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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1947
Page
12
Ten winners received merchandise valued near a hundred dollars each during Justesen's Thanksgiving Harvest Sale at the local store. The drawing occurred Saturday attracting shoppers and reporting by the press.
The event awarded eight baskets of groceries valued at about $5 each and a Special Prize of apple pie and Ginger cake. A Regina Electrik broom went to Vicki Gonzales. Grocery winners include Isaac Nickel Delia Baker Mrs. Bert Hebel L. D. Ryan of Buttonwillow Mrs. Pete Buller Lee Fox Mrs. George Gaede and Charles W. Rose. Special prize went to J. C. Bunard.
A local note highlights a new Refrigerated Candy Container at McClure's Drug Store designed to keep boxed candy fresh year round, especially during summer. The piece weaves in holiday stocking trends, small town humor, and assorted light anecdotes from Wasco and Bakersfield, including a garage fire, a stadium rumor, and a gag about Christmas decorations.
L A Camp Co shows rapid growth with 5100 cattle fed on a scientific diet blending hay barley orange pulp potato meal molasses and cottonseed meal. Under Bob Beachner the plan reduces feeding to two workers, employing 12 on the project, with 300 full time staff and up to 800 seasonally. The insecticide plant and diversified farming services extend the Camp system aimed at maximizing land use and bi-product recovery.
Miss Joan Kaiser of Shafter California was pledged to Eta Epsilon Gamma during informal pledging on November 9 at Stephens College Columbia Missouri. She joins 16 sorority pledges and will be formally pledged November 16. A Pan Hellenic Ball is planned December 12 and 13 with Buddy Moreno orchestra. Miss Kaiser is daughter of Mr. and Mrs Roscoe M Kaiser Box 987 Shafter California.
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