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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1958
Page
2
The piece questions public schooling and college instruction on pride in the country and suggests graduates push for government control or socialism. It contrasts free enterprise with socialism and asks if officials reflect a distorted education, proposing a focus on founding ideals over social theories.
The season's office parties raise crash risk as celebrations end and people drive home unfit. Warnings from the National Council and Traffic Safety Commissions urge businesses to curb or cancel parties during holidays to prevent highway fatalities and irreparable loss.
A discussion favors another parcel post rate rise with minimal delay. It notes July price hikes and argues users should cover full costs. The piece cites deficits since 1926 and estimates indirect annual costs around 200 million dollars for 1957.
The National Foundation rebrands as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and expands the March of Dimes campaign in January. It targets arthritis and birth defects alongside polio, urging donors to support this broader fight. The 1959 observance aims for universal backing amid ongoing polio efforts.
In the South a string of bombings targets houses of worship and schools. Citizens demand severe punishment for culprits and warn that groups may target more organizations if left unchecked. The editorial calls for action and condemns terror tactics.
An article urges community action on urban blight in Shafter. It defines blight as a citywide issue, outlines urban renewal levels like conservation rehabilitation and redevelopment, and details seven elements for a workable federal funded plan with citizen involvement. It ends by urging local participation and announcing next week’s focus on implementing the plan.
The Dalke home on Calloway street hosts visitors from Yale South Dakota San Diego and other places for Christmas. Pat Cornell returns from Oakland to be with her mother Amelia Cornell and Emil Stoller twins LaVonne and LaVolle plan to bring friends home from college. The Wilcoxon family plans a large Christmas with all children home. Don Murfin and family travel to Colorado to visit Mrs. Murfin’s parents. Alice Jensen appeared on Don Rodewald’s KERO Channel 10 show. Wayne Horn hosts guests including Harold Payne and Lt James Easton from Fort Sill.
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