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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1959
Page
3
Gardeners are advised to shop for a living Christmas tree now as a tubbed porch plant and to use the season to rake leaves. Fall planting of ground covers benefits from winter rains and Ramunculus and Anemones brighten next spring gardens.
The Kern County Boat and Ski Club announces dedication ceremonies for Lake Ming on October 25. Publicity chairman Mike Brown says activities start at 7:00 A M with boat tests until 10:30 A M and an afternoon regatta at 2:00 P M. qualifying heats run from 10:30 to 12:30, flag raising, and Flood Ming participation are planned.
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce says the northern California area adjacent to San Francisco accounts for more than one third of the Pacific Coast market, highlighting regional prominence in trade.
Bill Mead of Bakersfield was appointed local chairman of the Kern County City Week Committee under California Farm City Week Coordinating Committee. Rozzoni, Berkeley, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation, welcomed the appointment and urged active observance to improve rural urban understanding.
Committee members including Mines Bongberg Vernon Wilson John Turner Orvin Mettler Don Bellows Leonard Gaede Don Zachary and Marvin Neuman report progress in a school membership drive. Some rooms hit 100 percent, many envelopes still arrive. Deadline is Friday October 23 with a goal of 1200 members. Parents must include fifty cents per adult joining and fill the back to credit children in other rooms.
A nostalgic column recalls historic stars like Tom Willie Jesse James and Oom Kah, crafts an informal all star lineup with Gary Tranquill, Jerzy Leszczynski, Jan Grossnicklaus, and St Paul, amid reflections on Dodgers, predictions, and golf mentions.
The note questions a twin pin concept and compares old and new practice habits among pros. It recalls Ben Hogan reportedly hitting 450 balls versus today’s 50 to 60, while noting shorter nine hole rounds and half hour limits.
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