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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1955
Page
6
The article outlines first day activities with teachers assigned and homeroom details. It warns of possible delays in home deliveries and urges parents and guardians to ensure children carry their address records. It references transport patterns similar to last year and notes casualties among Air Force personnel off duty.
R G Whorton aged 64 died in Modesto after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Armstrong Mortuary with Rev M G Hamman officiating. Burial was in Shafter cemetery. He was born May 25 1900 in Arkansas and lived in Shafter about 12 years. Survivors include his widow Avola Whorton of Shafter two sons Basil of Shafter and J R of North Hollywood a daughter Ruth Spradlin of Taft and three grandchildren.
The second annual picnic of the society of Oklahoma will be held Sunday, September 11, at Hart Memorial park in Bakersfield. Secretary Mrs. Viola Proctor announced the event. Dinner will be served at 1 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring their own dinners. Yosemite Falls is described as the nation's tallest waterfall.
Kiwanis guests include Tom Hart Bakersfield social security supervisor and William G. Neumann of Shafter the first US farmer to gain benefits under new SSA rulings Hart outlined social security workings Neumann shared farming life and the nickname origin McDonald chaired the program Pancake breakfast kickoff for 1955 Shafter High football season planned for September 24 at Memorial Hall Roger Plante welcomed as new member.
Biblical assurance of man’s identity cited from the King James Bible and Science and Health. Isaiah asserts God as father while Mary Baker Eddy introduces Father-Mother as Deity in harmony with Romans 8:14, noting believers as God’s offspring.
Nature Nook describes beetle forms including tiger and ground beetles with their hard wings and nocturnal habits. It notes bombardier beetle defense, larval stages, and general insect behavior. A tarantula showcase at the meeting and a story from travel between Tucson and Nogales conclude the piece.
The California dove season opens across the state on September 3. Deer season along the coast range west of Highway 99 runs until September 18, while inland zones east of Highway 99 start September 24 and end October 30.
Several feet were covered with tarantula spiders some leaping up to 30 feet in the air. The bites are no more serious than a wasp sting. The writer notes happiness about Jim Woodard's company last Saturday and mentions plans for Jim and Randy next week.
The message asks holders who own or held German Dollar Bonds not yet voluntary with Validation Board for Secor Gales tetas 0 tad Street New York prior to February 29 1956 to notify the Validation Board if coupons have been detached.
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