State Loans For Repairs Available
Veterans may obtain advance loans from the Department of Veterans Affairs under the California Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Plan to repair, remodel, or recondition dwellings. Applications may be made at Fresno, Los Angeles, or Shafter offices. loans are limited to 20 percent of appraised value or 50 percent of contract difference. A complete plan must accompany the application.
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Veterans
California
Veterans Farm
Department of Veterans Affairs
Jack Hare
Veterans’ Service Center
Fresno
Palm Avenue
Los Angeles
Shafter Veterans’ Service Center
Central Valley Highway
New Richland P T A Installs Officers
Mrs Jack Battaglia installed as president with a full slate of officers led by Mrs Ernest Panero as vice president and Mrs Henry Moor as secretary The meeting featured a candle light ceremony and program by fourth grade students and Miss Martha Gloeckler with remarks by the outgoing president Mrs Emil Stoller and gifts of appreciation to her.
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Arthur .W. Ehrhorn
Richland P.-T. A
Jack Battaglia
Ernest Panero
Henry Moor
Lee Thomas
Harland Wilson
Aduel Mettler
Homer Craig
Emil Stoller
Martha Gloeckler
Rolf Jacobsen
Irvin Fike
Jack Thompson
C. J. Vignolo
Glen Putman
Beulah Bartlett
F. €. Raney
Ray Rose
Wm. Goertzen
Ed Brown
Geo
Gaede
Henry . Moor
Emil. Stoller
Hanley Witcher
Jones
Stoller
Richland
P.T. A
P.T.A
Battaglia
Vignolo
Ernest. Pan‘ero
Ed, Brown
John Devincenzo
Lowell Todd
W. W. Weyand
Irvin. Fike
Harry Vannatta
Dave Muir
Eyron Hansen
A. RIGGS AILING AT KERN GENERAL HOSPITAL
Mr C A Riggs living southwest of Shafter has been a patient at Kern General Hospital for two weeks. He is slightly better now. A daughter in law and her two children are with his wife helping during the illness while her husband is being deactivated from the Navy after 21 years of service.
This Weeks Spud News From Around County and Nation
Potatoes markets show varied activity with Red River Cobblers up 50 cwt while Maine and Edison prices shift. First Kern County carloads sold in Chicago at 4.75 per 50 lb bag amid shipping and freight concerns. Florida Dade and Hastings areas adjust digging plans as South and North Carolina plantings and yields forecast. Alabama and Louisiana scale plantings, with May shipping delays and limited seed potato output. South Texas begins light digging after rough weather cuts yields expected to drop 50-60 percent from last year.
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Red River
Maine
Edison
Chicago
Kern County
Dade County
Florida
Hastings
South Carolina
North Carolina
Baldwin County
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
FFA Members Hold Bean Feed and Meeting
Shafter High School Future Farmers of America Chapter 69 held a bean feed and meeting last Monday night under Holger Hansen. Over forty members watched films of the valley championship football game between Shafter and Woodlake, in which several members participated. Plans include the Father and Son Banquet on May 6, priced at fifty cents per plate.
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Shafter High School
Future Farmers of America
Holger Hansen
Bob Mettler
Shafter
Woodlake
F.F.A
Cosgrove to attend Bank of America conference at Asilomar
Joseph V. Cosgrove, manager of Bank of America in Shafter, departs for a three day conference with 600 executives at Asilomar on the Monterey Peninsula. L. M. Giannini will deliver the opening keynote as sessions focus on improving banking services in California. Cosgrove expects to return to his desk next Tuesday.
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Joseph V. Cosgrove
Bank of America
Shafter
Cosgrove
California
Shafter High Senior Girls Visit Richland
Thirty five senior girls from Shafter High will tour Richland as they swap school routines for business world roles. They will observe teaching desks and hostess duties, tour homes, and join a potluck supper and discussion hosted by the Professional and on Women’s Club as part of G Week.
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Shafter High
Richland
Richland School
Jack H
Glen Putman
County Park
Legion Hall
Supp
Helen Holmes
Jenette Wheeler
High’ Sc
Fred Rice at Santa Ana Visit With Sister-in-law
Mr and Mrs Fred Rice are in Santa Ana visiting at the home of Mrs Rice’s sister for several days this week.
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Fred Rice
Santa AP
Santa Ana
Mrs. Rice
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafter Press
Levis Welle
TS County
A. Riggs
Bendix
Ueay
Bendix Deluxe
County & Nation
Westinghouse
C.F.M
Sheet Metal Works
Aquavox
Radio & Appliance CO
Bakersfield
Schirmer’s Department Store
House of Values
Central Ave
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