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Soviet army officials call reports that German instructors are reorganizing the Red army as lies. Russian ice breaker Sedov and crew rescued after 26 months adrift. Belgium and Netherlands mobilize. Belgium posts called back by radio. Finland relations with Russia and Sweden protests noted. Sinking of two German submarines acknowledged by Britain. New Japanese foreign minister aims at better ties with Russia. Major military and political moves across Europe and Asia amid wartime tensions.
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Sedoff
Russia
Srw
Sweden
Belgium
Netherland
Shizuoka
Japan
Mitsumasa Yonai
Great Britain
China
Finland
France
Netherlands
Germany
Lazaro
Mexico
Italy
Hachiro Arita
March Of Dimes Radio Program In Kern County
A major March of Dimes radio fundraiser airs Friday night January 19 from 10 30 p m to past midnight broadcasting on KERN and KPMC from the Spanish ballroom El Tejon Bakersfield. Local performers Ed Richardson Richard Skinner Alvah Fullerton Carl L Nelson and more join acts. admission is a dime with an infantile paralysis button.
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Kern County
KERN
KPMC
el Tejon Hotel
Bakersfield
Ed Richardson
Richard Skinner
Alvah Fullerton
Carl L. Nelson
Musicians’ Union
Lester Foster
Larry Carlson
Kern County Union High School
Nevada Slim
Earl Brown
Betty Neville
al Kern
Gunn Johnson
Duncan Johnson
Mel” Dreyfus
el Tejon
Scouts Plan Move to New Shafter HQ and Road Sign Buy
Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 American Legion discussed moving Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops to new temporary unit headquarters at Shafter school on Lerdo road. Ned Marksheffel and Howard Miguel coordinate Scoutwork. post to purchase road signs for Shafter entrances. past commander pin awarded to Dr. L. H. McGrane.
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Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Shafter School
Lerdo Road
Legion
Ned Marksheffel
Howard Miguel
Legion Scout Committee
Shafter
L. H. McGrane
Murder Suspect Arrested At Local Farm Camp
Mrs Lillian Gresham 24, wife of Robert Gresham, was arrested at the Shafter Farm Workers camp on advice from Bud Taylor sheriff of Bryan county Oklahoma. She is charged with the 4 year old murder of Issac Nelson near Durant Oklahoma whose body was found halved on a railroad track with an ax wound. Gresham was indicted but fled Oklahoma before a warrant could be served. The couple has one child.
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Shafter Farm
Kern County
Sheriff's Office
Lillian Gresham
Bud Taylor
Bryan County
Okley
Tioma
Gresham
Robert Gresham
Issac Nelson
Durant
Oklahoma
Nelson
Wasco Odd Fellows to Meet Delano Anniversary
Wasco lodge will not hold a regular meeting January 25. Members will attend the fiftieth anniversary of the Delano lodge and mark the tenth anniversary of the Wasco lodge with the event.
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Wasco
Delano
Odd Fellows Lodge
Delano Lodge
Wasco Lodge
Recreation program at Shafter High to be featured
The Sierra Educational News will publish an article about a recreation program conducted for the benefit of students at Shafter High School. Information was sent to the magazine this week for the feature.
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Shafter High School
Sierra Educational News
Ground broken on James Street for telephone building
Ground was broken this week on James Street for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company building to house the central unit of a dial telephone system being installed in the city.
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James Street
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
G P Receives Oil Field Equipment in Shaftster
A drawworks and other oil field equipment were received Saturday by the General Petroleum Corporation. The gear will likely be used at G P's Oughton No 1 or Caldwell No 5 wellsites.
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Shafter
General Petroleum Corporation
G. P
Oughton
Caldwell No
Fertilizer Arrives by Rail for Local Potato Fields
Fifteen rail cars of fertilizer arrived here over the weekend for use on local potato fields. Rail shipments into the district total about 100 cars for the season.
Local Radio Skit Features Bakersfield Cast
Bob Curtis Letha Becker Nedra Latta Glenn Bender Merton Wiedmann and Harry Dorman performed a short radio sketch on a Bakersfield station Monday afternoon.
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Bob Curtis
Letha Becker
Nedra Latta
Glenn Bender
Merton Wiedmann
Harry Dorman
Bakersfield
Shafter City Council Meeting Scheduled for Monday
The Shafter city council will hold a regular meeting Monday at 8:00 p.m. in city hall on Santa Fe Way.
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Shafter City
Santa Fe Way
China Pots Cook Glass for Polished Plate Glass
The process begins by melting sand soda ash lime and other materials in clay pots that hold over a ton of molten glass. Each pot stands about five feet across and uses clay finer than that found in high grade china.
Thieves Return to Waul for Second Safe Heist
In Flamath Falls Oregon persistent thieves tried again after a store owner bolted a safe to the floor. They cut away the floor around the safe and stole the floor the safe and 300 dollars.
New Zealander Plans Second Suwarrow Treasure Quest
J W Wray, an Auckland adventurer, will lead a yacht expedition to Suwarrow in the South Pacific. He aims to use electro magnetic gear to locate buried Spanish treasure after a prior fruitless hunt. The crew examined Anchorage island and found European ruins amid the undergrowth, but their origin remains unclear.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Suwarrow
South Pacific
J. W. Wray
Wray
Suwarrow Island
Anchorage Island
Scotland Yard stops leaks in crook training breach
Britain faces audacious crooks learning Yard tactics as officers discover a trained police veteran in the war reserve with access to the Yard’s inner workings including the information room and map room. Officials launch a probe to close the loophole and tighten recruitment rules.
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London
Britain
Scotland Yard
Criminal Records Office
Police War Reserve
Yard
Reserve
Midwest Cattle Rustling Grows Into Large Scale Crime
Missouri reports 1938 losses of about 150000 dollars from cattle rustling with total Midwest damages around 1500000 annually. Rustlers allegedly operate from large cities using speedy trucks and sheriffs are asked to file further figures.
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Midwest
Kansas City
Missouri Highway Patrol
Missouri
Kansas
Stray Pup Prima Donna Hounds Boston Police
A stray primadonna dog at Matapan station in Boston entertained itself by singing for its supper. Police responded with food to quell the show but the pup resumed singing after eating. Frustrated officers ended the episode by filling their ears with cotton.
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Boston
Matapan
Firefly Mechanism Mystery Still Baffles Scientists
Historical notes explain that phosphorus is not found in firefly luminescence. Researchers suggest a combustion-like reaction of fatty substances with oxygen in alkaline solution, controlled by nervous systems in abdominal or thoracic fat bodies. Light serves to attract mates and deter nocturnal predators.
Cats and dogs tied in intelligence says University expert
Dr Charles M Flickers of the University of Cincinnati notes dogs and cats differ little in intelligence. Dr Diserens, a cat specialist, contends felines are nearly as bright as dogs and can show genuine gratitude after medical treatment and care.
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Charles M. Flickers
University of Cincinnati
Diserens
Healthful Antarctic Utopia Promoted by Vienna Scientist
Dr Helmuth Husserl of Vienna, staying in Capetown, argues earth rays cause cancer and the Antarctic air heals. He cites patients aboard the Suderoy whaling ship and urges hospital ships to the South Polar regions, claiming seasiders never contract cancer.
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Antarctic
Helmuth Husserl
Vienna
Capetown
South Africa
Suderoy
South Polar
Printing Paper Money and the Bureau of Engraving
The United States prints all paper money and stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. About 5,000 workers produce roughly 3,360,000 currency notes daily. The bureau, since 1862, has grown to occupy 15 acres of floor space and invites visitors to inquire about its vital government function.
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United States
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Bureau
Treasury
Clothing Budgets Show 15 Percent Of Family Income
Authorities estimate clothing costs consume about fifteen percent of total family income with annual U S spend near nine billion dollars. The piece urges homemakers to examine buying habits and upkeep to reduce this expense.
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United States
Gourds Promote Home Decor and Tools Say Emory Gay
Secretary Emory Gay Hoffman of the chamber notes gourds can serve as salt and pepper shakers mail boxes flower pots and message boxes besides their musical uses. The chamber publishes a report drawn from material by Emma Val Sheretz and the University of California extension service.
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Emory Gay Hoffman
Chamber
Emma Val Sheretz
University of California Extension Service
Union Congregational Church News and Schedule
Alfred T. Chandler minister leads services with Sunday school at 9 50 a m and worship at 11 a m. Sermon titled The Strength Appeal of Christianity. Miss Marie Cakin to sing from The Messiah. Nursery available. Christian youth meet at 6 p m to travel to First Congregational Church of Wasco for Chandler craft talk Why I Went into the Ministry. Character development lectures at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Public invited to all services.
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Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
True Friendship
Marie Cakin
Christian Youth
First Congregational
Wasco
Chandler
First Mennonite Church Sermons and Programs
Pastor Rev J P Glanzer leads Sunday services with German 9 30 a m service Sunday school 10 11 sermon 11 12 titled The Unjust Steward. Christian Endeavor 7 7 45 p m Bible reading for adults at same hour. Evening sermon 8 8 30 titled Demos A Deserter. A proverb about following lines of resistance and crooked rivers applies to man.
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First Mennonite Church
J. P. Glanzer
First Baptist Church announces weekly schedule and sermons
Edgar H. McAllister is pastor at 289 East Lerdo highway. Bible school 10 a.m. with P. A. Schmidt as superintendent. Morning service at 11 a.m. sermon: The Most Unpopular In The English tangle. Young People Society Crusaders Prayer League meet at 6:30 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. sermon: God Hardening Pharaohs Heart. Midweek prayer service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McAllister
Bible
A. Schmidt
Young People’s Society
Crusaders
Prayer League
Wasco Christian Science Society Services Schedule
10 a m Confessions Saturday 7 p m Weekday masses 7 a m Christian Science Society branch of The Mother Church First Church of Christ Scientist Boston Massachusetts Corner Sixth and E streets Wasco Sunday services 11 a m Sunday school 10 a m.
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The
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Sixth and
E Streets
Wasco
Christian Fellowship Group elects officers at Sunday meeting
Ernest Siemens was elected president of the Christian Fellowship of the Mennonite Brethren church at a Sunday evening gathering. Elected officers include Johnny H. Penner as vice president Esther Wittenberg as secretary John Balzer as song leader Richard Becker as treasurer and Josephine Klassen as corresponding secretary.
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Ernest Siemens
Christian Fellowship of the Mennonite Brethren Church
Johnny H. Penner
Esther Wittenberg
John Balzer
Richard Becker
Josephine Klassen
Erection of new Plumas County Fair buildings planned
Works to construct new structures for the Plumas County Fair at Quincy are set to begin this spring. The project aims to improve facilities and expand exhibition space for the yearly event.
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Quincy
New 50 Ton Mill In stalled At Yreka Gold Mine
A 50 ton mill has been installed at a gold mine near Yreka, marking a significant upgrade in processing capacity for the site. The development aims to boost ore throughput and enhance recovery rates.
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Yreka
Music Theme Of Richland Student Body Meeting
A Richland school student body meeting on January 10 featured a music theme. Dorothy Nordin presided with Elsie Mettler and Virginia Crafton assisting. The program opened with band selections and included vocal numbers by Cleston Adams, Lloyd Stalcup, Oliver Avants, John Hamlin with guitarist W C Cagle. Joy Lee Neuman contributed a vocal piece. Marjorie Helsley was chosen as song leader for future community singing. The event concluded with the singing of the national anthem.
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Richland School
Dorothy Nordin
Elsie Mettler
Virginia Crafton
Cleston Adams
Lloyd Stalcup
Oliver Avants
John Hamlin
W. C. Cagle
Joy—Lee Neuman
Marjorie Helsley
Future
Two 21-Year-Olds Plead Guilty in N K Service Station Holdup
In preliminary hearings before Judge H A Rightmire Red Farrell and Wilton A Long pleaded guilty to armed robbery and were bound over to Superior court. Farrell later entered a net guilty plea in Superior court with a trial date set for January 31.
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Red” Farrell
Wilton A. Long
Justice Court
H. A. Rightmire
Farrell
Frost Nips Edison Spud Patch As Warm Weather Promises Rebound
Frost reports nipped potato plants in the Edison district while Shafter growers say warm weather will restart growth. Local growers expect a quick recovery as milder conditions return.
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Edison
Shafter
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