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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1957
Page
12
The piece argues Sputniks shifted world focus from Cold War brinkmanship to scientific progress. It urges speedier missile research, expanded scientific advisory roles, and major education reforms to match or surpass Soviet advances. It warns world leadership and peace depend on coordinated action and decisive policy.
Immigrant parents from the Old Country clash with American ideas about career choice. Yvette and Hans Weisner arrange for their son Emile to study a path to support the family business, shaping his life work while he learns among peers in Massachusetts.
Emile failed to graduate after repeated subjects and years. His parents insisted on a clothing career, while Emile longed to be a veterinarian. After being kept from his chosen path, he eventually becomes a general manager in a lumber company with limited earnings prospects.
The Capitol stands 287 feet while the Press Club is 140 feet and the Munsey Trust Building reaches 160 feet. James Hoban designed the White House after a Dublin model, with Washington not living there until after its cornerstone in 1792. The Senate chamber measures 113 ft 3 in by 80 ft 3 in. the House is 139 ft by 93 ft.
The legendary Red Grange told a crowd that end-zone seats offer better views to watch plays unfold. In related sports news, the Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America named Red Sox slugger Ted Williams for an honor.
A community column presents reminiscences from readers. A nurse recounts a purse loss and safe return after a roadside stop warned by authorities. The piece also recalls a frontier coffee grinding device and memories of family prayers for protection from Edith Boutwell and others, inviting further submissions.
An outdoor essay by Gamera extols solitude in nature while warning of dangers. It urges learning from others, sticking to familiar territory, and avoiding solo treks into unknown areas due to slips, hidden water, and the risk of getting lost.
Pattern advertisement describes No 1420 with PHOTO GUIDE for sizes 14 16 18 20. Mentions bust 34 and fabrics yardage for 35 inch center 2% yards. Notes quick to knit and trim with white pompoms and mentions No 295 knit sizes medium large.
A poor old woman visits a church during a rainstorm and secretly takes coins from the collection plate. The minister notices, replaces each coin, and later reveals the woman is a wealthy widow in disguise testing ministers. She donates seventeen thousand to build a new church.
Thom. Ast by Lyn Connelly appears as byline credit in a brief local notice or column item. The fragment preserves the author name and partial headline style typical of a mid era newspaper card.
The Peatman survey names Cole Porter’s True Love as the top radio TV tune for the year ending July 1 1957 with Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly’s recording on the charts. Janice Harper earns best new vocalist while talk of a Tommy Dorsey road band stirs speculation.
A collection of simple holiday recipes and ideas. Includes sugared walnuts boiled in sugar and cinnamon, a cinnamon apricot drink, vanilla pudding filled shells with spiced juice garnished with orange slices, and red and green popcorn ball decorations.
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