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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1960
Page
8
Local residents in North Shafter reject annexation to Shafter city citing rising costs and future expenses. Editorials mock attempts at satire while notes mention council votes and community sentiment. Public discourse recalls jokes and local commentary amid the annexation discussion.
A Kern County Board of Trade report based on Security First National Bank data shows Kern County's population rose by about 67,166 from 1950 to 1959, more than the total increase in ten states. The county’s 1960 population is estimated at 303,900, surpassing Nevada and Alaska. Also, Kern’s oil and gas output ranks behind only four states in California and its 1958 dwelling units exceed those in fourteen states.
Twenty five service organizations from Kern County compete May 18 19 at Kern River Golf Club in the county's sixth annual All Service Club Golf Tournament General Chairman is Bob Lumis Buttonwillow Lions Scoring is by Robert Sudds Oildale Kiwanis with Chet Foss and Larry Zielman heading prizes committee Joe Davis coordinates event and special events run by Les Hockney A $6 entry covers greens fees and dinner for golfers Consult club reps for scheduling
Readers are reminded to drain anti freeze before summer, and a local offer from Frank Russell’s Shell station gave free Thrifty Green Stamps worth five dollars last weekend. Also suggestions for memory aids and a few aphorisms conclude the tidbits column.
The guide advises bloom in Transvaal Daisies with crowns exposed for drainage. Divide tall bearded iris after flowering. Geraniums prefer ample water and good drainage, not drought. Use a soaker to prevent runoff on slopes. Start chrysanthemums now and promote fall growth with watering feeding pinching to avoid spindly stems.
Army Pvt. Gerald R. Lewis 18 son of Mr and Mrs John J Lewis Buttonwillow California is undergoing eight weeks of advanced artillery training at The Artillery and Missile Center Fort Sill Oklahoma. He will complete training on April 29 and serves as a cannoneer in a 105 millimeter howitzer section. Lewis joined the Army in December 1959 and finished basic training at Fort Ord.
Mr and Mrs Leo Heinrichs and their child Sandra Donna spent a weekend together at Van Nuys and visited nearby Zuma Beach during the outing.
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