This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1951
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Isaac Wilhite announce the birth of a baby boy weighing nine pounds four ounces at 1 a.m. The Bill household welcomed a baby girl Friday August 1 at 4:25 p.m. at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield.
Members of the Ladies Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church packed 70 pounds of used clothing for Open Door Children's Home in Kentucky and three boxes for the Fred Ludwigs missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The group met last Thursday at noon with 14 attendees and will resume regular activities on the second Thursday in September.
The article notes California’s 1951 cotton crop expected to be the largest in state history due to high soil productivity and farmers’ efficiency. It cites lint yields of 805 pounds per harvested acre versus a 269.2 pound national average, and identifies the bale as strict middling 11/16 inch California Acala 4 42 from L. J. Golding and Sons of Kern County.
Mrs W L Overbey of Houston returned home after a two week visit with sister and Red Young family in North Shafter. Mrs John Strauss of Eureka visiting sister Mrs D J Honea. Strauss husband to join next week. surgery planned at Mercy Hospital. Verlin Mouser and family and Richard Moore family left for a vacation in Sequoia National Park. Mrs P J Richerd’s sister Everet Wheat of Red Oak Oklahoma visiting Shafter for extended vacation. Jack Lane, son of Floyd Lane, returned to Shafter from Long Beach.
Local notices list families traveling for vacations and visits across California including trips to June Lake Cayucos Yosemite and Nebraska. Names include Mr and Mrs Raymond Sexton Jack Addington Mae Jackie G Anderson Jean Carol Gary Jerry Nancy Ghilarducci A W Northam Frank Johnsons Don na Bonnie Arliegh Johnsons Ed Schacht family Dan Bledsoe Oscar Bergman Harold Miller I Brizendine Kentling Boeing plant superintendent and M E Eidsen family.
The scene at Wheeler Ridge gin of Coberly West Company featured Paul Ellis, cotton buyer and director of the Fresno Cotton Exchange, acting as auctioneer during a lively bidding session.
Gribble states state law changes set entry ages for Maple School. The old rule allowed five year olds by September 1 to enter II grade. The new rule requires first grade enrollment at five years nine months by September 1. Parents enrolling after term opens should note the change.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.