Shafter Progress publisher details and pricing note
The Shafter Progress indicates its publisher L. G. Comfort, established 1921, with office on Central Avenue Shafter Kern County California. Subscription price two dollars per year payable in advance. Single copies five cents. Advertising rates available on request. Entered as second class matter in March 3 1879.
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Senay
AMD
Shafter Progress
L. G. Comfort
Central Avenue
Shafter
Kern County
Calif
Peencae
Franklin Birthday Reflections On His Role In U S History
Monday January 17 marked the 232nd anniversary of Benjamin Franklin birth, praising his early printer roots and later roles as statesman philosopher and scientist. The piece highlights his leadership against British taxation and his diplomatic ethics centered on truth and integrity in word and deed.
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Benjamin Franklin
United States
England
Ford predicts wheat based auto bodies may replace steel
Henry Ford foresees industrial use of agricultural byproducts like wheat chaff and soybeans to form automobile parts. He notes chemical processes already create cellulose based hard substances rivaling steel, signaling a shift from metal to straw model production for spring.
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Henry Ford
California Chefs Fight Bean Surplus Giant
California begins a campaign against a large bean surplus with January 17 set as the start. Chefs in major hotels celebrate with bean dishes from New England baked beans to spiced plates, while the public is urged to help reduce the surplus and not let the giant win.
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Jack
California
Surplus
New England
Education for Democracy in a Changing Era
President Sproul of the University of California warns that American colleges fail to prepare students for practical living. He says mass production methods turn graduates into uniform products and urges open minds and creative spirits to sustain democracy. The nation’s welfare hinges on solving educational problems.
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Sproul
University of California
Shafter Progress Noted After Incorporation Vote
Bakersfield Californian editorial notes Shafter's division in the Tuesday vote 124 in favor 115 against incorporation. It predicts continued growth in farming water supply and potential petroleum development, with population possibly doubling in five years.
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Shafter
Bakersfield Californian
Great Central Valley
Memorandum of Shafter News and Local Incidents
Several local items from Shafter include a foggy Thursday crash injuring J Rightmire Fred Stone and Fred Luders near Lost Hills, a wildcat well in Rosedale advancing with oilfield rigs and planned spudding in weeks, and parishioners at the Shafter Congregational church hosting a Boy Scout party. Also noted: a death in Glendale of Mrs Neufeld, land leasing and alfalfa preparation, a Legion dance well attended, and library book additions.
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J. Rightmire
Fred Stone
Fred Luders
Lost Hills
Rosedale
Shafter
Boy Scouts
Congregational Church
al Eckmann
J. Neufeld
Glendale
Glendale of Mrs. Neufeld. Mrs. Neufeld
Ovata
Erery
Ieee i
Shafter Ranch
Eliot
Lambert
Kruger
John P. Schultz
Joseph Willwock
Dallas
Oregon
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Railroad Commission
Mennonite Brethren Church
J. P. Kliewer
G. G
P. J. Karber
Jake Nikkel
H. R. Janzen
Shafter Library
Thomas Wedge
Abe Williams
Los Angeles
Bloodthirsty orator and hunting prank stir Texas
A column mocks war talk echoing Il Duce and a safety crusade before recounting a deer hunt prank in Kerrville Texas. The tale ends with a humorous misadventure as a hunter’s joke escalates into a brawl and a man’s detainment. Includes a 1938 notice to sell alcohol at Lighthouse Lunch Bakersfield.
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San Antonio
Texas
Il Duce
Italy
Caporetta
Kerrville
Huntsman
99 Highway
Bakersfield
State Board of Equalization
Sacramento
California
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Ella Ramsett
Willmar
Minnesota
Robert Maurer
Maurer
C. E. Gaede
W. F. Blackburn
Taft
C. A. Campbell
C. J. Berg
Irvin S. Cobb
WNU Service
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
M. J. Bergen
Wasco
Ninth St
Camp-West-Lowe Ginning. CO
Wasco, Shatter
McFarland Delano
Dan Loewen
Shafter, California
Dana
Bosritel
Home Appliance Co
Emil Stoller
Helen
James St
Car
Wizard
Port Orford
Ebrok
Screw Jack
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Herbert L. Comfort
Western Auto Supply Co
Central Ave
Shafter, Calif
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