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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
5
During a routine visit, an inspector praised the pupils in reading and general knowledge before admitting, with a smile, that he wished to be a boy again. A quiet moment followed until a student quipped that he wished so because the inspector had forgotten all he used to know.
Collector Nat Rogan reminds taxpayers of March 15 1940 deadline and opens Los Angeles offices until 4 pm March 9 and 10 pm March 15 to avoid last minute delays. Main office relocated to New Federal Building Temple Spring and Main. Singles with net income 1000 or more and married couples with 2500 or more should file regardless of head of family status or credits.
More than 20 million molded plastic products featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends were produced in Bridgeport Connecticut over the last three years.
The sheriff of Kern County California gives notice of sale of real estate under a 1939 judgment of E G Kolbenstetter against James L Berry. The property is The West Half of the South 280 feet of the East 155.75 feet of Lot 14 Section 9 Township 28 South Range 25 East M D B and M. The sale is set for April 2 1940 at 11 00 AM at the front door of Kern County Jail Bakersfield California. The purchase price is lawful money of the United States. The sheriff John E Loustalot signs the notice. M7 28
The Board invites bids to furnish and install a gas engine and red head in Shafter California. Bids due April 5 1940 at 7 30 P M in the City Hall and must include a 10 percent bid bond. Bids opened and read about 8 00 P M same day. district reserves right to reject or waive informality.
Arthur Crites of Bakersfield, president of the California Citizens' Association, warned that migrants threaten California's political and economic life. He urged employers to hire only California residents to preserve jobs and prevent rising relief rolls. He warned of lower wages and living standards if indigent migration continues and urged spreading the message that there are no jobs in California.
Veternik in Yugoslavia, founded by the government in 1928 for veterans, is famed as a strange village where none of the husbands have ever seen their wives. The homes and wives were assigned after husbands were blinded in the World War.
The number of stars visible to the naked eye is about 1,500 under optimal conditions. Moonlight or a hazy sky can cut that count roughly in half, diminishing the celestial view.
A two wheel fertilizer spreader shown this week at the farm spreads fertilizer evenly along two acres of potatoes. It uses a sliding feed box and a revolving brush to push material into the distributing shoot. Made at the University of California Davis campus, the device is impractical for commercial use but offers accuracy for small experimental plots.
The Shafter Volunteer Fire department discussed starting a first aid course within ten days. Chief Jack Hare will contact Red Cross officials to determine dates. The ten week program was planned after a brief meeting at the Legion hall and a forestry station drill.
The United States absorbs about 1 045 380 000 pounds of the world rubber total of 2 042 621 000 pounds in 1935. Most rubber originates from British Malaya, Netherlands India and Ceylon.
Motion Pictures The River, a documentary on soil erosion in the Mississippi Valley, was viewed in the Richland school auditorium. The United States Department of Agriculture distributed the film with scenes by Parez Laurent along the Mississippi and its tributaries. Maple school contributed a sound camera and H. A. Warkentin provided time for relay viewing for upper grade children.
In northeastern Arkansas near Augusta and Helena, legends of hidden treasure from Civil War era raids persist. An elderly guide, Uncle Jeb, leads midnight digs for loot amid ruinous plantations while noting many seekers never find valuables. caches have appeared in old chimneys with gold and silver but heirs later claim titles.
A terse exchange captures a stubborn character refusing medical aid after a harsh season. The dialogue hints at a tense relationship and lingering illness.
Prisoner exchanges words with Sergeant Binks as the enemy reveals the bridge was blown yesterday and the position is overtaken. The scene conveys sudden capture and a claim of overrun by enemy forces.
A man claims strong belief in an all milk diet based on a year of consuming milk exclusively during infancy. A physician questions the age and feasibility of such a diet.
A playful exchange centers on Marian Maud and a speaker who values complexion care as a costly personal pursuit. The dialogue hints at vanity and budget constraints within a social setting.
A teacher discusses Alexander the Great with students. She asks why he wept after conquering India. Freddie suggests he may have feared not finding a way back.
A speaker recalls a hard pursuit where one person avoids blame by noting rivals faced worse, with a dirty collar torn coat and a black eye. The humor lies in dismissing the incident by comparing to three others who also chased the same job.
A visiting aunt asks Jane if she is anxious for school to reopen. Jane replies yes and adds she wishes school could start tomorrow and end the next day so vacation could restart.
A lighthearted dialogue shows Mrs Mugg lamenting a dull lawn party while Miss Nice suggests leaving to reduce the dullness. The banter hints at social expectations and witty mischief between neighbors.
Dialog centers on a tense exchange between a father and a young man as he demands an explanation for a kiss in a dark hallway. The man admits doubt after seeing the daughter by daylight.
A light exchange about family resemblance. The speaker asks which brother resembles Tommy and notes George, the oldest, as the one with the bay window.
Mrs Hardrun blames neighbors for rising costs as Mr Hardrun laments their perpetual need for new things their family cannot afford. The dialogue satirizes consumer desire and social pressure in a domestic setting.
A compact period note presents a vivid slang description of a man named Man-Weill, characterizing him as a slave off the old barrel. The passage reflects informal street phrasing and a rough, colorful appraisal typical of local commentary.
A crowded Grace George playhouse intermission scene in New York features a well dressed older woman salvaging a cigarette tin after an accident caused by gloves, a kind red cap helping an elderly traveler with bags at Grand Central, and a Bronx surprise gift.
A. F. Morris sneezed while driving to work in Amarillo Texas and struck a tree after the sneeze. Vehicle repair costs amounted to $103, and Morris is relieved his ailment isn’t hay fever.
Philadelphia reports Dr. B B Vincent Lyon of Jefferson Medical College warns that artificial hour glass waists damage health and liver function. He cautions against forcing 30 inch waists into 20 inch corsets and restricting digestion.
J R Bright, chairman of the Kern County Agricultural Conservation committee, explains 1940 parity rates for wheat and cotton under the AAA program. Cotton 1.55 cents per lb and wheat 10 cents per bu for parity payments, total 3.15 cents per lb for cotton and 19 cents per bu for wheat, versus 1939 rates of 5.40 and 28.00.
An experimental one block long subway in New York was built in the 1860s and operated by air suction. Passengers paid a quarter for a ride.
A golfer in Australia was startled when a golf ball from a different tee struck his pipe, breaking it off at the stem as he prepared for a long drive.
An advertisement for Shatter Radio Electric promotes a modern 194u radio that brings all news and education to the home fireside. The copy notes Tokyo as future largest city, with London third, and emphasizes rapid world events delivery via radio. John T. Suderman, proprietor at 354 Central Ave, phone 179.
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