Daladier named premier of France by decree
Edouard Daladier becomes the new French premier and is granted power to govern by decree until July 31. The week also notes notable events including deaths of Grey Owl and Bertram Mills and various international and local happenings.
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Edouard Daladier
France
Grey Owl
Anima Conservation
Prince Rupert
Saskatchewan
George Gasse
Ete
Anne Des Monts
Quebec
Gasse
Bertram W. Mills
Olympia
London
Italy
Great Britain
Thomas Southwell
Canberra
Australia
Funeral services for Mrs Sam P Shultz held in Shafter
Funeral services for Mrs Sam P Shultz were conducted at the Mennonite Brethren church in Shafter Tuesday afternoon with Rev Wm Bestwater of Shafter and Rev P E Nickel of Reedley officiating. Burial followed at Greenlawn Memorial Park Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam P. Shultz
Mennonite Brethren Church
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Bakersfield
Wm. J. Bestwater
Shafter
P. E. Nickel
Reedley
Dan Wendland
A .F. Boese
H. C. Janzen
J. W. Nickel
Z. C. Bartel
E. J. Thiessen
Glenn
Ann
Louise Bergthold
Jesus
Mrs. Shultz
Hillsboro
Kansas
Herman
Harry
Johnnie
Ernest
Harry McWilliams
Wasco
John Davis
Sacramento
Dan Schnaidt
Anna
Edna
Lavina Shafter
Gus Weyand
C. P. Schroeder
Eva Penner
August Unruh
Easter Observed In Churches Of Shafter
Easter services marked by sermons and cantatas across Shafter churches. Ministers preached Christ and the victorious life, with bilingual messages in English and German, and choir cantatas directed by Arnold Bergen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Alfred T.’ Chandler
Union Congregational Church
Mennonite Brethren Church
Wm. J. Bestwater
Arnold Bergen
A. Funck
The
Reformed Church
First Mennonite Church
Gus Frey
Pentecostal Mission Church
E. T. Edwards
Edgar H. McAllister
First Baptist Church
Reims Cathedral War Wounds Healed and Restored
Washington reports the Reims Cathedral, badly damaged by fire and shelling in World War I, has been repaired and reopened for worship. The work funded chiefly by the French government and John D. Rockefeller Jr. restored roofs walls and stained glass, with Joan of Arc’s statue spared and towers left foundationed after 1481 fires.
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Washington, D. C
Reims
Rheims
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
National Geographic Society
Joan of Arc
Charles VII
Westminster Abbey
England
Paris
Eight Hats of Napoleon Are Still in Existence
Paris reports an auction sale of a Napoleon hat spurring inquiry revealing eight extant hats. Three reside in the Invalides museum, one in the Fontainebleau collection, another owned by Prince Napoleon in Brussels, one in M Pauliac’s private collection, the Prince of Monaco owns a hat, and another recently sold for $1000. all are authenticated with provenance. The Monaco hat is valued at $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Napoleon
the Invalides Museum
Fountainebleau Museum
Prince Napoleon
Brussels
M. Pauliac
Prince of
Monaco
Berkeley Study Fixes Dangerous Age for Accidents
Berkeley researchers at the University of California report the dangerous age for accidents aligns with high school age. The finding emphasizes teen traffic and safety risks among youths in this developmental stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Santa Fe Wins Long Fight For Bus Service
The California Railroad Commission approved a coordinated rail and bus plan by Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and its Santa Fe Transportation Co. The decision, 100 pages, supports service from San Francisco to Los Angeles via San Joaquin valley and other routes with fares at 1.5 cents per mile. Opposition from Pacific Greyhound Lines Southern Pacific Pacific Electric and others subsided as the commission found the service in the public interest.
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Laura Corrigan
London
England
Union Trust Company
National City Bank
Cleveland
P.J. Thielen
Audubon
Iowa
Thielen
Susanna Watson Ward
National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
Summit
New Jersey
George J. Burke
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago
Mike Blazek
Conneaut
Ohio
Lea Koskinen
Stanley Swanson
Aberdeen
Washington
Buffalo
New York
Ann Watlze
San Diego
Peter Reiter
Port Washington
Charles J. Colden
Democrat
California
Walter Reed
D. C
Colden
San Pedro
New Orleans
A. J. Bowler
Ninth Corps
Los Angeles
W A. Vogler
Fresno
Frank Howison
Clovis
Howison
Wodiger
Delano
Hugh Bohannan
Bakersfield
J. N. Munden
Kern County
Walter F. Dexter
Lions Club
Rosamond
Amy Otis Earhart
Beniga Green
Honolulu
Golden State Highway
Earhart
Green
California Railway Commission
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe Transportation Co
San Francisco
San Joaquin Valley
Needles
Barstow
Santa Fe
Santa ‘Fe
Pacific Greyhound Lines
Southern Pacific Co
Pacific Electric Railway
Richland Enrollment Tops 1340 as Pupils Grow
Richland Elementary enrollment reached 1340, up 89 from 715 at opening. Many students moved to Edison as potato harvests drew parents to work. Miss Edythe Magee, Fresno State graduate, joins Richland staff teaching third and fourth grades. she previously taught at Pondham School during cotton picking season. home in Earlimart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
O. T. Olson
Edison
Edythe Magee
Fresno State College
Magee
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Imperial Valley
el Centro
Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar
Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
York Rite
Santa Monica
McFarland
Yates Turkey Ranch
William Suckut
Santa Fe Way
Richland School
H. S. Dahl
Paso ‘Street
Porterville
Balch Park
Springville
A. A. Harris
John Hetz
T. Moore
Malabar Street
L. C. Walls
R. J. Offutt
Gus Meyer
Pentecostal Mission
Shafter Highway
Yale Key
Shafter Hatchery
San Joaquin
SAN Joaquin Light and Power Corporation
Old Maple
New Maple
Baler Fernie
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