Shafter Richland district plans new cafeteria and auditorium
The Richland school board aims to build a cafeteria and auditorium on Shafter highway financed within a controlled budget and without bonds. The plan cites community needs, acoustics, mid sized gatherings, and the return of a public meeting space. The piece notes local agriculture waste could feed hogs and boost livestock as part of a broader push.
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Richland
Shafter Highway
Shafter
Richland Board
Shafter District
California
Pigs to Dip Slightly in 1941 San Joaquin Output
The California Cooperative Crop Reporting Service predicts about a two percent drop in California pig output for 1941 from 1940 in the San Joaquin Valley. Prices around 120 cents per pound remain strong, supporting hog profitability despite lower projected total hogs for the year, with fall farrowing expected to rise about eight percent to reach roughly 941 000 hogs statewide.
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California Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
San Joaquin Valley
California
Eee
Dark Forecasts On Dinosaurs And The Future
Dr. Malcolm H Bissell of USC geography warns that humans may meet a fate like dinosaurs if misused resources. He projects massive environmental shifts over 2 000 000 000 years, noting Niagara Falls and Lake Tahoe could disappear and defending a cautious path for civilization.
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Chambers of Commerce
Niagra Falls
Great Lakes
Lake Tahoe
Lucerne
Crater Lake
Bissell
Fourth of July noise and the new horn music craze
A reminiscence on a quiet Fourth of July by a stream ends with humor about progress from car horns. A local store sells horns resembling a brass band and offers melodies with each unit, with Toot-A-Toon’s sheet music packaged for auto horn enthusiasts.
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Toot-A-Toon Company
Shafter sportsmen urged to plant game birds locally
Wray Phillips, president of the North County Fish and Game, pleads for Shafter representation at meetings and asks for suggestions on where to plant pheasants. He notes Wasco hunters have moved first and urges cooperation with Wasco, Delano, Lost Hills and McFarland groups to build hunting grounds nearby. A fleeting mention follows of a young man finishing a county road camp sentence for a petty crime, now expressing remorse and willingness to work, as his family informs the judge.
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Shafter
Northerr, Fish and Game Association
Wasco
Wray Phillips
North County
Delano
Lost Hills
McFarland
Maine
California
California Fracture Toll Highlights Road Rage Problem
A Mariposa Gazette survey notes more than 50 000 California residents suffered bone fractures in motor crashes last year. The New York Times cites a tax record revealing Patrick Francis McElroy left a $68 493 estate to his son after his 1939 death in Bridgehampton. Oakland Post Inquirer reports about 20 000 U S gold prospectors, mostly in California, averaging about $10 weekly plus the allure of freedom and discovery. The New York Times adds a Detroit study linking voting participation to income, with lower earners voting less.
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Mariposa
California
New York Times
Patrick Francis McElroy
Bridgehampton S.L
Long Island
Oakland Post Inquirer
United States
Detroit
University of Michigan Bureau of
Courtroom Plea Mirrors Rival Business Feud
Weary judge hears an odd tale as a passerby pleads to delay a ruling while two rival merchants spar across a street. One former inmate brandishes an asylum release and disputes the other’s sanity, contrasting plans for homes with idle chores and uncollected sacks along the road.
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Tom Jones
Stead
New berry varieties dominate Los Angeles and San Francisco markets
New berry shipments including Boysen, Young and Nectars account for more than 56 percent of all bush berry traffic to the Los Angeles and San Francisco markets, indicating a shift in consumer demand and supplier focus.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Engineers devise single impulse electric fence for livestock
U. C. engineers propose an improved electric fence using a single impulse to deter livestock instead of the older intermittent shock method. The design aims to enhance animal welfare while maintaining effective herd control.
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U. C
California Farmers Face Farm Machinery Shortage Next Year
Agricultural engineering experts at the University of California warn California farmers will confront a serious shortage of farm machinery in the coming year. They cite supply constraints and rising costs impacting equipment availability for crops and irrigation needs.
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California
University of California
Notable quotes on morale, labor, and war noises in wartime reply
Maj Keating urges morale through wholesome recreation for recruits. Thurman Arnold calls for labor legislation to restore balance in wages and hours. Police Chief Hohmann cautions over invasion risks while Europe’s history unfolds. Bathrick markets 1942 models and Knudsen notes acoustics dangers for workers and soldiers.
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O. J. Keating
A. C. Hohmann
S. A
Europe
D. U
Bathrick
Gen
Motors
Mgr
Vern O. Knudsen
L. A
Mea
Local Shafter shipments show strong growth across produce lines
The latest shipping report highlights rising carloads of potatoes onions watermelons and plums from Shafter packing houses with alfalfa selling well at 16 50 a ton. Bakersfield Implement promotes a new silage and hay cutter aided by Shafter residents F William Handel and Peter Bender. A birthday party for Miss Ethel Hammer reflects local social activity.
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Sill and Jones Ranch
Mettler
Shafter
Alfalfa
Bakersfield _ Implement company
Alfalfa Meal Mill Backed by Bakersfield Firm in Shafter Fields
The alfalfa meal mill owned by E R Lang of Bakersfield with Ed Kruger in charge works in Shafter fields, aiming a coarser dairy feed product soon. Horace T Strong leads poultry management meetings July 16–19 to illustrate parasite control and summer care, while local dogs raid farms prompting talk of higher dog taxes to protect stock. The Kern County fair shows strong local productivity with Shafter repeatedly placing.
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E.R. Lang
Bakersfield
Ed. Kruger
Mr. Lang
Jly
Shafter Poultrymen
J. P. Hansen
Horace T. Strong
Shafter
A. Arricola
A. B. McKinley
Kern County Fair
Pinched waists return in fashion from Rue de la Paix
A fashion note recalls the revival of wasp waists from the late 1890s with modern tight belts and high waistlines. It contrasts whalebone corsets with today’s stricter dieting and scientific methods to achieve a small waist.
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Rue de la Paiz
California Ad Campaign Costs Scrutiny in Kern County
A California ad program costs every citizen about 35 cents yearly while Kern county spent 60 207 63 for promotion and 33 802 84 last year. A Fourth of July incident in Shafter caused minor damage to the post office awning as residents question the investment. Rancher John Schadjidt planned a northern car vacation trip as Shafter expands its water system benefiting Richland school grounds and noting H H Schmidt as core.
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California
Kern County
Shafter
John Schadjidt
Richland
H. H. Schmidt
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New Jersey
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Shafter Boys
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Peter Bender
Ethe] Hammer
Jean Maurer
Olive Sly
Hammer
Helen Stringham
Gertrude Malrer
Lorena Voth
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