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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1961
Page
3
Mrs Gayle Batey joins the English Department at Shafter High School. Her husband Ben taught biology at Shafter High that year. She holds a BA cum laude from Belmont College Nashville and an MA from Yee University. The Bateys have one child Carleton nine months old.
The Ladies Society of the Ebenezer Reformed Church met at 7 30 p m last Wednesday with Mrs Alfred Goehring and Mrs Rachel Kirschenman present. Mrs Marvin Weidenbach outlined weekly Thursday morning work sessions and the group planned activities including quilting and making bandages to support church missionaries in Korea. They discussed Christmas toy donations for the Cerebral Palsy school in Wasc o, funded by donations and individual projects.
The document shows Alfred G. Mortimore certifying an acknowledgment for a signature by a person named Robert. The 13th of 1961 is noted with official seal and witness statements typical of a county recording.
The Society of the Shafter 3 Day Adventist Church will offer items for sale on November 22 at Leon S Air, 169 Central. Proceeds will fund aid for needy families in the area.
Mr. Clanin a seventh grade teacher was appointed chairman of the West Side Avenue Science Committee by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office. The group will prepare science materials and work with Dr. Robert Stollberg to review new books and teach methods and equipment for Kern County schools.
Visitors at 257 West Ash last week included Mrs. Packard’s parents Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Buffington of Cheyenne Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. Packard and their daughter Jackie recently moved from Wyoming to Shafter California. The Buffingtons were their first guests since the move and made their first trip into the San Joaquin Valley.
Kerneth Anderson notes that 1961 Kiwanis president Krug will pass the gavel to incoming president-elect Biv Allvin Kean. Krug serves as pastor of the First Baptist Church. Other officers chosen include first vice president Sam Becker, second vice president, and Henry Wong and Art Stepp re-elected as secretary and treasurer.
Kern County Civil Defense coordinator George Vales spoke to Lerdo School PTA about the CD program and its ties to students. A business session voted to ask the local Red Cross to conduct a first aid class at Lerdo, followed by an Open House. Gadberry’s sixth grade won the Cookie Jar for most parents present.
The piece argues how Democratic leaders like Truman and Kennedy invoked the act amid labor strife. It questions political consistency as officials balance legal shielding with public reasoning and notes debates over reform or renaming the act.
A fragmented passage discusses consumer deception in packaging, noting concerns about inflation and cost impact on shoppers. References to Brown, Helen Melee, and Wiebe hint at industry practices and calls for better consumer protections amid unclear details.
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