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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1955
Page
6
Shafter Press urges observing Memorial Day as duty and privilege, honoring the fallen and surviving veterans through daily actions. It argues roses and rites are hollow without constructive living, urging understanding of the world and continuous support for those disabled or living with war’s consequences.
The piece compares meat spending relative to disposable income from 1926 to 1930 with the postwar period to show spending stays around 5.6 to 5.9 percent. It notes meat packing profits average about one cent per dollar of sales since 1925 and contrasts past and present labor efficiency by citing roast meat purchasable per hour of work.
A Rotary Club of Shafter guest series recounts the Golden Anniversary of Rotary and argues patriotism includes international understanding. The piece defines true patriotism as loyalty to country paired with responsibility for global goodwill, urging pride in one’s nation and its contributions to human freedom and knowledge.
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