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Moslems suffer 40 deaths as six Arab constables are shot near Bethlehem. A $1,000,000 Vancouver dock blaze arson is suspected. A 300 B.C. Greek village is uncovered in Provence. One-eyed Lampeao, Brazilian bandit, is killed by police after a 20 year career. Pope Pius criticizes Italian racial nationalism and Douglas Corrigan plans a U S tour.
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Paul Newell Assemblyman Club Organizes Tonight
A meeting to promote Paul Newell for State Assembly from Kern County is set tonight at the American Legion hall in Shafter. City attorney A. Peter Channeson calls the gathering, with Newell supporters from Bakersfield Delano McFarland and Taft attending. Newell, publisher of the Kern Herald, seeks the Republican and Democratic nominations at the August 30 primaries.
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Kern County
American Legion Hall
Shafter
A. Peter Channeson
Mr. Newell
Newell
Bakersfield
Delano
McFarland
Taft
Kern Herald
Gaede and Sons Head to Mendocino for Eight Point Buck
George Gaede and his two sons Marvin and Edward departed for Mendocino County after an eight point buck they plan to harvest. Gaede has pursued this deer for three years and already prepared one tag. The group will trek from Lone Star camp and stay one to two weeks in the same region as nearby Shafter sportsmen, hunting north of their base camp.
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George Gaede
Marvin
Edward
Mendocino County
Shafter
Gaede
Lone Star
Brooklyn Billing Keeps Theatres In A Tug Of Fate
Manager Ernest Panero of the Shafter Theatre anticipates attention from the Brooklyn chamber of commerce over presenting Gangs From New York and A Nurse From Brooklyn. The billing suggests Brooklyn may not get parity unless the nurse’s appeal proves stronger.
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Ernest Panero
Shafter Theatre
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
New York
Brooklyn
It Put Him to Sleep and the Stockyards Jest
A humorous Chelsea Court exchange about a brother losing a job from exhaustion. Oscar explains he was not lazy but sleeping while counting sheep at the stockyards, framing the anecdote as a light, local joke.
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Oscar
Chelsea Court
Rapid Arithmetic Doctor's Son Comic Exchange
A playful dialogue between a doctor and his son about microbes. The son asks for microbes to help with arithmetic after hearing they multiply rapidly, prompting a humorous exchange about use and purpose.
Women with bundles misplace glasses on streetcar
Two women bustle onto a streetcar with bundles. One woman suddenly worries she left her glasses at the hairdresser's. The other points out she is actually wearing them. Indianapolis News excerpt.
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Indianapolis
East Lynn Returns as The Advance Agent Picks
The old time favorite East Lynn plays at the theater with the Advance Agent questioning the objections to the production. Local crowds are expected to attend as the drama unfolds on stage this week.
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East Lynn
Back seat Driving Sparks Quiet Domestic Fracas
In a brief dialogue a husband questions his wife about quitting driving from the back seat. She insists she will sit in front so he can hear her better, prompting a pointed exchange about the arrangement and a light note on French lessons.
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Mr.huggins
When I Felt Down I Found My First Tip in Life
A reflective note about a moment of relief after hitting a low point and receiving an unexpected tipping point. The narrator recalls a period of struggle and a turning point that brought gratitude and renewed purpose.
Crickets Swarm Nevada Highways On 128 Mile Stretch
R E Zenk reports crickets swarming across desert roads between Elko and Winnemucca Nevada with millions piling on the highway for about 128 miles. Traps of tin troughs and large circular containers failed to stop many from crossing the road as residents note cricket movement since July. The Zenks toured Lemmon South Dakota Yellow stone Park Salt Lake City and found grasshopper damage in the Dakotas while the Black Hills show growth in new houses and crops.
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Middle West
Nevada
Elko
Winnemucca
Zenk
California
Zenks
Lemmon
South Dakota
Andrew Zenk
Bob Zenk
Yellowstone Park
Salt Lake City
Dakotas
Black Hills
Harmon Bound Over To Superior Court On Attack Charge
Thomas Harmon 21 is bound over to the superior court after admitting in Justice of the Peace Stewart court to criminally attacking Lois Lowe 19 in Shafter. Bail set at 3000. Lowe found in Shafter park by Constable Reily after her stepfather reported her missing. Harmon hid in sage brush miles from town as officers searched statewide for him.
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Superior Court
Court of Justice of the Peace
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Magee
Harmon
Oklahoma
Shafter
Santa Maria
Shafter Riders to Parade at Santa Barbara Fiesta
Shafter’s Camp West Lowe riders will travel Thursday to Santa Barbara for the Fiesta week-end. 18 horsemen and horsewomen, in Spanish costumes, will perform with brilliant trappings. Captain H D West leads. alternates are Lawson Lowe and J W Totten. Katherine Parish serves as secretary.
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Santa Barbara
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Yide
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L. J. Golding
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Loyalty and Cleverness Put To The Pinch
A brief aphorism notes that loyalty outweighs cleverness in tough tests, asserting that even small loyalty can be more valuable than great cunning in challenging times. Anonymous attribution.
City Deploys 12 to 17 SRA Workers for Cleanup
City records show 12 to 17 SRA workers available for cleanup around the city last week under City Clerk Frank Shaw. Most work focused in the central area with weed cutting grass burning and some street work. crews will move to subdivisions this week. High school district saw dry grass burned and weeds cleared along street edges to reduce fire hazard. Central Avenue near the Santa Fe tracks received heavy attention with weed clearance to property lines.
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SRA
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Central Avenue
Santa Fe
Meaning of Democracy and Penitentiary Hair Policy
The excerpt defines democracy as government by the people within constitutional forms derived from demos and kratein. It notes a period at the Ohio penitentiary where half the male prisoners had the right side of their heads shaved monthly to aid in escape detection.
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Demos
Ohio Penitentiary
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