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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1958
Page
10
King says new cattle barns are 80 percent done and the beef and dairy cattle sales and judging pavilion will start this week. The 80 by 160 foot all metal pavilion with permanent bleachers should be finished in time for the 1958 Kern County Fair running September 22 to 28.
The article notes California's rise to leading state in farm output with over 200 crops. It cites 1871 figures on state agricultural value and key regions like San Bernardino Valley and Pajaro Valley, plus university enrollment, ocean trade, and patents for farming implements and potato diggers.
County Clerk Vera K. Gibson issues registration guidance for the November 4 1958 General Election. Voters must register by September 11 1958, 11am local time, with naturalization proof required for new registrants. Registration Deputies listed for Shafter and nearby areas include Sarah Carrasco, W Fowles Street, City Hall officials, and several other named deputies at specific addresses.
A pausing glance at a then modern street scene with minor vignettes. A teacher, a student, and a boy in trouble intersect in a slice of everyday life. The piece weaves humor and small lessons as characters wander the avenue.
The Veach Family thanks friends for kind thoughts cards flowers and expressions of sympathy during their recent bereavement.
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