Shafter Opens 1956 Football Season at North High
Shafter high school will begin its 1956 football schedule with a practice game against North High at North High school. The Generals and Colonels will field two squads, with game times set for 6 p.m. and later for the varsity. The team has reshuffled positions to strengthen the backfield and line as they prepare for South Sequoia League play beginning October 26.
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Shafter High School
Generals
Colonels
North High School
Oilers
North High
Shafter
Bledsoe
Rev Walter Grossmann dies after heart attack in Bakersfield
The Rev Walter Grossmann died suddenly after a heart attack in a Bakersfield hospital. Funeral rites were held with Armstrong Mortuary in charge and a fund opened to aid his two sons education. Survivors include Dorothy, Peter, Robert, two sisters, and active church and Kiwanis club memberships noted.
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Enezer Reformed Church
Grossmann
Bakersfield
Robert Stuebe
Eeee
Sutton Neb
Buria
Shafter
Armstrong Mortuary
Alberta
Canada
North
South Dakota
Herrick
S. D
Mission House Academy
Col Wie
Seminary
Plymouth
Elor
Zeeland
N. D
Dorothy Mueller
Manitowoc
Wis
Ebenezer Reformed of
Hosmer
Eureka Classis
U. S
Peter
University of California At Berkeley
Robert
Bakersfield College
Ernest Zorba
Herr
Walter Grossmann
Coberly-West Reopens Fuller Gin For Cotton Season
Coberly-West plans to reopen the old Fuller cotton gin at Shafter Five Points as their 10th facility. A $60,000 modernization is nearing completion and aims to be finished before harvest. Ed Gaede named manager and Russell Calder head ginner for the reconditioned plant with an all electric system and new safety features.
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Fuller
Shafter
Coberly-West Company
Charles West
Coberly-West
West
Ed Gaede
Russell Calder
Coberly-West Shafter City
Gaede
Small
Coberly-Weat
Football Clinic for Boys Opens Saturday Morning
A football clinic for boys aged 10 to 14 will begin Saturday morning September 22 under director Roy Farrell of the Shafter Recreation Commission. Tom Bushey, high school coach, will lead the sessions as part of the commission’s year around program. Rio Bravo and Maple school students are invited. no gear is required though gear can be used if available. Last year about 60 boys attended Saturday sessions.
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Roy Farrell
Shafter Recreation Commission
Farrell
Commission
Tom Bushey
Rio Bravo
Maple School
William Neumann Injured In Pacific Northwest Crash
William Neumann and his wife were vacationing in the Pacific Northwest when his car was struck near Rupert Idaho. He was seriously injured and the vehicle was demolished. Mrs Neumann was in their nearby trailer. Willard Neumann and Gideon Richert went to the scene and are returning the couple and trailer to Shafter.
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William Neumann
Pacific Northwest
Rupert
Idaho
Willard Neumann
Gideon Richert
Shafter
Recognition Sought as Potato and Cotton Capital of Kern
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture seeks recognition as the Potato and Cotton Capital of Kern county and possibly the southern San Joaquin valley. A resolution urges Wasco to drop claims to the title until Wasco proves superior potato shipments and cotton ginning, citing Kern county data and plans to use the Coberly-West wagon for Kern Fair openings.
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Shafter C
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
Wasco Chamber
Wasco
Somers
Sahates Chamber
Kern Ae
Oo Wensco
Wasco Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Dorothy Hath Dies Following Illness
Dorothy Laird Hath 33 of Merced Avenue Taft Shafter area died suddenly last Thursday. Funeral held at Armstrong Inger Mortuary Bakersfield with Rev. Paul Babbit officiating. Interment in Union Cemetery. Born October 17, 1922 in Taft she was a housewife and active in PTA and church work. Survived by: (text cuts off).
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Armstrong, Inger
Bakersfield
Dorothy Laird Hath
Merced Avenue
PTA
Paul Babbit
Congregational Church of
Shafter
Union Cementery
Hath
Taft
California
Taft and
Work and Play Theme Adopted for Community Fair Exhibit
Kern county fair judging for the community exhibit will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. The booth titled Earn and Play the Kern Way features a scale illustrating earnings and community recreation. Shafter aims to be the harness racing horse capital and potato capital of the West Coast with strong production in beer, alfalfa and grapes.
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Shafter
Sertion
United States
West Coast
Kern County
Sun- Line
Zachary
Bill Clannin
Don Little
Dick Scott
Carl Taffera
Starrh
Mert Wiedmann
Bob Somers
Sam Becker
H. B. Walker
Bert Collins
Don Knowles
Tom Walker
Fred Mason
Shafter Kiwanis Members Attend Tulare Dinner
Shafter Kiwanis members attended a Tulare district dinner honoring Al of oe clubs and district governor. The event featured Agnes Theur and Richland school nurse as musicians. Attendees from Shafter included Art Hemingson Mitt Johnson Sam Becker Bill Lowe Ralph Gribble Harlan Wilson and Dr and Mrs Leonard Duck and Ross Harrington. Art Hemingson introduced as newly elected lieutenant governor of division 18 and first from Shafter to hold the post. his wife was among award winners.
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Onored
Merced
Agnes Theur
Richland
Shafter
M and Mines
Art Hemingson
Mitt. Johnson
Sam Becker
Bill Lowe
Ralph Gribble
Harlan Wilson
Leonard Duck
Ross Harrington
Division
15 Shaw High FFA Members to Show Animals at Kern Fair
Fifteen Shaw High School FFA members will compete in hog and steer showings at Kern County Fair from September 24 to 30. Entries span FFA and standard divisions with pens of five and individual hogs shown by ten students. Notable exhibitors include Jerry Bonham Wallace Cook Bil Ebling James Hampton Bill Parker Charlesea Thurman Bruce Elmer Ledbetter Roy Scott and Richard Arreola.
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Shaw High School
Kern County
Agricultural Department
Glenn O. Nay
Jerry Bonham
Wallace Cook
Bil Ebling
Poultry and Livestock Classes Listed for Shafter High Entry
Ledbetter two Angus and Jim my Ryan one Hereford lead the beef show. J. T. Wilson enters pullets and hens including two Cockerell ow Hampshire hens and two New Hampshire pullets. Shafter High School fields one carload each of Angus Hereford and Shorthorn with pens of five in Hereford and Shorthorn. Fat divisions include two entries each for Fat Hereford Fat Shorthorn Fat Angus. Poultry judging includes one pen of three pallets and one pen of three hens.
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Ledbetter
Jimmy Ryan
Hereford
J. T. Wilson
Hampshire
New Hampshire
Shafter High School
Richland PTA Barbecue Adds Color With Many Attractions
The 1956 Richland District PTA barbecue, a major fund raiser, will be held Thursday October 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Richland facility. Twenty one booths sponsored by local groups will offer games and prizes led by chairpeople Mrs. Vernon Wilson and Mr. J. W. Sanderson. Sixty plus prizes donated by local merchants will include a flash camera and a steam iron. admission is $1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children with tickets available from ticket chairmen Mrs. Ben Laverty and Mrs. John Dalke. Herman Rains will barbecue the meat.
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Collins Hath
Richland District
Parent-Teachers Association
Booth
Robert Bongberg
Harvey Neuman
Silhouette Booth
Vernon Wilson
Bean Booth
J. W. Sanderson
Teachers’ Club
Lowell Todd
Elmer Mettler
Ray Fast
Fish
Donnail
William FE. Irvin
Fred Mason
American Sematom
Kiwarna Club
Lions Club
Shaftermer- Barbecue Carnival
Stringham’s
Central Hardware
Cornet’s
Wood's
Eale Jug
Western Automotive
Kings
Shafter Shafter Mercantile
Johnson-Neuman
McWhorter’s Jew
Wheeler Furn Hose
Kirby's
Rasco’s
Shafter
Trewax
Ben Laverty
John Dalke
Richland Room
John Turner
Marvin Hoover
Herman Rains
Local Pool Closed Till Next Summer
The Shafter pool is officially closed to the public Roy Farrell recreation director of the Richland School District announced. Farrell said the pool closed Sunday following a highly successful season. The pool remains in use by the school for swimming classes for children.
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Shafter
Roy Farrell
Richland
Farrell
Teachers to Be Welcomed by Chamber at Luncheon
Chamber president Mert Wiedman notes regular effort to gather leaders of the various sets. Teachers new to Shafter, mostly women, will be welcomed by Bob Bann with a short program following the luncheon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mert Wiedman
Chamber
Shafter
Bob Bann
Seventh-day Adventist program highlights church impact
Pastor Retzer announces the ial program and praises freedom of the press as a bulwark against tyranny. Paul McDonald, publisher of Shafter Press, will attend as a guest and discuss national coverage of the church's work and the role of magazines in spreading the Gospel.
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Ial
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Paul McDonald
Shafter Press
Retzer
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Harold J. “Butch” Powers
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