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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
2
The fragment notes an office on Central Avenue Shafter and mentions advertising rates. It records entry as second matter August 1035 at Guatter California post office under the 1879 act, with H. G. Comfort as publisher.
A nostalgic column recalls July 4 1776 as a shift to democratic ideals and war readiness, then shifts to Sacramento politics with Arthur Samish grand jury drama and a $200 fine. Local Shafter notes report potato shipments 596 cars, barn fire, a car wreck, and community events including a large onion outlook and a July 4 cannon arrival.
Mr and Mrs Fred Dequine and his brother from Los Angeles completed a 7810 mile journey across the continent. Shafter Women’s Club splits into four groups each led by a captain to stage fundraising schemes for club benefits. Captains are Mrs F E Manuel Mrs Thomas Wedge Mrs James Berry and Mrs Marshall Ingram. L C Taylor and W E Rose families drove to Reedley to visit Jake Kliewer injured in a nearby auto crash. A new street light will be installed near the Powell tract per County Supervisor J O Hart after his Shafter visit.
F. W. Handel and his daughter Elma came home last Wednesday after a weeklong motor trip to San Francisco. They traveled via the San Joaquin valley and Paso Robles on the return journey.
Researchers at the University of California Medical School in San Francisco redefine the role of vitamin C. The study links the vitamin to multiple plant and agricultural outputs, including the orange grove and truck garden, highlighting its broader significance beyond human nutrition.
The article notes rheumatic fever once seen as a cause of rheumatic fever is identified as a major health problem in the United States.
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