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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1961
Page
6
A reader argues against state establishment of religion and praises individual belief. The letter cites the First Amendment free exercise clause and stresses that religion is a personal matter beyond government and politics, aligning with Civil Liberties Union principles and mentioning Women Voters and the Carrie Chapman Catt Memorial Fund Inc.
The Shafter Textile Paint Class resumes weekly sessions in the southeast wing of Kern Street church. President Cecilia Martin says meetings run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and welcome interested participants. A December 13 Christmas Party featured enchiladas prepared by Mrs. Martin with assistance from Mrs. Elizabeth.
A Phoenix area saguaro cactus grows to 30 to 40 feet tall when mature, reaching 150 to 200 years. In its early life at 15 to 20 years it is only about one foot high, indicating a slow, long development before full size.
Bakersfield Shafter High North and Shafter High School car plan a week's lunch menu for January 9 to 13 with beef roll as a featured entrée served hot with creole sauce. Included items are mashed potatoes carrot pineapple salad hot biscuit butter and milk one third quart for students.
Ruth Schmidt, SHS senior, wins the 1960 DAR Good Citizenship Award. The faculty selects the winner from three top vote recipients who receive a pin and certificate and become eligible for state competition.
This fragment discusses planting advice for camellias and other plants. It mentions consult your expert for recommendations, shopping for camellias in bloom as a winter activity, and care tips like bare-root planting for roses, fruit trees, flowering trees, and shrubs.
A WSJ report argues electronic brains prove costly and unreliable. Rhode Island Post Office delays show automation limits. Firms find added complexity and repairs offset savings, while some cut expenses with simple solutions. Human labor remains essential amid tech hype.
A short course titled Dressing by Design will be led by Merna Jane Borrer and Charlotte Buslaff from UC Home Advisors. Sessions run February 14, 21, 28 and March 7, 9:30-11:30 am and 7-9 pm at the Library Auditorium corner Truxtun and L Streets. Topics include line form texture and color with wardrobe planning guides. Nursery care is available at First Baptist Church for attendees' children.
Jimmie and Eva Phillips mark one year of Shafter Dry Cleaners on Central Avenue opposite McMahon's since January 1959. They offer a Jan 12 14 anniversary special with 50 cent pricing on men's pants and ladies skirts to welcome new customers and thank regulars.
Mrs. Ray Green and family spent Christmas in Visalia with her brother George Barker. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Jonnie Burns and family and Mr. and Mrs. Junior Snyder.
Local churches invite community members to attend services this Sunday at Shafter congregations. Faith leaders emphasize welcoming visitors and warmly greet newcomers arriving for worship.
Once formed, the number of scales on a fish never varies. Instead the scales increase in size as the fish grows, indicating growth through enlargement of existing scales rather than adding new ones.
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