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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
4
The Kern County Chamber of Commerce meets next Tuesday in Shafter to salute the spud capital of the nation and honor president W. H. Hitchcock. This marks the first assembly in Shafter with a tour of potato fields and inspections planned as key features of the event.
The town touts a new theatre seating over 700, and highlights agricultural expansion from onion fields to spud shipments. Six new warehouses and sheds will speed crops on spur tracks by the Santa Fe railroad, with oil potential drawing national attention. Shafter invites visitors to see for themselves.
The piece explains April First known as All Fool's Day as a time for harmless pranks. It notes the custom is not a formal holiday, its origins disputed, and suggests it stems from older universal festivities referenced by Poor Robin's Almanac.
The piece traces April Fooling to old New Year celebrations ending April 1 on March 26 to April 1. It notes spring amusements in India and Europe, where pranks befool victims on fruitless errands. It links the custom to the zodiac fish and the idea of a young fish easily caught.
Dr. M A Gifford of the Kern County health department renews warnings to hunters not to handle wild rabbits without gloves due to tularemia infection risk. The advisory emphasizes protective measures for those processing game and wildlife workers.
Attendance grades and participation in school activities form a point system to boost club interest. The two top point scorers, likely two girls, will receive special pins. Prizes to be awarded at the banquet alongside installation of officers. Retiring officers are Ruth Kirschenmann president Vivian Bartel vice president Rosella Heinrichs secretary treasurer and Gladys Breckenbridge social chairman.
Oberammergau home of the famed Passion play features a mountain cross repeatedly struck by lightning. After each severe storm a new cross is erected, a Colliers Weekly note on the enduring symbol and local devotion.
An advertisement for Estelle Marks at 1812 F Street Bakersfield promotes waist reduction from two to seven inches using the La Verne Weil Massage technique. It claims permanent results with no wrinkles, a younger look, and better fitting clothes, touting health benefits and a scientific bath as overall body toning and detoxification.
NEHI Bottling Co 4834 now under Mr C management since last September promotes Royal Crown Cola this summer. The plant is equipped for NEHI and Royal Crown production with efficient delivery serving city and surrounding territory. The ad urges dealers to place trail orders, highlighting customer satisfaction and prompt service.
Census data by P A Schmidt shows Kern County ginned 107,182 bales of cotton from the 1938 crop before March 1, an increase over the prior year when 65,546 bales were ginned. The figures come from the U S Bureau of the Census special agent for Kern County.
The Busy Bee Barber and Beauty Shop at 1434 19th Street Bakersfield offers modern equipment and expert service for men women and children. Vera Anderson now manages the Busy Bee Beauty Parlor with refined workmanship and patient attention.
The work Disease and Destiny ranks the gravest infections as smallpox diphtheria malaria leprosy typhus yellow fever syphilis plague and tuberculosis. The list highlights the most dangerous public health threats known to humanity.
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