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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1941
Page
2
The editorial contends against disincorporation of Shafter citing democratic processes and local control. It urges residents with grievances to use city council channels or county boards, arguing that home governance better serves community needs and that disenfranchising local control harms the town.
Clifford F. Baughman Kern County health chief speaks to Shafter Business Men's Association on a county plan to control mosquitoes. Local reaction shifts to eight mill tax, with focus on Kern River area near Bakersfield and outlying districts. Community attendance urged at Crawford’s Cafe noon.
Dr J E Eckert of the University of California entomology department notes ants withstand starvation floods fires and frost and can live five to six years as workers and nine to 15 years as queens. He advises persistent control and clever poison traps, urging residents to persevere.
A fragmentary passage shows a customer addressing a resident from the southern half of the state. The exchange reveals a mistaken assumption about an old hometown as an Angeleno questions whether a city named Shafter exists and if people there are the same.
The speaker quotes authors urging concise speech and notes that seven weekly meetings over three years generate strong opinions. The passage emphasizes saying what is needed and stopping, avoiding filler, and valuing compact, pointed communication.
Poundmasters in Oakland took custody of a small dog named Rags. Nearby boys pried open the dog catcher's wagon and fled with Rags in their arms pursued by poundsmen. One boy was overtaken and later threw the ball, but the escape succeeded. The matter was later settled amicably among the poundmasters, the boys, and Rags.
A report states 499 meteors are known to have fallen in the United States, more than any other country. Of these, eighty fell in Texas and fifty in Kansas, highlighting the regional impact of meteor activity.
A crowd lined the city streets as drafted boys prepared for a year of training. A green recruit asked why the crowd cheered the officers, and an old campaigner replied that those cheering were the ones who don’t have to go. Kenneth Rich of Rae relayed the tale with minimal comment.
Editorials discuss a looming walkout by nonunion workers amid a contractor’s use of American citizens at a large army camp. They condemn CIO and AFL tactics, defend workers’ right to work, and critique union leadership for pressuring members and restricting labor rights.
The article argues sportsmen should unite across the state to defend funds collected from their dues used for fish hatcheries and game refuges. It cites past struggles to secure money, notes local associations as key, and recalls Roosevelt era budget balance. It also mentions local officials and public figures in tangential anecdotes.
The Boston Globe notes that war pressures push the poor Englishman to a breakfast of bacon and one egg while the affluent American enjoys a morning feast of half a doughnut and coffee, swallowed standing.
The Alvin Booster quotes fashion experts who urge a man to own twelve hats for versatile style. If he belongs to clubs meeting monthly, a dozen hats should suffice for all occasions.
The Fresno Bee reports a method claimed to calm fruit by sleep, while questioning whether it offers any relief for the stomachs of boys who eat too many green apples.
Industries showed a 23 percent rise in employment and a 33 percent increase in payrolls in February 1941 compared with February 1940. The gains indicate expanding activity across sectors and stronger labor demand during the period.
Building permits issued in San Francisco during February totaled 2 357 858 dollars, 37 percent above the February 1940 figure. The gain reflects a rise in construction activity and underlying demand across residential and commercial projects.
The Shafter Farm Center hosts a 7 p.m. radio program on KQW San Jose featuring W. Rose from the Bank of Italy and the Shafter saxophone quartet Walter Karber Arnold Bergen Cornelius Siemens and Johnnie Siemens. The program promotes Shafter and local music while planning a new building for A. R. Duehren on Central avenue.
A Richland P T A entertainment titled Mynnant at iane will be held in the grammar school auditorium on the evening of May 11. Promising something very different from prior events, it will feature Shafters' best talent. A planning meeting was hosted by Mrs. W E Rose, the event's chairman and director.
The Shafter High School event Hick's Day drew large crowds with Billy McClain winning boys prize as a hobo on a mule and Engle taking the girls prize in a Dutch costume. Alma Zirfimerman Jean Maurer Ruby Mingus Evelyn Grant Miss Marion Hitchcock and others judged the event.
Mrs Mandal Turner received a White House letter from President Hoover thanking her for an item on the Hoover farm between Shafter and Wasco by Mrs Jumper in the Times. Mrs C E Gaede and her little daughter arrived in Shafter after visiting relatives in Oklahoma. Oliver Sly is building a six room house on lots next to his service station on Lerdo highway.
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