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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
8
Mrs. Olson returns to Shafter after a six week program at San Francisco State College. She attended special sessions during the summer and arrived Friday evening to resume local duties and activities.
California Taxpayers association released a study showing Shafter City government receipts for 1947 48 at 96495 up from 71223 in 1946 47. The report covers over 300 California cities and notes general revenue increases across the state.
The Automobile Club of Southern California reports 740 traffic fatalities in the first half of the year across 13 counties, with Kern County at 70 and Los Angeles at 347. This marks a 3 percent decrease from the 1948 first half total of 763 deaths, with Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties showing declines.
California's population now includes 1,750,000 veterans of all wars. The revised estimate increases World War II veterans to 1,350,000 while 400,000 are listed as veterans of other wars. Data come from veterans groups and state, county, and federal offices.
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