Shafter News Tidbits From Christmas Week
Pasadena visitors and local residents share Christmas travel and gatherings. Notables include Dr. C Dallas Hanna of the California Academy of Science in Shafter for research near Taft and a Sierra rock-collecting trip with T V Little. The Camp family and others visit relatives, while E P Jones and A W Fadenrecht are noted in Bakersfield and Hanford respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Dallas Hanna
California Academy of Science of
San Francisco
Shafter
T. V. Little
Hanna
Taft
Sierra
Little
Classified Ads Framing Local Deals and Services
Local classified notices offer land for sale near Earlimart and Fresno, White Rose seed potatoes, fruit trees and shrubs, sewing at home and hemstitching services, and dead stock removal by Bakersfield Tallow Co. Listings include contact names and location details in Shafter Bakersfield and Fresno areas.
Understanding Congressional Resolutions and Amendments
The Washington Star explains that joint resolutions differ from bills in form but carry law when enacted and may be vetoed. Proposals for constitutional amendments often use joint resolutions and require no presidential signature. Concurrent resolutions express congressional opinion with no legal force and need not go to the president.
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Washington Star
Congress
Sea Lions and Walruses Share Carnivora Heritage
The Detroit News notes sea lions and walruses, though aquatic, are true mammals of the carnivora group related to dogs, cats, wolves, lions, and bears. They drown if kept underwater too long and return to land to breed and nurse their young.
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Detroit News
Haifa Described as Modern Port City of Palestine
The article portrays Haifa as Palestine’s principal port and a modern city just over a century old. It notes Mount Carmel overlooking the city, offering a view of half of Palestine and mentions the Prophet Elijah and the School of the Prophets cavern where the Holy Family is said to have rested on returning from Egypt.
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Haifa
Palestine
Mount Carmel
Elijah
Egypt
North American Spectacle Glacier Stuns Alaska Visitors
A Columbian glacier in Alaska is described as the largest and most spectacular in the world. Its slow flow produces thunderous sounds, resembling distant cannon fire, audible up to 12 miles from shore as massive ice slides and fractures echo through surrounding mountains.
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Alaska
Pheasants as Mothers in Captivity
The article discusses pheasants as incubator hatching versus natural hens, noting incubators hatch efficiently while pheasant mothers in captivity perform poorly as mothers. It emphasizes the hen’s natural role and contrasts it with artificial methods.
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Pasadena
Walter Nicol
D. Kleiner
Paso Roblans
Bert Riggs
Paso Robles
Gene Bosserdet
Gerald
Los Angeels
Bosserdett
A. P. Ohanneson
Gregory
Los Angeles
J. C. Ohanneson
Arizona
George Harrison
Marion
Jim Camp
Mennonite Brethren Church
J. W. ‘Nickle
Frances Midgley
H. P. Midgley
University of California At Los Angeles
Bakersfield
E. P. Jones
Shafter High School
A. W. Fadenrecht
Hanford
J. W. Nickel
Shafter’ Hatchery
Cornelius Schroeder
Hillsborough
Kansas
Rex
Wonder Dog
Dillsborough
Earlimart
G. F. Stender
P. D. Enns
Siemens
Fresno
C. D. Walker
F. B. Billings
Mariposa St
Calif
H. G. Engle
Geo. Beese
18Th St
Black’s
P. A. Reimer
Bakersfield Tallow Co
A. W. Gaede, M. D
Duehren Building
T. V. Little Complete Machine Shop
A Welding
Stafter, California
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
Hawthorn
Phyllis Peters
J. Peters
Phyllis
Francis Channeson
Howard Nikkel
Iane Scott
Martha Scott
Cherie Singer
Anna Frantz
W. C. Grose
Melvin McCoy
Ruth McCoy
Grose
Bynum
Lindley Bynum
Henry E. Huntington Memorial
San Marino
Californiana
California
C. E. Tanksley
Otis McClain
John Duerksen
John Schapansky
Earl Anderson
Shafter Reformed Church
Benjamin J. Stoller
Leah R. Schnaidt
A. Funck
Fred Schnaidt
Richland School
Henry Stoller
Legion
Stoller
Phil Ohanneson
Goodrich
Phillips
Bayless Wrecking Yard
D. D
McFarland Motors
Chester Ave
Wasco
Willys-Overland
D. O. Moore
Ginning Company
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