Two Views of Life by Theodore F Bayless
Editorial notes on Tulare County link to Taft Hanford highway and Elliott confrontation. Letter from Corcoran Chamber of Commerce president George Cutter defends county surveyor Wayne Switzer and staff, while Bayless presents a moral tale of two boys facing life choices on a road of uncertain future.
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MR. Elliott
Alfred J. Elliott
Tulare
Tulare County
Taft-Hanford
Elliott
Halls of Congress
Corcoran Chamber of Commerce
George Cutter
Road through Tulare County urged by Press advocates
The Press reports that Mr. Elliott will hear advocates for a western Tulare County road on Tuesday morning April 20. Supporters should attend to present the road problem directly to the board of supervisors and seek state action to fund a proper route.
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Tulare County
Elliott
Tulare
Be Kind to Animals Week Spotlighted in Pet Message
An editorial excerpt marks Bruno’s annual Be Kind to Animals Week opened Sunday. It urges lifelong humane care for all creatures, notes pets’ roles in homes and disasters, and calls readers to protect and comfort animals beyond one week.
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Bruno
Night Voices and Wildwood Musings Amid Local News
A poetic dialogue on night birds and nature contrasts with a string of Kern County items. Obituaries note W J Browning of Delano. Bakersfield notes include Beta Sigma Phi con clave, auto thefts, wage boosts by Union Oil and Shell, a fatal auto collision near Taft, a Delano well worker injury, and a $3.1 million Elk Hills oil settlement offer.
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W. J. Browning
Delano Pioneer
Beta Sigma Phi
Bakersfield
Union, Oil Company
Shell
General Petroleum
Delano
Elkills
Ben. R. Crandall
Seventh District
P.T. A
Geo. W. Scott
Taft
Epitome of the Week News Highlights and Disasters
News roundup covering fascism beaten in Belgium polls, Democrats win, and repercussions. Tremors hit Near East towns, Rome plane crash kills aviators, floods in Tokio and Mexico riot deaths. Japan to London flight, women’s suffrage apathy in Philippines, royalty dethronement in Roumania. Notable deaths include Hughes birthday, Paine and Ridgely. tornado in Miami. glider crash in Pullman. court rulings on Wagner Act. gold price stance. Also ship and road accidents, fires, and public notices across states.
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Near East
Athens
Rome
Tokio
Canada
Ernest Simpson
Joan Sutherland
London Society
Mural
London
France
Italy
Il Duce
Mexico
Prince Nicholas of
Roumainia
Carol
Charles Evans Hughes
Pullman
Washington
Supreme Court
Arizona
Harry S. Ridgely
Cody
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Miami
Florida
United States
University of Iowa
Albert Bigelow Paine
Mark Twain
New Smyrna
Walter Barnes
Spokane
J. R. Angell
Yale
Classified Ads Summary from Shafter California Listings
A compact digest of local notices includes FOR SALE Ranch 104 acres on highway with water and power, Adolph Kuhnle Paso Robles. FOR RENT Five room house, near 2.5 miles southeast, inquire P A Nightingale. LOST truck tire and wheel between Buttonwillow Camp and Shafter. DR MATCHETT Wee-Corn Pads demonstration at Shafter Drug Store. POTATOES seed for Kern growers Lake County subirrigated land yields 300 sacks per acre, Archie Bruley Clear Lake Park. NOTICE incubator operation and custom hatching Yates Turkey Ranch Shafter with baby turkeys for sale.
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Adolph Kuhnle
Paso Robles
Calif
Matchett
Shafter Drug Store
Lake County
Archie Bruley
Clear Lake Park
Yates Turkey Ranch
Shafter
Cross Attracts Lightning On Bavarian Peak
A giant wooden cross atop a Bavarian mountain, near Oberammergau, reportedly endures repeated lightning strikes after severe storms, prompting new cross erections each time. Collier's Weekly notes the cross draws extraordinary lightning activity.
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Oberammergau
Bavaria
Collier’s Weekly
Ancient crossbow resembles early machine gun in museum exhibit
A Los Angeles museum displays a dark wooden crossbow nearly four feet long with a top magazine slot that can hold 20 arrows. The device demonstrates rapid reloading as arrows drop in after each shot, illustrating a premodern predecessor to machine guns noted by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Los Angeles
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Definition of public officers and race members of Congress
The text defines officers as individuals legally chosen or appointed to public office across civil or military branches including legislative, judicial, executive, or diplomatic roles. It notes dictionary definitions of officers and includes a fragment referencing race members of Congress.
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Congress
Sun Dinner Guests At Bakersfield Home
Miss Irene Wilson was a Sunday dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W N Barret in Bakersfield.
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Jimmie Horton
Irene Wilson
W. N. Barret
Bakersfield
Visits and guests mark social week in local towns
Mrs F G Schierlmann and daughter Elonon drove to San Mateo. William Horton and Miss Veda Campbell from Visalia visited the Hortons. Mrs Anna Belleneath and Mrs John Haag of Weatherford Oklahoma visited with the Merris and Haag families. Guests at the Wilson home included Mrs John Weddle and son Fred of Bakersfield, E V Harmon, and Mrs D O Moore and daughter Maxine of Rosedale. C H White with Mrs Whites mother Mrs R G Temple hosted Mountain View visitors. Sheriff Ed Champness spoke at Rio Bravo Farm Bureau meeting with Felix Garcia and Homer Sanders providing music. Mrs Glenn Wood hosted an afternoon tea for several local ladies and misses Norma Temple and Barbara Temple.
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William Horton
Veda Campbell
Visalia
N. 8. Horton
W. B. Wilson
John Weddle
Fred
E. V. Harmon
Bakersfield
D. O. Moore
Maxine
Rosedale
F. W. Haag
Martinez
C. W. Haag
J. E. Haag
Lyle Calder
Floyd Sears
Barber
Oildale
C. H. White
Whites
R. G. Temple
Mountain View
Ed Champness
Rio Bravo Farm Bureau
Glenn Wood
L. G. Temple
E. D. Kearney
Norma Temple
Barbara Temple
Wood(s) and Templees Tour Mountain View Visit
Mr and Mrs Glenn Wood are spending a few days with Mr and Mrs R G Temple at Mountain View. The note records a social visit between families and a destination location without further details.
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Glenn Wood
R. G. Temple
Mountain View
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Anna Belleneath
John F. Haag
Weatherford, Oklahoma
C. A. Merris
W. E. Haag
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Homer Sanders
T. V. Little Complete Machine Shop
Ad Welding
Shafter, California
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Shafter Cabinet Shop
del Monte
Ariz
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