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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
4
A call to curb highway deaths cites 29,850 auto fatalities in ten months of 1936 and California's 320 deaths in October. The plea urges immediate action through education and stricter license controls to stop the “demon of death” on the nation’s roads.
A fragment notes California's reputed industriousness and hints at historical perceptions shaping regional identity. The sentence is brief and lacks concrete events or named entities to expand into a fuller card.
The article notes California plans a vast irrigation program starting with a four mile Central Valleys conduit section and a 40 mile network from the San Joaquin head, with bids to be advertised next month. Total costs may reach 170 million dollars, funding a series of dams at Pitt River, Table Mountain, Friant, and related canals benefiting the state.
The passage lists the average human needs 84 pounds of fonda addy 4 pounds of water and 24 pounds of air. It appears as an odd nutritional assertion with unclear terms and potential OCR errors. The figures suggest a rough breakdown of essential components though some items are nonsensical.
California tuberculosis associations report their 30th annual Christmas seal sale funds a broad program of tuberculin tests and X rays for schoolchildren. In 1935 over 50 000 youths were tested with 25 percent positive, with rising infection rates by education level. Early case discovery and treatment save costs, with minimal and advanced tuberculosis costing thousands more. The drive aims to extend coverage to every community in the state.
San Francisco reports Commissioner Frank C. MacDonald announced that the State Industrial Accident Commission will adopt new rules to control dust exposure for industrial workers.
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