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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
8
Resin boiled potato artistry in Dade County spotlight
Local tale from Florida recalls Mark Phillips nicknamed The Cellini of the South for resin boiled potato craft south of Miami. Frank Katzentine, a notable Dade County lawyer and former Miami Beach mayor, explains Phillips learned the method elsewhere and now showcases his work to visitors, while warning others may be left out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Dade County
Frank Katzentine
Miami Beach
Mark Phillips
South
Miami
Phillips
Yade ‘County
Murphy
Philadelphia
Dadeco
Navy bids on eight new warships and 1940 ticket chatter
Navy calls for bids on eight new warships while political circles speculate on a 1940 Democratic ticket led by Garner and Farley. Jack Benny faces a $10,000 fine and a suspended year in jail for smuggling jewels. Twelve-man house committee to probe WPA amid farm policy talks and aviation accidents in East Braintree Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uittee
Tennessee
Aliey Authority
Navy
Garner
Farley
Jack Benny
House Committee
Naval Base
Cuba
East Braintree
Mass
Treasure Island
State Highway Commission
Cottonwood Pass
Visalia
Fat with Mee Leah TR qh
Fragmentary OCR text contains scattered words including fat with Mee and names Lea h TR qh. The readable content does not yield a coherent event, person, or place to summarize as a complete news item.
Baboons Guard Monkey Island During Night Watch
Chicago report says baboons at Apockfield zoo patrol Monkey Island each night after sundown. Assistant director Robert Bean describes a four-peak patrol system, noting constant vigilance and a jungle heritage behind the nightly guard routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Apockfield Zoo
Robert Bean
Mr. Bean
Mr. Boons
Life's Jests
A mother told her child about early martyrs and showed scenes of Christians fed to lions. The girl cried then whispered there is a poor little lion without any Christian.
Hash Cravings Echo Through The Garment Worker
In a quirky diner scene a customer asks for hash and a Ss customer voices a similar request. A waiter uses the speaking tube to relay orders and jokes about taking a chance and another sport as the exchange unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garment
No Muffler Needed Amid Odd Dialogue and Clumsy OCR
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled dialogue about mufflers and kissing with stray names and stray quotes. The piece mentions a backwoods man and an attempt to open a cup handle, plus partial lines about Success at Last and references to Scott and an old cap without a handle. The text is unreadable in places and lacks clear event context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Discount for Teacher and the Prompt Turnover Banter
A whimsical exchange features arithmetic riffs 12 18 33 14 7 16 and a dispute over a discount. A quip about two per rent follows, while a vignette shows a boy greeting his father and a mother grabbing change, all framed in a light early morning banter tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen
Neighbor Informs Boss Died Last Night
A neighboring exchange reveals the boss died the previous night after a discussion about his fever and health. The hired man declines to share further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Oh Boy Kiss Objection Comic Exchange
A playful dialogue fragment shows a boy asking about kissing and a laughing reply about not objecting to kissing, ending with the coined line kissed.
Prize Joke at Cooking School Medal
Mrs. White-Will boasts of winning a medal at the cooking school while Mr. White laments what he is eating, adding a humorous kitchen moment.
The Other Day Motorist Speeding Exchange
A brief telephonic exchange captures a motoring chat where a constable remarks that what he knows could fill a book and what the driver does not know will fill his own. The dialogue hints at caution and humor about driving.
Counseling course to be offered for county teachers
County schools plan a fall program in counseling and guidance for high and elementary teachers. The twelve week university linked course covers interview techniques and aims to aid counselors and teachers in this critical field. If demand remains high, additional sessions will follow later in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvin Booster Club
Kern County
Shafter
Alvin Field
Counseling Methods to Boost County Education
School officials say proper counseling can raise overall attainment in the county and correct many cases of maladjustment by tailoring training to individual student needs.
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