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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
2
Published every Thursday at its office on Central Avenue in Shatter California the paper notes advertising rates furnished on application. It is entered as second class matter August 1 1935 at the post office in Shatter under the act of March 3 1879.
A New York crusader launches a campaign to remove Santa’s whiskers, arguing the beard is unnecessary and dated. Proponents defend the beard as a symbol of dignity, comparing Santa to timeless holiday traditions across California and other famed resorts.
The piece contrasts California’s autumn colors with the first rains and fog, noting the Sierra Nevada receiving a light snowfall while the lower region stays sunlit. It frames winter’s approach as a gentle transition to a green landscape.
At its annual Congress the council urged stronger uniform traffic laws with standard signs and licensing, tougher fair enforcement, efficient safety organizations in all regions, better traffic engineering, periodic vehicle inspections, intelligent safety instruction in schools, and more oil research.
Shoppers are urged to treat the season as a homecoming while browsing wreaths of cedar and holly and enjoying varied bargains from local merchants. The piece encourages timely buying and cautions against mirages in the holiday rush.
A proposal urges immediate adoption of a comprehensive long range plan and calls for enthusiastic cooperation from state and city governments and the entire motoring population to ensure swift implementation.
Christmas around the corner brings festive scenes of gift windows and greenery. The Salvation Army bells and Christmas seals from the anti tuberculosis drive appear as symbols of aid, urging support for less fortunate souls during the season.
Eve Curie tells how Marie Curie battled poverty illness and heartbreak to advance science. The world received radium through aid from American women and Curie persisted with unwavering devotion to an ideal.
The California highway patrol will cooperate with the United States forest service to prevent illegal Christmas tree cutting by monitoring highway movement. Chief Cato noted that trees cut in violation may be confiscated by the state forester through peace officer interception.
A church now stands atop the site of Nazareth's old synagogue where Jesus reportedly worshipped. The landmark marks a historic religious continuity near the ancient G entrada.
A Del Rio essay laments the long arm of the law and public perceptions of justice. It critiques legal delays and officials, contemplates the abrasive tone of modern culture, and muses on the passing of the year 1937 with irony and caution.
Christmas decorations fill Shafter stores as Queen delegates, church groups, and social clubs plan events. A fire hawk incident alarms a ranch, while civic talks cover paving contracts, a parade of community gatherings, and a new Tejon club.
Dr. Melvin M. Knight argues imperialism does not pay in Morocco in his new book Morocco as a French Economic Venture published by D Apple ton Century Company. Knight is a professor at an unnamed institution.
The world’s largest inland cotton market is in Memphis Tennessee. It anchors regional trade as buyers and sellers gather to price and move cotton from warehouses to mills across the Mid-South.
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