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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1948
Page
3
The Richland School District hosted a Spanish dinner for the Teachers' Club in the id Cafeteria on Tuesday night. Mrs. Nina Baughman supervised the Spanish dinner prep. The program featured Richland students performing Spanish music.
Catherine Edwards notes a shift in child welfare toward strengthening family bonds. Leaders urge parents to reclaim influence, promote family camps, and center American life on the family ahead of the White House conference in May backed by 112 organizations and 40 million members.
Shafter High School will test tenth to twelfth graders in April as Kern County Union High District represents the county in a nation wide survey. The American Council on Educators Cooperative Test Service directs the test. Jim Wilson leads administration and district directors planned the plan.
Word from Durham California announces the arrival of a son to Mr and Mrs Carroll M Hansen. Carroll served overseas in the last war and moved to Durham years ago. Mother is at Chico Hospital and doing well. The infant weighs 8 pounds 15 ounces and will be named Carroll Myron Jr. The father is expected to recover fine.
Chris Handel has been very ill with the flu this week but his condition is reported much improved.
Four section meetings are designed for parents teachers church workers and recreation leaders. The Kern County Recreation Institute at Bakersfield High School includes community singing an address on Psychology of Youth Leadership. About 180 people have registered with more expected as topics expand. Teachers may earn up to two institute credits for attending two or more meetings. Registration is one dollar.
Activity in potato markets was muted as brokers attend the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Convention in San Francisco. Government reports list 118,420,000 bushels on hand January 1, with last year at 152,170,000 and ten year average at 106,155,000. Shipments began this week with an export order of 4,000 cars. the army plans to buy 100,000 tons of Irish potatoes for Germany.
Bakery advertisement for Joe's Topper Bakery promoting cakes for all events. Includes generic call to order with no specific date, location, or contact details.
Richard L. Boke announced that nineteen temporary contracts for Central Valley Project irrigation water for 1948 will yield $483,395.50 to the Government. Additional contracts may bring in $25,500. The deals cover 320,003 acre feet for crop and grass lands and 39,350 acre feet of spill water. The interim year to year contracts hinge on main canal completion, with long term agreements planned for full operation.
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