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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1937
Page
4
A legislative committee reports narcotics abuse rising in California with peddlers exploiting a loophole that allowed possession as a defense. Courts are seen as too lenient, prompting bills to close the gap and increase penalties to protect homes and families.
J. W. Nickel, a pioneer in Kern county poultry, prepares the Shafter Hatchery for its 40 000 egg capacity season. He reports superior hatching egg flocks and fixed up the plant with new paint and updated machinery. Hatchings are expected to begin in the third week of the month and shipments go to local and nearby counties.
A sweeping array of notices from around the world and the U S covers thefts in Nagoya, mass discharges in Peiping drug crackdown, and Trotsky’s Mexico arrival. Reports from Vienna China America document fires, accidents, rescues, political shifts and local growth in Wisconsin Utah California and Los Angeles.
The Anglo California National Bank announces a new growth peak for 1936 at its annual meeting. Deposits rose by 22 783 318 to 207 954 081, a 12 percent one year gain. Capital funds total 20 534 207 and resources 234 440 542, with all directors and officers reelected.
A sequence of names appears in the text: Samuel Kahn Reis, Walter E. Buck, J. C. McKinstry, Joseph C. Tobin, Alfred B. Swinerton, Walter A. Haas, Benjamin Bloom, Philip S. Baker, Willard O. Wayman, Victor Klinker, I. C. Tilden, R. D. Brigham, Louis Sutter, Mortimer Freishhacker Jr., and Leon Sloss Jr.
Epworth League members gathered after services at Wasco Methodist Church with Miss Leota Buckingham announcing her engagement to Charles Keener of Geneva Ohio. The couple plan a June wedding at Huntsville Ohio and will reside in Geneva after the ceremony.
An article notes that the camel, long associated with Arabia and Africa, is believed to have originated in North America before spreading to other continents. It highlights the species' historic migration patterns and suggests a continental origin for the animal.
The Shafter Press prints a warning to debtors about forthcoming public ad judgments after ninety days from January 1, 1937. It distinguishes between truly unable payers and others who use deception, offering deferred action if monthly payments are made to settle accounts.
Sunday January 17 at FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH features German Service at 9 30 am Sunday School at 10 am and preaching at 11 am with an evening service at 8 pm A Christian Endeavor meeting follows at 7 pm and Friday music training precedes choir practice from 7 30 pm The morning sermon title is Remember Now Thy Creator Come and make yourself at home
A brief proverb-like note reflects on charity as a distraction from personal troubles, suggesting acts of kindness relieve others’ pain while exposing one’s own burdens. The quotation emphasizes selflessness over self-interest.
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