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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1948
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Dewey Emerson will leave Shafter tomorrow for Oklahoma. They plan to be away a month visiting their respective fathers.
Mr and Mrs Bill Williams returning home at a ranch near Poplar School Sunday evening found a theft of a gun several chickens and three batteries. No suspect has been apprehended.
Shafter business houses will stay open until 8 p m next week to aid late Christmas shoppers. The extension was agreed by the beygeens Men's association and runs Monday December 20 through Thursday December 23 inclusive. On Friday December 24 stores close at 6 p m as usual for Christmas Eve.
A printed card lists greetings to Carl Jane Brown on December 15 Barbara Brown on December 19 Annie Greene Carr on December 19 and Mrs D M Steele with December unspecified in a civic or social notice.
Mr and Mrs R E Baldwin welcome a baby boy born December 9 at Wasco Maternity Home. Baldwin works as projectionist for the Shafter Panero theatres.
A vibrant New York fashion scene features Tina Leser presenting a bold collection that highlights square décolletage and modern silhouettes. Critics note the designer’s sharp line, luxe fabrics, and a confident, urban aesthetic that draws chic attention.
Shafter police chief John C. Reily announces a nationwide campaign to reduce 1949 Christmas to New Year traffic deaths. He warns drivers to avoid carelessness speed and drunk driving as California records 429 Christmas fatalities since 1941, with 91 deaths in 1946 alone over 72 hours.
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