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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1947
Page
2
Inside California subscription is 4.00 per year and 4.50 per year outside California. Single copies cost 5 cents. This notice records the paper as a second class matter dated August 1, 1935, and filed at the Shafter post office under the 1879 act.
California Taxpayers Association released a study showing Kern County provided general home relief to 1,174 indigent people in February 1947, compared with 390 in August 1944 and 1,419 in January 1942, marking wartime highs and lows for statewide and county relief ranges.
Mrs Jessie McClain has spent the past two weeks in San Diego visiting her son Don.
Article discusses the difference between love and liking in parenting. It argues loving a child comes from instinct, while liking depends on the child’s behavior and personality. Emphasizes listening, responding to interests, and avoiding harsh judgments to help a child feel both loved and liked.
California initiates a year round four season pattern with June as the opening month for vacation and business. The All Year Club announces a roundup of events including yachts water sports fiestas flower farms and a county fair. Details are available at the All Year Club Community Visitors Bureau 517 West 6th Street downtown Los Angeles.
Mrs. Robert McClain and son Robert along with Mrs. Pearl McClain drove Mrs. McClain’s mother to Burbank. The mother then flew to Trinidad via Mexico City to visit her daughter.
A collection of quotations from Lero y A Lincoln Ralph Taylor and Fred Howser and Senator Knowland. Lincoln dismisses crystal ball forecasts and admits uncertainty. Taylor argues only a small portion fence the rest of life’s game. Howser says wide open gambling needs enforcement awareness. Knowland notes labor must accept responsibility with power.
A list of names with upcoming birthdays appears in this week’s local notices. Dick Arnold June 3 Mrs E E Adamson June 1 Abe H Neufeld June 3 Mrs Emma Lachenmaier June Henry R Janzen June 8 Maynard Hall June 8 Mrs June Lachenmaier June Mrs J Foth June 9 Mrs Ananda Fenderson June John Siemens June 9 Related greetings to John Dirkson May 25 Lynn Arnold May 29 Mrs John Dirkson May 30
Mrs Aduel Mettler received a house-warming party last week from PTA chairmen and hosts including Mesdames Harlan Wilson R Sturges Emil Stoller Roland Mettler and others. A floor lamp was presented for the new home.
Alleged transcript shows Joe Stalin mockingly denouncing the Alaska sale to the United States and promising revenge via atom bomb carrying rockets. He claims to have hidden long range bombers and warns of attacks if his demands are not met, ending with a claim of joking.
Mrs. and Mrs. Jack Hare and their children spent several days at Morro Bay enjoying seaside lodging and recreation, according to local travelers.
Editor notes gratitude from the Board of Trustees for broad support of the educational bond program in the Kern County Union High School District. Superintendent T L McCuen extends thanks for interest and help. Also mentions the Weidmans visiting Florida with son Clark, connected to Pan American Airways in Miami.
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