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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
7
A noted publication from the International Council of Religious Education outlines selected rupture texts for the April 21 lesson. The document discusses questions of doctrine and interpretation for teachers and students.
Kern county releases list of election officers and designated polling places for the May 7 presidential primary. Shafter precincts include Shafco Lindquist garage Lerdao road and several designated inspectors judges and clerks across multiple sites. The county board of supervisors announced polls open 6 am to 7 pm with staffing at locations such as Unruh residence American Legion hall and various homes and garages.
Superior Oil ball players have trained for weeks on a diamond built in the Shafter oil field.
A letter from Daisy Blaettler Biggs, a former Shafter High School teacher, details her South American voyage via Manzanillo and Callao, notes Panamanian heat, Lima sights, and an equatorial crossing. She describes marrying in Cochabamba on March 1, the Bolivian election scene, and a flood that left mud and debris across towns before subsiding.
University of California researchers E H Hughes and N R Ittner studied over 600 hog carcasses from northern and southern California fed on garbage versus grain. Graded after 48 hours in a cooler, grain-fed pork showed 84 percent hard carcasses while garbage-fed pork showed 35.7 percent hard, and garbage-fed meat carried about fifteen percent higher water content in muscle and fat. Patronize Presse advertisers.
The Associated Farmers of Kern County announce a May 4 barbecue and outing at Kern River Park for members families and guests. California Assembly Speaker Gordon Garland is to deliver the main address on current state farm and public affairs topics. John Watson and Harold E. Pomeroy will speak brief notes and the barbecue is free to members and invited guests.
A University of California built potato slicer was demonstrated at a Richland auditorium meeting of potato growers. The hand operated device uses a hopper and moving blade to cut spuds for drying stock feed, with material costs around ten dollars and plans for larger scale, mechanical operation.
Building permits in Shafter for March totaled 23 482 with 13 issued. C L Black the building inspector reported the figures this week. Residences accounted for 21 050 of the total while the balance was for alterations and additions.
Richland school presented The Windmills of Holland in two acts to near capacity crowds. The cast included Perry Davis and Marjorie McCoy with a full supporting group. The Richland school band provided interludes and Miss Jessie Balderson played piano during the performances.
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