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  • Mystery History - May 16, 2019

    The Shafter Press|May 16, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Otto Becker, Dan Ratzlaff, Bertha Becker Neufeld, and Mrs. Becker (mother of JH. Becker) making concrete pipe in 1918 on Riverside...

  • Mystery History - May 9, 2019

    May 9, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: From the back of the 1948 Shafter High School Laurion yearbook. The caption reads, "Recently introduced to Shafter at Central Market was this...

  • Mystery History - May 2, 2019

    The Shafter Press|May 2, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: A 1954 Buick was being towed out of the Coopers Flower Shop after a man who was a deaf mute could not hear the motor running and made a misjudgment. Supposedly he backed...

  • Mystery History - April 25, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Apr 25, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Les Reeves, Glen Holt, and Hanley Witcher in the Police Department. in 1951 or 1952 dealing with an accident at Coopers Flowers....

  • Mystery History - April 18, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Apr 18, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: "Raisin Sweet" boxes in the field belonging to William C. Unruh of Shafter....

  • Mystery History - April 11, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Apr 11, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Lerdo School students gardening in 1937....

  • Mystery History - April 4, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Apr 4, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Shafter bowling teams at the Neuman Bowling Academy on April 7, 1942....

  • Mystery History - March 28, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Mar 28, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Shafter bowling teams at the Neuman Bowling Academy, April 7, 1942....

  • Mystery History - March 21, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Mar 21, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: "Shafter News Agency" from the 1947 Shafter High Laurion Yearbook advertisement. They offered stationary, office supplies, magazines and...

  • Mystery History - March 14, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Mar 14, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: At the Shafter Aquatic Center¸ July 14, 1950: Wilma Boucher, Sylvia Fitzpatrick, Dolly Mixon, Arden Armour, Harvey Reimer. Bud Nance, Peet Hei, Arnold Scott, Harvey...

  • Mystery History - March 7, 2018

    The Shafter Press|Mar 7, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Threshing corn on the Philip Bender Ranch in 1923....

  • Mystery History - Feb. 28, 2018

    The Shafter Press|Feb 28, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Rabbit Drive at Kratzmeyer Ranch -- 50 men, women and children. Photo by R.W. Loudon, circa 1920....

  • Mystery History - Feb. 21, 2109

    Wasco Tribune|Feb 21, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Shafter Weighs Her Golden Memories -- Stringham's Drug Store float in the 1963 parade....

  • Mystery History - Feb. 7, 2109

    The Shafter Press|Feb 7, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Shafter Chamber of Commerce float shell in 1984, taken by local professional photographer Herb Howell....

  • Mystery History - Jan. 24, 2019

    Courtesy Shafter Historical Society|Jan 24, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Looking down the tracks at the Shafter Depot, King Lumber Company and the Loading Chute about 1920....

  • Mystery History - Jan. 17, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Jan 17, 2019

    This week’s challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: From right, unknown, Jim Beard, Eleanor Peters, Mr. Ferguson, Ford Hudson (assistant manager), Merrill Thomas (manager, age 34) at Bank of America’s new building in Feb...

  • Mystery History - Jan. 10, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Jan 10, 2019

    This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Christmas decorations downtown on Central Avenue in an undated photo....