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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
7
Praising God for His Blessings Lesson Text
A devotional study on Psalm 103 verses 1 5 10 18, urging daily praise for personal blessings and forgiveness. It stresses faith amid trials, the mercy for those who fear Him, and the futility of worldly gains without reliance on God's loving kindness. A closing anecdote about a plane flight illustrates praise driving away Satan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardley Page
Orient
Mr. Page
Satan
Library of Songbirds Brings Cheer to Kalamazoo Invalids
In Kalamazoo Michigan J E Reed a cripple runs a Bird Library with over 100 singing birds. He lends birds to invalids and shut ins for a health mindful cheer require a patient postcard and physician note. Reed recalls his own recovery from injuries and explains the birds lift spirits and comfort the ill and homebound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
J.E. Reed
Reed
Davenport
Termite Damages Estimate Forty Million Dollars
Dr. Thomas E. Snyder of New Orleans, federal entomologist, says termites yearly damage woodwork in homes by about 40 million dollars. He recommends insulation to keep wood off soil, soil poisoning, and injecting poison into masonry to stop termite movement between timber and earth. He notes termites access wood where soil contacts it and may bypass stone foundations by building adobe tubes or cracking through masonry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Snyder
New Orleans
Snyder
Grandfather Mountain Rise Named By French Botanist 1794
French botanist Andrew Michiaux scaled Grandfather Mountain in 1794 and claimed it as the highest peak in North America. He and a companion reportedly sang the Marseillaise and declared liberty for America and the French Republic. Geologists note the peak at 5964 feet and its ancient igneous core, shaped by erosion over millions of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Andrew Michiaux
North America
America
New Brunswick’s European Culinary Traditions
New Brunswick preserves Scotch English Irish and French menus with a strong provincial influence. French cooking thrives near orchards and dairies north of the Maine border, and seafood along the coast features cod cutlets halibut lobster pea soup and wild strawberry omelet. The hospitality suits a summer program emphasizing fishing swimming and boating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Maine
Chinchilla Feeding Habits From Evening to Night
Chinchillas feed largely in the evening and night. In captivity they are fed once daily late in the afternoon with fresh water available at all times. Their diet is mainly vegetable matter including rolled oats and rolled wheat, plus green foods like hay lettuce and lawn clippings.
California Anglers Catch Billions of Fish Across Counties
The article notes California anglers catch about 12.4 million trout annually by 340000 licensees, plus millions of striped bass, black bass, crappie, perch, and salmon. Mono, Inyo, and Plumas counties lead trout totals. Tulare ranks ninth. It also argues for funding a larger military force through higher pay and education programs. A local baseball anecdote and town observations close the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Curtis
California Division of Fish and Game
Mono County
Invo
Plumas
Bank of America tops FHA loans in California on sixth anniversary
M. L. Thomas of the Shafter Bank of America notes FHA loans total 96 600 dollars in the community financing 34 homes. He says Bank of America accounts for over 40 percent of California FHA lending, with 180 million dollars outstanding covering 47 000 homes statewide. L. M. Giannini congratulates FHA on six years of operation and highlights the bank’s leadership in national FHA financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
M. L.thomas
Shafter
Bank of America
FHA
Thomas
California
United States
L. M. Giannini
Bank of- America
Merchants Win Dedication Game On New City Diamond
The Shafter Merchants defeated the Wasco Colored Trojans 7 0 in a dedication game at the new city diamond off Wall Street. Roy Mettler and Harvey Gaede drove in three runs, Billy Lachenmaier hit a three base ball, and Lloyd Wattenbarger fanned 13 in five innings while Ralph Lachenmaier fanned seven in four. Demaree made a running catch in the fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Shafter Merchants
A. D. Evans
Lloyd Wattenbarger
Evans
Trojans
New City
Wall Street
Glenn O. Nay
Midgley
Bill
Camp
Wattenbarger
Rodgers
Billy Lachenmaier
Janzen
Roy Mettler
Harvey Gaede
Owens
Demaree
Brite
Richland School
Merchants
Ralph Lachenmaier
Heslip
Tettenemaisuaetsien
F Demaree
Wet Denwe Lee Eerseeeeere
Davids
Peecbase Vanshe Concerne
Leo Suggard
Don
Rag Sardep
Ueteeuersee
Sseeeetwaraessvesteese
Duke
Mettler
Diese
Derek Vee
Braterebwsateet
Beues
Central Valley Project Topic at Shafter Rotary Meeting
Irvin H. Althouse engineer for the Shafter Wasco Irrigation district will show motion pictures of work progress and discuss the Central Valley project Tuesday noon at a Shafter Rotary gathering. He will answer questions on water spreading in the Shafter district as Rotarians Kiwanis Club members attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Valley Project
Shafter
Forty One Adult Books Arrive at Shafter Library
Shafter library receives forty one adult books in the regular mid month county shipment per librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge. Titles include Bronte works, The Prisoner of Zenda, Miss Rolling Stone, The Search, The Oaks and other novels and reference titles from diverse authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Library
Shafter
Thomas Wedge
Bechdele
Black
Brand
Bronte
Brown
Cuthrell
Fetta
Field
Foster
Gardner
Grey
Western Union
Hawkins
Keith
Beauty Incorporated
Reward Offered by Manufacturer for Corn or Callous Christopher
A notice states a $25.00 reward will be paid by the manufacturer for any corn or callous Christopher positive. The terse notice seeks verification or identification of a condition linked to the named individual and rewards clarity for response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher
Musical Unit WPA Entertains At Richland School
A WPA unit from Bakersfield entertained boys and girls at the Richland school summer recreation program. The group included Wally Richardson Carl Spears Sam Spears Delmar Hoop and Jack Thornhill with Walter Pollock serving as unit supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Bakersfield
Richland School
Wally Richardson
Carl Spears
Sam Spears
Delmar Hoop
Jack Thornhill
Walter Pollock
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