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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
6
The Revenue Service reports 925,000 returns filed with March 15 deadline looming. Taxpayers under 5,000 salaries show strong growth and overall returns up 114 percent from last year. Officials warn last minute filers may face delays as staff upswing handles about 12,500 daily filings across 15 southern California offices.
Civil service positions announced include associate chemist junior technologist pharmacist artist designer and junior stenographer. Information may be obtained from John Roskam at the Shafter post office.
A combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoid is now used by the University of California Medical School in the same injection series to create immunity against both diseases.
A new University of California bulletin No. 476 outlines poultry house design and equipment, stressing rain and heat shelter over cold protection. H. L. Belton and V. S. Asmundsen revised the guide, with full construction instructions and material lists for various house sizes.
Shafter bowlers defeated Avenal 2789 to 2167 in a Sunday afternoon match at Neuman alley. Fred Vaughn rolled 226 for Shafter and the team totaled 1020 pins in the first game. The piece notes Fresno winery runs the largest wine bottling plant globally.
Dr. Asmundsen told a Rural Electric conference at the Davis campus UC that red and white artificial light will bring late maturing turkey hens into production. A 100 watt side frosted lamp per 200 to 400 square feet is recommended to illuminate roosts feeders and waterers. The timing of lights affects the first production peak and overall laying rate depending on age and season. With well developed stock and proper ration and care eggs begin sooner or later depending on starting month.
Scores from the Produce league at Neuman Alley show teams and results including Johnson's Firestones, N & K Chevrolet, Navy Oil, Siemens and Hitchcock, Robt. Neuman & Sons, Pontiac, Enos Mosher Co., Camp West Lowe, and Bellows. Individual totals feature multiple players such as B. Perry 499, D. Schmidt 471, R. Neuman 519, and L. Annis 441 among others across the session.
The Future Farmers of Shafter high school will host their annual banquet this evening in the home economics room at the school. Dinner will be served by members of the Home Economics club under the direction of Miss Martha Wedin of the faculty.
The report covers November 26 to December 25. Severe mid December winds damaged fruit crops and wheat near Comeche Point and Grape Vine. Alfalfa is moving to market with little hay left. Cotton yields were large and potatoes see large plantings ahead. 342 cars of produce shipped, lettuce leading with 211 cars. inspections, standardization, and quarantine actions recorded. Bee observations show 20 colonies with American foulbrood destroyed. 1,275 colonies moved countywide. Press advertising pays.
Nel J. Morgan of Shafter led the Kern County Cow Testing association results for December with two top cows Zampa Girl producing 76 pounds of butterfat and St Carmella yielding 66.7 pounds. Five other Morgan cows also appeared in the report released this week.
The Woods Stone herd produced more than 40 pounds of butterfat to earn a spot on the honor roll. Five cows from the herd were also listed for their dairy yield.
The Laurian yearbook will schedule high school group pictures at Shafter High School as soon as weather allows, per this week's announcement from Patronize Press advertisers.
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