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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1954
Page
9
The narrative details shopping and a stop at Shamrock Cleaner & Laundry to pick up an evening dress. Mr. and Mrs. Les Horn run the plant with top facilities, promising one day service at reasonable prices. Mrs. Trushel Hughes provided courteous service.
S A Camp announces that International Salvation Army leaders General and Mrs Wilfred Kitching will be guests of honor at the 50th anniversary celebration at The Salvation Army's Lytton Home and School for Boys and Girls on Thursday September 23 1954. The Lytton Home sits 70 miles north of San Francisco near Healdsburg as part of a broader get acquainted tour from London to Army welfare institutions.
Shafter residents are urged to follow county trash and rubbish burning ordinances. Burning is allowed 6:00 PM to 12:00 noon only in approved incinerators with mesh openings under 1/4 inch, placed at least 10 feet from buildings and dry material. Fire Chief Elmo Freear notes smoke alarms neighbor tensions and emphasizes strict enforcement. Also mentions visitors to Shafter in April 1941 and a birth announced by C. C. Hester in March 1931.
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