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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
2
The passage emphasizes how Lincoln's lived ideals and the democratic principles of America enabled his achievements, serving as motivation for young men across the nation.
A public address argues that new capital issues are at a fraction of prior levels, signaling weak private investment despite abundant bank funds. It cites the Securities and Exchange Commission and explains profit motive, costs, and risks in delaying or avoiding new plant ventures.
The document argues against anti investment sentiment led by Jim Jones and other investors. It criticizes excessive government regulation taxes and labor demands as obstacles to profits. It calls for trying orthodox free market theories once more, noting past successes in reviving the economy.
Kern County High School trustees vote 250000 to expand Bakersfield school and build new high schools for Shafter and McFarland. A 45000 four room facility will serve two years of high school. petition from 230 Shafter residents supported the plan amid reports of about 100 local high school students next fall.
This piece extols the American ideal of merit over birth, tracing Abraham Lincoln from frontier youth to U.S. President. It highlights his self education, early encounters with slavery, Emancipation Proclamation, and his humane, conciliatory leadership during and after the Civil War. It notes his humility, strategic use of allies like Edwin M. Stanton and Salmon P. Chase, and his goal of reunion without malice.
Three developments shape California relief this week. A Taxpayers' association report says one in every eight residents receives aid with October outlays near 15 million dollars and 800,000 on relief. A Tulare County grand jury accuses the Workers' Alliance CIO affiliate of manipulating relief lines. State senate bills seek to cut costs and shift relief administration to counties, with funds proposed around 5.0 million to 95.5 million over 17 months.
The Terra Bella News notes relief rolls with 800000 people on relief drawing fifteen million dollars monthly. The New York Times letter reflects on the brutal cold of Europe’s trenches and the human cost of war, urging retribution against war makers while civilians endure frost and deprivation.
Freshmen groups at Shafter High School had portraits taken Tuesday for the Laurion yearbook. The edition will be issued shortly before the close of the school year.
The speaker argues state relief provisions are costly and suggests reducing relief costs by curbing racketeering. County supervisors, closer to the issue, could administer relief more efficiently than state officials. He warns continued relief pressure will exhaust taxpayers and end relief.
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