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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1962
Page
6
A car owner should avoid low and second gears during break in to reduce friction as engine parts settle. Idle time wastes battery and increases heat, so drive gently and stay right to let others pass. In the first days, give the car a wax coat to protect fresh paint and maintain gloss for years.
Pruning camellias keeps plants bushy and compact by cutting blooms for display indoors. Some camellias grow faster than pruning can restrain and should be cut back promptly to control growth.
California and western state cotton growers hail the 1961 launch of the Cotton Producers Institute as a historic, sweeping step to expand markets and acreage. Russell Griffin of Fresno says the plan shows serious growers backing a national effort and will boost cotton communities as markets grow. J Russell Kennedy of Bakersfield adds that 1961 marks a giant forward for growers.
Verna Peters and Harry Chandler exchange vows at the First Christian Church with Fern trees and white tapers, in a ceremony attended by family from Shafter Bakersfield Berkeley Oakland and San Francisco. Attendants are UCLA UCLA Harvard and Fresno State students among guests.
Drivers traveling into snow country are warned to use chains and heed posted signs. Instructions note where to mount chains, parking area bounds, and the end of chain control as roads remain icy and hazardous.
Fragment discusses the need for more regular attention as equipment increases. It argues inspections twice monthly should be minimum to ensure upkeep and safety.
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