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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
2
H. G. Comfort publisher records show publication every Thursday at 169 Central Avenue Shafter California. Subscription price two dollars per year payable on application. Classified as second class mail with a March 3 1879 entry. Telephone number 57.
An article describes a summer recreation program in Shafter led by J. W. Wilson to curb delinquency among youths. Activities at Richland school include games, crafts, sewing, tennis, and evening baseball, with emphasis on voluntary participation and expansion as needed.
Frank Dalerio and family members in Tulare were convicted by Superior Judge Lamberson in Visalia for a string of thefts totaling $891. Calerio age 68 Olive 57 and three children faced sentences ranging one to ten years in prison.
A reader laments slow mountain drivers especially women who crawl at 10 mph in roads fit for 30. The writer argues drivers should pull aside to let faster traffic pass and proposes a law to compel slow vehicles to yield, citing hazards and driver frustration.
An old Whittier attic yields an early Venice Bordone canvas valued at $125,000. Discovered in the Adolph Tscheppe estate after decades in obscurity, the painting once hung at the Metropolitan Museum before being removed over nudity concerns.
A political debate surveys campaign contributions to the Democratic and Republican committees, noting large sums from wealthy individuals and sizable loans from labor and business sectors. It questions the source of funds, recalls 1936 and 1938 figures, and cites notable names and loans amid party fundraising debates.
Foreword by Franklyn Waltman notes convention books bought for the President’s camp cost little yet sparked accusations of violating the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. Critics say the Attorney General ignored the issue while a Democratic House blocked an inquiry and Roosevelt avoided accountability, claiming no misuse by his team.
The excerpt cites multiple papers noting public funding grows for higher education in Louisiana. It discusses mixed public opinion on gender and driving risk from a New York Times survey and reflects on personal responsibility and worth in civic effort from the Los Angeles Times and Dinuba Advocate.
The article argues that balanced, thoughtful development builds confidence and profitability. It emphasizes analyzing available tools and setting definite goals to reach a decisive future outcome for individuals and communities.
An uncertain economic climate threatens a stove factory with 300 workers facing potential closure. The firm seeks urgent assistance as labor tensions and shifting traditions disrupt daily operations, prompting fears of layoffs and halted production.
Terra Bella News reports the San Joaquin Valley floor two miles north of Delano has sunk as much as five feet in seven years. Irvin Althouse, a water engineer, notes surveys in Delano, Earlimart, and Alpaugh relate to Delano's suit against Alpaugh Irrigation District to curb pumping. The surface drop extends three miles south, up to one foot west of Delano, blamed on excessive groundwater extraction.
City Clerk Frank Shaw announced a council meeting to be held Monday evening at 7 30 at City Hall in Shafter.
Members of the Baptist choir perform at Taft with congregation attendance noted. The brief notes the event and attendees from the congregation.
In Shafter a dozen years ago apricots dominated the harvest with 150 tons cut and dried by 60 cutters in a large shed. Growers F. E. Manuel and H. G. Miller shipped and dried fruit while 35 cutters and 25 field hands labored. The piece notes prices, equipment counts, and local labor, plus community moves and farm experiments at the U. S. experimental farm and government tomato plots.
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