High School and Alumni Dance at Wednesday Club
A dance for high school students and alumni is planned at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse Friday night under the club sponsorship. Mrs. George Harrison leads arrangements. Edna Boese daughter of Mr and Mrs A F Boese will soon depart for Huntington Park for Bible school after graduating from Shafter High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harrison
Edna Boese
A. F. Boese
Huntington Park
Miss Boese
Shafter High School
Local News Briefs From Shafter Area Roster Of Visitors and Life Events
EB West plans to settle in Shafter with wife and family while working on a Superior rig near Lubbock Texas. Sunday guests at the Wey home included Rev Pete Remple and his son Tete from Los Angeles and his daughter Annie a UCL A student. Emil Stoller of Home Appliance Co with Al Lewis and Tex Newby attended a gas and home appliance meeting in Visalia. A. D. Klassen hosted C A Nickel from Orland and Sally Hester who sells her Coffee Shop to the Neils. Hester plans two month Chicago New York trip. Don F E Fleming announced a baby girl born January 30 weighing 8 pounds. influenza sickened H C Janzen nearby. A business trip to Reedley was made by Mr and Mrs B D Wiebe. August Bender’s birthday hosted a small dinner with the Handel couple and Clydie W West and Ralph Thompson. Clydie West and Ralph Thompson also received marriage licenses in Bakersfield. Visiting Mr and Mrs Curtis and their son Leland from Norris City Illinois plan to return home. Mrs Row, daughter of Mr and Mrs Curtis, accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Weyand
Pete Remple
Tete
Los Angeles
Annie
Shafter News Briefs Include Local Visits and Meetings
Local residents greet returning couples and visitors from Bakersfield and Long Beach. Mrs. Arnold leads Kern County Federation of Women's Clubs while Wasco guests attend a reciprocity luncheon. Maple P.T.A. to meet with J. Br. Porterfield to discuss the new school building report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
P. L. .Arnold
Kern County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Taylor Tabb
Wasco Women's Progressive Club
Maple P.T. A
Maple Parent-Teacher Association
George Nikkel
Persiding
J. BR. Porterfie
Ns Shaonter Gripe Aalpigeding
Public Schools Week Observance Drives Civic Education
Public Schools Week begins April 25 in California with a proclamation by James T. Fraser grand master of Masons of California. The nineteenth annual observance, held with Parent-Teacher associations and civic groups, aims to highlight the school system as the palladium of freedom and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Fraser
Masons of
California
Fraser
DeWitt Clinton
State of
New York
American Legion
Evangelistic Meetings Conclude At Mennonite Brethren Church
Two weeks of evangelistic meetings led by Rev. J. J. Penner at the Mennonite Brethren church corner Kern Street and California Avenue concluded Friday night with large crowds attending each evening to hear the Rev. Mr. Penner address the congregation.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern Street
California Avenue
Power Co. Plans 1938 Budgets For San Joaquin and Midland Counties
San Joaquin Light and Power and Midland Counties Public Service plan 1938 budgets totaling 4 326 417 with nearly half for transmission and distribution improvements. Major started projects include a 110 000 volt line from LeGrand to Mendota and a new substation at Dallvlan Ma dera county along with expansion west of Wasco. Future work targets urban distribution in Fresno Bakersfield San Luis Obispo and Taft with some items tentative based on growth and calendar year completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation
Midland Counties Public Service Corporation
San Joaquin
Bakersfield
Harold K. Fox
LeGrand
Merced County
Mendota
Fresno County
Dallvlan
Madera
Wasco
Kern County
Fresno
Bakersefild
San Luis Obispo
Taft
Fox
San Joaquin Power
The Baring Panic in England 1890
The Baring panic in England followed speculative excess and the failure of Bar ing Brothers. The crisis spread to several banks and brokerage houses until relief arrived through loans from the Bank of England backed by funds from the Bank of St Petersburg and the Bank of France.
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England
Baring Brothers
Bank of England
Bank of St. Petersburg
Bank of France
Auction planned for Telemaque treasure wreck
Paris reports the French government will auction salvage rights to the Telemaque wreck in the Seine estuary. The 1790 treasure allegedly includes Marie Antoinette’s necklace and Louis XVI gold, with state claim of one third of recovered value. Previous failed salvage attempts are noted.
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Paris
France
Seine
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Rouen
Jumieges
Saint Martin de Boscherville
Adrien Quentin
Telemaque
London
Magny
Ers
Use of words In Into In To Broadly Speaking
A linguistic note explains that in denotes rest or location while into indicates motion. It provides examples William knelt in the grass, Herbert went into the house, and the Smiths moved into their new house.
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William
Herbert
Smiths
Varmer Reports Snake Milk Incident In Cow Pasture
Wooster Ohio farmer Robert P. Bruce says a six foot black snake milked a cow after he observed it twice, leading to his plan to argue whether a snake can milk a cow. He shot the snake in the pasture to stop the alleged milking.
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Varmer
Child escapes Lincoln statue headlock in Newark park
In Newark New Jersey five year old Irene Pahnedolis climbed the Gutzon Borglum Lincoln statue and became ensnared between the arm and lap. Eight police officers wrestled the girl free after a twenty minute struggle using a peanut aid.
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Newark
N. J
Abraham Lincoln
Irene Pahnedolis
Irene
Mary
Pahnedolis
Gutzon Borglum
Lincoln
Smokey the dog teaches caution against jaywalking in Geneva
In Geneva New York a jeweler trains his cocker spaniel Smokey to avoid street dangers. Smokey waits at intersections for his owner, stays on the curb during play, and accompanies him to work where she calmly rests while he works. Her disciplined behavior earns her a village reputation as a perfect lady.
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Sloren
Leader-Times
Kittanning
Geneva
Smokey
G. Markham Gates
Gates
English cave dwellers of Kinver Hills Midlands
Englishmen live in caves near Kinver Staffordshire close to Birmingham. Families reside in cliff side rooms carved by early Britons. Owners are national trust. The caveman chief H M Gibbs says the homes stay cozy cool in summer and warm in winter with water gas and tax payments like others.
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London
Great Britain
Midlands
Kinver
Birmingham
National Trust
H. M. Gibbs
Gypsy Woman Aged 100 Suspected as Thief Gang Ringleader
A one hundred year old Gypsy woman is identified as the brains of a band of thieves in Krems Austria. She gained entry to homes by asking to rest a moment and then committing thefts.
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Krems
Austria
Woman Reveals Husband Keeps 20 Cats in Bed
A woman alleges in a filing that her husband keeps 20 cats in their home and allows them to sleep in the bed, describing an unusual domestic arrangement.
Jail Library Sees Strong Demand in Kern County
Sheriff Ed Champness notes the Kern county jail library opened January 22 and now offers 335 magazines books and other literature items. In the period through that date 403 books and magazines have been withdrawn for inmate use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Champness
Kern County
Nill Takes Charge Of Store Here In Town
Stewart Nill arrives from Avenal to assume personal charge of his popular pharmacy known as Nill's Drug Store, marking a new chapter for the local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Nill
Avenal
Nill
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Bible
Superior
Lubbock
Texas
EB. West
West
Visalia
Emil Stoller
Home Appliance Co
al Lewis
Southern California Gas Co
Tex Newby
A. D. Klassen
C. A. Nickel
Orland
Sally Hester
James Neil
Chicago
Don FE. Fleming
Reedley
B. D. Wiebe
Shafter Man
Bender
F. W. Handel
Mrs. Bender
Wilfred Barkersfield
Clydie W. West
Ralph .Thompson
Hattie Butler
Ephram Radford
Illinois
J. W. Rose
Rose & Cromé Ranch
North Shafter
G. B. Flaming
Santa Cruz
Beth Dye
E. W. Crandall
Miss Dye
Mrs. Crandall
Oildale
Lee Layle
Floyd Penn
Nancy Jane
Mettler
Mannel Park
Shafter, Avenue
Penns
L. R. Newton
Annabelle Wedge
Thomas Wedge
Wedge
Long Beach Junior College
Public Schools
M. B. Meetings
General Motors
New
Shantung
Federated Stores
Eskheerite
Xeme Appliance Co
Gene Autry
Ricardo Cortez
Phyllis Brooks
Paine
Digk Powell
Rosemary Lane
Seth Tava
Mark
Leonardo
San Joaquin Sery
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