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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1949
Page
2
Editorial recalls George Washington on the 217th anniversary of his birth. It portrays him as a bold leader of the Continental Army and a pivotal chairman at the Constitutional Convention, arguing time reveals his true stature and devotion to the country.
A reminiscence recounts unusual cleaning jobs once done at a Dial Cleaners shop. The speaker reflects on odd tasks and the curious items encountered, capturing local workday quirks and memories from a past era.
Nation’s 2,000,000 Boy Scouts completed a year of service collecting 500,000 pounds of food for the Friendship Train 1 905 000 pounds of clothing and 781 000 000 pounds of paper They gathered 125 000 books for the armed forces and overseas libraries painted 336 air identification markers donated over 100 000 to Community Chest drives distributed 5 000 000 pieces of literature planted over 1 000 000 trees grew gardens and started a Junior Marshall Plan to help people abroad The slogan Strengthen the Arm of Liberty frames their aims for the year ahead.
Classified notice indicates a Whitman model J power cement finisher plus miscellaneous cement tools for sale. Contact number 5493 from Shafter Press. Price 90 cents.
The Central Valley Project aims to move Sacramento River water to the San Joaquin Valley to support two thirds of arable land with the majority of water, a federal Bureau of Reclamation effort begun in 1937 after state plans since 1921. Completion could occur in two years, affecting population and regional development.
The article discusses collaboration with the federal Bureau of Reclamation in a broad water conservation program. It highlights large underground reservoirs as key elements of the Central Valley Project and notes opposition to parts of the plan. It cites falling water tables saltwater intrusion into the delta and floods as core issues intensified from 1921 to 1931.
A playful notice on the value of a telephone call highlighting its varied outcomes from routine to life saving. It notes that despite high prices, a small investment continues to offer bargains and repeated usefulness.
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