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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
2
The Kern County health department reports 32 polio cases in 1939 with 70 percent in children under 16 and stresses immediate diagnosis and early treatment. Early signs include fever headache neck stiffness sore throat restlessness and tremors. Parents should seek medical advice promptly and keep children resting at first signs of a cold.
The 76th Congress ended its session amid heated clashes led by Senator Pepper as Republicans and conservative Democrats blocked New Deal reforms. Despite the strife, action included a $905 million social security cut offset by a $1.2 billion boost in benefits, a $185 million deficiency bill with crop loan funding, and five members named to probe the NLRB.
In a conference committee session major items to amend the Wagner labor relations act and the wage hour law were added to the unfinished business list for continuation at the next session.
The writer notes that 20 billion dollars will be spent in 1939 on armaments worldwide. He argues future income is mortgaged to fund war machines, with varying national shares and a tension between individual restraint and mass violence. He concludes the spending lacks sense.
A salesman, facing a tough customer, brands his order book with a bold warning that if no sale is made he will vote for the candidate a third time. The tactic leverages political pressure as a sales ploy, reportedly effective.
Feeding trials at the Bishop and Graves ranch near Porterville show 100 pounds of pork can be produced with 371 pounds of feed using balanced rations and forage crops. The findings suggest a potential profit margin.
The National Industrial Conference board members estimate a 1 percent drop in national income in 1938 from 1937. They say the figure is discouraging given the billions spent by the federal government to restore prosperity.
Charles K. Bovington of Seattle sent $15 to a Los Angeles court for a 1938 traffic violation. He included 98 cents for interest at six percent for 13 months, but the court returned the interest with thanks.
Fresno police confronted a new issue this week as drunken horseback riding emerged. No law directly covered the act, so officers filed a drunk in charge against the rider and left the animal out of the case.
A humanitarian effort from the Santa Ana Post American Legion saw twelve members volunteer to donate blood to help people unable to afford prom costs.
The piece argues the Roosevelt administration has devalued money, causing widespread harm. It cites 11 million jobless, bankrupt businesses, cut incomes, and squeezed savings banks and life insurers. It accuses New Deal policies of defective price rises and harmed savers and institutions.
A garbled newspaper fragment attributes a quote to David Sarnoff about water and the right to have others work for him. The legibility is low and key context is missing, with no clear event or date.
In a Palo Verde Valley locale folks flock to the water amid hot weather and local chatter echoes The Exeter Sun. A New Jersey tale surfaces of a man who to court claims to be enslaved, noting a state job barter in return.
The Delano Record notes extreme conditions for 30 years with fires on mountain slopes valleys and pastures. An estimated 100000 acres of blackened stubble across mountain regions woodlands and dry fields underscore the danger to rural areas.
A University of California release notes a new seed variety developed by Glen N. Davis. the strain will be available to growers this October. It shows resistance to pink root and Fusarium bulb rot, aiming to improve yield and disease management.
Watermelon shipments from Shafter continue to move well as 82 cars have left via Santa Fe. Local growers including Carl Miller and Sol Camp report strong melon yields on 85 acres and 68 acres of nectarine trees, with fruit sold at 52.50 per ton and projected eight to ten tons per acre as trees mature. Community life notes include a legion post gathering, a surprise shower for Mrs. J. P. Henderson, and plans for a school tax vote in August to fund Richland school facilities.
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