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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1947
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Pipkin visited his parents the William Pipkins in Bakersfield recently confirming family ties amid a warm hometown gathering.
James B. Black announces Pacific Gas and Electric plans a five year program totaling 300 million dollars to expand transmission and distribution and add about one million horsepower. Two new Feather River powerhouses seek Federal Power Commission license as total output tops 3.5 million horsepower by 1951.
Mrs Helen Holmes welcomed Mr and Mrs Ole Byland of Compton as weekend visitors. The group took a trip to Sequoia on Saturday.
Shafter residents are invited to a three night weekly adult recreation program at the high school gym from 7 to 9 pm. Dan Bledsoe directs Tuesday sessions for volleyball and other games, Waymire leads boxing on Wednesday, and Lowell Todd oversees basketball on Thursday with matches against a county team or other opponents.
Mr and Mrs Fred Senn announce their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Ray Fast have moved back to Shafter from Port Hueneme where they had been living.
California’s cotton output is projected at 435000 bales in 1946, up 35 percent from 1945. The national crop is seen at 8482000 bales, about one third below the 10 year average and near the 1921 low.
Mrs. Les Hobson recently returned from a visit of several days with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs. Ralph Locke at Santa Monica.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Linda were the dinner guests of Kenneth Pipkin during the week prior, with a brief social visit recorded.
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