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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
1
A reflective piece argues the Hiroshima bomb raises moral questions about science and power. It warns that reliance on fear and trust in humanity may be our best path to avoid annihilation, urging faith, hope, and charity as antidotes to the bomb’s threat.
The Webb Market at 686 Santa Fe Way reopened this week under E. O. Webb after his prior Post Office Market. the shop, formerly Smith Grocery, will offer meats fruits and vegetables as part of a resumed local business and community return.
Necessary petitions for the annexation of the Shafter district to the Dr Morris Mosquito Abatement district have been signed and await assessed value figures from the County Assessor before presentation to district directors. Figures are expected soon and the petition could go to the Dr Morris directors within weeks. The petitions were circulated by a Shafter Businessmen’s Association committee led by A. J. Hemingson.
A pictorial page highlights the Shafter-Lerdo sugar beet industry as a major local enterprise. Shafter business houses recognize the sector this week, with the sugar beet spread appearing on page seven of the Press issue. The piece underscores the district's diverse and productive agricultural capacity.
Richland School District Superintendent O. T. Olson is seeking seven of the 17 new faculty positions for the upcoming term. Twelve new classrooms have concrete poured and are awaiting structural steel, delaying construction progress.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Philip Horwith died at birth. Mrs Horwith is at Cottage Hospital in Oildale while Mr Horwith serves as news editor and advertising manager of the Shafter Press.
Hi Y team won a suspended game when Rio Bravo tied 7 7 after seven innings and Scales hit an eighth inning single to win. Hi Y sits first in the men’s league with wins over McFarland and McCs.
Charter night for the newly organized Wasco Rotary Club is scheduled for August 19 with preparations to entertain 350 Rotarians and their wives from district clubs. Shafter Rotary sponsors the Wasco club and handles evening arrangements. Officers include Clarence Annin as president with Loren Voth vice president Fred Pritschke secretary and other members listed.
Arnold Enns son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Enns of Shafte was taken to Mercy Hospital last Friday and remains very seriously ill. A popular member of the junior class the community mourns the serious turn in his health.
The Shafter Press invites a young veteran to join the G I training program to learn printing. Applicants gain an excellent trade and good wages during training. One veteran is known to apply. contact the Shafter Press at phone 765.
A Shafter couple credited the Shafter Press for a rapid house sale after their classified ad ran. The paper offers cheap advertising and quick results, with options to drop by or telephone ads at 765.
Shafter community leaders and residents urge Congressman Alfred Elliott to press federal housing agencies for immediate priorities to enable dozens of local families and ex servicemen to obtain homes. Builders report weeks of denial and new sales followed by evictions as permits hinge on priorities. The mayor and city officials send letters outlining acute housing shortage and urge swift relief.
Three absent voters' ballots in the Richland School bond election were counted. All three voted yes, bringing total yes to 61 and still 16 votes short of the two thirds needed to carry the pool and classroom bond issue.
The Sierra Theatre, largest Panero venue, held a grand opening in Delano on Tuesday night. It seats 673, giving Panero theatres in Delano a total of three. The company runs two theatres in Shafter, two in Wasco, one in McFarland, plus others in San Joaquin Valley towns. Frank Panero founded the chain over 25 years ago starting with a small movie in Delano.
A list of attendees including Calvin Cook Veda Adamson Ruby May Marjorie Joyce Kimmel and Mary joined numerous others at a church camp event. The readable fragment outlines a community gathering with several named participants and others unnamed.
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