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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1947
Page
4
Weekend visitors at the J W Lassiter home include Mr and Mrs Jess Edwards and son from Mare Island Mr and Mrs Earl Snyder Mrs L H Coker of Los Angeles and Mr and Mrs Joe Miller of Rosemead.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Bender hosted a lawn supper Sunday evening with Virginia and Gerald as guests. Mr and Mrs Russell Hamman and family attended as well.
Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hamman were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Vaux of Kingsburg.
Guimarra Brothers and F. D. Rakow shipped the first potatoes from the Edison district opening the Kern county 1947 season ten days earlier than 1946. Edison led with 5196 refrigerator car loads. Shafter, 5957. Arvin began five days after Edison. DDT permit rules set a 36000 pound per car minimum through June 30, with adjustments possible as car shortages eased.
Publication cadence Tuesdays and Fridays at 169 Central Ave Shafter Kern County California. Subscription $4.00 yearly inside California $4.50 yearly outside California. Single copies five cents. Entered as second class matter August 1 1935 at the Shafter California post office under the Act of March 3 1879.
A first air shipment of Kern County potatoes went to President Truman and other high government officials on a Slick Airways C-46. The remaining 690 pounds of U.S. No 1 spuds were sold at New York produce auctions. Guimarra Brothers of Edison grew and packed the potatoes.
Miss Beulah Bartlett hosts her sister Esther and Miss Elsie Newton of Los Angeles for a weekend visit. Esthers is executive head of the International Institute of Los Angeles and Esther Bartlett serves as associate.
Highlights of California milestones with dates and events. Fort Ross abandonment ordered on April 15 1839 San Francisco incorporation on April 15 1850 Grass Valley Eureka Alameda incorporations on April 18 1861 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire occurred April 18 1906 Alameda incorporation earlier dates noted.
Boy Scout Troop No. 77 organized at a Maple School potluck. Ten boys formed the nucleus, with Robert C. Sturges as Scoutmaster. Charter night featured talks by Gerry Winslow and Howard Harper. Huntington Lake camp films shown. Scout committee: Walter Nicol, chairman. William Siemens. Reuben SImans. D. O. Rogers. Henry Penner. Ed Peters.
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