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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1955
Page
2
A reflective piece discusses choosing a policy in dealing with others. It suggests adopting the other person’s perspective helps sales and citizenship alike. The author notes varying preferences for social settings while urging cooperation through shared policy.
The scene shows Hack Willis stopping his tractor to cool off at the pump. A young insurance salesman arrives and presses for a look at booklets while Hack weighs insurance for a new barn and fast rye planting. The salesman offers to plow a few rounds while presenting options.
A minister from Freeport starts a penny drive to fund a child’s organ. Three hundred thousand pennies are collected from church members and townspeople, turning a small coin into a tangible, life changing goal. The piece urges children and readers to value small savings as a path to self reliance and strong values.
The Shafter Press marks Newspaper Week with gratitude to local supporters for moving to a better main street location. The note credits community faith, urges more advertising support, and asserts pride in the paper and town.
The piece argues Ike's heart attack highlights the presidency's burden and the need for a steady foreign policy lead. It notes his potential retirement desires, the open 1956 campaign, and looming fights for both parties' nominations. It also touches on a rising feminine labor force and a hospital stay for Don Holt after a family birth.
A corner druggist backs a national observance starting October 8 to curb home accidents. He urges a stocked medicine cabinet with essential first aid supplies to reduce injuries, medical costs, and lost productivity from household mishaps.
The article traces the shifting population center of the United States from 1790 near Baltimore to 1880–1950 across Indiana and into Illinois, now 42 miles west and 7 miles south of the 1940 center in Carlisle Indiana. It notes the longest jump in 60 years driven by Pacific coast growth and that the current center is not near any resident.
The Community Chest or United Fund groups in a yearly appeal show community value but often receive only the minimum. The article urges every citizen to consider Can I afford not to give generously to the Community Chest and answer honestly to avoid gaps in essential services.
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