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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
2
H. G. Comfort publisher note lists weekly publication every Thursday from Central Avenue Shafver Ben County with subscription at 200 dollars yearly in advance. Advertising rates available, post office city notice dated August 1 1935 under March 3 1879 act. Telephone 87.
The article notes shoppers delaying until the last minute and stores avoiding crowd peaks. It describes Shafter's festive windows and Yuletide decor as Santa Claus imagery appears, predicting department stores may feature a classic Santa in red attire within a decade.
The piece laments the unrelenting cold season and notes simple, practical advice from scientists. It references theories on cod liver oil, diet, and light therapy as remedies. It remarks on modern commerce shipping a red diamond valued at a cool million, highlighting economic flair amid seasonal talk.
Column criticizes attempts to stabilize potatoes, arguing farming the potato crop requires genetics knowledge, risk tolerance, and large investments. It contrasts potato growers with farmers, notes weather, market risks, and credit pressure, and ends with a tongue in cheek warning that stabilization is futile and reveals natural forces at work.
Merchants expect a brisk season as firms issue nearly 200 million in extra dividends and total gifts reach close to a quarter of a billion. Auto makers, electric utilities, and railroads announce payouts while banks prepare 320 million for Christmas club members. Department of Commerce notes rural sales hold up, except in the South, signaling strong holiday spending.
In memory of Dexter Fellows, famed press agent who boosted Buffalo Bill and Ringling Brothers with vivid publicity. The piece contrasts Fellows impact with the rule against praising press agents and celebrates his colorful career across American circus history. Includes brief, humorous reflections on estate law, cemeteries, and julep lore.
A terse exchange frames a gale bound encounter between a wary stranger and a wary traveler. The stranger jokes about not parachuting down but arriving with a tent, hinting at improvised travel and rugged resilience amid rough weather.
The last Tasmanian man died in 1868 and the last Tasmanian woman in 1876 marking the extinction of the indigenous Tasmanian race.
Shafter residents will see movie dog star Rin Tin Tin with Lee Duncan in The Lighthouse by the Sea at the Cozy Theatre on December 15. The event, linked to Duncan’s uncle E K Grant, is billed as a unique Kern county entertainment and draws local interest alongside community notes on clubs, farm moves, and local happenings.
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