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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1954
Page
3
Rolf Jacobsen Jr. narrowly escaped serious injuries after a Sunday car crash on the Lucas Valley overpass near San Francisco. His vehicle plunged 45 feet, rammed the steering post through the top, and pancaked the frame, leaving him with only minor cuts and bruises.
An exploration of the school trustee role emphasizing service over pay. It notes trustees receive no compensation, cannot engage in business with the district, and often sacrifice personal business interests to fulfill duties. The piece argues trustees seek public service rather than political gain.
The code prohibits board membership as a political stepping stone. Trustees spend about 50 hours yearly in meetings and serve 400000 Americans by guarding the public school as a democratic instrument. They ensure laws and state rules are followed, set policy, and appoint the superintendent.
Teddy French, young son of Mr and Mrs Ted French of the Modern Market, is convalescing at home this week after an appendicitis operation.
Mathilda Dirksen of Shafter plans to marry Cornelius Dirksen in Grass Valley on Monday. The couple rekindled a romance begun in 1896 in Canada after Cornelius proposed. he had earlier matched with Mathilda’s sibling Jake, who died in 1946. A farewell party at Adventist school cafeteria honored the bride-to-be, with gifts and a potluck dinner.
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