Deputy Tax Official Visits Shafter for Tax Return Work
Deputy income collector T Benton Gray of the federal Internal Revenue Service was in Shafter at the J H Maurer office Friday and Saturday regarding income tax returns. Jack Grafton of Klammath Falls Oregon visited Shafter over the weekend to handle potato business and plans extended stays in Kern county. A Sunday drive to Springville with E W Gage Pop Gage Muriel Gage and Laverne Kliewer reports near completion of Navel orange picking in Porterville and Lindsay areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Benton Gray
Federal Treasury
Department
Internal Revenue Service
Shafter
J. H. Maurer
Jack Grafton
Klammath
Falls
Oregon
Grafton
Kern County
Springville
E. W. Gage
Vaughn to begin training in Florida with Indianapolis ABA
Fred Vaughn is slated to leave this week for Florida to train with Indianapolis of the American Baseball Association after recovering from an injury. He has stayed with his parents Mr and Mrs Tommy Vaughn in Shafter oil field since the injury sidelined him late last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. Vaughn
Florida
Indianapolis
American Baseball Association
Vaughn
Tommy Vaughn
Shafter Oil Field
Darby Days Make Eastern Trip
Mr and Mrs Darby Day return from a monthlong tour of eastern states visiting Baltimore and Washington DC. The trip yields many pictures from the nation’s capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darby
Mrs
Darby Day
Mr. Day
Baltimore
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Friesen Couple Weekend City Trip to Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Ed Friesen spent the week end in Los Angeles on a combined business and pleasure trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
al Anderson
Bill Brown
Mrs
Ed. Friesen
Arvin Man Visits Shafter for Business
Arvin man John Carter formerly with the experiment farm visited Shafter on Monday to attend to business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvin Man
Shafter
John Carter Or
Arvin
Experiment Farm
Palmer Family Visits Shafter for Weekend
Mr and Mrs Douglas Palmer and their son from Bakersfield spent the weekend in Shafter as guests at the home of Mr and Mrs P V McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland
Louie Wade
Finley Osborn
Hollywood
Harry Davis
Bobby
Douglas Palmer and Son
Bakersfield
Shafter
P. Vv. McClure
Latta Talks Early San Joaquin Oil History in Wasco
F F Latta spoke on early San Joaquin valley history to the Wasco 20 30 club last evening. He is to address the California National Gasoline Association in Los Angeles tonight on Early Oil History of the San Joaquin Valley. Jane Jensen visits San Jose over weekend. Mrs Roy Laugesen visits relatives in San Francisco and Burlingame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Latta
San Joaquin Valley
Wasco
California National Gasoline Association
Los Angeles
Jane Jensen
San Jose
Richland
Roy Laugesen
San Francisco
Burlingame
Shafter Area Notes Distinct Weekend Visits and Local News
Kenneth Bayless from Richland visited San Francisco and Reedley relatives while other Shafter area residents spent time in Fresno Dinuba and Friday. Jim Beard planned a two week vacation visiting Oklahoma. Local librarians attended Yosemite district meeting in California. Fight fans traveled to Los Angeles for Armstrong Garcia boxing match. Salinas families visited Shafter hosts J B Witcher home with Edward Hooks and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Bayless
San Francisco
Richland
Los Angeles
Shafter
Armstrong- Garcia
R. A. Jacobsen
Bob Neuman
L. £. Plymale
John Lachenmaier
Ralph Lachenmaier
Billy Lachenmaier
Bob Gaddy
Salinas
Jim T. Witcher
Edward Hooks
J. B. Witcher
Carter and Arrega Fined for Drunk Driving in Police Court
Joe Carter and Henry Arrega appeared before Judge F. E. Manuel this week facing drunk driving charges. Each was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Carter
Henry Arrega
F. E. Manuel
Birling on Logs Divides Sport Into Three Classes
Birling is the art of navigating on logs with racing, folding, and trick performances all done on water. The events occur on a turbulent river, showcasing control and agility on moving logs.
Flowers and Favor at the Office Romance
Lola, a stenographer, receives flowers from T Wallington Bradford, her boss, sparking curiosity about their motives and her own feelings. Tommy, the office boy, nudges Lola toward a romance while the boss seeks reaction to gifts and hints at potential marriage as Lola wrestles with career and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Meehan
Tommy
Lola
T. Wallington Bradford
Wallie
Circus
Tommy Linton
Cross
Bradford
Helen
Mackerel Spawn Yields Millions of Eggs and Short Lifespans
Scientists estimate up to 500 million eggs per square mile on spawning grounds and as many as 160 trillion eggs in a 25 000 square mile area. In 1932 mortality from spawning to larval life reached 99.9996 percent, leaving only about four young per million eggs. A baby mackerel’s average life was about 27 seconds under those conditions.
Granddaughter of Sitting Bull Enters Willamette College
Granddaughter of Sitting Bull, Waste Agidiwihn also known as Evelyn Welsh, enrolls at Willamette University to learn archery. Born from Culbertson Montana heritage, she grew up on a ranch and excels in campus life and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem, Obe
Sitting Bull
Great Plains
Agidiwihn
Willamette University
Evelyn Welsh
Culbertson
Mont
Little Miss
Forester Rescues Pheasant From Bull Snake
Caretaker Grover Philips at Perrot state park in Trempealeau Wisconsin freed a pheasant from a large bull snake that coiled around his leg. He drove with one free hand until two employees arrived to unwind and kill the snake. The reptile measured 7% feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trempeleau
Wis
Grover Philips
Perrot
Philips
Ring Stolen On Eve Of Police Head's Wedding
Police Commissioner Tunick of Port Chester plans to wed Miss Gertrude Gluckman in Manhattan. A thief broke into the Ryan building at 101 Westchester Avenue, stealing the wedding ring and a pin he intended for the bride. The burglar entered two stores and 12 offices, including Tunick’s law office, taking little else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Chester
N. Y
Ryan
Westchester Avenue
Abraham Tunick
Gertrude Gluckman
East Seventeenth Street
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Tunick
Workers Loot Kitchen And Go On Bargain Tour
Mrs Dorothy Lee left a plumber and helper in her kitchen to repair the hot water heater while she went to work. When she returned the pair had vanished along with silverware linens dishes clocks police soon arrested two men on grand larceny charges. Loot recovered from a pawn shop a butcher shop and a bar room where clocks were traded for drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Dorothy Lee
Town Edict Bans Mechanical Radio Static Devices
Wallenburg Colorado officials pass a city ordinance prohibiting operation of mechanical appliances that create radio static. Police report the measure aims to curb widespread social static from neighborly quarrels over devices like vacuum cleaners, which disrupt residents and provoke disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallenburg
Colo
Agey Named Director of County Welfare Department
Ralph Agey, county purchasing agent, was named director of the county welfare department by the board of supervisors with four votes in favor and two against. He replaces M. W. Skelton, removed last October after arrest on forging welfare warrants. Leo G. Pauly was named purchasing agent to succeed Agey, and Ford Snyder Jr. was made head of the property division. Salaries: welfare head and purchasing agent at 250 dollars monthly. property division head at 200 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Agey
Board of Supervisors
Woollames
Abel
Harry
Lavin and
Wimmer
Agey
M. W. Skelton
Welfare Department
Leo G. Pauly
Bakersfield
Ford Snyder, Jr
Tehachapi
Local Library Circulates 22,604 Publications
The Shafter library announced February circulation of 2 605 items. Breakdown shows 246 adult non fiction 919 adult fiction 49 adult magazines 872 juvenile nonfiction 1 014 juvenile fiction and four juvenile magazines. Thirty requests were filled and 59 classes for Richland school children were conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Library
Thomas Wedge
Richland School
Officials Visit Clinic At Farm Workers Camp
Dr. Frederick Cordes a professor of ophthalmology at the University of California visited the Shafter Farm Workers camp. He studies conjunctivitis and has toured the Imperial valley and Arvin district. Hazel A. Hendricks of Washington DC a child welfare consultant for the United States Children's Bureau also stopped, showing interest in the camp clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Cordes
University of California
Shafter Farm Workers
Imperial Valley
Arvin
Hazel A. Hendricks
Washington
Dial Cleaners Take New Name for Local Plant
Les Hobson, manager, announces Dial Cleaners as the new name for the cleaning establishment formerly Pennsgery after a name-picking contest. Bill White submitted the winning name and Doyle White suggested the slogan The Service That Qualifies. Local residents contributed other names and slogans. Subscribe for The Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dial Cleaners
Penn’s Gery
Les Hobson
Bill White
Doyle White
Hobson
Remodeling Completed at Cafe Neuman With Weekend Orchestra
Remodeling work at Cafe Neuman finished with redecorated banquet hall and new bar. An orchestra will be engaged each Saturday evening to entertain patrons as renovations include a new stove fryer and ventilation. managers are Bill Horner, Bill Neuman, and Ellen Kerr handles the cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cafe Neuman Tome
Frialator
Bill Horner
Bill Neuman
Ellen Kerr
SRA Relief Cuts Prompt Protest By County Residents
About 100 members of the Workers' Alliance attended Kern county board of supervisors to denounce “starvation budgets” from state relief cuts. Spokeswoman Miss Louretta Adams said the group will return next Monday for an answer to what will be done for 20,000 relief recipients. An estimated 500 Alliance members gathered at City Hall park after demonstrations at SRA Bakersfield headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Board of Supervisors
Workers’ Alliance
Louretta Adams
Alliance
County Court House
City Hall Park
SRA
Bakersfield
St Patrick Day Dance Sponsored by The Commander Staff
The Commander staff at Shafter High announces a St Patrick Day dance for March 15. The event will be held at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Man Sentenced for Intoxication and Disturbing Peace
Ben W. McCafferty age 43 received 30 days in the county road camp after appearing before Judge F E Mannel in city court on charges of intoxication and disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben W. McCafferty
F. E. Mannel
Mayor Bowron criticizes state Senate under representation
Los Angeles leaders contest the one senator per county model arguing rural and urban interests deserve balanced representation. The piece notes federal area representation as a long standing approach and warns against blanket Washington rules restricting state needs. Senator Mixter comments on a $12 million State Relief Administration appropriation guiding strict spending through June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Bowron
Los Angeles
State Senate
Los Angeles County
Sacramento
California
United States Senate
Peter Sun
F. W. Mixter
State Relief Administration
SRA
Oregon Governor Warns on Federal Agency Expansion
Governor Charles A. Sprague of Oregon writes to lawmakers detailing concern over growing federal control. He argues social security administration overreach threatens state efficiency and economy and warns of federal reach into roads, health, vocational education and other departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpinteria
Charles A. Sprague
Oregon
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Bank of America
Dinuba
Walter Bishop
Arline Locke
Mrs. Hobson
Escondido
W. E. Grose
Hanna Jean
Harold Brumbaugh
Bill Siemens
Frank Russell
Luella Klassen
Joan Wastbinder
Sunday
Pismo Beach
Long Beach
L. D. Mitchell
Kenneth McCulla
Ronald Lee
E. L. Anderson
Anderson
Midgley Horsome
Frances Midgley
W. S. Walker
Burbank
H. Midgley
Latta
Reedley
Dave Boese
George Boese
Reedey
Friant Dam
H. H. Gaede
Harold
Fresno
Jake Gaede
Gaede
Peter Schultz II
Peter Schultz
George Duerksen
Yosemite
California Library Association
Mayme F Prother
T. V. Little
J. B. Beard, Jr
Frederick
Oklahoma
College Archer
Forester
Pauly
Cafe Neuman
Jack A. Lighthill
Sunset Ave
Radionics
E. H. Gottschalk
D. C
Truxtun Avenue
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
Floralart’ Shop
Wasco, Calif
L. H. McGrane Optometrist
Calif
Shafter Theatre
Henry Fonda
Jane Darwell
John Carradine
Charley Grapewin
Nee Res del Rio
Man
Dakota
Wallace Beery
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Blondie
Wes Alice Faye
Fred Macmurray
New York
Edmund
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