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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1954
Page
5
Rev and Mrs E B Singer from Hemet visited for a few days in February 1936 at the home of their son J R Singer in Shafter and his family.
William J. Losh leads the California State Chamber of Commerce Roadside Cleanup Committee reporting growing momentum. He notes rapid California growth has outpaced trash facilities and that more roadside trash cans are now provided by the Division of Highways and supported by county Boards of Supervisors and related associations.
Seth Gordon announces William M Carah as California Department of Fish and Game public information officer. Carah, a native Californian and Chico State graduate, has worked for Sacramento papers and northern dailies and served three years as PIO for the U S Bureau of Reclamation in Sacramento. He and his wife live at 3421 Tembrook Priv e in Sacramento with two children.
A new method lets asphalt shingles in colors be used on low slope roofs as low as two inches per foot. Suitable for new roofs or renovations, it saves removing old material and adds insulation value. Two layers of felt protect the deck in cold areas, with each tab cemented to the one beneath it.
The final hot days of August and September bring dryness and wind that can damage trees. Deep weekly watering helps most trees, evergreen varieties need thorough irrigation at least once a week, and care with pests is advised. Promptly trim jagged branch stumps and reattach loose bark, and remove burned bark if trees were scorched by lightning. Consider decorative trees with berries and foliage for autumn color.
A dessert recipe from Western Beet Sugar Producers offers a lemon apricot custard with a meringue fold. Ingredients include unflavored gelatine eggs lemon juice sugar beet or cane sugar butter and apricot halves. Prepare custard over double boiler until thick, then fold with meringue and serve with whipped cream if desired.
Delinquent tax list for Shafter Public Utility District Kern County California for 1953 1954 taxes and/or assessments. Entries include numerous property owners with tract and lot numbers and amounts due plus notices of tax sale and related legal deadlines.
Shafter High School welcomes 212 students on the first day of the new term. Lunchroom staff including erine Kroeker and Mrs Elmer Engel maintain prices. Ina Bergman sustains library hours. Summer improvements include painted rooms and updated books, auditorium entrance tile, and new materials in the building.
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