Masts Established 1921 B G Compost Publisher
The notice lists that Masts Established 1921 B. G. Compost, Publisher operates the paper published weekly every Thursday from its office on Central Avenue in Shafter Kern County California. Subscription price is $200 per year payable in advance. Single advertising rates available on request. Entered as second class matter August 1 1935 at Shafter post office under the act of March 3 1879.
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B. G. Compost
Um Central Avenue
Shafter
Kern County
California
New Year Spectacle as Father Time Bids 1938 Farewell
A festive pageant with Father Time leading the New Year. The scene closes 1938 as horns blare and crowds celebrate. The silhouetted childlike figure embodies time and surprise, promising a hopeful start to 1939.
California governor race gains colorful contenders
The article notes months remain before post time as gubernatorial contenders expand. Leo Carrillo, a native son, appears in the field informally while Father Riker of Holy City announces candidacy on the American Party ticket.
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Leo Carrillo
Riker
Holy City
Santa Cruz Mountains
Year 1937 in History Album by Father Time
A reflective review recounts 1937 as a year of floods in the Ohio Valley labor upheaval in the East and Midwest sit-down strikes England's new king and a royal marriage the Hindenburg disaster and the Pacific mystery the Peiping incident Japan's China campaign constitutional clashes in the United States and landmark bridges linking San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate.
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Living History
Ohio Valley
East
Middle West
England
Pacific
Russia
Peiping
Japan
China
Congress
Supreme Court
California
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Father Time
Eve on the Air stirs protests over Mae West impersonation
The Adam and Eve skit aired Sunday prompts floods of protests from offended listeners. Congress discusses the issue while the Federal Communications Commission orders an inquiry into radio standards. Apologies follow from sponsor and studio amid blame over risque dialogue.
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Mae West
Congress
Federal Communications Commissioner
Press
Will Rogers
Federal Communications
Joner
Ocean Current Kills Fish Off Western South America
A warming E Niño ocean current shifts off western South America causing mass die offs of fish adapted to cooler waters. Scientists link the change to rising sea temperatures and altered currents affecting marine life and local fisheries.
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South America
End of year building boom boosts Shafter housing stock
The Shafter area sees a surge in home construction with Samuel Lachenmaier’s 4 room bungalow for Walter Lachenmaier, plus new homes on the Grant tract and additions to several houses. The year also shows a rise in carload shipments of produce from Shafter from 1244 to 1654 and 299 incoming carloads, with an emphasis on grapes and hay, while local organizations and churches hold Christmas events and community gatherings.
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Samuel Lachenmaier
Walter Lachenmaier
Thomas Wedge
Grant
M. M. Kay
Shafter
John Isaac
American Legion Post
W. H. Hitchcock
C. Berg
J. Zimmerman
Richardson
A. Coolbaugh
Mr. Edgar
J. Rightmier
John Compton
Reformed Church
Congregational Church
First Mennonite Church
Gus Lindquist
Gordon
A. Chinberg
Los Angeles
J. Perkins
Marine Aviation Department
San Pedro
Shepard
Mr. Perkins
Nellie Compton
John
Glen Compton
C. P. Morgan
Evening musings mix humor heritage and politics
The column riffs on after‑dinner speakers, collecting obsolete junk, and the idea that nations benefit from restoring Germany’s colonies. It recalls Captain Mike Hogg and Major Raymond Dickson returning to Casa Blanca and the Texan hands debating New York’s wonders, ending with a fragmentary exchange about Grant’s tomb and other cosmopolitan pretensions.
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Germany
Mike Hogg
Raymond Dickson
Casa Blanca
Mexico
New York
Texas
York
Grant
Tule Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Established
The U S Bureau of Biological Survey created Tule Lake Migratory Water Fowl Refuge, a bird haven on thirty thousand acres. The move preserves habitat along the Rio Grande bend, attracting travelers and wildlife alike.
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Rio Grande
Cap’n
Mike
U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey
Tulelake Migratory Water
Hunters flock to refuges as season totals rise in border regions
Figures show 7,035 hunters checked into Siskiyou and Modoc refuge areas last year along the California Oregon line, with a total of 20,311 legal birds recorded. The data highlights cross border hunting activity in the region.
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California’ Line
Siskiyou
Refuge
Modoc
Oregon
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