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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
3
Local items record trips and visits by Shafter residents to Kernville Pismo Beach Santa Cruz San Francisco and other points. Notable movements include Jim and Fran Taylor Sacramento and San Francisco excursions and the Grose family to Pismo Beach.
Mrs Buren Mayfield came back to Shafter Sunday after a week in San Francisco for the fair and a visit to Santa Maria. She traveled with Mr and Mrs C H Randel E J Randel and Mrs E S Dockery of Texas who had been visiting at the Mayfield home.
The discussion centers on Greenland under Danish rule and its implications for U.S. policy under the Monroe Doctrine. The note outlines Greenland’s geography, climate, population, Viking history, Eskimo culture, and Danish trade, naming Angmagssalik as a key settlement and detailing export roles and annual trade with Denmark.
Dean Harriet M. Allyn told the National Association of Deans of Women that modern college girls aim to marry within a year after graduation, though Mount Holyoke statistics show only about 50 to 60 percent of alumnae have ever married. The proportion has not changed much in recent years.
A farmer summons a country doctor at night to a distant farm. They arrive and the farmer asks for the fee. The doctor asks three dollars and the farmer pays, noting the liveryman had wanted five dollars to drive him home.
After a news bulletin announced Chamberlain's departure for Rome, eight year old Helen asks why his umbrella was not mentioned. Her mother replies he did take it, though the announcer did not say so, noting only that he took his staff.
A playful line questions if a basketball squad is complete with all players and jokes one member lacks makeup.
A woman motorist drives along a country road and sees repair men climbing poles. She warns that they must think she has never driven before.
A shopper voices concern about a parrot she bought that insults people with crude language. The dealer warns the bird learns quickly and jokes about the caution needed in speaking around it.
Mr. Groucher asserts that aircraft already perform an important service to humanity while noting it is a topic worth discussing. The exchange frames aviation as a meaningful, ongoing contribution rather than a distant possibility.
A boyhood friend notes danger while at sea and Mr. Comrox contrasts family concern with his own panic as he feels overboard and cries for help. The dialogue frames a tense moment of peril and resolve.
The Tulare Times notes a 1939 U S car registration peak of 31 099 870 vehicles, equating to one vehicle per 4 3 citizens. It argues private cars are now essential for daily life and business with 62 percent of passenger trips for work.
The Industrial West Inc officials say the Eleven Western States are vital for national defense by supplying essential minerals. They list eight key minerals for steel production, noting tin is the only one excluded.
A survey by a consulting engineer manager notes can production in the west. The Terra Bella News asserts free speech remains a cherished institution and cites Col Lindbergh and General Pershing as agreeing that U S security is the top concern. The California Republican endorses Willkie as the man to lead the country after seven years of turmoil.
The draft mentions "Win With Willkie" as a likely campaign slogan and argues voters would be winners if he is elected, contrasting with a New Deal type of hungry politicians. The fragment reflects partisan framing and campaign rhetoric from the era.
A raccoon feeds by washing its food in water prior to eating, illustrating a noted feeding habit observed in the animal.
The dialogue contrasts a man who appears wealthy with a scientist viewed as a thinker in terms of millions. One character remarks the subject is not a financier but a bacteriologist, implying intellect over riches.
In training for a marathon a bug explains its daily routine of running around the block. The dialogue highlights steady practice as the key to endurance and progress toward a long race.
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, notes many men willing to risk their lives for country as presidential hopefuls risk pneumonia on a January first inaugural. The comment reflects on the boldness and peril of early term ceremonies.
The musician says he puts himself into his playing while Miss Cayenne notes that approach can blur recognizing the composer. The exchange highlights how interpretive style affects attribution in music.
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