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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1961
Page
3
Shell test crew outlines five practical tests to gauge car performance and explains nine ingredients in today’s Super Shell. It covers start speed, smooth running, overheating effects, ignition and anti knock systems, and fuel efficiency, urging drivers to track starts, vibrations, surges, and miles per gallon.
A sermon emphasizes that divine law transcends matter. It cites Mark 6 and John 6 where Jesus walks on the sea and calms the storm, and Mary Baker Eddy argues material law cannot annul spiritual law. The golden text from Revelation thanks God for His power and reign.
Shafter Branch Library will begin operating on its summer schedule starting June 12. Hours run 11 am to 5 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm on Mondays, and 8 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 5 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through September.
Bakersfield Firemen's Association stages a three ring circus at Memorial Stadium as preview to the Fourth of July fireworks. Wheelchair guests and elderly hospital patients attend with about 25 kiddies provided for. The event runs 8 to 9 pm followed by 60 minutes of fireworks with paged displays and high wire acts. Tickets are 1.25 for adults and 0.10 for children available at fire stations. All seats are reserved.
A missionary will speak this Sunday at the First Baptist Church located at 350 Pine Street. The event aims to share experiences from Brazil and engage attendees in outreach. Local residents are invited to attend.
A fragment describes rapid communications among law enforcement and media, noting teletype and telephone networks help police alert officers quickly. It mentions a physician treating a child who swallowed a dangerous object and using a poison control center for immediate guidance.
Registrations are now being taken for the Smokey Bear Reading Club at Shafter Branch Library. Children aged to attend weekly story hours from 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursdays. Reading one book earns a Smokey Bear pin. five books earns a junior forest rangers card. ten books in six weeks earns a librarian and Smokey Bear certificate.
Shafter Public Utilities District reports eight wells pumping three and a half to four million gallons daily under SPUD superintendent J. W. Harris. A previous record of six and a half million gallons in one day was set in July two years ago. Through May, the town used 510 er and A day as drought pressures persist.
A fragmentary column comment discusses teenagers sharing family cars with parents and notes small business margins while suggesting broader adoption of certain profit methods. The piece references Shafter and a general call to mind one’s own business in today’s world.
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