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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1958
Page
2
Editorial urges that true thanks goes beyond words to daily deeds. It calls for conscious kindness toward family, neighbors, and colleagues, and for practical actions to improve the community. The message treats thanksgiving as daily discipline, not a yearly event.
The article contrasts old time homemaking with today’s faster Thanksgiving prep. Scientific food and packaging advances let a complete dinner be ready in hours. Markets offer clearly marked prices and ready-to-eat items, freeing time for recreation.
Financial leaders clash over 1959 60 deficit estimates with Mugford at 200 million and Post eyeing 230 million. Kidner offers 70 130 and 96 million deficits for three years, while the public warns of uncertain tax receipts and rising costs. Legislature will face tough economy choices.
Reports from Washington cite rising public outcry against proposals to raise the Federal gasoline tax. Editors urge pay-as-you-go funding for the Highway Trust Fund, while the American Automobile Association vows to fight further tax increases. The automobile remains essential and taxes on gas add to the cost of living.
In Roseburg Oregon the News-Review notes rising interest in compact foreign cars praised for economy and space yet observed to be used for menial tasks with little impact on domestic car use and broader market trends.
In Clermont Florida the press recalls Lenin's claim that communism would force the United States to exhaust its resources and spend itself into ruin. The remark is cited as a historical example of ideological rhetoric.
A letter from Ivan Green of Beverly Hills promotes actor Wayne Heffley a Shafter High School alumnus. It outlines Heffley’s roles in Submarine Sea Hawk Crime and Punishment USA and Battle Flame and invites local theater managers to book his films. The note also references University of California and state agencies in a regional building program context.
In a Missouri city a reader asks editor R Robt Evans how often the Shafter Press is printed and the yearly cost. The letter mentions the Baker parents living in Shafter six years and desires their continued access to local news from the Shafter area. The page also notes thanks from the San Joaquin Valley Citizens Advisory Committee for Proposition 3 for media cooperation.
Community churches in Shafter invite residents to attend services this Sunday. The effort emphasizes welcoming newcomers and sharing information about local programs and activities.
Army PFC Howard E. Nanney of Shafter California joined the 20th Ordnance Company in Exercise Rocky Shoals a joint Army Navy drill in California Nanney a welder with Fort Lewis unit entered service last January completed basic at Fort Ord and is a 1957 Shafter High School graduate aged 19 his wife Dorothy resides in Olympia Washington.
Shafter churches invite residents to attend services this Sunday welcoming all worshipers to join in community praise and fellowship at local houses of worship with varied denominations and schedules.
Mrs. Queen Throckmorton curates a Buttonwillow Library display titled Judgment and Justice. The selection centers on prisoners and prison life with titles including My Six Convicts and The Face of Justice. Other works cited are Inside Reprieve In for Life Life and Death in Sing.
Local business listing for Brandt Investment Co offering real estate and insurance services at 18th Street with J Brandt and J C Penner Real Notary Insurance nearby. ACME Finance Co advertises all types of loans.
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