Shafter Publisher Ad Rates Notice
The notice from H. G. Conifort publisher details weekly publication at 169 Central Avenue Shafter Kern County California. Rates for advertising furnished on request and annual subscription cost indicated. Entered second class matter August 1 1935 with registration in Shafter California.
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H. G. Conifort
Central Avenue
Shafter
Kern County
California
Sebeciigdon
Ae -Msnigatiah
Shafter Airport Needs and Astronomical Wonders
A Shafter Business Men's association committee is exploring airport improvements including more space, runways for crosswind landings, and a hangar to protect ships. The piece also notes upcoming astronomical events and pending celestial studies with mentions of Mars, eclipses, and Venus transits.
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Shafter Business Men’s Association
Shafter
Santa Fe
Business Men’s Airport Committee
New Public Enemy 1 Threatens Northern California Farms
Alex Johnson of the California Farm Bureau calls a new pest hard to handle but easy to catch. The weed invader is present in Modoc and other counties, spreads along watercourses, and could threaten Sacramento and San Joaquin basins if unchecked. Eradication efforts have failed to curb costs, and a Berkeley conference committee studies control options.
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Alex. Johnson
California Farm Bureau Federation
Modoc
California
Sacramento and
San Joaquin
Berkeley
State Agricultural Department
Midwestern humor endures in wind tests and dust
A dust bowl farmer and sons test wind strength by wet goat skin on a keyhole, while a log chain hung from a house eave stands straight in strong winds. A minister offers a test to gauge if a congregation should miss service, saying if the hand left a visible print, stay home.
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United States
Make Haste Slowly: Astronomers Seek Mars Life Clues
For years astronomers have pondered life on Mars and the nature of their observations. On July 27 Mars will approach within 36,030,000 miles of Earth, offering a rare chance to test theories and perhaps resolve long standing questions.
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Mars
Earth
Frozen markets for vegetables and berries may grow fast
D G Sorber of the US Department of Agriculture says quick freezing could solve surplus crops in California. He notes 14 vegetables can be frozen with eight key crops in commercial use and that nearly all berries suit the frozen produce trade. Shafter offers good land and transport to support growth.
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California
D. G. Sorber
United States Department of Agriculture
San Francisco
Sorber
Five Million Dollar Fighting Ship Demonstrates Speed and Power
Off the eastern coast last week the U S S Hammann underwent trials showing 44 miles per hour in open water and a 58 second stop from speed. The 341 foot destroyer displaces 1,500 tons and is among a dozen similar ships with advanced turbine power. Built at a cost of 5 500 000 dollars the Hammann showcases modern naval design and performance.
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U. S. S. Hammann
Hammann
An American Menu for English Royalty
Last week in New York City King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were treated to a American dinner by Yter Jardin who has cooked for three presidents. The menu featured New England seafood cocktail, jellied gumbo Louisiana, Maryland breast of capon with beans and corn fritters, California alligator pears, Texas grapefruit, and a Washington Log chocolate mousse with cherries flambees. The feast ended with a gag about bicarbonate of soda.
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New York City
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
England
Yter Jardin
New England
Louisiana
Maryland
California
Texas
George Washington
Jardin
Dionne Quintuplets Face A Low Mood And Rising Costs
The Dionne quintuplets see a significant income decline from $222,000 two years ago to $147,909.25 last year. Living costs run between $50,000 and $55,000 annually, and their finances face steady erosion despite enduring media spotlight and potential tax scrutiny if in the United States.
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Mars
United States
William H. Christie
Carnegie Institute
Fritz Zwicky
Venus
Water system race in Shafter keys district election
Today voters in Shafter Public Utility District choose three candidates Samuel Lachenmaier W H Hitchcock and E K Grant to direct the district. A bond election to finance about 30000 dollars for a new water system will follow. Local notes celebrate Shorty Roberts a traveling billiards performer who has returned to Shafter with striking tales of labor unrest and world travel.
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Shafter
Shorty” Roberts
Eugene Debs
Clarence Darrow
Shorty
Wheat Belt
Tampico
Willie Hoppe
Bill Haywood
Russia
Singapore
Cape Town
Buenos Aires
Shafter Business Men Favor Bond Road Plan
The Shafter Business Men's Association backs a bond issue to pave a road from Rosedale through Shafter and Wasco Pond, instead of direct taxation. They aim to start construction within a year if taxation proves too slow, sending Walter Powell E Grant and C A Campbell to discuss with Wasco officials.
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Shafter Business Men’s Association
Rosedale
Santa Fe
Shafter
Wascoto Pond
Exchange Club
Walter Powell E. K. Grant
C. A. Campbell
Wasco
Girls begin 10 day Kiddie camp trip under Mrs Rose Willis
Guardians escort a group of girls to a mountain camp for a 10 day outing. Each girl earns wood gatherer rank at a Bakersfield ceremony Friday afternoon after three months of fund raising totaling 112 dollars for the trip. Names include Evelyn Jumper Ethel Hammier Jean Maurer Olive Sly Peggy Allen Helen Stringham Sarah Scott Lorena Voth Helen Riloff Gertrude Maurer Daphne McKinley Jesse Grant Eileen Foster Dorothy Engle Jeannette Fluhrer Betty Wiedmann. Two car loads of onions shipped from Shafter Wednesday by Lansing B Bailey grown on the Kir schenmann and Kolbenstetter ranches net about two dollars per crate for growers. Mr and Mrs Nels Pedersen left last week with a truck load of Shafter potatoes for Paso Robles and sold quickly after merchants there requested a second truck.
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Rose Willis
Bakersfield
Shafter
Lansing B. Bailey
William Kirschenmann
E. G. Kolbenstetter
Nels Pedersen
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A. S. Edelman
A. Barling
Ed. Kolbenstetter
William Unruh
F. W. Handel
D. L. Schellenberg
William
Adolf Kirschenmann
Woods Stone
D. H. Mettler
P. P. Bender
Sam Janzen
J. C. Rogers
J. F. Bender
E. H. Mettler
G. J. Siemens
J. J. Peters
Steve Sahriakoff
New York
Enns and
Bartel
San Joaquin Valley
Stuart Fruit Company
Wasco Exchange Club
H. G. Hull
T. R. Griffiths
Cooper
Union Congregational Church
E. A. Waldo
Elsie Naoma Schmidt
Gladys Mae Fluhrer
Vivian Rosa Lee Fluhrer
Donald Edward Little
James Livers
John Annis
Ruth Annis
Eleanor Annis
Bryn Scott
Herbert Midgley
Betty Campbell
Bai Campbell
Billy Camp
After Heath
Martin Fluhrer
F. E. Mannel
Paso Robles
Shafter Drug Store
L. H. McGrane Optometrist
Sunset Ave
Calif
Casterry
Duchess
Owerrt
Ieee
Lipton
O. P
Lucerne
Mission Bell
del Monte
Santa Maria Raviolis
Welch
Morrell
Wieners & Frankl
In-X-Ld Bacon
Cello
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