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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1946
Page
2
California grape growers planted 846 more acres in 1945, more than doubling the 1944 acreage. The gain highlights a sharp expansion in vineyard output during the wartime agricultural push.
A jumble of Hollywood items notes Joan Crawford securing roles and turning down parts while Vic Francen and Paul Henreid are discussed. It mentions Judy Garland precursors, Sinatra’s film stock, Gene Kelly plans, Jack Carson turning author, Frances Langford’s Palm Beach home, Joan Davis as queen of Smiles, Ruthie Duskin writing a chemistry book, and Will Rogers Jr learning rope-twirling for Warner Bros. Future technicolor Little Women stars Shirley Temple. Perry Como and NBC club connections are hinted.
Francis L. Grumbles of Shafter plans return from the Navy after serving in the South Pacific since 1943. An alumnus of Shafter High School, he is nicknamed Le Roy and is expected to reach San Francisco early next month.
Mothers should give time to Cub Scout Den Mothers roles, a voluntary yet rewarding work. The piece notes den mothers guide boys through creative, fun activities, weekly den time, monthly pack meetings, and record keeping, highlighting pride at pack meetings with flags and cub laws.
Washington report notes Democrats and Republicans weigh votes on key bills as housing shortages grow. The piece highlights debate over a large housing subsidy, price ceilings, and financing plans to spur construction of up to 2.7 million homes in two years and ten million in ten years, with FHA loan guarantees and market incentives for new materials and prefabricated homes.
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