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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
3
Classified note lists advertising services available in Shafter California with pricing or terms. Entry appears in a historical newspaper segment dated August 1 1935 and notes second class mail status.
Shafter claims top status as a live California town thanks to a big potato crop and rising yields in onions prunes apricots grapes and a budding cotton season. Local spending remains strong as growers invest in real estate and businesses while traders expand stocks to meet growing demand from prosperity generated by the harvest.
A community effort envisions long term development to transform Shafter into an outstanding city through sustained progress and local cooperation. The plan emphasizes growth, improved services, and a stronger community identity.
The list for the C. S. F. includes Vivian Bartel Gladys Breckenridge Elmer Dahl Luella Dahil Rosella Heinrichs Amanda Johnson Monna Latta Herbert Neuman Joe Paloma Alma Penner Elner Frances Schierlmann Rosie Unruh and Arthur Wittenberg.
Leland C. Barton applies to the Kern County Board of Supervisors for a public dance license under County Ordinance No. 195. Hearing set for June 22 1936 at 11 o clock a.m. in the Board of Supervisors room, County Court House, Bakersfield California.
The first veterans adjusted service bonds will leave San Francisco June 15 and may be distributed in Shafter on June 16 or 17. Shafter postmaster Mrs. Lois Berry says the office can process about five applicants per hour and that bonds come in $50 multiples with odd amounts as checks. Some delay is possible for those who applied earlier, and proper identification is required to receive bonds.
The Rev A Funck announces that a confirmation service will receive three students Walter Kirschenmann Emil Reich and Richard Schaeffer after a two year course in Biblical and Catechetical instruction The catechetical examination precedes the confirmation before the consistory on Saturday.
The proposed budget for Shafter high school allocates 60,780 for next year. It also sets 39,150 for operating expenses and 20,680 for capital outlay. Of the capital allotment, 18,000 is reserved for land purchase and building the first unit of a girls gymnasium with showers.
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