County Tax Rate Boosted by 30 Cents by Supervisors
The board of supervisors approved a countywide tax rate of $2.25 per $100 assessed value for the 1948-49 fiscal year, up from $1.95. The total budget exceeds last year by over 3.5 million dollars, totaling a record $17,609,336. Separate district rates were set for county government, salaries, library, road improvements, and other line items, with additional special road improvement rates ranging from 0.03 to 0.10.
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Board of Supervisors
Oaly
Birthday Party for Linda Heindricks Celebrated
A seventh birthday party was held for Linda Heindricks daughter of Mr and Mrs Doug Heindricks on Tuesday. More than twenty four guests attended and gave gifts while games such as Drop the Hanky Lemonade and Rotten Egg were played followed by cake jello punch and watermelon refreshments. Guests included Mary Maynard Bobbie and Donnie Heindricks Jean Nickels Jerry Nickels and his younger brother Mary Monarch Ginger Wakefield Mrs Wakefield Lola Nickels Tonke Nickels and Mrs Winterfield.
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Linda Heindricks
Doug Heindricks
Mary
Maynard
Bobbie
Donnie Heindricks
Jean Nickels
Jerry Nickels
Mary Monarch
Ginger Wakefield
Wakefield
Lola Nickels
Tonke Nickels
Winterfield
What un American means in a free democracy
The piece explains un American as opposition to individual dignity and rights. It condemns secret police, censorship, oppression, and discrimination. It counters with belief in the Bill of Rights, equal protection, free elections, and equal worth of all people to teach children what it means to be good Americans.
45 Feet in the Air Is the Crew's
A brief item notes the crew achieving a notable height milestone. The snippet mentions the crew involved and the airward feat, reflecting a small highlight within a larger page.
Picnic at Rasco Stores District Two Draws 86
Rasco Co held an all day picnic at Sendess Grove near late Sunday. Eighty six people attended including eight from Shafter. The event featured a pot luck lunch with cake and ice cream by district superintendent Wm. Robert Reaney Senior. Baseball led the entertainment with other games also played. Attendees from Shafter included Mr and Mrs Reaney Mrs Steve Roberts Miss Anna Fleishauer Elsie Brown Peggy Nik(el) Miss Jimmie Faye Witcher and Mr Jimmie Grumbles.
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Rasco Co
Sendess Grove
Shafter
Robert Reaney
Bob Reaney
Shatterites
Reaney
Steve Roberts
Anna Fleishaurer
Elsie Brown
Peggy Nikkel
Jimmie Faye Witcher
Jimmie
Back-To-School Party Hosted By Vernon Unruh
Vernon Unruh hosted a back-to-school party at his home Tuesday night with high school students as guests. The group played outdoor games and enjoyed sandwiches and punch. Guests included Barbara Steele Martha Holt Tim Holt Ernest Hughes Willis Smith Lee Wilson Arleta Height Jo Ann James and Faye Ellen Kilgore.
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Vernon Unruh
Barbara Steele
Martha Holt
Tim Holt
Ernest Hughes
Willis Smith
Lee Wilson
Arleta Height
Jo Ann James
Faye Ellen Kilgore
Surprise Housewarming for Benders At Ash and Powell
A Sunday night surprise housewarming for Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Bender drew about 40 guests at their new home on the corner of Ash and Powell streets. The group pooled for a single gift a floor lamp. Attendees enjoyed sandwiches and cake amid merriment including a donkey pinning game. August Bender won a prize. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Vaux of Kingsburg.
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Leon A. Bender
Ash and
Powell Streets
August Bender
Melvin Vaux
Kingsburg
New garbage wagon in use with marked improvements
The new garbage collecting wagon is now in use and shows quicker collection, reduced odor, faster service, and cleaner operations, according to city officials.
Mrs Fast Heads Home From Los Angeles Trip
Mrs Anna Fast left for an indefinite stay in Los Angeles with two daughters Mrs H H Nikkel and Mrs Henry Freishaurer. She returned to Shafter Wednesday morning after failing to find suitable living quarters.
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Fast
L. A
Anna Fast
Los Angeles
H. H. Nikkel
Henry Freishaurer
Shafter
Shafter Man Escapes Road Camp After Sentencing
Carl Grant of Shafter, 34, 6 feet 3 inches, 180 pounds, escaped from a road camp where he had been sentenced to 180 days a few days after his August 12 arrest.
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Carl Grant
Shafter
Bender Visit Marks Kingsburg House-Warming
Virginia Bender stayed a week with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Vaux in Kingsburg following a visit to celebrate a house-warming for Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Bender. Subscribe to the Shafter Press.
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Bender
Virginia Bender
Kingsburg
Melvin Vaux
Leon A. Bender
Shafter
Church Worker Clara Bell Fenderson Begins First Day
Clara Bell Fenderson, secretary in the young people’s department of the Seventh Day Adventist Church conference, left Shafter over a week ago and started her first real working day on Tuesday after a brief learning period.
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Young People’s Department
The
Seventh-Day Adventist Church Conference
Clara Bell Fens
Fenderson
Shafter
Lebec Peach Season Canning Spree Near Lebee
Mrs. Robert Holmes and her children visited Lebee on Monday to see her sister Mrs. Joe Hensen and have since spent the week canning peaches reflecting a busy peach season in the area.
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Robert Holmes
Lebee
Joe Hensen
Holmes
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Cece
Catherine Conrad Edwards
Shaffer
P. G. and
California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Creter
NC Ees
Folger Coffee
Best Foods Mayonnaise
Betty Crocker
Bell Peppers
Libby
del Monte
PEAS
Tom
S'rkraut
HEINZ
Elberta
Tomatoes
Zic
del Monte Sliced
Sr. Pickles
Orag
Cunarey
Anne
Apple Se
Ros
Central Marke
Rasco Stores
Fsmp Co
Shafter Man
Lebec
Bill” Young
WASCO
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