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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1961

Page

2

Alves Named Upper-Grade Principal in California District

William Alves will serve as upper-grade principal at the Intermediate Building replacing Dave Cooke who moved to Greenfield School District as assistant superintendent. Alves brings broad experience from California schools and the Central Coast Section. The Alves family engages in church, hunting, fishing, painting, and community service through organizations such as Phi Delta Kappa and the Red Cross. They will reside in California.

Dave Cooke Greenfield Schools of California Valley Pape San Miguel Central Coast Elementary Ad- Association Alameda University of Southern California Southern Oregon College University of Southern William Alves Alves Aileen Alves Aileen Phi Delta Kappa San Diego County Administrators Association California Association of School Administrators California Elementary School Administrators Association California Teacher's Association Chamber of Commerce Red Cross Boy Scouts Cub Scouts

Parlor game on freedom and slavery in readers letters

Readers are invited to grade themselves as free or slave by answering yes or no to questions about federal aid programs and freedoms. The note defines slavery as coercive and freedom as the right to choose without harming others, then contrasts with a historical line about galleons and their decks.

U.N. Monetary Loan Fund Cuba Poland Laos Congo T.va Unesco Fund

Vacation Safety Tips Emphasize Health Checks and Preparedness

Safety tips urge vacationers to see a family doctor, get a physical after 40, immunize against polio tetanus smallpox and diphtheria, carry a travel first aid kit, have a trained responder in the family, check the car brakes, and learn about poisonous plants while driving sensibly.

Fire suppression crews bolstered in Kern County mountains

Kern County adds 60 suppression crew men to the Fire Department for mountain forest protection during dry season. Crews train quickly to combat the forest fire threat and operate at stations in Lebec Mettler Arvin Keene Edison Tehachapi Loraine Kernvale Woody Glennville and Annette. Fire permits required for camp fires at all fire and ranger stations and in county recreational areas to ensure safety.

Kern County Lebec Mettler Arvin Keene Edison Tehachapi Loraine Kernvale Woody Glennville Annette United States Forest Service State Division of Forestry Kern County Fire Department

Labor Groups Take Opposing Paths In Job Preservation Debate

Los Angeles plasterers union rejects a wage hike arguing current pay suffices and inflation relief could aid construction industry. Meanwhile 23 railroad unions in Miami Beach urge the federal government to block mergers to protect existing jobs, highlighting divergent tactics within labor.

Los Anos Plasterers Miami Beach Los Angeles

London therapy helps patients face fears to lose them

A London psychiatrist advocates facing phobias rather than escaping them. By deliberately confronting the fear, patients grow bored with it and eventually overcome the anxiety, a method the writer teases about trying on personal fears and sharing with friends.

California London

Private Initiative Drives New World Frontiers

The author argues private industry leads national progress, citing Pacific Gas and Electric as building a world’s largest atomic power plant in the San Francisco Bay Area and using sea water desalination to supply plant boilers. Government is urged to avoid overreach while people pursue innovation and power for private customers.

America Pacific Gas & Electric Company San Francisco Bay Area Pg&e Atom

What Is a Billion A Brief Look at Large Spending

The article asks how much a billion dollars would be if set aside since Christ and spent daily since then. It concludes that after 1961 years about 300 million dollars would remain, noting the contrast between small remaining sums and the scale of long term spending.

Ben Christ

Legion Auxiliary installs new president pin ceremony

Mrs. Erma McCoy, newly elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary, presents the president's pin to the outgoing leader in a Wasco unit gathering. The event honors community service and marks a baton handoff within the local auxiliary.

Erma McCoy American Legion Auxiliary Foley Wasco

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