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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1955
Page
4
Dick Southwick and Bob Som a eens received special awards at a club dinner for selling the most Community Sunday calendars. Jack Stepp listed the fundraiser netting over 600 dollars to support civic groups including a Boy Scout troop and Camp Fire Girls. Dancing followed the introductions as the Meltones Orchestra provided music.
Pvt. C Hughes, wife Lavina of 200 W Lerdo Hwy, will take part in Exercise Surf Board along the U S western coast from March 21 to 26. His unit the 38th Regimental Combat Team will attack an underground aggressor missile installation in the Santa Lucia mountains and support an amphibious landing on San Simeon beaches. Hughes, son of Mr and Mrs C H Hughes of 137 Orange Street, is a clerk typist in the signal corps and entered the Army in February 1954 after basic training at Fort Ord California.
Shafter juniors and seniors will attend University Day at the University of Redlands with 8 a.m. registration. The event promises insight into all fields of study and includes dormitory living for the day. The note mentions the first timber reserve in the United States established in 1891 in Wyoming at 1,239,000 acres.
Three youths stole a car causing a city power outage lasting over an hour after a skidding crash into a light pole. Patrolmen Mayberry and Hamilton chased them to James street. all three were taken to Kern County Juvenile Home in Bakersfield and admitted prior theft charges in City, about 160 miles southeast. The damaged vehicle fled from Witcher at Lerdo highway intersection.
Perry reports a road coating that reduces slipperiness and headlights glare at night. A second 1955 budget item will fund repair and maintenance of 60 miles of streets and county roads between Shafter and Wasco at an estimated cost of about 53 dollars.
Samuel B. Stewart vice president and general counsel of Bank of America will address Kern County Signing Officers Association at a February 24 dinner in Bakersfield. Bank officers from Arvin Bakersfield Shafter Taft Wasco and Oildale will attend.
California reports a 24.9 percent fall in crossing deaths in 1954 compared with 1953. The Public Utilities Commission notes 130 fatalities at grade crossings in 1954 versus 173 in 1953, with 2,142 accidents and 723 injuries.
The article explains selecting reading books by difficulty to fit each group. It cites Dr. Emmett Betts who defines frustration level as missing over 10 percent of words and 95 percent word familiarity as the instructional level. For recreation reading, easier text is advised for enjoyment.
A community fund drive encourages residents to donate through their local Heart Association or via H E A R T posted at the Post Office. The campaign runs through February with nationwide support and local outreach.
Two year old Kieth Gloeckler of Mr and Mrs Dan Gloeckler has been sick since Monday February 14 with measles We wish the child a speedy recovery Cassia buds are the dried immature fruits of the Cassia tree and flavor resembles cinnamon bark
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