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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1965
Page
9
Harriet Mason Shafter librarian reports a broad shipment of new fiction and non fiction. The list includes titles by Asimov Benedictus Buck Carr and Hugely varied works from Shaw to Sartre plus manuals on writing and existentialism.
The next regular shipment of books will arrive at the Shafter Library May 4. A County Library report shows a 42 percent increase in library use in March 1965 over 1964, with circulation up from 4717 in March 1964 to 6711 in March 1965.
Rickey Williams reported that someone kicked out two windows of his car while parked at a drive in around 11 30 p m on April 23. The incident was reported to police and investigated.
John B Kliewer representing the Mennonite Board of Missions in Kikwit Africa sends news from the field. He and his wife Ruth and their four sons John Mark Phillip and Lyle manage political affairs and mediation between church and people. His earlier tenure included a period as interim pastor.
Kiwanis members by the Eighty Ninth Congress count totals 103 with 22 in the Senate and 81 in the House. In Shafter, three Kiwanians serve on the city Council and local officials also belong to Kiwanis, highlighting a tradition of collective public service across government and community needs.
Norma Del Rio of 532 Hoffman Court reported a transistor radio taken from her apartment sometime before April 22, the date of the report, police said.
A blue 1963 two door Ford was taken from in front of Bob Townsend’s home at 579 Olive. The plate or number ENK-513 is noted. Police seek details or sightings of the vehicle.
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