Visits and travel notes from Rio Bravo and surrounding towns
Daily items report visits to Rio Bravo and nearby communities including trips to Ag College in Davis for Edwards Gregory Malory and Harry Bergen, Shafter grads, and various local happenings. Includes nursing accident notes, shifts at Santa Fe station, engagements, and a new baby boy for the Hamlin family.
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Ag. College
Edwards
Gregory Malory
Harry Bergen
Shafter High School
Shafter
Davis Agricultural College
Rio Bravo society elects new officers in reorganizational meeting
In a Rio Bravo Christian Endeavor session Mrs. Harlin Wilson was elected president to fill Don ald Suydam’s vacancy and Harlin White was named vice president. Suydam resigns to attend a Bible Institute in Los Angeles. Committee reports followed and refreshments concluded the meeting. A separate note reports the wedding of Miss Mary Dueck to Henry H. Karber at Maple school auditorium with about 100 relatives and friends present. The couple will reside in Shafter.
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Rio Bravo Christian Endeavor Society
Harlin Wilson
Donald Suydam
Harlin White
Wilson
Suydam
Bible Institute
Los Angeles
Cecilia Haag
Irene Wilson
Rafe Martin
Myrrle Haag
Cecil Haag
Myrtle Haag
Frances Wilson
Harlen White
Mary Dueck
Henry H. Karber
Wm. J. Bestwater
Maple School
J. E. Unruh
F. B. Dueck
Pete Schmidt
Walter Karber
Alvin Karber
Abe Karber
Shafter
H. H. Dueck
Saskatchewan
Canada
Karber
Russia
Last Train from Madrid Bristles With Adventure
A thrilling adventure drama headlines the Shafter Theatre program with The Last Train From Madrid on Friday and Saturday. The line up also includes The Glory Trail with Tom Keene and Joan Barclay. The Last Train From Madrid stars Lew Ayres Dorothy Lamour Olympe Bradna Robert Cummings Helen Mack Gilbert Roland. Management invites patrons to tour the Giant York Air Conditioner cooling system with Ernest Panero.
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Madrid
Shafter Theatre
Tom Keene
Joan Barclay
Old West
Lew Ayres
Dorothy Lamour
Olympe Bradna
Robert Cummings
Helen Mack
Gil
Bert Roland
Spain
Tony Quinn
Gilbert Roland
York
Ernest Panero
Son of Shafter People Married In South Dakota
Lorraine Schenk daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Schenk and Helmuth Hehn son of Mr and Mrs Solomon Hehn of Shafter California wed Sunday evening August 8 at a Menno South Dakota church. Rev I A Mueller officiated using the ring ceremony with music from the Bridal Chorus.
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Shafter
South Dakota
Herald
Menno
S. D
Lorraine Schenk
J. D. Schenk
Helmuth Hehn
Solomon Hehn
California
Olinda Dormaier
I. A. Mueller
Wedding Bells for Schenk and Hehn in Local Church
The bride and groom, both prominent in the community, wed in a church ceremony with attendants in blue and peach organdy and corsages. A reception for about 150 at Miss Martha Trottnow’s home followed, as the couple plans a long honeymoon and future home across multiple states.
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North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
World Notes and Diverse 19th Century Facts
Since 1800 world population rose from 600 million to 2 billion. About 6 million lepers exist worldwide, around 100 are in England. Seven devices steer giant transatlantic liners to keep them on course.
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England
Women Break Ground Across Professions and Power
Women hold key roles worldwide from banking to policing. In the United States more than two thousand women work in banks. in Britain half of the twenty thousand dog breeders are women. China seeks a Mothers Day. Shanghai girls push into police work. in Jeff Davis county Texas women govern as county judge sheriff and treasurer.
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United States
Great Britain
Women's Associations
China
Shanghai
Jeff Davis County
Texas
E. H. Fowlkes
F. L. Sproul
Virginia Lee Ellis
Milady's Affairs and Diverse Views on Women
A collection of assorted statements notes women workers in Indian mines exceeding 32 000, Spain as a pioneering Latin nation granting vote rights, and British women spending on shoes. It cites Tibetan laws on polygamy, a Scottsboro birth record of triplets, and claims about female pilots versus men. It ends with disparaging stereotypes about pigeon toed and low legged women.
Love Adventures Entangle Artist Of Wily Tongue
Vienna, Austria. Johann Proel a forty two year old painter with a colorful life is temporarily at large after arrest in Vienna following a private detective inquiry into his many marriages and alleged French divorce and 500000 shilling suit. Proel’s career ranged from New York vendor to French Foreign Legion veteran and Paris painter.
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Vienna
Austria
Johann Proel
Proel
Preel
New York
Colors
French Foreign Legion
Morocco
Paris
Academy of Arts
Dresden
Henri Matisse
Matisse
Salzburg
France
Takes His Blaze to Fire Station Fire Chief
Stockton Illinois. Fred Wurster of Savanna drove a burning automobile toward the Stockton fire station shouting to bystanders to move aside. William Hicks on a lawn alerted residents and phoned the alarm, prompting volunteer firemen to rush to the station as the car arrived.
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Stockton
Ill
Main Street
Fred Wurster
Wurster
Savanna
William Hicks
Cows Have Sweet Tooth Molasses Cuts Feed Bill
O E Reed chief of the bureau reports cattle show preference for molasses over corn in recent years. Reed recommends reducing molasses use to lower feed costs and improve cattle nutrition.
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O. E. Reed
Bureau
Reed
How to Get Inrant Minerals in Vitamins
Six rules for ensuring daily mineral intake through diet. Emphasizes whole grains milk vegetables fruits eggs and butter. Recommends variety and leafy greens, with specific portions for children and adults.
How Niagara Falls Is Lighted
The Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce explains the lights use carbon arc lamps with automatic feeding for the lighting period. Each unit delivers 80,000,000 to over 100,000,000 candlepower, adjustable by ray concentration, and can reach 200,000,000 candlepower. The entry’s average illumination is 1,000,000,000th power.
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Niagara Falls
How to Build a Playhouse for Children
Warm weather invites families to craft a small playhouse. An amateur carpenter can use light materials such as cane fibre board for walls and roof with cut out windows. A cloth awning over the entrance can substitute for doors and reduce costs.
How Iridescence Is Gained In Glass and Metals
Iridescent glass is produced by adding metallic salts such as tin oxide cryolite and carbonates to standard glass mixes. The Scientific American Cyclopedia describes making iridescence on nickel brass or copper using lead acetate and sodium hyposulphite in water. Various lacquers also yield similar effects on metals leather and other surfaces.
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Scientific American Cyclopedia
How Bears Differ Says Naturalist About Griz to Black Bear
A naturalist notes that grizzly bears known as silver tips differ greatly from black bears as black bears differ from coyotes. He suggests a tree climb to test a bear’s reaction. if the bear follows up, it is likely a grizzly or black bear and not a coyote.
How to Clean Oil Paintings
A guide advises cleaning oil paintings by rubbing with linseed oil on a soft cloth. Use boiled linseed oil for better results. The method is said to be safe for the paints and avoids damage when applied gently.
How to Banish Dampness in Rarely Used Rooms
Practical guide outlines steps to identify damp spots in seldom used rooms. Focuses on ventilation, moisture source elimination, and air circulation to prevent mold growth and improve comfort. Recommendations include opening vents, using dehumidifiers, and routine cleaning to maintain dry conditions.
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Rio Bravo
Spurgeon Reagan and Sons
W. B. Wilat
Phil Stoller
James Reily
Tulare
P. L. Arnold
Pismo
R. E. Gribble
Walter E. Haag
Bobby
Mrs. Wilson
W. B. Wilson
Bergens
J. R. Bergen
P. L. Bergen
Walter and
Deanna
E. H. Gameghan
Santa Fe
W. W. Tannahill
Tarvin
Gameghan
Hillsboro
Kansas
Laura Frantz
Emil Frantz
Helen Anna Ratzlaff
Wilard Janzen
Shater
Bakersfield
Esther Hein
San Francisco
Bay District
Venice
H. C. Butts
Constable
John Reily
Butts
Reily
Hamlinse
Mrs O. A Hamlin
Philco
G. E
Edward Haag
James FE. Haag
James Bussel
Lawrence Heath
Carl Lewis
Henry Karber
J. M. Dueck
Dinuba
Peter Rempel
Reedley
H. Karber
J. P. Nord
John Nord
Rosedale
Wm. Bartel
Burbank
Calif
Aerial Nurses Corps of America
Susan B. Anthony
Martha Washington
Milady
India
Tibet
Louella Robinson
Scottsboro
Ala
South Carolina
Clarence Cottam
Bureau of Biological Survey
Cottam
Scotland
America
Hygeia
the Health Magazine
Richland School
Jacob Ruth
Alberta
R D. Wiebe
Jersey
O. W. Thiel
Mettler Street
Emil Stol
Gus Tisch
Jenkins Auto Camp
Central
James
Inquire Shafter Furniture Company
Mouser & Evans
Shatter Furniture Co
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Shafter, California
Wevyenberg
Paes
Tae
Strom’s Shoe Shop
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