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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1954
Page
7
A patriotic exhortation urges citizens to participate next Tuesday in the election. It frames voting as a rare privilege of American life and a small price to pay for heritage, stressing duty over mere right.
Joe writes from Shafter praising the town for its swimming pool, softball at night, and vibrant recreation program. He notes summer Camp Fire and Scouting activities, a helpful scout master, and a supportive community funding programs. He mentions sister Joan and Camp Fire plans, school starting, and a halfway through football season.
The piece urges voters to back Captain Leroy Galyen for Kern County Sheriff. It warns of outside vice influences, calls for strong law enforcement, and highlights Galyen’s thirty years as a peace officer including twenty five years as highway patrol captain. It urges readers to vote next Tuesday.
The Shafter Community Chest launches its annual fund drive next week urging citizens to volunteer and give. All funds support local youth and character building programs with no chest overhead, sustaining outstanding youth groups and a top recreation program in the state.
Reprint from Wasco News Oct 21 urges every business to advertise in local papers. It argues that a town’s vitality relies on visible business presence and says shy advertisers injure themselves and the community. It stresses clear advertising signals to strangers and promotes an inclusive, lively business environment.
Bakersfield College Adult Education offers Electronics 62 teaching television theory and operation. Instructor Elton Sherman leads Tuesday and Thursday sessions with students from local repair businesses and Bakersfield College day classes. The course, begun last year on a trial basis, now runs as a regular program covering circuits and practical lab work with modern test equipment. Students must complete Electronics 55A or demonstrate equivalent knowledge.
The document lists current taxes, licenses, permits, and fines including franchise fees for Southern California Gas and Pacific Gas and Electric. It also itemizes expenditures during the year ending June 30, 1954, with entries for printing ordinances, building services, and sanitation, totaling several thousand dollars overseen by W. H. Johnston, auditor.
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