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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1945
Page
9
An advertisement page lists numerous Shafter merchants and services including bakeries, barber shops, real estate, hardware, cafes, markets, hotels, nurseries, funeral home, automotive parts, and professional firms. The portfolio showcases community commerce in a broad business directory style.
Washington D C air travelers will see faster flights and more comfort as a 1005 plane fleet enters service after peace. Cruising speeds exceed 300 mph, cutting continental trips to about 9 hours from current 12 to 14. Five category types will cover feeder to overseas routes with luxurious long trips and pressurized, climate controlled cabins.
Washington reports air transport will aid farmers as rail and auto did shaping postwar markets. Dept of Agriculture estimates 3,000 surplus planes could become air trucks to move produce and distribute goods across extended markets. Air parcel post could connect 42,000 postal offices with 23,000 express offices, expanding rural access and services.
Admiral Halsey and other prominent Californians urge steadfast policy toward Japan and criticize government failure to provide jobs. Lane D. Webber of Southern California Edison questions civilian free enterprise sufficiency. A. J. McFadden cites wartime farm labor losses as a major issue for the state.
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