Shafter Prog Established 1921 Publisher Note
The Shafter Prog records 1921 establishment with G. Comfort as publisher. It notes publication every Thursday from Central Avenue office in Shafter Kern County California and lists subscription and advertising details.
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Shafter Prog
Ory
Central Avenue
Shafter
Kern Counts
Caill
la Sierra
Huntington Lake
L. R. Conradi
Shelly Stone
Abe Buller
Sequoia National Park
Kern County
Fingerprint Endorsement Plan For Bad Checks In Local Trade
Officials promote using finger prints along with signatures to endorse checks, arguing it will deter fictitious writers and protect merchants. They note criminals avoid prints, while honest customers benefit from easier identification and stronger proof of legitimacy. The plan echoes wider efforts to curb bad checks and boost local tourism markets through coordinated civic action and publicity.
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Shafter
California tourism economy dwarfed by oil and scenery appeal
The report shows Southern California tourism generated 216 million dollars last year with 1.74 million visitors and 150 thousand jobs, while Kern and San Joaquin valleys lag in tourist activity. The Central California Tourist Association forms to boost regional travel with a 77 thousand dollar operating budget.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Central California
Central
California
South
Southern
San Joaquin Valley
Kern
Durant argues Japan’s win in China reshapes world power
Will Durant, in a southern California lecture, says a Japanese victory in China could erase Europe’s wealth led by Asian trade and force a united Western front. He argues twentieth century progress ties nations together and warns war in China endangers neutral economies and global stability.
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Europe
China
Will Durant
California
Japan
Durant
United States
United Nations
California Grizzly Extinction Seen as Misunderstood Echo
The article recalls early California pioneers claiming grizzlies attacked when provoked while noting bear encounters by collectors like Reche and Grinnell. It cites George Nidever’s 45 kills in 1837 and 200 over years to prove marksmanship, suggesting the species vanished due to misjudgment and killing.
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Reche
California
Grinnell
George Nidever
Bonds vote to fund Shafter Utility district water system
An election in the Shafter area will be held Friday in the post office lobby to approve selling bonds for a new water system. If approved, construction will start immediately to serve rapid growth, following recent plans to organize a Public Utility district and expand local water service.
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Shafter Utility District
Shafter
Bakersfield
Shell Oil Company Geological Department
Pond
Wasco
Buttonwillow
Rio Bravo
Panama
Old River
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Miter
United States Experiment Farm
W.B. Camp
Kern Fruit Company
Hert
Santa Fe
Shafters District
Richland School District
Shaf
Unruh
Baptist Young People’s Society of
Shafter Baptist Church
Delano
Arvin
Taft
Maricopa
Richland
Ed Robenstetter
Jean Chatbern
Yosemite Park
Robenstetters
Hallets
Wood Stones
Helsley
Glacier Point
H. H. Unruh
D. W. Nickel
P.D. Enns
Cayucos
Morro
Mr. Enns
Hearst Estate
S. Grant
DeWitt Deming
South Dakota
Shafter Advent Colony
Elmer Snyder
C. F. Dushee
S. E. Becket
University of California
Mr. Dushee
Mr. Becket
Anderson, Clayton
Wallace-Griffin
McFarland
T. V. Little
Chas, W. Rankin
Casualty
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
Notary Public
Jack A. Lighthill, M. D
Sunset Ave
Griffith Ave
Janzen Funeral Home
Eee
NBC
del Monte
Flaiben
Lux
Acme
Lle
Eeaest
Libby
J. H. Hale
Bace
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