This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1959
Page
9
A survey shows savings rise in recessions while debt grows in booms. In early 1958 a recession period, Americans added 1.33 in savings for every 1 of debt. Last year six cents of each take home dollar went to savings, lifting total to about 277 billion. Americans are 87 billion ahead, a nest egg for emergencies.
In Sacramento the legislators push a telemarketing prohibition targeting private residences for selling or soliciting services without consent. A separate bill would require transportation firms to provide crew facilities including showers, sparking debate over in-flight and on-road amenities.
Post Easter Academy Awards wrap leaves fans in dread of a repeat in 1960 while winners Susan Hayward David Niven Burl Ives and Wendy Hiller savor their triumphs. Bob Hope quips that he values friends over an Oscar.
Norwich New York Clarion notes that liquor status does not confer real distinction and warns that debtors often recover debt rapidly after bankruptcy. It discusses rising bankruptcies, creditor losses, and the six year wait before discharging and potential fresh debt.
Dale Siemens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Siemens and Wasco High School student, attended spring camporee in the mountains near Granite Station. After tap out he spent the night apart from others as initiation progresses toward full membership in the Boy Scouts’ Order of the Arrow, an honor limited to qualified campers.
Shafter will honor forty of its top scholars at the Community Achievement Banquet on May 7 at 7 30 p m. Students from grades seven through twelve chosen by school faculties will receive awards. Banquet tickets go on sale this week via sponsoring service organizations. Donald Kent, speaker, has a deep background in commerce and military logistics. Ben Grundy will present awards. Milk quote appears as an aside.
The Kern County Union High School and Junior College District plans its annual picnic on May 8 in the gym starting at 5 pm for certificated and classified staff and their spouses. A dinner at 6 pm, tickets at 1.75, pre dinner pool activities, and games are planned with General Chairman Harry Drennan guiding committees including Gates Van Osdel Acree and Hartley.
Brief subscription note offers bergelts at $3.50 per year claiming enjoyment.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.