Water projects raise relics of early California
Fresno county weighs the fate of Fort Miller and Millerton as Friant dam nears completion. Whitmore seeks legal guidance on moving graves and the first Fresno courthouse, while locals push to salvage and relocate historic sites before floodwaters erase them. The piece urges preserving memory amid large scale irrigation progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friant Dam
Great Central Valley Project
Shafter
Kern County
Friant-Kern
Kern
Shasta
A. A. Whitmore
Friant Project
Fort Miller
Whitmore
Millerton
Fresno County
California
San Joaquin River
Late Arrivals Disrupt Public Programs In Shafter
The piece critiques people who arrive late to events in Shafter. It describes how entrants at 8:05 or 8:20 disrupt the program, draw attention, and show rudeness toward speakers and audiences. It labels latecomers as egotists prioritizing personal matters over others’ attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Plague on Late Arrivals at the Church Program
A humorous lament condemns latecomers who arrive after the 8:00 start, declaring charity vanished and wishing they had not yet appeared. The speaker mocks tardiness and its disruption of the planned program.
Census takers explain purpose in local notice
A local article urges residents to cooperate with the upcoming census noting it is a long standing national practice dating to 1790. It explains sworn officers collect aggregated data, not individual station details, and cites 179,000 enumerators and 8,000 workers already active, emphasizing politival neutrality and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Democratic Party
Shafter
Albert A. James
Federal Census Bureau
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Neutrals suffer most ship losses in early European conflict
Up to January 27 neutral losses reach 121 ships totaling 341,122 tons, versus 14 French ships at 1,511 tons and 27 German ships at 141,615 tons. Britain leads with 144 ships, 538,272 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Governor Ratner's ride ends with law on hitchhiking
Kansas Governor P. H. Ratner found himself stranded between Topeka and Lawrence after his car broke down. He hitched a ride only to be reminded his own bill bans hitchhiking in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Ratner
Kansas
Topeka
Lawrence
American soap firm reports wage boosts and full-year work
The report says over ten years the company raised average wages by 39 percent and cut the work week by 28 percent. It paid $16,000,000 in common stock through a profit sharing plan and guaranteed workers at least 48 weeks of employment annually.
Fire losses in 1939 rise 10 percent to 313 million
Despite campaigns and warnings, fire loss in the United States reached 313000000 in 1939, a 10 percent increase from 1938 and the highest in a four year upward trend. Yet losses in the 1920s averaged higher than the previous year, softening the apparent severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tax Shares and Expenditure in 1939 National Income
Government plans tax 21 percent of the 1939 national income and expects expenditures to total 27.5 percent of that income. The figures reflect prewar fiscal policy and aim to balance revenue with spending.
Roosevelt attacked as New Deal failures in press conference
A column criticizes President Roosevelt for defending the New Deal at a special press conference. It argues the program did not restore normal economic activity, cites an unemployed army of about 9 million, and disputes the president’s statistical claims on national income and debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Roosevelt
New Deal
Dea
Associated Press
Mr. Roosevelt
Local Debt Not Reduced Claims Debunked by Treasury Figures
The York Herald Tribune notes Roosevelt's assertion of no net debt decrease is contradicted by Treasury data. State and local debt exempt from federal tax rose from 19.33 to 19.63 billion dollars between 1932 and 1939, while total government debt climbed from 40.78 to 67.69 billion, underscoring a substantial national increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Associated Press Dispatch
Associated Press
Rooesvelt
The
New
York Herald-Tribune
New York Times
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Vernal whispers prompt spring rail of newsprint
The piece blends observations on spring catalogs and urban life with digressions on banks and newspapers. It cites varied editorials from the Ouachita Citizen and Visalia Times Delta, noting criticism in banking and journalism, and comments on military milk rations versus combat dogs.
California farmers cash income and payments reach new total
The U S Bureau of Agriculture Economics reports 1939 cash income for California farmers plus government payments at 572 million dollars, compared with 546 million the prior year. The figures reflect added support programs and farm sector trends in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Agriculture Economics
California
Oil district deals show west Kern interest growth
A week of oil lease activity records 3 650 acres in districts west of Shafter and Wasco with Pacific Eastern Shell Oil Chansler-Canfield Midway Indian Petroleum and General Petroleum among participants. Local incidents include a car accident on Breckenridge mountain and a brutal attack on Shafter merchant Joe Seigler, with suspects jailed on bail. Community news covers electric sign plans at Lerdo Road, a Boy Scout fund donation, school board re election talk, and local meetings featuring Farm Center and harmonica band performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Wasco
Pacific Eastern
Shell Oil
Chansler-Canfield Midway Oil Company
Indian Petroleum,company
General Petroleum Corporation
Lerdo Road
Golden State Highway
Shefter Business Men’s Association
Walter Powell
W .H. Hitchcock
Kern River
Powell
Bakersfield Commercial Association
Boy Scout Fund
Also Mentioned on This Page
Franklyn Waltman
Christian Science Monitor
News of the World
Delano Record
Ouachita Citizen
West Monroe
Louisiana
Finland
Chamberlain
Guernsey
Visalia
P. D. Enns
Dave Nikkel
Breckenridge Mountain
Ovd
Enns
Joe Seigler
Shafter Furniture Stor
Seigler
John Schnidt
Emanuel Mettler
E. G. Kolbenstetter
Richland Grammar School District Board
C. A. Campbell
C. Short
Short
J. J. Siemens
Farm Center
McFarland
Siemens
Shafter Harmonica Band
A. B. McKinley
Jack Zimmerman
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno
American Legion
A. D. Koehn
K. H. Siemens
A. Krocker
Frank Janzen
J. B. McKinley
Los Angeles
E. B. Stringham
Morro Bay
San Francisco
H. Midgley
George Midgley
Cover City
Karber
Golden West Ayc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!