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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1958
Page
9
A man was hospitalized for observation and treatment at San Joaquin Valley Hospital then discharged early last week. He plans to have surgery within six weeks at the same facility.
Reverend Far mer and his wife left Sunday for Los Angeles on a business trip. Reverend Far mer serves as pastor of the Assembly of God church and is replacing Mrs Mild red Mara who recently became pastor of the Quartz Hill church.
The piece notes scabiosa pin cushions sweet williams and dianthus Pinks thrive in slightly alkaline soil. They vary as annuals or perennials, tolerate full sun, bloom from warm weather into fall, with colors from deep pink to rose. Thrift Sea Pinks make good ground cover. plants spread by grasslike foliage and form bright rock garden patches.
The excerpt lists names such as Carol L. Robertson, Janice Blumkin, and others, followed by gardening notes on pink varieties. It describes patches that may be dug and reset, and discusses cottage pinks, Chinese pinks, Deltoides, and woods varieties. It notes heights from 6 to 15 inches and advises spacing and soil tolerance for bedding or ground cover use.
Federal Bureau of Reclamation officials led by B P Bellport discuss an Eastside Investigation for the San Joaquin Valley. The study, in its first of three phases, could take three more years before feasibility reports are prepared. Engineers J P Head and Edward Morgan say the plan would deliver 1.5 to 2 million acre feet annually from the Yuba and American rivers to areas south of the Chowchilla river, within the California Water Plan and not competing with the Feather River Project. Preliminary work suggests no water exchanges would be needed, though some exchanges might be desirable in certain cases.
Friends and parish members report Father Patrick Breslin is recovering well after a recent heart attack. He remains at Mercy Hospital under medical care for about one to two more weeks and is able to be up and about.
Mr. Erwin Shrier explains mental illness as abnormal behavior affecting the whole person and notes that temporary irrational or unrealistic acts are not illness. He defines illness as persistent unusual behavior and states Mental Health Week runs April 27 to May 3 with Bell Ringers visiting homes on May 5 for contributions.
Eighteen far advanced tuberculosis cases were detected in 778 X rays taken at the Kern County Jail since March after installing the unit. Incoming prisoners are routinely X rayed. hospitalized cases are treated to prevent spread. James Moquist notes high inmate incidence and urges yearly TB checks.
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