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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1939
Page
5
Chief Murray Arnold announced city records will require fingerprinting and photographing for all applicants seeking peddler licenses or gun permits. FBI supplied cards will be used, and the files will be stored at city hall for permanent records.
KIGER'S White Leghorn Red Rock and Hampshire chicks sell at 8.00 each and 1000 for 75.00. sexed pullets and cockerels and poults offered. Kiger Poultry Ranch Terra Bella California. A saddle house and new green white paint at Lachenmaier stables two miles south of Shafter. twelve horses housed currently.
The Orioles girls volleyball team from Richland High defeated contenders in the final noon tournament. Indoor and volleyball schedules are being prepared for a new round after sign-ups completed Tuesday at noon.
The Senate Civil Liberties Committee reports ongoing investigations into anti union and union breaking activities in California and requests additional funds from the United States Senate to continue hearings. It asks for support from Senators Barkley Downey Johnson La Follette Thomas and notes concurrence dated February 24, 1939 with United Cannery Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers of America Local 250 signing M. M. Rodriguez as secretary treasurer.
A 1790 reference describes a Saint of England patent machine similar to a modern chain hoist device, intended for use on leather, but it was never produced or used to any notable extent.
Health authorities announce a final drive to eradicate rabies in Kern County with county and state quarantines still in effect. Dogs found running loose will be disposed of and all dogs and cats must be confined until notices lift. Over 3,000 dogs have been vaccinated since vaccination became mandatory.
A chain of friendship forged in Kern County was carried Thursday evening by eight Shafter-Wasco Kiwanis members to Lindsay, after starting with Bakersfield Kiwanians who brought it from Taft and Shafter. Joe Frizzell led deliveries with Noel Roberts Keith McKim Brick Compton Allen Anderson Laurence Baughman Herb Midgley and Harry Wilkinson, a past president of Shafter-Wasco. Lindsay Kiwanians will continue the chain to another club.
An examination for driver’s licenses will be held in Shafter tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A representative of the state motor vehicle department will be on hand to conduct the proceedings. Say you saw it in The Press.
A December 3 statement of assets and liabilities from the Shafter Public Utility District is presented with a noted amount of 101 758 49 dollars for the period and an auditor’s assertion that the statement is true and correct by an auditing company.
NCLE Billy resists fuss while Myra Eve and Matilda charm him with birthday rhapsody. Neighbors expect a grand celebration for his centennial, noting many relatives and the town’s cheer. The scene plays out with humor about age and family ties.
A nearly centenarian Uncle Billy resists a family birthday party planning as relatives plot a celebration. In a comic twist he destroys his teethed disguise but the family presses on with gifts and cheer, while Billy endures an empty party he did not want.
New directory by J C Penner lists 3000 names with occupations and addresses. It includes a classified business index, potato buyers, church and civic organization lists, and a community resume. Homes and stores in Shafter and nearby receive the book, with extensive family name details and ad listings.
Most people call moths butterflies and note nine times as many moth families as butterfly families. Butterflies fly by day while moths are night flyers, making them common sights to the casual observer. Butterflies rest with wings folded high, moths with wings folded flat and their antennae are feathered rather than club shaped.
The text discusses springboks described as dainty antelope with gazelle like grace and notes their notable grace and agility.
The Shafter library issued 2773 books in February. 21 adult registrations and 25 juvenile registrations were recorded. 536 people used the reading room. 78 special requests were filled. Six Richland school classes visited. New books include Eyes of the Woods and Lonely Little Pig. Mr and Mrs H J Harder and Mrs Bob Yates spent a week in southern California returning Sunday.
A. N. Mougin of the Business Credit Service Bureau returns to Shafter after several weeks in Los Angeles and says he plans to remain in Shafter in the future.
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