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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
5
County clerk R. J. Veon reports 64,934 qualified voters for the August primary. Party breakdown shows Republicans 19,140, Democrats 138, Progressives 138, Townsendites 57, Prohibitionists 38, Communists 3, Socialists 90, Independents 16, Independent Republicans 4, and Urfionists 1.
A large tungsten ore deposit has been discovered in the Sierra Nevada region near Bishop, attracting interest from mining firms and local authorities. Geological surveys confirm substantial ore concentrations with potential for commercial extraction and regional economic impact.
Unclear OCR text outlines line items for Instruction Operation of Plant Maintenance of School Plant and Capital Outlay Appropriation 675 300 150 with references to Non-Bonded Debt Service Appropriation and Undistributed Reserve and a 1940 check or budget note. Entities include 675 300 150 figures and educational finance terms.
Cleveland police arrest 22 year old James Wollwebber after he asks to be placed in lineups to limber up. A restaurant employee identifies him as the robber who held up the store for 145 dollars weeks earlier, ending the case.
Mil ler, a 30 year old scissors grinder and self styled preacher, is jailed in Clayton for disturbing the peace after chaining himself to a tree for three days near Edith Perkins home. He says he has not eaten in five days and will not eat until she comes to see him. Perkins, 31, remains unsympathetic and wants to be left alone after 12 years of pursuit.
In Norkanda Quebec Abie Wile a Golconda Mines worker in Duparquet township heard nightly noises near a kitchen door where a pile of cans lay. He waited up and saw a bear rattling and licking the interior of a tomato can, mistaking it for a ghost.
In Grafton, West Virginia, Eloise Lockard an 18 year old who had been totally deaf for 13 months suddenly regained hearing. As her father Police Captain A. E. Lockard recounted the family was home lip reading when Eloise asked what was said and then heard the words clearly.
Three Rio Bravo 4-H boys Ray Stewart Marvin Lane and Bobby Devlin with their fathers Tom Devlin and Albert Lane attended a Kiwanis breakfast at Tiny's Waffle Shop Bakersfield. The group later purchased purebred pigs through the Kiwanis Club to boost 4-H livestock projects. Carl Haag led the group.
Flood lights will be installed this week at Shafter High School side courts to host volleyball during evening hours. The city recreation program runs Monday through Friday from 7 30 to 9 30 PM with ping pong and badminton also played each evening for adults and youths who wish to participate.
Rio Bravo reports Mr and Mrs Earl Calder and their family back home after several weeks touring the northwest. Donald Suydam spent days in Los Angeles recently. Mrs Grace Huston recovers at home. P L Bergen family Frank Munsey Marion Smith Walter Meacham of Los Angeles and Walter Bergen visited Sequoia National Park Sunday. Mrs Walter Haag and son Bobby left for Martinez En route to Oregon with the Haag couple.
First Mennonite Church lists Sunday school 10 11 and 11 12 songs choir sermon and monthly General Christian Endeavor. M B Church 9 30 a m Sunday school two departments preaching German and American services and choir. St Johns Catholic Church 7 00 mass 9 00 confessions Saturday 7 00 p m.
Christian Science Society a branch of The Mother Church in Boston Massachusetts at Corner Sixth and E streets Wasco invites attendance at Sunday services at 11 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m for all interested members and seekers
Fresno hosts the 1940 Associated Farmers of California convention on December 2 and 3 with R F Schmeiser of Fresno as committee chairman. The group targets 10,000 farmers, themes From Apathy to Action, and aims to unite farmers to drive out the fifth column, following a record Stockton meeting with 5000 attendees and a 1600 banquet.
Rotary club president M. L. Tomas announced Tuesday the club’s committee heads to serve through the coming year at a noon meeting at Cafe Neu rman. Named were Dr. L. H. McGrane in club service, Karl Wells in classification, Dr. A. W. Gaede in program, A. T. Channeson in fellowship, E. P. Jones in Rotary information, H. G. Comfort sergeant at arms, Rev Alfred T. Chandler international, E B Stringham vocational service and H R Janzen community service.
Based on census figures, about five Shafer men would be called for compulsory military training if Congress passes the conscription bill. The figures reflect early estimates from the legislative proposal's implementation plan.
Charles E. Herr and wife leased potential oil property in Section 19 28 25 to the Texas company for 20 years after the Superior Oil company quitclaims the property.
In Butte Montana a resident reported he locked out after changing trousers and left the house key inside. The fire department set up a ladder and the man climbed in through a second story window to retrieve the key.
In Bountiful Utah burglars forced entry into a furniture store and opened an unlocked safe. Marshal Ercell Hepworth said the only item removed was a slip of paper bearing the safe’s combination.
A public budget hearing for the Richland Elementary School district 1940 41 will be held this evening at 7 30 o clock. The district board will meet in the office of Principal O T Ollson at the school to discuss the budget.
Glenn county saw its assessed valuation increase by 191000 dollars in the last fiscal year, reflecting higher property values and improved tax base. The improvement affects local budgeting and potential revenue for services and infrastructure.
The report notes 9.1 percent of residents are men aged 21 to 30. The selective service group projects 39 percent of this class will be fit for service, with about 8.8 percent of the 39 percent inducted. Based on a 1,400 population city, five men from Shafter would be called, and about 28 from the sixteenth township including Shafter.
Farmers across the United States received 506,179,199 dollars from the Federal government last year for participating in soil conservation measures and crop reduction agreements. The program aimed to reduce erosion and stabilize yields by promoting soil-friendly farming practices.
Kern county has received 1,917,397.10 dollars as the state's share for school costs in the coming year. The allotment, based on last year's average daily attendance, is 934,444 dollars more than the 1939 40 year funding.
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