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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1947
Page
8
California 1946 farm income shows cotton totaling about 72.6 million dollars, hay 152.5 million, potatoes 63.5 million, barley 65.9 million, and sugar beet 24.4 million. Shafter ranked high in crop values with cotton and sugar beet among top statewide crops.
Southwest Airways renews bid to establish a feeder air line from Los Angeles to San Francisco and Sacramento with intermediate stops at Lodi Stockton Modesto Merced Madera Fresno Hanford Tulare Delano Bakersfield and Taft. A formal CAB application was filed and hearings may be held in August or September as part of the California case.
Annette Albright was elected president of the Business and Professional Women's Club by unanimous vote at the Thursday dinner meeting in Cawelo. The slate included Verna Furlong as vice president and Lorraine Kleinhauf as recording secretary, with others named for treasurer and corresponding secretary. Bertram Fuller of Richland School spoke on religious tolerance and won district honors. The club endorsed a Richland School District tax increase and set May 15 as the next meeting in Cawelo with Mildred DeBolt to install officers.
The Automobile Club of Southern California reports 195 227 foreign cars carrying 508 533 passengers entered California in the first quarter of 1947, an 8 percent decrease from the same period in 1946. March figures show 69 554 foreign cars, with 38 114 heading to Southern California, a 10 percent drop from March 1946.
Mrs Childs seeks daytime boarding for children at 187 Orange Avenue. Home features a fenced shady yard and a welcoming environment.
California's 1946 fruit and nut crops totaled an estimated 707.6 million dollars, up 17 percent from 1945. Grapes lead with 238.9 million from 494,820 acres. oranges 140.5 million. peaches 60.0 million. walnuts 34.8 million. almonds 16.8 million, per State Chamber of Commerce estimates.
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