mike Miller 152 lb speedy back from last year’s B squad joins experienced backs at 168 lb.
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Roger Taylor
Jerry Schwas
Ken Johnson
Wildcats
Don Hatfield
Dick Russell
Mike Miller
Welfare director cites Fresno County youth training program
State official J M Wedemeyer highlights a Fresno County Welfare Department experimental program funded by the state to train youths under AB 59. The project enrolled 80 boys over varying periods, averaging two weeks of work per day, with eleven youths earning 200 dollars each and planning to use the earnings.
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State Department of Social Welfare
J. M. Wedemeyer
Fresno County Welfare Department
Fresno County
Youth Training Programs Boost Farm Work Skills
James Kelly, director of the Fresno project, said youths trained in these programs respond well. Many show leadership potential and could become foremen soon. Several youths exceeded daily outputs in piece work, aiding welfare calculations by not counting earnings against family income.
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James Kelly
Fresno
Quarterback Club Meets Each Monday Morning in Shafter
The Quarterback Club sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce will gather for breakfast every Monday at the Shafter Motel. Fans and interested individuals are welcome to attend.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Motel
Farm Bureau urges repeal of wheat program
Allan Grant president of the California Farm Bureau Federation says the American Farm Bureau has suggested to President Lyndon B. Johnson that Congress repeal the current wheat program. The move aims to lift depressed market prices and address rising costs.
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California Farm Bureau Federation
Allan Grant
Ameritann Farm Bureau
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
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