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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1961
Page
2
Fragmentary notes indicate Orville Freeman and discussions on national policy during 1962. The text references Freeman's influence on planning and governance, with implied links to broader government strategy and potential shifts in leadership.
Kennedy notes Far West allotments restrict cotton output while demand drops. he warns production could outpace market demand as Castoria and Arizona reduce demand and rail access tightens. He estimates a 10 percent rise in acreage needed to maintain supply.
Miss Sumner McMullin joins the Shafter High School foreign department after schooling in Buenos Aires Argentina from 1948 to 1959. She earned a BA from Vanderbilt in 1959 and an MA from Wisconsin in 1961.
The Renue Club plans a sale in front of Stringham's Drug Store on Central Avenue starting 11 a.m. A drawing at 2 p.m. will award an old size doll in Wardrobe. Tickets cost 25 cents and are sold by Wa-Han-Ka Horizon Club members.
Desert artists from the west are urged to enter the Open Exhibit at the four day encampment. The event features community sings square dances tours religious services talks on history and exhibits including minerals gems photographs paintings and historic firearms. The Open Exhibit must be brought to the Museum by the artist before Thursday November 9 with removal on Sunday November 12.
Members of the A O Wa Ki Ya Horizon Club plan a car wash at Chuck's Service in Five Points from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The group met at Lynn Tatum's home and arranges upcoming activities with advisors Whisler, Cindy Witcher, and Pat John ne overseeing. Attendees include Marlys Arnold Mayvis Arnold Cissy Greene Sandy Grundy Pam Ogle Janie Channeson Mardo Ohlsson Jill Pa ut Jo an e ane Janice Webb.
The piece discusses a switch in policy urged by Hodges and Kennedy administration figures. It argues a move to improve “low in spirits areas” could drive business and create jobs, labeling it a boon while noting only a few applications for municipal improvements have progressed.
A reflective column notes Hallowe'en waning in spirit yet expanding in reach as modern promotions and global influences dilute old beliefs. It questions how traditional fears survive amid a world of mass marketing and cultural mixing.
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