Shafter News Roundup Looks at Local Visitors and Happenings
State Board official W S Freeland campaigned in Shafter for sales tax retention. Henry W Longfellow visited for farm center talks. A E Shaw arrived as Western Union operator. J H Voth left for Winnipeg after brother's death. Dinner guests included local and Tulare residents. Rev F D Conway spent two days in town. S J Ames, Santa Fe clerk, to be stationed in Shafter depot this shipping season.
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W. S. Freeland
Fourth
State Board of Equalization
Shafter
Longfellow
Shafter Farm Center
Henry W. Longfellow
Bakersfield
A. E. Shaw
Palm Springs
Western Union
Winnipeg
J. H. Voth
Santa Fe
Canada
Emil Stoller
E. A. Rode
Tulare
Kiesling and Son
Visalia
Henry Stoller
Edwin Stoller
S. J. Ames
Santa Fe Railroad
Germany Develops Bacteria to Neutralize Poison in Gas
A German development claims a bacteria can consume the toxic elements in illuminating gas, rendering it safer for breathing. The report notes the firm is testing the organism and assessing practical applications in public gas supplies.
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Germany
US Exports Over 80 Million Feet of Film in First Half of 1982
The United States shipped more than 80.5 million linear feet of sound and silent motion pictures during the first six months of 1982, reflecting strong domestic production and export activity.
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United States
Election Notice for Shafter Public Utility District Director
An election will be held May 5, 1936 in Kern County for one Director at Large. Polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Shafter Business Men's Association Building. Election board includes Inspector Gladys Crandall and Judges Emma Lachenmaier Edythe Wittmayer Elizabeth Comfort Clerk Neva A. Warren. Notice published in The Shafter Press.
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Shafter
Kern County
Gladys Crandall
Emma _.Lachenmaier
Edythe Wittmayer
Elizabeth Comfort
Neva A. Warren
Shafter Business Men's Association Building
Union Congregation at Al Church Service Schedule
Sunday program details list church school at 9 a m with Mrs A W Eckman and Mrs S M Bobst supervising. Morning worship at 10 a m featuring sermon by Dr T Hilton Ratcliffe with R Rath as accompanist and Mrs J W Porterfield directing music. Evening 7 p m Young People Society of Christian Endeavor invites all youths to attend.
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Union Congregational Church
T. Hilton Ratcliffe
A. W. Eckman
S. M. Bobst
W. A. Livers
R. Rath
J. W. Porterfield
Ratcliffe
Church of Christ Congregation Moves to Richland School
Members of the Church of Christ now meet in the east end of the old Richland grammar school building after holding services at the Adventist Church. Sunday services begin at 10 oclock for Bible study and song. On Sunday March 7 at 11 oclock a.m. preaching will be followed by communion. All are welcome.
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Church of Christ
Adventist Church
Richland Grammar School
Christian Science Society in Wasco Offers Weekly Services
The Christian Science Society of Wasco, a branch of The Mother Church in Boston, lists Sunday services at 11 A.M. and a Sunday school at 10 A.M. with Wednesday meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 8 o'clock. The weekly lesson includes verses from Isaiah and Luke, plus correlative passages from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.
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Christian Science Christian Science Society
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
E. Streets
Wasco
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Mass
Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
The Cracker Barrel and the Limits of Official Discretion
A terse reflection on how official will can substitute for lawful discretion and override established legal boundaries. The statement warns against administrative overreach replacing lawful standards with arbitrary power.
Roosevelt Tackles Fallacy Amid National Watchword
The piece notes a large effort to expose a political fallacy under Roosevelt. It highlights cautions against telegraph and telephone schemes and warns of surveillance by the so called Black Committee, urging prudent behavior at night.
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Black Committee
Rain of Checks and New AAA Power Revealed
Disclosures show the Soil Conservation Act delegated broad funding control to the Agricultural Department. Congress appropriated 470 million dollars for 8 million farmers, with payments planned before details were finalized and many payments timed before the 1936 elections. An army of 100,000 workers would be employed, selected by county associations and paid by the AAA, with claims handled by states later and limited Washington interference.
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Soil Conservation Act
AAA
Agricultural Department
Congress
Chester ©. Davis
House Committee On Appropriations
Treasury
Davis
Woodrum
Mr. Davis
Chester ©. Bolton
Ohio
Lloyd Thurston
Towa
Thurston
Washington
Old Proverbs Reworked to Suit the New Deal Era
Observers note reforming of proverbs to match New Deal policies and the era’s altered laws. The piece mocks constitutional revision talk, civil service rollbacks, and economic changes shaping public life with a satirical list of altered maxims.
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Supreme Court
Taft Meet Hosts High School Girls and Agrarian Connection
Twenty-one girls joined the Taft play day with four ranchos competing in baseball volleyball basketball or tennis. Diamond D won, luncheon followed with Mexican motif favors, and an hour of Taft Girls' Athletic Association entertainment. The California Cotton Cooperative and Shafter Future Farmers chapter offer members cotton seed loans and marketing help aiding about 25 acres of cotton. Davidson highlighted benefits of growing and selling the crop locally.
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Taft
Ranchos
Bar X
Lazy T
Diamond D
H. Bar C
Taft Girls’ Athletic Association
California Cotton Cooperative
Shafter
Davidson
Federation Delegate Attends California Scholarship Federation Convention
Gladys Breckenbridge represented Shafter high school at the California Scholarship Federation convention in Watsonville on April 25. A field trip on April 24 to Brock's Department Store and Schiermann's dairy in Rio Bravo exposed students to pattern demonstrations and dairy regulations.
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Brock’s Department Store
Bakersfield
Schierlemann
Rio Bravo
Brock’s
Margaret Plumpton
Butterick Pattern Co
Buckland
Schierlmann
Ruby Ayers
Crandall
June Emer- Harder
Eleanor Jones
Lenora Kirschenmann
Ruth Kirschenmann
Gertrude Kroeker
June Lachenmaier
Virginia Lachenmaier
Pauline Madron
Olive McCoy
Freda Mettler
Hildegarde Mettler
Selma Mettler
Edna Nikkel
Georgia Lee Oblander
Alma Penner
Lavine Rat
Electric Fly Killer Demonstration at Your Home
FOR SALE Electric Fly Killer guaranteed Free demonstration at your home O R Wilson 2424 Palm S Bakersfield 5113p
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O. R. Wilson
Palm S&j
Bakersfield
Wanted Woman Bookkeeper and Clerk Ad in Bakersfield
Help wanted advertisement seeking a female bookkeeper and clerk. Applicants must write in their own handwriting with age and experience, addressed to Advertiser, care The Plating, 1618 18th St Bakersfield, phone 380 Black's Pleating Shop.
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Bakersfield
Black's
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F. D. Conway
Weed Patch
T. V. Little Complete Machine
Roosevelt
R. S. Davidson
California Cotton Cooperative Association, Ltd
Shafter Garbage Service
G. A. Wittmayer
Frank Shaw
George Ade
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