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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1959
Page
3
Wasco residents Gilliland and wife at 930 Fifth St. Were involved as Gilliland was named signal. The Wasco Santa Fe operation announced the closing of its Valley Division.
The California State Chamber of Commerce reports April employment and economic activity trends. Civilian employment reaches 5.8 million with 4.7 percent unemployment. manufacturing up 8.6 percent from 1958. permits for 21 thousand dwelling units and $217 million in value. bank and agricultural loans rise. department store sales show gains. agricultural labor markets show thinning Valencia orange harvest activity.
Mrs May V Newcomb will retire from teaching this year and plans to live in Bakersfield. She intends to visit family and spend time with relatives after leaving the profession.
Kathy Bergman and John James graduated eighth grade at Ri School and won the American Legion Award for academic achievement and character.
Visalians visit Mr. and Mrs. Ray Green of Visalia at the home of Mrs. Green’s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. George Barker. The note records a social call at a local residence.
Martha Gloeckler retires after a long career at Richland School. Born in Kansas and educated in California, she earned Life Memberships from Kern County Music Educators Association and Richland PTA. She held leadership roles in Kern County Music Association and belonged to several professional groups. She plans to live in Shafter and has not decided her next move.
Average speed on main rural highways reached 51.5 miles per hour in 1958, just 0.1 mph above the 1957 level. The figure reflects nationwide traffic data and minor year to year change.
SHAFTER CHURCHES WELCOME new officers RAY CHARVES and DAVE COOKE. Installation will be held in June with church members invited to attend.
Inez Moser retires after fifteen years as Social Studies Department Head. She moved to California in 1944, taught in Redondo Beach three years, then Shafter, earning a bachelor’s degree at Oklahoma State Teachers College. She has taught with her daughters, studied at UCLA, Long Beach State, and Fresno State, and is a Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. She will spend summer traveling in the Northwest and Canada.
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