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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1961
Page
9
Women in Shafter plan to attend a short course about selecting clothes for themselves, children, and husbands. The session aims to help attendees choose attire and avoid sewing, with reminders issued to those who registered.
Reverend Siemens of Shafter, living with his wife and son Rickey, graduated in June from Gordon School of Divinity in Massachusetts. He followed James Wiebe in Pacoima, son of a former pastor of the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church. H. D. Wiebe, once a student pastor and now an ordained minister, is in India on mission work.
The new pastor, nephew of Ernest Siemens, has taken a post near the family home in honor of Rickey. He grew up locally, graduated from Maple Wasco High School and Wheaton College, and studied at Gordon.
The Bookshelf lists new titles in the Shaf- New fiction. Included are Evil of Time by Berckman and Splendour Falls by Burke. Other names show Burnett Carey Guthrie Sayers Scholz Mesa and more with titles like Blocking Back and Don't Tread on Me.
California employers of farm workers must deduct one percent for disability insurance starting October 1. The program, extended by the 1961 Legislature, covers sickness and injury. Deductions apply to first 3600 4100 dollars in wages with quarterly remittance to Sacramento. Employers hiring over 100 in a calendar quarter must participate.
A compact survey notes that contemporary writers respond to evolving media, audience engagement, and shifting cultural conversations. Experts highlight new platforms, evolving genres, and the role of social discourse in shaping modern storytelling.
CHP Commissioner Bradford M. Crittenden notes about 100000 motorists monthly receive tickets due to violations and stresses that most tickets are avoidable by compliance. He cites driver embarrassment and financial fines as consequences and advocates for enforcement to reduce violations.
Article suggests gem and metal finds across 42 states including gold in California and opals in Washington. Attendants offer identification tips, tools cost 50 cents to $2, and admission tickets enable seekers to pursue finds with maps and guides.
A fall fashion show is set for Saturday night October 7 at 8 pm in Shafter Memorial Hall. Sponsors include Job's Daughters Shop, Sons of Shafter, Spud's and Keith's Wasco. Shafter models include Mardo Ohtlsson, Janice Webb, Roma Smith, Sandy Grundy, Katy Collins, Gail Wipf. Wasco models include Jane Prueitt, Jill Bradley, Susan Palmer, Kathy Hulse.
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