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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1947
Page
5
Mr and Mrs James Sumpter and daughter Jimmie Lou of Lamesa Texas visit Earl Sumpter brother of James. Earl Sumpter has been very ill for the past two months.
Mr and Mrs Mack Hyde of Mountain View Texas are visiting Mrs Hyde’s sisters Mrs Mattie Riggs and Mrs Earl Sumpter in a family trip noted by local society observers.
University of California entomologist Gordon L. Smith says DDT with sulphur remains the top all around cotton insecticide. A 3 4 or 5 percent DDT mix with 50 70 percent sulphur works best on pests like flea beetles bollworms armyworms and thrips. At least one pound of DDT per acre is advised. Benzene hexachloride is less effective and harms beneficial insects. Also, Mr and Mrs R F King and daughter Sandra Gail of Leming Mills British Columbia visit relatives Vic and Art Neumann for a month.
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary reports a sold out Poppy drive with five Girl Scouts assisting. Rex Bayless recounts a grocery store crash caused by a driver fleeing a collision. Spud grower Emil Kirschenmann leaves hospital after severe burns. 20 years ago potato outlook shows rising shipments and prices. Children’s Day at Union Congregational Church includes baptism and end of Rev. Waldo’s term.
Mrs. Katie Spaulding, a visitor at the home of her sister Miss Lydia Fast, has departed for Terrinton North Dakota to visit her daughters. She plans to stop en route to visit her son in Enterprise Utah.
A compilation of remarks from George Moorad, Bill Schwabe, Archbishop John Mitty, and Gerald Brusher, addressing foreign policy, economic concerns, perceived internal threats to American values, and social ills linked to juvenile delinquency.
P. H. Dirksen came home Friday from Kern General Hospital where he stayed several days for a complete checkup. He is scheduled for another checkup in the near future.
Recent visitors at the W. M. Brannon home include Mr. Brannon and his son Larry from Shamrock Texas.
Homer Fry a Bakersfield trucker living at the Anderson area was admitted to Bakersfield Hospital Wednesday for a major operation Thursday morning. Latest reports indicate his condition is favorable.
The Kern County Chamber proposes converting the park at 17th and K in Bakersfield into surface parking with meters to reduce attendant needs. The plan, needing executive board review before county approval, aims to preserve park aesthetics while improving off street parking.
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