Father of Shafter colony dies at San Luis Obispo hospital
Community mourns the death of Dick Stansbury known as Uncle Dick a founder booster and pioneer of Shafter. Arrived in 1914 from Alpaugh he helped plant potatoes and grapes and later served as district agricultural inspector from 1924 to 1936. He helped organize the Wasco Masonic lodge and was active in Royal Arch and Knights Templar.
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Shafter Colony
Dick’ Stansbury
San Luis Obispo
Alpaugh
Bakersfield
Wasco Masonic Lodge
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar
There’s many a slip twixt the fire and the fireman
Art Craig the local warden warns Shafter residents to report fires directly to his office. He cites four recent fires where delays allowed headway due to not notifying the warden. Two rules: call in the alarm at discovery and stay on the line until all questions are answered.
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Art Craig
Shafter
Craig
Hot dogs traced to ancient origins in royal and public meals
Meyers Berger tracing the hot dog’s lineage from ancient Greece and Chinese history shows it existed 3000 years ago with early forms like the salsus and eryae. The piece notes Constantine the Great valued the dog above common fare, challenging the idea of hot dogs as low-born.
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George VI
England
America
Hyde Park
Meyer Berger
New York Times
Confucius
Berger
Constantine the Great
Rome
The Hot Dog Origins At Polo Grounds And Beyond
A historical survey traces the hot dog’s origins to 1883 in St. Louis with sausage and bun pairing by Anton Feuchtwanger and notes earlier influences by Harry Erasmus Marley Augustine Stevens. It cites 1937 consumption around 3 to 4.6 billion and 12 pounds of sausage per American. The piece recalls the phrase kingly to describe the frankfurters as plebian but popular hot dogs.
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Polo Grounds
New York
Harry Erasmus Marley Augustine Stevens
St. Louis
Anton Ludwig Feuchtwanger
Feuchtwanger
Berger
America
England
Supreme Court of
New York State
Language changes come with industrial progress
New industries in America bring new vocabularies and slang terms. Aviation terms like birth control for a sleeper plane key, caps for a Sunday, and eggs for bombs show how language evolves with technology. Grammarians may disfavor slang, but such words often fit new procedures and may stick in general usage.
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America
Simon Pares
New Quick Freezing Method Is Perfected
A U S patent office announcement reports a new quick freezing process developed by Robert B. Taylor of the University of Tennessee using a sugar solution cooled to five degrees Fahrenheit to freeze fresh strawberries in five minutes. Frozen berries and vegetables remain fresher when reaching distant markets, with potential to expand the industry and help distribute seasonal surpluses over the year.
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United States Patent Office
Robert B. Taylor
University of Tennessee
Roosevelts Dollar Devaluation Debate Reveals New Deal Flaws
The article rebukes President Roosevelt for using dollar devaluation to seize power, accusing him of demagoguery and distrust of Congress. It notes the 1934 59 cent gold content cut and questions its impact on prices while highlighting the minority committee critique and calls for congressional control of monetary policy.
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Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Dugaboo
Wall Street
United European Investors, Ltd
United States
Plas Cael
House Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
Rob
New Deal
Frank Hague
Multiple regional clippings mixed in a single brief
A collage of brief notes from various papers reports on air bombings a birth a mineral discovery and a Civil War veteran event.
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Alta Advocate
Dinuba
Joseph Austin
California Cultivator Forecasts Dry Summer Fire Risk
California cultivator warns that after a moderately dry winter the state faces a high fire danger this summer as forest fires peak in the warm season. Fire officials urge caution and preventive measures across rural areas.
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California
Spud carnival and community life in Shafter fifty years ago
Shafter hosts a crowded carnival with keno, rides, and music led by Mrs. and Mr. McKinley. Local youths rescue swimmers, scouts earn noble deeds, and grapes ship from the Mettler packing house as court cases and traveling plans unfold in the town.
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Shafter
Stringham’s Drug Store
Mrs. McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Max
Cleve Skaggs
George Enns
Nickles
P. C. Epp
Epp
Tom Wedge
A. R. Brown
Jack Zimmerman
Mack O’connell
J. E. Thornton
John Poetker
Gus Poetker
Leslie Thompson
Frank Poetker
Ben Geisberg
Ethel Hammer
Olive Sly
Margaret Allen
Evelyn Jumper
Bobby Allen
Edith Sly
William Lachenmaier
F. B. Annis
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Randsburg
Irving Beldon
Mr. Beldon
Boy Scouts
Roy Skaggs
Max McKinley
Walter Rightmire
San Rafael
Walter
Mettler Packing House
Malagas
The
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H. C. Cooper
William Starr
Frank Whalen
Rowen Irwin
F. A. Stockton
Joshuah Lorenz
Lorenz
Sam Lachenmaier
Moore
Wasco
Earl Shaw
Max MatKinley
Everett Jumper
Walter Karber
Don Peters
John Compton
Tommie Poetker
Arnold Bergen
Jack Wright
Frank Barker
A. Mann
B. Mann
Walter Beckes
Art Erhorn
Everett Kroesch
J.B. Engle
Kern County
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Sol Camp
W. E. Rose
San Francisco
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Gene Mettler
Baby
Edna Prieve
F. R. Unruh
Clinton
Oklahoma
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Santa Cruz
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S. R. Bobst
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Bobst
Delano
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