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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
2
Grant Frain and his wife Dorothy deal with their eight year old son Jamie who is teased for being small. A past memory of Grants own embarrassment at a dance revives when he sees Jamie in knickers. He chooses a practical solution to fix the day’s fashion mishap and bonds with his son.
California citizens face August primaries with a July 16 deadline to register. The piece urges voting as a duty in a wartime state, notes absentee ballot rules for service members, and stresses youth registration and national mobilization alongside strategic military asks.
The Maritime Commission says weekly ship construction is accelerating with nearly two merchant ships launched daily. May saw a record 58 steel cargo ships entering service, viewed as key to outrunning Axis raiders and subs.
Scrap rubber collection director G V Birkenshaw notes patriotic footwear shifts while Rod Hunter criticizes war seriousness and urges humor. He cites doctors failing to treat wartime ailments, arguing fishing and hunting soothe Americans more than psychiatry.
Mayor Bowron speaks of unity with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, declaring no borders and a pledge to fight and win together for peace.
The report notes that California has the highest per capita lumber consumption in the country, signaling strong construction demand and large building activity within the state.
An intensive study by the University of California College of Agriculture, in cooperation with Fresno County Farm Advisors, tests copper and sulfur sprays on flax at seedling and flowering stages to slow or prevent the spread of Anthracnose. Data are being compiled to develop a recommended spraying schedule for flax growers.
Dairy specialist D T Batchelder of the University of California Extension warns that cows need shade during heat. If trees are unavailable, build open sided sheds large enough to avoid crowding. Green pastures also help cooling, as they are several degrees cooler than bare fields. California lacks state forests.
CAMP DAVIS North Carolina a towering recruit in uniform vows to quell grumbling about training. He warns fellow selectees that anyone complaining will have his teeth pushed down his mouth as a reminder of earlier grumbles.
In Louisville Patrolman Hughes testifying in police court he says he removed his galoshes at the witness stand and returned to find them gone. He laments the loss, noting it is especially bad when it happens to a policeman in police court.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Taxiess Town and the es El Liechtenstein 8, indicating a small regional note or puzzle fragment. Readable names are scarce. no clear event, date, or organization emerges.
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