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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
8
Michigan official Adolph Stebler outlines practical differences to help hunters distinguish a coyote from a wolf. Key signs include tail markings, nose patches, eye region lines, ear shape, and muzzle point, with side-by-side comparison needed for accuracy.
Zoo animals respond to winter in varied ways. Monkeys enjoy ice and will taste it, even making snowballs to throw at spectators. Polar bears detest the cold and avoid water with ice scents, while elephants are oiled and may crack skin as cold dries and dirt and insects enter fissures.
The article outlines several methods to prevent windshield ice. It cites tobacco, glyc erine, and a hood-based method using a strip to create a warm air stream from the engine. The recommended technique involves raising the hood and blocking the back edge to direct warm air onto the windshield as the car moves.
The guide explains sizing new absorptive plaster before plastic paint and skipping sizing on nonabsorbent surfaces. Cracks and holes get filled with plaster or crack filler. Glossy finishes need washing, calcimine or wallpaper removal, and wall boards require sizing.
The national bureau of standards describes a method to make glass that allows outside viewing with a reflective surface while the inside appears transparent. Also includes a technique to remove shine from fabrics by ironing over a damp cloth and brushing nap to dull a shiny spot.
The piece argues widespread thievery is rare in Tibet due to collective village penalties. It notes that an entire village can be fined for a single thief, creating strong communal deterrents against theft.
In at least thirty eight states banks operate New York World's Fair 1939 Savings Clubs to promote weekly deposits for a trip to the fair. The plan, launched a year ago with the slogan Save Today to See the World of Tomorrow, has been joined by several banks and tied to Christmas and Vacation Clubs.
The word oyez is the historic Norman form meaning hear listen and is used in courts and some meetings as a threefold prelude to announcements. It signals attention and formal proceedings in traditional settings.
The stork is revered in Holland as a sacred bird that helps curb the population of toads and frogs. The text notes that in former times no Holland city...
The week highlights border clashes on the Czechoslovakian Hungarian frontier, wartime diplomacy with Czech and French leaders planning actions, and warnings from President Roosevelt about party unity. It also notes aviation, rail and immigration developments, labor wage restoration by Westinghouse, and local crime and public policy items including a taxicab strike end and a Kern county school funding measure.
The Church announces services led by Rev. Wm J Bestwater on Sunday January 15. Sunday school starts 9 30 am with H A Janzen and Abe dsaac as superintendents. Morning service 10 30. German devotional service led by F C Penner. Sermon by Fred Seegardel. A wedding for Miss Ruby Brown and Johnny Schultz is planned at 7 30 pm in the church.
Alfred T. Chandler is the minister. Church school at 9 50 a m with Virgil Dean Arthur and Richard Buffington leading the opening worship. Church service at 11 a m features a sermon by Miss Marie Cakin and Alfred Smith, ministry of music, youth programs at 6 30 p m directed by Miss Mary Ellen Nansen.
The notice lists 289 East Lerdo Highway church details with Pastor Edgar H. McAllister. Bible school at 10 a.m. led by P. A. Schmidt, morning service at 11, evening service at 7:30 with sermon The Purifying Hope, Young People and Prayer League activities, and a Wednesday prayer Bible study on January 18 at 7:30 p.m.
The Orthodox Missionary in Shafter California lists week services led by Pastor Sam Wilcoxon with Sunday school at 9 45 am and preaching at 11 am A young service at 7 pm evangelistic service at 7 30 pm and mid week prayer on Wednesday at 7 30 pm Last Sunday 126 attended Sunday school with three additions to the church The church aims for 150 in Sunday school next Sunday inviting visitors.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston invites parishioners to Sunday service at 11 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m. The Lesson Sermon on Life cites Proverbs, John, and John’s epistles, emphasizing eternal life through knowing God and Jesus Christ.
Mr and Mrs Ray Dye returned Monday evening from a weekend trip through northern California stopping in Oroville and Santa Rosa to visit friends.
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