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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1955
Page
9
The 1956 Oldsmobile with the Rocket engine and Jetaway Hydramatic will be shown in Woodard Motors showroom starting Thursday. The dealer notes upgraded power, low silhouette, revised styling, and three series including 98 and Super 88.
Shafter High band practice merges marching, playing, and thinking. Director Je neth Fahsbender explains two week prep before playing, with first week drill and attention commands. Freshman cornet Jimmy Bartel notes needing to think twice to avoid mistakes while Donald Neufield cites head bobbing and staying in time as core challenges.
The first installment on properties within the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District is due and payable. If not paid by 6 PM on December 26, 1955 a 10 percent penalty is added. Taxpayers may pay both installments at the district offices in Shafter or Wasco. After June 1, 1956 payments move to Central Valley Kimberlina Road offices.
The report covers Week 8 in multiple leagues with Bennetts and Mel’s Root Beer tied atop the Junior Major standings. It notes Maxberry’s Union Oil atop Thursday Mixed and Ed Chilla’s climb to first in Friday action, plus ongoing ties among Sportsman Graceful Swine Chop Sticks Alley Cats. Individual highs include Ralph Hadlock 222 and Mel’s Root Beer 565 team high.
The Starlight Circle convened for its final gathering on Monday November 7 with all Order members invited to attend both sessions. Highlights include Ed Chilla and Jim Napier posting top individual scores and Rolin's squads posting team highs across multiple events in this cross-league bulletin.
The piece cites Genesis 1 27 and Genesis 1 27 to discuss man created in God’s image and contrasts two views on mankind noted by Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures The Golden Text from Ephesians 5 8 marks a shift from darkness to light in Christian Science teaching
Allen Bottorff, of Buttonwillow, spoke to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco about water issues in the Southern San Joaquin Valley. He outlined regional agricultural needs, urged interregional cooperation, and noted his broad recognition in California for water work.
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