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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
4
The notice lists publication details for the Shafter paper on Central Avenue Kern County with pricing 2.00 yearly and 5 cents per copy. It notes second class matter status and post office entry date August 1, 1856 and telephone contact 57.
An urgent appeal discusses the deadly odds of unsafe driving. It contrasts gambling with traffic risks, noting daily costs in broken bones and lives, urging careful, safe driving in 1938 and stressing personal responsibility on the road. The talk uses stark questions about the price of speed and recklessness.
The upcoming Washington hearings on US Turkey trade agreements begin February 23. Californians worry concessions on figs and raisins could swamp markets, while other items like canary seed and sausage casings may face less resistance. The piece notes California’s large raisin and fig production and contrasts past and future attitudes toward progress.
A humorous column compares a six day bicycle race to a Senate filibuster. It recalls Ham Lewis and Robert Reynolds debating broad topics and Josiah Bailey clashing with America’s 60 Families. The piece notes high costs and payroll ties, calling filibuster a form of congressional worship.
The article dubs Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as America’s most restless woman, noting she has traveled over 200000 miles in 1937 alone and may reach the moon’s distance by year’s end. It highlights her relentless pace across coasts and endeavors such as school and coal mine visits.
The respected writer H G Wells, writing from 1938, surveys predated history and predicts little political change over the next fifty years. He suggests the turn of the century will bring a steady state rather than upheaval.
Contractors Stewart and Bland completed paving Central avenue yet street traffic will wait as curing remains unfinished. Shafter growers plan to plant 1300 acres of potatoes next week with seed potatoes already unloaded and fertilization up to 100 tons anticipated to boost yields.
A sermon outline on Mark 2 and Luke 5 emphasizing Jesus calling Levi to follow him, eating with sinners, avoiding self righteousness, and balancing fasting with feasting. It discusses social reform vs personal salvation, the new covenant, and the need for grace over law, urging spiritual renewal through faith and action.
Sunday 1 School Lesson by Lowy discusses bans of the year in Chicago and Western Newspaper Union notes.
Puzzle text presents a scrambled clue list with partial answers and notes such as solution in next issue. Entries include multilingual prompts and misprinted terms like Turkish official and Japanese statesman, along with several undefined or garbled items. The page shows fragmented crossword material and a solved puzzle entry labeled Puzzle No. 30.
The article notes that making shoes involves 150 distinct operations from initial shaping to final finishing. It emphasizes systematic steps in the production process and highlights the complexity of footwear manufacture.
The Rev. N. N. Hiebert, representative of the Foreign Missionary work of the Mennonite Brethren church, spoke Tuesday and Wednesday night at the church on Kerch Street and California Avenue. His reports on missionary work were informative and engaging.
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