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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1959
Page
3
A narrator extols the role of women in supporting men in work, noting Peggy and Babe as tireless partners in the newspaper and printing business. He defends women’s contributions, contrasts busy lives with domestic ease, and ends with a bank teller’s joke on the meaning of normal.
State Controller Alan Cranton reports January highway users tax apportionments totaling 27.94 million. The split allocates 18.40 million to the State Highway Fund for highways, 2.68 million to the State Highway Fund for cities, and 6.86 million to counties, with this county receiving 155,960.38. The distributions rise 965,579 or 38.58 percent from December and up 1,227,470 or 4.60 percent from January 1958.
A Kern County focus highlights Shot guns on Sunday by J. E. Doctor describing the 1903 Bakersfield killing of gunman James McKinney. The shelf list includes numerous fiction titles such as Among the Stars and And the Rose as well as nonfiction works on gardens, history, education, and film making from publishers and organizations nationwide.
Kern County Land Company reports 1958 estimated net income from California oil and gas operations after federal taxes but before exploration costs at 11.92 million dollars. The 1957 figure was 13.05 million dollars, indicating a drop in earnings year over year.
A report notes that beavers kept in captivity have been known to live up to 19 years. Researchers cite longevity records and discuss factors affecting lifespan in controlled environments.
W L Smith chairman of the County ASC warns cotton farm operators to choose between the (a) regular allotment and the (b) 40 percent larger allotment by March 16. If no choice is made, the (a) allotment applies for 1959. Operators with multiple farms must pick one option for all farms.
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