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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
8
A steamship office clerk handles a fussy questioner with a rude lesson on berths. The clerk explains the difference between upper and lower berths, noting price, ease of access, and how height affects getting in and out of bed.
Two men cross a street toward a public house when a youth on a bicycle whizzes by using a sharp front wheel buzzer. The smaller man jumps and jokes about fear, while the other asks about the bike as the first man claims he heard his wife calling him.
Jones barn has r`as, Wilkins waits at Jones house for her husband to call from the car. A woodpecker lands on the barn roof. She says she hears him approaching and recognizes the car sound.
A humorous collection of family and parish quips unfolds as a pastor notes better offerings, a joking husband ponders a raise, and children share innocent misfires about clocks and luck while guests exchange playful barbs.
A playful exchange centers on using scales to measure a person described as light or weightless. The dialogue uses humor as a musician suggests testing weight and invites testing the subject in a lighthearted mood.
A brief exchange recalls prunes priced ten years ago at ten cents a pound, versus five year old stock cited by Gaocer as the current offering. The clash hints at market nostalgia and evolving commodity value.
The United States accelerates Atlantic Caribbean defense plans toward a two ocean fleet future though not yet massing the fleet in Atlantic waters. Army and Navy shore bases expand from Newport and Portsmouth to Jacksonville Pensacola and Guantanamo as Puerto Rico Panama Canal and by pass locks are prepared alongside anti espionage measures.
A sweeping roundup reports French fleet in the Mediterranean joining British forces while Germany readies for potential attacks on England. Poland ships soldiers to England, Japan fleets head to French Indo China, and diplomatic ties shift as Russia and Yugoslavia establish relations. Adolph Hitler proclaims armistice terms in Compigne Forest as France capitulates. British PM Churchill appeals for continued resistance and allied actions in the Mediterranean.
London reports beachcombing has turned into a wartime income. Yard by yard searchers find wreckage from mined vessels and salvage ashore, earning up to 16 dollars a day when lucky. Families pass the trade. coastal residents hire gear for heavy lifting and salvage bales.
In Buffalo Miss Annabel Louis runs a service to handle fines for motorists. A summons found on a car leads to a representative collecting the summons and license, pleading guilty at court, and returning the license with the fine and a service fee billed to the motorist.
Real estate listings offer almost new five room houses in Wall Tract and Manuel Tract with terms. A 20 acre lemon and orange grove in San Dimas earns over 5 000 dollars annually. Rentals include a 3 room apartment above a garage at 30 dollars monthly and a new two bedroom unfurnished home at 40 dollars monthly. H John Harder, licensed broker, 332 Central Avenue, Shafter California.
Apricot picking is underway at the Sill ranch east of town. Ben Sill estimates the season crop near 300 tons. The run is shipped to San Fernando for canning. Thompson grapes are expected to be picked within 10 days from girdled vines to hasten ripening.
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