Nine Years Ago Softball Tie at Rio Bravo
From the Shafter Press recall of August 24 1950 tying four way in men s softball with Rio Bravo W Power Club and Frank Russell s American Legion set to play to break the tie Pentecostal Church of God of America district convention in Southern California drew 1000 plus followers Rev C S Greenmayer Buena Park led event Safe way ad features spareribs at 30c per lb.
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Rio Bravo
Power Club
Frank Russell
American Legion
Pentecostal Church of God of America, Inc
California
C. S. Greenmayer
Buena Park
Safeway
Misconceptions Over Water Program Highlighted by Farm Bureau
Kern County Farm Bureau backs Water Problems chairman Allen Bottorff plan to visit all state areas for closer liaison with Farm Bureau leaders. He urges eliminating 160 acre limits and other un-economic restrictions, and questions state project cost allocations and pricing formulas. Traffic pattern guidance from National Automobile Club closes the piece.
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Kern County Farm Bureau Executive Board
Water Problems
Allen Bottorff
Bottorff
Farm Bureau
Editorially Speaking on Corporate Support for Higher Education
Corporate gifts to colleges rose from 40 million in 1953 to 136 million last year and are expected to reach 150 million in 1959. The American Economic Foundation cites two motivations: business needs trained manpower and preserving educational opportunity. A third factor is keeping education free from federal bureaucrats and political dictates.
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United States
American Economic Foundation
Man at the Lathe Warns on Inflation and Living Standards
President Eisenhower warned editors that inflation harms ordinary workers who save for pensions and insurance. He said forty years hence they must have a good living or lose confidence in government bonds and pensions. The speaker emphasized inflation erodes both material and human value.
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Eisenhower
United States
A Law That Saves Money From Parcel Post Limits
A 1951 law restricting size and weight of parcels moved between first class post offices has reduced costs by shifting large package business to private carriers. The Chamber of Commerce notes the subsidy still burdens taxpayers and warns against expanding limits, which would demand new facilities and higher government spending.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Parcel Post
Post Office
Hoffa Defends Labor Laws Amid Teamsters Racketeering Claims
In Washington Iowa Evening Journal, Jimmie Hoffa argues current labor laws suffice to permit ongoing activities by his Teamsters faction amid racketeering and extortion charges. Hoffa maintains enforcement is adequate and calls for no new restrictions.
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Washington
Iowa
Evening Journal
Teamsters Union
Jimmie Hoffa
Hoffa
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Shafter
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