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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
2
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald says Germany has destroyed mutual European confidence by building up armed power. He argues Berlin seeks honor and self-respect, not lasting peace, and warns the scale of German armaments threatens other nations’ security.
Frederick E. Williamson argues that government ownership would politicize railroad jobs and shift merit aside. He claims federal control would extend to supply chains, with coal, steel, and lumber industries eventually under federal bureaucracy.
Donald R. Richberg argues that the BI symbol should have signified peace and cooperation rather than force and urges enforcement of fair rules to stop obstructors. He contends dissenting groups with prejudice or selfish aims threaten self government and must be restrained to preserve progress.
U S Senator from Kansas argues for redefining public utilities to balance private and common ownership. He calls for a new public interest line shaping how government, finance, industry, and business serve the people, prioritizing welfare.
Noted pathologist argues taxes will stay high for generations. Those chasing money will relocate to frontier regions abroad with cheap labor and high profits. The remaining population will accept simpler living and liberty as an intellectual rather than physical freedom.
Senator from Arkansas discusses contributions of pro industrial recovery spread across industry and commerce. He notes witnesses before the finance committee conceded that under the recent codes many industries shifted from unprofitable to generally profitable.
Excitement over a youngster's catch sparked a near catastrophe as a gallery on the fishing barge Star of Scotland gave way, plunging 32 people into the water but ending without serious injuries.
Captain A H Willard of the California State Division of Fish and Game demonstrates the new season uniform for game wardens. Under the new rules wardens on duty must wear the official uniform to aid identification by fishermen and hunters.
In a 1935 reminiscence Buck McKee, former vaudeville cowboy and trainer, is recalled living near Roseville California with his wife Mandy. The writer recounts early tours in Europe, the Sacramento stage days, and enduring memories of the vaudeville era.
In central San Joaquin Valley, Madera County spans 2112 square miles from the San Joaquin River to the Sierra Nevada. Settlement began in 1849 with prospectors. 1874 brought lumbermen and a flume town named Madera. Farming, irrigation, and vineyards followed. notable sites include the county courthouse stonework, Chowchilla hub, and Devil's Postpile pillars.
The Fresno state high school track and field meet highlighted upcoming talent as prep athletes matched or beat college-era marks. Notably, high school times in the hundred and furlong tied state records, while Jesse Owens eyed a June 15 Los Angeles Coliseum appearance with Ohio State against USC and other talents.
Screen actress Jean Parker won 249.93 in a civil suit against Overland Stables after horses jumped into the rumble seat of her car during filming Sequoia. In San Pedro a ship radioed a question about treating a dog bite at sea and was answered by Police Surgeon Edgar Spear. Camp Baldy invited 2000 pairs of twins for John and Jeanette Curry’s birthday party, hosted by Mrs Ruth Curry Burns. Dayton graduates Ya Cartwright, valedictorian, received honors at Chico State address by Fordyce Stewart. Berkeley woman Mrs E M Juda reported her cat clawing a rattlesnake in the yard, the snake left wounded.
Helen Hunt Jackson, born 1831 in Massachusetts, became a reform writer after widowhood. She moved to the West with her second husband, studied Indian conditions, and produced works urging justice for Native peoples. She lived in California from 1882 and died in 1885 addressing U S policy.
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