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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1959
Page
8
A thoughtful call to action accompanies notes on National Cotton Week and Shafter's potato harvest. The piece urges graduates and readers to contribute to a better world, emphasizing small efforts by millions, and highlights local commerce and crop pride in Cotton Week and potato season.
Officials express optimism over a state federal water project proposal. Speakers at the Water Association of Kern County meeting discuss Feather River financing, rights of way spending, and key figures including Porter A. Towner and Henry D. Greene. The talk addresses water overdraft issues and future supplies to Kern County.
Kern County business activity increased last month with construction totaling 4.6 million and bank debits near 196 million, up from a year ago. The April figures lift four month totals and show strong gains in Bakersfield and neighboring cities as the Olive Grove welcomes patrons.
The forecast highlights the value of a five day outlook for farming adjustments and notes government loan grade splits for cotton. Middling Upland cotton prices are cited at 84.10 cents per pound for grade A and 28.40 cents for grade B, with USDA production up four weeks from February last year and unsold cloth inventories at a three-year low.
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