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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1935
Page
4
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Postmaster General Jim Farley toys with the idea of a Republican defeat next year. He tells interviewers Democrats face a hard fight, noting the GOP candidate would face a tough, lashing campaign. His state visit carried political weight he downplays.
A sixteen year old was fatally shot by a Chicago officer after allegedly creeping through a door to steal an 11 cent bottle. The incident sparks debate on law enforcement and public trust in the United States justice system.
A Roosevelt departure from Washington to escape heat is noted but brand not specified in the report. The Hearst paper renames its Soak the Rich program to Soak the Thrifty, sparking critique that many thrifty people are not rich and many rich are not thrifty, making taxation effects hard to grasp.
One hundred industrial and white collar families will move into 100 distinct homestead houses near El Monte. Each family receives an acre of surrounding green, seeds, and garden tools. After a year of meeting requirements, homes may be sold to settlers for 2700 to 8000 dollars with 20-year payments. The project tests suburban farming as an alternative to tenements.
County totals show Los Angeles leading with 45.11 million and San Francisco at 14.08 million in approved SERA expenditures since inception. Alameda and San Diego follow with 10.01 million and 8.01 million respectively. Other counties report smaller approved amounts. figures rounded.
A historical review notes California’s long history of lynching with 41 documented cases, from 1856 vigilante actions to the 1933 Hart kidnapping tied to the Brooke Hart case. Governors and district attorneys comment on mob justice and due process while recounting notable incidents like 1901 Modoc County hangings and 1920 Santa Rosa assault.
Courts will test if state and municipal bonds are exempt from the new California income tax. Attorney General U S Webb notes doubt over the law’s intent. Analysts say over 900 million dollars in tax exempt bonds may be affected, with potential income at stake between 40 and 50 million dollars. The 1935 tax law limits exemptions to what the US and California constitutions allow. The 1902 constitutional amendment promised bond tax exemption for state and local issuers.
R Ray Ingels former senator and camp commissioner becomes director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles. He vows to reduce motorist deaths by targeting drunken reckless and careless drivers while running the department economically yet efficiently and with prompt service.
Wheatland hop growers will discard hop-picking machines this season and pick 164 acres by hand to provide employment for the unemployed. Five fair and able workers are to be employed.
Jittery California Board of Equalization faces factional struggle as Riley Collins and Stewart regain influence after January shifts. Arguments over liquor enforcement and executive appointments frame a broader power dispute, with Riley alleging a political smoke screen as Sacramento turmoil continues.
Reform Church led by Pastor A Funck invites Sunday worship on August 11 at 10:00 AM with a sermon titled In the School of Affection. Text from Mark 4 35 41 explores faith amid trials while noting a return of Sunday school at 9 30 AM each week.
Sierra Madre reports a $1215 reduction in municipal operating expenses for the just-ended fiscal year, compared with the previous year, as city finances tighten.
California officials delay decisions until deadlines when probationary workers face possible job loss. By August 20 the 700 to 800 employees will join civil service protections, ending spoils system doubts. Senate committee findings reveal confusion and politicization amid reform efforts.
The State Supreme Court appointed A. E. Haw, veteran San Francisco and Berkeley attorney, as referee for depositions from four witnesses unable to appear at the habeas corpus hearing of Tom Mooney on September 17.
James J. Connelly sues Eddie Cantor for $100000 alleging he wrote the song When a 44 Ship Comes In in 1933. Connelly names Cantor as a favored performer and seeks damages in a civil action.
C. D. Hamilton of Banning and president of the California Almond Growers Exchange accepted Governor Merriam's appointment to the California Highway Commission. He succeeds Frank A. Tetley of Riverside who resigned weeks ago. Hamilton brings years of Almond Growers Exchange leadership plus long Riverside county service as supervisor and road commissioner.
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