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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1946
Page
2
Mr and Mrs John Fox entertained guests over last week Miss Ruby Weitz of Hollywood and Mr I T Weitz and Mr C E Thomas both of Long Beach keeping a cordial social gathering in their home.
Fragmentary text from an insurance notice discussing Workmen's coverage and the role of The Industrial in writing policies. The readable portion hints at guidance on workers compensation. No clear event, agency, or date is established.
N E Ed Dodd longtime PMA Field Service Branch chief and former Triple A head is nominated by President Truman for Under Secretary of Agriculture. He will replace J B Hutson who resigned to join the United Nations. Dodd has deep western farming and ranching ties in Oregon and California and a record of government service dating to 1917 with WWI food programs.
A longtime arthritis sufferer thanks recovery and offers to answer inquiries. Mrs Ives invites letters from readers at P O Box 189 Los Angeles California.
Miss Helen Holmes was elected president of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Shafter at the regular meeting last Wednesday evening. Annette Albright was elected vice president with Leah Wolf as treasurer. Florence Smith was recording secretary and Delphene Martin is corresponding secretary. Plans were made for a dinner and theatre party tonight.
Pfc. Joseph F. Johnson son of Mrs O C Hamrick of Shafter is visiting for 25 days delaying his route. He recently completed preliminary training at Keesler Field Mississippi and will depart for a new base after his furlough. The USDA National Garden Conference urged a 1946 goal of 20 million Victory Gardens, 10 percent above last year’s estimates.
At the 20-30 Club meeting in Cawelo on April 17 J B Cap Haralson Bakersfield High School athletic director urged building a Shafter swimming pool near a school for supervised learning to swim. He proposed low summer admission to fund maintenance and noted the water would be circulated filtered and chlorinated every eight minutes. The club supported sign boards at Shafter entrances. Guests included Ed Fisher Tulare Wesley Linda and Ralph Janzen.
At Shafter High School the P T A elected new officers on April 16. President Mrs J L Hill. vice president Mrs Joe Frizzell. secretary Mrs Floyd Cooper. treasurer Miss Jeanette Wheeler. parliamentarian Mrs Tom Roots. membership chair Mrs Walter Posnoff. program chair Mrs Charles Burns. Guest speaker Dr Oral Luke of Bakersfield Junior College. Girl's Glee Club sang three numbers under director Mr Robert L Gates.
The government board recommended a general wage increase of 1 cent per hour for Harvester factory employees. Prices on raw materials were allowed to rise, with raw material costs up an average 8.2 percent as Harvester reports profits from sales.
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