General Billy Mitchell Honored in Posthumous Vindication Note
The piece recalls General Billy Mitchell’s service from private to general, noting his two wars and air service leadership. It mentions a postwar court martial viewed as unjust, calls for his record’s removal of charges, and cites General Malin Crenshaw’s actions to reinstate him, highlighting public vindication after death.
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George Washington
Jackson
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Billy” Mitchell
United States of America
Union
Mitchell
Air Service
Coolidge
Malin Crass
Army
General Staff
America
New Books at the Shafter Library
The Shafter library receives new titles across fiction and reference. Notable additions include Anthony Adverse by Allen Helvey. Kentucky Cardinal by Allen J L. Death Comes For the Footner. Velvet Hand by Footner Hulbert. Timber Grey and Fighting Car by Zane Grey. Mysterious Rider by Zane Grey. Golden Dawn by P B Kyne. Arrow Smith by Lewis Sinclair. Judge Colt and Ridgway of Montana by Raine W M. Ver nance of Jefferson Gawne by A Seltzer C A. Invisible e by Snow H. Arizona Almanac 1936 by S E. Men Some New York scientists study cancer by DeKruif P H.
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Shafter Library
Allen
Helvey
Anthony Adverse
J. L
Kentucky
Cather
W. S
Footner
Hulbert
A. Jackson
Timber Grey
Zane
Kyne
P. B
Golden Dawn
Lewis, Sinclair
Arrowsmith
Raine
W. M
Judge Colt
Ridgway
Montana
Prem Rhodes
E.M
CG. A
Up in the Hills Poem of Longing for Rural Peace
A nostalgic poem recalls childhood in the hills and the calm of nature. The speaker contrasts city life with pastoral scenes of ripening corn hills and bees, expressing a wish to return to quiet mornings and the hum of the hills. The verse laments traffic din and seeks solace among trees and daffodils.
Buttonwillow P T A Minstrel Show Promises Variety Night
Buttonwillow hosts its annual minstrel show at the high school on Saturday evening February 29 under the Buttonwillow P T A and Mrs Mary M Murphy with two unusual features This year women take part in blackface acts and the latter half uses natural makeup The blackface segment stars Dan Crawford as interlocutor with Mesdames Annie Sawyer Evelyn Coleman Pearl Poppett and others The whiteface portion features Wm McGill as interlocutor with a cast including Eugene Lewis Nelson Lewis Jack Thompson Martin Hillhouse Lester Darling and others A mysterious magician assists and Italian songs and dances are planned between acts Following the show a local orchestra will play for a free dance Republicans Rally Sees 100+ Speakers Urge Registration and Voting, Robert Littler Says.
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Buttonwillow
Dan Crawford
Annie Sawyer
Evelyn Coleman
Pearl Poppett
Lester Darling
Martin Hillhouse
Ed. Smith
Eugene Lewis
Nelson Lewis
P. D. van Neman
Jack Thompson
Wm. McGill
Alice Mae Poppett
Robert Poppett
Lyle Baker
Parker van Neman
Alvis
Gaylord Smith
Mrs. A
Rare Shells Found by W E Nicol in San Francisco
Dr G D Hanna, curator, reports Nicol found shells in Golden Gate Park that belong to the Helminthoglypta ferrissi group. These shells, previously found by only a few collectors, are the first to reach the San Francisco collection.
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A of Sciences
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Aletter
G.D. Hanna
Academy
Nicol
Sierra
Hanna
California Cotton Output Falls Since 1929 Census
A Bureau of Census report notes California grew 28 percent less cotton in 1934 than in 1929 by acres. Average yield dropped from 1.16 bales per acre in 1934 to .86 in 1929. New Mexico and Arizona are the next highest producers per acre in 1934.
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Regional Cotton Yields Rise East of Mississippi
Lindsay reports area east of the Mississippi except Mississippi shows a clear rise in cotton yield per acre. In contrast the states west of the Mississippi and east of the Rockies mostly hold steady or decline slightly in yield per acre.
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Lindsay
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Government entomologist tests cotton vermin heat resistance
For ten days G L Smith, government entomologist, is testing how cold cotton bugs can withstand. The experiments place bugs in T V Little's mechanical refrigerator. Earlier tests showed bugs die at 110 degrees, and snakes also died in heat over 110 unless they could reach water or green foliage.
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G. L. Smith
T. V. Little
Chinese scientists unveil method to make motor fuel from cotton
Chinese researchers claim a process to convert cotton into motor fuel and large quantities of oil. The report highlights a breakthrough in biofuel production leveraging cotton as a raw material.
Dorothy Engle Receives BA From UC Berkeley
Dorothy E Engle daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Engle of Shafter is among UC Berkeley 400 graduates completing the semester. She earns a bachelor of arts in the college of letters and science.
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Dorothy E. Engle
Joe Engle
Shafter
University of California At Berkeley
Miss Engle
College of Letters and Science
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Central Avenue
Kern ,California
H. G. Comfort
William Mitchell
New York
Buttonwilow
Robert Littler
Republican State, Central Committee
Littler
W. E.nicol
Bureau
Kern
McFarland
Willys
Chester Ave
Bakersfield
Dorothy Engle
G. A. Wittmayer
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Norwalk
Kern County
Shafter District
Enns
la Granada
Nathan Strauss & Son
Duncan Johnson
Juanita Ray
General Electric
Shafter Mercantile Co
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