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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1959
Page
2
The semiannual bank figures for July 1 show California banks posting higher deposits and loans. Bank of America reports about 10,000 loans daily across 600 branches, with state banks likely matching that pace. Population growth to over 15 million and influx of newcomers fuel wealth and investment in schools, roads, and industry, signaling future gains.
Earlier eras warned independents would fall to corporate chains unless punitive taxes were passed. Yet Wall Street Journal reporting shows group grocers pooling buying power and independents competing with giants. Independents across retailing have met chain threats, preserving consumer benefits of mass distribution.
Wadesboro North Carolina editors discuss lobbying in Congress comparing it to legal efforts to curry jury favor. Glen Riddle of The Rockdale Herald notes spending politicians show worry while voters resist ongoing taxation and inflation as government policy erodes living standards.
Op ed from Terre Haute Tribune notes dwindling opportunities for income tax evasion. Authors argue tighter enforcement benefits millions of taxpayers who bear the cost of government and support public services.
In a Shafter Press feature, water supply concerns for the Friant-Kern Canal are noted with river water being used on the west valley. Safeway promotes water melon at 2 a pound and sliced bacon, while a Sept. 1 station-to-door delivery plan is announced.
A list of names appears for events Candles n Cake with Carolyn Powell Sandy Thompson Tracy Tucker John Cooke on Sunday July 19 and a longer roster for Monday July 20 and Tuesday July 21 including Mrs William Bestwater Vernon Schneider Albert Wilson John L Peterson Vincent Carrasco Dana M Slaight Dermot M Eckert Doris Unruh Cathryn Mrs Harold Schnaidt Wilma Kurtz John Putnam Susan Walker Andrea Warren Virginia Mickelsen James Crabb Mrs Jake Kroeker Esther Voth Lucille Walker Bonnie Muir Beth Youngblood Aretha David Muir Sr Patricia Stoller Alma Kurtz Paula Thomas Robert J Peters Wanda Heinrichs Virginia Nieto David Brian Lucas.
Edna Janzen and Laura Engle join lunch room personnel from across the state at a workshop on nutrition menu planning sanitation and safety. The focus is on improving demonstration methods to make lunch menus attractive to students.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Kastner and Jane Dauphin are mentioned. Both couples attended Shafter High School. Mrs Kastner works at Campbell Appliances while her husband attends Cal Poly.
A seismograph crew labored thirty months to locate a viable oil prospect and spent a year extracting a little over one and a half million barrels of oil.
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