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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
6
Practical Q and A on attic ventilation to sprint heat loss through roof traps and attic windows. Advice covers high roof traps, attic floor traps, cross ventilation, and a large fan to speed cooling after sundown.
In a dramatic scene at the Davison precinct, Frank Danton alias Phantom Frank admits to buying a gun for Patricia Fahey. Police grill as sergeants Duggan and Robinson coordinate with Sergeant Robinson from Scott precinct. Patricia, a nineteen teen, fears the sting of truth while Frank vows to go straight for her sake.
Over the weekend a trip brought someone to Los Angeles while E. B. Stringnam spent early in Fresno on business. A. B. Greer and family moved to the rear house on Tom Potterff y, working in the ender barber shop. Ethel Browning recovers from a serious illness at her parents home. The Women’s club readies a Monday evening production of Kempy in the school auditorium. The San Francisco ship model exhibition at Aquatic Park has drawn over 80,000 visitors since last May. University doctors in San Francisco study transmitting the common cold. California counties report taxable wealth totaling 7 350 926 865.
Bakersfield's Air Corps Basic Flying School forms a 52 member armed unit named the Air Force Band. Lt. John F. Dougery commands the post brass choir with Sgt. Patsey Dwornick overseeing instrument purchases from San Francisco. The band will add full equipment from the Quartermaster and include a mix of sergeants and corporals with privates first class.
In San Francisco public schools the national defense training program has 2347 adults currently enrolled in trade classes and a cumulative total of 7866.
Guy Hilton of South Hamilton Mass advised the Connecticut Sheep Breeders association that a lamb performs better after a beer at a tavern rather than a school, suggesting alcoholic intake enhances stock show results.
California faces gasoline tax receipts likely surpassing 60 million dollars in 1941. The state hosts about 30 000 vineyards stretching from Mt Shasta to the Mexican border, reflecting a diverse agricultural landscape.
A segment notes San Francisco holding about 4000 acres for recreation. It lists professions including A J Jack Zimmerman as a notary public and insurance counselor. It also mentions a public weighmaster and references automobiles in the context of the item.
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