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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1948
Page
7
This note promotes a Montpelier book case pattern requiring few materials and two evenings to complete. It claims no carpentry skill is needed, outlines tracing, cutting, and assembly, and offers Pattern No. 18 for 25 cents from Fast-Bild Pattern Co.
A farmer remarks that a boy ran a race so fast the track was burned to cinders. The second farmer confirms, noting the aftermath and the speed of the exit.
A wedding scene features the usher asking if someone is the bridegroom’s friend and a matron replying she is the bride’s mother. The quip about horse sense adds a playful note on judgment and wit.
A home remedy combines sugar and water with Pinex in a pint bottle to create a cough syrup. The mix supposedly loosens phlegm and soothes irritated membranes, offering fast relief without cooking. Money refunded if not satisfactory.
A WIN Features deems a nationwide rural life program essential for small towns to survive. It stresses local action, aroused citizenry, and plans tailored to each community to expand opportunities beyond farming. The piece cites rising farm mechanization, shifting incomes, urban migration, and the need for new rural occupations and stronger community institutions.
Census estimates based on 1944 reports indicate the top third of 5.8 million farmers reap most apricaltevel produce while the middle third average about $900 annually and the lowest third no more than $400. The piece outlines broad goals for rural improvements and notes every small town has a stake.
In Charleston West Virginia Mrs Adana Summers uses a sewing machine to alter state police uniforms saving taxpayers. Each rookie receives 32665 dollars worth of clothing and leftovers from older officers are repurposed. Captain Harry Meyers estimates six months of work saved about two thousand dollars in tax funds.
Eureka North Carolina story describes Dr. Henderson Irwin who keeps 34 cows as part of his practice. He lends cows to patients lacking one and benefits from calf sales. He claims a couple should prove access to a bed stove and a cow before marriage licenses.
Lawrence Kansas Elmo W Geppelt a 24 year old University of Kansas engineering student and married veteran started a late night food delivery service after September to aid his education Five student owned cars operate with two men per car delivering to 50 student homes every night Sunday through Thursday His wife Betty a former KU student and six helpers prepare most of the meals in the Geppelt home with part time workers assisting.
Patrick Maffiore suffers a wild sequence of accidents including a car crash a dog bite and a burning ambulance en route to Beth Israel Newark. His wife is injured but he escapes serious harm as both head to hospital in separate ambulances and are later treated and released.
Key West a wounded seaman of the Louise J. describes watching four crewmen drift away on a raft after a cargo boat foundered. Benton Ebanks 26 first mate was rescued 18 miles off Key West after four days adrift as sharks circled. The crewmen Juan Carlos Trinidad and Trinidad were last seen on a log while the captain jumped overboard. The navy and coast guard searched a 20 mile area for the missing men.
Chicago report cites infant mortality cut by over 75 percent since 1900. By year, 96 of 100 babies reach age one, aided by evaporated milk formulas, preventive medicine, and better living standards. Dr. Lester Davis links sterilized evaporated milk diet to safety for digestion and health.
Three Australian scientists Kerr Shain and Higgins of the Council of Industrial Research reported radar echoes from the Moon. Using the Shepparton station in Victoria, they aimed signals to the Moon about 238 857 miles away and said Hornsby’s listening net detected brittle echoes they linked to radar waves reflected by the Moon.
A switchman explains chalk marks DG on repaired cars. The yardmaster wonders which cars are ok. The switchman reveals DG stands for Do Go and Dont Go, clarifying the instruction for routing rebuilt cars East.
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