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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1958
Page
3
A group including the John Hanners will depart for Oklahoma on August 15, traveling from Los Angeles area and Pismo for the weekend prior. Travelers aim to reach the state for a planned visit.
Beginning Thursday September 4 1958 the U S Immigration and Naturalization Service Bakersfield California office in Room 315 Haberfelde Building 1706 Chester Avenue will be open weekly on Thursdays from 8 30 a m to 5 00 p m instead of Fridays.
The notice claims PG&E customers save 27 percent on utilities compared with non California cities and notes California rates are lower than 1936 levels. It highlights gas and electricity costs today are cheaper, urging continued use of energy for cost and convenience.
Glenn C. Cole becomes New Business Manager at Ace Ammonia Service Bakersfield after five years as Coberly West office manager. The expansion plan includes a chemical analysis lab at 340 Daniels Lane and remodeling of headquarters. Cole touted the firm’s farmer focused growth and new fertilizer insecticide testing initiatives.
Many workers of retirement age need not retire completely to receive monthly Social Security checks. If a worker aged retirement reaches 2080 or less in a year, payments may start after filing a claim. A county building briefing on August 19 from 9:30 to noon provides information, with Henry Friesen and Anna Alexander noted among visitors.
A column in Shafter recounts Roger with a Nebraska persona joining a new bank, Smiley Burnett admired for town spirit, Earl Johnson pegged as a candidate for a local team, and Ernie Hofman planning a new subdivision while helping with the paper. The piece blends community pride with upcoming projects and friendly banter.
Gordon C. Reed Jr. of Shafter has enlisted in the Navy as an Electronics Field Seaman Recruit after high marks on tests in Bakersfield and Los Angeles. Recruiter Calvin C. Hoffman announced the step during a weekly Shafter visit. Reed will undergo nine weeks of training, return home on leave, then attend Navy schooling.
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