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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1948
Page
3
A collection of quotes from public figures and officials about highway usage taxation public relations and material costs in housing. Included are remarks by Earl Warren Grace Morley Kaiser and others plus a Christmas dinner guest note mentioning the Putman families.
The column answers reader questions on federal and state veterans bonuses and benefits. Topics cover eligibility for state bonuses, allotment issues for service members in Japan, dependency claims, peace time disability compensation, and where to write for loan interest on World War I bonus funds.
Kern County farmers foresee a strong 1948 after a 1947 gross of about 145 million dollars from crops and livestock. Cotton leads gains with about 15 million above 1946, new gins and processing facilities rise, while grapes and citrus face price declines. beets, corn, onions, alfalfa, and potatoes show mixed results amid dry weather and higher costs.
Under Mrs Norma Smith the Richland eighth grade voted unanimously to pay the remaining six months of subscription costs. The class organized a collection and now joins the Press mailing list to read current news for discussion and comment.
About 175 Shafter residents watched the Tournament of Roses parade from a truck rented on Colorado Street in Pasadena. Ernest Adamson provided benches and a viewing spot, allowing a comfortable vantage away from the crowded street. Attendees included numerous Bakersfield, Shafter, and North Hollywood residents among others.
Mr and Mrs R W Rodgers announce the engagement of their daughter Edna to Gerald Bayless son of Mr and Mrs T D Bayless of Shafter Plans are for a February wedding but no date is set Edna is a Shafter High School graduate and is employed by the Panero Theatre Company Gerald is in the grocery business with his father at Cashway Market
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