Looking Forward to the Forties and a Refusal to Despair
Editorial reflection on the 1930s as a period of unrest and failed peace efforts. It contrasts hard times in the United States with continued American belief in future opportunity, despite pessimistic official rhetoric and widespread unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briand
MacDonald
Hughes
Kellogg
Hoover
Stresemann
Geneva
Germany
Japan
France
United States
Mark
Forties Hopeful Reset After Thirties Turmoil
Franklyn W altman laments the thirties decline in moral fiber and belief in government power. He urges a return to American initiative and traditions, hoping the forties will restore security, peace, and stability for a turbulent nation and world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forties
Government Debt vs Private Debt in Postwar Recovery
A study by the National Industrial Conference Board shows private long term debt fell from over 80 billion in 1933 to about 73 billion by 1938 mainly from mortgage liquidations. Federal debt rose by over 15 percent in the same period, and the piece argues government deficits do not sustain employment and that public debt is not interchangeable with private debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
National Industrial Conference Board
Local Publisher Ad and Postage Note
Publisher information for a California newspaper shows address at 169 Central Avenue Shafter with advertising rates on request. It lists price 2.00 per year payable in advance and notes second class matter status dated August 1, 1935 under postal act. Telephone 57 provided for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Ala
Etie Mublenis Annenie
Ais
Shafter
California
Calls for extended inquiry into Communist activity in Kern County
An editorial urges Senator Martin Dies to broaden his probe of un American activity to Kern County. It argues that secrecy by political groups undermines democracy and cites the Louretta Adams case and alleged 50 Communists in California factories, demanding open declarations of party aims and membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Dies Committee
County Board of Supervisors
Martin Dies
Kern County
Communist Party In
America
Louretta Adams
California
West
American Communist Party
California Gold Five Dollar Coin Sells for One Thousand
A $5 gold coin minted in California in 1851 by Shults & Co sold for $1,000 at a New York auction last week. The piece is described as one of the four or five privately minted specimens known to exist in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Shults & Co
New York
Christmas Cheer Sparks In Missouri Jungle Dinner
In Carthage Missouri a printing shop owner George Stump hosted a holiday dinner for about 50 homeless men in a limestone cave. The annual event began five years ago to bring Christmas to the jungle town and features printed invitations and menus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Hobo Town
Carthage
George Stump
Knights of the Road
Stump
Bill Spivens
Jungle Town
A Bright Young Man Seeks Better Headlights
An editorial urges invention of durable glare free headlights with long service intervals. It notes pre 1937 lights reach 75 to 100 feet and many cars fail to be properly aimed, risking overdriving at night. The piece calls for innovative solutions and safer driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Department of Motor Vehicles
Motor Vehicle Office
State highway division unveils viagraph for road bumps
Officials describe a new viagraph device that records a graph of a road surface as it is walked. The data allows precise leveling and assessment of road roughness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Division of Highways
National all American Holstein team named by experts
A national board of experts will choose an all American Holstein football team consisting of 15 first stringers and 15 reserves. Cattle are nominated by judges at state district and national shows in the United States and all Class A shows in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Railroads Fail To Earn Interest And Fixed Charges
Railroads in the United States failed by 15 billion dollars to earn interest and fixed charges from 1932 to 1938, yet owed the government nearly 2 billion dollars in taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cotton crop outlook and community notes from Shafter region
The Shafter Progress reports Kern county cotton ginning totals lagging last year with potential acreage surge next year. Buttonwillow opens 5000 acres for cotton as mills report local yields and tobogganing mishap injures several youths. Community updates cover school landscaping, birthday celebrations, Farm Center talks, Mennonite quartet, snow events, Camp Fire first aid, and local social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Kern
Buttonwillow
Miller
Lux
Shafter
T. R. Dempsey
Rio Bravo
Byrd Antarctic Expedition Takes 200 Year Calendar
The article notes Admiral Byrd's Antarctic voyage carries a 200 year calendar. With six month polar nights, observers joke the calendar could last about 73,000 years for the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Science Monitor
Admiral Byrd
Freeman Courier Motto Reflected as Community Aim
The Freeman Courier emphasizes that seeking the good of others leads to personal benefit, highlighting a communal ethic and civic spirit echoed in the publication's editorial stance.
New Shelves Installed at Shafter High Library
New shelves were installed in the work section of the library at Shafter High School during vacation. H. J. D. Janzen led the installation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
H. J. D. Janzen
Enrollment at Shafter High Rebounds After Holiday Break
Enrollment at Shafter High School totaled 353 students as classes resumed after Christmas and New Year holidays. A peak of 358 students was reached before the vacation period.
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Shafter High School
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By Franklyn Waltman
H. G. Comfort
Lebee
Dave Strauss
John Enns
Henry Janzen
Henry Summers
Harvey Bartel
Arnold Bergen
Anna Kliewer
Matilda Neufeld
Lena Koehn
Frances Gloeckler
Irene Janzen
Nellie Poetker
Katherine
Elsie Enns
Eleanor
Alice Peters
Richland
Leo Scott
Government Experiment Station
Henry Neufeld
Norma
Annabel Wedge
June Lachenmaier
Florence Mettler
Dorothy Johnson
Frances Midgley
Myrtle Neufeld
Wilma Jean Henderson
Mary Crandall
Patty Stringham
Arlene Skaggs
Helen Sly
Laurence Taylor
J. J. Siemens
Shafter Center
Mennonite Quartette
Frank Enns
Otto Becker
Henry Unuh
Richard Pedersen
Everett
Pedersen Ranch
Woody Road
Cedar Creek
Bakersfield
Julius Zimmerman
Alma
Zimmerman
Helen Stringham
Gertrude Maurer
Jean Maurer
Evelyn Jumper
Beulah Engle
Dorothy Engle
Hattie Pedersen
Jeanette Fluhrer
Sarah Scott
Ethel
Tom Hammer
Max McKinley
Everett Jumper
Ernest
Nathan Redwine
Roy Skaggs
Yelton Camp
Wilbur Kirby
Kermit Annis
Rose. Willis
Alma Zimmerman
Daphne McKinley
Lorena Voth
Betty Eo
R. F. Jumper
Tom Waters
Buddy
Marks
Lankershim
E. B. Suydam
Edna Prieve
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