WANTED TWO NEW SHAFTER ROAD SIGNS
A reader laments missing directional signage north of town and urges the Shafter Business Men's association to add signs at Kimberlina and 99 highway and at Kimberlina and Shafter highway. The existing Shafter Kimberlina intersection sign has disappeared and needs replacement with a large sign to aid strangers and residents alike.
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Shafter Road
Wasco
Shafter
99 Highway
Kimberlina
Shafter Highway
Wasco ‘Road
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Debate Over Compulsory Military Training Bill Emerges
The article notes a congressional bill proposing universal training for men 18 to 65, with 21 to 45 liable for army or navy service and 18 to 21 and 45 to 65 eligible for home defense. The president would select participants, eight month initial training, occasional once every three to five years, pay at five dollars monthly, and exemptions for religious objectors with noncombatant duties.
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America
Congress
Compulsory Military Training Bill Outlined
Drafting would be handled through local boards and failure to register or evasion of service would be punishable by a fine of 10000 dollars and five years imprisonment or both. The bill’s main provisions urge citizen attention as world affairs compel.
Topato creates tomato on top potato below plant
New York horticulturist George H. Chisholm develops a topato a cross between a tomato and a potato. The plant bears tomatoes on top and potatoes on the bottom and claims the potatoes are stainless. Chisholm earlier created a honeydew melon flavored with cognac and Benedictine from melons and bottles.
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Nuffy Smith
George H. Chisholm
New York
Chisholm
Shafter
What Shall We Do About It
UC Los Angeles psychologist R Joseph A Gengerelli explains three factors shaping actions heredity situation and past life. He suggests applying findings to social issues and jokes about astrology and black magic. In St Paul Oregon rodeo board drops queen selection to focus on programAmid medical advances colored pictures of the human body aid diagnosis and education.
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R. Joseph A. Gengerelli
University of California At Los Angeles
St. Paul
Oregon
Progress
Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
Board of Supervisors
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
The
California
Folsom
Liam
Looking Forward to Liberty in a Time of Crisis
A wartime era editorial warns that while Europe faces totalitarian threats, the United States must guard its democratic system. It denounces a possible third Roosevelt term, comparing it to dictatorship, and urges vigilance as the upcoming election could shape the nation’s future for generations.
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Europe
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Democratic Party
Hitler
Mussolini
Mr. Roosevelt
Quotes and political quips cross California papers
The Mariposa Gazette, Fresno Bee and Delano Record quote political thought and wartime finance remarks. The Delano Record cites the American Legion pushing a bill to mobilize capital in future conflicts while a Napoleon Brown line frames ongoing activism.
Red Cross Ships California Fruits to European War Refugees
The American Red Cross organized a shipment of 400 tons of prunes from Colusa and 375 tons of San Joaquin Valley raisins to refugees in Europe, aiding famine relief amid wartime displacement.
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California
American Red Cross
Colusa
San Joaquin Valley
Spud Carnival Adds Miss Anna Kliewer to Contest Lineup
The Spud Carnival queen contest in Shafter grows with the addition of Miss Anna Kliewer daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Kliewer. She works as floor lady at Mettler Fruit packing house and joins previously announced finalists Miss Lucille Mc Coy Enid Heath and Emma Weitz. The contest closes July 17.
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Shafter
Anna Kliewer
J. P. Kliewer
Kliewer
Mettler Fruit Company
Lucille McCoy
Enid Heath
Emma Weitz
Edith Duehren
A. R. Duehren
Martha Shore
Berkeley
University of California
R. D. Biggs
Fresno
Green Fruit Buyer
J. A. Clark
Margaret
Bethel
Mary
Helen
W. B. Wilson
Rio Bravo
Carl Miller
Eleanor
Einor Frances Schierlmann
Irene Wilson
Maxine Moore
May
Myrtle Haag
Mesdames
J. E. Haag
D. O. Moore
Cecil Haag
California Figures in Broadcast of Freedom Voices
Berkeley figures include Oscar Bowersmith saying his son will face life while a bride waits. Neal van Sooy of the California Newspaper Publishers Association insists the press embodies democratic rights. Major General John F. O’Ryan argues fighting abroad is preferable to defending a ruined homeland.
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Oscar Bowersmith
Berkeley
California aircraft plants see big May to June rise
From May 1 to June 15 employment in California aircraft factories rose by 3200 workers and payrolls increased by 472000 dollars, signaling a strong wartime production boost.
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California
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