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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
7
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Captain Roy Galven of the Kern division reports November vehicle crashes killed 17 people, nearly double the 1936 figure for the same month. The Kern County accident total for the past month reached 105 persons, per the patrol report.
Extension forester Metcalf of the University of California College of Agriculture says he will publish the census in connection with Conservation Week, which begins March 7.
An international cast for the Technicolor film Ebb Tide blends European and American talent. Oscar Homolka, Barry Fitzgerald, and Ho Molmka lead European names, with Lloyd Nolan joining from stage work in One Sunday Afternoon. Frances Farmer and Ray Milland headline the Hollywood lineup. The film, based on a Stevenson story, starts January 3 at the Shafter Theatre, directed by James Hogan.
The Department of Motor Vehicles will send postcard notices for 1938 plate renewals. Registrar Howard E. Deems advised owners to wait for the card before submitting renewal applications.
Truck owners were mailed on December 1 and applications for truck license plates will be received anytime during December to aid fleet owners. However no license plates, even for these trucks, will be issued before January 3.
Seven Shafter high school members will attend the California Scholastic Federation fall convention in Delano Saturday. Shafter’s Monna Latta serves as valley group president and secretary. local members Vivian and others are set to attend the meeting.
The University of California Extension Division will present two hundred classes in the northern part of the state. Amanda Bartel Amanda Johnson Marian Harrison Norma Neufeld Clark Wiedman and Arthur Wittenberg are among the participants. Clawes will open shortly after January.
A local education program offers teachers evaluation training aimed at improving classroom instruction. The workshop covers assessment techniques, data interpretation, and evidence based practices to boost student outcomes.
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