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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
2
Kern County health officer Dr. Joe Smith says cancer mortality rose over the past decade with 1938 rate at 76 per 100 000, second only to 1934. He cites preventable causes from prolonged irritation and urges early medical exams for over 35, along with personal vigilance to avoid injuries and persistent symptoms.
The German helicopter invented by Dr Henrick Focke on display in Berlin offers vertical and horizontal flight with autorotation on motor failure. It tops 120 mph and 11 000 ft altitude and could transform private aviation, Lindbergh calling it a new era for non professionals.
A Wasco 20 30 club with Laurence Baughman of Shafter will host fingerprinting booths at Shafter High School and a downtown building one week from tomorrow. The appeal stresses identity security and public safety, urging citizens to consider registering their prints to aid law enforcement and prevent fraud.
A Washington group of senators aims to craft a workable unified farm program aided by Secretary Wallace and farm leaders. With falling farm prices and rising surpluses, members acknowledge the need for a strong, definite approach before Congress acts, though specifics remain undisclosed.
The Belridge road extending Lerdo to Belridge intersects the Taft to Blackwell's Corner highway. It shortens travel for Shafter and Belridge residents and brings the coast seven miles closer to Bakersfield, with completion expected in summer and current use already growing.
Frost damage across the Shafter valley leaves 75 percent of early potato patches harmed and total crop yield cut, with vines blackened in some districts and two ranches spared. Civic groups plan a Farm Bureau caravan visit ending in Shafter May 21, while local clubs host events and community drives on garbage, roads, and parlor gatherings.
A. J. "Jack" Zimmerman serves as casualty bonds officer and fire notary public while also working as an insurance counselor and public weighmaster, reflecting a diversified public service profile.
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