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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
7
A patient complains of hating exercise and asks how to proceed. The doctor replies with a simple regimen: shake the head and exercise whenever offered a drink. The exchange ends with the patient cheering yet puzzled by the bizarre remedy.
Patricia Lindsay argues that the ideal woman is a man’s taste and vision, a composite of beauty, grace, and inner charm. She describes physical beauty, vitality in eyes, a musical voice, and a radiant mind, with feminine power driving progress and happiness.
The piece urges women to analyze their beauty assets and focus on strengths over perceived flaws. It argues perfection does not exist and encourages accentuating good points, such as a beautiful voice, to charm others and improve life prospects.
The column urges outdoor activity and daily calisthenics to curb excess weight. It suggests playing games, port for exercise, gardening, or open-air routines tailored to body parts needing proportion, and notes repeated daily effort is essential.
A fragmented roster lists British poets laureate including John Dryden 1670 Thomas Shadwell 1680 1692 Tate 1692 1715 Nicholas 1715 1718 Laurence Cibber 1730 1757 Whitehead 1758 1785. The text provides years and names noting the succession of official poets.
Dialogue between Mother and Tammy with playful boasting about wisdom and growing up. The exchange hints at culinary advice and family dynamics within a domestic scene. The tone is light and humorous, emphasizing parental guidance and adolescent self awareness.
In a Portland Express item a tramp declines to chop wood citing principle. A farmer's wife suggests coal later, but he cannot carry coal and offers a compromise to use a gas stove if the gas is turned on.
A brief note expresses money for a former college and a wish to support the institution. The writer recalls little about their strongest studies and mentions a professor who often slept during classes.
A heated exchange recalls a shooting involving a man and his son-in-law over a domestic conflict. The speaker defends the act while claiming the man was not his son-in-law at the time of the incident. The other party condemns the shooting as shameful.
A brief dialogue shows a waiter urged to visit the zoo. The exchange reveals a request for experience with animals as a learning moment.
In a garden scene Cap-Hey and Cap discuss duties as an officer presiding over beet crops. Loafer-What you got to do with it? Cap-A lot-I'm the officer on this beet.
A dialogue notes hog raising as profitable versus crops. The stranger asks about hogs versus corn and potatoes. The local Native-Wal responds that hogs need no hoeing, implying easier farming.
A boy complains his mother beat dust from his new pants while Mrs. Jones urges him to endure the cleaning. He notes the pants are now clean but praises the process.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a rural couple arguing over preparations for a weekend away and someone refusing to cut wood for a house, highlighting household tension and character dynamics in a domestic scene.
Time Off Wimpus-Ants are described as the hardest working creatures, yet they still find time to attend picnics, a playful paradox highlighted in the piece.
A humorous exchange about a doctor advising meat reduction ends with the patient admitting the bill justified the counsel. The line contrasts initial skepticism with eventual acceptance of healthier eating habits.
A brief telephony humor item notes a caller asking about points for a vulnerable slam in a bridge game. The cheeky line highlights the ongoing bridge trivia column and reader engagement with playful banter.
A witty exchange shows a helpful elderly woman asking where to catch a street car and a quick reply points to the best place by the door handle, illustrating practical urban navigation.
Dialogue fragment shows Jenkins stating a refusal without reason and Gregory replying that the refusal was thoughtful of her. No further context or names beyond Jenkins and Gregory are provided.
Local radio listeners can hear two Christian Science lectures this week. Paul A. Harsch of Toledo will lecture Tuesday January 31 at 12 10 p m over KFAC 1300 k c front Philharmonic Auditorium for the Ninth Church of Christ Scientist Los Angeles. Archibald W Edes of Beverly Hills will broadcast Sunday January 29 at 8 30 a m over KNX 1050 k c Hollywood with Clemence Gifford soloist and Charles W Adams organist, under the Christian Science Committee.
The Hilty Brothers, a Blufftown Ohio tenor duo, present a sacred music program at First Mennonite Church tomorrow at 7 30 pm announced by Rev Gustav Frey. The brothers are well known as sacred singers in the East and touring the West Coast. The public is invited and a free will offering will be received.
California pork products fail to meet demand pushing live hog prices higher in San Francisco Oakland and Los Angeles. The Agricultural Extension Service Circular 15 from the University of California Press summarizes hog types feeds fattening marketing sanitation and parasite control for pork producers.
Bank of America's December review shows California and far western business advancing, with the regional index at its highest since September 1937. California building permits total $15.41 million, down 11 percent from November but up 72 percent from December 1937, and residential permits rise 87 percent year over year.
The article notes sales volume rose in the same month of 1938 versus 1937 due to higher retail prices averaging above previous year levels. The trend extended across the entire far west with similar patterns of increased value and volume.
Scoutmaster Ned Marksheffel reported growing numbers in the Shafter Boy Scout troop during the year. Twenty active scouts and 17 Cub members are involved under sponsor American Legion with weekly meetings and plans for a new meeting place. The court of honor is being prepared for March.
Bakersfield Model T owners compete in a 100 mile dirt track race at Kern County fair grounds on Sunday February 12 with 500 dollars in prizes. Cars will be inspected after the event to prevent tampering. Entry details available at 2023 Chester Ave Bakersfield. Proceeds go to the VFW Private Harold Brown Post fund.
Authorities announce a meeting they say will be of general interest to all citizens. Expected topics and public attendance details are to be provided at a later time.
Shafter High School hosts Tehachapi High Friday at 3 PM with Generals favored despite two league defeats. Notable players Kirshenmann Unruh Potter McCoy Kliewer Smith Newton for Shafter and Witcher Janzen Psjomo Mettir Myers for Tehachapi. Hein is out, Witcher ill but expected to play.
About 100 Kern county oil operators gathered at Hotel El Tejon Bakersfield to discuss voluntary curtailment plans as part of a California effort to limit oil production to 600000 barrels. Proposals included basing curtailment on oil value, refinery-led reductions, and staged production limits amid debates on stripper wells and water management in Kern River measures.
The article notes metal braziers with small fires mounted on wheels were used for local heating centuries ago. It also reports that seventy percent of global whale catches in recent years come from Antarctic waters by Norwegian whalers.
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