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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1938

Page

6

June Brides and Grooms On the Run

A light feature recalls June brides as a tradition while probing how June grooms fare in the spotlight. The piece toys with movie know how and fictional opinions to mirror wedding season commentary.

Unclear excerpt on oaths and pagan symbols in graduation rites

Fragmentary text mentions Hippocratic Oath and medical graduates, plus a note about England Saxons and a pagan cross honoring a goddess of light named Oestre. No clear event or dates.

England Oestre

Oil Curtailment Report Shows Valley Shortage

Report from J. R. Pemberton, oil umpire for the central California producers, notes curtailment as summer nears. Valley fields for the week ending June 10 show allotment 256,886 barrels and production 246,978, a shortage of 9,908 barrels, with Midway Lakeview district worst hit.

J. R. Pemberton Central Committee of California Oil Producers Midway Lakeview

Books Received at Local Library Amid High Demand

Numerous titles repeatedly requested in the past have arrived at the local library and are now available for patrons. The list includes Midst of Life by Mrs. M. Curtiss, Northwest Passage by K. Roberts, Nine Honest Men by David Lawrence, More House for Your Money by Elizabeth Gordon, The Nile by Emil Ludwig, and Son of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland.

Thomas Wedge M. K. Curtiss K. L. Roberts David Lawrence Elizabeth Gordon Emil Ludwig Middle Border Hamlin Garland

Reiley seeks re election for Kern County sixteenth township constable

John C. Reiley, constable of Kern County's sixteenth township, filed his nomination with County Clerk F E Smith in Bakersfield to run again in the August primary and November general elections. He has served since 1935, first as deputy, then as appointed constable in 1936, and vows to enforce the law and serve residents. The sixteenth township extends about fourteen miles east to west, centered on Shafter, six miles north to south.

John C. Reily F. E. Smith Bakersfield Reily Shafter Kern County Board of Supervisors Sixtenth Township Wid Seventh Nda M Avenue

Largest County Brewster in Texas by Area

Brewster is the largest of Texas 254 counties with an area of 5 935 square miles. It is described as only slightly smaller than the combined area of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Texas Brewster Connecticut Rhode Island

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