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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1949
Page
9
The 1949 Kern County March of Dames campaign raises 32400 dollars, 2400 above the quota and about 10000 more than 1948. County returns list ad card collections from communities totaling 27395.21 dollars, not including Fox theatres. The Wakes of San Francisco are described in a separate note about construction.
Readers decry the deterioration of Minter Field once funded by taxpayers. The piece notes empty hangars and decaying buildings, with 2000 veterans housed on site and county control shifting aim to integrate Shafter Airport while other facilities rot.
About 50 000 area veterans now hold converted National Service Life Insurance policies. L C Chapman of the Los Angeles VA regional office said beneficiary names stay in veterans insurance films and can be changed without altering policies. Renewals of NSLI term insurance are also being issued, and policyholders can request beneficiary name notices from VA offices.
The twenty ninth annual Calif onia Ram Sale will be held at the State Fair grounds in Sacramento next May 2 and 3.
Laurion sales for the 1949 second semester advance on the Shafter High School campus. As of March 8, five second period classes reported 80 percent of members buying, with several named teachers and classes leading the drive. The effort ends March 18, and classes reaching 80 percent will gain an all afternoon party. Laurions are available to all, with preorders required.
Richland school student body officers held a February 2 meeting in the cafeteria from 3 to 4 pm. A new noon movies activity was proposed for nonparticipants in the noon fee, with admission set at 10 cents. Prized athletic awards were given to eighth graders during the January 18 Thunderhead movie, while sixth and seventh graders will receive awards at year end. A National Assemblies program occurred on February 10.
The Los Angeles missionary who held services at the Spanish Colony south of Shafter left Sunday. A bingo game planned for Sunday was canceled. New families have settled in the colony though their names are not yet known. Easter is heralded by new hats and a fashion show is anticipated. Recent dances were cancelled for Lent and will resume after Easter.
The Army and Air Force Recruiting Service launches a national drive to enlarge the Enlisted Reserve Corps ERC aims to encourage reenlistments from current ERC members The campaign targets those eligible by September 1 1948 or discharge by June 30 1949 and allows favorable reentry terms Reservists attend weekly training and receive pay commensurate with rank and service Members returning to regular duty gain longevity pay for active reserve service.
California seniors eligible for Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance if they draw state unemployment or disability benefits. Bakersfield Social Security official notes benefits paid for months with earnings under 15 dollars in covered work.
The Shafter Potato Harvest Festival committee asks permission to use Minter Field for a Kern County Soaring Society glider meet with refreshment stands and a Sunday air show on May 22. The request, referred to airport supervisor C C Meadows and county counsel, is signed by William Stoller of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce.
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