Mettler Sees Tariff Subhy Aimed at Agriculture Subsidies
Eugene Mettler of Shafter predicts repeal of the Warren and Bankhead acts to back tariff increases. He argues higher export costs and tariffs will raise funds to subsidize agriculture and to cover farmer pledges, while the potato control board dissolves leaving him free for private business.
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Bankhead
Eugene Mettler
Shafter
Mettler
Wasco
California Potato Control Board
Congress
Shafter Press
Potato Control Board
Drivers Urged to Observe School Bus Stop Law
Officials from the State Department of Education in Sacramento urge drivers to obey the school bus stop rule. Vehicles must come to a full stop when overtaking a school bus that has halted on the highway to protect Shafter children.
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Shafteree
State Department of Education
Sacramento
State taxpayers overlook big sum in public revenue
Taxpayers generally overlook how millions of dollars flow into public treasuries, though large sums are steadily paid into state funds from various taxes and fees.
Roseville Almond Trees Bloom Early Expect Bloom Soon
Almond trees in Roseville are blooming about a month ahead of schedule and are expected to flower within two weeks, signaling a notably early bloom period for the region.
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Roseville
Ceacean on a Say you saw it in The Press
The fragment mentions a say you saw it in The Press and hints at a local rumor or note published as a social item. No names, dates, or concrete details are readable to verify a specific event or person.
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Ceacean
Arizona Ash: hardy shade tree for alkali and arid locations
The Frazinus Velantina Arizona Ash is a shade tree praised for performance in alkali soils and arid locations. It tolerates poor soils, resists pests, grows rapidly, has a long life, and drops leaves at first frost. It adapts to diverse sites and is suitable for avenues or specimen plantings.
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Arizona
New Fiction and Nonfiction Added to Shafter Library shelves
The Shafter library announces new acquisitions including Allen J L Aftermath, Bailey Temple Fair As the Moon, Brand Max Happy Jack, Butler E P The Behind Legs of the Horse, Cunningham Eugene Pistol Passport, Dunham B M Toward Sodom, Dwinger E E Between White and Red, Grundy C W Egyptian Portrait, Raine W M Daughter of the Dons, Springer T G Rodeo, Thayer Lee Sudden the Kern, Allen M P Tied in the Ninth, Burnett F H Little Lord Fauntleroy, Clemens S L Adventures of H Finn, Lee Daniel Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Bilsberg Edward Thirty Fathoms-Deep, Howard Winifred Vengeance of Fu Chang, Hubbard Ralph Queer Person, Lownsbery Eloise Out of Perkins L Fi Fame.
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Shafter
Allen
J. L
Bailey
Temple
Brand
Max
Butler
E. P
Cunningham
Eugene
Dunham
B. M
Sodom
Dwinger
E. E
Grundy
C. W
Raine
W. M
Springer
T. G
Thayer
Lee
M. P
Burnett
F. H
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Clemens
S. L
H Finn
Daniel
Robinson Crusoe Bilsberg
Edward
Howard
Winifred
Fu Chang
Hubbard
Ralph
Lownsbery
Eloise
Out of Perkins
Desirable One Day Santa Fe Service Touted
Shafter residents are urged to signal interest in a proposed Santa Fe one day rail and bus link to Los Angeles. The plan would depart Shafter at 8 30 a m, connect in Bakersfield, spend four to five hours in LA, then return by bus and train, with a Bakersfield 9 p m return. Local supporters should contact agent W W Tannahill to show demand ahead of a March railroad commission hearing.
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Shafter
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
W. W. Tannahill
Here
Bakersfield
Railroad Commission
Road Company
San Joaquin Valley
Competition Spurs Better Train Service in California
Jas B Duffy of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway cites competitive pressure in California as the cause of improved service and faster schedules. He notes public approval for reduced rates and joint motor stage and rail tickets, while the Santa Fe plans a 25 percent fare cut and coordinated service despite rival improvements.
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California
Santa Fe Transportation Company
Jas. B. Duffy
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Mr. Duffy
Ta Fe Ralivayation Company
Icegian’s Five Dollar Bill Recovered Sparks Big Grin
John Scaroni the iceman found a five dollar bill he dropped while delivering ice. After searching downtown and on the loading dock he located it about six feet from where he stood, then celebrated with a grin described as full size by local observers.
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John Scaroni
Jack Zimmerman
Scaroni
Zimmerman
Big Bear Big Eater Kodiaks Feed Like Salmon Hunters
The Kodiaks, the world’s largest carnivorous land animals, reportedly consume a bushel of grass trimmings daily with greens, eight pounds of bear bread, five pounds of vegetables and fruits, two quarts of irradiated milk and cod liver oil, and two pounds of meat. They venture from woods and mountains to river valleys each spring to catch salmon returning upstream to their hatching grounds seven years earlier.
First Charted Weather Records
The text notes Brandes in 1820 as early originator of simultaneous weather observations and charting. It credits Prof. Elias Loomis of Yale with publishing the first weather charts in 1843 for the eastern United States dated February 16, 1842. Telegraphic forecasting was first proposed in 1842.
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Brandes
Elias Loomis
Yale College
United States
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L St
Shafter Folk Jno
Demos
Chas. E. Baab
Optometrist
Baker St
Arlington Building
19Th and
Chester Sts
G. A. Wittmayer
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Norwalk
Kern County
Shafter District
Enns
Firefitter Business Associates
Kern Brokerage Company
Haberfelde
Charlon
Chicago Beauty College
Charlotte E. Fay
Nineteenth St
Krauter
18Th Street
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