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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1942
Page
7
Under Capt. Wilbur Weed’s guidance WPA workers implement a naturalistic planting plan at Minter Field. Designers placed masses of shrubs around principal buildings with broad leaved evergreens, blocks of shade trees, and slender poplars along the parade ground enhancing the main axis from the gate to headquarters.
Harold H. Carr and Richard Pompeou, forced down 250 miles northeast of Fairbanks after departing from Ferbanks for Whitehorse on January 17, used a sequence of trap line guides to reach Fort Yukon and Fairbanks. Army searchers combed the Yukon for days as the pair traveled with their grounded plane.
At Camp Blanding Florida a company commander receives a furlough story from a private in an engineering regiment who writes home that he will return soon. His mother replies urging caution noting the risk of a furlough turning into harm. The gag includes a government haircut described as stylish for drill sergeants and a breezy trim using a bowl and scissors.
The Officers' Club at the Presidio is identified as the oldest surviving building in San Francisco, noted for its historical presence.
A devotional summary of Mark two 1 12 and Matthew fourteen verse compassion. It emphasizes faith that moves obstacles and earns spiritual cleansing along with physical healing. The palsied man and his four friends illustrate double mercy through Christ. It notes scribal skepticism and the spiritual aim beyond signs.
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln’s birthday letter to Mrs Bixby and another wartime letter by President Roosevelt. It centers on Colin P Kelly III seeking admission to West Point as tribute to his father Captain Colin P Kelly Jr who died early in the war. The two letters are reproduced for readers.
In a departure from tradition, millions of valentines and gifts will reach U S military members on St Valentine’s Day as active service members become America’s No 1 sweethearts. A token from lovers will be treasured though $21 monthly budgets limit gifts. Also notes on Rene Carleton Ellis’ bone shaped dog biscuit and a tree climber known as the squirrel man in the logging industry.
A note cites that Webster's New International Dictionary includes 152 distinct color entries. The list highlights the range of color names used in the reference work for readers and lexicographers.
Redhead ducks migrate east and west rather than north and south, altering their seasonal movement pattern. The behavior shifts observed may impact feeding grounds and habitat use across migratory corridors.
Robert Todd Lincoln left Abraham Lincoln's private papers to the Library of Congress with a seal that may not be broken until 1947. The release is expected to reveal material on Lincoln's birth that amateur historians have debated, and may test theories about John Calhoun as a possible father. Authorities anticipate substantial historical material and biographical details when the collection becomes public.
To keep fish from breaking when cooking, place pieces in hot fat skin side up and let the other side brown well before turning. This method helps seal the flesh and prevent flaking during frying.
The feminine name Carin means a keel and is linked to one of Orion’s five stars, with all five stars named after parts of a ship.
The first railway bridge spanning the Mississippi was the Rock Island Bridge at Davenport, opening in 1855 to connect Illinois and Iowa rail networks and enable cross-river freight and passenger service.
Nickel trades near 500 dollars per ton amid wartime demand, with Canada producing about ninety percent of the world’s supply. This article notes Canada's central role in meeting global needs and the high price reflecting conflict-driven demand.
A man counting a billion dollars at the ore lake would work 48 hours weekly for 66 years to reach the total. The note explains the scale of such sums and the effort required to tally large money amounts.
A new European invention features a half pound electric clock that operates from a standard flashlight battery. The device integrates compact timing components for portable use and potential field applications.
The Department of Commerce reports most spark plugs used in American aircraft are made of mica.
Dengue is an infectious fever found in warm climates. It is also called breakbone fever.
Major General Barton K. Yount, former commanding general of the West Coast Air Corps Training Center, is named chief of the new Flying Training Command of the Army Air Corps. The command will centralize 30,000 pilots observers navigators and bombardiers for the 1942 expansion. General Yount has begun his duties.
Frank Shaw announces fingerprinting and photographing tonight at 8 30 at the county building on Pacific avenue. Air raid wardens and other defense workers must carry army recognized IDs to be allowed to perform duties in times of emergency.
Information from H W Longfellow reports that a Double Dwarf 38 mile milo produced by William M Siemens of Shafter has been approved by the CalApproved Seed Organization of the States Farm Bureau and University of California cooperation. Germination has limited past milo approvals but Siemens milo is reported to have cent germination and is resistant to pythium root rot.
A local warning from Shafter post office declares sending defense stamp chain letters a federal offense under postal fraud and lottery statutes. Postmaster Lois L. Rosenstiel notes recipients should report such mail communications.
A 60 foot poultry addition with a 20 foot storage section is being built against chicken houses at Shafter high school farm. A 10 by 10 foot concrete basement for egg storage is also under construction. Agricultural students handle all work as part of their practical experience program.
More than 1000 tons of chrome ore mined in Blacer cousi are stored at Auburn awaiting wartime use.
The Northern California WPA Symphony Orchestra under Nathan Abas will perform at 10:30 AM Thursday February 12 in the Post theater at Minter Field. The program includes selections from The Bartered Bride and Italian Caprice, plus Shostakovitch Golden Age and Arkansas Traveler. Admission is free for officers and field personnel.
Five acres of potatoes have been planted on the Shafter high School farm as a student project. Glenn O. Nay, head of the Shafter high school agricultural department, reported the development this week.
The U S civil service commission urges qualified men in aviation thopedics lithography phonogrammetry and topography to apply for examinations announced this week. Full information may be obtained from John Roskam at the Shafter post office.
Pvt. Charles F. Bogar of Camp Callan California placed a long distance call to his Hutchison Kansas girlfriend. A minister officiated at both ends of the line and the telephone company billed six dollars and eighty five cents for the long distance marriage.
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