Editorial Policy and Vision for Shafter Press Transformation
A new Shafter newspaper outlines its independent policy under co publishers with differing party backgrounds. It pledges fair news coverage, avoidance of libel, and two sided debate while aiming to serve Shafter Kern County and California. The piece also promises gradual format changes and invites reader input to build a better community paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bec
Democratic Party
Shafter
Kern County
California
Sures Oee
Paul Newell
Shafter Local News Highlights From 1949 to 1954
A retrospective listing multiple local happenings from August dates across years. Bank of America building set to open in 1949. sports wins and park events in Chicago. Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District plans and tax studies. Kern street facelift and Richland Pool exhibit. Lerdo Highway work. pest control efforts. CVP distribution paving. a new alfalfa seed plant. city budget and tax rate notes. cotton harvest timing. census considerations. irrigation distribution approval. school district governance changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of America
Robert Neuman
Caroll Dale
Sportsman’s ‘Park
Chicago
Store
Shafter
Shafter-Wasco
California Taxpayer’s Association
Kern Street
Richland Pool
B. Stringhams
Canada
Lerdo Highway
Highway 99
M 5
Nothrup, King and Co
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation
Kern
Shafter Press welcomes new publishers Evans family
Letter from California publishers and industry figures welcomes R. Robert Evans and Peggy Evans after acquiring The Shafter Press. Messages praise community service, growth potential, and thanks from representatives of California and New York publishing circles. A Scot living in London seeks reader help for a pen friend club between American and British youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro Associate Services, Inc
New York
R. Robert Evans
Shafter Press
Evans
The
Press
Shafter
California
Bob James
R. Robert Evans, Esq
Calif
Edinburgh
London
America
Shafter Welcomes Editors With Friendly City Cheer
A travel feature praises Shafter California during a 27 000 mile tour across the U S Canada and Cuba noting the town’s welcoming attitude and visible civic spirit The piece highlights a proactive Chamber of Commerce active city government and service clubs while contrasting cheerful slogans with genuine hospitality and optimism for future cooperation by publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
Shafter
Howdy
Chamber of Commerce
Call for bids on Friant Kern project in Shayter area
A 1955 item notes a bid call dated August 4 for Friant Kern work in Shayter region. It also reports Sol Camp’s horse Scott Frost winning the 1955 Hambletonian at Goshen New York. A $27,924 contract was awarded for a new SWID home on CV Highway near Kimberlina. The season ends with prices for spuds dipping due to surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friant-Kern
Shayter
Sol Camp
Hambletonian
Goshen
New York
Scott Frost
CV Highway
Kimberlina
Blois Joins Ace Ammonia Staff After 21 Years With Cal Spray
Bob Blois, former Cal Spray representative and entomology graduate, joins Ace Ammonia in Bakersfield. The Nova Scotia native and Maryland farmer veteran will aid farmers with rapid advances in agricultural chemistry and holds industry ties with Cal Spray and Dow Chemical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Blois
Cat Spray
Ace Ammonia
Tom Ser Taber Ghaihar
Bob) Blois
Blois
California Spray Chemical Co
University of California At Berkeley
Entomological Society of America
Cal Spray
Dow Chemical Co
Midstate Chemical Co
Maryland
Midstate
Lindsay
Florida
California
Nova Scotia
San Joaquin Valley
Dinuba High School
Bakersfield
Kern County
Herbert R. Benham
Newell E. Johnson
Charles Wright Enlists for Navy Boot Camp
Charles Wright son of Mr and Mrs C L Wright of Madera former Shafter resident left July 23 for Navy boot camp in San Diego He attended Shafter schools and graduated from Shafter High in 1958 He is grandson of Mrs Alice Wooten and nephew of several Shafter families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wright
C. L. Wright
Madera
Shafter
Navy
San Diego
Wrights
Young Wright
Shafter High School
Wright
Alice Wooten
Kenneth Youngblood
Jesse Wooten
Charles Davis
Silas Kelly
California Leads Nation in Foreign Card Sales
California leads the nation in foreign card sales as Shafter merchants express appreciation for shoppers. Local merchants highlight strong customer interest and ongoing support from visitors and residents alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Excessive Flies Warn Kern County Residents
Leland W. Sumner director urges action to curb flies this spring and fall. He notes April May September and October bring peak fly numbers and cites yard breeding as the root cause. Sumner recommends hauling yard waste away promptly disposing manure to the garden spading it in and maintaining covered garbage cans to reduce breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Ers
Leland W. Sumner
Renae Sence
Sumner
Sanitation Division
Camping Vacation by the Wilson Family at Coffee Creek
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wilson spent two weeks camping with children Bob 11 Glen 10 and Christine 6 at Coffee Creek in the Trinity Alps near Redding. They enjoyed fishing riding and hiking during the pleasant retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Wilson
Bob
Glen
Christine
Wilsons
Coffee Creek
Trinity Alps
Redding
TV ca Na Clark Gable Doris Day Teacher's Pet
Studio listings show VistaVision features including Na Clark Gable Doris Day in Teacher's Pet and Nat King Cole Pearl Bailey in St. Louis Blues. Both titles appear for screening or broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark, Gable
Doris Day
VistaVision
Hell Canyon Outlaws at the Pierce Angeli CinemaScope
Fri and Sat listings feature Danny Kaye and Pier Angeli in Color CinemaScope as Dale Robertson and Rosanna Rory star in Hell Canyon Outlaws. Local patrons may catch the double bill with matinée and evening showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Kaye
Pier Angeli
Dale Robertson
Rosanna Rory Hell Canyon
Frantic Double Feature At VistaVision Opens Tuesday
On the new VistaVision program two films premiere with top names. George Gobel stars with Dianna Dors in Fraulein, while Mel Ferrer pairs with Canaer. Dorothy Malone co stars with Exrol Flynn in Too Much Too Soon and Anne Baxter with Richard Todd in Chase a Crooked Shadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gobel
Dianna Dors
Canaer
Mel Ferrer
Fraulein
Dorothy Malone
Exrol Flynn
VistaVision
Anne Baxter
Richard Todd
Also Mentioned on This Page
State OF California Governors Office
Sacramento
South Central Valley
Hiway Shafter
Tin and Holtville
Shafter Area
Roger C. Coryell
California Newspaper Publishers Association
San Francisco
Peggy
Los Angeles
Forthern
A. E. Gilbert
Goodwin J. Knight
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Shafter, California
E. R. Leach
Western Agency
Britain
Atlantic
Mr. H. Henry
Crawford Street
England
Central Valley Highway
Pioneer
LEGAL
Oflifornia
UGUST
Act OF Congress
Peggys, Evans
Editors and Publishers
Earnest Long
I. G. Tucker
J. G. Tucker
Tommy Tucker
Chrysler
Imperial
America’s Finest
Central Valley Hwy
Shatter
Phone Pioneer
Fairview
Walker ST
Shafter, Calif
TV Ca
Sun-Man
Ace Ammonia Service
McFarland & Delano
Ed Malm
Southwest
Gib Gibson
Arvin
Gerry Hunt
Wasco
Andy Anderson
Tom Tucker
Herbert Benham
Plateau
Den'ele Lan
Colorado A&m
University of California
Fresno State
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