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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1949
Page
2
Kern County invites non professional residents to enter the county art competition. Preliminary contests run April 7 through April 25 in five supervisorial districts, with a May final in Bakersfield during the County Spring Festival. Prizes range from 25 to 100 dollars across senior and junior divisions.
A VK Vet advises that any Certificate of Eligibility for Training issued by VA before September 1, 1948 should be mailed to the VA regional office. They warn that exchanging it for the new type certificate is wise before starting training.
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued a springtime warning with kite flying safety rules. Do not fly near electric lines, do not climb poles to untangle, do not let a kite near radio aerials, and do not build or buy risky kites.
Mr and Mrs Luther H Gipson of Monette Arkansas visit in the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Tackett. Gipson a cousin of Mrs Tackett plans a thirty day stay in the state. Gipson is a retired businessman and farmer.
The Wheeler Rest uses a 220 coil inner with central heavier coils for hip support and 242 coil foundation for proper support. It employs 35 lbs of felted cotton linters, 20 percent staple cotton and 80 percent first cut linters, housed in damask with a rayon prebuilt border and turning handles, built to Wheeler Co. specifications.
An all school talent show will be held at the high school on March 25 open to the public. Winners receive an all expenses paid trip to Hollywood. The Junior class sponsors the event under Tom Letizia with Ruth Hilbert Betty Lund and Wesley Linda as advisers. Admission is 75 cents for adults 50 cents for students over 12 and 25 cents for children under 12. Committees include Advertising posters Evelyn Rikard Mariann Devlin tickets Betty Stringer Novella Kilgore sign up auditions Henrietta Ray Faye Kilgore Doris Gilwitz games Gloria Jansen Betty Taylor Doris Loewn programs John Kelly Finance June Napier Hollywood trip Tom Kelly and advisers judges Virginia Frizzell Doris Gilwitz ushers ticket sales Marjorie Peterson Dolly Mixon Jo Ann Willoughby stage committee Glynn Scales Ray Hearon Robert Merz show production Doyle Metheny and Jerry Johns.
Charles Ahern named to newly created assistant vice president and general manager role at Pacific Fruit Express Company with San Francisco headquarters. Appointment effective February 16. L Holst named successor as assistant general manager of the car service department in San Francisco. Pacific Fruit Express is jointly owned by Union Pacific and Southern Pacific and operates the world’s largest refrigerated rail car fleet.
Santa Fe reported January 1949 net income of 2,106,540 compared with 3,945,842 in January 1948. Gross income for January stood at 37,572,099 with net railway operating income of 2,473,514 per the release by President F. G. Gurley.
Cardinal Mindszenty, a 56 year old Hungarian priest, and six co defendants were convicted by a people's court in Budapest for crimes against the state. The treason and black market charges sparked widespread denunciations of communism.
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