Fall school items include panties and clutch bags
Classified notice lists nylon tricot panties in sizes 7 to 14 years in white and colors and clutch bags for school Miss. Fall colors, new with 10 percent added, by Trimfit in white and colors.
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1959
Page
9
Employment records show record totals for July nationwide
Director of Industrial Relations reports total employment at 5 874 000 in July, up 11 000 from June and 220 000 year over year. Manufacturing adds 102 000 as a partial year rise. trade government and services add more jobs. California labor force totals 6 119 000, up 22 000 from June and 108 000 from July 1958. Unemployment at 4.0 percent, vs 5.9 percent a year ago and 3.6 percent in July 1957. Steel strike impact not yet visible in mid month figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fall irrigation guidance for cotton growers
Cotton growers should stop irrigation during the first week of September with exceptions. Heavy soils should cease in the last week of August to avoid verticillium wilt. Some soils may need irrigation as late as September 10, but fall irrigation promotes bull rot and disease, damaging yield and fiber quality.
Milk Bottle Invention By Dr Thatcher In 1884
Dr Harvey D Thatcher of Potsdam New York invented the familiar milk bottle in 1884. The note records the creation as a milestone in dairy packaging credited to Thatcher and his residence in Potsdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey D. Thatcher
Potsdam
New York
Budget notes show Richland School District reserve balances
The 1958-59 budget lists a general reserve of 72789 with a 31789 increase from the prior year and future surpluses of 20000 and 25000 for new needs. Trustees face rising costs and consider pay as you go funding limits while plans for a plant remain dependent on surpluses to cover ongoing payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School District
General Reserve
Kern County Leads In Housing Growth Since 1950
Kern County has built over 23,000 homes since 1950, with a total of 93,764 homes now recorded. The Board of Trade notes a 35.4 percent rise from 69,943 in the 1950 census and cites seven month activity totaling 1,584 new homes valued at 18,546,597, signaling steady growth and economic prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Board
Kern
Clifton Clemens
Houchins Blood Mobile to Visit Shafter Next Wednesday
The Houchins blood mobile will be in front of the Veterans Memorial Hall in Shafter from 12 30 to 5 30 p m to aid blood donations. About 30 quarts are needed. The state division of fish and game says dove season opens statewide on Saturday September 3 before sunrise and runs to October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terites
Houchins Blood Mobile
Shafter
Veterans Memorial Hall
Janzen
State Division of Fish and Game
Services Held August 17th For P Ht Dirksen
Peter Henry Dirksen a Kern County resident of thirty five years died Friday August 14 at age sixty. Funeral services were announced for August 17 with details of the obsequies left to the family. Dirksen left a public service record and was survived by relatives in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Ht. Dirksen
Kern County
Peter Henry Dirksen
Shop With Shafter Merchants Supports City Growth
Local promotion sees residents spending at Shafter merchants boosting the town’s economy and funding community projects. Shafter Chamber reports increased sales and improved storefronts as funds flow back into public services and events.
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