Family Returns From Trip
Mr and Mrs Dan Wendland and Miss Erma Wendiland returned Tuesday evening from a...
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Dan Wendland
Erma Wendiland
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
5
Recreation program continues at Shafter school
Children report daily for play and to work on projects as the Shafter recreation program continues at the North Richland School building on Shafter Highway. Hours run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Shafter
North Richland School
Shafter Highway
Little Monster and the Busy Grocer
A fragment from the Philadelphia Bulletin depicts a grocer noticing a strange creature and a comically cautious exchange about pinching. A bystander remarks on a sunny day as a dramatic business partner question unfolds.
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Yevak
Philadelphia Bulletin
Fragmentary Bank Scene Sparks Confusion in Report
A garbled OCR passage shows a bank scene with a teller reacting to a depositor. Fragments reference money, a woman, and a confrontation with unclear details and dialogue.
Fragmentary dialogue raises questions about gun rights
Vague, garbled exchange references Sar cast and Bertie figures with phrases about guns and legs. The damaged lines question usefulness of hay and breeches amid unclear context and speakers, leaving intent and specifics unspecified.
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Bertie
Odd Tailor Ad Dress Exchange Prompting Local Jest
A brief quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer features Edgar teasing Charlie about a tailor’s ad dress and Charlie replying that the tailor lives on his doorstep. The exchange plays on mistaken identity and local humor.
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Edgar
Charlie
West Street
Cincinnati Enquirer
Actor I say you know I’m getting awfully popular
A playful exchange features an actor bragging about rising fame as a tobacco company promotes a new cigar brand named after him. The manager retorts hoping sales outpace the actor’s drawing power.
Poacher Denies Stealing Chicken in Pearsons Weekly
A poacher pleads not guilty saying he did not steal the chicken. The magistrate remarks the joke went too far and sentences discuss two months in reference to the incident.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Rio Bravo Residents Vacation and Visit Nearby Areas
Rio Bravo residents vacationing in the north and visiting the fair include Mr. and Mrs. C A Merrill and families, Mr. and Mrs Walter Haag and family, and Mr. and Mrs Earl Calder and family. Several trips are noted with Calder, Zachary, and Garrett families visiting Balance Rock Oildale Martinez Long Beach and returning home. Doris Garrett plans to return south with her family for a brief visit.
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Rio Bravo
C. A. Merrill
Walter Haag
Earl Calder
H. R. Calder
Balance Rock
Clyde Zachary
Oildale
W. J. Haag
Martinez
Mary Skjarret
Long Beach
J. B.garrett
Doris Garrett
Church Services and Notices Include Two Local Parishes
M B Church at Kern Street lists Sunday school at 9 30, worship at 11, evening sermon at 8, prayer circle 6 45, Christian Fellowship 7, Bible reading 8, Jugend verien midweek prayer 8. First Baptist at Hast Lerdo highway with Bible school 16 2, superintendent P A Schmidt, morning service 11, evening service 8, Young People 7, Mrs P W Penner to India missionary speaker, women invited. St Johns Catholic at Broadway with Masses 6 30 and 8 30, confessions Saturday 7.
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M. B
Kern Street
H.D. Wiebe
Christian Fellowship
Jugendverien
First Baptist Church
Hast.Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McAllister
Schmidt
P. W. Penner
India
Chile Wheel The Only Chile Wheel On Nelson Claim
The Los Angeles Times describes a granite Chile Wheel on the Nelson mining claim in the Greenhorn mountains 36 miles east of Bakersfield two miles east station. An upright fits a square hole atop a beam with a wheel operated by a horse or mule. the wheel is six feet across, nine inches rim thickness, 14 inches hub thickness, weighing about 3,500 pounds.
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Chile
Sonora
Nelson
Greenhorn Mountains
Bakersfield
Los Angeles Times
Comet Brightens Near Sun Then Fades Fast
A bright comet is described as increasing in brilliance as it nears the sun and fading quickly during its departure, observed by astronomers. The report notes the rapid change in visibility and its trajectory across the sky.
Citizens Association Repeats Migrant Critique Amid 20 Percent Influx
California Citizens' Association leader Thomas W. McManus pledges renewed effort to curb migrant inflow now 20 percent higher, citing 300,000 migrants and rising daily. He claims state costs exceed 12 million dollars in Kern County, accuses officials and charity workers of failing to act, and argues self help cooperatives and farm programs would burden taxpayers less while addressing the migrant issue.
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California
Thomas W. McManus
McManus
California Citizens’ Association
Congress
Esoclation
Farm Security Administration
Kern County
Arizona
Cali
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
New
Treatment for Maggot Infections In Wounds Aids Economy
A treatment by Dr Stewart shows promise against wounds infected by maggots, causing myiasis. The method aims to prevent economic losses from untreated cases and reduce mortality, though prior remedies remain less effective.
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Stewart
University prep aims to market pine tar based remedy
A university scientist describes a pine tar oil paraffin wax and viscous oil mixture as a potential remedy. He notes only certain grades work and that production must occur in industrial facilities, not on ranches, and hopes the preparation will soon be marketed.
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California
A Cruel Cut Hat Comment Between Miss Sharpe and Sapp
A brief dialogue fragment features Miss Sharpe and Sapp debating hat styles. The exchange centers on choosing a hat that flatters Sapp’s head, with a suggestion of a soft hat as the preferred option.
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Miss Sharpe
Difference Between Result and Consequence
The Rome Register notes a distinction where results are what you expect and consequences are what you get. It frames consequences as outcomes that follow from actions, sometimes beyond initial expectations, highlighting the cause and effect connection.
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Rome Register
It's Here to Stay Diner-Waiter
A quirky dialogue features a diner waiter remarking on machines replacing horses and a college student selling a roosters crowing prevention product, while a Mrs Suburb praises an excellent chicken soup in a surreal scene.
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Suburb
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