Generals Open 1953 Football Season Against Burroughs
Shafter High School hosts Burroughs High School in the 1953 season opener on the home gridiron. Coach Dan Bledsoe faces a veteran line with Chuck Ellis at fullback and Dave Muir guiding the offense as the Colonels seek early-season momentum and new tricks from Gay H Pare and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Smith
Dan Bledsoe
Dave Muir
Rex Allen
Generals
Burroughs Eleven
Desert
Shafter High School
Burroughs High School
Colonels
Gay H. Pare
Shafter
Sink or Swim Bill Case Warns County Growers
Nationally prominent potato leader Bill Case urged Kern County growers to adopt a marketing order and unify with national producers to raise consumer demand for potatoes. He warned that without industry cooperation and a strong marketing agreement the trade will falter as population grows and per capita potato use declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Case
Kern County
Shafter
Case
Mnic
Wihel
Committeemen Sweat Out Details For Chamber Booth
Kern County Fair set to open Monday with a $200 first prize for best chamber and community booth display. theme Salute to Progress traces agriculture from 1910, coordinated by Ernie Hofman with co chairs Harlin Wilson and John DeVincenzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County
Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Hofman
Harlin P. Wilson
John DeVincenzo
Sam Becker
Becker
Christian Businessmen's Association
Non-Profit Powering Vet Hall Access in Shafter
The Veterans Hall in Shafter may be used at no cost by non profit groups. The Kern County Board of Supervisors sets fees for other uses while local officials say non profits incur no charges. The Shafter Chamber handles request forms, with final decisions by the housing committee led by Albert Finkbeiner. Alcohol sales and church services are prohibited at the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Meidl
Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Hofman
Shafter
Kern County Board of Supervisors
First District
W. R
Roy Woollames
Shafter Housing Committee
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
James St
Albert Finkbeiner
Clara Schnidt
Katie Ziemke
H. C. Henderson
Earl Wipf
Woollames
Veterans Hall
Helicopter Rescues Hunter in Mountain Outing
Four Shafter residents including Dr. Henry Voth aided a hunter after Clyde Parker was thrown from a horse while packing in from Quaking Aspen. Parker, with Charles Hitchcock and his family, received first aid from nearby hunters before a helicopter flew the injured to Sem Soity General Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Henry Voth
Clyde Parker
Bakersfield
Aspen
Charles Hitchcock
Charlie
Virginia
Voth
Ae Ee Sem Soity General Hospital
Lions Bring Fans to Burroughs Game for Sportsmanship Bell
Fred Mason, local representative, says Lions will attend to pre judge Shafter in the race for the Shafter-Wasco Sportsmanship Bell during Friday night’s game against Burroughs. Fans and players are urged to maintain good conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs
Lions
Shafter
Early season squad aims for success in upcoming Exeter clash
The coach counts on B team stars Carl Beach and Johnny Palomo to spark the tailback position as the league schedule opens Oct 23 with Exeter. Expected starters on the Burroughs line include Hugh Mouser, Don Blattenberg, Rudy Prender, Rex Allen, Dick Neuman, George Larson, and Lou Ramay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter
Bledsoe
Carl Beach
Johnny Palomo
Hugh Mouser
Don Blattenberg
Rudy Prender
Rex Allen
Dick Neuman
George Larson
Lou Ramay
Senate Water Chief to Hear Plan on State Department Effort
Senator J Howard Williams of Porterville will be asked to back Kern county plans for a California Water Department. The Kern County Water Commission will meet with Williams in Wasco for a post meeting session and discuss water problems on a state level. Clifton Clemens of Wasco leads the newly reactivated commission and arranged the post chamber talk with trade and supervisors. Williams is expected to be pressed for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Howard Williams
Porterville
State Senate Committee On Water Resources
Kern County
California Water Department
Kern County Water Commission
Williams
Wasco
Wasco Chamber of Commerce
Water Commission
Board of Trade
Clifton Clemens
Last Day To Vote On Spud Plan In Kern County
Kern County potato growers face a Monday deadline to vote on an industry controlled marketing agreement. Bill Case of the National Potato Council warned of possible federal acreage and marketing controls if potato quality does not improve. Ballots are available from Harold Miller and Ed Kirschen in Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Bill Case
National Potato Council
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Shafter
United States
Tion
Te Cotee Don Maupin
Easie
Harold Miller
Ed Kirschen
Inspector Wins Praise for 11 Years Duty in Kern District
Ned Smith, age 71, will retire October 1 under a state law forcing public employees over 70 to quit. He has served as agricultural inspector for the Shafter district since 1942, covering Buttonwillow Wasco and Delano, and was praised for shouldering a heavy load. Gov. Earl Warren issued a pocket veto leaving the law temporarily in limbo as the 1953 session approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Smith
Shafter
Smith
E. Todd
Todd
Kern County
Jack Hare
County Agricultural Department
Buttonwillow
Wasco
Delano
Grimat
Earl Warren
Jet Center C of C Topic at Shafter Chamber Meeting
Kern County Director of Aviation Cecil Meadows will address Shafter Chamber of Commerce members on October 2 about the proposed jet testing base at Minter Field. Chamber officials say the topic will cover Navy plans and latest information, with Meadows in position to disclose details pending contract discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Cecil Meadows
Shafter
Leroy to Take Last Crack at Junior Champ
Leroy Kirschenmann, a SHAFTER High senior, aims to win the Kern County Fair junior division title next week. He enters six Angus including a pen of five, after finishing close in 1952 with a junior grand champion showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy
Shafter High School
Kern County Fairgrounds
Local Exhibitors Plan For Kern County Fair
Shafter community showcases at Kern County Fair starting Monday through October 4. Eve brooding calf from Commerce ag committee energizes the community booth with theme Salute to Progress. Harlin P. Wilson co chair says exhibits highlight 40 years of agricultural growth in Shafter with art displays and Hereford items. 24 Shafter High School Future Farmers of America entries plus Junior Farmer and eight 4 H home economics entries. Nearby districts Maple Rio Grove and Buttonwillow also enter, and Shafter competes in the community booth with Wasco Arvin and Delano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County
Commerce
Ag Committee
Harlin’ P. Wilson
Hereford
Richland School
Shafter High School
Future Farmers of America
Booth
Kernag
I Ding Wasco
Arvin
Delano
Plans for Shafter Community Chest 1953 drive
President Grant W. Jensen reports initial arrangements for the 1953 land campaign to fund the Shafter Community Chest in late October. A campaign chairman will be chosen to organize fund collection and operations for the coming year. Agencies benefiting include Girls, YMCA, Henrietta Weill Child Guidance Clinic, and the Shafter Community Chest. A meeting is set for Oct 14 at 7 30 p.m. with agency representatives to review budget requests and the board will rule after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Grant W. Jensen
Chest
Community Chest
I Girls
YMCA
Henrietta Weill Child Guidance Clinic
Shafter Community Chest
Jensen
Rancher Will Face Trial in Kings County Case
Moses Nick Bizeiff a 28 year old Lemoore rancher will face trial February 24 in Kings County Superior Court on manslaughter charges after a crash that killed Shafter resident Mary Lou Collins and seriously injured her husband Dr George Collins. The victim was a prominent Shafter civic leader and the husband remains hospitalized in Fresno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Nick Bizeiff
Lemoore
Kings County Superior Court
Mary Lou Collins
Shafter
Kings County
Kenneth C. Nagel
Bizeiff
George Collins
Shafter Optometrist
Collins
Shafter Cive
Veterans Administration Hospital
Fresno
12 Local 4-H Clubbers Vie In Home Economics
Twenty seven girls from Shafter Maple and Buttonwillow back up 43 others in Kern County Fair 4 H home economics division. Maple entrants include Orly Ehrkorn Lela Kelley Janice Balzer Rhoda Reiner Karen Wiens Norma Nicol Nancy Engel Velva Whitfield. Also Carol Ann Froese Carol Becker Modena Harwell Arlene Kadel Donna Rose Patricia Stoller Doy Louise Trout Marjorie Wilson from Shafter. Buttonwillow entrants include Nancy Whitaker Sue Hughett Patricia Hughett Becky Nelson Marilyn Tracy Norma Graves Carolyn Boshears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter, Maple
Buttonwillow
Orly Ehrkorn
Lela Kelley
Janice Balzer
Rhoda, Reiner
Karen Wiens
Norma Nicol
Nancy Engel
Velva Whitfield
Carol Ann Froese
Carol Becker
Modena Harwell
Arlene Kadel
Donna Rose
Patricia Stoller
Doy Louise Trout
Marjorie Wilson
Nancy Whitaker
Sue Hughett
Patricia Hughett
Becky Nelson
Marilyn Tracy
Norma Graves
Carolyn Boshears
Airman Theodore Smith Jr Serves On Troop Carrier Ship
Airman Theodore Smith Jr son of Mrs Mabel Kirkman of Shafter recently reported for duty with the 778th Troop Carrier Wing at Lawson AFB Ft Benning Ga He entered the service in October 1951 and completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He served nine months in Korea as an engineer and wears the Air Medal Korean Service Medal and United Nations Ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Smith, Jr
Mabel Kirkman
Shafter
778Th
464Th
Lawson Afb
Ft. Benning
Smith
Lackland Afb
Tex
Korea
Turn It Back Standard Time Arrives Again
Daylight savings time will be wiped off the books again this Saturday night and residents of Shafter and California will return to standard time. Experts like Floyd Raney, Santa Fe station agent in Shafter, say turn the hands back one hour. Rail roads operate on standard time year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
California
Floyd Raney
Santa Fe
Raney
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Jack Fleming
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Hunter
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Leroy Kirschenmann
Aberdeen Angus
Jet Center
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Batt
Angie
Fairdam
Kenneth Kroeker
Ronald Siemens
Angus
Derek Steele
Henry ‘Warkentin
Donald Howze
Sam Baker
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Bruce Epp
Kirk Fitzpatrick
Ross Johnson
Roy Jones
James Wilson
Woody Wilson
Charles Bonham
Hampshire
Vernon Carr
Ray Jara
Paul Jones
Fred Lamas
Billy Milam
Bill Wood
Jere] Wood
Donald Pride
Shs Domini
Shs Pride
Glenn.o Nay
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