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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
8
Inventor Sir Richard Paget argues that speech grew from gestures and that a mechanical voice could someday broadcast uniform announcements and speak hard truths without personal bias. The device uses bellows and mouthpieces to produce words, highlighting both potential uses and public resistance.
William Balamuth of the University of California reports a microscopic creature, styrionychia, that grows 12 or more legs when cut. The protozoan uses cilia based limbs, migrating building materials form new legs while old ones dry up, suggesting a single mechanism for such regeneration.
Captain John Stamperius built a floating aviary over 20 years aboard the Delftdyk of Rotterdam. The ship rescued 40 perched birds including Japanese thrush saffron finches from Colombia a Holland blackbird Cuban doves several canaries Clarke's crows and other species after the birds alighted on deck during a sea crossing off Lower California in the Gulf of Tehuantepec.
The article explains that colors convey psychological traits and influence mood. Red symbolizes vitality and energy, blue brings tranquility, yellow reflects light and cheerfulness, and green soothes yet excites. understanding these can guide choices in decorating.
The Uganda game department's annual report records a bizarre incident where one bullet killed three elephants in a chain reaction. No 1 was shot on a slope, slid down, No 2 stepped in, and all three tumbled into the valley to die.
King Lumber defeated Friesen Service 28 to 24 at the high school gym in a city league basketball game. The Lumbermen's first league win lifts them to sixth place while Friesen remains in cellar position.
An eight pound son was born the morning of January 21 at the Heinrichs home southwest of Shafter. The child is the couple's first.
The riddle contrasts an egg laid by a hen with a nut produced by a squirrel. It asks for the difference between egg and nut in a playful sense, noting two distinct origins and species involved.
An irate customer demands returning a newly bought book, claiming it is fake and incomplete. The shop assistant questions the issue while the customer jokes about a man reading it at two in the morning.
A Portland Express item reports a neighbor quipping to a politician’s wife that her husband, a prison warden candidate, is competent but flawed. The joke centers on him leaving the door open at night, prompting questions about judgment amid the campaign.
He recalled former Africa adventures and road a tale of hacking through jungle. She teased him saying he would manage gardening tasks well in the future.
A young girl awakens to a snowy scene and notes her father has been busy whitewashing the kitchen ceiling during the holidays. She exclaims in awe to her mother about his activity reflected in the wintry ground.
A three member special review board recommended Belridge Elementary remain in Kern County Union High School district after a Bakersfield hearing. The panel cited facilities, population growth, funding balance, and potential disruption to district equality, noting Belridge students now attend Taft High under current arrangements.
Discussion of a pure seed potato association occurred Tuesday afternoon as county committee members met at W. B. Camp’s home east of Shafter. Efforts continue to recruit a full-time federal man to experiment with pure seed development.
Bids for building additional rooms at Shafter School on Lerdo Highway will be opened Friday night February 2 at 7 30 o clock. Reports indicate a substantial number of bids will be presented by that time.
The Richard and Veth families express gratitude to friends and relatives for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of their mother and grandmother.
Prime Minister Chamberlain warns Britain aims to avoid friction with the United States Japan and other neutrals. German raids sink vessels off the British coast and air raids intensify. riots erupt in Burma and Polish priests are shot by Gestapo. Roosevelt era items include mine workers backing a third term and aid or loans debates while Japan and China clash in Chekiang and the Philippines carrier Quezon sinks near Japan.
Elmer Lawrence Ferrer and Milton Allen Long stood trial in Bakersfield Superior Court for the armed robbery of a local N&K service station several weeks earlier. If a jury finds a revolver was used, possible sentences include San Quentin prison.
Members of the Tuhoke Camp Fire Girls studied the symbolism of their Indian names and designed head bands and notebook covers. Miss Frances Whitmore of Richland faculty supervised the session.
San Mateo resident Robert Rogers is appointed assistant farm advisor for Solano County. He brings expertise in agricultural extension and community outreach to support farmers, gardeners, and local programs across the county.
A temporary branch of the income tax office will open in Shafter on March 1 and 2 in J. H. Maurer’s office on Santa Fe Way. Residents can file returns pay taxes obtain advice and have signatures notarized. The Bakersfield office remains open through March 15. Singles earning $1000 or more and married couples with $2500 or more combined in 1939 must file.
Funeral services for Fred M. Howard 42 were conducted Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Edgar H. McAllister officiating. Burial followed at Shafter cemetery. Howard a resident of the Shafter district for four years born in Eufaula Oklahoma was a disabled World War II veteran and died of a heart attack. He is survived by wife Nora and four sons Buford Alvin Theodore Fred Jr and a daughter Dorothy Jean.
Jimmy Bass performed an old standard during a community musical event. He delivered the tune Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep to the audience, drawing applause and praise for his vocal delivery.
The father jokes that the young man should be in a museum for living curiosities after noting he has two heads on his shoulders when passing through the hall late last night.
A village schoolroom concert features Sandy performing a bagpipes solo. After the standing ovation a voice from the back shouts for Annie Laurie prompting Sandy to ask for confirmation and to consider another piece.
A scene shows Mr Comrox discussing family matters and his handwriting and cigars while approving a hopeful son-in-law. The dialogue conveys politeness and mutual reassurance as they converse about fitting expectations.
A dialogue from Boy's Life features a mother-in-law admiring a foot-high tree planted by the son-in-law. The son-in-law hopes future visits find the tree with shade to sit beneath.
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