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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1958
Page
4
The piece argues that freedom and success come from hard work and personal drive. It compares citizens to magnet molecules and urges collective effort in Shafter to achieve common goals, envisioning a faster path from birth to a meaningful interval of life.
Porter outlines how fire insurance often falls short as replacement costs rise. He notes 1937 and 1946 home values now require much higher coverage, urging a careful inventory and consultation with an agent to ensure policies meet current replacement costs.
A Philadelphia ad man touts newspaper ads over other media noting that retail sales rise with newspaper promotion. He cites a cat that earned eight million dollars in three months from an ad spend under one hundred thousand and argues small towns match big cities.
A Walden New York Citizen Herald piece notes a shift from 100 to 250 "wer" to sustain a combat plane and a 110 pound woman to the corner store. A Brighton Pennsylvania News Tribune fragment cites doctors in municipally run Vienna jitals seeking higher pay while patients faced stays.
Earnest Long surveys Shafter retail scene highlighting lower prices vs nearby papers. He cites upcoming openings Anderson Motor Parts and Topper’s, a Back to School sale, and dine out shifts as August’s clearance period. He ends urging readers to use Want Ads for selling surplus foods.
A Chamber meeting discussed possible annexations to the city with Reiker and Edwards tracts listed among the prospects. Local resident J. B. Honey reported bringing home the first deer of the season last Sunday.
George B. Keyzers, owner and publisher of the Delane Record, writes from Shafter praising the Kern County newspaper and inviting Robert Shafter to visit. He reflects on his own years of publication, offers help, and notes the town's improving press. The letter shows mutual support between local publishers and a positive view of Shafter.
A brief item from Shafter Press notes a donation offer for ambulance subscription services directed to Bob and Peggy Evans. The fragment indicates a community solicitations effort and donor contact.
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