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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1953
Page
14
Dr William C Buss Kern county health officer asks what you would do if an accident occurs. He stresses shock danger and urges everyone to enroll in a first aid course and to act calmly, control bleeding, keep warm, and seek help when needed.
For sale Westinghouse refrigerator in excellent condition and a wringer type washing machine. Includes address 172 Pozo St and contact phone 2853 for inquiries.
Pest losses in western irrigated cotton rose from 2.6 percent in 1948 to 5.4 percent in 1951 as damage kept pace with rising production. The National Cotton Council notes dollar losses jumped nearly 400 percent since 1948, with total 1951 losses around 8.23 million dollars, though the boll weevil has not yet reached the western belt. Main pests include Lygus bugs fleahoppers thrips cotton aphids army worms cutworms bollworms leafworms plant bugs stink bugs and spider mites.
A collection of childhood memory notes from readers in West Virginia Nebraska and Ohio recounts simple tasks and local terms. Stories include naming a paper bag a poke and a knot for fence posts dogwood gluts and winter woodcraft, a cotton gin mishap, snow for baths and frugal meals with kraut and dandelions in the yard.
Natal proposes a tax of 14 dollars for dogs over 15 inches tall to curb attacks on wool sheep. The plan aims to reduce damage by eliminating dogs capable of killing large numbers of sheep. The note cites California as a place where such a law could help against dog caused pest problems. It adds historical facts about helium’s discovery and California’s first mint, and mentions Pine Flat Reservoir’s planned capacity of 1,100,000 feet of water.
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