Shafter Newsring Subscription and Ad Rates Noted
Published Thursdays from the Ste office on Central Avenue Shafter Kern County the paper lists subscription price 2.00 per year payable in advance and states single advertising rates available on request entered as second class matter August 1 1935 at the post office Ghafter California under the Act of March 3 1879
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Ste
Central Avenue
Shafter
Kern County
Celitenh
Ghafter
California
Be Kind to Animals Week Amid Whimsical News Totals
A collage of animal tales from San Jose to St Augustine and San Francisco marks Be Kind to Animals Week. A 10 year old cat Cinnamon climbs a 75 foot palm while a 12 year old lifts a fish to feign rescue. A Count Tolstoy hypodermically lulls a whale into sleep. A San Rafael bequest funds bird protection. A San Francisco raid nets arrests and roost er rescues. The era weighs spending and pump priming as national questions.
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San Jose
Cinnamon
John Higgins
St. Augustine
Florida
Ilia Tolstoy
San Rafael
California
Regula Albertus
San Francisco
America's inventive chemurgy opens a new world of wealth
The piece notes California lead in turning waste into wealth through chemurgy, with rags bottles and tires becoming raw materials for export and industry. It cites reduced railroad fuel per ton mile, longer lasting cross ties, and promised gains for farmers from waste products, marking a growing multi million dollar sector.
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America
California
Manchuria
India
Southern Pacific
S. P
Econores
To Spend or Not to Spend in 1938 Debate
The piece records the split on federal spending as Congress weighs pumping four and a half billion into domestic trade. The American public shows 21 percent support for federal appropriations while opinions on tax cuts versus increased spending remain divided amid the 1938 economic crisis.
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America
Congress
American Institute of Public Opinion
Ed ‘O
First new potatoes sold in district in 193? by G J Siemens
G J Siemens of Shafter sold the season’s first new potatoes, digging four lugs on April 26 and earning eight cents a pound, $2.80 per lug. Steve Skaggs, also of Shafter, has invented a cotton stalk cutter after two years of work, now perfected and ready.
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G. J. Siemens
Shafter
Siemens
Steve Skaggs
California
West
Skaggs
Congregational Kitchen Gift and Shafter News Briefs
Busy day at Con gregational church as a new kitchen addition is celebrated with lumber donated by Ladies Aid and volunteers from the congregation. Attorney Rollin Laird discusses Shafter water system bonds with local directors W. H. Hitchcock E. K. Grant Sam Lachenmaier and E. Wallace. Funeral held for Charles C. Unruh in Shafter with large attendance and surviving family.
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Congregational Church
Ladies Aid
Rollin Laird
Public Utility’ District
Shafter
W. H. Hitchcock
E. K. Grant
Sam Lachenmaier
E. Wallace
Laird
Charles C. Unruh
Water Rates For Spud Sheds Are Fixed
Spud sheds outside the Shafter Public Utility District will pay 30 for the washing season plus 3 per month for nine months, while sheds inside the district pay 30 for the season and 2.5 per month for nine months. The district levies a tax this year, causing the higher outside rate.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Reo Dealer Unveils 1938 Truck Line With New Cab Overs
Norval Fair Reo distributor announces a 1938 truck line featuring lowered prices and a new cab over engine models. The range includes a low priced pickup and tailored chassis body combinations to maximize dollar efficiency for operators.
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Reo
Norval Fair
USC Honors A-Grade Students List for 1937-38 First Semester
University of Southern California names Darrel Leeanzen of Shafter as a senior with straight A grades among 15 undergraduates on the registrar Theron Clark compiled list. A total of 214 Trojan students earned no grade below B this semester, with men totaling 124 to 105 women. The 1938 graduating class leads the roster with 82 honorees, followed by juniors, sophomores and freshmen.
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University of Southern California
Theron Clark
Darrel Leeanzen
Shafter
Ther
Trojan
S. C
Giants Win At Baseball On Richland Playground
Richland school playground baseball season ends with Giants finishing first followed by other teams as the final standings outline
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Giants
Richland School Playground
Golden Bears Second Wildcats Tie Eagles in Cubs Meet
Boys shift focus to track as O. T. Olson, principal, draws interest. The report notes Golden Bears second, Wildcats on tn Eagles to Cubs, fifth and Hers sixth, reflecting a multiteam standings sequence.
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Golden Bears
Wildcats Tn Eagles
O. T. Olson
Prinpal
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M. D
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