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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
2
The notice identifies H. G. Comvort as publisher operating Thursdays at 169 Central Ave North in Kern County California. The item provides location and publication day for the business.
Senator H Styles Bridges of New Hampshire told the New York State Young Republicans in New York City that 1940 could mark relief from the seven year New Deal. He urged expansion of private initiative, repeal of restrictive laws, new distribution methods, a sane agricultural program, tax reform, and reduction of bureaucratic duplication. He argued government should run the nation not private life. He voiced hope the plague has run its course.
After the Squalus sank off New Hampshire in 240 feet of water, a diving bell rescue captured 33 crewmen. The bell descended with helium oxygen mix, formed a vacuum at the deck, ferried men into the chamber, and surfaced with all aboard safe, marking a historic deep sea recovery.
A citizen urges calling the fire warden's office directly when a fire is found. Provide direction from town, the road, and the best route, then stay on the line until the warden finishes questioning. Following these steps saves time, money, and possibly lives.
A public appeal seeks old California grizzly specimens or stuffed bears for the University of California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. The piece notes the extinction of the California Grizzly, cites historic sightings and hunts, and urges a memorial through scholarly study.
Legislators enacted the largest state budget in history totaling 468,071,624 dollars, sending it to Governor Olson for signature. The plan omits a 73,000,000 dollar relief item, trims various department appropriations by more than 15,000 dollars, and sparks criticism that the governor is undermined by lawmakers. The piece notes budget fights are common and defends restraint as prudent.
In Shafter a whiskey confiscation was robbed of a barrel from five barrels stored after Deputy Rightmire seized it. Sheriff Walser moved the remaining liquor to Bakersfield. Bootlegger drivers injured in Wednesday night wreck near Shafter face hearing in Justice Whalen's court. Two elusive bootleggers captured near Rosedale after a two year pursuit. Also noted are potato yields, cantaloupe and watermelon crops, a planned Shafter poultry center, a fire destroying the Metller ranch home, a children's birthday party, a wind storm harming crops, and plum shipments to eastern markets.
The Stuart Fruit company oversees a sale featuring a variety of fruits. The event emphasizes selection and pricing handled by the company.
Sunday drew crowds to the Calloway where Jake Neufeld reported the water was full of people and the current swift and cool. He noted few bull-horns on the bottom. A consistent rendezvous for swimmers remains the H. L. reservoir.
A large crowd of young crew members gathered, many sweating as they waited for instructions and began an organized activity in the heat.
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