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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
6
A devotional piece on Exod 20 17 Luke 12 13 21 and I Tim 6 6 10 warns against covetousness guiding readers to focus on heart preparation over material gain. It emphasizes contentment with godliness and the dangers of wealth obsession.
The name Isaac, of Hebrew origin meaning the laugher, links a list of famous Isaacs from biblical figures to scientists inventors and explorers. Notable Isaacs include Isaac Newton and Isaac Watts, plus others such as Izaak Walton Chauncey, Hull, Babbitt, Singer, Pitman, and Funk among many others noted for contributions in religion science naval service and publishing.
Three milestone railway dates highlight steam locomotive history. On October 23 1824 Stevens engine pulled a train on his Hoboken estate track. The Stourbridge Lion built in England first ran in the United States on August 9 1829 between Carbondale and Honesdale. Tom Thumb USA’s first passenger locomotive carried 26 aboard August 28 1830 over the Baltimore and Ohio tracks.
The piece highlights opossums as striking among Australian bush animals with silk fur varieties like silver-gray pelts sought for coats. It notes protection in many states, occasional pest status for farmers, nocturnal feeding, and trees as daytime shelter in the ancient, distinct continent of Australia.
The first laboratory generator was built by Michael Faraday in 1831, and the first motor by Zenobe Gramme in 1870 for lab use. At the 1873 Vienna fair a steam driven generator led to the first commercial motor. Edison built the first central station generator in 1882, a 2000 horsepower dynamo for Pearl Street Station in New York City.
The mud skipper or bommi spends most time on land, found in Asia Africa and Australia. They breed in water and mature on warm sand or mangrove trees, using breast fins like arms with webbed fingers. Their eyes sit high on the head and can focus in many directions.
A tiny fir tree hopes for Christmas splendor as woodcutters arrive. A boy with his father chooses the straight sapling for his paralyzed sister, and the tree finds joy in becoming a cherished Christmas gift despite needed fate.
Three UC Davis staff members from the College of Agriculture will attend the sugar beet conference in Santa Barbara on December 10. H. B. Walker, B. R. Houston, and W. R. Robbins will present progress on beet machinery, mildew effects, and beet cube treatment over the past season to sugar company executives and farm advisors.
The Robert Lytle No. 88-7F, an offset of Superior Hight No. 1, was brought in early this week for 1400 barrels. Location is in the Coalinga Nose field six miles north of Coal inga.
Shafter high school’s Generals dropped an 18 to 16 decision Thursday evening on their court as Central Market Grocers won their second straight season game. Lewis Edwards starred for the Grocers with solid baskets from all angles. Priefle and Hehns contributed strong defense. Coach Bill White praised his team’s effort after limited practice.
A tally notes that 225 languages are spoken in India excluding dialects, highlighting linguistic diversity across regions and communities.
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