Reading drive for army reading material at Kern county libraries
A Kern County Library drive seeks old magazines and books for distribution to army men stationed in Shafter and surrounding areas. Shafter librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge accepts donations, with citizens urged to help by bringing reading material to the Shafter library. The piece also reviews the Lake Silurian region's history and its impact on local agriculture, and discusses U.S. air force modernization and production trends.
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Kern County
Shafter
Thomas Wedge
Tulare Lake’s Receding Waters Shape Ongoing Battle for Agriculture
The narrative recalls Tulare lake from Native American reed gathering to elk and waterfowl hunting, then describes modern farmers racing water and expensive gear to protect crops as spring floods threaten and acres behind the drying lakebed remain a focal point of conflict between irrigation wealth and flood risk.
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Lake District
Ays
Tulare Lake
Ralph Lachenmaier Shuts Out Merchants In Nine Innings
In a slow pitch report from Shafter, Ralph Lachenmaier delivered nine innings of shutout ball as the Merchants topped Bakersfield. He bashed a fastball early but faded on the bases, while the Merchants showed strength as summer night games approach with Tuesday and Thursday lineups.
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Ralph Lachenmaier
Merchants
Bakersfield
Ralph
Ty Cobb
Shafter
Timely Verse from Porterville VFW Leader on Delays
Earl Eyster, commander of the Porterville VFW unit, urges patience with overdue goods and asks customers to write manufacturers. He notes labor shortages and scarce materials slow production, with hopes of fulfillment possibly months away. A local racket involves farm house repairs pitched by San Joaquin valley representatives seeking local carpenters.
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Earl Eyster
Porterville
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
San Joaquin Valley
Harpenter
Brigadier Ames Brown Warns Boards on Farm Labor Shortage
General Ames T. Brown, New York state director of Selective Service, warns rural conscription boards must avoid draining skilled farm labor and stresses agriculture as a defense industry. He says every man under arms needs artisans to supply civilian needs, urging all boards to share this responsibility.
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Pixley Enterprise
Ames T. Brown
New York State
Treasane Tree
Quick Money Demands and Aviation Quips Hit the Paper
The piece notes firms pushing rapid payment and threats of trouble for carpenters who pursue collection through court. It mentions a doctor named Taylor Tabb and a gold pin leaf motif. It also recalls aviation jokes about following a power to an airfield near Shafter, and teases weekend happenings at Bill Lachenmaier's ranch with an invitation to attend.
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Taylor Tabb
Shafter
Bill Lachenmaier
Frank Reed in The Alvin Tiller Booster
A present day young man jokes that turning on a hose to wash the family car amuses him. He notes he can be thankful he doesn’t have to sponge off mud from 64 buggy wheel spokes as in pre automobile days.
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Frank Reed
Alvin Tiller
Jin
Termites Cause Alarm in Washington Desk Incident
Termites have alarmed Washington officials as the pests reportedly gnaw through desks and threaten the work of a jobholder. The incident underscores ongoing concerns about wood-destroying insects in government offices.
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Omaha Morning World-Herald
Washington
Famous Last Words From Fillmore Herald
A fragment from the Fillmore Herald quotes a speaker claiming that straddling a white line and blowing a horn will force everyone to move. The line reflects a dramatic, possibly cautionary, editorial voice from the historical paper.
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Fillmore Herald
Notable Californians Speak On Defense and Society
San Quentin reviewer Homer Ward presents William Saroyan as spinach for the mind. Capt Albert Munn warns highway accidents rise with defense activity. Dr Vere Lober praises daily blessedness behind belief. Draftee T J Ryan criticizes 48 hour shifts with no overtime at $21 monthly. Aida Broadbent notes shift in ballet trends. Lou Nova extols a new fighting stance for power and balance.
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Homer Ward
San Quentin News
William Saroyan
Albert Munn
S. F
T. J. Ryan
San Diego
Ligget
Aida Broadbent
Hollywood Ballet
Fire destroys shed on Bob Neuman ranch
A shed storing potato sacks valued at 2000 dollars burned at about 9 a m Monday on the Bob Neuman ranch. The origin of the fire is unknown. Neuman, an extensive potato raiser, had his barn filled with sacks for dug potatoes and recently insured the barn with Jack Zimmerman. the shed and contents were not insured.
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Bob Neuman
Mr. Neuman
Jack Zimmerman
Handel joins advisory board of Shafter Bank of Italy
F W Handel appointed a member of the advisory board at the Shafter branch to fill the vacancy left by A D M Osborn. E I Wallace was advanced to chairman with W E Benz F W Handel E B Stringham A S Edelman and E H H Mettler forming the current board.
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F. W. Handel
Shafter
Bank of Italy
A. D. M. Osborn
Bakersfield
E. I. Wallace
W.E. Benz
B. Stringham
A. S. Edelman
E. H H. Mettler
Potatoes Move From Shafter Amid Low Prices
Prices for contracted potatoes range from 2.50 to 2.80 per hundred with uncontracted lots around 1.50. J Zimmerman owns 35 acres near Shafter and has spent a day harvesting while others remain in the ground awaiting better prices. Meanwhile social news from Shafter recalls a birthday surprise for Miss Ethel Sucket, a Sill and Jones-Fruit apricot operation beginning picking, and a Baptist social at A Kattenhorn ranch with 75 attendees and refreshments.
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Shafter
J. Zimmerman
Pear Shafter
Jess Jones
Mr. Jones
Baptist People'of
A. Kattenhorn
Seadrome Dream Sparks Talk Of New Transportation
William Isaac of Shafter invents a wood splitter powered by an eight horse gas engine without a patent. A neighbor buys the crude machine for one hundred dollars. The article previews a Seadrome synthetic island project planned to anchor between New York and Bermuda within a year, envisioned to host fleet planes and future expansion of multiple sea dromes.
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William Isaac
Shafter
New York
Bermuda
Strong
Prince of Wales Seeks Quiet Birthday in Windsor
Tomorrow marks the Prince of Wales thirty fifth birthday. He is expected to celebrate at Windsor Castle with King and Queen, staying single as rumors of marriage fade. The tale says he vowed to wed at 34, but now enters his thirty sixth year still elusive.
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Prince of Wales
Windsor Castle
Wales
Yaqui Acceptance Signals Mexicanization of Port Perote Troops
The Yaquis have agreed to be commanded by non Yaqui leaders after centuries of independence under Spanish and Mexican rule. Four hundred Yaqui soldiers will serve for the first time under a Mexican leader at Port Perote in Veracruz. Other local notes include highway plans to complete the Chola me highway in two years, improvements from Famosa to Wasco, and various residents' activities such as Lulu Becker’s illness recovery and local shop work by George Isaac.
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Re 'Lake
Great Lakes
Rockies
F. F. Latta
Shafter
Sierra Nevadas
Mexico
Port Perote
Vera Cruz
Famosa
Wasco
Lulu ‘Becker
George Isaac
David W. Barnum
Colorado
Charles Hitchcock
the Saece Weeek
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Army
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California Owl
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Bill
Memphis
Tennessee
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Vere V. Lober
Berke- Tey
Lou Nova
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London
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Youn
State Council of Department
Sacramento
Ar Cng
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Bill Sucket
Ethel Sucket
Gideon Rueb
Bill Suckat
Martha Miller
Bertha Voth
Ian Miller
Oliver Mayer
Messérs
Isaac Weitz
Ed. Rueb
Emmanuel Neuman
Raymond Oblander
Leo’ Mayer
Messers and Mesdames
Dave Rueb
Ted Hager
Bob Neumayer
Gideon Oblander
McKinley Market
Imperial Valley
Joe Engle
Greenhorn Mountain
J. C. Naten
Osborne Ranch
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