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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1957
Page
7
The Nature Club gathered Saturday morning at Mannel Park for a desert hike. They spotted lizards jack rabbits beetles and several birds while collectors found bones including a steer skull a sheep skull and a dead duck.
Richard Jackson Scott known as Dick, a 7th grade teacher at Richland School, survived Bataan and Corregidor after serving as an aerial gunner and guerrilla fighter. He was captured, endured brutal prison camp conditions in Luzon and Kyushu, and returned to complete college and begin teaching in 1952. He and Evelyn Judisch married in 1947 and have a daughter Kathleen Mae.
The California Crop and Livestock Reporting Services issued the Prospective Planting bulletin for 1957 as of March 21, based on farmer estimates as of March 1. California acreage totals 6,597,000 acres, near 1956 but above the ten year average. barley and corn acreage rise while alfalfa hay flax seed rice and wheat fall. Corn and barley gains are noted especially in northern San Joaquin Valley and Delta, with Kern County corn expected to decrease. The report also lists No 2 barley and corn price quotes for delivery to Los Angeles and nearby areas as of March 23, 1957.
Mr and Mrs L H Coker of Los Angeles spent the weekend visiting their sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Jim Lassiter of Shafter. Sunday dinner guests at the Lassiters included Mr and Mrs Floyd Raney, also of Shafter.
Mr. and Mrs Roy Sharp of 218 Rodriguez street will relocate to Fresno this week as Sharp transfers and becomes manager for the Special Service Transportation Co. Mrs Sharp hands over her Sunshine blow bird group to Mrs Edna Foreman of Walnut Street. Weekend guests include Mrs Bessie Sowder and sons from various California homes.
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