Local Shafter News Roundup of Travel Visits and School Notes
Apprenticeship changes and social notes from Shafter with updates on chicken pox case at Santa Fe depot, replacement by Jack Potter, and new Shafter High School officers Ernest Siemens, Arthur Whittenberg, and Grace Weyand. Promotions, enrollees, theater tickets, and visits from Moorpark, Fresno, Bakersfield, and Oklahoma residents populate a bustling community page.
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A. Regester
Santa Fe
Shafter
Tulare Avenue
Jack Potter
Caifornia Scholarship Federation
Shafter High School
Ernest Siemens
Arthur Whittenberg
Grace Weyand
Oklahoma
Marton Martin
Stewart
Mennonite Brethren Church News Card
The Church With Message and Melody announces services led by Minister Wo Bestwater. Sunday 9 30 Sunday school 10 30 morning service with congregational singing scripture lesson prayers sermon by Rev John S Dick Reedley. Evening services at 7 30 and 6 30 p m meeting of C E Societies. Midweek prayer Wednesday 7 30 p m Young People's Bible class conduct-
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Wo. J. Bestwater
John S. Dick
Reedley
C. E
Christian Science Church in Wasco Services and Lesson Texts
Christian Science Society branch of The Mother Church in Boston announces Sunday services at 11 A.M. and Sunday school at 10 A.M. Wednesday evening meetings occur the first Wednesday of each month at 8. The lesson is Mind with the golden text from Proverbs and Jeremiah verses cited in the Lesson Sermon. The prayerful study centers on fear of the Lord and wisdom.
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Christian Science Christian Science Society
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
E. Streets
Wasco
All Christians
Science
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Mass
Israel
Heaviest Rains Of Year Fall Till Week
Rainfall in Shafter totals .39 inches from Sunday to Thursday. The month reaches 2.13 inches and the year 3.33 inches. Farm work paused for first time this season due to rain though construction by Southern California Rheds Co. continues. Growers remain optimistic that prior dry spell will not harm the cropping season.
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Shafter
Southern California Rhéads Co
Shafter South
Roosevelt’s New Powers Spark Alarm in Editorials
Critics including Senator Capper’s newspaper call Roosevelt’s remark about built up “new instruments of public power” a dangerous shift toward autocracy. The Topeka Daily Capitol editorial argues such power in one man threatens liberties and mirrors fascist rhetoric, warning of a government by autocratic junta rather than the people.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Topeka
United States
Balant
Stalin
Mussolini
Hitler
Youngsters Prepare for Big Livestock Show at Union Stock Yards
Young exhibitors from California Nevada Utah Oregon and Idaho gear up for a major livestock show at Union Stock Yards South San Francisco from April 5 to 9. E W Stephens says six years of economic readjustment haven felt by members and growth in animal husbandry programs. Exhibits include baby beef lambs and hogs with strong feed conditions and experience promising a highly competitive western event.
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Union Stockyards
San Francisco
E. W. Stephens
California
Nevada
Utah
Oregon
Idaho
West
Farmers and 4H Members Promise Prize Exhibits
Stephens predicts top honors for upcoming show as 4H and farming club members present exhibits he says would win prizes at any exhibition regardless of competition. The remark emphasizes confidence in the quality of the young exhibitors and their displays.
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Stephens
Santa Fe President To Testify In Los Angeles Hearings
Samuel T. Bledsoe president of the Oak Park Topeka Santa Fe Railway arrives in Los Angeles March 1 to testify before the California State Railroad Commission. The first public hearing on Santa Fe Transportation Company applications is set for March 3 in Los Angeles. The affiliate seeks one ticket travel and a 25 percent fare cut.
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Samuel T. Bledsoe
Cage
Oak
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Los Angeles
California State Railroad Commission
Santa Fe Transportation Company
California
Santa Fe Railway System
Mr. Bledsoe
Notice from Southern California Roads Co
A corporate notice states it will not be responsible for debts unless accompanied by proper requisition. The statement is issued by Southern California Roads Co. with a contact line noting press advertising pays.
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Southern California Roads Co
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Erwin Gage
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Amarillo
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H. P. Midgley
Frances Midgley
University of California At
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Shafter Library
Shafter Press Office
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