Cotton Ed Smith Shouts Down Relief Debate in Senate
The exchange pits South Carolina Democrat Cotton Ed Smith against Kentucky Democrat Barkley as Minton attacks New Deal relief. The clash turns physical when Smith allegedly moves toward Barkley, prompting Democratic intervention and a rush of commentary on relief politics.
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WPA
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Minton
Indiana
New Dealer
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Cotton Ed
Democratic Party
Shafter Sits on a Barrel of Dynamite Revealed by Experts
Shafter may hold a new explosive derived from natural gas through vapor phase nitration. Purdue professor Henry B. Hass developed a method to convert methane and ethane from natural gas into solid, explosive material on the cheap. The finding suggests a dual risk and potential for industrial growth in Kern County as gas supplies power both destruction and construction.
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Shafter
American Chemical Society
Henry B. Hass
Purdue University
United States
Growing Cub Scout Program Serves Shafter Boys
The Shafter Post of the American Legion sponsors a Cub Scout pack led by Cubmaster Howard Miguel. The program serves boys ages nine to eleven with home based activities, dens, pack meetings, and hands on crafts, aiming to build character and citizenship while complementing Scouting. Also noted is Davis campus announcing a wilt resistant striped watermelon called Blue Ribbon to be released to seed companies in October to meet ongoing losses from wilt.
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Shafter
Cub Scout Pack
Shafter Post
American Legion
Howard Miguel
James E. West
United States
Davis
Warning Signs Could Cut Intersection Crashes
A pair of women died in a car crash at Shafter Highway and Santa Fe Way. The piece argues unfamiliarity with roads causes many stop sign misses and urges more boulevard stop warning signs on lesser roads to reduce accidents.
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Shafter Highway
Santa Fe Way
Congress Realizes Migrants Are National Problem
The San Francisco Examiner notes California bears a heavy migrant burden while Washington recognizes the issue as a national one. President Roosevelt sends to Representative Elliott a special committee report urging return of migrants to home states and possible resettlement where adapted. Congress should act to relieve California of the migrants’ burden seen as a federal responsibility. Also a note on Anna Sheridan, a 107-year-old New Yorker who recently quit her clay pipe and began smoking cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
San Francisco Examiner
California
Washington
Roosevelt
Elliott
Tulare
Sherman
Georgia
Tolan
House
Kern County
Anna Sheridan
New York
California deer kill tally reported by state fish and game
Herbert C. Davis of the executive office in the state division of fish and game reports that 35 045 deer were killed in California during the last open season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Davis
State Division of Fish and Game
California
Babe wins Bakersfield half mile feature and purse
Howard Rogers of Shafter rode the filly Babe to the best race of the Sunday afternoon program at the Bakersfield track winning the $100 purse and earning general acclaim. Babe finished strong from 50 yards ahead of a field of four while Rogers also placed in two other races.
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Babe
Howard Rogers
J. C. Rogers
Rogers
Charles W. West
Shafter
ROTC
University of California
West
H. D. West
Federated Fruit and Vegetable
Cooperative Marketing Association
F. B. Selleck
Richland School
Selleck
Richland
American Legion
Legion
Legion Hall
Jack Zimmerman
P.T. A
Camp Fire
Aphis
P. D. Enns
R. Stansbury
Bonds Casualty A J Zimmerman Notary Public
A brief notice identifies A J Zimmerman as a bonded casualty and notary public insurance counselor and public weighmaster, with no further details provided.
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Cotton Ed” Smith
Central Avenue
A Thiessen
Shafter Cub Scout
A. B. McKinley
H. L. Annis
Hugh Skaggs
J. B. Henderson
George Enns
John Isaac
Paso Robles
Los Angeles
Upland
Reedley
First Mennonite Church
John Kiip
Henry Gaede Jr
John Unrph
Henry Gaede
Peter Reimer
Adolph Kirschenmann
William Lachenmaier
Emil Bender
Dan Glantz
Lindquist
C. A. Campbell
Mary Partridge
R. W. Partridge
Charles Codd
C. Codd
Santa Ana
Arizona
Elizabeth Duncan
Shirley
Harry Baker
Beverly Hills
E. K. Grant
Clarence Winters
Taft
Mary Lamb
Opal Fry
A. C. Goertzen
L. H. McGrane Optometrist
Sunset Ave
Calif
Jack A. Lighthill
Nob Hill
Soap, Org
Robin Hood
Glen Oaks
Morrell
Renee Ik
Tae
Guthriel
Val Vita
Raleigh
del Monte
Ib Ze
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