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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
5
Farm labor discussion continues from page one including permitting details. A weather forecast notes rain will improve the size and quality of the Navel orange crop.
The state contemplates reforms by its three member Adult Authority to rehabilitate men wary of law enforcement. Questions arise about how the authority can build confidence and cooperation between residents and police, given fear and antipathy toward officers.
Fifty years ago in 1899 an obscure Oakland schoolteacher Edwin Marn wrote a powerful verse titled The Man with the Hoe. The poem, influenced by Millers painting, gained quick fame after publication in the San Francisco Examiner and drew widespread interest from publishers.
The article weighs Truman’s unexpected victory over Dewey and ponders whether his presidency will be effective. It considers public expectations, leadership, and the need for strong national policy as the country enters a new era.
Students and adults in the Buttonwillow School District may receive free chest X-rays starting Wednesday January 12. The service is provided by the Mobile X-ray Unit of the Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association. The Buttonwillow clinic will run for two days at the Buttonwillow school.
The text notes workers from the Pacific Gas and Electric Midway plant will report for care at the Buttonwillow clinic the following day Thursday January 13.
California farmers expect 1949 planting with ample Acala cotton seed from the Government Experimental Farm at Shafter. Kern County leads the state in cotton, with the new seed maturing 10 days earlier than Acala 442, enabling growers to plant about 1.4 million acres. The seed distributors report sufficient supply for widespread planting.
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