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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
4
The Shafter Press notes a planned meeting about a potential sewer system for the community. It urges every resident with property interests to attend to learn about advantages and possible drawbacks and to decide on tonight’s action if a vote occurs.
Shafter proudly notes that Mr Hitchcock has been chosen to lead the Kern County Chamber of Commerce. The board conferred the honor on both Hitchcock and the Shafter community praising his long experience with the OY zone and predicting Worthwhile achievements for Kern county during his term.
Readers note the yearly shift as households stock pamphlets and budgets while swings and tables fill rooms. People migrate to beaches as families adjust routines and spendings in the changing season.
The article extols summer travel to California resorts and the nation's pioneer spirit. It notes visitors to San Diego and the Palace of Photog raphy and Science, the Palace of Travel and Transportation, and the Wells Fargo display drawing hundreds of thousands, with Midway attractions drawing most guests.
Half a million visitors have passed the gates in 18 days as the California International Exposition enters its peak vacation period. President Roosevelt’s remarks preceded a showcase that includes the Water Palace dedication deferred to stage the water story. Attendance exceeds expectations with numbers by exhibits: Palace of Foods and Beverages 400 000, Palace of Fine Arts 65 000, Ford building 335 000, Federal and Standard Oil displays each over 150 000, California State Building over 250 000, and Modeltown exhibit above 250 000 visitors.
The Pentecostal Gospel Mission forms a Young People's Christian Crusade led by Jewel Rose and W C Grose. The group visits a new church each week with Wednesday as visiting night. Last Friday twenty two members met at Buttonwillow church. this week they go to the Bakersfield church.
Preparations underway for a big Fellowship Meeting at the Pentecostal Gospel mission in Shafter next Sunday June 30. The two sessions start at 2 p m and 7 30 p m and are open to members of all denominations.
F F Latta returns from Yosemite Valley and Santa Cruz with important Indian historical data. Mrs Latta and family remain in Santa Cruz for an extended sojourn while Latta attends to school matters in Shafter.
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