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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
4
World sugar production for 1946 likely will be larger than 1945 but still insufficient to meet unrationed demand at current prices. Kern county sugar beet growers report reduced yields per acre this year, impacting overall beet output.
Kern county reports lower total sugar due to pests and weather. California sugar beet acreage dropped from 163000 prewar to 102000 in 1945, with 1944 low of 77000. Experts cite war-time crop choices, forecasting higher 1946 demand but uncertain 1947 shortages. World supplies remain about 20 percent below 1944 levels.
Millerton Lake stood three-fifths full in 1944 providing irrigation water for 2,500 acres of San Joaquin Valley cropland and 110,000 acres of surrounding grasslands.
A quirky classified note promises a classifier ad will locate or match a sought item. The short teaser hints at a service to connect buyers with available goods, implying quick results for missing or hard-to-find objects.
The Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations cites M A Lindsay that Europe will reach only about 75 percent of prewar consumption this year due to transportation issues. To restore per capita intake, imports of fats oils meat grains dried milk cheese and fruits totaling billions of tons would be required, while rationing in the US and allied nations may be needed to avert famine.
Sunday School 10 00 Vernon Neufeld leads worship at 11 00 Young People and Adults attend Bible class Evening service at 8 00 Bible study and prayer Wednesday night Ladies Aid meets on the first Thursday in the church basement The message invites community to share in the old gospel story and church fellowship at Wall and Golden West Streets
The Mennonite Brethren Church in Shafter California lists Rev J J Toews pastor with Sunday School 9 30 a m Otto Becker superintendent Junior department A F Isaac supt special singing by the club directed by A F Bergen morning worship 10 30 a m message by Rev J J Toews prayer circle 6 30 p m Christian fellowship 7 00 p m evening service of song and sermon 8 00 p m missionaries Mr and Mrs Bushman will be with us for the foreign field prayer meeting and Bible study every Friday at 8 00 p m
East Lerdo Highway church invites all to Sunday school at 9 45 a m with a class for every age and worship at 11 a m featuring a choir. Sermon by Pastor on Writing Hand. Evening program at 8 p m continues a series on the Christian way of Life with a chart. Youth fellowship at 7 p m.
Wednesday at 8 15 p m Bible study and prayer hour. Friday at 8 p m choir practice.
The Church of Christ at 667 Santa Fe Way lists services led by Pastor R. Monroe. Sunday Bible study at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. communion 11:45 a.m. and young people's study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible study follows at 8 p.m.
Rev. Gerald Culleton announces Sunday Mass at 9:00 a.m. Confessions are before Mass. The Catholic Hour airs Sundays at 3:00 p.m. on radio KMJ.
The Agricultural Extension Service head M A Lindsay reports a ten year rise in Kern County farms and cultivated acres, indicating broad growth in farming activity and land use.
In Kern County the 1930 farm count was about 2400 dropping to 2200 in 1940. The 1945 estimate foresees just under 3000 farms with over 400000 acres under cultivation. Much of this land will remain in production after the war, supporting jobs for veterans and war workers.
William Samuel Henson secured a patent in 1842 for a power driven airplane design featuring a 150 foot wingspan. The concept highlighted early aviation efforts and mechanical propulsion ideas of the era, reflecting the period's experimental approach to air travel.
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