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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1964
Page
5
Dick Zenk born in Eureka South Dakota moved to Shafter in 1927 and has served on the council a term. Tony Brown Navy veteran and business leader in Shafter since 1951 with family ties and civic posts. Henry C Hight longtime Shafter resident businessman and former Legion commander seeks council seat.
Evangelistic services begin Wednesday at 7 30 p m at 411 West Lerdo Street Shaffer Church of the Nazarene with Rev and Mrs Bob Mickey leading through February 23 No Saturday services and Sunday evenings at 7 p m Mrs Mickey a chalk artist will present illustrated talks for youth and accompany her husband’s singing Rev Leonard Hall is the church pastor Rev Mickey from La Junta Colo was converted to evangelism for the Nazarene faith
A veteran may receive both GI bill education benefits and a GI loan for housing. The law does not prohibit concurrent use. A widow with service connected compensation can work without losing benefits, though pension payments for non service connected cases have income limits. No passage of a “Long Bill” reinstating lapsed GI insurance policies has occurred.
Al Finkbeiner, born in Bradford Pennsylvania, moved to Shafter in 1938 to work as a plaster contractor. He joined the army and served from 1941 to 1942 before returning to civilian life.
Al, returning to Shafter, ran a service station 15 years before buying the United Cigar Store in 1960. He lives at 341 Cross Street, is a Mason and El Charaf Shrine Club member, serves on the Chamber of Commerce board for 15 years, and belongs to the American Legion and Kiwanis for the same period. He has 14 years on the Shafter Public Utility District board and four years as chief of volunteer service, stating he has no ax to grind.
Mrs Harriet Mason of the Shatter Branch Library displays Step Beyond the City a treasury of suburban living lore. The collection includes Alan Kings Anybody Who Owns His Own Home Deserves It and Milton Whites Listen the Red eyed Vireo plus Gladys Workmans Only When I Laugh Squarely Behind the Beavers and more. Home owners and nature lovers are invited to browse this light hearted guide to country living.
The California water project shifts toward recreation and wildlife, shaping funding from general taxes while exploring user fees. Public lands will line new lakes with parks along major reservoirs Castaic Cedar Springs Perris and Del Valle and satellite dams in Plumas County and the San Joaquin Valley.
The Shafter Press reports the largest volume of Shafter news in its history in this issue and urges casual readers to subscribe, signaling a milestone for local coverage.
Charlotte Busilaff explains grease stain removal for 100 percent cotton wash and wear. Pre treat with all purpose detergent on the stained area before hot washing and use dry cleaning fluid for fat soluble stains.
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