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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
7
Merwin W Hunt announces candidacy for justice of the peace in the sixteenth judicial township. He is a Riverside transplant and notary public for a year and a half, providing part time bookkeeping to local businesses. Other filed candidates include F E Manuel H A Rightmire and Rev C C Van Gorkom.
National Safety Council warns Independence Day celebration could cause hundreds of deaths or injuries. The note lists several likely causes for the danger during holiday activities.
A local appeal urges controlling firecrackers for children and requiring adult supervision during celebrations. Officials warn youngsters can be reckless with small devices and stress the need for careful oversight to prevent incidents.
The Name Alexina is described as the feminine diminutive form of Alexis of Greek origin meaning helper.
A group of local contractors gathered as the Shafter city council discussed license requirements and contractor classifications. The issue was tabled for the city attorney to investigate, while plans for remodeling the city building and a proposed street grader were reviewed. Mayor Ohanneson and councilmen Fair and Midgley attended.
A psychologist in Pearson's London Weekly links a wide head measured between the ears with high energy aggression and financial-mindedness. It notes a tendency to argue, and recommends self-control sympathy and tact to be well regarded. Social circles should avoid similar people unless prepared for arguments.
The fragmentary text mentions playful actions and later mentions Sage SP Be SERS with unclear references. No concrete events, dates, or identifiable entities are readable in the OCR snippet.
Indications point to a crowded Kern County election with 153 filing for 49 county posts. Key races list census of judges, clerks, and sheriffs in Bakersfield and surrounding towns including Lam bert, Schmidt, Fagan, Neill, Houze, Campbell, Dorris, Scott, Champness, and Hart.
August Panero brother of Ernest Panero and manager of the Delano theatre is on a honeymoon trip in southern California after his marriage in San Francisco to Miss Merriam Beall of Delano. Panero continues as manager of the Delano theatre.
Shafter merchants today remained undecided on July Fourth closings. Several would close on Sunday or Monday but not both, with no concerted action planned and decisions left to individual merchants' discretion.
A California medical paper by Dr. Charles L. Connor of the University of California linked cirrhosis of the liver to heavy drinking and starvation. It notes that the drunkard’s disease chiefly affects those who drink without eating.
The Sun exposes every lunar region over time as the Moon completes its orbit, revealing that while Earth sees only one side, all faces face the Sun in due course, shaping our understanding of lunar geography.
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