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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
6
A mixed column from Santa Monica riffs on summer influenza its symptoms and social quips. It ridicules fashion sense with a joke about a Hollywood belle and ends with a short note on Susan B Anthony and a grandniece’s fashion quip.
A public advocate declares that industry will make the country the best on earth to live in, urging support for growth and opportunity. The message emphasizes economic progress as the path to national prosperity and personal well being.
The article recounts Betsy Ross’s involvement in sewing the first American flag for George Washington’s committee in June 1776. It describes her Philadelphia house at 239 Arch Street, its layout, and architectural details discovered during a study of the building’s original features and alterations.
The article notes the flag code outlining reverence to the emblem in Washington during 1923 and 1924. It specifies the salute during hoisting or lowering and when the flag passes in a parade. It describes the right hand over the heart and the left shoulder position, with women saluting by placing the flag tags on their hats.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4 1826 the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. They were the only two signers to become President.
The weekly piece profiles veteran judge George Sutherland and French radical Jacques Doriot, noting Sutherland's long service and steadiness amid anti New Deal debates while tracing Doriot's rise from jail to mayoralty and Moscow visits to lead a radical fringe in Saint Denis France. The writeup also mentions Finland's field marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim as a celebrated figure.
Fragments recall a bake sale plan to bake "umbles-pie" and share with the poor, but details are unclear and timing uncertain. The note reflects community effort and charity themes from a past local event.
Sew-Your Own features three outfits including a two piece blouse and skirt with waistcoat look and a slim sports dress. Patterns 1302 1286 1915 offer sizes 14 to 42 with yardage details. send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in San Francisco.
A concise view argues art gains value only when it stirs thought or emotion, dismissing mere existence as meaningless. The quote frames art as a catalyst for inner response rather than decorative or inert display.
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