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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1980
Page
13
In the Ozark foothills, a widow facing foreclosure by an eight hundred dollar mortgage receives charity from three traveling men. One stranger lends her the money, promising a receipt. Afterward the same man is robbed, revealing the benefactor as Jesse James in a tale that inspired the Rest of the Story.
Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr. announced October gasoline usage in California was the lowest for any October in four years at 922,126,960 gallons, 4.19 percent below October 1979 and 9.31 percent below October 1978. Year to date through October showed a 2.88 percent drop from 1979 and 4.61 percent from 1978, with tax revenues down $2.82 million from 1979. He attributed conservation measures and a shift to fuel-efficient cars as key factors.
A 1950 overview recalls William Lachenmaier becoming president of the Pacific Coast Trotting Association. Shafter Fire Department splits into four toy-delivery teams for needy children. Richland School gains desks and adds a 315000.00 bus to its fleet. An annual Richland PTA Christmas program fills the cafetorium. J Waldo Unruh named Maple Leaf Enterprises GM. Wesley Gorsching re-elected Shafter VFD chief.
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