Plans for Women's clubs year at Kern Federation meet
The Kern County Federation of Women’s Clubs held a summer institute in Bakersfield with Mrs. Ruby Sylvester presiding. They outlined social realm plans for 1940-41 and announced an October 16 lecture by Mrs. J. C. Maddux of Merced on narcotics at Shafter for the Wednesday Afternoon club.
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Kern County Federation of Women’'s Clubs
Bakersfield
Ruby Sylvester
Kern Federation
J. C. Maddux
Merced
Shafter
J. P. Howland
M. J. Stockton
A. P. Channeson
Federation
How-land
J. C. Ohanneson
Skinning of the West Song About California Relief
A Delano speaker at a Shafter Rotary meeting performs a 1939 era parody of The Winning of the West, titled Skinning of the West, set to Oh Susanna. The verses jab at moving to California for state aid, with lines about selling livestock, relying on government relief, and finding a promised land of free care and rations.
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Ernest P.jenans
Delano
Shafter
Cal-if
Ornia
Sam
Taft Men Attend Shafter Kiwanis Luncheon
Dick Casey and Herman Mott of Taft attended a noon luncheon meeting of the Shafter Kiwanis Club yesterday.
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Dick Casey
Herman Mott
Taft
Shafter
Kiwanis Club
Farmers Adapt Railcars For Farm Storage In Michigan
Michigan fruit growers, unable to fund air cooled storage, buy old railroad refrigerator cars and set them on their farms. Some convert box cars to granaries while one farmer transforms a dining car into a roadside fruit and vegetable stand.
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Michigan
Luncheon Shower Honored Bride-to-be Maxine Moore
Mrs Clyde Zachary entertained friends at luncheon last Friday in honor of Maxine Moore, a bride to be, with a shower. Guests included Mesdames J C Channegon Peter Channeson Charles Burns George Harrison Nell Morgan W B Camp J R Jones and Misses Barbara Morgan and Marian Harrison.
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Clyde Zachary
Maxine Moore
Mesdames
J. C. Channegon
Peter Channeson
Charles Burns
George Harrison
Nell Morgan
W. B. Camp
J. R
Jones
Barbara Morgan
Marian Harrison
Party Notices and Travel Plans in Rio Bravo Community
Rio Bravo residents report funeral attendance for Mrs. W M Bristol in Redlands. Mr and Mrs Earl Calder depart for a Northwest vacation. Mr and Mrs R W Curtis and Robert with an uncle head south for several weeks by car, planning Canada return. Mr and Mrs Geo Meyers of Buttonwillow visited friends here Tuesday.
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C. A. Merrill
Clyde Grant Visiting Here Returns From South America
Clyde Grant, recently back from South America, arrived in Shafter to visit his parents Mr and Mrs E K Grant. He spent 16 months in Burquimeto Venezuela as construction superintendent for an American Concrete and Steel company. He will stay in Shafter until early next week then head to southern California to work on an aqueduct between Glendale and Burbank. He does not expect to return to South America.
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Clyde
Fy Grant
South
Glendale
Burbank
South America
Church News from Local Parishes
First Mennonite Church announces German morning sermon at 9 30 with Sunday school and choir program. Evening and youth activities follow plus a Friday Vacation Bible School program. First Baptist lists services Bible school and evening sermons with Revelation topic. Union Congregational shows Sunday school at 9 50 and sermon Visions with cooling church. St Johns Catholic offers Mass 7 to 9 and confessions Saturday at 7.
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First Mennonite Church
Glanzer
First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McAllister
A. Schmidt
Prayer League
Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
James Livers
Plymouth House
Wilma Jean Henderson
St. John’s Catholic Church
9Th and Broadway Streets
Wasco
Owen McMullan
Slingshot Proves Effective Weapon To Conquer Lions
Hassoldt Davis an adventurer and author claims he first in history to drive off hungry jungle lions by popping them in the hind quarters with a slingshot while filming in Tan banyikair and other regions. The party led by Armand Denis and Leila Roosevelt faced monsoon floods and dangerous journeys before returning to America.
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New York
Hassoldt Davis
America
Davis
Armand Denis
Leila Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Burma-Yunnan
China
Japan
Attorney Wounds Self In Court Demonstration
In Sunbury Pennsylvania attorney D W Kearney of Shamokin was injured in Northumberland county court while trying to prove his case against three defendants accused of assaulting a man and slashing his cheek. He attempted to show the ring could not cut him, placing it on his face and pulling, causing blood to seep down his cheek and provoking snickers from jurors.
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Sunbury
D. W. Kearney
Shamokin
Northumberland
Kearney
Indian Mortgage on Ponies and Oil Lease Joke
An Oklahoma tribal man borrows $100 with a mortgage on 20 ponies. After oil is found nearby he repays with cash and asks how many ponies the banker still has, in a humorous exchange.
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Oklahoma
Doctors Passport May Save A Ride To The Asylum
Two men in a car run a red light and are stopped by a policeman. The driver claims he is a doctor rushing a patient to the asylum. The passenger then whispers a plea to the officer, and they escape punishment.
Party of six in car wreck claim blame-free
A wild lurch by a motor car crashed into a lamppost. Six men, evidently celebrating, emerged from the wreck and eyed the scene while a policeman arrived for particulars. Their spokesman declared no one to blame and that all were riding in the back seat.
Reason Enough Winter Room Mystery
A summer boarder asks why an old hog keeps entering his room. Willie whispers that the hog is in the wrong season, noting that the animal’s room is the winter dwelling.
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Little Willie
Dizzy Dean obituary and concentration essay excerpt
The article memorializes Dizzy Dean as a flamboyant pitcher who faded from the majors after a bold career and waiver price decline. It contrasts public bravado with his enduring fight to return, praising his courage and sportsmanship. Separate commentary emphasizes concentration's role in modern distraction and productivity, noting patriotism debates and flag saluting debates.
Fisherman’s Largemouth Talewidens for Deceptive Luck
Milt stayed silent about his latest catch after a big haul on his trip. DeLancey notes he must be quiet because the fish tally was so huge no one would believe his tale anyway.
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Mettler
Milt
DeLancey
Atom smashing explorer uncovers new continent of knowledge
The piece discusses the dangerous spy and the heart’s patriotism, contrasting it with a super-engine of atomic integration. It frames atomic exploration as an awesome journey into unknown realms and the discoveries and conquests arising from the mysterious universe.
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Kingsburg
Universality of Science Discourages Frontiers and Class
A quotation on science as a universal domain that transcends class and national boundaries, asserting that true science belongs to the world and shared by all. The text emphasizes a global, inclusive view of scientific knowledge without barriers.
Poultry Advice Sparks City Expert Exchange
Father and son debate spelling in a humorous farm panel. A stranger urges patience in poultry farming, warning not to count chicks before hatch. The farmer retorts that city experts ruin the chief pleasure of the poultry business.
One Cent Short Payment Sparks Penalty Bill
Benjamin Krall paid off a loan with a one cent short check. After a court suit and costs the bill rose to 12.01 dollars. Garnishment has added a six dollar charge as Krall grows increasingly upset about the accumulating penalties.
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ST. Louis
Benjamin Krall
Krall
Mrs Murphy and Mrs Skjold Exchange Barbs in Comedy Sketch
In a witty stage exchange Mrs Murphy questions her husband hair length. Mrs Skjold fires back labeling him a miserable coward in a brisk humorous dialogue.
Cat Fights Snake to Guard Kittens in Kialla Australia
A domestic cat fought a deadly battle with a large black snake in Kialla, Australia, to protect her three kittens. The following morning two kittens were found dead, with the mother cat’s tail gripped in the snake’s mouth.
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Kialla
Australia
Not First Class Dimwitt Accuses Bimbo of Mislabeling
A dialogue fragment shows Bimbo correcting Dimwitt who complains about being called a first class idiot. The exchange depicts a colloquial quarrel over insult terminology between two unnamed speakers.
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