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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1953

Page

3

Flower Show To Feature Garden School

The Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona runs Sept 18 to Oct 4 with a new educational focus in floriculture. Victor C. Pekney outlines ground covers labeled with care details, new plant containers, garden sculpture, fencing, screens, and a large nursery section plus a tropical fern waterfall and expanded outdoor living displays.

Los Angeles Pomona Victor C. Pekney Great Gallery of Flowers California

Shafter Delegates Attend Nazarene Camp Meeting at Buena Park

Shafter church members traveled to a Nazarene camp meeting at Buena Park near Santa Cruz last week and returned Sunday. Delegates included Arch Matheson and wife, J T Badgett and wife and family, Lanham Forehand and family, Herman Osborn and family, Frank Baze and Pat, Robert Lowder, Danny Lovett, and Rev J A McNaught with wife.

Shafter Nazarene Buena Park Santa Cruz Arch Matheson J. T. Badgett Lanham Herman Osborn Frank Baze Pat Robert Lowder Danny Lovett J. A. McNaught

James Holt Heads to Oregon for Three-Week Work Period

James Holt of McCrumb Lane left Sunday to work in Oregon for three weeks, departing for a short assignment.

James Holt McCrumb Lane Oregon

Lieutenant Nicol Writes Parents Of Korean Injuries Before Truce

A 1st Lt Donald W Nicol informs his parents that he was wounded days before the Korean truce. He says the injuries are slight and he remains on the hill with a stiff leg for a time. Nicol notes his unit 179th Infantry of the 45th division has fought since late December, with prior wounds March 5 and a Japan hospital stay.

Nicol Donald W. Nicol Walter Nicol Christmas Hill Poverty Knob Bloody Ridge 179Th Infantry Japan

KWSO Jamboree Broadcast Highlights Scout Impressions

KWSO will air a special broadcast from Shafter featuring scouts and leaders who attended the 3rd National Jamboree at Irvine Ranch near Santa Ana July 17 to 23. The program Friday August 14 at 4 20 p m includes Bill Siemens Leonard Johnson Fred Mason Bob Strauss Don Isaac Siemens Jr Panero Neufeld Wayne Siemens and Gerald Bender detailing Jamboree highlights.

Irvine Ranch Santa Ana KWSO Shafter Bill Siemens Leonard Johnson Fred Mason Bob Strauss Don Isaac R Siemens

Kyle Hill Returns on 10 Day Pass from Fort Campbell

Kyle Hill, 18, son of Mrs. Lorene Hill of 619 Manuel Ave, arrived home Sunday on a 10 day pass from Fort Campbell Kentucky where he serves with the paratroopers. He will finish three weeks of training at Fort Benning Georgia and expects to be sent overseas. His mother, visiting relatives in Gaffney South Carolina, will stay in the East for another month.

Kyle Hill Lorene Hill Manuel Ave Fort Campbell Fort Benning Gaffney S.C East

Cotton family departs to Oregon bean harvest

Mr and Mrs Walter R Cotton and their sons of 1065 Alamo Street left last week to work in the Oregon bean harvest.

Walter R. Cotton

Eugene Strauss Returns From Texas Two-Week Leave

Pvt. Eugene Strauss arrives home last Friday for a two week leave from Fort Bliss El Paso. He is a medical technician in service for a year and is married to Darlene Fenderson of Orange Avenue.

Eugene Strauss Isaac Strauss Poplar Avenue Fort Bliss el Paso Tex Strauss Darlene Fenderson C. E. Fenderson Orange Avenue

Snap Bean Acreage Largest in History in California

California will devote about 2200 acres to snap beans for canning and processing this year, the largest in state history. Golden State growers plant nearly 50 percent more than last year, according to Dr. Glenn Cunningham of American Can Co. research. National acreage up about five percent. Projections based on reports from 38 states.

California Golden State Glenn Cunningham American Can Co R. Cunningham

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