Ulster County Gazette recounts Washington funeral pageantry
The Ulster County Gazette features an article on George Washington by John Adams with a description of his funeral procession. The piece notes mourning margins, long familial ownership, and Civil War era items in a display honoring Washington and Lincoln.
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Sueter ‘Library
Cae Ee
Vy Nis
George Washington
Ulster County Gazette
Washington
John Adams End
Annis
Abraham Lincoln
Bakersfield Councilman Denies Gambling Frame-Up
Bakersfield city councilman J. J. McMillan was formally charged with bribery over an alleged Cosmos Gambling club payoff. The complaint, signed by Police Inspector Robert C. Knight, cites a $400 bribe to exempt Howard Dean Love from arrest and permit moving the gambling operation. McMillan, a former Democratic central committee chair and current district supervisor, faces six months to five years if convicted. He maintains innocence and says resignation could have avoided arrest.
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J. J. McMillan
Bakersfield
Robert C. Knight
Justice Court
Stewart Magee
McMillan
Shafter
Democratic Central Committee
United States Bureau of Census
Howard Dean Love
Cosmos
Innocen
Council
Local Schools to Attend Taft and Bakersfield Meetings
Representatives of local schools plan to attend a principals meeting in Taft on March 2 and an evening session of the county council of the California Teachers Association in Bakersfield the same day. County council members include Jack Singer of Maple Miss Mayme Brother of Richland and E P Jones and Eugene Ford of Shafter High School.
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Taft
California Teachers’ Association
Bakersfield
Jack Singer
Maple
Mayme Brother
Richland
E. P. Jones
Eugene Ford
Shafter High School
Patriotic Assembly At Shafter High School
A patriotic assembly honoring George Washington will be held this afternoon at 3 o clock in the new high school gymnasium. The school commercial club leads the event with all students invited and invitations sent to local civic groups.
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George Washington
Shafter High School
Cotton Total At 14,229 Bales Here This Week
The Shafter district gins produced 14,229 bales this week. Camp-West-Lowe led with 5,064 bales and 209 remaining to gin. D. O. Moore turned out 4,660 with 50 to 60 bales left. Shafter-Wasco produced 4,505 with about 10 more bales expected.
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Totton
Shafter
Camp-West- Lowe
D. O. Moore
Shafter-Wasco
Kern County Land Company Reports 1939 Royalty Income
Income from oil and gas royalties totaled 2,680,740 dollars in 1939, up 216 percent from 1937. The value of proven oil properties is listed at 79,564,000 dollars.
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Kern County
Woman in need of cats finds plan to farm new life
Susan, an aging widow living on a small income, faces pressure from her son Jerry who plans marriage and cut her support. She uses a newspaper ad to seek a country home for her seven pedigreed cats, turning a risk into a possible asset and independence.
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USAN
Jerry
Marcia
Susan
Polly
James Jerrold
No. X
Walton Place
Lorerito
Proper Respect of Flag and Flag Code Standards
The piece outlines American flag respect protocols including banning improper use, avoiding advertising or touching the ground, and proper salutes during hoisting, passing, or reviews. It defines half-staff procedures on Memorial Day and notes distress signaling with an upside down display.
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United States
Fln
Hudson River Discovery Was Result of Accident
Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage for the Dutch East India Company sought a passage to China. With about 20 crew aboard the Half Moon he sailed from Texel on April 6, reaching the Barents Sea by May 5. Faced with mutiny and diversions, an accident off Newfoundland forced a pause in the voyage, leading to the Kennebec river and the Bay of New York before returning to Dartmouth, England.
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Henry Hudson
Dutch East India Company
China
Texel Island
Half Moon
Barents Sea
Hudson
Lumley’s Inlet
Waymouth
North Virginia
John Smith
Chesapeake
Newfoundland
Kennebec River
Bay of New York
Hudson River
Albany
Dartmouth
England
Historic printing press saved Samuel Bangs life in Monterrey
An antiquated printing press on display in the State House at Monterrey, Mexico, recalls its owner Samuel Bangs the first printer in north Mexico. Bangs printed manifestos for Mexicans seeking independence, his life spared when captured for operating the press, later forced to print propaganda for the royal army, and exchanged between governors and troops. The press, after many relocations, remains carefully preserved in Monterrey.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Samuel Bangs
Bangs
Spain
Judas Fear Drives Prisoner to Suicide in Pentridge
John Strong hanged himself in his Pentridge jail cell in Melbourne after fear of retribution from fellow criminals. He was serving a five year term for complicity in a daring holdup and was branded a Judas for betraying accomplices to a detective for 20 pieces of silver.
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John Strong
Pentridge
Melbourne
Australia
Strong
Transplanting Animals Moves Wildlife to Sparse Districts
Country Home Magazine notes federal game authorities successfully transplant animals from dense to scarce districts using catch em alive traps. Beavers were moved to Kentucky last fall, while New York’s thriving colonies originate from 12 beavers brought from Yellowstone Park in 1907.
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Federal Game Authorities
Country Home Magazine
Kentucky
New York
Yellowstone Park
De Soto Trail Mapped by Smithsonian Ethnologists
Smithsonian ethnologists led by Dr John R Swanton completed a 400 year old mapping of Hernando de Sotos expedition from east Florida to northern Mexico. The team faced sparse records and diary inconsistencies while tracing a 1500 mile journey through unmapped terrain. Colonel John R Fordyce died after finalizing the study which honors De Sotos historic, ethnologic and archeologic significance.
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Washington
Hernando de Soto
America
Smithsonian Institution
East
Florida
Mexico
de Soto
John R. Swanton
Swanton
United States
Kleber's Sword Returns to Belfort Exhibit
In Belfort France the sword of General Kleber a Napoleonic era commander is back after 150 years on loan from Alfred Pardee a American collector now in Cannes. The blade presented to Kleber in 1795 by Belfort citizens was kept by him until 1800 when he was killed in Egypt. It later passed to heirs and is now in the French revolution relics exhibit.
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Belfort
France
Kleber
Napoleon
Alfred Pardee
Cannes
Egypt
Pardee
Foremen Advise on Employee Relations Survey
Cleveland report details a National Association of Foremen survey of 4553 foremen. It finds prompt grievance handling most important to worker happiness, with safety recognition cooperation incentives and personal interest also rated highly.
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Cleveland
National Association of Foremen
Camera Fan Profits in Akron Court
Harold Bailey a 21 year old candid photographer won 25 dollars in Akron court after a gambler destroyed his camera while Bailey tried to photograph a gambling room. He valued the camera at six dollars and said the rest covered his dignity and that the episode was fun.
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Akron
Ohio
Harold Bailey
Bailey
Wasco Tigers Visit Shafter In Local High School Basketball
The Wasco Tigers travel to Shafter Tuesday evening to meet the Generals and Colonels in a home and home clash. The first Wasco win at Wasco and a one-point Buccs win in the earlier meetings show the rivalry remains heated. Games start around 6 30 with three junior varsity contests on the schedule.
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Wasco
Tigers
Shafter
Iome Cne
Shafter Boys
Colonels
Wash
Bucks
Shafter Group Attends Library Dinner March 2
Invitations go to local residents for a Friends of the Library dinner at El Tejon hotel Bakersfield March 2 as part of Yosemite District California Library Association meetings. Speakers include Mabel R. Gillis state librarian and Dr. Frank C Baxter USC. Luncheon speaker will be Mrs. Bess R. Yates. Morning March 3 breakfast at El Tejon and Motel Inn precedes a tour to Arvin branch library.
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el Tejon
Bakersfield
California Library Association
Mabel R. Gillis
Frank C. Baxter
University of Southern California
Library
Bess R. Yates
State Library Association
Motel Inn
Arvin
Kern County
Wanted Jobs For Boy Scouts In Community
Local scoutmasters note several residents need odd jobs for scouts after school or on weekends to earn funds for uniforms and gear. Interested parties may contact Ned Marksheffer at Richland School Dr. Jack Lighthill Jim Beard Herb Midgley or Rev Alfred T Chandler offering 25 cents per hour.
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Ned Marksheffer
Richland School
Jack Lighthill
Jim Beard
Bank of America
Herb Midgley
Shafter Mercantile
Alfred T. Chandler
Soil surveys in California counties begin by university division
Soil surveys covering about 1900 square miles of agricultural land in Sacramento and Santa Clara counties are launched by the soil technology division of the University of California College of Agriculture.
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Sacramento
Santa Clara Counties
The
Uniersity of California College of Agriculture
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