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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
7
A Pearson's London Weekly idea shows an easy plan to recall memories. Close eyes and think of scenes linked to the memory then aloud guess similar names if unsure. Spend a half hour nightly recalling pleasant life moments to stimulate memory and enhance mental vitality with color influences.
A Washington Star suggestion outlines making moonlight photos with experiment and courage. Mount the camera on a stable base level at the rising moon for about ten minutes and avoid movement. A small orange spot can simulate the moon’s blur, creating a pine-scented glow in the image.
The Indiana Farmer s Guide suggests making door mats from used inner tubes. Cut two tubes into one inch wide strips about two feet long and weave them across colors. Use one color for lengthwise pieces and the other for crosspieces, leaving fringed ends and securing with a heavy darning needle and stout cord.
The golden plover travels about 8 000 miles south from Hudson Bay crossing 2 000 miles over the sea to the Caribbean and winters in Argentina. It returns to Arctic America via Central America and the Mississippi valley. The Arctic tern migrates from near the North Pole to the South Pole and back each year.
A tip describes bore a wax filled hole in the hammer handle and coat the nail tip with bees wax before driving. The wax lubricates the nail, making it pass through very hard lumber more easily and remains ready for use on demand.
The tomato is ready to slice without boiling. The tomato lost no juice and did not overheat compared to peeling in hot water. For removing shine from clothes, brush with a wire brush on a flat board using light strokes, then wipe the surface with benzine.
Examine a dollar bill by rubbing it on white paper. If the sheet shows green stains, the bill is likely counterfeit.
Art Craig state forestry fireman stationed here says after tomorrow April 15 a state law requires burning permits for grass piles and rubish. Permits are free and available at the firehouse or construction site with conditions a fire is supervised and a five foot fire brake. Burning allowed 5 pm to 10 am with small trash burns allowed using an incinerator under a quarter inch opening 100 feet from buildings. penalties apply for violations.
United States Reclamation Commissioner John C. Page announced broad agreement on key Central Valley Project issues after meetings in Sacramento and San Francisco with irrigation districts and utility interests. Progress toward Shasta dam includes 11 bids for a 1820 foot diversion tunnel, Colonial Construction of Spokane submitting the low bid of 426,475 dollars.
A publicity bureau at Shafter high school has been organized with Dorothy Sanders as student director. Assistants include Virginia Nay for curricular activities Harold Janzen for boys' activities Luella Dahl for girls' activities Elmer Dahl for general information and Marion Harrison for music and dramatics.
A cluttered list of crossword hints with numbers and partial phrases includes horizontal and vertical clues such as Small Comfort Swamp Bird Jail Constellation Veins Pan Male pig and more. The fragment features disordered entries, misread letters, and stray letters suggesting a damaged puzzle page.
The Occidental Men's Glee Club performed at a high school assembly with 35 voices under director Howard Swan. The group, praised as a top coast glee club, is on a spring California tour and featured soloists William Hunt Stanley Taft Homer Stephens and a quartet including Stanley Taft.
Henry E. Schmidt of Bakersfield has been appointed to the Kern county superior court to succeed the late Judge Erwin W. Owen. The appointment was announced in Sacramento with Schmidt taking the bench following the memorial service for Owen.
In Bakersfield on Saturday Judge Schmidt served as district attorney of Kern County from 1922 to 1926. He earned a law degree at Stanford University and was admitted to practice in the state supreme court in 1910. In 1926 he was admitted to appear before the United States Supreme Court. He also served two years as secretary of the state code commission and two terms as president of the Kern County Bar Association.
Yale University lists the inaugural presidents of eighteen colleges and universities from Princeton in 1747 to the University of Chicago in 1891, outlining their early leadership and founding contexts.
William B. Golding, Kern County deputy coroner for over 15 years, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in an apparent self inflicted incident. He was found kneeling in his sedan near Edison, with lipstick message reading Al Cone on his back. car running, exhaust hose attached. Bakersfield jurors returned the verdict Monday.
Tex Powell's famous hay makers failed to win in Bakersfield as amateur bouts concluded Monday night. Leland Terrel turned in four rounds to capture the decision. Joe Dias dropped a close decision to Ray Moreno in the prelim. Pete Florez lost to Rito Barajas.
A Mennonite Brethren church audience enjoyed a fine gospel music program by the Men's Glee Club of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles directed by Dr. John B. Trowbridge. The 26 singers included male and bass quartets and a solo pianist, with the group formed in 1917 and having recent tours.
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