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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1936
Page
4
A poem by Theodore F. Bayless extols the Ozark region of Arkansas as the land of a million smiles. It contrasts farming life with urban toil and invites readers to visit the Ozarks for fertile valleys, abundant fruit, and scenic beauty, describing the land as cheap and welcoming.
A state advisory committee on motor vehicles legislation warns a special session may consider raising funds, but opposes any tax increases on motorists who already bear heavy burdens. The article notes protests before the last session and fears auto owners could face confiscation-like taxation despite calls for relief funding.
Carpenters started work Tuesday on a counter and fixtures in the northwest corner of the Santa Fe depot where Western Union will soon establish a separate office. The improvement is noted as progress for the service.
A baby boy named Billy Loren arrived Friday March 1 at the Unruh house in Shafter. He weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces and is the child of Mr and Mrs William Unruh. The mother Cecile Annis Unruh also marks her birthday on March 31.
Citrus trees are attractive and ornamental with bright dense foliage. They grow rapidly with fragrant blossoms and long lasting fruit. They thrive in a wide range of soils, are hardy, and require little pruning, making them ideal for screens, backgrounds, corners, or specimen trees.
A poem portrays a flowerette offered to a lady who contemplates taking it for a loved one. The lady gazes at the gift, hears a stern voice on price, then silently mourns as the flowerette trembles. The scene ends with the lady kissing the small bloom and whispering about life’s gloom.
A Shafter group led by Mr. and Mrs. E W Gage and Mr. and Mrs. C F Montgomery visited Sequoia National Park to tour the Kaweah fish hatchery but rangers barred entry as park highways were buried in snow up to 88 inches deep. Only visitors with chains and shovels were admitted.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Tan depart for Fresno for unknown reasons as a brief society note in the local paper.
Richland school teaching staff will use the Easter vacation to visit homes or relatives. Traveling from Shafter on Thursday afternoon are Mrs Joe Engle visiting Berkeley, Mrs Rose Willis visiting Merted, Irene Parker to Fresno, Martha Van Sickle to Martinez. Others stay local in Oakland San Jose and nearby towns.
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