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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1961
Page
2
A reflective note on starting a newspaper and the challenges of installing a new press. The writer compares birth and publishing, vows to serve the community, and hopes future columns ease the path as staff adjust to the paper’s new form.
Buttonwillow to construct a project by Smart and Caracas Construction Company. Initial plans call for a Buena Vista Motel with eight first units on a 250 by 130 foot site. Future development will add 18 more units and a cocktail lounge and restaurant featuring kitchenettes and bachelor apartments.
Allstate Motor Club advises parents to discharge and fetch children on the inside of the street near schools to eliminate the need for children to cross the road. This guidance emphasizes safer crossing practices and reducing exposure to traffic.
The Shafter Young Republicans with officers re elected: President Greg Channeson Vice President Jack Kennath Secretary Elsie Warren Treasurer Mer vin Neufeld. Committees include membership education and research campaign program and publicity. The group plans a nine week non partisan course on Practical Politics starting Sept 18 at the monthly meeting. All are welcome to attend. Meetings are the third Monday at the Shafter Motel.
Experts from Care Rubber attribute up to 80 percent of failures to poor care by owners. They urge proper maintenance and attentive handling to extend product life and ensure reliable performance.
The write up critiques a festival honoring Jomo Kenyatta’s Mau Mau arrest and notes rain and absence of celebrants. It cites Maina Wanjigi, a Stanford graduate student and African students union leader, as offering a provocative view on American investigative methods and etiquette related to Africa.
The piece marks California’s 100th birthday since its 1850 admission, praising its rapid growth, abundant natural resources, and bright future. It frames California as a young, vital state with deep resources and rising influence, ready to lead among commonwealths.
Californians, led by San Francisco Mayor George Christopher, press for fact based defense needs as Hunters Point naval shipyard faces possible closure. Kennedy McNamara decisions trigger political maneuvering while local leaders urge rational economic and security reasoning over hype.
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