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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
2
Interest in the California Centennials Commission motion picture grows as service clubs and women’s groups reserve screenings of California’s en echeungs in sound and color.
Public school data show major increases in 1947 48 in Kern County high school districts compared with 1946 47. The report compares average daily attendance, per pupil teacher salaries, and total current expenditures per pupil across larger districts in the county.
The California Centennials Commission presents a twenty minute film retelling the January 1848 discovery at Sutter’s Mill and the rush to California, highlighting Hollywood’s well known actors in the production.
Mr and Mrs Emanuel Mettler came back from Skagway Alaska after riding the Princess Kathleen from Vancouver. They were joined by friends from Lodi and Mr and Mrs Fred Schnaidt of Shafter and took side trips over White Horse Pass and the Yukon route via train and ship portions.
National Service Life Insurance special dividend forms for 16 million current and former policyholders will be available August 29. Government Printing Office prints 70 million forms and will distribute through post offices VA offices and veterans service organizations. Unit records show over 22 million premium cards microfilmed as part of the dividend operation.
Shafter buzzes with green 강조 as Neufeld's Auto Parts finishes a repair and Modern Market gains a new exterior coat. Local chatter centers on annexing adjoining neighborhoods to boost city population figures and funding. Town witnesses rapid construction including Justesen's, Sprouse-Reitz, Nazarene church edifice, Gunnarson's Jewelry display upgrade, and a new window. A Johnson-Neuman Dept. Store mannequin terrifies a newcomer, while Jerry's Steak House at Five Points advertises 4:30 am opens.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson were Thursday evening dinner guests at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Neuman. After a chicken barbecue the two couples attended the Fresno Bakersfield ball game.
Growers of raisin grapes are called to nominate members and alternates for District No. 18 on the 46 member Raisin Advisory Board. The Delano meeting at 8:00 p.m. at Delano High School Auditorium aims to represent Kern and all Southern California counties including Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. A second session is planned in Riverside County for southern California producers though desert grapes are often sold fresh rather than dried.
Seedless Sultana and Muscat grapes and Zante currants may join the Kern meeting where Delbert Harris, Kern County farmer and raisin producer, will act as chairman. After selecting the advisory board, the group will nominate a 14 man administrative committee to run the program, with appointments announced by the Secretary of Agriculture.
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