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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
4
Fragments discuss a North American climate encyclopedia and Florida data claiming fewer than five ideal weather days yearly. The text also references Harvard findings and a chamber group reaction. It mentions Los Angeles climate claims and compares regions with Shaf's noted favorable climate.
The report describes busy construction and shipping activity in Shafter. Machines, trucks, and shovels work as houses, stores, a new postal building, and a church rise. New cars and products arrive, with plans for groceries, drugs, and other shops amid rapid town expansion.
Congregational C E sponsors a one night play Small Town Romeo at Richland grammar school auditorium. Lead actor Postmaster C N Hamblet cannot attend April 9 event, shifting to April 16. Cast includes George Scott Dora McNaughton Royce Denny Melba Rousell Hamblet and others in Kern county production.
The Three Mesquiteers Tucson Smith Stony Brooke and Lullaby Joslin ride into a storm of baffling incidents and gunfire as they seek hidden gold near a desert ghost town named Nemesis. Their quest tests their sense of justice despite lacking legal rights to the treasure.
Bakersfield’s Yosemite Ice Cream Co. a leading regional producer at 1814 M Street showcases modern sanitary facilities and premium ingredients. The annual review commends their quality, purity, and reliable delivery while promoting their products to customers and wholesalers.
The annual business review sings high of E. J. Jenkins Lumber Company located on Roberts Lane at Riverview Bakersfield. It praises their high grade lumber and reasonable prices, inviting contractors and the public to call for information or purchase.
The Lou Ella Children’s & Juvenile Shop at 1002 Baker Street Bakersfield offers quality children’s wear with up to date style. The store is popular in the area and emphasizes materials and expert fitting to give garments a distinct appearance.
The Peerless Bakery produces high grade goods noted for uniform quality and healthful ingredients. Its modern plant and luxury loaf toast are highlighted as premier products, with the review praising purity and family appeal.
In a Shafter letter to the editor the writer weaves a tale of claimants, honest and dishonest, a crafty Dick Barrington leading a renegade cow-puncher gang, and a murder mystery with hair-raising exploits leading to a thundering conclusion. A local youth exposes a fake shirt agent, the sheriff seizes him, and the town laments crime not paying as brave youths rally to curb crime.
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