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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1959
Page
2
A reflective discourse urges embracing Jesus life not mere creed or churchgoing. It emphasizes daily kindness and inner devotion over Easter rituals, noting the Resurrection confirms divine power and the need for humane conduct seven days a week.
Cautionary article urges careful contractor and product choice to avoid costly mistakes in home improvements. Recommends checks on licensing, business presence, financing, and multiple bids. Warns against “too good to be true” offers and stresses reading contracts and buying from trusted local advertisers.
In Sumerville Georgia residents reflect on renewing home life through hobbies and projects amid modern luxuries. The piece discusses choosing satisfying pastimes like crafts and gardening to enrich daily living without leaving home.
Notes from Shafter recount nominating papers for Pat Kelly opponent of assemblyman Joe Lewis, basketball MVP Earnest Hughes, and Richland district tax levy request. Reports cover Safeway opening, a Bakersfield Junior College choir performance, Willard Stoller home leave, and 1952 civic events.
The Maple Parent Teacher Association and the Maple 4H Club express gratitude to The Shafter Press for coverage during the past year and National 4 H Club Week. They also thank Johnson-Neuman Company for the display window use.
The 1959 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Holiday Sports Sedan debuts with the Linear Look body and three series options. It showcases an all new thrifty Rocket engine and joins the parade of stylish new cars for 1959, highlighting elegance and performance.
A pamphlet promotes sweating and purgation as cures for arthritis and rheumatism. It asserts most disease comes from irritant metabolic wastes like uric acid and offers two paths: skin sweating and inner bowel purgation. It advertises accepting patients with arthritis sciatica lumbago and allied conditions.
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