Shafter Plums Trucked Out and Local Notes
Plums from the Shafter district are mostly sold and shipped to Reedley and Selma for packing. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs Aulton Downey and Walter Rightmire of Sonoma, plus Bender brothers from Camp Roberts. Also notes on Mrs Coy Watson and her Hollywood family, college budgets, and new findings on atoms in glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter District
Reedley
Selma
H. A. Rightmire
Aulton Downey
Walter Rightmire
Sonoma
Coy Watson
Hollywood
Calif
American Magazine
Soldier Training in World War I and Notable Local Notes
The report notes American WWI soldiers averaged 16 months US training and two months overseas before entering the line. In London a 12-year-old boy Peter Cripps spoke again after surgery, recovering his voice with a grafted windpipe. In Middlebury, Louis E Worden the stationary engineer knits a miniature locomotive in yarn, missing only a bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Bey
London
Peter Cripps
Middlebury
Louis E.worden
Petroleum used to lubricate steam engines in 1869
The item notes early lubrication by oil on cylinder walls of steam engines around 1869 and references varied snippets from humor to local notices. It includes an auto accident report from Wilkes-Barre, PA about a man named William Smith breaking his leg for the tenth time, plus scattered quips and poems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre, PA
William ‘Smith
Friday the 13th myths linger in modern superstition
The piece notes common fears around Friday the 13th and the 13th day superstition. It explains origins from Babylon and the Last Supper, then shows how science and education fail to dispel the beliefs as people alter plans and behavior, costing time and money.
Rabbit Killed by Golf Ball at Sapulpa Course
Dock Curry needed a birdie on the eleventh hole when a rabbit dashed across the green. The golf ball struck and killed the rabbit as Curry swung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapulpa, Okla
Dock Curry
Sapulpa Country Club
County Debates Gas Main Installment For Army Airfield
Kerk county officials review a plan with Oran Palmer and C D Dart to underwrite gas mains from Shatter to the airfield east of town. The California railroad commission and war department weigh whether the county deposit to cover pipe costs is lawful, with Southern California Gas Company to reimburse from army sales income. Details are being refined to resolve the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerk
United States Army
Oran Palmer
K County
C. D. Dart
Work
California. Railroad Commission
War Department
Southern California Gas Company
Railroad Commission
Congregational Sunday School Graduation Held
Graduation exercises for the Union Congregational church Sunday school department took place at the church with Rev. Alfred T. Chandler and W. A. Livers presiding. Scripture bookmarks and testaments were given to graduates for six Sundays of attendance. teachers and helpers from primary to adult classes were listed.
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Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
W. A. Livers
S. M. Gobst
J. H. Fuller
A. P. Channcson
Ellamarie Crawford
J. L. Hill
Wendall Allen
J. P. Hansen
O. T. Olson
Bessie G. Thomas
Parm Camp Names Irving Abkin La camp Assistant
Irving Abkin, a recent UC graduate, is placed at the Shaffer Farm Workers’ community as La camp assistant. He plans to stay about three months. Scientists predict U.S. fruit consumption will rise in the coming years due to higher production and reduced foreign markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parm Camp
Irving Abkin
University of California
Shaffer Farm Workers
United States
States lead Pasoline usage with 1.8 billion gallons each
California and New York led Pasoline consumption last year, each recording about 1.8 billion gallons. The figures mark the highest usage among states, reflecting broad energy or fuel uptake across the two regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New York
Nose Four Feet Long On Statue Of Liberty Nose
A New York Harbor statue features a nose measuring four feet six inches in length. The detail appears in a historical note about the statue's anatomy and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Harbor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafter Plums
Bender
Richard Bender
Camp Roberts
Shafter
University of Michigan
Michigan
Glass
American Chemical Society
U. 8
Oscar
Teachher
Jasper
Emily
Br Riday
America
Gus
LAUTO
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Corning
Tehama
Baby Foods
Gerbers
Bisquicek
Dad
Med
Folger's
Isc
Libby
SS Pet
Mary Taylor Seiten
Softasilk
Pkg
Luer
Formay
Purelard
Swift
Weiners
WASCO
Dustesen
San Joseu Valley
Steines
Congregational
Gribble
R. C. Morris
Long Beach
R. &. Gribble
Richard’ Gribbie
Matchfield
Arvin
Letha’ Becker
Skatier
Bakersfield
Rela
Federated Stores
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