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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1935
Page
8
A Montreal Herald authority explains that sonatas and symphonies consist of multiple independent movements tied by key. Allegro and Andante indicate tempo and character, with common modifications. The etude began as a technical study by Bach and evolved into beloved piano pieces by Chopin and Liszt.
Tit-Bits notes a 300 year old custom where Gofer, a wealthy merchant lost near Newark, was guided home by bells. To honor his escape, he left funds for Newark bell ringers to ring on Sunday nights in October and November each year, while curfew bells ring in Bodmin and Lincoln's Inn at nine.
The text traces Meissen porcelain founded 1710 by Johann Friedrich Bottger at Albrechtsburg near Meissen Germany. It notes Haviland works in Limoges France since 1840 to serve the American market and mentions Sevres factory established in 1766 with Madame de Pompadour support, moving from Vincennes.
A large seismograph housed in an underground Pasadena laboratory yields new insights by measuring relative movements between two points. The instrument records the earth’s pulse through stretches or compressions, indicating vibratory motions and offering data on the planet’s interior.
The article traces early shorthand origins from William Tiffin in 1750 England through later forms by Frees Lyle Holdswort Aldridge Rose Phin eas Bailey Towndrow and De Stains, culminating in Pitman 1837 and Gregg 1888 as the most widely used systems today.
The phoenix is described as a legendary bird famed for beauty and self immolation in a funeral pyre to rise anew from its ashes. Some accounts say Egyptians worshiped the phoenix symbolizing the immortality of the soul according to Pearson's Weekly.
Ants exploit aphids by harvesting honeydew and withholding protection. Frost kills exposed aphids, while ants carry surviving colonies into their nests to overwinter and raise them in secure storage.
Friendship Circle hosts a wiener roast at Mr. and Mrs. John Funk of Wasco on Thursday evening. Guests included G Weyand E J Thiessen H C Janz Unruh B P Classen Campbell G L Klassen Wasco Dr A W Gaede Shafter Z C Bartel J W Nickel Marie Poetker Eureka Kansas Calvin Don Jimmie Gaede Dorothy Lowell Thiessen Rosie Elmer Unruh Vivian Letha Barte Harold Phyllis Klassen and Doyte Classen.
An article notes salmon marked in Gweedore and Ballyshannon show journeys of sixty miles. Seals marked at Pribiloff Islands reach Antarctica, covering about 10 000 miles in five months. Elephants and caribou migrate large distances, with caribou herds moving vast bands and elephants covering about fifty miles nightly.
Describes somena termites of southern and tropical Africa building termitaria over 20 feet tall. Notes cemented earth walls, saliva or fecal binders, and the durable cement-like interior. Also highlights towering Australian nests with maze like interiors and royal cell housing the queen termite.
The olive arrived soon after Europe's discovery of America, carried by Spanish settlers and Jesuit missionaries. Planting began in California in 1769 with seed at the San Diego mission, with cuttings then taken to other missions throughout the state.
A feature by I. E. Taylor in Collier's Weekly describes a "fishing rat" on uninhabited New Guinea atolls. The animal dangles its pink tail from rock edges to entice crabs, which seize the tail and are then captured by the rat.
The earliest emigrant doors were simple and utilitarian. Two wooden planks nailed or fastened with leather hinges formed a door, with a wooden sliding bar used as a fastener.
An American proposal imagines a monument to white pigment metals the lead and zinc used to produce white paint. The plan envisions a 60 foot square base and height about the Washington Monument, highlighting pigment materials in a public sculpture project.
The guide explains the standard U S date format with month first then day then year. It contrasts this with foreign practice that often places day before month.
Hospitals in Canada prefer women blood donors because their blood clots more easily, a factor considered vital for transfusion safety and effectiveness.
The Wasco Choral Club presented a splendid program at the Baptist church last Sunday night. The crowd filled the church and many attended Sunday school and other services, with stronger attendance than last year. Sunday school meets at 9:46, the evening service at ree9, and the young people's hour at 7 followed by song service at 8 with testimonies and scripture recitations. You are invited to join and receive a blessing.
The Pentecostal Gospel Mission lists Sunday activities on July 14 with 10 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. morning service 6 45 p.m. street meeting led by Jewel Rose 7 45 p.m. evening service The weekday schedule runs 7 45 p.m. Tuesday Thursday and Saturday Thursday evening is a young peoples meeting
Schmidt minister invites all to morning German services at 9:80 and Sunday school from 11:00 a.m. at First Mennonite Church. The notice signals welcoming stance and multiple meetings.
A sermon outlines conversion as a fundamental change of the heart required for faith. It cites Jesus teachings, stressing that the sower parable reveals how God’s power transforms the heart into a believing, fruitful receptacle for everlasting life.
The Reform ed Church under Pastor A Funck lists Sunday services at 9:30 Sunday school and 10:30 morning service. The sermon centers on the parable of the heart, citing Romans 10:9 and asserting faith rests in God and His word despite a crooked heart.
The Mennonite Brethren church under Minister W J Bestwater announces Sunday July 14 schedule with 9 30 a m Sunday school 10 30 morning service Congregational singing invocation announcements and offering special singing and sermon Evening services follow at 7 30 p m with A J Christian Endeavor societies meeting.
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