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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1960
Page
15
The Historical Society meeting on September 20 will feature a banquet at the Rice Bowl Bakersfield starting at 7 pm. The all inclusive cost is 3.00 with reservations via mail phone or at 3801 Chester Avenue. New members and guests invited.
Winter bedding plants are available including Calendra Pansy Viola Stock and Snapdragons. Pot spring flowering bulbs in a dark cool place for root growth before shoots appear. Plant Photinia berries this Christmas as a future trend. Dig and store faded gladiolus bulbs after cutting tops. Buy blooming Chrysanthemums to replace missed plantings.
Richland School teachers and administrators completed a week of conferences and work sessions to boost the district education program. Dr. Arthur Bietz led a session on human relations with a staff-wide audience, followed by grade level meetings and planning for social studies under Thelma Damgaard. Coordinated by Erwin Nephew with district staff and Kern County Education Office participation, the group expressed profit and inspiration and prepared to start the new term with renewed vigor.
Newsweb survey shows a drop in consumer optimism and sharp cutbacks in buying plans for most categories for the balance of the year. With the exception of new autos, plans for every category are down versus both last year and early 1960.
Poet Jewell Berry writes a restless reflection on choices and mistakes. The speaker questions what they should do versus what they do, wondering if they will ever learn and choose the right path.
Mr and Mrs Robert Siegfried of Ithaca New York visited Mr and Mrs Walter Nicol in Bakersfield Calif They toured San Francisco Monterey and Carmel and visited Palo Alto and Berkeley campuses Siegfried a Cornell University faculty member traveled from Detroit and planned wintering in Florida with their daughter They later visited Placerville with Mrs Siegfried’s parents Mr and Mrs F P King.
A historic discovery reveals James Marshall’s secret starting the Gold Rush. Prospectors rush to California territories seeking fortune as shops and towns boom from the sudden influx of wealth.
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