Shafter Editorial Endorses Woollomes and Werdel Wins Tight Race
The Shafter Press applauds voters for choosing Woollomes for supervisor and Werdel for congressman though Werdel loses in Kings county. The editorial lauds Woollomes as a decisive district boon and credits the public with independent judgment free of minority pressure.
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Shafter
W. R. Woollames
Thomas H. Werdel
Werdel
Kern
Tulare
Kings County
Harlan Hagen
Hagen
Shafter Press
Woollomes
Ut Woollomes
Roy Woollames
United States
Parking Again Looms As Major City Problem
Shafter Chamber of Commerce merchants division weighs solutions to downtown congestion by creating off street parking near Central Avenue and considering parking meters. Communities like Delano show meters can generate revenue for parking lots and urban improvements. Merchants urge cooperative action to secure vacant lots and reduce curbside traffic.
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Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce Merchant Division
Central Avenue
Delano
Shafter Bounces Back After Quake's Face Lift
Shafter undergoes a facelift after the earthquake restoring and modernizing key storefronts. The Mercantile Co and Central Hardware receive new fronts, the Billiards corner rebuild begins, and the City Council plans a new City Hall on the sab property near County Park.
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Shafter
Shafter Mercantile Co
Central Hardware
Shafter Billiards
Shafter City Council
Uake
Sab
New Postoffice Thanks To Guenther's Determination
Postmaster George Guenther receives praise after ten years of effort to secure a new post office for Shafter. A modern headquarters opened earlier this week, though fixtures are delayed due to rush ordering and lime shortages. The community celebrates the new building and Guenther's persistent work.
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George Guenther
Shafter
Guenther
Kiwanis Parade Uplifts Shafter Youth During Halloween
The Shafter Kiwanis Club again organized the annual Halloween parade and celebration. The event brought happiness to many local youngsters and reflected the clubmen’s strong welfare interest in youth. Thanks to years of Kiwanis effort, hoodlumism has been kept away from the festivities.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Service Club
Kiwanis Club
Shafter
Giant PotatonCotton Festival Pageant Planned
The 1953 Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival directors name a three man committee led by Dick Larson to develop a giant community pageant. Bob Bann and Jack Fleming join to boost publicity and media links as they consult with Dr. Grant Jensen about stadium use and pageant development.
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Shafter
Dick Larson
Bob Bann
Jack Fleming
Larson
Grant Jensen
Shafter High School
California
Francisco de Haro First Mayor of Yerba Buena
Francisco de Haro served as the first alcalde of Yerba Buena, the settlement later renamed San Francisco. The record notes no evidence of prehistoric great forests in the San Francisco area according to the San Francisco ign.
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Francisco de Haro
Yerba Buena
San Francisco
Orderly Marketing of Cotton Crop Urged by W L Smith
W L Smith a prominent Buttonwillow cotton farmer urged a valleywide group of cotton growers and industry leaders to spread out this year’s harvest to prevent market glut. He cited rapid early harvesting due to seasonal weather and discussed CCC loans at 90 percent parity to finance loans on cotton placed in government loan program with a July 31 1953 maturity.
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W. L. Smith
Tulare
Smith
Memphis
Tenn
South
Gova
U. S
Aceune Beer
Commodity Credit Corporation
Shoplifting in Shafter Sparks Merchants Call for Action
In an editors mailbox letter, Mrs. Vikki Paul urges the Shafter community to confront rising shoplifting by children and youths. Merchants warn losses from breakage and theft hit six-month inventories, urging more careful open-counter handling and consideration of a patrol officer to deter the trend.
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Shafter
Jimmy
Tatum Family Hosts Luncheon On Alamo Street
Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Tatum 1057 Alamo St. included their son and his family Roland Tatum and children Roger Tony and Judy. On Saturday evening they entertained Mrs. Ella Mouser, Mrs. Tatum's mother.
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Joe H. Tatum
Alamo St
Roland Tatum
Roger
Tony
Judy
Tatum
Ella Mouser
Enrollment at Shafter High Reaches 673 Students
Principal Grant Jensen reports total Shafter High School enrollment now 673, with 317 boys and 256 girls. Regular students number 573, with 109 freshmen and 89 sophomores among boys, 92 freshmen and 74 sophomores among girls. Continuation classes have 32 boys and 13 girls, and adult night classes include 27 men and 28 women.
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Shafter High School
Grant Jensen
Jensen
Heart Attack Claims South Camp Resident Frank B. Rose
Frank B. Rose, 51, a South Shafter Camp resident, died of a heart attack in downtown Shafter and was buried Friday. Services were at Arm am. Rev. C. C. Truex officiated. He had lived in the community six months. Survivors include five sons Lester, Shafter. Cecil, Vallejo. Clifford, Texas. J. F. and Chester. and two daughters Gladys Jeffries, Fairfield, and Sadie Perkins, Texas.
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Frank B. Rose
South Shafter
Shafter
Armam
Rev
C. C. Truex
Lester
Cecil
Vallejo
Clifford
Texas
J. F
Chester
Gladys Jeffries
Fairfield
Sadie Perkins
Roseburg Sees Fast Growth Spurs Big Telephone Expansion
Roseburg Oregon a thriving timber town grew rapidly during and after the war. Population rose from 4900 in 1940 to about 8500 today and retail sales in the county increased six fold. In early 1951 a new dial system and central office cost over 3 million dollars. The company will continue expanding to meet demand despite materials shortages.
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Roseburg
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Shaft
Pee Eee Wee Paul
Newel Paul
Newell
Florence
Edler and Publisher Owners
Vate Leet
T Ghafter
Beath
Central Valley Way
Kern County
Soares
Calif
W. B. Standacher
Dick Smith
PMA
Vikki Paul
Harvey Gaede
Pontiac
E. Lerdo
Korea
Cpl
Kenneth Barker
Rube Barker
Marine Serpent
Maxine Fink
Sacramento
Modesto
South Camp
Oregon
Pacific Telephone
Southern California Gas Company
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