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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
2
Published weekly on Central Avenue Shaffer Kern County California the notice lists a price of 200 per year payable in advance and notes second class matter under the act entered August 1 1998 at the post office March 3 1879.
Secretary Emory Gay Hoffman explains Shafter was omitted from a route map as Tupman was cited. The Kern County Citizens' association mobilizes 23 000 signers to curb migrant influx, arguing it strains wages, taxes, and schools while urging congressional action before federal relief ends.
Douglas Corrigan, an Irishman nicknamed crazy by some, flies solo across the Atlantic in a $900 plane with odds 11 to 1 against him. He lands in Dublin after 28 hours 13 minutes, surprising officials and earning praise as he fulfills a daring dream despite limited funds and equipment.
A physician recounts wartime hospitals under attack with no protection. He notes planes diving on shelters and the Red Cross flag removed for safety. He claims withdrawal by nations would end the Spanish conflict in 24 hours, though politics keep fighting.
P D Enns ships two carloads of onions to Chicago at 1 45 dollars per cwt f o b Shafter. Mettler Fruit moves Malaga grapes to Atlanta at 1 75 per lug f o b Shafter. A B McKinley builds a slaughter house on his ranch with cooling room. Maple School district bonds sell at premium 402 to Freeman Smith and Camp. Public Utility District bond election set for Friday. Community notes report fairs, bake sale, club events, travel, and local business developments in Shafter.
During a visit from the Shafter oil field E. E. Fagan of Union Oil says our oil fields look like toys next to the Rio Bravo field where 186 foot steel derricks rise and other equipment dwarfs local rigs.
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