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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
2
Agricultural students at Shafter high school farm showcased diverse stock including hogs sheep and beef cattle while noting the farm's four man staff provides practical experience. The farm grows alfalfa cotton potatoes onions and orchard with a growing poultry program and a modern poultry house.
A Washington feature notes that 2,000,000 women in 15,000 U S clubs and 31 foreign clubs mark the fiftieth anniversary of the women's club movement. From humble sewing bees to political advocacy, the General Federation has endorsed laws on minimum wage and public health while opposing certain court reforms. The piece highlights how women have moved from domestic roles to active public life.
A UC Los Angeles survey of Southern California business men ranks good personality former experience and specialized training above grades. Employers favor college trained men but want practical experience before graduation. Problems cited include overconfidence untidy appearance and stubborn belief that a diploma guarantees a job. About 58 percent think universities could fix these faults. Also notes berry juice canning may aid farmers and a professor links the word tax to Latin slang meaning touch while commenting on spending in US Senate campaigns.
The piece views Democratic leaders Farley and Michelson as failing to defend the New Deal and instead smearing Republicans, noting their attacks on the party’s old guard while highlighting the Republican National Convention committee’s choice of Harold Stassen as keynote speaker, a 33 year old from Minnesota.
The piece notes Harold Mason of Vermont as temporary secretary and Joseph W. Martin as permanent chairman for a Republican convention. It mocks Farley and Michelson as out of touch figures while predicting a spirited campaign with progressivist moves and party insiders controlling the narrative.
A large cargo dispatched from San Pedro goes to the American east coast rather than Japan or Russia signaling changes in the gasoline commodity market. The Fresno Bee notes beach fashion often reflects installment purchases and wear patterns.
Arrangements for the Third Annual Spud festival set for Saturday July 21 in Shafter. A festival queen contest by ballet will crown the queen at the festival with ceremonies that night. The queen contest closes July 7 at midnight.
A collage quotes Johnny Kan of San Francisco Chinatown Wing jokes, Barney Oldfield on highway safety, Edwin Atherton on PCC football proselyting, Dr. Russell Fitzgibbon on Americas unity, Governor Olson on Ellis Patterson, and Hugh Herbert suing for auto crash injuries in a witty mix of remarks and quips.
Jess Chism, 35, of Smith Corner, received a 30 day sentence in justice court after appearing to answer to a drunken arrest.
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