You Are One in the Million Voting Registration Push
A public notice urges California citizens to register to vote before the November 7 election on the Ham and Eggs pension plan. It outlines who must register, eligibility, and deadlines, noting Mrs. Dean H. Potter is registering voters at the Potter home in Shafter through September 28.
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California
Regis
Shafter
Dean H. Potter
Potter
Banta Fe Way
Henry Neufeld
British Columbia
Oregon
Neufelds
Ames Becker
Irene Gunther
Portland
Air survey to map United States sniffle areas
Abbott Laboratories chief botanist O. D. Dunham plans a 50 000 mile air survey over US air lanes and adjacent ocean to measure pollen levels. He will fly with slides at various altitudes to collect samples and examine them aboard a mobile microscope. The goal is to map sniffle zones and explain their causes.
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United States
O. D. Dunham
Abbott Laboratories
Chicago
Dunham
Durham
Boone descendant barred from Marine enlistment over citizenship
Samuel Boone, great great grandson of Daniel Boone, cannot join the United States Marines because he is not yet a citizen. He turned 21 days after his Canadian father completed American citizenship, so Samuel must pass the required examinations to gain U.S. citizenship before enlisting.
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Samuel Boone
Daniel Boone
United States
Samuel
Stop me if you heard this one test yields no silence
The article describes a test where a storyteller begins with Stop me if you've heard this one and ignores interruptions. It concludes that storytellers tell tales for their own entertainment rather than listener amusement.
Private Industry Gains as New Deal Faltering Says Barton
Bruce Barton argues the New Deal has entered a final phase after Congress rejected the 1.85 billion lending bill. He claims public confidence shifted to private industry and urges business leaders to erase unemployment, stressing a historic change in 1936 1939 and a renewed responsibility for growth.
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Bruce Barton
New York
Barton
Congress
America
A Lesson From Ancient Rome
Dr. Arthur Patch McInlay of UCLA suggests modern ills may stem from too many laws. He notes Olson signed over 1000 bills after the latest session, compares Rome's 250 measures to today and urges study of ancient legislative technique to unmuddle current governance.
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Olson
Arthur Patch Mcinlay
University of California At
Los Angeles
Rome
America
Relief funds trimmed in Los Angeles county probe
A relief cleanup cut monthly expenditures by 7055 dollars in Los Angeles county. Officials estimate annual savings from the relief probe last March at about 335000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt trips reveal wavering support and fiscal fatigue
A writer who toured the nation in ordinary travel conditions finds growing Republican sentiment and public weariness of New Deal spending. He notes farmers and small town residents voice tax pain and skepticism about government stimulus as Roosevelt’s popularity declines from prior years.
Republicans See Roosevelt Defeat Possible If Third Term Sought
Frustration with the New Deal grows across states over 11,000,000 unemployed and farm price declines. Critics challenge farm plans labor act reciprocal trade and radical elements. Republicans believe Roosevelt may be weakened by a third term bid and split in his party.
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Mr. Roosevelt
The Ice Cream Sundae Origin and a Wisconsin Obituary
A Wisconsin resident credited as the inventor of the ice cream sundae dies at 70. His tale recalls a hot day in Fond du Lac when a customer asked for “some of that” on top of ice cream, leading to a culinary habit now common nationwide. Also noted is a New York Times cotton report detailing 1938-39 export declines, price pegs, and soaring US cotton stocks. Construction begins on two homes by P. L. Arnolds on Sycamore Street.
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Fresno Bee
Wisconsin
Edward G. Berner
Fond du Lac
Wis
New York Times
Department of Commerce
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Sycamore Street
Arnold
Grapes and plans mix in Shafter as crops and industry boom
The Shafter area ships black grapes including Zinfandels Alicantes and Carrigans at $48 to $55 a ton with some vineyards cutting Thompsons for raisins. Last week 58 grape cars left Shafter. Milham Exploration seeks a $15 million gas line project from Wasco to San Jose tied to Pacific Gas and Electric. Local fairs and grants foster youth hobbies and school tax funds. community notices include parties and bank activity.
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Shafter Packing Houses
Shafter
Alicantes
Thompsons
Malagas
Howard C. Kegley
Oil and Mining News
Los Angeles Times
S Times
Milham Exploration Company
Wasco
San Joaquin Valley
San Jose
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
San Francisco Bay District
Milham
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Leonards
Kern
Falcon Flyers
Kernville
Big Meadows
J. J. Becker
Reuben
Johnnie Janzen
Kay Neufeld
Tommie Poetker
Harvey Barr Pl
Henry Janzen
Henry Seimens
Earl Becker
Harvey Neufeld
Herman Schultz
Matilda Neufeld
Mary Karber
Ruth Fiddler
Irene Janzen
Alma Gloeckler
Susie Siemens
Myrtle Gloeckler
Francis Gloeckler
Nellie Poetker
Ann Kliewer
Adeline Becker
Sylvia Patzkoski
Isabell Hodel
Ruby Schultz
Hulda Hamm
Emma Schultz
J. B. Engle
Dorothy Engle
Beulah Engle
Dave Wasson
Wilma Lavers
Margaret
Evelyn Jumper
E. P. Grant
Jessie
Jessie Grant
Helen Ingham
Daphne McKinley
Francis Gley
Consents Fluhrer
Dorothy Sargent
Rant
H. C. Carr
Bank of Italy
McCaer
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