Romania Roars and Albania Crisis Shake World News
Read about Albania’s King Zog seeking refuge in Greece as Italian troops move on Tirana and Greece and Turkey square off. Britain and France weigh guarantees for Greece and Turkey while Italy eyes broader regional moves and potential clashes on the African coast. Other items note naval shifts in the Mediterranean, a Berne boardinghouse tragedy, and domestic concerns from labor talks to tax cases.
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Romania
Albania
Hitler
China
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Ville Chamberlain
Greece
Turkey
Zog
Tirana
Mediterranean
Rome
Great Britain
Hungary
Sybia
African
Dardenelles
Russia
Pope Pius XII
Berne
Switzerland
Italy
George
United States
Canada
Farouk
Faypt Il
Malta
America
Tom J Pendergast
Hoesta Dotane City
Hall
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
New York
Davis
OT Sheveland
Arizona
John Torrio
Chicago
Marian Andersen
Washington
Wagner
Minister Alfred T. Chandler Hosts Sunday Services
Alfred T. Chandler leads Sunday school at 9 50 with the Junior choir. church service follows at 11 with a sermon on Accepting the Indispensable Friendship. Music includes James Livers and Miss Marie Cakin with the Congregational choir. an interdenominational service welcomes all and a Christian Youth meeting is at 6 30 in Mr Chandler's study.
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Alfred T. Chandler
Ministry of Music
James Livers
Marie Cakin
Christian Youth Meeting
Mennonite Brethren Church Absent Sunday Services
The Mennonite Brethren Church at 400 Kern Street will not hold services this Sunday. Members will attend the state Sunday school convention at Rosedale School in Rosedale.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern Street
Rosedale School
Rosedale
First Baptist Church Service Schedule
First Baptist Church at 289 East Lerdo Highway lists Pastor Edgar H. McAllister. Bible school at 10 a m with P A Schmidt as superintendent. Morning service at 11 a m features The Case of Cornelius. Evening service at 8 p m presents The Holy Trinity. Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 p m with prayer praise and Bible study.
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First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McAllister
Bible
P. A. Schmidt
Cornelius
Prayer League
Young People’s Societies
the Holy Trinity
Christian Science Society in Wasco Announces Services
The Christian Science Society branch of The Mother Church in Boston announces Sunday services at 11 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m. The Wednesday meeting occurs on the first Wednesday each month at 8 p.m. The Sunday Bible lesson subject is Doctrine of Atonement.
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Christian Science Society
Mother
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Sixth
E Streets
Wasco
Sacramento Woman Returns To Home
Mrs. J. H. O'Toole of Sacramento returns to her home after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Gwin in Shafter. She arrived with Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Seeley who were recent visitors at the O'Toole home in the Aid district.
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Sacramento
J. H. O’toole
D. R. Gwin
O'Toole
Shafter
P. H. Seeley
Mounted group to sponsor Bakersfield dance for riders
The Camp West Lowe riders will sponsor a dance in Bakersfield on April 21. Proceeds will fund new uniforms for the mounted group members.
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Bakersfield
Stage construction begins at Shafter High gymnasium
Work is under way on a stage at the rear of the new gymnasium and auditorium at Shafter high school. Interior walls are being finished the ceiling painted and walks from the main building to the gym and dressing room entrances completed.
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Shafter High School
Aimless Walks, Peripatetic Expert Advises Spontaneity
An advocacy for unpremeditated walking urges readers to abandon objectives. Walks should be spontaneous like a sudden thought, taken on impulse without planning or goals. When the idea arises, act immediately and step outside, leaving reasons or excuses behind.
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Ella
First Canadian Postal Service Traces Found in 1735 Route
The Christian Science Monitor notes Canada's first postal record under French rule with a Quebec to Montreal road opened in 1735. Private dispatches then followed only after Quebec fell to the British, with Franklin aiding Montreal to New York via Champlain and Hudson routes. Postal service linked Halifax to Liverpool in 1755.
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Hiven
Mead
Montreal
Christian Science Monitor
Canada
Quebec
Benjamin Franklin
New York
Halifax
Liverpool
Florence Nightingale Pledge Text Tradition
The pledge vows lifelong purity and faithful nursing, abstaining from harmful drugs, elevating professional standards, keeping confidences, aiding physicians, and devoting to the welfare of patients. It is recited in formal assembly with solemn religious framing.
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Florence Nightingale
Jessica becomes her own person in playful family letter
Extracted from a Boy's Life piece, a three week note shows Jessie signing as Jessica, while brother Tom imitates with a string of playful puns ending with loving sign off. The exchange highlights budding identity and light humor within a family.
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Jessie
Jessica
Tom
Dadica
Momica
Lizzica
Samica
Jimica
Tomica
He'd Be Quiet Englishman Chooses Quiet Ride in West
A young English visitor in the American West decides to ride a horse with an English saddle. A cowboy explains the Western saddle has a horn. The Englishman replies he will not need the horn as he does not plan to ride in heavy traffic.
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West
Tom learns polite replies on first school day
A mother asks about Tom’s day at school and he replies with learning to say yes ma'am and no ma'am. The exchange captures a simple classroom moment as Tom recounts his first day and his mother guides his manners.
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Tom
On the Spot Mrs Snapp and Schipio Dialog
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Snapp asking if Schipio would remarry after her death. Schipio dodges with social niceties noting a direct answer would upset her regardless of Yes or No.
Lawyer and Client Discuss a Note to Pay Money
A dialogue from Stray Stories magazine shows a lawyer suggesting asking for money from a person, with the client praising the idea and asking how to spell scoundrel. The brief exchange captures a humorous legal-advice moment.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Betty Finds Safe Matches That Actually Work
A exchanges between Betty and Mrs Jones reveals Betty tested various matches labeled as absolutely safe and reliable. Betty confirms the matches burned cleanly and did not flare up while Mrs Jones notes the surprising nonviolent behavior of the product.
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Betty
Stereotype in Printing and Thought
An explained sense of stereotype as a printed plate taken from an impression of type, used to mass produce text. The term also describes fixed, repeated ideas or manners, becoming ingrained and unvarying.
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Christian Science Monitor
Singing warms the blood sparks debate in papers
Meeker notes science claims singing warms the blood, while Sockman retorts that certain singing can inflame passions. The exchange highlights differing views on music's physiological and emotional effects.
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Meeker
Sockman
Ironed Out
A witty comment notes that a comedian’s jokes land flat, prompting a flippant aside about timing and delivery. The remark reflects a critics’ view on humor sharpness and audience reaction in a lighthearted exchange.
Decline of Pushcart Merchants Under La Guardia Policy
L. L. Stevenson notes the shrinking pushcart trade in New York as the La Guardia administration removes carts from upper Park Avenue and Ninth Avenue and opens markets at First Avenue. He cites a $225000 market at First Avenue and Tenth Street with low prices attracting tenement crowds, while concerns grow over rent and outdoor legality. The piece contrasts market life with heavy subway and transit usage, highlighting weather effects on nickel income and city mobility. A stormy day scene at Central Park shows a rider in a Mackinaw and ear muffs continuing to ride bridle paths.
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LaGuardia
Upper Park Avenue
Paddy’s
Ninth Avenue
Fortieth Street
Lower East Side
First Avenue
Tenth Street
Central Park
Petrified Forest Fossil Trees of Ancient Rep tile Age
Arizona hosts a renowned petrified forest where pine like trees perished about 200 million years ago. They were carried by water and settled in sand and clay before burial, preserving the ancient forest in place as sediments hardened.
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Arizona
America
Accuracy Captain to Gunner Exchange
Dialogue shows a captain instructing a gunner to target a man on a distant bridge with a 12 inch shot. The gunner asks which eye, signaling cue for a precise fire command. The exchange reflects battlefield discipline and the tension of targeting in combat.
Scholars Trace Early Use of Cooler for Jail Slang
University of Chicago researchers in a new dictionary project identify the term cooler as jail slang with earliest citation in 1884 when a midwestern newspaper reported two Milner boys were arrested on charges. The entry traces the word through regional press before gaining wider usage.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Milner
Wash Your Face For Candy Says Grandmother
A grandmother teases a child with candy, offering one piece for washing the face and two for washing behind the ears. A playful exchange follows with a jab about a dirty look and a reference to a newspaper, the Mington Post.
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Mington Post
Five School Track Meet Set for Saturday at Local High
A five school track meet featuring Delano East Maricopa Taft and Shafter will take place Saturday afternoon at the local high school beginning at 1 30. Taft reserves compete and Delano is expected to lead with strong northern and Mari copa squads also challenging. The event serves as a tune up for the Sierra league meet at McFarland next Saturday.
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Delano
East Maricopa
Taft
Shafter
Bill White
Fire Season Opens in Shafter Area
Shafter district and Kern county officials announce the start of fire season. Fire permits become required for most open burning from Saturday with exceptions for small trash piles or incinerators meeting safety distances. Permits are free at the fire warden's Santa Fe Way office. Violations may incur twice the damage cost. Officials anticipate a heavy season with more lockouts and added equipment. Local farmers are promised full departmental cooperation.
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Shafter
Kern County
Art Craig
Santa Fe Way
California Avenue
Craig
Local Women Injured In Accident Reported Improving
Mrs. C. R. Eastridge and Mrs. B. L. Sate who were injured in an accident here last week are reported to be improving at their Long Beach homes.
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C. R. Eastridge
B. L. Sate
Eecae Estateta
Long Beach
Affairs of State in West Win Precedence of Ambassadors
A report notes a custom in Washington where ambassadors are given precedence over all American officials, including the vice president, in formal affairs. The piece discusses how protocol shapes interactions among diplomatic and government ranks.
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Charles Harris
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