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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1957

Page

6

Shafter Freshmen Learn Club Options in Assembly

Freshmen at Shafter School explored campus clubs during an orientation assembly in the auditorium. Six clubs presented skits on their goals and achievements, including Key Club Girls League Girls Athletic Association Drama Club Black S and the Science Club, with students Becky Nelson Brenda Boel Nadine Emerald Reba Sill Louise Fuller Carol Becker Bit Phillip Anderson Don Bi Genevieve Vaughn Jack Delores Contreras Marlys Andrist English instructor supervised the event and club advisors spoke on purposes activities and joining requirements.

Mpreshmen Shafter School Key Club Girls Athletic Association

Meet Your Teacher Richland's New Intermediate Principal David Cooke

Richland announces David Cooke as the new Intermediate Principal. A native Californian with Los Angeles schooling and UC Los Angeles degrees, he served in World War II including the Battle of the Bulge and later taught in Burbank before reentering teaching duties for the Korean War era.

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Telephone service changes announced by Pacific Telephone

Pacific Telephone announced changes to dialing and pay station access. To obtain telephone information in the near future dial 1-1-3, and public pay stations will require a ten cent deposit before dialing the new number due to central office equipment re arrangements.

Pacific Telephone Telephone Central

Wikoff Enters Dentistry Program at Loma Linda College

Charles Wesley Wikoff, son of Loyd C. Wikoff, Route 1, is among 58 freshmen enrolled this week in the School of Dentistry at the College of Medical Evangelists in Loma Linda California. The Seventh-day Adventist center emphasizes education medical service and research. Wikoff studied pre professional courses at La Sierra College in Arlington.

Charles Wesley Wikoff Loyd C. Wikoff School of Dentistry College of Medical Evangelists Loma Linda California Southern California Seventh-day Adventist Church Wikoff la Sierra College Arlington

Family man Cooke returns from France to Burbank duties

Principal Cooke, a former Army Safety Director in Japan, rejoined the Burbank system for another year after graduate work. He taught first aid at U C L A and led Red Cross drives. An avid hunter, fisherman, gardener, and pigeon racer, he credits his wife Michelle, a Paris wartime bride, with citizenship milestones. They have three sons and visited France three years ago.

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Low conception rates in cows tied to early breeding

Veterinary authorities warn that conception is often low in cows and delays occur if cows are bred before 50 to 60 days after calving. This guidance highlights optimal breeding windows to improve fertility and herd productivity.

Remembering 1933 in a Nation Rebuilding

The address recalls Franklin D. Roosevelt facing fear during hardship as Prohibition ends and the era of speakeasies closes. It notes Hitler rising in Germany, refugees crossing to America including Albert Einstein in Princeton New Jersey, and hints at economic choices for car buyers in 1933 with a Plymouth or Chrysler sales pitch.

N.R.A Europe Hitler Germany Land of Freedom New Jersey Princeton Albert Einstein Jae ‘Foun Plymouth Chrysler Irvine Fire Motor Port Central Valley Highway Pioneer

Signs of fall and equinox discussed in autumn overview

An autumn overview notes signs of seasonal shift with clear sky, heat easing, and nights cooling. It discusses equinox meaning day and night equality, leaf color changes from green to yellow and red, and a prefall rise in cerulean skies and bird activity as insects sing more loudly.

Shafter High Displays Re decorations by Staff and Students

Seven display cases at Shafter High have been redecorated since the new year. Miss Marilynn Guillaume and her art students planned and built the geometrical figures display near the mathematics department.

Shafter High Shafter High School Marilynn Guillaume Dwayne Mahan Gene Lemmons Marvin Heriod Gary Nightengale Dorothy Taylor Helen Prender Jesse Plaza Raymond Florez Lupe Sabedra Bruce Wishon Betty Hearn Carolyn Townsend Pat Fuller

Telephone directory prides accuracy and double checks

The feature explains how Pacific Telephone ensures directory correctness by reading numbers forward and backward and rotating workers to maintain accuracy. It mentions cable weights to stabilize lines and compares wind effects to clotheslines, noting odd phrases likely from OCR.

Pacific Telephone

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