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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1959
Page
4
Statistics show 1958 paralytic polio cases rose from 1957 with 5 563 total cases. Only 12.7 percent of victims had three vaccine shots, urging parents to vaccinate now and boost protection before summer. Dr. Leroy Burney led a meeting of 30 health officials to plan outreach.
Amateur photographers in Shafter and Kern County are invited to submit photos for a society meeting on March 17 at the Kern Museum. Entries are due March 6 with rules copies available at the museum. Ralph Kreiser notes the effort aims to spark youth interest in science.
A recent survey shows readers want expanded coverage based on polls and would trade some other news content to obtain it. The results suggest a shift toward data driven reporting and frequent opinion sampling.
Legislative changes in California abolish the centuries old constitutional recess, removing two part session limit and expanding bill introductions. The 120 day session remains, with Saturdays and Sundays excluded to lengthen the session by 18 days. Rules committees will finalize exact procedures and a digest is being prepared.
Nationwide registrations of all motor vehicles rose more than 53 percent in a decade from 44.6 million in 1949 to an estimated 68.5 million by end of 1958. The growth reflects expanding mobility and broader vehicle ownership nationwide.
California now hosts more than 14,000 service stations, reflecting rapid growth in auto fueling and maintenance infrastructure across the state. The milestone highlights expansive network coverage for motorists and related economic activity.
The piece argues that 160 acre limits under the Federal Reclamation Act favor subsistence farming and hinder expansion for privately owned lands. Proponents call it protection for family farms while opponents decry subsidies as coercive and discriminatory amid water rights disputes in California.
Operators of upland cotton farms must pick between Choice A and Choice B by March 16 1959. The final date arrives after notices of price support levels are issued by county ASC offices with state level figures pending Secretary of Agriculture announcement. Choice A yields at least 80 percent parity. Choice B is 40 percent larger but 15 percent parity less.
The piece stresses checking pollination needs for plant varieties, suggesting nearby trees may assist. It also notes pruning with sharpened shears and that summer flowering bulbs can wait about six weeks before planting or care steps.
The State Board of Equalization announced mid-October that total use tax receipts of 4,674,257 dollars were unallocated from earlier periods due to missing information on distributions. The notice notes interest and penalties on unreported or underreported tax liabilities and outlines distributions to cities and counties.
Mrs Anna Nightingale of Orcutt Calif and family travel to Texas for a week of quail hunting with Mills sons, Art Hemingson birthday noted. Business and Professional Women's Club to meet Thursday January 8 at 7 30 p m at Lorraine Laecnin’s home. Arrests reach 260628 in first ten months.
The report shows local sales and use tax allocations for 37 counties and their cities increased by a quarter of one percent in the third quarter of 1957, while overall tax inflows in 1958 terms were about 1 percent higher than late 1957.
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